SIP Champagne Bar - Bar in Ballarat Central Victoria

Stopped in for a couple drinks and some nibbles and I was absolutely wowed by this place. Atmosphere was perfect with comfortable, intimate seating and beautiful decore. The drinks were delicious, and I had to order a second old fashioned - it was so good! We ate a delicious charcuterie board, salt and pepper squid and some complimentary mozzarella sticks - everything was fantastic. The service was wonderful, we felt very welcome and loved our experience here - highly recommend checking out this place! I will definitely be coming back sometime soon!

Perfect relaxing place for a raining Friday Night! Ballarat definitely has more to offer now than before, thanks for the "manager" we met in Melbourne! Had a wonderful night 🥳

Recently organised a birthday gathering at SIP Champagne Bar and it was perfection.
From the service before and during, to the stunning decor and expansive menu.

It will now be on my go to list of venues when in Ballarat next.

Love when you can see the passion and love people have for what they do - that's what you'll find when visiting SIP🍾⭐️

In Ballarat this weekend for the Heritage Harvest Festival and we were looking for a cocktail bar for Saturday
night affair. We came across Sip Cocktail on instagram and it looked like a fun place so we checked it out.

The venue has been in business since world champagne day (October 2023) and let us tell you it's such a refreshing place. Ballarat does it differently, in a good way.

The venue is bougie and lush. Actually very beautiful. We were greeted by the owner Lauren and she is so hospitable and friendly we just knew we will have a great time. There was also live music that added to the ambiance.

The wine list was extensive, with two pages of champagne varietals. It's been a while since we had a bottle of Billiecart (the last one was at Room4Dessert in Ubud in May, Will Goldfarb's restaurant) so it was a no brainer, but we opted for the rosé. Along with couple of crystal glasses to drink from we were set. As the saying goes, pleasure without Champagne is purely artificial. The rosé has mouthwatering acidity along with a lacy mousse with tones of raspberry, cherry and mandarin orange peel, a hint of sweetness.

For snacks we went for the charcuterie platter and some blue cheese, yes funky cheese, is there another choice? Plus some frites, the champagne terrine and finished off with the burrata and charred grapes. The snacks were a perfect companion to the champagne, while listening to some live music in a venue that is warm, charming, and absolutely for gorgeous. The snacks were great, serving size for the $ value is on the money and tasty.

Service from the owner and staff were anything but excellent. Always checking if we're good, if we need anything else, and always cleared our plates and cutlery and provided fresh ones after each snack. That's the way it should be. One of our biggest gripes is when venues don't refresh plates and cutlery after a course. It's not hard! great to see Sip is doing things right.

Country folks, in our experience, are generally more friendly than city folk back home. We had some good conversations with the owner Lauren, as well as the violinist Karin, about food, champagne, life and so on.

Overall we had great evening, a perfect precursor to the heritage harvest festival that we're going to on the next morning.

In Ballarat this weekend for the Heritage Harvest Festival and we were looking for a cocktail bar for Saturday
night affair. We came across Sip Cocktail on instagram and it looked like a fun place so we checked it out.

The venue has been in business since world champagne day (October 2023) and let us tell you it's such a refreshing place. Ballarat does it differently, in a good way.

The venue is bougie and lush. Actually very beautiful. We were greeted by the owner Lauren and she is so hospitable and friendly we just knew we will have a great time. There was also live music that added to the ambiance.

The wine list was extensive, with two pages of champagne varietals. It's been a while since we had a bottle of Billiecart (the last one was at Room4Dessert in Ubud in May, Will Goldfarb's restaurant) so it was a no brainer, but we opted for the rosé. Along with couple of crystal glasses to drink from we were set. As the saying goes, pleasure without Champagne is purely artificial. The rosé has mouthwatering acidity along with a lacy mousse with tones of raspberry, cherry and mandarin orange peel, a hint of sweetness.

For snacks we went for the charcuterie platter and some blue cheese, yes funky cheese, is there another choice? Plus some frites, the champagne terrine and finished off with the burrata and charred grapes. The snacks were a perfect companion to the champagne, while listening to some live music in a venue that is warm, charming, and absolutely for gorgeous. The snacks were great, serving size for the $ value is on the money and tasty.

Service from the owner and staff were anything but excellent. Always checking if we're good, if we need anything else, and always cleared our plates and cutlery and provided fresh ones after each snack. That's the way it should be. One of our biggest gripes is when venues don't refresh plates and cutlery after a course. It's not hard! great to see Sip is doing things right.

Country folks, in our experience, are generally more friendly than city folk back home. We had some good conversations with the owner Lauren, as well as the violinist Karin, about food, champagne, life and so on.

Overall we had great evening, a perfect precursor to the heritage harvest festival that we're going to on the next morning.