Venue Hire and Function Rooms in the Western Suburbs
Local hotels and big taverns from Footscray out to Melton
Local hotels and big taverns from Footscray out to Melton
The west is mostly pub country. Sunshine, St Albans and Deer Park have suburban hotels with function rooms, and the taverns out at Hoppers Crossing and Melton fit 300. Footscray has the smaller rooms closer to town. Pick a venue near where most of your guests live, because distances out here are long. Most of these venues add a bonus $100 bar tab if the enquiry comes through Partystar. A few are $200 rather than $100.
A Saturday function in the Western Suburbs typically has a minimum spend of $2,000, which is the midpoint across the 12 spaces here that set one. The average works out at $1,979. About 50% of them also carry a hire charge, and where there is one it usually brings the minimum spend down rather than adding to it.
| Saturday | Lowest | Midpoint | Highest | Spaces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum spend | $500 | $2,000 | $5,000 | 12 |
| Hire charge | $200 | $300 | $1,800 | 8 |
| Capacity | Charge | Lowest | Midpoint | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium rooms 71 to 140 guests, 7 spaces | Minimum spend | $500 | $2,000 | $3,000 |
| Hire charge | $300 | $300 | $1,800 | |
| Large rooms 141 guests or more, 6 spaces | Minimum spend | $1,000 | $2,250 | $5,000 |
| Hire charge | $250 | $400 | $1,000 |
Large rooms sit about 13% above medium rooms on minimum spend.
| Day | Typical hours | Usual start | Usual finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | 5 | 7pm | 12am |
| Saturday | 5 | 7pm | 12am |
Ranges from 4 hours at the short end to 11 at the long end. Going past the guaranteed finish usually costs extra.
Security guard charges apply at some venues here and are shown on each listing. 10 of the 14 will let you meet the minimum spend with a beverage package. Every one of them accepts a bar tab. Costs outside the venue quote usually include DJ hire, entertainment, specialised catering and decorations.
11 of the 14 spaces in the Western Suburbs include a bonus bar tab when you enquire through Partystar. That's 2 at $200, 8 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.
Mostly not. 6 of the 12 spaces that set a minimum spend have no hire charge at all. The 6 that do charge run from $200 to $1,800 for a Saturday.
Food, drinks or both, depending on the venue. At a lot of venues drinks alone will cover it, and the venue's own listing says which applies. See how minimum spend works.
Compare Melbourne function venues by hire charge, minimum spend, guest numbers or affordability.
Last updated , based on 14 Western Suburbs function spaces.
