Christmas Party Venues in Yarra Glen & Lower Yarra

What to Know Before Booking Christmas Party Venues

End-of-year functions in this part of the valley tend to fall into two camps: a relaxed pub dinner in Yarra Glen or a full afternoon at a winery estate. The Yarra Valley Grand Hotel counts Christmas functions among its regular trade, and Levantine Hill Estate runs festive-season events across its restaurant and a separate winery building on the Maroondah Highway.

Fitting the team to the space:

A small leadership table – Levantine Hill Estate's Storrier Room, hung with Timothy Storrier's paintings, takes 20, and Coombe Yarra Valley's Private Dining Room seats 26
A department of 35 – the Yarra Valley Grand Hotel's Dining Room, semi-formal with its own fireplace and amenities, seats 35 or holds 45 standing
Up to 120 colleagues – Balgownie Estate opens the Melba Room into the Anderson room for 60 to 120, with plated, feasting or canapé menus
A whole-company afternoon – all of Yarra Valley Estate is available to one company, with a Garden Room opening onto the lawn and a dining hall for 180 standing
Several hundred staff – the glass hall of Harriett @ Hubert Estate takes 350 standing, and Levantine Hill Estate can stretch to 500 in its winery building, permits allowing

Per-person pricing starts from $103 per person at Yarra Valley Estate, from $105 per person at Balgownie Estate and from $130 per person at Levantine Hill Estate. In the middle of Yarra Glen, a pub set menu of two courses is from $61 per person, and Harriett @ Hubert Estate sends its packages on enquiry.

Yarra Glen & Lower Yarra Christmas Party Venues

Microphones, presentation screens and a built-in sound system come with the hall at Harriett @ Hubert Estate, which can switch from banquet tables to theatre-style rows
For the year in review, Coombe Yarra Valley can set up AV and a projector in Melba's Gallery, a 40-seat room, before lunch is served
Yarra Valley Estate's Wedgetail room takes 200 theatre-style, with its own kitchenette and wrap-around veranda, for a morning session ahead of the party
Levantine Hill Estate's winery building adds a mezzanine boardroom for 12 and the Belvedere Bar, with its 13.5 metre marble bar

Turning it into a team day

Coombe Yarra Valley lets corporate groups add wine tastings, garden tours or yoga on the lawns, across seven acres of gardens laid out by William Guilfoyle
Balgownie Estate has conference facilities for meetings and team-building days, plus a day spa on the same estate
Yarra Valley Estate's kitchen draws on its own Edible Forest and vegetable gardens for canapés, shared feasts and wood-fired pizza
In Yarra Glen's 1888 pub, platters of sliders, arancini, dumplings, pies and oysters suit a stand-up drinks, with a bar tab capped at a limit you choose

Venues for Christmas Parties: Your Questions Answered

Can our team do a long lunch rather than an evening?

Lunches at Levantine Hill Estate start at 11am and last four hours, leaving the evening free. Coombe Yarra Valley's Gallery suits a long lunch as well as a presentation.

Where can a dozen or so staff have a private end-of-year meal?

The Grand's fire-warmed Library suits about 15, and Balgownie Estate's private dining room takes 12 to 22. Levantine Hill Estate's Storrier Room seats up to 20.

How are drinks handled at a winery Christmas function?

Levantine Hill Estate pours its own wines with local craft beer on beverage packages, or serves wine on consumption. Harriett @ Hubert Estate offers packages too, with on-consumption bars for shorter events.

Is there somewhere to hold a planning session before the party starts?

Yarra Valley Estate has six meeting spaces, from Wedgetail down to smaller rooms such as Falcon and Kestrel. Harriett @ Hubert Estate can arrange breakout areas around a theatre-style session.