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An end-of-year party in the Hunter usually means a mixed group, with staff, partners and sometimes clients, a range of tastes and a budget set by someone else. Set menus and drink packages make that easier to manage, and every venue here caters in house.
In wine country, Ben Ean on McDonalds Road has the heritage-listed courtyard for a big company night, with private event packages from $80 per person including venue hire. Twine Restaurant on Oakey Creek Road runs cocktail menus from $52 per person, with a barrel room for up to 150. At Rydges Resort Hunter Valley in Lovedale, Gather's two private rooms suit a smaller team dinner on a shared menu.
Teams based in the Lower Hunter often stay closer to home:
In the Upper Hunter, The Royal Muswellbrook has set menus from $60 per person and six function areas, which helps when several departments want their own tables or rooms. For a small leadership-team lunch, Boydell's in Morpeth can be hired exclusively for up to 50.

Starting prices run from $40 per person at Commercial Hotel Morpeth for groups over 20, to Ben Ean's packages from $80 per person including venue hire. Twine Restaurant's cocktail menus sit in between, from $52 per person.
Boydell's in Morpeth is hired exclusively for up to 50, from $7,000 minimum spend. For a bigger company, Ben Ean's courtyard seats up to 300.
The Family Hotel's roaming canapé package is built for mingling, and The George Tavern's front terrace holds 70 cocktail-style. Commercial Hotel Morpeth's upstairs verandah takes 60 standing.
The Royal Muswellbrook has six function areas, from a 16-seat cellar to a courtyard and beer garden for 100. Sit-down char-grill packages start from $50 per person.
The Family Hotel and The Dining Room @ The Pourhouse are both on High Street. The George Tavern is across the river in East Maitland.