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Captain Baxter

10/18 Jacka Boulevard, St Kilda VIC 3182, Australia

4.4 (744)
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Function Venue

45 Seated
250 Standing
To all our loyal and wonderful community, We are taking a little break to keep us all safe and well. We look forward to seeing you on the other side. We wish everyone good health during this time. Love from Melbourne Hospitality People. Captain Baxter is inspired by the coastal location and heritage of the St Kilda Sea Baths building. A palette of white, timber and rattan, including playful wallpaper and perforated textures are inspired by beach bungalows of the 1920s. A fully retractable roof that lets the sunshine pour in and brings guests even closer to St Kilda’s foreshore. Captain Baxter is Melbourne’s go-to for lunches under the sun, drinks at sun-down and relaxed beachside dinners. Sit back, put your sunnies on and feel the sea breeze. Matt Dawson, group executive chef of St Kilda Venues has been joined by Timothy Martin (ex The European and Taxi Dining Room) and Adrian Hawkins (ex Est and Bistrode, Sydney). Put simply, their menu represents food that people want to eat by the beach; relaxed and casual dishes, with fresh and delicate flavours. The seafood focused menu is overlayed with subtle Asian influences to create seasonally focused dishes that embrace Captain Baxter’s enviable location.

Captain Baxter Function Rooms

5 Spaces Available At This Venue
Exclusive Waterfront Cocktail Bar

Exclusive Waterfront Cocktail Bar

An ideal cocktail space for up to 40 guests, exclusive access to the bar area overlooking South Beach reserve. Inspired by the coastal location and heritage of the St Kilda Sea Baths building. A palette of white, timber, and rattan, includ...

40
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Intimate Palm Lounge Room

Intimate Palm Lounge Room

An intimate lounge area ideal for smaller seated events for groups of 16 - 18 guests. Inspired by the coastal location and heritage of the St Kilda Sea Baths building. A palette of white, timber, and rattan, including playful wallpaper an...

16
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Private Cocktail Atrium & Balcony

Private Cocktail Atrium & Balcony

A premium cocktail space overlooking Port Philip Bay, suitable for up to 30 guests featuring its own private balcony. Inspired by the coastal location and heritage of the St Kilda Sea Baths building. A palette of white, timber, and rattan,...

40
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Semi-Private Waterfront Dining Room

Semi-Private Waterfront Dining Room

A semi-private dining space overlooking South Beach Reserve. The perfect space for a celebration of up 29 guests seated, and 55 guests cocktail featuring its own private balcony. Inspired by the coastal location. A palette of white, timber,...

45
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Spectacular Waterfront Venue, Exclusive Use

Spectacular Waterfront Venue, Exclusive Use

Aside from being a great place for dinner, or for an after-work drink (or a post-beach hang out), this makes for a rather glorious function venue. Especially in summer, when the view of the bay is at its best. When used exclusively, make u...

250
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H Pets

October 13, 2024

Great venue for a celebration, perfect location, good customer service when booking the table no need for deposit, easy ordering food and drinks don’t have to worry about splitting bills. Great vibe for dancing after dinner, good music a bit of everything. Will definitely be back.

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Hairhouse Northland

November 10, 2024

This was our first time hosting the Hairhouse Northland Christmas party at Captain Baxter, and from start to finish, the experience was fantastic! Becky and Elise made everything effortlessly smooth compared to other venues we’ve used in the past. We’re definitely planning to come back for our next Christmas party and will be booking again soon. Thank you to Captain Baxter and the entire team!”

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Lucy Wang

November 12, 2024

I recently celebrated my 30th birthday at Captain Baxter in their private dining room upstairs. The event team were outstanding right from the very start. I initially spoke with Ella and Becky who were able to provide me with all the various options, dining menus and venue arrangements so I could make the right decision for my event. Later on, I had the pleasure of liaising with Elise who is truly a star. She left no question unanswered, would consistently check in with me ahead of the event to make sure everything was ready to go and provided a lot of calmness to the chaos of event organising! Joel was our host for the day, he was truly fantastic and extremely organised on the day to ensure everything ran smoothly, and all the dietary requirements were correct. Joel has such great energy, incredible customer service and took a lot of stress out of my hands. The food was delicious, and atmosphere was next to none. We moved onto the balcony room after the brunch for some drinks and had a beautiful sunset. I'm so grateful for the CB team for supporting me with this event and no doubt I'll look to host another event here in the future!

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JR C (Ryan)

November 7, 2024

Good food and place to catch up with friends. Even better hangout when the weather gets hotter over summer.

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Neda Nicolas

November 2, 2023

What an excellent experience! Dining out with kids can be a nightmare and this was the complete and lose opposite experience of that! On a Wednesday evening we ventured to CB and with three children under 5 and 3 adults we had the most wonderful dinner. A few things lead to this experience. 1) mid week venture, so it wasn’t too busy which was PERFECT for us (and other diners, let’s be real) 2) the food was phenomenal - we ordered 13 items from the menu and every one was delicious (with one less impressive than others) 3) servers and hosts were hospitable and not too in our faces or space which allowed us to relax and enjoy the evening :) Overall the food was the biggest stand out. Absolutely try the lamb shoulder and the chicken, the kingfish and the tartare. The salad was simple but refreshing and the Korean style fried chicken was bang on! An absolute flavour explosion! The parfait was a fantastic finish to a beautifully rich and decadent feast! The only miss- the tofu dip. Texture was great but we found it lacked flavour - which when stacked against so many winners, was very obvious. We will 100% be back again! Thankyou so much!


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