If your work involves organising catered meetings or workshops for large groups you may be interested in a quick guide to the best venues around Australia.
From best to least (and ranked on the basis of venue, catering (a light morning/afternoon tea), service and cost) the list is as follows:
- Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Cnr Merivale & Glenleg Sts, Brisbane (Arbour Room 2)
- Venue 1
- Catering 1
- Service 1
- Cost 3
- Best Western Hobart, 156 Bathurst Street, Hobart (The Terrace)
- Venue 4
- Catering 5
- Service 2
- Cost 1
Do stay at The Best Western Hobart
- Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, 1 Convention Centre Place, South Wharf Melbourne (Clarendon Room A)
- Venue 2
- Catering 2
- Service 8
- Cost 6
(Excellent stand up working lunch )
Stand-up working lunch
$34.50 per person
Sandwich selections
BBQ pulled pork with grilled pineapple, cos lettuce and coriander aioli on a mini baguette
Chicken banh mi (Vietnamese chicken rolls) – roasted chicken, pate, Asian salad, chilli, coriander and nam prik
Salad selections
Vietnamese chicken salad with cabbage and beans GF
Sweet potato, pearl barley, asparagus, free-range egg, chia seeds, beetroot and walnuts V (not as a good a choice)
Speciality items -Warm pide with lamb and feta (Not as good a choice)
- Crowne Plaza, 16 Hindmarsh Square Rundle Mall, Adelaide (Hindmarsh Room 2)
- Venue 3
- Catering 7
- Service 3
- Cost 4
- Parkroyal Melbourne Airport (Victoria Ballroom South)
- Venue 3
- Catering 4
- Service 5
- Cost 5
- Hellenic Club Woden, Canberra (Aegean Room)
- Venue 6
- Catering 3
- Service 6
- Cost 2
Gluten free options
- Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, 21 Mounts Bay Road Perth (Meeting Room 6)
- Venue 4
- Catering 6
- Service 4
- Cost 7
Do stay at the Hilton Pamelia
- Alice Springs Convention Centre, 93 Barrett Drive Alice Springs (Ellery Room)
- Venue 7
- Catering 9
- Service 7
- Cost 5
Do stay at Doubletree Hilton
- Rydges Sydney Central, 28 Albion St, Surry Hills, Sydney (Crowne Room)
- Venue 8
- Catering 8
- Service 9
- Cost 9
(Excellent stand up working lunch $34 per person)
Don’t stay at Rydges Sydney Central (too noisey).
Melbourne CEC
Fine Eating 