Christmas Party Venues in Rozelle

What to Know Before Booking Christmas Party Venues

Pubs carry most office Christmas parties in Rozelle, and each of the suburb's function pubs brings something different for a work crowd: a heated courtyard, a sandstone pub with no hire charges, or a garden with a bar of its own. The Welcome Hotel, Bald Rock Hotel and The Beer Garden @ The Merton Hotel are spread across Evans Street, Mansfield Street and Victoria Road.

How each pub handles an end-of-year work do:

The Welcome Hotel, 91 Evans Street: Christmas parties for 10 to 100 are planned with a function coordinator, priced from $2,500 minimum spend.
Bald Rock Hotel, 15 Mansfield Street: lists Christmas parties and farewell drinks among its functions and waives hire charges on every space.
The Merton, 38 Victoria Road: its garden takes work parties of 25 to 70 with a dedicated service bar and a tab across the night.
A smaller team: the Merton's fireside Indoor Lounge seats 15 to 25 off the main bar.
Beer for the brewery fans: The Welcome keeps eight of its twelve taps for independent Aussie craft beer and cider.

On budgets, neither the Bald Rock nor the Merton charges to book a space, so the cost is what the team eats and drinks, while The Welcome works to a minimum spend. For a team with mixed seniority, a seated set menu keeps everyone at the table; canapés keep people moving and talking across departments.

The Welcome's share-style menus from Head Chef Jamie Ayling come as a canapé menu or a group dining menu, priced from $2,500 minimum spend.
The Merton shapes the food around what you want to spend, from finger-food platters to a buffet, and puts together canapé-plus-drinks deals if you ask.
The Bald Rock's kitchen runs dedicated canapé and set menus, and without hire fees the whole budget goes on food and drinks.
Free table service at the Merton means nobody spends the party queuing at the bar.

Summer weather and the team photo

The Merton's garden catches the afternoon sun and has a retractable roof, useful cover if a December storm rolls in.
The Welcome's private courtyard is covered by a vergola roof, with space for a standing team of up to 70.
The Bald Rock has a sunny terrace, also the favourite spot of the pub's golden retriever.
The Bald Rock's restored sandstone, trading since 1876, makes a good backdrop for the end-of-year team photo.

Venues for Christmas Parties: Your Questions Answered

Do Rozelle pubs charge room hire for Christmas parties?

Bald Rock Hotel has no hire fees for its spaces, and there's no fee to book the Merton's beer garden. The Welcome Hotel works on a minimum spend instead.

What is the minimum spend at The Welcome Hotel for an end-of-year function?

The Welcome Hotel's functions are priced from $2,500 minimum spend. A function coordinator helps plan the event, and the pub takes groups of 10 to 100.

Where can a team of about 20 have Christmas drinks in Rozelle?

The Merton Hotel's Indoor Lounge is a fireside room for 15 to 25. The Welcome Hotel takes groups from 10, and the Bald Rock can match one of its areas to the size of your team.

How far ahead does a Christmas menu need to be locked in?

The Welcome Hotel needs the menu, food options and wine choices confirmed a week out, and dietary requirements no later than that. The Merton and the Bald Rock plan menus with you when you book.