East Village Hotel Balmain
82-84 Darling St, Balmain East NSW 2041, Australia
Pub
•Why you'll love East Village Hotel Balmain
- We are proudly ‘pokie free’, dog friendly, and the only remaining hotel in East Balmain.
- Super conveniently located, only 100m from the East Balmain Ferry (or 2 minute's walk), we are also only one ferry ride from Barangaroo!
- Flexible packages available + AV equipment.
82-84 Darling St, Balmain East NSW 2041, Australia
Why you'll love East Village Hotel
- We are proudly ‘pokie free’, dog friendly, and the only remaining hotel in East Balmain.
- Super conveniently located, only 100m from the East Balmain Ferry (or 2 minute's walk), we are also only one ferry ride from Barangaroo!
- Flexible packages available + AV equipment.
Affectionately nicknamed ‘The EVH’ by our locals, we are proudly ‘pokie free’, dog friendly, and the only remaining hotel in East Balmain. Super conveniently located, only 100m from the East Balmain Ferry (or 2 minute's walk), we are also only one ferry ride from Barangaroo, offering an elevated pub dining experience.
Originally constructed as the Commercial Hotel in 1875 by Mr Frederick Leach, we were one of eight pubs originally servicing the East Balmain peninsula. Beginning life as a pub, greengrocer, and bakery, The EVH survived the tough times for pubs from the 1890s to 1920s when many pubs in the Inner West closed due to reduced trading hours and stringent licensing requirements. In the 1930’s, Toohey’s took over the lease and ultimately freehold of The Commercial Hotel. And after over 130 years trading as The Commercial Hotel our pub was reopened briefly as The Belgian Beer Cafe in 2008.
In 2011, the venue was renovated and renamed The East Village Hotel and we continue to proudly honour our historically significant past, just like Mr Leach and all the publicans after him we work hard on the daily to ‘Do Local Great’.
With delicious food, craft beer, independent wine lists, and an evolving cocktail list, East Village Hotel is truly a culinary delight. Our menu features locally sourced ingredients and seasonal offerings that cater to a variety of tastes, ensuring that every visit is a new experience. Whether you're in the mood for a hearty meal or light pub classics, our skilled chefs prepare dishes that are both satisfying and delightful. The friendly staff are committed to providing exceptional service, making your dining experience even more enjoyable.
East Village Hotel Balmain Function Rooms
The Beer Garden
Celebrate life's moments at The Beer Garden, where every occasion becomes unforgettable. Nestled in a cozy setting with seasonal heating, sun-filled by day and with a lit-up canopy tree by night, our venue caters to birthdays, weddings, en...
The Alfresco
Experience The Alfresco, a charming venue perfect for intimate gatherings and special occasions. With seasonal heating, it's ideal year-round for birthdays, family dinners, and more. Enjoy live entertainment and AV capabilities, perfect fo...
The Restaurant - Upper Dinning
Welcome to our Upper Dining Restaurant, an exquisite space designed for a wide range of events. Whether you're hosting corporate gatherings or celebrating milestone events, our space offers both elegance and versatility. Featuring air condi...
The Restaurant - Lower Dinning
Welcome to our Lower Dining Restaurant, an intimate area perfect for small groups. Whether you're hosting corporate gatherings, get togethers or intimate family dinners, our space offers both elegance and versatility. Displaying a hand-pain...
The Front Bar
Discover The Front Bar, your go-to venue for casual milestone celebrations, Christmas parties, team functions, catch-ups, and after-party drinks. Enjoy the comfort of air conditioning and the cozy ambiance of a gas fireplace. With live ente...
The Restaurant - Exclusive Hire
Experience our Restaurant and Alfresco areas entirely, available for private hire. Displaying a hand-painted mural of the Balmain East and Barangaroo scene by a local Inner West artist, we offer you the ease of booths and regular seating, m...
The Restaurant - Upper Dining and Alfresco
Experience the best of our spaces by combining our upscale Upper Dining with our lively Alfresco area. Perfect for milestone celebrations, wedding receptions, corporate functions and social events, seated or cocktail-style. Enjoy air condit...
Restaurant and Beer Garden - Exclusive Hire
Experience the best of our spaces by bringing together our upscale Restaurant with our lively Alfresco and Beer Garden areas. A perfect mix of indoor and outdoors, this combination is perfect for larger events without compromising on high q...
Price Guide
| Price Type | Price Per Person (Starting From) |
|---|---|
| 2 Course Menu | $ 49 |
| 3 Course Menu | $ 59 |
| 3 Hour Beverage Package | $ 75 |
Please note, that pricing may be subject to change without notice. We recommend confirming with the venue prior to booking to ensure you have the most up-to-date information.
Reviews for East Village Hotel Balmain
Alireza Kharazmi
Great vibe and nice foods. Tried the mulled wine and liked it very much.
Madi Sage
Calamari was absolutely gorgeous and my partners fish and chips where great! They accommodated for my gf (coeliac) which was fantastic, however, the bread was average. Atmosphere what 100% and the staff where absolutely brilliant! Every though it was New Years they were attentive and helpful. I do appreciate the staff and how they worked around my allergy!
Kitchen Insider
Busy local pubs usually make great, simple meals. That's not our experience here. Love the place, and happy to pay $55 for a schooner, soda water, salad and side of Cole slaw...but not these ones. (Btw the white bay beer is sublime). The system is that the food is made, a bell rung and someone comes to grab it and ferry it to you. After watching our meal sitting as several kitchen team walked past it, looked at it and...nuthin, we went to grab it ourselves before the chef kindly obliged. The nicoise salad was sans pommes de terres, that is, no spuds. The beans were 4 whole beans buried under the pack of mixed leaves and halved cherry tomatoes of the lowest quality imaginable. A nicely poached egg, olives, and mediocre anchovies. If youre going to use fresh tuna, atvleaste sear the outer, tataki style to give us some interest (though the traditional tin tuna really works better (though originally, there's no tuna, but I digress). Incomplete, especially spudless but a pass, 2.5/5. Sadly, the slaw was a disaster. I'm old, I'm really old, but in human years, that cabbage made me look like kid. As cabbage ages, it loses its ability to snap when easten, even when dressed. Think of it like shaving with a dull razor. That's what eating that cabbage was like. We will come back when we pass by again...you never know, the $50 500g beef ribs (expect max 150g of meat) may be the way to go.
Adrienne Eliza
We celebrated my dad's birthday here recently, and booked food options. Unfortunately we were entirely misled in terms of food offerings. We elected to have 40 "portions" of individual fish and chips, which is meant to be a substantial enough serving after canapés. These fish and chips were essentially a single fish finger with 4 shoestring fries. We also elected to have a canapé platter with "mini sausage rolls", however these were the tiniest rolls on the planet and not what anyone would consider a mini sausage roll. Overall, the food was underwhelming in terms of both size and taste. Our guests were left hungry and underwhelmed. When deciding on the food, we were given some suggestions on how to select items and we opted for food/platters that would adequately feed ours guests without the food being overly heavy or like a 4 course meal. Grazing platter was as expected though, and delicious, so no complaint there. Service was good and no complaints there, this review is simply about the food offered and not as described. Very disappointing that we provided this feedback as well, and were just told that the feedback would be passed on. I would not recommend as a venue to host a party.
Mark
Great local pub but the food is terrible and overpriced. We had a couple of orders of the steak and sides which at $52 (plus tips…) in a pub you’d expect something decent. Both steaks were well over cooked grey masses rather than medium rare. The mash was an unseasoned watery slop that couldn’t hold itself upright and was inedible however the veggies were quite nice to be fair. There was also an order of snitty at our table, again, it was well over cooked and dry, the crumb was a dark hard crust that tasted of burnt oil, the mushroom sauce looked like a grey puree of mushrooms with the consistency of a pâté that you had to dig out with your knife and smear over, rather than be able to pour over your snitty and chips. We were of a mind to send all 3 meals back but for the fact that morally we struggle with food being thrown out and experience tells me that if they are happy to send this poor standard of food out once, odds are it will be just as bad the second time around. Bar staff and atmosphere top notch, but just order a plate of chips with your beer until they change the chef…I’m sure chef knows the food is average there and sending it back or making a complaint would be a waste of beer drinking time, I can understand one bad meal but all three shows consistency and a lack of caring on their behalf.
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