Karaoke Venues in Melbourne's CBD, Southbank & Docklands

Booking Karaoke Venues: What to Know

Singing with friends in the city centre means booking a private room upstairs, off the street grid – one venue sits above Sutherland Street, the other above Little Bourke Street. Neither charges to hire a room; instead you commit to a spend on the menu and the bar.

LKF Bar & Karaoke is the smaller, cocktail-led choice with a handful of themed rooms, while Action Karaoke has more than 15 rooms scaled from intimate studios up to a suite for 40. Pick the room by the kind of night:

A birthday with a host and sparklers on the cake: Action Karaoke, Level 1, 242 Little Bourke Street, from $390 minimum spend
Cocktails and a set menu with the bridesmaids or a few colleagues: LKF Bar & Karaoke, Level 1/22 Sutherland Street, from $900 minimum spend on weeknights
A team night that takes over a whole floor: LKF can open its karaoke level to 145 guests standing or 100 at tables
Twenty friends who want some theatre: Action's big rooms seat them in tiers, with two screens, stage lights and smoke effects
Songs in several languages: Action Karaoke's library spans English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean and Japanese among others

Below, the two are compared on the rooms themselves and on what you eat and drink, followed by answers on timing, celebrations and work bookings.

CBD, Southbank & Docklands Karaoke Venues

Action Karaoke grades its rooms by size: studios for up to 8 with a 55-inch screen, mid-sized rooms for 12 and big rooms for 20.
Its VIP suite, finished in black and gold, puts up to 40 in front of an 85-inch curved screen with surround sound and waiters at the table.
Every LKF room carries its own theme and name, plus separate audio, microphones, a screen and air conditioning.
At LKF one staff member is assigned to each room, and only the smallest goes without its own bathroom.

Spending the minimum

LKF's room bookings put every guest on a set menu, with more dishes available from the full menu and one bill for food and drink.
Its cocktails lean Asian-influenced, sitting beside local and imported wines and plenty of whisky, and drinks packages last two, three or four hours.
Action Karaoke folds soft drinks and a snack platter into the room spend, which rises with room size.
Its kitchen keeps cooking late, with dishes like tempura prawns, wonton soup and fried rice.

Questions About Booking Karaoke Rooms

How late does karaoke run in the city?

Action Karaoke's night sessions start at 8:30pm and finish at 4am. LKF Bar & Karaoke trades Wednesday to Saturday and keeps going into the early hours on Saturdays; its room bookings last three hours, with the final 30 minutes kept for clearing up.

Which venue suits a hens night or milestone birthday?

LKF names hens nights and milestone birthdays among its events, and can add a saxophonist, a balloon garland, arrival cocktails or a dessert station. At Action Karaoke the team can organise a room host, a welcome cocktail, flowers, balloons and a sparkler-topped cake.

Is karaoke a good option for a corporate group?

LKF hosts corporate functions on its karaoke level, which holds 145 standing. Action Karaoke gives business groups a charcuterie board and lets them set their own start and finish times.

How do we book a room?

Call Action Karaoke – it takes bookings by phone, and its first-floor lounge is reached by lift or stairs. At LKF, rooms are held on a minimum spend that covers food and drinks together.

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