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The Crafty Squire

127 Russell Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

4.2 (3297)
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200 Seated
400 Standing
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Why you'll love The Crafty Squire

  • Offer a range of your favourite pub classics, locally sourced menu with a distinct Australian influence, sustainable produce and native ingredients plus an impressive and wide-ranging beverage list.
  • One of Melbourne’s best sports bars, screening all the biggest sporting events live from around the globe.

Offering a choice of semi-private and private function spaces in the heart of the CBD, the Crafty Squire is available for venue hire for your next event or party. With 7 unique function spaces, suitable for 20 people – 200 people, we have options for every occasion.Whether it’s a birthday celebration, work function, corporate workshop, engagement party or social event, our friendly and professional function team can help you create the perfect event to suit your theme, budget & food and beverage requirements.


The Crafty Squire Function Rooms

10 Spaces Available At This Venue
Brewery Lounge

Brewery Lounge

The Brewery Lounge is a semi-private and comfortable space alongside Melbourne CBD's only working microbrewery. It's ideal for intimate birthday celebrations, work drinks, or social gatherings. Standing capacity: 60 Seated capacity: 24 Ind...

25
60
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The Squires Room - The Semi-private Function Room

The Squires Room - The Semi-private Function Room

This room at is a semi-private room for any social event, featuring a pool table and a big-screen TV. The perfect semi-private space that's ideal for birthday celebrations, work drinks, or any other type of social event. Standing capacity...

40
70
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Craft Bar - Intimate Bar Area

Craft Bar - Intimate Bar Area

Located alongside Melbourne CBD’s only working microbrewery, our Craft Bar has been completely refurbished to offer a sleek, industrial-style space for your next party or function. Complete with private bar, exposed wooden walls, and hangin...

60
70
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The Rooftop Terrace

The Rooftop Terrace

Come and immerse yourself in Melbourne’s newest rooftop terrace in the heart of the CBD. Flooded with natural light, the terrace features exposed beams, beautiful stripped back brickwork, and festoon string lighting. With heaters for those ...

40
70
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The Copper Chic Corner

The Copper Chic Corner

Offering magnificent views over tree-lined Russell Street, Copper Corner is a contemporary dining space on Level One of the Crafty Squire. With access to our heated outdoor terrace, it's ideal for lunch, dinner, or your next cocktail event....

20
40
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The Lager Lounge

The Lager Lounge

Sumptuous leather lounges, sleek industrial styling, and direct access to our heated outdoor terrace, the Lager Lounge is an exclusive space that’s perfect for birthday-celebrations, work functions, or social gatherings. Standing capacity:...

40
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The Porter Place

The Porter Place

Located next to the Main Bar, Porter Place is a semi-private area that enables you to soak up the atmosphere of the venue while still enjoying your own exclusive space. It features comfy seating, a large flat-screen TV, and access to our he...

30
60
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Stylish and Contemporary Kitchen

Stylish and Contemporary Kitchen

Featuring polished concrete floors, versatile banquette seating, a large private bar, and heated outdoor terrace, the Kitchen on level one is a contemporary and stylish space that’s perfect for your next cocktail party or dinner function. ...

120
200
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Brewhouse Tours

Brewhouse Tours

Whether it’s a birthday celebration, work function, corporate workshop, engagement party or social event, our friendly and professional function team can help you create the perfect event to suit your theme, budget & food and beverage requi...

20
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The Whole Level One

The Whole Level One

Offering a choice of semi-private and private function spaces in the heart of the CBD, the venue is available for venue hire for your next event or party. Whether it’s a birthday celebration, work function, corporate workshop, engagement p...

200
400
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Claudine Faerie

June 16, 2024

Popular, centrally located 2 storey pub/bistro. Staff are friendly and helpful. My friends frequently love to come here for dinners BC of the variety on menu and indigenous ingredients in some of the meals. We stopped in for early dinner today and ate on the 2nd level and although there were only a few other groups there, I found it cold, and noisy as the sound from others seems to echo. Of the 3 meals ordered, 2 were good but 1 lot of chips were served cold and the hot choc was only luke warm. The staff did promptly remake the chips when requested.

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Emily Petrovics

May 12, 2024

Amazing. Held a birthday here during the afternoon and they were so on point with finer details, gave us balloons and bubbles. The food was fantastic and so well priced. The staff were lovely and we just had such a great experience here. Highly recommend.

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Michelle H

May 11, 2024

Large Parmi is very large. Gravy side could be a bit larger but all very nice. The paddle board beers went down very well. Gaz was superb serving us.

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Dominik Ziomek

December 29, 2023

Nice pub setting. Moved to the area this month for work and enjoyed the salt and pepper calamari. Was very fresh and portion for the price was great. The main meals that other colleagues had were huge and looked tasty also. Will be back to try other meals.

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Bob Leonard

December 20, 2023

Food was good, VERY large serving of chicken parmi. The gravy bowl did not match said serving size in addition to the chips. The dish, whilst good for value, lacked flavour. We were on the bar side of the establishment, and the area smelt like old alcohol. We sat outside. We could not fault the iconic James Squire assortment of alcohol, but the bar-boy made it uncomfortable to order. Equivalent to a bistro at a sports club


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