Christmas Functions

It's that time of the year again - can you believe it!!

Christmas parties are booking in quickly for November and December already (especially Fridays and Saturdays). If you're thinking of hosting your 2024 Christmas function at Mrs Brown's, here are some popular FAQs for your info.

How many people can I book for?

We have areas that can fit 50-60pax stand-up, and up to 45pax for sit-down lunches/dinners. We can be flexible with this in certain areas of the venue - depending on availability.

Is there a minimum spend?

Nope! We never do that :) We do however require a small deposit for large bookings during the festive season.

Do I have to have a banquet menu?

No! You have a choice of menus for your function - you can either choose one of our canapé or feasting menus (refer our Function Info Pack to view the current ones); or you can order from the a la carte or feasting menu on the day/night. Whatever works best for you!

Can we pre-order food and beverage?

Yes! We would recommend to pre-order for any bookings over 20+. You can choose from any of our function pack menus - these cater for sit down and cocktail style events, with a per head price. We can tailor your event to the desired style and budget.

If you want a certain type of beer or wine from our menu in bulk, we would love a heads up to make sure we are stocked up for you! See below for more info.

Any pre-orders will need to be confirmed at least 7 days before the event date.

If pre-ordering doesn’t work for your group, that’s ok too! You are welcome to order off our regular menu on the day.

Do you have drinks packages?

We don't... we find they are usually under-utilised and therefore not great value for our guests. We also personally hate going to functions and being forced to drink average beer and wine in venue-chosen beverage packages! So, you have a few choices:

A bar tab: you can set this to a certain limit (with a cash bar to run once the limit is reached), or let it run for the duration of the event. You can also choose between having an “open bar”, or choose certain drinks to be available (i.e. tap beer, certain wines and certain champagne). We can help you choose drinks if you need suggestions!
Pre-order any beers/wine/spirits from our menu: we can have these ready and waiting for your function, and once they are consumed we can switch to a cash bar (or you can start a bar tab).
Cash bar: guests are welcome to purchase their own drinks.

How long can I have a booking for?

We have three different seating times over the Christmas period for bookings of 20+ (especially for Fridays and Saturdays):

Lunch: 12pm - 3pm, or 12.30pm - 3.30pm
Drinks/nibbles: 3.30pm - 6pm, or 4pm - 7pm
Dinner: 7pm - close, or 7.30pm - close

Group bookings generally run for 3 hours during the day, and up to 5 hours in the evening. You can choose from the above time slots for your Christmas party.

Do I have to pay a deposit?

In order to confirm a reservation for a group over 16 people, we require a small deposit of $10pp to secure the area. This deposit is non-refundable - however it will be put towards food and drinks for your event. The number of guests for the reservation and any pre-ordered food options will need to be confirmed a minimum of one week prior to the booking.

If a significant amount of people from your group no-show on the day, the deposit will be forfeited for those people.

How do I enquire about availability or get more info?

Just fill out an enquiry form and the team will get back to you as soon as possible.