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A reunion needs a room where people can hear each other, sit down when they want to and stay for a few hours without being moved on. Melbourne's pubs handle that well, and most of the venues tagged for reunions are pub function rooms with a bar of their own.
In the west, Barkly Room @ The Plough Hotel in Footscray has a private bar and doors onto the courtyard, with a minimum spend from $2,000, and Customs House Hotel Williamstown offers four rooms on Nelson Place from a $1,000 minimum spend. Cross Keys Hotel in Essendon has two upstairs rooms with balconies and DJ booths. In the Inner North, The Wolfhound in Fitzroy serves grazing tables from $20 per person or lets you bring in your own caterer, and Rooftop Bar @ The Cornish Arms in Brunswick has a covered, heated rooftop from $25 per person.
For a reunion with a view, Sandy by the Bay in Sandringham sits above the football oval behind glass walls, and The Sunroom @ Hotel Esplanade in St Kilda has a retractable roof and an open-air deck. Saint & Rogue on Little Collins Street suits a CBD catch-up, with an upstairs Loft under a heritage ceiling.
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Barkly Room @ The Plough Hotel in Footscray, Cross Keys Hotel in Essendon and Customs House Hotel Williamstown all have private function rooms with their own bars. Customs House Hotel Williamstown has four rooms for 20 to 150 guests.
The Wolfhound in Fitzroy lets groups bring their own caterer, or serves grazing tables from $20 per person. Its upstairs Gallery has a bar of its own for up to 80.
Sandy by the Bay in Sandringham has a glass-walled room looking over the bay that holds 200 for cocktails, and The Sunroom @ Hotel Esplanade in St Kilda looks across the bay from under a retractable roof.
The group commits to spending at least that amount on food and drinks rather than paying a room fee. At Barkly Room @ The Plough Hotel the minimum spend starts from $2,000.
The Timber Yard in Port Melbourne is hired exclusively for up to 1,500 standing, and Manor on High in Epping has ballrooms seating up to 650.
Neale's Spit Roast Catering travels to every Melbourne region and sets up carved spit roasts buffet style from $23 per person, with halal meats and vegetarian options.
