Hens Party Venues in Paddington

How to Choose the Right Hens Party Venue

A long lunch or rooftop cocktails in a heritage pub suit plenty of bridal parties, and Paddington's backstreets deliver both. Royal Hotel Paddington stacks its spaces from a first-floor veranda bar up to a rooftop, and Hargrave Street's The Bellevue Hotel runs four upstairs rooms that can be booked on their own or together.

Planning the bridal party's afternoon or night:

A seated hens lunch: Hargrave's Dining Room at The Bellevue, 30 guests behind closed doors with table service
Cocktails in the open air: the Royal's Rooftop, seating 30 or holding 45 on their feet, looking out over the eastern suburbs
An easygoing catch-up: Taylor's Terrace at The Bellevue seats 40 for a relaxed cocktail gathering
Balcony drinks: the Royal's Fiveways Lounge opens onto a wraparound balcony, for 60 standing
Mingling before dinner: Quingley's Quarter at The Bellevue holds 40 cocktail style

The Royal's grazing stations start from $35 per person, and The Bellevue prices from $53 per person. When the hens are ready to move on, Oxford Street is about a minute's walk from the Royal.

The Bellevue serves banquets of up to three courses to groups of 8 or more, with shared entrées, mains and sides
Grazing stations can be added at The Bellevue for a longer afternoon
Sushi platters are an extra on top of the Royal's canapé or grazing packages
An arrival cocktail can open The Bellevue's two, three or four-hour drinks package

Speeches, music and the next round

Hargrave's Dining Room has a microphone for the maid of honour's speech, and you can play your own music
The Bellevue's downstairs bar hosts weekly trivia and karaoke nights
Live music or a DJ can connect in the Royal's Elephant Rooms, where two smart TVs can show photos of the couple
Level one at the Royal has the Elephant Bar and Dining area, covered by a retractable roof

Venues for Hens Parties: Your Questions Answered

Where can a hens group of 30 sit down privately in Paddington?

Upstairs at The Bellevue Hotel, Hargrave's Dining Room is a private room for 30 at the table, with its own doors, table service, AV and a microphone.

Can the hens have cocktails on a rooftop in Paddington?

Yes. At the top of Royal Hotel Paddington, the Rooftop takes 30 seated or 45 standing and looks out to the city skyline.

Where can the hens head after the function?

Oxford Street is roughly a minute on foot from the Royal, and The Bellevue Hotel is close to both Oxford Street and Queen Street.

What drinks options suit a hens at these Paddington pubs?

The Bellevue sells drinks packages lasting between two and four hours, and can start with an arrival cocktail. The Royal offers two or three-hour packages or a prepaid bar tab.

Hens Party Venues Paddington

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