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The Refectory at HostCo


Why you'll love this venue

  • Multiple stunning event spaces suitable for any occasion
  • Best filming location
  • Offers the best food catering menus
Built in 1913, this venue is wow-worthy, brimming with old-world charm and a sense of grandeur. With its epic eight-metre-high ceilings, arched French windows, heritage wood panelling and polished timber floors, it’s a one-of-a-kind space. Impressively Grand Banquet Hall The real star is the wall-to-wall mural expanding the entire length of the room, it’s a unique talking point. The majestic built-in wooden cabinet provides a beautiful platform to enhance your styling. The scale and finish of this venue is detailed enough to speak for itself, while also providing an incredible setting to put your stamp on.

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Packages, Menus & Offers

Please note, that pricing and inclusions may be subject to change without notice. We recommend confirming with the venue prior to booking to ensure you have the most up-to-date information.


Room Layouts & Capacity

Theatre320
Classroom120
Standing500
Banquet220
Cabaret160

Amenities & Extras

$= Additional Cost

Food & Beverage

Bar Tab
Coffee / Tea
Filtered Water
Venue Offers Catering

Audio Visual Equipment (AV)

Microphone
Projector
Speakers
Stage
Teleconference
TV
Video Conferencing

Other Amenities & Extras

Accessible
Air Con
Dance Floor
External Music or DJ
Flip Chart
Furniture Hire
Lighting
Natural light
Outdoor Space
Pens & Paper
Restroom
Security
Sustainable
Whiteboard
WiFi

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Kayla & Loukas

July 31, 2023

Tran and her team did a great job of setting up The Refectory at Sydney Uni for our wedding ceremony. We were very impressed by the room styling and the host’s professionalism on the day. Our guests were very impressed and The Refectory served for some wonderful photos.

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Mei-sze Yeong

January 29, 2024

Absolutely stunning wedding venue. I was also so pleased with how Helen, Richard, and the team handled the day. Really appreciated the last minute call to keep the wedding outside despite the early wet weather, the way they set up the space, and the food was fantastic - i made sure i found time to eat it!

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Julie Tran

June 23, 2023

We could not thank Tran and her team enough. They were so much more than a catering team... Tran was like a coordinator and a planner too. We had our wedding ceremony, afternoon tea and entertainment (the intermission in the Quadrangle) then reception all at the University of Sydney in the Great Hall. HostCo helped us with all furniture hire, the massive change over in the venue space, catered afternoon tea, provided a coffee cart and most of all helped us deliver the most delicious 3 course dinner. The entire team lead by Tran will always have such a special place in our hearts and in our memories from our wedding day. Tran was always incredibly fast to reply to all messages and emails and provided so much advice and support beyond the scope of our package. Special mention also goes to the forever smiley and enthusiastic Joe who had been there to assist since our first menu tasting right through to the end of our reception! We are so grateful we chose HostCo to be a part of the most important day of our lives!

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Bronwyn Crawford

February 12, 2024

Hosco provided exceptional service for our 50th Retrospective in The Cullen Room, a private event for 53 people set up as a buffet dining and cabaret table set up. As nod to a 50th wedding anniversary and reflection on past 50 years we used the audio visual set up with large images of 1970s projected on wall and good sound system with Spotify playlist. Tran was a legend at efficient planning, communication and IT assistance, and hospitality staff were friendly but unobtrusive, flexible and helpful. Food and drinks were wonderful and allergies taken into account. So many guests were so impressed and would recommend the venue as well as ourselves. The murals on the Cullen wall and The Refrectory made good talking points. And a good price point for catered event, really recommend!

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Gerald De Leon

May 18, 2021

Thank you to the best wedding co-ordinator ever - Tran Howlett, she was amazing for everything up to and including the day, the whole process was so easy because of her and the whole day was beyond our expectations. Amazing support also from the entire HostCo team and thank you to Rafael on the night who took great care of the event. Finally the food was the buzz of the night, 5 star dishes from Canapes, Entree's Mains and Deserts + the additional hand made chocolates which all our guests loved. Overall the best day ever because of Tran and HostCo - Thank you for everything again - Love the De Leon's.


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Venue Hours

Sunday-Saturday08:00am-12:00am
Pricing Price on request

Event Types

18th Birthday Party21st Birthday Party30th Birthday Party40th Birthday Party50th Birthday PartyAGMAwards DinnerBaby ShowerBar MitzvahBirthday PartyBreakfastBridal ShowerBucks PartyChristeningChristmas PartyCocktail PartyConcertConferenceCorporate FunctionCorporate OffsiteCorporate RetreatDinnerEnd of Financial Year PartyEngagement PartyExhibitionFunctionGala DinnerHens PartyKids PartyLunchMeetingNetworking EventProduct LaunchSchool FormalSeminarTrade ShowTrainingTrivia NightUniversity BallWeddingWedding CeremonyWorkshop