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St Andrews Conservatory

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Capacity: 160 guestsPricing: From $50 per personCategory: VenuesLocation: 128 Nicholson St, Fitzroy VIC 3065

Highlights

  • Glass-roofed function room for 160 standing or 120 seated with a dance floor
  • Canapé menus from $50 per person, all-inclusive packages from $100 per person
  • Fireplace, paper lanterns overhead and heating and cooling

About St Andrews Conservatory

St Andrews Conservatory is the function room of the St Andrews Hotel at 128 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy, looking across to the Carlton Gardens. It is booked exclusively for one event at a time, and the events coordinator handles birthdays, engagements, Christmas parties, showers, christenings, corporate functions and weddings, at lunch, in the afternoon or in the evening. The room is a conservatory: a glass roof lets in plenty of daylight, and dozens of white paper lanterns hang beneath it, lighting the space after dark. There is a fireplace for winter, two heating and cooling units, and room for a dance floor. Standing, it takes 160 with a dance space; seated, it fits 122 with a large dance floor or 140 without, and a pair of long tables seats up to 68. Speeches are covered by roving microphones, a lectern, an in-built sound system you can plug a phone or laptop into, and a 42-inch wall screen. There are two ways to pay. You can book the room for a $440 hire fee, choose a canapé or plated menu priced per person and run a bar tab, with a beverage minimum of $25 per guest. Or you can take an all-inclusive package that rolls food, five hours of drinks, the room, table linen, centrepieces and cake service into one price per person. Tastings can be arranged, and the team keeps a list of trusted music, styling and furniture suppliers.

Inclusions & amenities

Venue type

Function Venue

Budget

$ (Lower)

Food & drinks

Catering AvailableBar TabDrink Packages

Features

Cocktail/StandingBanquet/Sit-DownRelaxed VibeIndoorPrivate SpaceExclusive Venue Hire

Facilities

Air ConDance FloorMicrophoneSound SystemTV/Presentation Facilities

Pricing

On individual pricing, a $440 room hire fee secures the conservatory exclusively. Canapé menus are $50 per person for eight choices, $60 for ten and $70 for twelve; seated menus are $65 per person for main and dessert, $75 for entrée and main and $80 for three courses. A minimum drinks spend of $25 per person applies on this option. All-inclusive cocktail packages are $100, $110 or $120 per person, and an all-inclusive seated package is $145 per person; both include five hours of drinks and the room. Individual pricing isn't offered on Fridays and Saturdays in December or the last Friday in November.

Food

The kitchen offers canapé menus where you choose eight, ten or twelve items, and plated menus of two or three courses with mains served alongside a shared garden salad. Seated packages start with canapés on arrival and include fresh bread rolls. Tastings can be booked ahead of the event, and celebration cakes are cut and served by staff.

Beverages

Drinks can run on a bar tab at bar prices or be paid by guests, or on hourly packages at $45 per person for three hours, $55 for four and $65 for five. Packages cover tap beer, cider, sparkling, white and red wine, soft drinks and juices; spirits are bought at the bar.

Availability

The conservatory takes lunch, afternoon and evening bookings through the enquiry form or by phone. Viewings are usually held on Saturday afternoons by appointment, with weekday visits on request.

Frequently asked questions

How many people fit in the conservatory?

160 for a standing event with dance space. Seated, it takes 122 with a large dance floor or 140 without one, and two long tables seat up to 68.

What does a cocktail birthday cost?

On individual pricing, canapés are $50 per person for eight choices, $60 for ten or $70 for twelve, plus a $440 room hire fee and a $25 per person minimum spend on drinks. All-inclusive packages with five hours of drinks are $100, $110 or $120 per person and include the room.

Is there a seated dinner option?

Yes. A main and dessert is $65 per person, entrée and main $75, and three courses $80, with drinks on a bar tab or an hourly package. An all-inclusive seated package with canapés, three courses and five hours of drinks is $145 per person.

Do we get the room to ourselves?

Yes. Paying the room hire fee, or booking an all-inclusive package, secures the conservatory exclusively for your group.

Is it comfortable in winter and summer?

The room has two commercial heating and cooling units plus a fireplace, so it works year round.

Where we are

Suitable occasions

Vivian Gard

Vivian Gard

3 months ago

We recently hosted our Year Level Ladies Lunch for 110 guests, and it was an outstanding event from start to finish. The venue was the perfect choice beautifully presented, professionally managed, and easily accessible b…

Therese Stegley

Therese Stegley

5 months ago

We had our wedding at the conservatory on 01.11.25. We had constant feedback throughout the night from our guests at how accomodating the staff were and attentive. The organisation and planning process was immaculate (an…

Ellie Young

Ellie Young

6 months ago

We had our wedding party at St Andrews and are absolutely thrilled with how everything went and couldn’t have been happier with the team at St Andrews! We have had so many compliments about the venue and the food, everyo…

Patrick Gusman

Patrick Gusman

6 months ago

My wife and I had our wedding at St Andrews in November 2025. To say that it went perfectly would be an understatement. Firstly, we had explored about a dozen other options both in the metro and regional areas around Mel…

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