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Spacious Lawn at The Penny Black

Pub
60 Seated
100 Standing

420 Sydney Road, Brunswick VIC, Australia

4.1 (809)
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Space ID: 16086
Our Lawn space is located towards the back of the venue within our beer garden. Astroturf, picnic tables & fixed wooden booths provide the full outdoor venue experience, whilst providing a marquee above to keep you and your guests covered no matter Melbourne's crazy weather. There is direct access to the bar, making for speedy drink service for you and your guests. The full lawn space can be hired exclusively or split into two for smaller more intimate occasions.

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4.1 (809)
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Room Layouts & Capacity

Cluster60
Standing100
Banquet60

Amenities & Extras

$= Additional Cost

Food & Beverage

Filtered Water
Venue Offers Catering$

Audio Visual Equipment (AV)

TV

Other Amenities & Extras

Accessible
Dance Floor
Lighting$
Natural light
On-Site Parking
Outdoor Space
Restroom
Smoking Area
WiFi

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Jo

April 28, 2026

Friendly service. Decent sized meal for price. Pirate Life on tap for win.

Eouea eats

May 13, 2025

Local pub with a couple of park-style tables outside in front of the pub and huge beer garden at the back. Inside you have a stage for what we think live bands perform and there is also a small pool table. For the food we took on their offer of 3 appetizers for $45. The Buffalo wing had decent sauce, the popcorn cauliflower also not too bad. The best thing about it all is actually the generous portion. Pub appetizers tend to be small but these are truly great to share! Kids Margherita was a little disappointing as the base/dough was very thick and feels like an overkill after couple slices. Food - 6 Service - 7 Vibe - 8 Price - $$

Bella Bella

June 9, 2024

Great large venue. 3 main sections - front of house, back room & beer garden further out back. Unsure if there are other toilets, but lots of stairs to get to main toilets, so not ideal if you have a disability. Not a huge selection of wines at the bar. No Riesling & No Moscato. Love that there’s live music to support local acts. Loved getting to see @demie.music playing originals & a few covers. Food available at very reasonable prices, averaging $20,

Omid Master

May 21, 2024

Superb friendly service and atmosphere. With an amazing indoor open fire, live music, concert stage, centre room and outdoor area. Jason the manager was very helpful and friendly keeping the open fire burning. The food was delicious and substantial and the drinks are the best value in Melbourne

Saige O'Brien

November 29, 2023

The sun was out and these guys had Thursday night $25 steak night and a beer garden, so we thought we'd give it a go. We certainly weren't disappointed! The steak was a little fatty on the ends but besides that it was super tender, cooked well and came with a very generous serving of either chips & salad or veggies & mash and your choice of sauce. We also timed it with their very generous happy hour (5-7pm) which was $10 selected pints, $8 house wines and $12 selected cocktails. The staff were friendly and the venue had a cool vibe, with plenty of different places to sit.


Other spaces at this venue

5 Spaces Available At This Venue
Set List Room

Set List Room

Off the main Band Room is our semi-private space the Set List Room, with several set lists plastered on our walls to celebrate bands from the past gigs. Perfect for casual occasions, the space can accommodate cocktail style functions as well as holds a large banquette seating perfect for sit down affairs. The sliding windows allow for a cool breeze on a summers day or closed to keep the warmth in. Guests can perch themselves at this window to overlook the deck and beer garden.
20
30
Price on Request
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Band Room

Band Room

This beautifully decorated, dark and moody space features high ceilings, polished floorboards, pillars and a multiuse stage to WOW your guests as is or bring in theming to make the space your very own. With a private bar, DJ booth and working fireplaces (for some Insta-worthy snaps) be the centre stage of your function. The space can be hired exclusively for a more intimate affair or just book a section and be a part of the action. 
80
120
Price on Request
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Exclusive Hire

Exclusive Hire

Penny's Band Room provides a space to cater to guests with different tastes when they think of a function. Inside in the Band Room is a beautifully decorated, dark and moody space features high ceilings, polished floorboards, pillars and a multiuse stage for entertainment or speeches. Outside is a dedicated beer garden, covered with a marquee, roofing as well as wall awnings, making the space adaptable to Melbourne's everchanging weather. Across the two parts of the venue are interchangeable mixture of furniture including cocktail furniture, picnic tables, fixed wooden booths and tables and chairs and another private bar to get drinks in your guests’ hands fast. Out the back within the beer garden is also A DJ booth, positioned to the side of the space, with a dedicated dancefloor,
80
950
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Whole Beer Garden

Whole Beer Garden

With a private entry via one of Brunswick's laneway's in the Penny's Beer Garden - perfect for larger groups. Above is a marquee, roofing as well as wall awnings, making the space adaptable to Melbourne's everchanging weather. Within the space is a mixture of picnic tables, fixed wooden booths and tables and chairs and a private bar to get drinks in your guests’ hands fast. A DJ booth is also positioned to the side of the space with a dedicated dancefloor, speeches can be held on the raised deck above, making it easy for all guests to see. holds a private bar, DJ booth, dancefloor area and raised deck, suited for any speeches throughout the function. Located at the back of the area is also a large TV screen for casual presentations, play your favourite Christmas movie or pop a logo
60
180
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Front Bar

Front Bar

This beautifully decorated, dark and moody space features high ceilings, fireplaces, polished floorboards and pillars. The space is within view of the main stage, which hosts acts on Friday & Saturday evenings. For more intimate affairs we are able to section an area of the Band Room which is suitable for casual drinking and nibbles.
35
Price on Request
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Venue Hours

MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday05:00pm-11:00pm
Thursday05:00pm-11:00pm
Friday04:00pm-11:00pm
Saturday12:00pm-11:00pm
Sunday12:00pm-11:00pm
Pricing Price on request

Event Types

18th Birthday Party21st Birthday Party30th Birthday Party40th Birthday PartyBirthday PartyBucks PartyChristmas PartyCocktail PartyCorporate FunctionEnd of Financial Year PartyFunctionNetworking EventTrivia NightWedding

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