Wedding Reception Venues in Melbourne's Inner North

Choosing the Right Wedding Reception Venue

Carlton and Fitzroy split the inner north's reception options between them, and the range in scale is wide – from a private room seating 30 to a whole corner pub for 500. Couples usually decide on two things: how many people are coming, and whether the night centres on a long dinner or a dance floor. How the four compare:

Prince Alfred Carlton, at Grattan and Bouverie Streets: Upstairs Exclusive gives 250 guests a private rooftop, bar, dance floor and DJ booth, and the whole pub stretches to 500.
Fitzroy's The Wolfhound, at 386-388 Brunswick Street: a fireplace Main Room for 120, with a sofa-filled back room and a planted courtyard alongside – 60 to 200 when combined.
Upstairs at The Wolfhound: the Gallery, a separate open-plan room for 80 with a bar and a Brunswick Street door of its own.
At Gertrude and Gore Streets in Fitzroy, The Bowery Room @ Builders Arms Hotel seats 60 for dinner or holds 100 for cocktails, in a hotel standing since 1853.
Private Dining Room @ The Lincoln on Queensberry Street, Carlton: a midnight-blue room with seats for 30.

On cost, The Wolfhound's grazing table starts from $20 per person and BBQ packages at Prince Alfred Carlton from $32 per person. The Lincoln works to a $2,500 minimum spend, while the Bowery Room fits its catering to the couple's budget.

Prince Alfred Carlton's Upstairs Exclusive has TVs and a microphone for the speeches, and sit-down dinners, shared menus, DJs or a photo booth can be arranged.
Heating, cooling and disabled access are standard across Prince Alfred's spaces.
The Wolfhound's Main Room has a fireplace, floor-to-ceiling windows onto Brunswick Street and room for a band or DJs.
At The Wolfhound you can bring an outside caterer or cater it yourselves, and the modular furniture moves to clear a full dance floor.

Dinner-first weddings

Food comes straight from the Bowery Room's own open kitchen, beside a vintage tiled bar, and the room can be laid as one long table for 24.
Its windows overlook Gore Street on one side and the pub's courtyard on the other.
The Lincoln serves its Lincoln Menu or Chef's Menu share-style, at a lunch or a dinner sitting.
Once the sitting ends, the party can move two doors along to The Lincoln's own bar.

Common Questions About Wedding Reception Venues

Which inner north venue can take a wedding of 300 or more?

Prince Alfred Carlton, where hiring the whole pub lifts capacity to 500.

Which venues suit a reception with a DJ?

Prince Alfred Carlton, whose upstairs level has a DJ booth and dance floor, and The Wolfhound, whose Main Room has space for DJs or a band.

Where could we have an intimate wedding lunch?

The Lincoln books its room for a lunch from 12pm to 5.30pm, seating 30, and the Bowery Room offers a single long table for 24.

Is outside catering allowed?

At The Wolfhound, yes – bring in a caterer, do it yourselves, or order the in-house grazing table.

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