Christmas Party Venues in Brunswick

What to Know Before Booking Christmas Party Venues

Brunswick office parties usually come down to one question, rooftop or beer garden, and both answers sit on Sydney Road. The Edinburgh Castle Hotel at number 681 is a live-music pub with three bookable spaces, and Rooftop Bar @ The Cornish Arms is the covered, heated roof of a pub at 163A.

Sizing the work party to the space:

A December lunch for the whole floor – a weekday daytime booking gives the team the entire Cornish Arms roof, 80 at tables or 150 on their feet.
After-work drinks for a department – evenings on the Cornish Arms roof suit about 65 to 75 at the end nearest the street, with a regular-date food commitment from $25 per person.
A room with its own bar – the Edinburgh Castle's Saloon Bar seats 50, or 90 for drinks, and fits a small live act.
The whole company outdoors – out the back of the Edinburgh Castle, picnic tables and a stage serve up to 200, exclusively once you reach 80 guests.
A team dinner for under 40 – the Cowgirl Corner in the Edinburgh Castle's main bar room suits a sit-down meal.

December is dearer on the Cornish Arms roof – its per-head food figure goes up on the busiest dates – and Sundays and public holidays carry a surcharge.

No room hire at the Edinburgh Castle; instead each area sets a minimum, from $250 minimum spend, and the deposit is credited back against food or drinks.
Bar tabs there come in three levels – basic, premium with extra wines and optional spirits, or open across the whole list – so the boss can choose how far the shout goes.
On the rooftop there's no deposit, just a card pre-authorisation, and the bar tab is paid at the end of the night.
Headcounts for the Cornish Arms are locked in seven days ahead.

Catering for every colleague

Vegans on the team can order from a complete plant-based menu at the Cornish Arms, where all the tap beer is vegan as well.
Platters for the table and pizzas from the wood oven keep a mingling office crowd fed without a formal dinner.
At the Edinburgh Castle, canapés such as croquettes, sliders, dumplings and tofu are ordered by the piece, with dietary options throughout.
Platters there range from party pies and spring rolls to antipasto and dessert boards, and a long craft beer list covers the beer drinkers.

Venues for Christmas Parties: Your Questions Answered

Can a Brunswick Christmas party stay outdoors late?

Out of respect for the neighbours, the Edinburgh Castle's garden shuts at 10pm, so a party planning to run later is better booked into the Saloon Bar. On the Cornish Arms roof, a retractable cover and heaters handle a wet December evening.

Is the Cornish Arms rooftop private for a work function?

Only partly at night, when other drinkers share the roof. Weekday daytimes give you sole use, and other times can be arranged by agreeing a minimum spend; the pub has no dedicated function room.

Where can the team play its own music for the Christmas party?

In the Edinburgh Castle Hotel's Saloon Bar the team's own playlist can run all night, and the pub is known for free local live music.

Does either Brunswick pub charge room hire?

No. On the rooftop you agree a per-head food figure, and at the Edinburgh Castle each of the three spaces carries its own minimum and deposit.