The Port Stephens Country Club will be transformed and renamed under the new ownership of Andrew Lazarus and Liam Constantine from The Eastern Hotels Group.
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The waterfront venue will undergo a transformation over the next two years that includes renaming it to Shoal Bay Country Club and the introduction of a juice and smoothie bar, artisan bakery, coffee and cake shop, gelato stand and burger grill, with weekend market stalls offering fresh produce and flowers.
The venue is their second investment in the region, with the duo purchasing and renovating The Exchange Hotel in Hamilton before moving onto the peninsula project.
“We will transform the Club into a large new precinct encompassing a range of different offerings previously unseen in Port Stephens,” Mr Lazarus said.
“We want to create a space for locals to come and enjoy an array of culinary delights amid a bustling community atmosphere.”
“Along with the creation of a vibrant new precinct, the pub itself will undergo a facelift.
We invested a lot of time and effort turning The Exchange into a modern venue, and
locals can expect the same of the Country Club,” Mr Lazarus said.
Renovations are expected to be completed in time to embrace the summer of 2018.
The recent purchase of the Country Club makes the Eastern Hotels Group just the third owner of the venue since its establishment in the 1930s.
The Eastern Hotels Group landmark hotel is The Eastern in Bondi Junction and the Group has recently owned legendary Bondi haunts, White Revolver and The Canteen as well as the famed Soho Lounge in Potts Point.
