Venue Hire and Function Rooms in Port Melbourne
Bay Street venues, Bertie Street breweries and spaces on the water
Bay Street venues, Bertie Street breweries and spaces on the water
Port Melbourne's function spaces sit close to the water, from Bay Street through to the Bertie Street breweries and the piers on Lorimer Street. Sizes run from a 40-guest tank hall to a 200-capacity main room, with private dining rooms in between. Pricing is mixed here: some spaces charge a hire fee, some run on minimum spend alone, and a few use both. Each listing shows the full picture before you enquire.
Compare Melbourne function venues by hire charge, minimum spend, guest numbers or affordability.
Other parts of Melbourne with function spaces to compare. Hire charges and minimum spends are shown on every listing.
Across the 4 spaces here that set a minimum spend, the midpoint is $1,600 on a Saturday. About 75% of them also carry a hire charge. Where there is one, it usually brings the minimum spend down rather than adding to it.
| Lowest | Midpoint | Highest |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | $1,600 | $2,800 |
| Size | Spaces | Minimum spend |
|---|---|---|
| 141 guests or more | 2 | $500 to $2,000 |
4 of the 7 spaces in Port Melbourne include a bonus bar tab when you enquire through Partystar. That's 3 at $100 and 1 at $50.
The venue adds it to your bar on the night once you meet its stated requirement, which is either the hire charge, the minimum spend or the minimum guest numbers. See how the bonus bar tab works for the full detail.
Pricing for Port Melbourne venues varies based on the venue's pricing model. Venues charging a room hire fee average $1280 for Saturday events, ranging from $240 to $3000 across 3 venues. Minimum spend venues typically cost $1625 per booking, ranging from $500 to $2800 based on 4 venues. Final costs depend on factors including venue capacity, suburb location, day of the week, security guard charges and extensions to the guaranteed hire duration. Additional expenses may include DJ hire, entertainment, specialised catering, decorations.
| Pricing Type | Min. | Avg. | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hire Charge | $240 | $1280 | $3000 |
| Minimum Spend | $500 | $1625 | $2800 |
Venue pricing on this page varies with capacity. On a Saturday the minimum spend averages $1200 at small venues (up to 70 guests), $2800 at medium venues (71 to 140 guests) and $1250 at large venues (over 140 guests). The gap between the smallest and largest spaces on this page is modest.
| Size | Type | Min. | Avg. | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small (≤70) |
Hire | $240 | $240 | $240 |
| Spend | $1200 | $1200 | $1200 | |
| Medium (71-140) |
Hire | $600 | $600 | $600 |
| Spend | $2800 | $2800 | $2800 | |
| Large (>140) |
Hire | $3000 | $3000 | $3000 |
| Spend | $500 | $1250 | $2000 |
Updated August 2026
