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Grace Darling Hotel

114 Smith Street, Collingwood VIC 3066, Australia

4.2 (1195)
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100 Seated
200 Standing
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Why you'll love Grace Darling Hotel

  • Historic Charm: Grace Darling's rich history and stone building offer a unique backdrop for any event, blending heritage with contemporary creativity.
  • Versatile Spaces: With a restaurant, public bar, and private band rooms, it caters to various event types, from intimate gatherings to live music performances.
  • Culinary Excellence: Known for its delectable food, your guests will savor every bite, enhancing the overall event experience.

Built in 1854, Melbourne’s second oldest pub and the first stone building in Collingwood, the Grace Darling has been an indispensable community institution for over a century and a half. Grace Darling Hotel is one of Collingwood's popular restaurants, known for its incredible table service, delicious food and amazing ambience. They strive for the promotion of creativity, experimentation and progression in live music and the arts. Providing a safe and accessible space for culture to develop and flourish. The venue now consists of a restaurant, a public bar, and two band rooms available for private functions. The public bar and sidewalk beer garden continues to house a diversity of mingling locals, artists and professionals, offering comfort and privacy for both intimate encounters and group gatherings, while the band room has transformed into a mainstay on the local live music circuit producing a roster of emerging acts.


Grace Darling Hotel Function Rooms

4 Spaces Available At This Venue
The Grace Darling Hotel

The Grace Darling Hotel

THE BAND ROOM Our upstairs Band Room is bathed in natural light and features its own bar, private bathrooms, lounge area, focal stage and professional PA system, which is ideal for live entertainment. THE CELLAR BAR This candle lit and com...

100
200
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The Bandroom Bar

The Bandroom Bar

Bathed in natural light and features its own bar, private bathrooms, lounge area, focal stage, and professional PA system, which is ideal for live entertainment.

80
150
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The Cellar

The Cellar

The candlelit cellar provides a shadowy and rustic atmosphere suited to any event whether it is an intimate sit down meal, or standing cocktails and canapés. The cellar’s independent bar and sound system allows this totally private dini...

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80
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The Atrium

The Atrium

It's a lovely space to hang out (whatever the weather's doing outside). Adorned by greenery and flowers, and with loads of natural light, the Atrium is great for dinner events, or smaller scale cocktail parties. It's a sophisticated space,...

30
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Tom McKinnon

October 20, 2024

Fantastic outdoor seating area. Food is nice but it’s expensive for standard pub parmas and burgers etc. Interior is also quite nice, with quite a lot of indoor seating available. Staff are friendly and casual.

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Claudia Jones

May 24, 2024

The grace is a lovely pub in the heart of Collingwood. The DJ’s play an incredible range of music. Whenever I go in on Thursday or Friday, the energy is popping. It’s so nice and refreshing to hear a mixture of throw back tracks and newer age music. Something for everyone. Special mention to the lovely staff who always go above and beyond. The food never misses, decent sizes, great flavours that hit the spot. Fav local imo! Pictured below - spiced lamb special and medium rare steak. Both next level!

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Timinmelbourne

March 21, 2024

The Grace Darling hotel has some good food n' drinks. And fantastic service. The barman recommended the spring chicken dish, and he was spot on. Chicken dinner, chicken winner. The vegetarian/plant based burger w hand cut chips tasted good, too. Served with a yummy Aperol Spritz.

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Adam Lofthouse

May 26, 2024

Great atmosphere pub with good food, and a nice exterior "castle like" stone aesthetic. It can get pretty busy at peak, and sometimes it can be difficult to get a drink at the bar because they're so overrun, but the bands are good. I personally like going on Thursday nights when it is not AS busy, and they have a free Improv Comedy show upstairs. Great to grab a drink and have a laugh at no extra cost. Saw a show there the other night, and it was hilarious.

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Simon L

May 31, 2024

Great place for a beer and Friday lunch. Had the Chicken burger. Excellent. I even ate all the chips and I'm not a fan of chips. Great staff. Took a bit of time to come out, but that was probably because it was busy today. Had the Jerky Chicken burger today. Really enjoyed it. Could have eaten another.


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Food & Beverage

Bar Tab
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Projector
Speakers
Stage
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Air Con
Dance Floor
External Music or DJ
Lighting
Natural light
Restroom
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Smoking Area
Whiteboard
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