Birthday Party Venues in Bobs Farm

Choosing the Right Birthday Party Venue

Bobs Farm is a rural pocket of Port Stephens, with farmland and bush between the bay and the ocean beaches. Cookabarra Restaurant and Function Centre brings birthday parties out to a 48-acre property that raises its own barramundi and grows its own vegetables.

Reasons a Bobs Farm birthday works for different group sizes:

Small gatherings: part of the main room or the veranda can be used on its own.
Big milestone parties: the function room takes 300-plus guests for cocktails.
Seated dinners: more than 200 fit at tables indoors, and opening the concertina doors adds about 100 seats on the veranda.
A pond outlook: the covered veranda looks over water lilies, barramundi and koi.
Evenings to yourselves: after dark the venue opens for booked private functions only.

The kitchen cooks modern Australian and Mediterranean dishes using fish and produce from the farm, so the menu has a local story to tell.

Roving canapés suit a mingling crowd, with choices such as oysters, sliders and bocconcini bites.
A plated sit-down dinner suits a milestone birthday with speeches.
Gluten-free and vegetarian guests have options on the function menus.
There is room for a band or a DJ once the formalities are over.

Practical touches at Cookabarra for a birthday

The team can help arrange coach pick-ups so nobody has to drive home.
Tall glass bi-fold doors keep the farm in view from inside the room.
Air conditioning keeps a summer birthday comfortable indoors.
A sound system and projector are on hand for a slideshow of the guest of honour.

Common Questions About Venues for Birthday Parties

How many people fit at a Bobs Farm birthday party?

The function room takes 300-plus guests standing and more than 200 seated, with veranda seating adding about 100.

What is on the menu for a Cookabarra birthday?

Modern Australian and Mediterranean food, from roving canapés to plated dinners, built around the farm's barramundi and garden produce.

Can a smaller birthday group book Cookabarra?

Yes. Smaller groups can use part of the function room or the veranda.

Can we show a birthday slideshow at Bobs Farm?

Yes. The venue has a projector and sound system for presentations and speeches.