THERE’S a new wine bar in town — and no children are allowed.

The Peacock Den in The Basin offers more than 150 wines, craft beer, cider, non-alcoholic drinks and shared plates of food while people sit on plush velour chairs and chesterfield couches.

Owner Kate Hall said the wine bar’s philosophy of “sip, share, indulge” was designed so people felt like they were “sitting in their friend’s lounge room”.

“We want people to come in and feel sexy and classy,” she said.

“The space is so small and intimate we looked at it and thought, ‘this is a space for adults’.

“It’s an alcoholic environment, it’s not a space for younger ones.”

media_camera Curried ocean trout. Picture: Stuart Milligan

media_camera Chocolate fondant with lavender ice cream. Picture: Stuart Milligan

She said their food featured “high-end ingredients” like market-fresh calamari, freshly shucked oysters and garlic prawns.

A stuffed peacock “mascot” takes pride of place in the wine bar, sourced from online marketplace Gumtree.

After Ms Hall decided on the bar’s name, she went looking and found a peacock that had been in one family for 45 years.

The family had their beloved pet stuffed after it died of natural causes, she said.

media_camera Kon Tsoutouras behind the bar. Picture: Stuart Milligan

media_camera The Den Espresso Martini and Six Acre Charonnay. Picture: Stuart Milligan

Ms Hall has owned the wine bar building for 17 years, renting it out for the past 12.

It needed extensive renovations, and when the last tenants moved out earlier this year, she decided to move back in.

“Being a real foodie and a lover of wine ... I thought this region needed a good wine bar, so we built one,” she said.

“It’s like I’ve come full circle.”

Ms Hall and her partner renovated the building after hours and on weekends, in between running their other businesses.

Ms Hall started out her working life as a chef doing corporate catering and also owns Pure Hot Yoga in Bayswater.

The Peacock Den is at 381 Forest Rd, The Basin.

Details: thepeacockden.com.au or 9761 1431.