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Lakeside Room at Melbourne Zoo


Why you'll love this venue

  • Features elegant function rooms to accommodate any style and size
  • With outdoor spaces that can host a large number of different types of functions
  • Offers exceptional cuisine and a beautiful setting.
With picturesque views over the award-winning Japanese Garden and lake, the Lakeside Café is an evening-only venue to enjoy that features an outdoor terrace connecting to the main function room. Room for a spacious dancefloor, makes this venue ideal for Christmas, birthday or engagement parties, wedding receptions and corporate functions such as gala or award dinners. The Lakeside Café comfortably holds 120 guests standing or 80 seated, and is available to hire from 6:30pm onwards.

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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

Boardroom30
Standing120
Banquet80

Amenities & Extras

$= Additional Cost

Food & Beverage

Bar Tab$
Coffee / Tea$
Venue Offers Catering$

Audio Visual Equipment (AV)

Microphone$
Projector$
Speakers
Stage$
TV$

Other Amenities & Extras

Accessible
Air Con
Dance Floor
External Music or DJ$
Flip Chart
Furniture Hire$
Natural light
On-Site Parking
Pens & Paper
Restroom
Security$
Sustainable
Whiteboard
WiFi

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Jody Mahmoud

October 20, 2024

Definitely worth a visit. We went there multiple times and look forward to going back. The butterflies are magnificent with the very close encounters. They can even stand on you if your lucky. The koalas were surprisingly awake today and we enjoyed watching them chew on leaves. There were ducks roaming around which were very interesting to watch especially when they were crossing the road. Recommend!

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Marjy Marjory

October 27, 2024

The best part was the weather... elephants 🐘 ohh and gift shop cashier. He was so friendly, great smile and energy. As for the zoo, a few animals hiding and hard to spot, otherwise great selection. Loved leisurely strolling around. However it must have been school excursion day at the Zoo as there were many many kids and While I'm all for experiential learning, some of the kids were disorderly and clogged up the narrow walkways.

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Samuel Mackenzie

October 20, 2024

My daughter loves coming here. Always so much to do and see. Staff are very friendly and always helpful if you need. The zoo pass is such good value for money and would highly recommend for any family with young kids.

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Nick M

October 19, 2024

Very good experience at the zoo. Got to see so many different animals and enjoy the walkabout. The zoo has a good design and is easy to navigate with a lot of signs and information kiosks to check your location. The staff were very helpful and on hand to gove directions.

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Marto

September 19, 2024

Bit underwhelming and not worth our money as most of the cooler animals weren’t even there, or doing nothing. Well stocked gift shop and really friendly staff. Though the selection and amount of animals were impressive. Overall quite a nice place to take the family if all the animals are there.


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Rainforest Room

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Venue Hours

Monday06:00pm-Midnight
Tuesday08:00am-Midnight
Wednesday08:00am-Midnight
Thursday08:00am-Midnight
Friday08:00am-Midnight
Saturday08:00am-Midnight
Sunday08:00am-Midnight
Pricing Price on request

Event Types

18th Birthday Party21st Birthday Party30th Birthday Party40th Birthday Party50th Birthday PartyAGMAwards DinnerBaby ShowerBar MitzvahBirthday PartyBreakfastBridal ShowerChristeningChristmas PartyCocktail PartyConferenceCorporate FunctionCorporate OffsiteDinnerEnd of Financial Year PartyEngagement PartyFunctionGala DinnerLunchMeetingNetworking EventProduct LaunchResidential ConferenceSeminarTrade ShowTrainingTrivia NightUniversity BallWeddingWedding CeremonyWorkshop

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