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The Penny Black

420 Sydney Road, Brunswick VIC, Australia

4.1 (755)
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Pub

80 Seated
950 Standing

Why you'll love The Penny Black

  • With several event spaces able to accommodate from 20 to 950 guests.
  • Equipped with AV facilities, a number of vintage arcade games and plenty of cosy corners.
  • Flexible and affordable event packages.

Penny’s has long been a staple pub of Brunswick - live music, a huge beer garden and a familiar atmosphere. And it’s familiar, sure, but there’s been enough change to give it its own, new identity - perfect for events large and small. Tex-mex food influences meld with our history as a grungy rock’n’roll pub, permeating through our overall feel, fit-out and menu. We’re cosy but cool. Edgy but approachable. Come check us out.


The Penny Black Function Rooms

6 Spaces Available At This Venue
The Lawn

The Lawn

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 n...

60
100
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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 wel...

20
30
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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 worki...

80
120
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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 ...

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 sp...

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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 ...

35
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Edwar Kartio

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 - $$

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pastelsparkles

May 18, 2025

The Penny Black is a great venue for a relaxing afternoon. They’ve got some great musical guests that play most nights of the week inside and the back garden area is really good for bigger groups of people. We had a very last minute birthday party with 15 or so people and they were able to accomodate us and were so gracious. Highly recommend.

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Olesia Kochergina

April 24, 2025

Absolutely loved this pub! Stumbled in on a weekday and was blown away by their incredible specials - every pizza on the menu was just $10, and the one we got was genuinely delicious. Even better, they had an April special with $10 pints, making it the ultimate combo for a chill late afternoon. The vibe was relaxed, staff super friendly, and the value? Unreal. Will 100% be back!

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tuong linh

April 10, 2025

Moroccan chicken and tacos fish were nice and tasty. Environment was open and chilling. Recommend for everyone

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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


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Amenities & Extras

Food & Beverage

Bar Tab
Filtered Water
Venue Offers Catering

Audio Visual Equipment (AV)

Microphone
Projector
Speakers
Stage
Teleconference
TV

Other Amenities & Extras

Accessible
Air Con
Dance Floor
External Music or DJ
Furniture Hire
Lighting
Natural light
On-Site Parking
Outdoor Space
Restroom
Security
Smoking Area
WiFi

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