Palooka

About Palooka

Palooka is an all-day restaurant in Stratford Village, on Kamerunga Road on the city side of the Barron River. It serves European-inspired share plates and wood-fired pizza, and runs a dedicated events team for private functions. The main function space is the courtyard, an open, private area with mountain outlooks and a cooling breeze. It seats 70 for a sit-down meal or holds 80 standing, and comes with its own bar, a microphone and the option to play your own music. Inside, the restaurant is fully air-conditioned and broken into areas with couches, high bar tables and formal dining, which suits smaller groups of up to about 20. For a bigger event you can take the whole venue, which seats 140 or holds 160 standing, with a PA available for a fee. Menus lean on local produce, including meat from the butcher next door and fruit and vegetables from Tablelands growers. Choose from shared banquets, plated set menus, a wood-fired pizza party, canapé selections, grazing platters or a high tea. Drinks run on two- to four-hour packages, with a cocktail round as an add-on, or on a bar tab capped at a figure you set. Event packages come with table décor and personalised menus. There is no room hire fee, although a minimum spend applies when you book the full courtyard, the bar, the dining room or the whole venue. Weddings are handled by a dedicated specialist on the events team.

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