Christmas Party Venues in Mornington & Mount Martha

What to Know Before Booking Christmas Party Venues

End-of-year functions in Mornington & Mount Martha have two quite different homes. Steeples Mornington sits beside the Mornington racecourse with a bistro kitchen behind it, while Mount Eliza Country Club is a clubhouse set in gardens off Old Mornington Road where you organise the food and the club runs the bar.

Picking between the two for a work or club Christmas do:

Team size: each of the function areas at Steeples Mornington holds up to 55, and Mount Eliza Country Club fits 120 for drinks or 80 for a sit-down meal.
Catering effort: Steeples' kitchen supplies finger food from $25 per person for 25 or more, while the country club leaves the menu to you.
Hire costs: Mount Eliza Country Club waives room hire entirely, which helps a social club budget stretch further.
Speeches and slides: both have microphones and screens or projection for the boss's year-in-review.
Outdoor space: The Terrace at Steeples is heated and covered, and the clubhouse opens onto a wide deck.

Mornington suits a team that wants dinner served and a bar tab, and Mount Eliza suits one that is happy to bring in a caterer for a bigger, longer party.

Mornington & Mount Martha Christmas Party Venues

The Chase: a semi-private room with floor-to-ceiling windows onto the garden, good for a seated team dinner.
The Terrace: covered and heated, overlooking the garden and creek, for a December evening outdoors.
Drinks: run a bar tab or ask for a beverage package, with tap beer, house wines and spirits on offer.
Groups who book a Christmas party here are welcome to decorate, provided nothing damages the surfaces.

A Mount Eliza Country Club end-of-year function

The room: a large flexible space with a parquet dance floor, open fire, dartboard and pool table.
Food: bring your own caterer or cook in the club's commercial kitchen for a long Christmas lunch.
The bar: the club's own stewards serve every drink, and BYO is off the table.
Comfort: reverse-cycle heating and cooling, plus car parking out the front and out the back.

Venues for Christmas Parties: Your Questions Answered

Where can a Mornington office hold a Christmas lunch for 100?

Mount Eliza Country Club in Mount Eliza holds up to 120 standing or 80 seated, so a team of 100 fits as a stand-up party. Steeples Mornington suits groups of up to 55 in one area.

Does the Mount Eliza club charge room hire for a Christmas function?

No room hire applies at Mount Eliza Country Club. Plan for a refundable deposit, from which the cleaning fee is deducted.

What Christmas party food does Steeples Mornington serve?

Cocktail menus run from $25 per person for groups of 25 or more, with sliders, arancini, dumplings, pizzas and skewers among the choices. Seated two- and three-course dinners suit groups of 20 to 50.

Can our team bring its own drinks to a Mornington & Mount Martha Christmas party?

Not at these two. Mount Eliza Country Club serves all drinks from its own bar, and Steeples Mornington runs a bar tab or beverage package.