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Category: Christmas Party VenuesLocation: Inner EastListings: 8

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What to Know Before Booking Christmas Party Venues

Most inner-east end-of-year functions land in a pub function room with its own bar, a canapé package and drinks set for a fixed number of hours. The pubs here line Victoria Street and Bridge Road in Richmond, Auburn Road and Burwood Road in Hawthorn, and High Street at Kew Junction.

Late November and December evenings are when most teams want a room, so a weeknight date or an earlier start can widen the choice. Check which nights each venue runs functions – the Spread Eagle, for one, does not hold them on Wednesdays.

Rooms to shortlist for the team, by headcount:

  • Small teams and leadership dinners: long timber tables and bentwood chairs seat 32 in The Coppin Room @ The Spread Eagle Hotel, with dedicated waitstaff and a $500 minimum spend as the floor.
  • Mid-sized departments: up to 48 seated or 60 standing fit The National Hotel's Garden Parlour, which has a private bar, heating, a mic and an HDMI-ready TV for the year-in-review slides, and City Bar @ Corner Hotel on Swan Street seats 70 with two 85-inch screens and a wireless microphone.
  • Whole-office parties: combine The Studio with The Loft at The Bridge Hotel and 200 fit, while Skinny Dog Hotel's upstairs atrium stretches to 220 standing.
  • Company-wide: Level One @ The Hawthorn Hotel hands over the entire first floor – bar, stage, deck – for up to 400 standing.
  • Open-air feel: a retractable roof lets The Pavilion @ Auburn Hotel open to the sky on a warm evening, with a pizza oven and a raised deck over the beer garden; in Cremorne, Amatrice has alfresco terrace and balcony areas on level 10, from $79 per person.

Most of these pubs offer drinks packages alongside a bar tab, and the Auburn Hotel and The Hawthorn Hotel let the organiser top up or raise the tab during the night instead of committing the whole budget up front.

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Keeping the end-of-year budget in line

  • The National Hotel has the lowest starting point, with a chef's selection of canapés from $27 per person.
  • The Bridge Hotel and Level One both start canapé packages from $37 per person, with shared sit-down menus for teams who would rather be seated.
  • At The Pavilion and Skinny Dog Hotel canapés begin from $40 per person, and Skinny Dog also offers savoury or sweet grazing tables.
  • The Spread Eagle sets its minimum spend by day and season; it's worth pricing a Tuesday against a December Friday.

One function for a mixed team

  • Brick Corner and the Heritage Room, joined at The Bridge Hotel, give a seated banquet for 62, so senior staff and graduates share one long meal.
  • Teams that would rather mingle can book the Ethel Room with its stage or the Alumni Lounge and deck at The Hawthorn Hotel, each for 80 standing, instead of the whole floor.
  • Accessible options: Skinny Dog Hotel has a ramp in and lifts upstairs, and at the Auburn Hotel the Pavilion holds the accessible facilities.
  • After the speeches, music bingo, a jukebox karaoke console or a GIF photo booth can be booked at The National Hotel.

Venues for Christmas Parties: Your Questions Answered

Can our company take over a whole inner-east pub for the end-of-year party?

Three ways to do it: book The Bridge Hotel exclusively; arrange The National Hotel's whole venue outside regular trading hours; or take the Spread Eagle's first floor, where three rooms, a private bar and bathrooms add up to 62 seated or 80 standing.

Which rooms have a screen and microphone for the CEO's speech?

Three rooms are equipped for it: The National Hotel's Garden Parlour (TV with HDMI input and a microphone), the Coppin Room (plasma TV, Sonos, portable speaker and microphone) and The Bridge Hotel's Studio (two big plasma screens and a raised stage).

How are drinks handled at an office party here?

Expect packages of two hours or more, a bar tab set to a limit, or a cash bar. Spirits upgrades and arrival cocktails are extras at The Bridge Hotel and The Hawthorn Hotel.

Will the venues cater for staff with dietary requirements?

Yes. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free meals are covered in The Hawthorn Hotel's function pack, the Spread Eagle looks after allergies given notice, the Auburn Hotel tailors menus for the group, Amatrice swaps dishes in advance, and City Bar @ Corner Hotel confirms dietary requirements with final numbers 14 days ahead.

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