Jul 3, 2026 – 8.00pmP enfolds Grange and intimate chats with prime ministers are two of the membership perks of what might be the most exclusive club in Australia, whose members gather for a typically boozy lunch on the last Tuesday of every month.It all began in 1968, when prominent hoteliers Cyril Maloney, Des Ryan and John Toohey shared a Chinese meal at Sun Ah Cafe in Sydney’s Chinatown to celebrate Ryan’s birthday.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Sarah PettyProperty reporterSarah Petty covers commercial and residential property markets for The Australian Financial Review, based in the Melbourne newsroom.Fetching latest articles
Meet the members of the exclusive men’s club you’ve never heard of
After more than half a century and 609 well-watered lunches, this elite gathering of movers and shakers in Sydney’s pub world shows no signs of calling time.
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