The Holdfast Hotel
ProHighlights
- Private Garden Bar for 50 to 180 with a big screen for photos
- Semi-private Alfresco area for 50 with its own TV for slideshows
- Party platters for 8 to 10 people from $55 each
About The Holdfast Hotel
The Holdfast Hotel, known to locals as The Holdy, is a long-standing pub on Brighton Road in Glenelg. It runs a dining room, a beer garden street bar, a sports bar and a gaming room, and its kitchen mixes street food with familiar pub dishes. The Garden Bar is the main function space and can be booked privately for 50 to 180 guests at a cocktail party. A large screen at one end suits photo slideshows or watching a match, and a half-room option takes $100 off the hire fee. For smaller groups, the Alfresco area is semi-private with mixed seating, seating 40 or holding 50 standing, and has its own LCD TV for presentations. The Sunken Lounge takes 30 for drinks, and the dining room can seat larger groups. Food is ordered as platters that each feed 8 to 10 people. Choices include classic and deluxe platters with sliders, arancini, squid, party pies and mini quiches, pizza platters, a charcuterie board and fruit or dessert platters. Drinks can be paid by guests as they go, put on a tab the host settles at the end, or subsidised so guests pay $5 a drink and the host covers the rest. The Garden Bar costs $400 to hire with a $2,000 minimum spend, while the Alfresco area is $175 with a $500 minimum spend.
Inclusions & amenities
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Features
Facilities
Pricing
Food platters range from $55 to $90 each, and every platter serves 8 to 10 people.
Food
There are also crudités, charcuterie, fruit and dessert platters. All guests must be catered for, and allergies should be raised with the functions manager before the menu is confirmed.
Beverages
Availability
Frequently asked questions
How many people fit in the Garden Bar?
The Garden Bar is fully private and takes 50 to 180 guests for a cocktail-style party. You can also book half the room for a smaller group.
What does it cost to book a function space?
The Garden Bar is $400 to hire with a $2,000 minimum spend, or $100 less for half the room. The Alfresco area is $175 with a $500 minimum spend, and the Sunken Lounge is $50. Your deposit equals the room hire fee.
How do drinks work at a function?
There are three options. Guests can buy their own drinks, the host can run a tab with chosen drinks and pay at the end, or the host can subsidise drinks so guests pay $5 each and the balance goes on the tab.
Do 18th and 21st birthdays need security?
Yes. Celebrations for 18th to 21st birthdays must have security at the host's cost, with a minimum charge of $300 per guard for four hours and extra hours charged on top.
Can we bring a cake and decorations?
Yes. Let the hotel know you're bringing a cake, and staff will cut and serve it for $2.50 per slice. Decorations and backdrops are welcome, but confetti and scatters aren't allowed and attract a $150 cleaning fee.
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Tanya Biagi
2 months ago
Fantastic staff, excellent food & great overall atmosphere. A very welcoming establishment that clearly prides itself on true hospitality. I live closer in distance to another hotel but I definitely class The Holdy as th…
Jennifer Trewin
9 months ago
Lovely Ambience inside. Meals were amazing. Great staff and service! Would definitely go again.
Kayne
9 months ago
Pull up Glenelg side, yeah you know the spot, Holdfast Hotel stay winning, this pub got the lot. Live bands rockin’, DJs spin late, Cold drinks flowin’, good food on the plate. Easy access in, no stress, no fuss, Beachs…
chelsea williams
a year ago
this has recently become our new favourite pub to go to for dinner. our meals came out extremely fast and they were huge and delicious, we had to get a takeaway container for all the leftovers. the staff were lovely and…
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