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Port Office Hotel

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Capacity: 300 guestsPricing: From $30 per personCategory: VenuesLocation: 40 Edward St, Brisbane City QLD 4000

Highlights

  • Eight function areas over two levels, from a 16-seat wine room to 300 standing
  • Upstairs Balcony Bar takes 200 with two private bars and wrap-around verandas
  • Canapé packages from $30 per person and shared feasting menus from $77

About Port Office Hotel

The Port Office Hotel is a heritage-listed pub at 40 Edward Street in the Brisbane CBD, close to the City Botanic Gardens and the CityCat terminal at Riverside. It runs a dining room, a public bar and the Balcony Bar, a light-filled cocktail lounge upstairs. Function guests can choose from eight air-conditioned areas spread over two floors. Downstairs, the Dining Room and Bar can be taken exclusively for 300 standing or 160 seated, and the Public Bar with its courtyard holds 200. Smaller rooms include the Blue Room, a private space with its own bar and one long table for 30, the Clancy Room for 40 standing, and the Wine Room, a private dining room for up to 16 lined with the venue's wine collection. Upstairs, the Balcony Bar can be hired whole for 200 standing or 80 seated, with two private bars, wrap-around verandas, a dance floor, its own music system and private bathrooms. It can also be split into the Edward Room for 150 and the Margaret Room for 40. Cocktail events are catered with canapé packages, shared platters and substantial items, while seated events use shared feasting menus for groups of ten or more. Drinks run as two- to four-hour packages, a bar tab or a cash bar. The team hosts birthdays, engagement parties, hens and bridal events, Christmas parties, corporate functions and weddings. Send an enquiry to compare spaces and dates.

Inclusions & amenities

Venue type

PubRestaurant

Budget

$ (Lower)

Food & drinks

Catering AvailableDrink PackagesBar TabPay-As-You-Go Drinks

Features

Cocktail/StandingBanquet/Sit-DownPrivate SpaceExclusive Venue HireIndoorOutdoor

Facilities

Air ConDance FloorSound SystemTV/Presentation FacilitiesWheelchair Accessible

Pricing

Canapé packages are $30 per person for four pieces, $41 for six and $50 for eight. Shared feasting menus are $77 per person for two courses and $89 for three, and the premium feasting menu is $110, all with a minimum of ten guests.

Platters for about 20 guests run from $120 to $180, and substantial items are $13 each. The Wine Room has a $500 minimum spend, paid at booking.

Food

Canapés cover options such as tomato bruschetta, smoked salmon tartlets, truffled mushroom arancini, oysters three ways, spice-rubbed sirloin and mini desserts. Shared platters include sausage rolls, spring rolls, skewers, croquettes, tempura prawns and cheese or charcuterie boards, and substantial items include wagyu and chicken parmi sliders and mushroom risotto.

Seated feasting menus bring four shared entrées, two mains and three sides, with cheese on the three-course option. All cocktail functions must pre-order catering, and dietary needs can be met with at least 24 hours' notice.

Beverages

Standard drinks packages are $53 per person for two hours, $68 for three and $81 for four, with premium ($65 to $93) and deluxe ($76 to $104) tiers, and basic spirits can be added for $29 per person. Packages need at least 30 guests.

A bar tab can be set to your own limit with selected drinks, or guests can buy their own at a cash bar. A cocktail on arrival or a spirits upgrade can be added.

Availability

Monday11AM – 12AM
Tuesday11AM – 12AM
Wednesday11AM – 12AM
Thursday11AM – 12AM
Friday11AM – 12AM
Saturday11AM – 12AM
Sunday11AM – 9PM
Functions run for lunch or dinner across both levels during trading hours. Send an enquiry with your date and numbers and the functions team will suggest a space.

Frequently asked questions

How many guests can the Port Office Hotel hold?

Taking the Dining Room and Bar exclusively gives room for 300 standing or 160 seated. The upstairs Balcony Bar holds 200 standing or 80 seated, and the Public Bar with its courtyard holds 200.

Is there a small private room for a dinner?

Yes. The Wine Room is a private dining room for up to 16 seated with a screen for presentations, and it carries a $500 minimum spend. The Blue Room seats 30 at one long table with its own bar.

What are the function food options?

Canapé packages are $30 per person for four pieces, $41 for six and $50 for eight, with platters and substantial items to add. Seated events use feasting menus at $77 for two courses, $89 for three, or a premium version at $110, for a minimum of ten guests.

Do you offer drinks packages?

Yes, for groups of 30 or more. Standard packages run from $53 per person for two hours to $81 for four, with premium and deluxe tiers above that; a bar tab with your own limit and chosen drinks is also available.

Is the venue accessible, and can we bring a cake?

There is wheelchair access into the venue and a lift to the first-floor function spaces. Cakes are welcome with no cakeage charged, and tidy decorations are fine.

Where we are

Suitable occasions

Paul Campbell

Paul Campbell

3 weeks ago

We really enjoyed our meal at the Port Office Hotel Restaurant. My starter Moroccan lamb ribs were delicious. Our steaks were perfectly cooked to our liking and very tender. The staff were very friendly and polite. We wi…

Mezlington

Mezlington

3 months ago

We were lucky enough to come across the Port Office Hotel Dining Room on our last night in Brisbane and what an amazing way to finish our holiday. From start to finish, the service was impressive and the food was wonderf…

Oskar Boys

Oskar Boys

7 months ago

We have just had a wonderful lunch here. The service by Issac was just great.. we shared the Rissotto and prawn entree.. meals were very well presented and a bit too generous for us oldies We managed to squeeze in the Ba…

Donna Hein

Donna Hein

9 months ago

A large group of us went to the Port Office Hotel Restaurant, for our Christmas get together dinner. The service was outstanding, a special mention to Isaac, Kobe and Declan. Their attention to detail and their happy dis…

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