Coastline & Beaches venues

Clovelly Bowling & Recreation Club — Clovelly

Clifftop bowlo with a dance floor, a stage and the best ocean view per dollar in the East.

100 seated · 100 standing

Raes on Wategos — Byron Bay

Mediterranean-white glamour perched above Wategos Beach with the region's most storied dining room.

50 seated · 75 standing

The Nielsen — Vaucluse

Italian coastal dining above Shark Beach — three breezy spaces where the harbour does most of the decorating.

200 standing

Thirroul Surf Life Saving Club — Thirroul

A blank-canvas beach hall right on the sand at Thirroul, where BYO everything meets a commercial kitchen and surf views.

150 seated · 300 standing

Wylie's Baths — Coogee

Sunset drinks on a marquee deck perched over a 1907 ocean pool — Wedding Cake Island as your backdrop.

120 seated · 150 standing

The Founders Room at Wanda SLSC — Cronulla

Licensed club lounge metres from Wanda sand, with live music every Sunday.

300 seated · 450 standing

The Pavilion Kiama — Kiama

A council-run pavilion on the headland above Kiama's Surf Beach, with Norfolk pines, a stage, a grand piano and a balcony built for golden hour.

240 seated

Beechwood Cottage — Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

A whole heritage cottage on Pittwater's bush-fringed shore, yours for the day at community-hall money.

60 standing

Headlands Austinmer Beach — Austinmer

Architecturally designed event rooms perched on the Austinmer headland — floor-to-ceiling Pacific and private balconies for sundowners.

350 standing

City Beach Function Centre — Wollongong

Floor-to-ceiling ocean views, starlit fibre-optic ceilings and festoon-lit private terraces — Wollongong's polished big-night stalwart.

200 seated · 300 standing

Stockton Bowling Club — Stockton

A beachside bowlo established 1914 where barefoot bowls, cold schooners and ocean air do the heavy lifting for your party.

Tamarama Surf Life Saving Club — Tamarama

Bare-bones surf club hall perched right on tiny Tama beach.

80 seated · 120 standing

Merewether Surfhouse — Merewether

An award-winning glass pavilion perched over Merewether Beach, where 270-degree ocean views and a wraparound balcony do most of the decorating for you.

350 standing

Freshwater Surf Life Saving Club — Freshwater

Four rooms over Freshie beach, from an intimate 50 up to 250 cocktail-style.

200 seated · 250 standing

Seacliff House — Gerringong

An 1862 homestead on green hills that tumble straight down to Werri Beach — the barn is a blank canvas with a serious view.

130 seated · 180 standing

The Anchorage Hotel & Spa — Corlette

Hamptons-white marina resort where the spa, the superyachts and the sunset all report for duty.

80 seated · 150 standing

The Boathouse Shelly Beach — Manly

Barefoot-luxe pavilion right on Shelly Beach, where the ocean quietly does the styling for you.

80 seated · 200 standing

Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel — Watsons Bay

Crisp white beach-club luxury on the harbour - the premium end of the Sydney party spectrum.

150 seated · 300 standing

Bannisters Mollymook — Mollymook

Clifftop coastal glamour where Rick Stein seafood, an infinity pool and a rooftop with nothing but ocean do the talking.

90 seated · 200 standing

Clovelly Hotel — Clovelly

Local ocean-view pub where the function room comes with its own private terrace and bar.

180 seated · 120 standing

Northies Cronulla Hotel — Cronulla

Cronulla's beachfront big-hitter - Glasshouse views of the sand and a balcony over the esplanade.

120 seated · 250 standing

Terrigal Surf Life Saving Club — Terrigal

A freshly renovated clubhouse with a full-length balcony over Terrigal Beach — front-row ocean views at surf-club prices.

150 seated · 250 standing

Crooked River Estate — Gerringong

A hilltop vineyard estate where the vines roll toward the Pacific, with luxury villas and an award-winning restaurant on the grounds.

150 seated · 200 standing

Harbourfront Restaurant — Wollongong

A glass-walled seafood fine diner gazing over Belmore Basin, where the harbour lights handle most of the decorating.

150 seated · 150 standing

Bannisters Port Stephens — Soldiers Point

Sixties seaside glamour reborn, with Rick Stein at the stoves and the bay stealing every scene.

80 seated

Harbord Hotel — Freshwater

Beautifully restored surf-town local a block back from Freshwater Beach.

Ivanhoe Hotel — Manly

The Corso's classic pub, two minutes' stumble from Manly Beach.

Merewether Functions (Merewether SLSC) — Merewether

The surf club's upstairs room and Pump House Bar, with a balcony sweeping 180 degrees from Cooks Hill to the Merewether Baths and drinks at club prices.

100 seated