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Golden Gate Hotel

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Capacity: 370 guestsPricing: From $37 per personCategory: VenuesLocation: 238 Clarendon St, South Melbourne VIC 3205

Highlights

  • Upstairs Coventry Room with its own bar for up to 120 standing
  • Whole-pub hire for up to 370 standing or 140 seated
  • Canapé packages from $37 per person

About Golden Gate Hotel

The Golden Gate Hotel is a long-standing South Melbourne pub where Clarendon Street meets Coventry Street. It mixes a traditional pub atmosphere with a modern dining room, and its functions team looks after birthdays, cocktail parties, engagement parties, corporate events and Christmas functions. There are four spaces to choose from. Upstairs, the Coventry Room has a central private bar, leather lounges, warm timber and windows over the street, taking 60 seated or 120 standing. Next door, the Library seats 14 (30 standing) and has a fireplace, its own bathrooms, audio and a bookshelf feature wall. On the ground floor, the Dining Room seats 40 or holds 60 standing with views of tree-lined Coventry Street, while part of the Main Bar can be sectioned off for up to 200 standing. The whole pub can be hired for 140 seated or 370 standing. Food runs from canapé packages at $37, $45 and $56 per person, with substantial items, platters and a shared family-style set menu of two or three courses. Drinks can be a cash bar, a bar tab, or standard, premium and deluxe packages from two to four hours, with cocktails or sparkling on arrival as extras. Corporate day packages cover meetings with morning tea and lunch.

Inclusions & amenities

Venue type

PubHotel

Budget

$ (Lower)

Food & drinks

Catering AvailableDrink PackagesBar TabPay-As-You-Go Drinks

Features

Cocktail/StandingBanquet/Sit-DownPrivate SpaceIndoorExclusive Venue HireRelaxed Vibe

Facilities

Wheelchair Accessible

Pricing

Canapé packages cost $37 per person (six pieces), $45 (eight) and $56 (ten). The shared set menu is $61 per person for two courses or $73 for three. Drinks packages start at $48 per person for two hours of the standard package. Corporate packages run from $30 per person for morning or afternoon tea to $65 per person for the full executive day.

Food

Canapés include arancini, mini pies, sausage rolls, gyoza, kofta, sushi and blinis, plus sweet bites. Substantial items such as sliders and fish and chip boxes are $12.50 each, and individual platters are available. The family-style set menu covers dishes like calamari, halloumi, parmas, fish and chips and sticky date. Low gluten, low dairy, vegetarian and vegan options are marked across the menus.

Beverages

Standard packages are $48, $61 and $75 per person for two, three and four hours; premium runs $59 to $87 per person and deluxe $71 to $98 per person. Spirits add $29 per person to premium or deluxe. A bar tab or cash bar can be set up instead, and a cocktail on arrival costs $15 per person (minimum 25).

Availability

Monday11:30AM – 10PM
Tuesday11:30AM – 10PM
Wednesday11:30AM – 10PM
Thursday11:30AM – 10PM
Friday11:30AM – 11PM
Saturday11:30AM – 11PM
Sunday11:30AM – 9PM
Functions run during pub trading hours, seven days. Enquire through the function enquiry form or by phone to check dates and rooms.

Frequently asked questions

Which function rooms does the Golden Gate Hotel have?

The Coventry Room (60 seated, 120 standing), the Library (14 seated, 30 standing), the Dining Room (40 seated, 60 standing) and a sectioned area of the Main Bar (60 seated, 200 standing). The whole pub takes 140 seated or 370 standing.

How much are the function food packages?

Canapé packages are $37 per person for six pieces, $45 for eight and $56 for ten. The shared set menu is $61 per person for two courses or $73 for three, and substantial items and platters can be added.

What drinks options are available?

Choose a cash bar, a bar tab on consumption, or a standard, premium or deluxe package. Packages start at $48 per person for two hours, and spirits can be added to premium or deluxe packages for $29 per person.

Can I bring a cake and decorations?

Yes. Cakes are welcome with no cakeage fee, and decorations are fine as long as they aren't messy and don't affect other guests.

Is the venue wheelchair accessible?

There is wheelchair access to the ground level only, which includes the Dining Room and Main Bar. The Coventry Room and Library are on the first floor.

Where we are

Suitable occasions

Omid Master

Omid Master

5 months ago

Excellent atmosphere service and food. Highly recommend. Perfect on a sunny day on the roof top and with lots of sky lights

Jesse McQueen

Jesse McQueen

5 months ago

A solid, dependable pub overall. The parma is good value if you catch it during the lunch specials, though the regular prices, especially for drinks, feel a bit steep. The chips are thin and quite a few end up overdone a…

Shruti Kohli

Shruti Kohli

9 months ago

Just randomly walked in for lunch for the first time and was happy to find they had a lunch special going on, which was a bonus. We ordered the chicken schnitzel, which came with chips, gravy, and salad. The meat was ve…

Towfik Farazee

Towfik Farazee

5 months ago

Went to Golden Gate Hotel for a work dinner on the 29th of April with colleagues. I ordered the Mexican-style chicken parma, while others at the table tried different varieties. Unfortunately, all of the parmas were quit…

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