Swillhouse
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2008
- HeadquartersSydney, Australia
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingServices
Swillhouse firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Swillhouse
- Legal name
- Swillhouse
- Website
- https://swillhouse.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2008
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Swillhouse industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Hospitality Services (Restaurant and Bar Group)
- NAICS
- Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410), Full-Service Restaurants (722511)
- SIC
- Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Lounge Bars & Hotel Bars (THAFAEAI)
Keywords
Where Swillhouse is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Sydney
- HQ country
- Australia
- HQ region
- Oceania
Offices9 records
Markets served
Swillhouse business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others
Revenue model
- Food and Beverage Sales: Primary revenue stream from food and beverage sales across eight distinct venues. Each venue generates revenue through table service, bar sales, and event bookings. Pricing varies by venue concept from casual bars to premium fine dining.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Le Foote Prix Fixe - two or three course set menu |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Le Foote Happy Hour - discounted drinks and bar snacks |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Restaurant Hubert Happy Hour - discounted drinks at Bar Pincer |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Restaurant Hubert Magnums and Movies events |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Champagne & Champions FIFA World Cup experience |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | La Vie Royale Bastille Day cabaret event |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Shady Pines Saloon Happy Hour - discounted spirits and cocktails |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Baxter Inn Guinness promotion |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Curtains Jazz Club Happy Hour - cocktails and wine |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Caterpillar Club 'World's Greatest Happy Hour' |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Gift cards available across all venues |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels6 records
Swillhouse product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Swillhouse operates eight distinct hospitality venue concepts in Sydney, including French fine dining at Restaurant Hubert, a grill room at Barons Restaurant, a French bistro and wine bar at Le Foote, an Italian trattoria at Alberto's Lounge, a late-night jazz club at Curtains Jazz Club, an underground live music bar at The Caterpillar Club, a whisky bar at The Baxter Inn, and a Nashville-style honky tonk at Shady Pines Saloon. Revenue comes primarily from on-premise food and beverage sales, table reservations, special ticketed events (Magnums and Movies, Champagne & Champions, La Vie Royale), private event bookings, and gift card sales redeemable across all venues.
Product overview
Swillhouse is an independent Australian hospitality group operating eight distinct venue concepts across Sydney, spanning fine dining restaurants, wine bars, whisky bars, jazz clubs, underground music venues, and honky tonk bars. The portfolio includes Restaurant Hubert (French fine dining), Barons Restaurant (grill room), Le Foote (French bistro), Alberto's Lounge (Italian trattoria), Curtains Jazz Club (late-night jazz bar), The Caterpillar Club (underground music venue), The Baxter Inn (whisky bar), and Shady Pines Saloon (honky tonk). The group also offers private event hosting and gift cards across all venues. The venues range from reservations-required fine dining to walk-in-only bars, with operating hours spanning from midday to late night/early morning across the week.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Restaurant Hubert Transportive French restaurant tucked beneath Sydney's CBD featuring old-world Parisian lustre, candlelight, and jazz. Offers classic French dishes (escargot with XO butter, crispy-skinned duck l'orange), three bars including Bar Pincer, live jazz, and a two-storey wine library for individual diners, special occasion celebrations, and group events.
- Barons Restaurant Classic grill room in the heart of Sydney Harbour devoted to old-world hospitality and prime cuts. Serves flame-grilled meats, classic seafood, and features a restored 1950s Hammond B-3 organ with live organ music Thursday and Friday nights. Leather-bound menus, candlelit atmosphere, and white linen tablecloths. For diners seeking premium steakhouse and grill experiences.
- Le Foote French bistro and wine bar in Sydney's Rocks with quiet corners and sunlit courtyards. Serves classic French dishes including escargot, plateau de fruits de mer, grilled rock lobster, steak frites, and French onion soup. Also offers a Prix Fixe lunch menu (two courses $55, three courses $70) and hosts Bastille Day celebrations.
- Alberto's Lounge Neighbourhood Italian trattoria tucked behind a glowing neon sign with a Roman heart and Sydney soul. Serves hand-cut pasta, crisp crostini, house-made gelato, heart-warming sharing mains, and Italian cocktails. Features vintage Italian posters from the 1950s-1970s.
- Curtains Jazz Club Late-night bar in Sydney's CBD inspired by world great jazz rooms (Ronnie Scott's, Smalls, Tokyo record bars). Features live jazz performances with recurring Thursday-Sunday lineups and midnight sets Friday-Saturday, refined cocktails, over 300 Japanese and global whiskies, rare CD collections, and free entry with walk-ins welcome. For jazz enthusiasts and late-night patrons.
- The Caterpillar Club Sydney's underground bar built on sound, energy, and late-night music. Live bands take the stage and DJs spin records till close with no laptops or autoplay. Features a main bar, booths, and the Bamboo Room with its own bar. Free entry, walk-ins welcome. For late-night dancers, crate diggers and soul music lovers.
- The Baxter Inn Hidden Sydney CBD whisky bar located down the stairs with low lights and blues music. Features whisky from Highland, Lowland, Speyside, and the islands, alongside pretzels, cocktails, beer, and wine. Walk-in only, no bookings, daily Guinness promotion ($10 pints before 5pm).
- Shady Pines Saloon Nashville-style honky tonk bar with dusty furs, Southern knick-knacks, live country music (every Thursday and Sunday), cold beer, small-batch whiskey, and peanuts in the shell. Walk-in only, daily happy hour ($7 beers and wines, $8 house spirits with mixers, $15 cocktails).
- Private Events Private event hosting across all eight Swillhouse venues including milestone birthdays, anniversaries, corporate gatherings with AV capabilities (stage, spotlights, red velvet curtains, sound and projection), weddings, music and arts events. Offers full venue exclusives, intimate dinner parties, and lavish long lunches. Enquiries handled through the Tripleseat platform and dedicated events email addresses.
- Gift Cards Gift card program redeemable across all eight Swillhouse venues (Shady Pines Saloon, The Baxter Inn, Restaurant Hubert, Le Foote, Alberto's Lounge, Barons Restaurant, The Caterpillar Club, Curtains Jazz Club). Sold in increments from $50 via shop.swillhouse.com and wrapped.store, with options for specific venues or general Swillhouse cards.
Companies that use Swillhouse
Customer profileSegments1 record
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Swillhouse technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Swillhouse partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- TaittingercoreTaittinger Champagne has partnered with Restaurant Hubert for the Champagne & Champions FIFA World Cup 2026 experience. The partnership transforms Restaurant Hubert's Theatre Royale into a luxurious sporting salon featuring free-flowing Taittinger Champagne, wine, and beer alongside Hubert's charcuterie, fine cheeses, and premium canapés. Taittinger is also partnered with Le Foote for Bastille Day celebrations with $99 bottles of Taittinger Champagne throughout the weekend.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves13 records
Expansion highlights3 records
Swillhouse competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Rockpool Dining Group: Neil Perry-founded Australian premium hospitality group behind Rockpool Bar & Grill and Spice Temple. Comparable premium-positioned, founder-led multi-venue restaurant group with similar culinary and experiential brand positioning.
- Merivale: Sydney-based hospitality group operating a large portfolio of bars, restaurants, and event venues (e.g., ivy, Establishment, Mr. Wong, Palmer & Co.). Directly comparable multi-venue, multi-concept operator in the same Sydney market with similar premium positioning and event programming.
- Trippas White Group: Sydney hospitality group operating venues at landmark sites including the Sydney Opera House, Centenary Park, and Ivy. Comparable multi-format operator running restaurants, bars, and event venues in premium Sydney locations.
- Applejack Hospitality: Sydney hospitality group behind venues including Bondi Hardware, The Botanist, and Watsons Bay Hotel. Comparable multi-venue, multi-concept operator with similar bar/restaurant mix in Sydney and NSW.
- House Made Hospitality: Australian hospitality group behind venues including Bistro Moncur, Azure Beach, and The Belvedere Hotel. Comparable multi-venue operator with shared premium positioning and bar/restaurant concepts, including live-music and event-driven venues.
- Solotel: Sydney hospitality group operating pubs, bars, and restaurants across NSW. Directly comparable multi-venue operator with similar portfolio approach across dining and nightlife formats in the Sydney market.
- Fink Group: Queensland-headquartered hospitality group operating restaurants including Gerard's Bistro, SK Steak & Oyster, and Fatty Morgans. Comparable multi-venue premium dining operator in Australia with similar independent, founder-led positioning.
- The Point Group: Sydney hospitality operator behind the Doltone House event and dining venues. Comparable in combining premium dining with private-events and venue-hire business models across multiple Sydney locations.
Regional players
- Independent Group (Hospitality): Perth-based Australian hospitality group operating premium restaurants and bars. Comparable multi-venue premium operator with similar founder-led positioning, though primarily serving Western Australia rather than NSW/Sydney.
Broad incumbents
- Soho House & Co. Global membership-based hospitality operator running clubs, hotels, and restaurants worldwide. Comparable as a broader premium hospitality brand built on atmosphere, programming, and curated F&B experiences — though at materially larger scale and with a membership model Swillhouse does not use.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Swillhouse leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Swillhouse subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries8 records
Swillhouse funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Swillhouse M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Swillhouse
What does Swillhouse do?
Swillhouse operates eight distinct hospitality venue concepts in Sydney, including French fine dining at Restaurant Hubert, a grill room at Barons Restaurant, a French bistro and wine bar at Le Foote, an Italian trattoria at Alberto's Lounge, a late-night jazz club at Curtains Jazz Club, an underground live music bar at The Caterpillar Club, a whisky bar at The Baxter Inn, and a Nashville-style honky tonk at Shady Pines Saloon. Revenue comes primarily from on-premise food and beverage sales, table reservations, special ticketed events (Magnums and Movies, Champagne & Champions, La Vie Royale), private event bookings, and gift card sales redeemable across all venues.
Is Swillhouse a public or private company?
Swillhouse is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Swillhouse founded?
Swillhouse was founded in 2008. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Swillhouse based?
Swillhouse is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, in the Oceania region.
How does Swillhouse make money?
One revenue line is on record: food and Beverage Sales.
Who are Swillhouse's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Rockpool Dining Group, Merivale, Trippas White Group, Applejack Hospitality, House Made Hospitality, Solotel, Fink Group and The Point Group. Independent Group (Hospitality) is listed as a regional player. Soho House & Co. is listed as a broad incumbent.
Does Swillhouse have an API?
No public API is recorded for Swillhouse.
What industry is Swillhouse in?
Swillhouse's product category is Hospitality Services (Restaurant and Bar Group). Its primary akta.pro industry code is THAFAEAI, Lounge Bars & Hotel Bars. Its NAICS code is 722410 and its SIC code is 5810.