The Court House Hotel
ProHighlights
- Heritage Queenslander pub with wide verandahs and balconies
- Spaces from a 14-guest lounge to the whole first floor for 200
- Reserve-a-space minimum spends from $750, spent as a bar tab
About The Court House Hotel
The Court House Hotel is a heritage Queenslander pub on Wharf Street in Port Douglas, with a heritage façade and wide verandahs. It sits opposite St Mary's by the Sea chapel and Rex Smeal Park, and its all-weather spaces suit anything from a small group to an event of 500. Upstairs, the Sunset Bar is an air-conditioned indoor room with its own bar for 60. The Wharf Street Balcony also holds 60 and looks over the park towards the chapel, while the Macrossan Street and Courtyard balconies each take 30. For a big party, the whole first floor can be booked exclusively, giving you every balcony and the private bar for up to 200. Downstairs, the Wharf Street Sails area holds 25 to 120, the Back Deck 12 to 25 and the Beer Garden Lounge up to 14. There are two ways to book. Reserve a space sets aside an area for your group, with a minimum spend that works as a bar tab for food, drinks or both. The premium canapé service adds personal waitstaff serving a canapé selection in three tiers. Share platters for six to nine people can be pre-ordered, from antipasto, pub and cheese platters at $100 to seafood platters at $180. Drinks can run on a bar tab, a cash bar or a standard or premium beverage package. The pub has hosted birthdays, engagements, baby showers, farewells, casual wedding receptions and large corporate nights. Guests may bring their own cake, and the team supplies a knife, plates and serviettes.
Inclusions & amenities
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Pricing
Share platters are $100 for antipasto, pub, cheese, vegetable, vegetarian, fruit or dessert platters and $180 for seafood platters. Premium canapé packages with waitstaff are quoted in three tiers.
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Frequently asked questions
How many guests can The Court House Hotel hold?
The pub's spaces suit groups from a handful of people up to large events of 500. Exclusive use of the whole first floor takes up to 200, and the Wharf Street Sails area holds 25 to 120.
How does the minimum spend work?
With Reserve a space, your minimum spend becomes a bar tab that can go on food, drinks or both. The Back Deck starts from $750, the Sunset Bar from $1,200 and the entire first floor from $4,800.
Do you host 18th or 21st birthdays?
The pub does not take bookings for 18th, 19th or 20th birthdays. 21st birthdays are welcome, with one security guard needed for every 50 guests at the host's cost.
Can we play our own music?
Live entertainment is not permitted at functions under the liquor licence, but you can play your own playlist from a phone or tablet.
What deposit and notice are needed?
Bookings are held for up to five days until the booking form is returned with a 25% deposit. Final numbers, food selections and food payment are due seven days before the event.
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Michelle V
2 months ago
This is such a nice restaurant, great service, delicious food, wonderful and hefty cocktails, beautiful view of the water, we tried quite a lot of the menu, but I highly recommend the Barramundi and fried scallops and Hu…
Kevan Sinclair
a year ago
Well positioned and felt authentic. A piece of local history enjoyed by many. Comfortable seating areas on the ground floor, which we enjoyed. Other dining areas we did not see. Food was very well cooked and presented ni…
Ghazal Arash Rad
4 months ago
Great food! We were a group of six and all ordered the Scotch eye fillet steaks, which were excellent. The herb sauce was delicious and something different from what I usually have. The salad dressing was also really tas…
Liza T
a month ago
This place has me completely baffled! Somehow, it managed to serve me both one of the best meals AND hands down the worst meal of our entire trip to Port Douglas. Quite the achievement, really! Let's start with the good…
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