Christmas Party Venues in Surry Hills

What to Know Before Booking Christmas Party Venues

Two camps tend to form when a Surry Hills office plans its end-of-year party: the team that wants a pub floor to itself with a tab behind the bar, and the team that wants to sit down to a proper meal together. The function rooms between Foveaux Street near Central and the upper end of Crown Street handle both, and several come with screens for the year-in-review slideshow.

Matching the room to the work party:

Small teams around one table: Ground Floor Dining @ Surry Social seats 28 at a single concrete table and doubles as a boardroom, Sofia on Cleveland has a private dining room for 24, and Frankie Cadillac on Albion Street has a bar area seating 26.
Mid-sized departments: Level One @ Keg & Brew Hotel takes 65 standing or 50 seated, from $2,500 minimum spend, and at Goros on Mary Street the Front Room joins Karaoke Room 4 for up to 80.
Whole-office parties: Dove & Olive on Devonshire Street can hand over the entire pub for 350, Armorica Grande Brasserie on Crown Street takes 170 at a canapé reception, and Aurora Rooftop Hotel spreads a party across its rooftop beer garden and Balcony Bar.
Teams watching the budget: the Royal Albert Hotel's drinks packages start from $45 per person and The Winery's canapé packages from $50 per person.
Client-facing functions: floor-to-ceiling windows wrap The Surry Rooftop @ Rydges Sydney Central, which takes 200 from $6,000 minimum spend and has an internal PA for the managing director's speech.

Mixed-seniority groups usually do best where people can both sit and stand: The Clock's Pendulum Lounge takes 70 seated or 120 standing, and Level Two @ Keg & Brew Hotel (from $3,400 minimum spend) seats 90 or fits 120 with its dance floor. A smaller team happy with a weeknight can look at The Clock's Collins Street Corner, a spot for 20 that's reserved for Monday to Thursday bookings.

Dove & Olive puts a TV you can connect to in every function space, and your own playlist is welcome.
The Winery has a TV and microphone in the Private Dining Room, on Level One and for whole-venue hire.
Two80 Cabaret on Cleveland Street, from $3,000 minimum spend, has a projector, PA and professional lighting that make an office quiz or a band look the part.
The Surry Rooftop adds digital signage and a projector, and its in-house catering covers halal, kosher, vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free menus.

Something other than the usual pub floor

Bar @ Golden Age Cinema & Bar gives a team of 70 Old Hollywood mahogany and velvet, plus a mirrored stage for the thank-yous, from $3,300 venue hire.
Soultrap's basement on Campbell Street can be hired exclusively for 120, with a coordinator, staff and AV included in the hire.
The Winery's Level One splits into East and West mezzanines of 40 each, useful when two teams book the same date.
The Royal Albert's Beer Garden, open to the sky, suits an early-summer afternoon for 60 standing.

Venues for Christmas Parties: Your Questions Answered

What does a work Christmas party in Surry Hills cost?

Per-head options start from $45 per person at the Royal Albert Hotel, from $50 per person at The Winery and from $65 per person at Dove & Olive. Minimum spends run from $2,500 at Level One @ Keg & Brew Hotel up to from $6,000 at The Surry Rooftop, while The Clock and Soultrap price each event on enquiry, and Frankie Cadillac quotes a minimum spend that shifts with the day, date and time.

Can the venues handle dietary requirements for a big team?

Yes. Level Two @ Keg & Brew Hotel offers vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options, The Surry Rooftop adds halal and kosher menus to those, Soultrap covers dietary needs in its catering, and at The Clock you flag them when ordering.

Which Surry Hills venues can fit an office of 200 or more?

The Winery takes 400 for exclusive whole-venue hire, as does Goros for a cocktail party and Aurora Rooftop Hotel across its two function levels, Dove & Olive takes 350 across the whole pub, and the rooftop at Rydges takes 200 standing or seats 140. Hired whole, White Horse gives 200 both levels, two bars, the courtyard and a balcony.

Can we run a presentation before the party starts?

Ground Floor Dining @ Surry Social can be set up as a boardroom, and AV can be added so a strategy session runs straight into lunch. The Surry Rooftop is set up for conferences with a projector and PA. Level One @ Keg & Brew Hotel has a flatscreen TV and Wi-Fi.