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The Auburn Hotel

85 Auburn Road, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia

4.3 (2309)
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Pub

400 Seated
1000 Standing

Why you'll love The Auburn Hotel

  • Beautiful garden courtyard perfect for outdoor events and a cozy fireplace indoors.
  • Its unique feature lies in its heritage-listed building, providing a timeless backdrop for any event
  • Excellent pub-style cuisine and a wide selection of craft beers

About the venue

Auburn Hotel is an iconic pub, restaurant and function venue in Hawthorn.

Established in 1888 and operating as the Geebung Polo Club for the past 28 years, Auburn Hotel has reclaimed its former name and is poised to write a new chapter in its long and rich history.

Boasting a newly refurbished wine room, a huge outdoor courtyard with a retractable roof plus a number of private lounge areas, the ultimate function venue in Hawthorn for your next event or party.


The Auburn Hotel Function Rooms

9 Spaces Available At This Venue
The Corner Room

The Corner Room

A private function space ideal for business meetings, corporate-events, formal sit-down dinners, and small cocktail parties. It caters for up to 40 people seated or 80 standing and features separate air-conditioning, an open fireplace, digital projector, white-board, and flip chart.
40
60
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The East Room

The East Room

Ideal for smaller gatherings, functions and business meetings of up to 50 people, l features its own air-conditioning, a working fireplace, digital projector, white-board, and flip chart.
20
40
Price on Request
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Dining Room

Dining Room

Featuring beautiful antique-style furniture, located on the ground floor, and is perfect for formal dinners, birthday celebrations, and cocktail parties. The room can accommodate up to 50 people for a sit-down lunch or dinner, or up to 80 people for a standing cocktail function. A section of the adjoining courtyard can also be roped off for your exclusive use.
100
150
Price on Request
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The Club Room

The Club Room

Located on the ground floor of the venue, The Club Room is an exclusive area for you and your guests to enjoy, whilst still being able to soak up the vibrant atmosphere of the pub. With the ability to accommodate up to 50 people, this inviting space features an open fireplace which ads a charming touch.
24
50
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Level One

Level One

Featuring a private bar, separate lounge areas, and a large balcony for your exclusive use, perfect for cocktail parties, birthday celebrations, and engagement parties/weddings for up to 200 people. Complete with state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment, including a wireless microphone, digital projector, and screen, this area is also ideal for business meetings and corporate events.
80
150
Price on Request
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The Parlour

The Parlour

An inviting and versatile function space that can accommodate up to 150 people for a cocktail-style event. It features a private bar, plus an AV system that includes in-house music, wireless microphone, digital projector and screen, and iPod inputs.
50
150
Price on Request
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The Boardroom

The Boardroom

Need a private meeting space in Hawthorn? Featuring an exclusive balcony that overlooks leafy Auburn Village, perfect for your next business meeting or luncheon for up to 20 people.
14
30
Price on Request
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The Auburn Room

The Auburn Room

An exclusive area for you and your guests to enjoy, whilst still being able to soak up the vibrant atmosphere of the pub. With the ability to accommodate up to 50 people, this inviting space features an open fireplace which ads a charming touch.
90
100
Price on Request
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Whole Venue

Whole Venue

Set within a beautiful heritage-style building that features ornate Victorian decor, the multi-award-winning venue boasts a newly renovated 80 seat dining room, a spacious outdoor courtyard, and a number of private lounge areas upstairs, making it the ultimate function venue in Hawthorn for your next event or party.
400
1000
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Serena Huh

December 22, 2025

Came for Kids Sunday Fun Day and the free zoo. The booking system is genuinely impressive. You can choose date, time, seating area, see real photos of each section, and even pre-order dishes or drinks. A+ UX. The venue itself is great too. Spacious, comfortable, and well signed. Every area feels thoughtfully set up. Unfortunately, the food doesn’t live up to the price at all. Very expensive and very bland. We tried the kids’ penne, grilled chicken, assorted root veggies, calamari, crab spaghetti, pizza, Mexi parma, and none of them were enjoyable beyond basic ‘eat to be full’ level. Service was uneven. The Pavilion entrance staff were lovely, but the servers delivering food seemed disengaged and uninterested. Great concept and setting, but food and service seriously need work to justify the prices.

Hansaniee Kora

November 28, 2025

Went for a team lunch this week and it was a mixed bag experience. We were a group of 9 and we were seated at a table that was made up by putting together few smaller tables that had side bars, and this resulted in very limited leg space for most of us. It was very difficult to move around and few of us had to be seated awkwardly for the entire meal. We tried the fish and chips ($33) which had a strong vinegar dressing over the chips. The fish was good. The wellnes bowl (~$27) was good but my colleague mentioned the chicken burger was just ok. The Parma and the pizza was deemed good as well. Though it was Thursday lunch, there weren’t that many patrons. Just enough to fill up some of the tables. There was a speaker just behind us so it was a bit difficult to hear others. Service was great. Food was served pretty quickly and the serving sizes were decent. The place is near the Auburn station. Has decent space onsite separate toilet facilities.

Shayan Soroush

October 30, 2025

We held an end of year celebration function in the pavilion space for 40 of us. The prices were very reasonable, the pavilion space was really lovely and suitable for our group. Dominique was the functions organiser and she was really great to work with. Really appreciate her flexibility with a few of our food orders changing quite late just before the event. Everyone in our group had a great time and would highly recommend the pavilion space for functions!

The Melbie

November 28, 2025

Attended an info night upstairs midweek on 19/11 recently & was impressed with the tasteful conversion of a 1888 heritage hotel to a pub cum function/events hub. Nicely done! I had tasty nachos of ample proportion that I could share. Other attendees enjoyed their orders. Glass of prosecco was tad expensive. Recalled attending a birthday party here donkey's years ago when it was called Geebung Polo Club. Interior has spruced up a lot since then & newer add ons have not detracted from period charm. Toilets are clean! Free park after 6 pm has no time limit but hard to find a spot & is terribly narrow after road upgrade. Public transport is better option. Sorry - no food pics bcos the beaut heritage features got me!

Penny karagaslis

December 22, 2025

Beautiful pub. It’s very spacious with lots of different areas to accommodate your needs. The food is reasonably priced and delicious. Staff are also super friendly.


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Food & Beverage

Bar Tab
Coffee / Tea
Filtered Water
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Audio Visual Equipment (AV)

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Projector
Speakers
TV

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Air Con
Dance Floor
Flip Chart
Lighting
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On-Site Parking
Outdoor Space
Receptionist
Restroom
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Whiteboard
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