Urban Ground
ProHighlights
- Open-air Gin Garden for up to 100 and a covered food truck pavilion
- Working gin distillery that hosts 30 to 40 guests with its own entrance
- Room for up to 500 guests across the whole site
About Urban Ground
Urban Ground is a garden bar and food truck venue on Lamana Road in Mordialloc, and the home of the Saint Felix gin distillery. It began in 2017 as a plan to turn an industrial lot into green space, and the grounds are now planted with natives and strung with lights. The indoor lounge is climate-controlled, with exposed brick, booths and communal tables for up to 60 seated. It is often paired with the Gin Garden, an open-air space of timber picnic tables and low lounges that holds around 100 guests. The covered food truck pavilion sits beside the trucks, with bench seating and high communal tables, and the function pack puts its seating at up to 200. The working distillery suits 30 to 40 guests for tastings, masterclasses and launches, with its own entrance and restroom, and room hire applies to that space. Across the whole site the venue can take up to 500. Food comes from the food trucks on site, including wood-fired pizza and a chips and churros truck, plus guest trucks on rotation. Groups can preorder from the trucks, the vendors can cover dietary needs and grazing boards are available for distillery events. The venue is fully licensed, so no outside alcohol is allowed, and bar tabs can be set up on the day or in advance, with coloured wristbands so staff can spot your guests. Groups over 25 pay a $10 per person deposit, and a hire fee or minimum spend may apply depending on group size, timing and date. You can bring a cake, which the team will store for free, and decorations are welcome as long as they are packed away afterwards. Send an enquiry to book.
Inclusions & amenities
Venue type
Food & drinks
Features
Facilities
Pricing
Groups of more than 25 pay a deposit of $10 per person, and room hire applies to the distillery. Bar tabs must be prepaid or settled on the night.
Food
The vendors can cater for dietary requirements, and grazing boards and tables are offered for distillery functions. Outside food isn't allowed apart from a celebration cake.
Beverages
Bar tabs can be arranged on the day, ahead of time or at the bar, and guests wear coloured wristbands so staff can match them to the tab. A tab without prepayment needs a card and ID left at the bar.
Availability
Frequently asked questions
How many guests can Urban Ground hold?
The whole venue takes up to 500 guests. On their own, the indoor lounge seats 60, the Gin Garden holds about 100 and the distillery suits 30 to 40.
Is there a minimum spend or hire fee?
The venue sets any hire fee or minimum spend for each booking based on group size, length of stay, date and time. Groups of more than 25 pay a deposit of $10 per person.
How does catering work?
Catering comes only from the on-site food trucks, and you can't bring in your own vendors. Groups can preorder from the trucks, and grazing boards are offered for events in the distillery.
Can we bring a cake and decorations?
Yes, cakes are welcome and the team will keep them in the cool room or freezer at no charge. Balloons and table decorations are fine, but glitter and confetti are not, and a $50 cleaning fee applies if decorations aren't packed down.
What is the cancellation policy?
Bookings are confirmed once the deposit is paid. Cancellations are accepted up to 48 hours before the event, after which the deposit is kept.
Where we are
Suitable occasions
Wayne
a month ago
wish they had more trucks, but the pizza was well worth it. great atmoshphere, could easily lose myself for a while. prices quite reasonable and plenty of seating.
S.T
4 months ago
Great little setup at Urban Ground, plenty of seating, licensed bar, couple of resident food truck/kiosks, 1 pop-up burger joint (#tommytwobuns) and even a small play area equipped with swings and sandpit for the little…
AT Ryana
6 months ago
Urban Ground Mordialloc is a great spot and a regular favourite of ours. The space is big, colourful and creative, with a relaxed indoor–outdoor picnic-style setup and a mix of high tables and stools. We’re usually there…
Shai N
a year ago
I was a little worried about enjoying the outdoors in the heat. As soon as I stepped outside the car, the gentle breeze pat my back and asked me to calm down and enjoy. I honestly can't express how much I needed to be in…
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