Bucks Party Venues in St Kilda

How Bucks Party Venues Actually Work

The groom and his mates get a glass-walled bar of their own at The Sunroom @ Hotel Esplanade, part of The Espy, the long-standing pub and live music venue on the St Kilda foreshore. What the Sunroom gives a bucks group:

Room for the full crew: up to 160 standing on exclusive hire, or a section for around 60
Fresh air: the deck beside the room fits 40, and the full deck 80
Hearty bites: sliders, fish and chips and mini pies in packages from $47 per person
Drinks handled: a package running two to four hours, plus a spirits upgrade if the group wants it
Music: The Espy can line up a DJ

Beyond the Sunroom, The Espy runs a main bar, a public bar and basement, the Gershwin Room and a top-floor cocktail bar across its historic levels.

Bites packages are for groups of 20 or more, which covers most bucks numbers.
Thanks to the retractable roof, the room suits a warm summer night or a cold winter one.
Grazing boards keep the group fuelled between rounds.
A photobooth captures the evening for the groom to look back on, or not.

Seated starts and the finer points

Up to 100 can sit down for the shared group dining menu before the party gets going.
Oysters shucked at a station make for a more upmarket start to the night.
Floor-to-ceiling windows face the bay, so the water stays in view throughout.
One events team looks after the bucks booking all the way through.

Venues for Bucks Parties, Explained

How big can a bucks group be at the Sunroom?

Exclusive hire takes up to 160 standing or 100 seated, and a smaller group can book a section of around 60.

Is a DJ possible for a St Kilda bucks night?

Yes. The Sunroom has audio-visual equipment and space for entertainment, and The Espy can organise a DJ.

What food suits a bucks group at The Espy?

Bites packages mix small and larger pieces such as sliders, mini pies and fish and chips, from $47 per person for 20 or more, with grazing boards available on top.

Is the Sunroom indoors or outdoors?

Both. The room is glass-walled with a roof that retracts, and the deck alongside gives the group 40 to 80 spots outdoors.