Bucks Party Venues in the Eastern Suburbs

How Bucks Party Venues Actually Work

Barefoot bowls, a treehouse bar and a pair of Paddington pubs give the groom's crew in the east a real choice about how the night starts and ends. Most venues here have private space and run drinks packages or a bar tab, so the best man can set the budget before anyone turns up.

Where they differ is the setting and how many mates they hold.

A quick read on each:

Diamond Bay Bowling Club: Old South Head Road, Vaucluse, where an instructor, bowls and mats are supplied for a round on the grass greens, with drinks at club prices, from $28 per person
The Canopy @ The Golden Sheaf: a private room among the branches of a fig tree in Double Bay for 150 standing, where bucks parties are welcome, from $50 per person
Royal Hotel Paddington: the Elephant Rooms on level two, wired for a band or DJ, and a rooftop further up
The Bellevue Hotel: an upstairs level on Hargrave Street fitted with a dance floor, above a sports bar with big screens
The Terrace @ Woollahra Hotel: an upstairs terrace with a retractable roof, where exclusive use means your own music

A Paddington-to-Woollahra pub night strings together neatly, since The Bellevue Hotel sits where the two suburbs meet and the Woollahra Hotel is on Queen Street.

Bowls: Diamond Bay adds barefoot bowls for the group, before or during the party
Sport: The Bellevue Hotel's downstairs bar has big screens, weekly trivia and karaoke, while the Flinders Street pub Captain Cook Hotel Paddington, close to the SCG, can host a private sports screening in its Main Bistro
DJs: Royal Hotel Paddington's Elephant Rooms take a band or DJ, and The Golden Sheaf has a band room with DJs and live music, while Little Jack Horner in Coogee has live acts every weekend from Friday to Sunday night
The best man's speech: the Woollahra Hotel's Terrace has a sound system and microphone

Budget and numbers for the groom's crew

Cheapest start: Diamond Bay from $28 per person, Royal Hotel Paddington grazing stations from $35 per person, and pizza party packages at Captain Cook Hotel Paddington from $39 per person
Middle ground: The Bellevue Hotel from $53 per person, with roaming canapés for 20 or more
A bigger crew: Diamond Bay's hall divides, with one section for about 110 canapé guests, and the Woollahra Hotel's whole upper level holds 300
Tabs: The Golden Sheaf, Royal Hotel Paddington and the Woollahra Hotel all offer a bar tab option, from a limit you set to prepaid

Venues for Bucks Parties, Explained

Which eastern suburbs bucks venue has more to do than drink?

Barefoot bowls at Diamond Bay Bowling Club come with the bowls, mats and an instructor. The Bellevue Hotel has a sports bar and big screens downstairs, and The Golden Sheaf runs a band room with DJs and live music. Little Jack Horner, across from Coogee Beach, adds party songs and sing-alongs on weekends and takes bucks nights for groups over 20 by enquiry.

What does a bucks night cost at these venues?

Starting prices run from $28 per person at Diamond Bay Bowling Club, from $35 per person at Royal Hotel Paddington, from $39 per person at Captain Cook Hotel Paddington, from $50 per person at The Canopy @ The Golden Sheaf, from $53 per person at The Bellevue Hotel and from $70 per person at The Terrace @ Woollahra Hotel.

Which venue handles a big bucks crowd?

The Canopy holds 150 standing and The Bellevue Hotel's whole upstairs level 150 too. Diamond Bay Bowling Club's main room goes far beyond that, with space for 450 at a dance party.

How do we get to the Double Bay and Paddington pubs?

Buses run along New South Head Road past The Golden Sheaf, and Edgecliff Station is about a 10 minute walk away. Royal Hotel Paddington is about a minute on foot from Oxford Street, and there's parking on site at Diamond Bay Bowling Club.

Bucks Party Venues in Eastern Suburbs

Bucks Party Venue Options Across Eastern Suburbs