A NARRABEEN "mummy blogger" was in a select group to dine with Prime Minister Julia Gillard at Rooty Hill RSL this week.

Kim Berry, whose blog all consuming was a finalist in the Sydney Writers' Centre' Best Australian Blogs awards 2012, said she met Ms Gillard twice last year.

The mother of four was one of five bloggers asked to join Ms Gillard for dinner at the western Sydney club on Monday.

The group dined in a private room, with one commentator questioning why Ms Gillard did not eat with Rooty Hill people instead.

Ms Berry said she pondered that question but still felt privileged to have access to the Prime Minister.

She said people were well behaved as Ms Gillard made her way through the club. "A lot of people smiled, came up, got photos with her, there was no heckling," she said.

There was a "collegiate" atmosphere at the dinner and the conversation covered asylum seekers, foreign aid policy and the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

"She (Ms Gillard) seems to have a remarkable ability to compartmentalise and not engage with the naysayers," Ms Berry said. Ms Berry said she was conscious the meeting was part of a political strategy but it also reflected change in the media environment.

"It is now part of the playing field and a way of connecting with constituents," she said.