Hens Party Venues in South Melbourne

Some brides want six friends and a fireplace; others want the whole netball club and a DJ. South Melbourne's three pubs cover both. Over on Clarendon Street, the Golden Gate Hotel has a 14-seat Library and an upstairs bar room for 120, Lamaro's Hotel on Cecil Street has glass-roofed and wine-lined private dining rooms, and Main Hall @ Bells Hotel opens to the sky on Moray Street.

Many hens start with a long lunch or dinner and move somewhere louder, and all three pubs sit within the same few streets.

Hens ideas across the three pubs:

• A fireside dinner for the bridal party in the Golden Gate Library, which has its own bathrooms and audio
• Long-table wine and food in the Wine Room at Lamaro's Hotel, for up to 24
• Leather lounges and a private bar in the Coventry Room at the Golden Gate, with cocktails or sparkling on arrival
• Main Hall @ Bells Hotel for a big group that wants a DJ and dancing under a retractable roof
• Grazing boards, platters and live stations from the Bells kitchen, with canapés From $35 per person

Whoever is organising can keep the spend in check: the Golden Gate offers a cash bar or bar tab, and Lamaro's lets the host cap the tab at a chosen amount.