Christmas Party Venues in Melbourne's Inner North

What to Know Before Booking Christmas Party Venues

Collingwood carries the most choice for a work Christmas in the inner north, with two pubs on Smith Street, while Fitzroy, Carlton and Brunswick each offer one distinctive room. The deciding questions are usually the head count, whether the team sits or stands, and how the budget is set. Suburb by suburb for end-of-year parties:

Collingwood: Bobby's Upstairs at Hotel Collingwood (48 seated, up to 100 standing) and the bluestone Cellar Bar @ Grace Darling Hotel (30 seated, 60 standing).
Fitzroy, Gertrude Street: The Bowery Room @ Builders Arms Hotel, with an open kitchen and tiled bar of its own, for a seated 60 or a standing 100, and the smaller Private Dining Room @ Builders Arms Hotel, where 20 sit down together.
Carlton, Queensberry Street: Private Dining Room @ The Lincoln, a restored shopfront room for 30 around a share-style set menu.
Brunswick, Sydney Road: Rooftop Bar @ The Cornish Arms, a covered, heated roof available whole on weekday daytimes for 150.
Larger stand-up crowds: Hotel Collingwood's Front Bar takes 120 for cocktails.

Pricing models differ across the region. Hotel Collingwood's canapés start from $42 per person and the Cornish Arms sets a food spend from $25 per person with no room hire, while the Grace Darling cellar starts from $2,000 minimum spend and The Lincoln from $2,500 minimum spend. Both Builders Arms rooms shape catering around each group's budget.

The Lincoln books its room exclusively for a lunch sitting (12pm to 5.30pm) or a dinner sitting (6.30pm to 11pm), with the Lincoln Menu or the Chef's Menu served share-style.
The Bowery Room can be set as one long table for 24 or a dinner for 60, with every plate coming out of the room's own kitchen.
At Hotel Collingwood, the Bistro seats 40 by a fireplace, and set menus can be shared platters or dishes ordered on the night.
In the candlelit Grace Darling cellar, a seated team eats a shared banquet.

Stand-up drinks and December dates

On key December dates the Cornish Arms asks for a bigger food spend, and it takes a credit card pre-authorisation to hold the booking instead of a deposit.
Weeknights, Sunday included, cost less in the Grace Darling cellar than Fridays and Saturdays.
Hotel Collingwood's courtyard, heated and under a retractable roof, holds 60 standing, and the pub is licensed until midnight.
For the boss's speech, Bobby's Upstairs has a projector and microphone, and AV is available in both The Lincoln's room and the Grace Darling cellar.

Venues for Christmas Parties: Your Questions Answered

Which inner north venue fits a team of 100?

The Bowery Room holds 100 standing, Bobby's Upstairs at Hotel Collingwood takes up to 100, its Front Bar 120, and the Cornish Arms rooftop 150 when booked whole on a weekday daytime.

Are December dates priced differently in the inner north?

Yes at the Cornish Arms, whose food spend climbs on key December dates. In the Grace Darling cellar the higher spend is tied to weekends rather than the season.

Where can a small leadership team have a private Christmas lunch?

The Lincoln gives a team of up to 30 its room exclusively for a lunch sitting, and Hotel Collingwood's Wine Room suits a smaller dinner around a communal table. For a team of up to 20, the Private Dining Room @ Builders Arms Hotel on Gertrude Street seats everyone at a single long table.

Can the company put drinks on a tab?

Hotel Collingwood, The Lincoln, the Grace Darling and the Cornish Arms all run bar tabs, and The Lincoln can lift the limit during the night.

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