Hens Party Venues in Paddington

How to Choose the Right Hens Party Venue

The bride-to-be can have her hens on a Five Ways rooftop, around a courtyard pizza kitchen or in a private dining room with the doors shut, all within a short walk of Oxford Street.

Each of the three pubs splits its function floor into smaller rooms. That matters for a bridal party of 15 to 40 that wants its own corner rather than a whole level.

Picking the hens room by group size and mood:

Up to 30 at the table: at The Bellevue Hotel, Hargrave's Dining Room seats 30 with table service, doors that close and a mic ready for the bridesmaids' speeches.
Cocktails with a view: the Rooftop at Royal Hotel Paddington takes 45 standing and looks across the eastern suburbs to the city, with grazing stations from $35 per person.
A leafy afternoon: Joe's Dining Room and Courtyard at Captain Cook Hotel Paddington wraps around the pizza kitchen and a green laneway courtyard, for 40 seated or 60 standing, and pizza party packages start from $39 per person.
Just the bridal party: the curtained, semi-private Nook at the Captain Cook seats 20.
A bigger celebration: Taylor's Terrace at The Bellevue suits a relaxed cocktail group of 40, and the whole upstairs takes 150, from $53 per person.

The Royal sits on Glenmore Road, a one-minute walk to Oxford Street, The Bellevue is on Hargrave Street where Paddington meets Woollahra, and the Captain Cook is on Flinders Street near the Entertainment Quarter, so the next stop is never far away.

At the Royal, two-hour and three-hour drinks packages sit alongside canapé packages and grazing stations, with sushi platters as an extra.
The Bellevue's drinks packages can open with an arrival cocktail, and grazing stations can be added to the canapés.
Platters at the Captain Cook take in skewers, sliders, tacos and arancini, with a sweets platter to finish.
The Royal's Bengal Bar seats 25 and its Colonial Club 50, each with bar access and dedicated staff.

Planning around the bride

Packages at the Royal need 48 hours' notice and full prepayment, so lock in numbers early.
The Captain Cook holds the date once a 30% deposit on the minimum spend agreed with its events manager is paid.
A dedicated events manager looks after each booking at The Bellevue.
You can play your own music in Hargrave's Dining Room, and the Captain Cook lets you set the playlist in its Main Bistro.

Venues for Hens Parties: Your Questions Answered

Which Paddington hens venue has a rooftop?

Royal Hotel Paddington's Rooftop at Five Ways takes 45 standing, or 30 seated, with views over the eastern suburbs to the skyline.

Where can a bridal party of 20 have a space to itself?

The Nook at Captain Cook Hotel Paddington seats 20 behind a curtain, Hargrave's Dining Room at The Bellevue Hotel seats 30 with closing doors, and the Royal's Bengal Bar seats 25.

Can the hens bring their own playlist?

Yes at The Bellevue, where you can play your own music in Hargrave's Dining Room, and at the Captain Cook, where the Main Bistro playlist is yours to set. The Royal's Elephant Rooms can take a band or DJ.

Can drinks be paid for upfront?

The Royal sells drinks packages, or you can load up a bar tab in advance. At the Captain Cook a tab can be prepaid, settled afterwards, or skipped so guests buy their own, and The Bellevue's packages go up to four hours.