The Dry Dock

The Dry Dock The Dry Dock Public House and Dining Room
Established in 1857. Open 7 days until late.

This timeless venue welcomes you with a stylish Public Bar, Outdoor Dining Courtyard, premium Sports Lounge, refined Lounge Bar, and destination ‘One Hat’ Dining Room.

Our Late Night Cocktail Happy Hour is the one hour you don't want to miss ... enjoy Espresso Martinis, Lychee Martinis, ...
13/08/2026

Our Late Night Cocktail Happy Hour is the one hour you don't want to miss ... enjoy Espresso Martinis, Lychee Martinis, Margarita’s, and Daiquiri’s all for $16 from 9pm to 10pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights 🍸

Enjoy great tunes with our Lounge Bar DJ sets from 7pm until late every Friday and Saturday nights. Our extensive bar menu is full of delicious bites and bistro classics and available until late seven days a week.

*Conditions apply. Happy Hour is available in the Public House areas only. Not available on public holidays or special events.

Moments of late .... people, plates, prep, food, wine, flavours and the best kind of energy. Open seven days a week unti...
09/08/2026

Moments of late .... people, plates, prep, food, wine, flavours and the best kind of energy. Open seven days a week until late, and always ready to welcome you 🫶

Vintage Reserva Grass-fed Tenderloin MBS2+ 220g - Pomme Lyonnaise, English spinach, sauce Choron Our premium Vintage Res...
06/08/2026

Vintage Reserva Grass-fed Tenderloin MBS2+ 220g - Pomme Lyonnaise, English spinach, sauce Choron

Our premium Vintage Reserva tenderloins comes from all natural, grass-fed pastures and are charred to perfection over our Josper wood fire and charcoal grill. Accompanied with crisp and buttery Pomme Lyonnaise, English spinach and a classic French sauce Choron, delicious flavours perfectly paired.

A neighbourhood cornerstone since 1857. The Dry Dock continues to welcome visitors and locals alike 169 years later. A ...
26/07/2026

A neighbourhood cornerstone since 1857. The Dry Dock continues to welcome visitors and locals alike 169 years later. A place to gather and escape, filled with cosy corners to choose from depending on your mood.

From casual beers and bites with family and friends, including your faithful four legged variety. To dining alfresco in our sunny outdoor courtyard, relaxing in the Public Bar, watching live sports in the Sports Lounge. To discovering our award-winning wine list, classic cocktails and delicious food in front of our roaring wood burning fireplace in the Lounge Bar. Or you may be heading into our Dining Room, awarded One Hat and Pub Of The Year in the 2026, Good Food Guide.

Open for lunch and dinner seven days a week, including all-day-dining on the weekends with an extensive bar menu available late every night, we are always ready to welcome you.

Plush leather booths, a crackling double-fronted fireplace and late-night cocktails in the heart of Balmain. This is exa...
21/07/2026

Plush leather booths, a crackling double-fronted fireplace and late-night cocktails in the heart of Balmain. This is exactly what a winter evening in Sydney should look like — fire-kissed food, elevated pub classics and the kind of room that makes leaving feel genuinely difficult.

Read Sitchu's sum-up of Sydney's cosiest pub, The Dry Dock!
Link in BIO for the full story
Thank you!! .sydney

Celebrate International Caviar Day with a cheeky bump today ....BR Oscietra Tradition Caviar bumps and tins are on the m...
18/07/2026

Celebrate International Caviar Day with a cheeky bump today ....

BR Oscietra Tradition Caviar bumps and tins are on the menu in both the Public House and Dining Room, so no excuse not to indulge in a little hit of luxury.

Perfectly paired with a crisp glass of champagne, or your martini of choice ...

Voted Australia’s No. 2 Gastropub! 🏆 The Dry Dock is truly honoured to receive this recognition at the Australian Hoteli...
17/07/2026

Voted Australia’s No. 2 Gastropub! 🏆 The Dry Dock is truly honoured to receive this recognition at the Australian Hotelier Top 50 Gastropub Awards, among such a stellar list of incredible pubs from across Australia. Congratulations to everyone on the Top 50 list!

We are incredibly proud to have also won three individual category awards being:

Best Fit Out 🏆
Best Chef 🏆
Best Overall Menu 🏆

Heartfelt thanks to Australian Hotelier, Hospitality Magazine, HospoNEXT and the Pub Leaders Summit and sponsors, for their dedication and amazing support of the hospitality industry.

To our BEST CHEF Ben Sitton, and every member of our brilliant front and back of house teams, we say congratulations! Thank you for your passion, commitment and everything that you do every day.

We also share this recognition with our wonderful DD community, whose support means the world to us and is why we do what we do.

Come say cheers and celebrate with us!

See the full Top 50 Gastropub list ~ LINK 🔗 in BIO

Australian Hotelier
Hospitality magazine
HospoNEXT
Vanessa Cavasinni
Oolio
Coca-Cola Australia

Salad Niçoise - Preserved tuna, peppers, green beans, kipfler, quail eggs, lemon, olives, white anchovies, fine herbs, A...
15/07/2026

Salad Niçoise - Preserved tuna, peppers, green beans, kipfler, quail eggs, lemon, olives, white anchovies, fine herbs, Acetaia Ducale vinaigrette.

A refined take on the classic Niçoise, fresh, vibrant, bright and beautifully balanced.

Available on both the bar menu in the Public House and a la carte menu in the Dining Room. Just add your favourite drop from our extensive, award winning wine list.

Discover our Dining Room, a modern European bistro and grill with French provenance. Awarded One Hat in the 2026, Good F...
02/07/2026

Discover our Dining Room, a modern European bistro and grill with French provenance. Awarded One Hat in the 2026, Good Food Guide, the menu is driven by quality produce and flavoured over fire from our Josper Charcoal Grill and Oven. Accompanied by an award-winning 546 bottle wine list, including a selection of 49 wines by the glass , champagne, and a classic cocktail list to match.

Serving lunch and dinner daily, seven days a week, this beautiful room is flooded with natural light by day, warm and luminous by night. Featuring an open kitchen, sit-up oyster bar, semi-private dining room and a feature floor-to-ceiling glass wall with views onto a lush green courtyard garden.

Book online to secure your preferred dining time. Walk in guests always welcome.

Perfect pairings don't get much better than pasta, wine and a roaring, wood burning fireplace. All three await in our co...
27/06/2026

Perfect pairings don't get much better than pasta, wine and a roaring, wood burning fireplace. All three await in our cosy Lounge Bar, open seven days a week until late and always ready to welcome you.

Enjoy our extensive bar menu, alongside an award winning 500 plus bottle list, including 49 x wines by the glass, champagne, and classic cocktail list to match. Accompanied by warm, welcoming service, this is the place to escape.

Discover these seasonal pasta dishes now on the menu....

Bucatini, King prawns, vodka, birds eye chilli, confit garlic pomodoro
A vibrant, warming pasta layered with sweet king prawns, rich pomodoro,
and a gentle chilli heat.

Orecchiette, Chestnut mushrooms, confit garlic, parsley, truffle butter
Rich, earthy flavours finished with truffle butter and confit garlic ~ the perfect
cooler weather pasta.

Address

22 Cameron Street
Balmain, NSW
2041

Opening Hours

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

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