Hens Party Venues in Melbourne CBD

How to Choose the Right Hens Party Venue

A hens celebration built around the bride-to-be usually needs three things: a spot where the bridal party can settle in, something to do besides drink, and an easy next stop. Between them, these city venues cover all three, from a riverside beer garden to a basement blues bar. Choose a style for the bride's send-off:

Higher Grace, up on the Rooftop @ State of Grace at 27 King Street, is a semi-private package built for bridal groups numbering 15 to 60.
Riverland Bar on the Yarra has a two-hour bottomless deal pairing Mediterranean pizza with spritz, and a stone-walled corner called Bluestone for 30.
Morris House combines a leafy rooftop with a comedy club downstairs, and its team can organise a tiramisu tower or photobooth for the bride.
The Rooftop @ Imperial Hotel adds roaming bubbles or cocktails on arrival to a rooftop section for up to 50.
Beneath Driver Lane teaches the group to mix martinis or classic cocktails in a private, candlelit masterclass.

Prices start from $31 per person at The Rooftop @ Imperial Hotel, with canapés at State of Grace, Morris House and the Garden State Hotel from $40 per person and drinks packages below Driver Lane from $65 per person.

Masterclasses at Beneath Driver Lane cover whisky, classic cocktails or martinis, and a Champagne tower or mini cocktails can round it off.
Morris House can book comedians from its own basement stage, and the Comedy Club holds 150 standing if the hens want the room to themselves.
A photobooth can be arranged at Morris House, and exclusive rooftop bookings at State of Grace can add one along with live music.
At Riverland Bar, a group of 80 can take the Private Deck next to Princes Bridge with a bartender of its own, and DJs play on weekends.

Moving the hens between stops

State of Grace spreads over three levels, with a street-level restaurant and a cellar bar called Fall From Grace under the rooftop. The Garden State Hotel on Flinders Lane works the same way over four levels – a plant-filled beer garden, an Italian restaurant and the Rose Garden, a basement cocktail bar with a dance floor for 200.
The Imperial stands opposite Parliament House beside the Princess Theatre, with a lift to all three levels and a retractable roof over its rooftop garden bar.
Riverland Bar has a lift straight down from Federation Square, and looks across the river to Southbank.
Morris House sits on Exhibition and Little Collins Streets; its rooftop has retractable awnings, but the upper levels are reached by stairs only.

Venues for Hens Parties: Your Questions Answered

Is there a package designed for hens groups?

Yes – Higher Grace, on the State of Grace rooftop, is semi-private and aimed squarely at hens parties of 15 to 60, with pizzas, share plates and cocktails on the menu.

Can the hens do something hands-on rather than just drink?

The masterclasses below Driver Lane cover whisky, martinis and classic cocktails, and Morris House can line up comedians from its basement stage.

Where can the bride-to-be be greeted with bubbles?

The Rooftop @ Imperial Hotel offers cocktails on arrival and roaming bubbles, Morris House can set up a champagne tower, and State of Grace adds Champagne towers to its packages. The Garden State Hotel also serves cocktails on arrival, and its Balcony Dining Room seats 20 on a private balcony.

Which hens venue copes with bad weather?

The Imperial's rooftop has a retractable roof and heaters, Morris House has retractable awnings, and Riverland Bar has heaters, awnings and an indoor space called The Vaults for 60 standing.