With standout gin cocktails, tasty wood-fired pizzas, a family friendly outdoor space and live music on weekends, The Patch has upped the ante at this laid-back country club.
From the outside, this classic seaside sports club in the tiny Eurobodalla town of Tomakin, around halfway between Batemans Bay and Moruya on the New South Wales South Coast, is a pastel 1980s fever dream, all peach paintwork and sky-blue plaster curves and columns. And much of the inside stays true to its country-club roots – the sign-in front desk, the pokies, the TV screens showing the game. But take a right and you’ll find yourself in the club’s recently refurbished bar and restaurant, The Patch, a tasteful cream and taupe oasis of wood panelling, beach-scene artwork and seadrift decor.
Opened in August 2022, The Patch is the work of the same team that brought us The Growers in Shoalhaven and The Fernery in Sydney’s Mosman. And they’ve worked hard to create a space that serves the twin purposes for locals who still want a good drink and a feed, and summer holidaymakers who are looking for seasonal of-its-place produce, and a relaxed place to shake the sand off their feet with a G&T in hand.
