About the restaurant
Inspired by their travels through East Africa, Dean and Jeanelle Mariani ‘s bar polepole (pronounce pol-eh-pol-eh) is bringing Sub-Saharan beer and food to Melbourne CBD. The name is a Swahili expression that means ‘go slowly’ and is used by locals to remind people to relax and live in the moment. It captures the laid-back essence of the bar, which offers imported African beers and a shared food menu with a rib focus.