Balgowlah · Australian · Wine Bar

The Wine Room

Name: The Wine Room
Address: 30-38 Ethel St Balgowlah RSL Memorial Club, Balgowlah, NSW, 2092, AU
Telephone: +61 2 9949 5477
Price range: $$–$$$

A surprisingly good wine bar hiding inside Balgowlah RSL.

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The local take

The Wine Room lives inside the Balgowlah RSL on Ethel Street, and if 'club wine bar' makes you brace, recalibrate: upper-middle pricing, a 4.5 traveller score, and a list that takes itself seriously while the club keeps the overheads honest.

It's peak Northern Beaches value engineering — RSL economics under restaurant-grade pours. Locals from Seaforth and Balgowlah treat it as their neighbourhood cellar door. Sign in as a guest, find a corner, and enjoy one of the area's least likely good rooms.

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4.5on TripAdvisor · 11 reviews

#6 of 16 restaurants in Seaforth

$$–$$$Australian · Wine Bar

Hours

Opening hours
Mon	Closed
Tue	Closed
Wed	05:30 – 10:00
Thu	05:30 – 10:00
Fri	17:30 – 22:30
Sat	17:30 – 22:30
Sun	Closed

Find it

30-38 Ethel St Balgowlah RSL Memorial Club, Seaforth, Manly

Get directions +61 2 9949 5477 Website

Rating and review count are from TripAdvisor traveller reviews; hours come from the venue's TripAdvisor listing, checked 2026-07-14 — they shift with seasons and public holidays, so call ahead for a big night. Spotted something out of date? Let us know.

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