Christmas Party Venues Hobart

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Category: Christmas Party VenuesLocation: HobartListings: 21

Standout Christmas party venues in Hobart

Top picks are the highest-rated venues of each type that publish a starting price.

Best-rated by venue type

Restaurant
Aloft
4.7(1,147)
HobartUp to 100 guests
From $140 per person
Pub
Irish Murphy's Hobart
4.4(1,744)
HobartUp to 100 guests
From $40 per person

More well-reviewed venues, compared

The next highest-rated venues that publish a starting price, with capacity and cost side by side.

Venue	Type	Area	Capacity	From
Willie Smith's Apple Shed 4.6(1,466)	Type:Function Venue, Restaurant	Area:Grove	Capacity:Up to 200	Price:From $2,000
Hobart Brewing Co. 4.6(415)	Type:Brewery	Area:North Hobart	Capacity:–	Price:From $3,500 min spend
Ball & Chain Grill 4.4(2,276)	Type:Restaurant	Area:Battery Point	Capacity:Up to 80	Price:From $60pp
Boodle Beasley 4.4(576)	Type:Bar	Area:North Hobart	Capacity:Up to 100	Price:From $500 min spend
The Point Revolving Restaurant 4.4(289)	Type:Restaurant	Area:Sandy Bay	Capacity:Up to 120	Price:From $140pp
The Drunken Admiral 4.3(3,510)	Type:Restaurant	Area:Hobart	Capacity:Up to 120	Price:From $67pp
Carlyle Hotel 4.1(1,347)	Type:Pub, Hotel	Area:Derwent Park	Capacity:Up to 120	Price:From $200

Easier on the budget

Lowest per-person prices

Irish Murphy's Hobart
HobartUp to 100 guests
From $40 per person
Ball & Chain Grill
Battery PointUp to 80 guests
From $60 per person
The Drunken Admiral
HobartUp to 120 guests
From $67 per person
Aloft
HobartUp to 100 guests
From $140 per person
The Point Revolving Restaurant
Sandy BayUp to 120 guests
From $140 per person

Lowest minimum spends

Boodle Beasley
North HobartUp to 100 guests
From $500 minimum spend
Hobart Brewing Co.
North Hobart
From $3,500 minimum spend

What to Know Before Booking Christmas Party Venues

End-of-year functions here run straight into the summer peak. The waterfront fills with visitors through late December, and when the yacht race fleet arrives Sullivans Cove gets busier still, so office parties in the second half of the month compete for space. Early December, or even late November, is the easier window.

The main Christmas options and what they suit:

Pub function rooms in North Hobart, Battery Point and Derwent Park: private bars and separate rooms, from $200 room hire, with some rooms free to hire when food and drinks are bought on the night.
Cocktail bars with a loft or upstairs floor: stand-up parties for 25 to 100, often against a $500 minimum spend or more.
Seafood and grill restaurants on the old wharves and Salamanca Place: set menus from $60 per person to $67 per person for a sit-down lunch or dinner.
Whole-venue takeovers: a North Hobart brewery from a $3,500 minimum spend, or a top-floor pier restaurant from $140 per person.
Out of town: a Richmond farm hall for several hundred, a Sorell farm estate, a Channel waterfront restaurant or a Huon Valley cider shed from $2,000 room hire.

Add a DJ for the dance floor, or see the wider Christmas party planning page for activities and caterers.

Ask about December weekday rates; a Tuesday or Wednesday can cost less and leave more rooms to choose from.
Confirm the room is exclusive on the night, since many waterfront bars keep public trade going alongside private functions in December.
Agree a date for final numbers early, as the peak leaves little room to add guests late.
Teams that can wait might hold a January celebration and skip the pre-Christmas squeeze altogether.

Keeping the team together after dark

For a party at a Richmond hall, a Sorell estate or the Huon Valley, book a coach charter out and back, with the return time fixed.
In town, arrange a coach or set taxi pick-ups at the finish so staff are not left on the street at closing.
A charter cruise on the River Derwent can open the night before guests step off at a waterfront venue.
Agree in advance who sets the bar tab limit, so the night stays on track.

Weather and comfort

December can bring a warm afternoon and a cold evening on the same day; ask whether decks and beer gardens are heated and covered.
Wind off the water cools waterfront terraces quickly, so hold an indoor room for later in the night.
Rooftop parties need a cover plan, as showers can roll in off kunanyi/Mount Wellington with little warning.

Venues for Christmas Parties: Your Questions Answered

When should we book a Christmas function near Salamanca Place?

Book as early in the year as you can for a late-December Friday. The weeks around the yacht race finish are the busiest on the waterfront, while early December and weekdays are easier.

What does a work Christmas party cost per head in town?

Pub and restaurant packages start from about $40 per person, with set seafood and grill menus from $60 to $67 per person. Bars more often quote a minimum spend, from a $500 minimum spend for a private floor.

Can we take over a whole venue for the office party?

Yes, a North Hobart brewery can be hired whole on quieter early-week nights against a $3,500 minimum spend, and a pier-top restaurant can be taken whole from $140 per person. Cider sheds and farm halls out of town are also hired exclusively.

Is a Coal River Valley or Huon venue practical for an evening Christmas do?

It works well with a coach charter there and back. Without one, an evening out of town quickly becomes a problem, so make transport part of the booking.

Which Christmas venues have their own bar and entrance?

Several pub function rooms in North Hobart and the northern suburbs come with a private bar, and one North Hobart room has a separate entrance. Ask for these when you enquire.

How do we handle bad weather at a December beer garden party?

Hold an indoor room as a fallback and ask about heaters and cover for any deck or garden. December days can swing from warm to cold quickly.