Christmas Party Venues in Newcastle West

What to Know Before Booking Christmas Party Venues

With a craft beer bar at the front and a restaurant behind, The Happy Wombat at Unit 2/575 Hunter St can stretch from a small team dinner to an all-staff end-of-year party. Its areas can be booked on their own or together, and the team works with hosts on a package that suits the budget.

How the Hunter Street venue scales with your team:

Wombat Corner – up to 30 standing or 10 to 20 seated, right for one department
The restaurant – 50 seated or 60 standing for a sit-down end-of-year dinner
The front bar – 80 standing or 50 seated, the venue's best space for mingling
Wombat Corner and the restaurant together – 70 seated or 90 standing
The whole venue – exclusive hire for up to 120

Canape packages for 20 or more come in bronze, silver and gold tiers, From $42 per person, so a company can match the spread to the year it has had.

Canapes mix hot and cold items such as arancini, sliders, gyoza, squid and tartlets.
For a seated night, groups of 15 or more can share entrees before alternate-drop mains and desserts, priced on request.
Subsidised drinks let the company cover part of the bar, while three and four-hour packages bring house spirits in at the top tier.
The bar leans towards independent Australian and New Zealand craft beer, local wines, aperitifs and cocktails.

Picking the slot and the feel

The Happy Wombat opens for breakfast, lunch and dinner, so a Christmas lunch suits teams who'd rather not run late.
The fit-out is warm and slightly industrial – timber tables, bookshelves and hanging plants – which keeps a mixed-seniority crowd relaxed.
Native Australian flavours run through the menu – a change from the usual pub menu for the end-of-year meal.
Christmas parties, corporate events and birthdays are all catered for, with packages shaped around each host's plans.

Venues for Christmas Parties: Your Questions Answered

Can we book The Happy Wombat exclusively for our Christmas party?

Yes. The whole venue can be booked for up to 120 people, or individual areas such as Wombat Corner, the restaurant or the front bar can be booked on their own.

What's the minimum group size for a canape package?

Canape packages are for groups of 20 or more, From $42 per person across bronze, silver and gold tiers. Seated menus are available for 15 or more.

How can the company manage the bar spend?

Choose a bar tab, subsidised drinks or a three or four-hour drinks package covering tap beer, wine and soft drinks, with house spirits included at the top tier.

Is a daytime end-of-year event possible?

The Happy Wombat serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, so a lunch or even breakfast celebration can be arranged with the team.