Christmas Party Venues in Western Sydney

What to Know Before Booking Christmas Party Venues

Choosing a western Sydney end-of-year venue starts with the office: a Parramatta team, a Penrith crew and a company spread across the whole west each need something different. In the centre of Parramatta, Ruse Bar & Brasserie sits at Parramatta Square, the Outdoor Area @ Woolpack Hotel is on George Street and Commercial Hotel Parramatta holds the corner of Hassall Street. Penrith has the Red Cow Hotel, Product of Italy Penrith and Marcel Bar & Bistro, and neighbouring Jamisontown adds Maldini's By The River, while Sydney Olympic Park and Lidcombe suit teams on the eastern side.

Starting price per head, lowest first:

From $25 per person: the Woolpack's outdoor area, shaded by umbrellas and fitted with screens and sound, for up to 112 standing
From $26 per person: the Red Cow Hotel, whose Station View Room seats 60 and has a pool table and lift access
From $35 per person at Product of Italy Penrith for a shared Italian set menu, with Lusso Bistro in Blacktown serving the same style and canapés in the Function Room @ Blacktown Tavern
The mid-range: Ballroom @ Parra Villa Function Lounge from $55 per person, Maldini's from $60 per person and the Triple Crown Ballroom @ Rydges Parramatta from $72 per person
The top end: Elettra @ Doltone House Western Sydney at $99 per person, or, without a published per-head price, Heritage Lounge on Church Street, Parramatta, which pairs groups with a dedicated host and VIP bottle service

Carnarvon Golf Club in Lidcombe prices its rooms differently, from $150 room hire, and the club kitchen has Christmas packages; corporate groups can also book a golf day and finish with a buffet in the clubhouse.

Elettra has no columns, so every table can see the awards and speeches, and it seats up to 260
The Triple Crown Ballroom splits three ways and has a private loading zone, with 200 paid spaces in the hotel car park; Penrith Golf Club's terrace can be booked exclusively once the team reaches 80 or more
Parra Villa's ballroom has a stage, projector and microphone for the year-in-review, and the larger of Commercial Hotel Parramatta's two function bars takes as many as 500 standing, with TV screens and a DJ input; on Church Street, ALEX&Co. can be booked exclusively for up to 300 seated or 400 standing
Sahra by the River can open its whole restaurant to between 30 and 300, and its Private Room has a 78-inch screen and a built-in PA; Lauriston House (Dundas Valley) holds a sit-down for 200, takes a single function at a time, and its Christmas package brings a DJ with lighting and sound

Team dinners for a department

Marcel's private dining room puts 16 around a single long table, and the restaurant opens at lunch for group bookings and special events
Ruse's private room, for 14, sits by the wine cellar and takes Christmas party bookings
Bacar's semi-private room seats 16 and stretches to around 35 by sectioning off the floor
Lusso Bistro's two curtained semi-private rooms suit teams of 10 and 20; The Pavilion @ Club Blacktown, an indoor-outdoor room on Level 1, has a private bar and two big screens for up to 170

Venues for Christmas Parties: Your Questions Answered

Which western Sydney Christmas venues are easiest by public transport?

Ruse Bar & Brasserie sits directly below Parramatta's transport interchange, and the Red Cow Hotel is across the road from Penrith Station and its bus interchange. From Blacktown railway station it is around a five-minute walk to The Pavilion @ Club Blacktown.

Where can the team keep dancing once the Christmas dinner wraps up?

ALEX&Co. on Church Street, Parramatta, has a DJ booth, a sound system and a dance space in its Bar Lounge, which holds up to 120 standing; a resident DJ plays on Friday and Saturday nights, and other nights can have a DJ for an extra fee. The Parra Villa ballroom puts a dance floor in the middle of the room, and Elettra has a dance floor of its own.

Which venues have free parking for staff who drive?

Elettra's guests park free, and Parra Villa offers free parking both on its own site and on surrounding streets. Rydges Parramatta has 200 paid spaces plus free street parking nearby, and Bacar's hotel parking is open to non-guests. Blacktown Tavern has free onsite parking, handy for a team booking its Function Room, which seats 70 or holds 120 standing.

What is the cheapest way to run a work Christmas party out west?

Packages at the Woolpack's outdoor area start from $25 per person; at the Red Cow, a bottomless pizza feast runs from $26 per person. Product of Italy Penrith's shared pizza and pasta menus start from $35 per person for groups of 10 or more.