henley surf life saving club

stopped by this club on the esplanade for some sunset beverages. located up a few flights of stairs, this lends itself for some amazingviewsof henley beach and the pier especially when the sun is setting as the balcony with its clear panels give an optimum view. order and pay at the bar for the drinks and grab any available free seat. a llb and a glass of sparkling red and we were happy campers on the balcony. it does get a bit cold at this time of year so we retreated back into the main bar area. staff were very friendly.

we've been trying to get to the hslc since its renovation given we're locals and we finally made it there for a recent dinner catch up with friends. being the festive season on a friday night in summer it was absolutely packed with families and friends enjoying their dinner so lucky that we had made a booking. it was quite noisy inside so we asked if we could move to the outdoor deck when a table was available. theviewsoutside are spectacular as you look down the coast and out to one of the best beaches in the state and watch the sunset in front of you.

we ordered the seafood platter to share which was very reasonable priced and packed with prawns, calamari, 2 large pieces of fish, oysters, wedges and salad. the seafood was fresh and the fish was perfectly cooked. my husband doesn't like natural oysters so they substituted for kirkpatrick for $2 extra. there was also aioli and tartare sauce with the platter. we couldn't quite finish it all between the 2 of us. our friends ordered the beef which they said was tasty and well cooked and super filling. this came served with salad and chips.

they have a good choice of wines that are very reasonably priced and they also served cider on tap. they've also recently started serving breakfast and brunch and have a specials night with $12 schnitzel available. don't expect fine dining, just expect good honest food and decent prices supporting a valuable organization in the henley community. we will be back but are reluctant to tell many people about this place as we would love to keep it a secret.

we visited the henley surf club on friday night, sat on the balcony overlooking the ocean, very cool breeze blowing our way so we headed inside.
very busy with a pub like atmosphere but theviewsovershadowed it
looking at the menu with great debate, we decided to go for the sea food platter.
when it arrived i noticed it had a lot of fillers as in wedges and salad to make look full, in my opinion it's very deceiving especially when you paid almost sixty bucks for it ( probably would of got better value at the local fish and chip shop) but i guess you gotta pay for the views.

set in a modern building just off henley square, the upstairs dining area has magnificent high ceilings and breath takingviewsof the sea. the menu isn’t as spectacular with a small selection of snacks, light meals and larger pub dishes.