Birthday Party Venues in Penrith

Choosing the Right Birthday Party Venue

From the rowing lake at Penrith Lakes to a library-styled bar on High Street, Penrith's birthday venues reach well beyond the central blocks. Lakeside Restaurant sits inside the Sydney International Regatta Centre on Old Castlereagh Road, Penrith Golf Club looks over its fairways from The Northern Road, and in town, High Street holds both Mr Watkins and The Australian Arms Hotel.

Their function styles vary as much as their settings, from share-plate pizza to plated dinners.

Penrith birthdays by the kind of party:

Big family celebration: anywhere from 30 to 160 guests at Penrith Golf Club, across its clubhouse, terrace and two balconies, or up to roughly 180 at Nepean Rowing Club's function rooms on the river at Bruce Neale Drive
Cocktails with a theme: Mr Watkins, styled as explorer Watkin Tench's library, offers full or partial book-outs seven days, with more than 70 cocktails
Upstairs at the pub: The Australian Arms Hotel's first-floor room has its own bathrooms and opens onto the verandah
Budget pizza party: two hours of bottomless pizza at Red Cow Hotel from $26 per person, across from Penrith Station
Long-table Italian: at Product of Italy Penrith, share-style set menus of pizza and pasta start from $35 per person for 10 or more

For a grander dinner, Marcel Bar & Bistro at the Pullman on Mulgoa Road has group menus from $95 per person, and Tins & Wood, on the corner of Tindale and Woodriff streets, offers an all-you-can-eat banquet from $42.50 per person.

Tins & Wood: the Olive Room for 50, the Woodriff Room for 36 and an open-air Deck for 24
Marcel Bar & Bistro: a private room with one long table for 16, plus full or partial hire for up to 100
Lakeside Restaurant: two function spaces, set for a small dinner or a large banquet, with the mountains behind
Red Cow Hotel: the Heritage Room seats 30 among historic photographs, with alfresco space on the balcony

Birthday practicalities

Kids: at Product of Italy Penrith, under-fours eat free, and you can also bring your own alcohol
Parking: free on site at Lakeside, and The Australian Arms has its own car park with Edwards Place close by
Menus: Lakeside offers grazing, cocktail, buffet, set menus and high tea, adjusted for dietary needs
Drinks: Penrith Golf Club lets you run a bar tab or have guests pay at the bar

Common Questions About Venues for Birthday Parties

Which Penrith birthday venue has space for more than 150?

Up to 160 guests fit at Penrith Golf Club across clubhouse and terrace, and Product of Italy Penrith seats 156 using the whole restaurant. Nepean Rowing Club, known locally as The Rowers, goes a little further, hosting groups of up to roughly 180 in rooms looking over the Nepean River.

Is there a Penrith venue for a birthday high tea?

Lakeside Restaurant at the Regatta Centre includes high tea among its function menus, and functions can run on any day of the week.

Can Mr Watkins be booked for an evening birthday?

Yes. After dark the bar opens only for ticketed events and private functions, and it can be booked out fully or partly seven days a week. Capacities and prices aren't published, so enquire with numbers and a date.

Which birthday venue is closest to Penrith Station?

Red Cow Hotel, on the Station and Jane Streets corner, faces Penrith Station and its bus interchange directly.