The Best Private Party Venues In Melbourne

If you’ve got a special date coming up – we’re talking birthdays, Christmas, engagements, job promotions, leaving dos – you’re gonna want all your closest friends around to celebrate with you, and that calls for a private party. Being in Melbourne, you’re in luck. There are loads of venues to choose from, but which will turn your evening into a night to remember? Here are the best private party venues in Melbourne.

Monkey King

Pan-Asian culinary delights and expert BBQs are specialities of Monkey King, the oriental watering hole in Melbourne Central, and with their many rooms, you can have a taste of Asia during a private party. From the intimate Opium Den with two oversized sofas and soft lighting for small gatherings, to The Dining Hall, which is large enough for 200 guests at a cocktail-style party. Food options include The King’s Unlimited BBQ Package from $30pp for two hours, and The Jade Emperors Unlimited Yum Cha Package from $40pp for two hours.
68 Menzies Alley, Melbourne Central Shopping, Melbourne CBD
www.monkeykingbar.com.au

Robarta

This super cool St Kilda bar and restaurant has a dedicated team of professionals on their functions team, which means you can really make the most of their 24-hour license. There are two rooms to choose from – upstairs and downstairs – with private entrance and two bars all your own. There are finger food packages from $21pp, house food packages from $28pp and a three-hour cocktail package for 80 guests or more.
109-111 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda
www.robarta.com.au

The Shaw Davey Slum

This American-inspired venue is used to throwing big parties, and you can host yours here and bring up to 550 of your closest friends! There are DJ facilities, a dance floor, canapé menus and loads of space so you can create a night that’s all your own.
171-175 Elgin Street, Carlton
theshawdaveyslum.com.au

Hotel Barkly

Take to the rooftops or hide away in your own secret bat cave with a private party at Hotel Barkly. Ideal for cocktail parties and formal dinners, you can make your event extra special with fantastic views of St Kilda on the Nextlevel Rooftop and BBQs on the balcony, or enjoy the lavish surroundings of Bruce Wayne in the basement, complete with artwork, low lighting, a dance floor, DJ and a cloak room. Should the night roll into the early hours, you can even sleep it off in one of Hotel Barkly’s rooms.
109 Barkly Street, St Kilda
www.hotelbarkly.com.au

Trunk

Offering their own take on “funktions”, if you choose Trunk to hold your private party, you can choose from European and American food, pizza packages from $20pp, canapé packages from $36pp and set menus from $50pp. They’ve also got the addition of the beer garden – a pleasant surprise right in the middle of Melbourne CBD.
275 Exhibition Street, Melbourne
www.trunktown.com.au