Christmas Party Venues in Main Beach

What to Know Before Booking Christmas Party Venues

Main Beach splits a work Christmas party between dressed-up dining and a stroll-to-the-sand club night. Birdcage Dining Room & Garden Bar brings velvet curtains and gold screens to Tedder Avenue, while Southport Surf Club sits on the beachfront at MacArthur Parade.

Sizing up each room for the office crowd:

Birdcage Dining Room & Garden Bar holds 100 standing or 80 seated, and a smaller team can take a section of the room.
Shared banquets at Birdcage Dining Room & Garden Bar come in three levels, from $69 per person, with a vegetarian version available.
Southport Surf Club's Corporate Room opens to its own ocean-facing balcony, for 50 cocktail or 30 seated.
A team wanting room to dance can look at Southport Surf Club's Pavilion Hall, which has its own bar and space for 100 cocktail or 60 seated.
Southport Surf Club prices its rooms from $1,500 minimum spend.

Both venues work on minimum spends for groups, so get the figure for your date before comparing the two.

Two or three hour drinks packages at Birdcage Dining Room & Garden Bar cover wine, beer and soft drinks, with cocktail add-ons.
Southport Surf Club skips drinks packages, and a capped bar tab is the usual way to cover the team's rounds.
Club platters cover arancini, seafood and sliders among others, and the kitchen sends its final ones out at 8.30pm.
Dumplings, bao and slow-cooked lamb shoulder feature across the Birdcage banquet tiers.

Sorting the logistics for a Main Beach team night

Surf club bookings last up to 5 hours and end by 11pm, and decorating time of an hour comes first.
Check access needs against your team: the Pavilion Hall has wheelchair access, and the Corporate Room does not.
A year-end slideshow suits the Corporate Room, which comes with audio-visual gear and sound.
Run any outside DJ or photo booth past the surf club's functions team before you book it.

Venues for Christmas Parties: Your Questions Answered

How many colleagues can we bring to a Main Beach Christmas party?

Up to 100 standing at either venue. Seated, Birdcage Dining Room & Garden Bar takes 80 and Southport Surf Club's Pavilion Hall takes 60.

Can our team have Main Beach's beachfront room to ourselves?

Southport Surf Club hires its two spaces as private rooms with their own bar. At Birdcage Dining Room & Garden Bar, ask about exclusive use if your group is large.

Is a seated festive dinner possible or is it all canapés?

Birdcage Dining Room & Garden Bar builds its group menus around seated shared banquets. The surf club kitchen caters functions with platters, so it leans towards a stand-up format.

What happens with a Christmas party on a Sunday at the surf club?

Sunday groups use the bistro menu, not the platter list. Apart from a celebration cake, the club supplies all food and drink.