YOU'RE WELCOME
Located in the heart of Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula, we welcome members and visitors alike.
Founded in 1919, we have a long tradition as a local hub for celebrations, commemorations and community support.
We are home to the renowned Tom Katz live music venue as well as the fabulous Sorrento Thai Restaurant. In summer, we're providing excellent bar food to expand our meals offering.
Like Sorrento and Portsea, Jack’s Bar & Lounge and The Terrace are cool in summer and warm in winter and are great spaces for an event or a casual drink with friends in a relaxed environment.
Sorrento Portsea RSL is proudly community-based, volunteer-run and not for profit. There are no gaming machines - our club is fully supported by the hard work of our people and the generosity of our members and visitors.
We are most grateful for your support which allows us to continue our good work.
YOU’RE ALWAYS WELCOME AT
SORRENTO PORTSEA RSL
COME AND Dine with us
New SUMMER MENU FOR OUR
NEW SUMMER VENUE!!!!
It's a fact! We have the best value meals, drinks and live music, in the most relaxed environment in Sorrento.
EVERY FRIDAY IN JANUARY 2025, FROM 3RD TO 31ST JANUARY:
- HAPPY HOUR FROM 4.30PM TO 6.30PM.
- CAFE-STYLE FOOD AND GOOD TIMES AT JACK'S BAR AND
THE TERRACE. FROM 5.00PM.
We hope you enjoy Jack's Bar & Lounge, and The Terrace, our relaxed indoor/outdoor area. All upgraded, rebranded and expanded in 2024.
Come for Happy Hour times and stay for awesome cafe-style food at your RSL
or book in for top-class dining at Sorrento Thai.
SORRENTO THAI - HAVE YOU BEEN YET?
Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days Of Summer are back, and so are Sorrento Thai's extended trading hours.
Our much loved Sorrento Thai restaurant continues to serve excellent Thai cuisine - dine in and takeaway from 5pm Wednesdays thru Sundays in summer.
Click the logo to the right, to see the menu.
Sorrento Thai restaurant is an authentic, quality, dining experience. Parada and her team operate under our roof and have served their delicious Thai food to both dine-in and takeaway guests for several years now. Time flies.
If you haven’t yet enjoyed their amazing food, you’re missing out. It’s a great value night out. Fully licensed at great value prices.
Call 5984 5138 for bookings and takeaway orders Wednesday to Sunday from 5pm.
What’s New
FUNDRAISER RAFFLE
THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR SUPPORTING SUCH AN IMPORTANT CAUSE.
Our important Veterans' Tribute Walk project on the RSL grounds is well and truly underway. We are so grateful that our vision can now take shape over the next year or so.
What is the vision? It's a series of inspirational and educational installations for visitors and school groups to appreciate the contributions and sacrifices made by Australian service people - past and present.
THANKS TO ALL THE TALENTED LOCAL INDIVIDUALS, PENINSULA-BASED COMPANIES, RETAILERS, TOURISM ESTABLISHMENTS, FOOD AND WINE PRODUCERS AND SUPPLIERS - THE FUNDRAISER RAFFLE WAS A SUCCESS. WE APPRECIATE YOU!
AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THOSE WHO PURCHASED TICKETS AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS FUNDRAISER. AND TO OUR WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS WHO MADE IT HAPPEN.
WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU.
THE RAFFLE WAS DRAWN FRIDAY 17TH JANUARY, 2025 AT THE RSL.
IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT WITH A HUGE ATTENDANCE BY DONORS, MEMBERS AND TICKET-HOLDERS.
What's On
Live Music Every Sunday From 4PM to 7pm PLUS SPECIAL DINNER & SHOW EVENTS ON SELECTED SATURDAY NIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
Book our special Saturday nights on a dinner & show basis! Delicious meals are part of the package.
Book one of our regular Sunday afternoon shows from 4 to 7pm, and enjoy bar food from our kitchen.
Or book a table at Sorrento Thai dinner after the show.
AUSTRALIA DAY
Come along and join the CELEBRATE AUSTRALIA DAY
AT THE PLACE WHERE
AUSTRALIA DAY MEANS MORE.
ALL DAY - FROM 11.30AM TO 7.00PM.
FLAG RAISING CEREMONY AT 11.30AM
COMMUNITY BBQ FROM 12 NOON
STAY AROUND FOR DINNER.
CRUIZIN' PLAYS 1.30-3.30PM
MARTY ROSE BAND FROM 4.00-7.00PM
Come along and join us for one of the biggest days of our year. Free entry, awesome bands.
Enjoy a great community day and party with the locals.
MOTORING EVENT
FANCY MOTORING AROUND THE LESSER KNOWN ROADS
OF OUR FABULOUS MORNINGTON PENINSULA?
Join us for our inaugural motoring event, supported by sorrento portsea rsl.
SATURDAY - FROM SORRENTO PORTSEA RSL AT 9.00AM. RETURNING TO THE RSL AT LUNCHTIME.
ALL MOTOR VEHICLES & MOTOR CYCLES WELCOME,
FROM 1890 TO 2025.
FROM ALPHA ROMEO TO ZEPHYR ZODIAC.
Download our "Save the Date" flyer here.
Community news
1000 MEMBERS!!
WE have achieved 1000 MEMBERS
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OUR HISTORY
A huge thank YOU to all those Service members, Affiliate members and Social members who have joined up recently.
We appreciate your support very much. Your member fees make a huge difference to the services we can offer our local community.
Sorrento Portsea RSL is proudly community-based, volunteer-run and not for profit. There are no gaming machines - our club is fully supported by the hard work of our people and the generosity of our members and visitors.
IF YOU HAVEN'T JOINED US YET, GO TO OUR MEMBER PAGE HERE
OUR VOLUNTEERS
WE'RE celEbrating all the wonderful work done by our small army of volunteers, local business supporters, and partners.
A HUGE THANK YOU!
Pictured right:
Top: the team of volunteers running the new Terrace Bar during the Fleetwood Max concert in January.
Bottom: Pam and her team of volunteers who set up our Monster Raffle prize draw in January, wrapping up the prizes for the winners to take home. Awesome result. Awesome team.
FABULOUS FUNCTIONS AT YOUR LOCAL
Our Big Build program at Sorrento Portsea RSL is complete in time for Summer, with a new outdoor bar, BBQ space and food servery built into the Terrace, our newly expanded indoor/outdoor beergarden.
Already, we've become a preferred venue for all sorts of local celebrations, functions and events in Sorrento.
We hosted several events during both the Sorrento Writers' Festival and Taste Sorrento, as well as the local branch of the Liberal Party, Probus, and many other organisations.
We offer a number of options including catering through N'Tice Catering, or Sorrento Thai. We also provide a full bar service at value prices.
And venue hire is free-of-charge to members!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON
FUNCTIONS here AT YOUR LOCAL
FRIDAY members' night madness
FRIDAY NIGHT IS FUN NIGHT AT YOUR LOCAL.
Our Members' nights are THE thing to do on a Friday night in Sorrento, with numbers approaching 100 on recent nights.
Happy Hour is from 4.30 to 6.30pm.
Eileen's raffle and hilarious jokes are the highlight of our week.
It can get a little rowdy, but it's always fun.
Of course, non-members are always welcome.
Another drawcard is our famous Members Draw which has now jackpotted to over $1400!! All you have to do to win is be there and be a financial member.
Money for jam. Can you afford not to be there when your number is drawn?
It's a good vibe. Come along and meet some people you'll like.
Stay for dinner at Sorrento Thai next door to make a complete night of it!
REMEMBRANCE DAY 2024
thank you to all those attending the service ON the SORRENTO FORESHORE on 11th November. AND TO THOSE WHO joined us back at the club rooms afterwards for light refreshments.
We were pleased to see so many attending on such a significant day.
Special thanks to local religious leaders, Rev Nicholas Wallace and
Fr Wijewickrama who led the service.
Thanks also to our wonderful volunteers who participated in the service (esp Peter and Thomas), and to those who helped with the refreshments afterwards (including Michael, Peter, Goldie, Chris, Chris, Simon, Pam and Margie). Apologies if we have left people out.
If you have never experienced a Remembrance Day service on the foreshore at Sorrento, we hope to see you next year.
"THE“ARCHIES” PORTRAIT ART COMPETITION 2024 JUDGING AT
SORRENTO PORTSEA RSL
THE SECOND “Archie's” PORTRAIT competition DREW LOTS OF entries from our local schools.
The 2024 Archies Portrait Competition offered prizes for each category - Preschool, Primary and Secondary.
Congratulations to the winners: Lillianne, Rosie, Leni and Thomas.
We are are grateful to Sandie Wright for heading up the judging panel.
Read on for more on the Archies.
