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The Rose of Australia

Google (1764) 4.3
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Address
1 Swanson St, Erskineville NSW 2043
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Website
www.roseofaustralia.com.au

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About this place The Rose of Australia

The Rose of Australia is an art-deco corner pub on Swanson Street in Erskineville, dating from 1932. It's a mainstream pub, not a gay bar, but it has been a regular local for the inner west's gay and lesbian crowd for years. A renovation added a bistro and a rooftop bar. It rates 4.3 on Google from about 1,760 reviews. Erskineville station is close by, and the Imperial Hotel, the area's best-known queer venue, is a few minutes' walk away.

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Lesbian / Women-focused Pub Outdoor terrace Gay-friendly (straight venue)

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4.3
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1,764 reviews

Based on 1,764 Google reviews.

jose tidon
jose tidon Sep 2026
★★★★★
Ross Johnston
Ross Johnston Sep 2026
★★★★★
Alice Zahalka
Alice Zahalka Sep 2026
★★★★★

I work for a TV production company, and we hosted the final episode screening of our beloved TV show, Colin From Accounts Season 3, at The Rose of Australia and could not recommend this venue enough to consider when organising your next big event, whether it be a work event, screening, celebration or in your personal life. If you do happen to be a big fan of the show, you have even more reason to check it out as it is featured in our first season 🤩. I am certainly considering booking it for my upcoming 30th. Clare was such a brilliant support in helping us organise the event, and we look forward to working with her again next time we host an event for our company in the not-too-distant future.

Karma Georgouras
Karma Georgouras Sep 2026
★★★★★

The girl that served us (I think her name was Maddie?) was absolutely lovely!! She made our experience so much more enjoyable :) we can’t wait to come back!!

Ali
Ali Sep 2026
★★★★★

I've held numerous functions at this venue and we keep coming back as the venue is great, they offer exclusivity at a very reasonable cost and the staff are so easy to work with!

Holly Jae
Holly Jae Sep 2026
★★★★★

The best pub food in Sydney ! im not sure if they were a special but the halloumi chips are a must try

Mitchell Wheatley
Mitchell Wheatley Sep 2026
★★★★★

Great local pub!

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Last updated on 6 November 2026

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