Drink

Craft beer, Danish classic beer on tap or bottled, Danish produced gin and wine, you name it… Our Akvavit Bar offers it all and of course both our traditional  and newer akvavit types.

In fact, we have the biggest selection of akvavit in the Southern Hemisphere! It comes with a complete akvavit guide so guests can pair their food with just the right spirits. We also have a range of Danish craft beer, including the well known Mikkeller, as well as local craft beers on offer. Danish wines are also on offer as well as a Danish produced gin.

On a Friday night, our Akvavit Bar is open for drinks and we serve cocktails reminiscent of Denmark like the popular Copenhagen Cocktail and our dessert-flavoured Koldskaal Cocktail named after the Danish food of summer made with buttermilk, vanilla and lemon.

AKVAVIT BOARDS

Try our Flight to CPH which matches four mini-smørrebrød with four akvavits, or the Boilermaker: a mini-smørrebrød matched with an akvavit and a Danish craft beer on tap.

Our Akvavit boards are a chance for guests to sample a variety of akvavits available at Denmark House. The boards were handcrafted by Copenhagen-based wood crafter Adrien Barowski-Morley using the best oak and woodworking techniques.

Enjoy our Flight to CPH or Boilermaker in the Akvavit Bar during evening service.

Drink

President’s lunch

Every third Wednesday of the month we invite members to join us at the President's Table at Denmark House where current president Alexander Nielsen or other committee members attend.

Lunch is served from 12 pm on the third Wednesday of every month. Bookings are essential.

King's Birthday Dinner

26th May marks the birthday of His Majesty King Frederik X of Denmark and every year members are invited to dinner at Denmark House to celebrate the Danish monarch and catch up with other club members.

The dinner is always well-visited with Denmark House at full capacity on this day.

The King's Birthday Dinner is a free event for members of the Danish Club Dannebrog with plenty of snaps and other drinks available on consumption.

Members dinner

Members are invited to a communal meal at our themed Member's Dinner events. Recurring themes are eg, Trivia Nights and Xmas in July.

Dinner is served from 6 pm onwards. Bookings are essential.

Fugleskydning - Annual Birdshoot

The Birdshoot event at the Danish Club Dannebrog goes back almost as long as the Club's history - just shy of ten years. This European tradition travelled with members of the Danish Club to Melbourne and takes place the last Saturday of February.

Members of the Danish Club dress up in shirt and collar (yes, there's a dress code), meet for breakfastat Denmark House and travel to a nearby shooting range. Before the shooting commences, members sing the Danish national anthem. The tradition is believed to have its roots in France from where it spread throughout Europe. Popinjay, papingo or pole archery is a traditional shooting sport where artificial birds are knocked off their perches, either with archery equipment or rifles.

In Melbourne members of the Danish Club Dannebrog use rifles as was customary at bird shooting events in Denmark in the 1700 and 1800s. The event goes on all day and once the Bird King or Bird Queen are crowned, the members go back to Denmark House for some well-deserved lunch, beer, snaps and singing.

Denmark House hosts a dinner in honour of the new Bird King or Bird Queen - usually about a month or two after the event  - with all members invited to join in the celebrations of this year's King or Queen.