Christmas Party Venues in Williamstown

What to Know Before Booking Christmas Party Venues

Office end-of-year functions in Williamstown come down to how many people are on the list. A team of 15 can share platters at a corner pub, a group of 40 can take over a heritage dining room for four hours, and a whole firm can fill a function floor over the water. Three ways to run the work Christmas party:

A relaxed team lunch: Morning Star Hotel at 3 Electra Street takes groups of more than 12, with a shared set menu from $75 per person
A department dinner of up to 40: Stags Head Hotel's dining room at 39 Cecil Street, booked for four hours of exclusive use from $1,500 minimum spend
The whole company over the bay: Pelicans Landing's Level One at 1 Syme Street holds 250 for a cocktail party, from $5,000 minimum spend
Outdoors in any December weather: Stags Head's beer garden has a fixed cover and heaters, seating 36 or holding 50
Speeches and slides: Pelicans Landing's rooms have a house sound system and microphone, with presentation gear for hire

The sections below cover numbers and menus, then the FAQs deal with budgets and timing.

Morning Star Hotel publishes no room capacities, so its team confirms numbers and the area that suits when you enquire.
At Stags Head Hotel the dining room and beer garden can be booked together when the guest list outgrows one space.
Pelicans Landing's Pier Room seats 70 and the Bay Room seats 100; together the floor seats 160.
The Pelicans Landing function floor is reached by lift, and room hire includes a private bar, furniture, white linen and tea lights.

Menus for everyone from interns to directors

Morning Star's set menu has three shared starters and two mains, with options such as slow-roasted lamb shoulder and a mushroom and spinach Wellington.
For a standing do, Morning Star sends out platters of 30 pieces – sliders, skewers and oysters among them – plus grazing boards of charcuterie or cheese.
Stags Head's kitchen does two- or three-course set menus or hot and cold canapés, and asks for dietary needs in advance.
Pelicans Landing plates set menus of two or three courses, alternate drop, or offers a six-choice canapé menu.

Venues for Christmas Parties: Your Questions Answered

How does the drinks bill work for a work party?

Stags Head Hotel offers a beverage package from the bar list or a bar tab with a limit and inclusions you set, and food and drink both count towards the minimum spend. Pelicans Landing runs drinks on a starting bar tab agreed with its functions manager.

How long does a Christmas function run?

Stags Head Hotel books four hours of exclusive use, and Pelicans Landing functions are also booked for four hours, with music until 11.30pm and rooms closing at midnight.

Can we hold a planning meeting at the same venue?

Pelicans Landing takes weekday corporate bookings for meetings and breakouts in various layouts, with presentation gear available to hire.

Is there an option for a smaller budget?

Morning Star Hotel's set menu is $75 per person, with individual desserts as an add-on, and its platters can feed a standing group without a set menu.