The Riverview Hotel, Balmain. Photo: Vaida Savickaite “When I first came here, I’d say it was closer to the vibe of Newtown,” says Cobden & Hayson director Matthew Hayson, who has worked in ...

The Balmain Pub Group, owners of the Riverview Hotel in Birchgrove and the Balmain Hotel, have given it an upmarket British West Indies makeover. Downstairs, there is a shiny new tiled bar and a ...

Following the refurbishment of the Balmain Hotel, which now sports an ultra-fun, South Pacific-style beer garden, the folks from the Balmain Pub Group (who also own the Riverview Hotel in Birchgrove) ...

CHEF Brad Sloane and The Balmain Pub Group, which run The Swanson and The Riverview, are taking over the The Greenwood Hotel in North Sydney. Sloane says the pub will relaunch early next year ...