The Balmain Hotel

The Balmain Hotel Nestled in the cosy neighbourhood of Sydney’s Inner West, The Balmain Hotel is the perfect destination for anyone and everyone.
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Balmain’s second oldest Pub, dating back to 1869 – turns tropical, urban oasis. There is always something on at The Balmain....Lunch specials, trivia nights, members badge draw, live music and Happy Hour!

The unofficial start to every long weekend: a snag, a schooner and a crew still in their work boots. Free sausage sizzle...
05/06/2026

The unofficial start to every long weekend: a snag, a schooner and a crew still in their work boots.

Free sausage sizzle from 4. Happy hour 4-6 running right alongside.

Three days off ahead. How good!

Long weekend stock-up sorted.Two from the bottle shop while they last: Sew & Sew Sashiko GSM at $20 a bottle, and Broken...
04/06/2026

Long weekend stock-up sorted.

Two from the bottle shop while they last: Sew & Sew Sashiko GSM at $20 a bottle, and Brokenwood Semillon at $25. A red for the fire, a white for the leftovers.

If you’re spending the long weekend somewhere other than The Balmain, swing by the bottle shop on your way home and take a bit of the pub with you.

Thursday is local’s night.There’s a Burger and a beer to settle in, three meat trays up for grabs, and the Badge Draw si...
04/06/2026

Thursday is local’s night.

There’s a Burger and a beer to settle in, three meat trays up for grabs, and the Badge Draw sitting at $600.

Be in the room or miss the lot. It’s Friday eve, after all.

You know where to be.

4-6pm, weekdays. The happiest hours of the day.$6 house wine, $6 spirits, $6 beers. Pull up a stool, the Bar’s open.And ...
03/06/2026

4-6pm, weekdays. The happiest hours of the day.

$6 house wine, $6 spirits, $6 beers. Pull up a stool, the Bar’s open.

And since it’s Wednesday - it’s Schnitty night. $18 schnitty, chips and salad from 5pm.

You know where to be.

It’s trivia night at The Balmain.No team? Now you’ve got one.We’ve teamed up with .io - a new app that gets you to event...
02/06/2026

It’s trivia night at The Balmain.

No team? Now you’ve got one.

We’ve teamed up with .io - a new app that gets you to events like Trivia when you’d normally need to round up a crew.

You rock up alone, they sort the table.

Tonight’s Trivia Tuesday with them is live. Games start 7.30pm sharp.

Link in bio to grab a spot.

It’s EOFY season, and the work do has to land somewhere.Six functions at once. Five distinct rooms. No room hire. No dep...
01/06/2026

It’s EOFY season, and the work do has to land somewhere.

Six functions at once. Five distinct rooms. No room hire. No deposits. From a team of 10 to 110 of your closest.

Talk to us about your function.
DM us or jump on our website to lock in a date.

Since 1869.157 years on Mullens Street. Balmain’s second oldest pub, still your local.The corner has barely changed. The...
31/05/2026

Since 1869.

157 years on Mullens Street. Balmain’s second oldest pub, still your local.

The corner has barely changed. The crowd has - prams in the courtyard, dogs in the beer garden, hens in the Bora Bar, Tigers fans up at the front.

Come in. The door’s open.

Tigers are on the telly. Every screen in the house. Kick off is 5.30pm.Get out of the house. Get in early, grab a schoon...
30/05/2026

Tigers are on the telly. Every screen in the house. Kick off is 5.30pm.

Get out of the house. Get in early, grab a schooner, get your spot.

See you soon.

Sausage Sizzle Friday.Snags on from 4. Happy hour(s) running from 4-6. Hollywood’s Bottle Shop specials running all week...
29/05/2026

Sausage Sizzle Friday.

Snags on from 4. Happy hour(s) running from 4-6.

Hollywood’s Bottle Shop specials running all weekend if you’re stocking up on the way through.

You know where to be. Stay Local.

Winner, winner. Someone’s having meat for dinner (for the next couple of nights....)Buy a beer, you could win a meat tra...
28/05/2026

Winner, winner. Someone’s having meat for dinner (for the next couple of nights....)

Buy a beer, you could win a meat tray from

There’s three to be won.

Origin Game 1. Tonight.Watching it with us? Sorted. Watching it at home? Hollywood’s has you covered on the way past.You...
27/05/2026

Origin Game 1. Tonight.

Watching it with us? Sorted. Watching it at home? Hollywood’s has you covered on the way past.

Young Henrys mix & match $40 - any 2, 4 or 6 packs of Cider, Gingerbeer or Newtowner.

Gravity Seltzer mix & match $30 - any 2 or 4 packs of Watermelon, Blood Orange, Lime & Cucumber or Light & Stormy Rum & Ginger.

Your move.

Five rooms. Six functions a night. No room hire, no deposits.From your nan’s 80th to the office Christmas do, or a hens ...
27/05/2026

Five rooms. Six functions a night. No room hire, no deposits.

From your nan’s 80th to the office Christmas do, or a hens lunch to a 110-pax wedding - there’s a corner of The Balmain made for whatever you’re throwing.

Bora Bora Bar. The Tiki Huts. The Garden Wall Courtyard. Mezzanine. Upstairs.

DM us or jump on our website to enquire. We’ll make it easy.

Mon - Steak Night.Tue - Trivia.Wed - Shnitty Wednesday. Thu - Badge Draw.Fri - Free locals’ sausage sizzle.Weekend - eve...
26/05/2026

Mon - Steak Night.
Tue - Trivia.
Wed - Shnitty Wednesday.
Thu - Badge Draw.
Fri - Free locals’ sausage sizzle.
Weekend - every game, every screen.

Seven nights, seven reasons to walk through the door. Pick yours.

And tonight? Bring the mate who corrects everyone at dinner parties. Trivia rewards them for once.

Who’s in?

Wednesday’s Game 1. We’re ready - new screen in the Beer Garden, $8 VBs siren to siren, and a scratchie on every second ...
25/05/2026

Wednesday’s Game 1. We’re ready - new screen in the Beer Garden, $8 VBs siren to siren, and a scratchie on every second can with a Steeden on the line.

Front Bar and the Beer Garden are sorted whatever the weather. Mezz and the Courtyard if the rain stays away.

Lock a table - link in bio.

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About Friday night…..
24/05/2026

About Friday night…..

The biggest beer garden in Balmain. Yours if you want it.Fairy lights overhead, Bora Bora Bar at the back still pouring ...
23/05/2026

The biggest beer garden in Balmain. Yours if you want it.

Fairy lights overhead, Bora Bora Bar at the back still pouring frozen margs (we don’t care what the weather thinks). Room for the lot of you, no room hire, no deposits.

Birthdays, hens, work do’s, end-of-season wraps. Lock the whole garden out for your next one.

DM us or jump on our website to enquire.

The week’s done. The sausages are free.4pm Friday, beer garden, no booking needed. Kids welcome. Dogs welcome. The bottl...
22/05/2026

The week’s done. The sausages are free.

4pm Friday, beer garden, no booking needed. Kids welcome. Dogs welcome. The bottle shop’s open if you’d rather take the weekend home.

Either way, you’ve earned the night off.

Hollywood’s Bottle Shop @ The Balmain. This week on the shelf: Sew & Sew Sashiko GSM - $20 BTL Brokenwood Semillon - $25...
22/05/2026

Hollywood’s Bottle Shop @ The Balmain.

This week on the shelf:
Sew & Sew Sashiko GSM - $20 BTL
Brokenwood Semillon - $25 BTL

Two bottles worth the walk down Mullens Street.

Badge Draw Thursday at The Balmain.A number gets called between 6.30 and 7.30 - whenever the room feels right. If your b...
20/05/2026

Badge Draw Thursday at The Balmain.

A number gets called between 6.30 and 7.30 - whenever the room feels right. If your badge is in the draw and you’re at the bar, you’re in it.

Three meat trays on the side: 6pm, 7pm, 8pm.

And not just any meat trays, these guys are from

Locals night, properly.

Got the schnitz over what to cook for dinner?Let us take care of it for you. Chicken schnitty night at The Balmain. $18 ...
20/05/2026

Got the schnitz over what to cook for dinner?

Let us take care of it for you. Chicken schnitty night at The Balmain. $18 for schnitzel, chips and salad.

It’s a no-brainer, really.

From 5pm.

The Balmain for lunch?A good feed, a cold schooner, a table in the beer garden with the afternoon ahead of you. No rush....
17/05/2026

The Balmain for lunch?

A good feed, a cold schooner, a table in the beer garden with the afternoon ahead of you. No rush. Sundays were made for it.

Your local. Since 1869.

Tigers v Manly. 3pm. Magic Round in Brisbane.If you believe in magic, you know where to be.
16/05/2026

Tigers v Manly. 3pm. Magic Round in Brisbane.

If you believe in magic, you know where to be.

Friday at The Balmain.Free sausage sizzle from 4 - bring the kids, bring the dog, bring the week you’ve just had. Happy ...
15/05/2026

Friday at The Balmain.

Free sausage sizzle from 4 - bring the kids, bring the dog, bring the week you’ve just had.

Happy hour 4-6. Bora Bar warming up for the weekend.

Got a birthday, hens night or wedding next on the list? Five rooms, no room hire, no deposits - send us a DM and we’ll find you the right one.

$1700 in the badge draw tonight. If your number gets called at 6:30 and you’re in the room, it’s yours. Locals Night fro...
14/05/2026

$1700 in the badge draw tonight. If your number gets called at 6:30 and you’re in the room, it’s yours.

Locals Night from 5 - meat trays at 5, 6 and 7, drink at the bar gets you a raffle ticket.

Be here or hear about it tomorrow.

Address

74 Mullens Street
Balmain, NSW
2041

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 11pm
Tuesday 12pm - 11pm
Wednesday 12pm - 11pm
Thursday 12pm - 12am
Friday 12pm - 12am
Saturday 12pm - 12am
Sunday 12pm - 10pm

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