Birthday Party Venues in Hobart City & Inner Suburbs

Choosing the Right Birthday Party Venue

Birthday venues across Hobart City & Inner Suburbs cluster in a few areas, and each suits a different kind of party. The city centre and waterfront hold most of them, from Salamanca Place pubs to dining rooms on the piers, while Battery Point and the inner north add upstairs bars and function floors a little out of the centre.

Sandy Bay brings the outlier: The Point Revolving Restaurant, a three-course group dinner 17 floors above the River Derwent, from $140 per person. Start with the format you want – a stand-up drinks party, a long-table meal or a big night with music – and the area tends to follow.

How the inner-city birthday options break down by area:

Salamanca Place: Irish Murphy's Hobart has Ma Dwyer's Parlour for 100 standing, while The Beer Garden @ Waterman's Hotel is a covered outdoor space with its own bar for 30 to 80.
Waterfront dining: Mures Upper Deck sits above Victoria Dock with the Maatsuyker Room for 35 seated, and Restaurant Maria on Brooke Street Pier has a private room for 20.
City centre streets: Rude Boy on Elizabeth Street can be hired whole for 60 with a DJ, and New Sydney Hotel on Bathurst Street has a laneway beer garden for up to 40.
Battery Point: Ball & Chain Grill offers upstairs rooms for 8 to 80, and Botanica Bar's Loft takes 100 for cocktails.
North Hobart: Boodle Beasley gives a party its whole upstairs floor from a $500 minimum spend, and the Mezzanine Level @ Deep South Brewing Co. seats up to 100.

Hobart City & Inner Suburbs Birthday Party Venues

Mountain Culture Hobart on Murray Street runs share-style packages from $25 per person, for groups of 20 or more.
Canapé packages at The Rooftop @ The Telegraph Hotel start from $40 per person, on a weatherproofed roof overlooking Sullivans Cove.
Irish Murphy's Hobart sets its private-room spend from $40 per person, with shared platters and two- to four-hour drinks packages.
Customs House Hotel Hobart charges from $300 room hire for Vue, its function room with a dance floor, gas fires and a private bar.

Rules and extras that differ between venues

Customs House Hotel Hobart doesn't host 18th birthdays and doesn't allow DJs, as noise carries to hotel guests.
Botanica Bar also rules out DJs and live bands, while Rude Boy can arrange a DJ for a whole-bar hire.
Callington Mill House of Whisky & Dining can build a guided whisky tasting into a birthday dinner, with sharing menus from $88 per person.
Smaller seated birthdays suit the Blue Room @ The Astor Grill on Macquarie Street, seating 45 at linen-dressed round tables.

Common Questions About Venues for Birthday Parties

Which inner-city birthday venues allow a DJ?

Rude Boy can arrange one when the whole bar is hired, and Mures Upper Deck is DJ friendly for whole-floor events. Customs House Hotel Hobart and Botanica Bar don't allow DJs.

Where can a birthday group stay outdoors near Salamanca Place?

The Beer Garden @ Waterman's Hotel is covered, so it works when the weather turns, and New Sydney Hotel's laneway beer garden is partly covered and heated.

Which inner-city venues have the lowest food packages for a large birthday?

Mountain Culture Hobart starts from $25 per person for 20 or more, and the Deep South Brewing Co. mezzanine from $30 per person.

Is there a birthday room looking towards kunanyi/Mount Wellington?

The Promenade Room @ MACq 01 Hotel looks across the River Derwent to the mountain and holds 100 for cocktails, and The Point's outlook turns past it during the meal.