Waterfront Woolwich Pier Hotel gets a facelift

The iconic Woolwich Pier Hotel, which first opened in 1885, officially relaunches today following extensive renovations. Read on to find out what it looks like.

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The iconic Woolwich Pier Hotel officially relaunches this weekend following extensive renovations.

The Pier, which first opened in 1885, has undergone three months of renovations with a new look created by architects Alexander & Co.

Justine Laundy, from the hotel’s owners the Laundy Hotel Group, led the hotel’s redesign and said the history of the venue “became obvious as we peeled back its layers”.

The hotel has been given a contemporary makeover.

“We revitalised the best aesthetic elements of this heritage and combined it with a fresh

eclectic mix of European and LA style — with comfort emerging,” she said.

“It’s not uncommon for four generations to meet in this hotel, so we needed a modern style with a nod to nostalgia.”

Ready to mingle at the Woolwich Pier Hotel.

Dessert at the Woolwich Pier Hotel.

The new-look spaces include the brasserie The Eatery; the updated dining room with marble accents in pink and grey hues, and The Parlour, a casual bar with marble tables, leather booth seating and velvet armchairs.

Upstairs, there’s The Social indoor dining room and a 70-seat balcony that offers views of Cockatoo Island and Sydney Harbour.

The hotel’s makeover is just in time for summer.

To match the new look, head chef Glenn Tabuldo has created a new menu with what he said was a modern European brasserie-style menu with a Japanese twist.

Traditional favourites and contemporary fare await diners.

The hotel has kept its pub classics such as the favourite chicken pot pie and added dishes such as miso salmon with squid ink risotto, salmon roe, sesame mayo, togarashi, edamame, enoki with ponzu.

The Woolwich Pier Hotel is open Monday-Thursdays from 11am-11pm, Friday and Saturdays from 11am until midnight, and Sundays from 11am-10pm at 2 Gale St, Woolwich.