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The General Assembly

29 S Wharf Promenade, South Wharf VIC 3006, Australia

4.3 (1995)
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Function Venue

160 Seated
550 Standing
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Why you'll love The General Assembly

  • Diverse indoor/outdoor versatile function spaces with a unique backdrop for any occasion, river and city views.
  • Live entertainment and other fun activities in the venue.
  • Great selection of food and drinks.

Enter The General Assembly in South Wharf and be transported to Melbourne's iconic laneways. Experience the essence of Melbourne without navigating your way through confusing back streets and alleyways at The General Assembly. If Melbourne’s weather is living up to its reputation, fear not because The General Assembly caters to four seasons in a day.

Peruse the delicious menu which offers Melbourne’s latest food trends, while you sample a huge range of drinks and listen to local acoustic artists. Don’t leave without checking out the street art installations around the venue which mirror Melbourne’s hidden laneways.

With live acoustic music on the weekends, street art adorning the walls and walls that open up wide in the summer months to let the fresh air in, this venue is a good choice for your next Friday night out.

Positioned on South Wharf Promenade, neighbouring the Pan Pacific Hotel and Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. The General Assembly is a 5-minute walk from the Crown/Southbank precinct and provides easy access to the DFO shopping centre.


The General Assembly Function Rooms

7 Spaces Available At This Venue
Bridge Terrace

Bridge Terrace

Offering a purely private and relaxed indoor / outdoor atmosphere with stunning river and city views, Bridge Terrace is perfect for year round entertainment. This versatile space caters to both stand-up or sit-down events, featuring exclusi...

20
40
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Green House

Green House

With lush greenery, city skyline views and a feature wall overlooking the historic Polly Woodside sailing ship, this secluded indoor section and outdoor deck is the perfect space for intimate cocktail events. The overhead heaters and awning...

40
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Half Venue Hire

Half Venue Hire

Located a stone’s throw from the CBD, next door to the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre and with impressive city skyline and riverfront views. We have a mix of indoor and sheltered outdoor areas that can accommodate a variety of d...

150
300
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 Exclusive Hire

Exclusive Hire

A warm, inviting indoor and outdoor beer house right on the Yarra River with views flowing to the city skyline. Specialising in heritage, premium CUB and guest beers, there's an extensive variety of 17 draught beers on tap and is also one o...

160
550
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Chandelier Bar

Chandelier Bar

Featuring a vertical 4 x 4 metre beer bottle chandelier, this diverse indoor/outdoor function space transforms perfectly for year round events. Boasting the perfect unique backdrop for any occasion with river and city views. Chandelier Bar ...

150
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Laneway

Laneway

An intimate, relaxed indoor atmosphere showcasing our Melbourne laneway inspired street art with beautiful hanging Edison lights and wood panelled walls. Offering both seated and stand up functions, this versatile space has flexible furnitu...

50
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Riverside Terrace

Riverside Terrace

Offering a purely private and relaxed indoor / outdoor atmosphere with stunning river and city views, Riverside is perfect for year round entertainment. This versatile space caters to both stand-up or sit-down events, featuring its very own...

20
80
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Thirsty Herb

April 25, 2025

It’s a great venue, fantastic location, river views and a very handy meeting place if you are going to Jeff’s Shed. Good range of tap beer and they often have live acoustic music out the front. The only let down and sadly it the same for all these venues along the waterfront is the food. Most are managed by the same group, all the food is the same standard. Doable, but not great.

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Brad

May 10, 2025

This is a riverside pub situated along the Yarra River at South Wharf. They have a large indoor seating area and quite a few outdoor tables with excellent river views. Opening hours are 11.30am to 9 or 10pm daily. The General Assembly has a nice menu of bar foods along with beer, wine and cocktails. Order at the bar and food and drinks will be brought out to your table. We enjoyed an order of calamari, whisky sour and glass or Pinot Noir. Service was friendly and timely, prices just fine for the venue location. This is a nice riverside pub and place we'd gladly stop by again for a round of drinks and light bite to eat.

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Sam

April 6, 2025

Very good food, even when quite busy with a private function. For the price, was actually reasonable value considering the location on the river, with great views.

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Peter B.

May 15, 2025

It’s a nice pub, I am only disappointed about the Calamari that I ordered. They’ve been very very salty, that can happen but how to handle it is a different thing. I was asked if all is good and I just told them that the food is too salty and nobody seems to be interested. I tried to eat them (19$) but could not.

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Jonno Robin

February 28, 2025

The $25 steak special was a top performer, can’t go wrong with that. Will be back to try some other delicacies. Also great location and service here at The General.


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Amenities & Extras

Food & Beverage

Bar Tab
BYO Drinks
Coffee / Tea
Filtered Water
Venue Offers Catering

Audio Visual Equipment (AV)

Microphone
Projector
Speakers
Stage
TV

Other Amenities & Extras

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

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