Sandringham Hotel, known locally as The Sandy, takes cocktail parties for up to 200 guests, seated dinners for up to 50, corporate functions, work farewells, engagement parties and weddings. The pub has four function spaces, a grill restaurant and 10 rooms. It stands at 118 Beach Road in Sandringham, a bayside suburb of Melbourne, on the corner of Bay Street, across from Sandringham Gardens and looking over Port Phillip Bay.
Seminars and company events
The hotel offers meeting and conference facilities and a corporate package for company functions. Work farewells, team lunches and end-of-year drinks fit the semi-private rooms, while the Front Bar handles a larger cocktail-style event with its own entry and bar. The events team adapts the format to each brief, from a set menu with a beverage package to canapés in a lounge setting. Guests traveling from the city can stay upstairs.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings and engagement parties are among the events the team caters for, along with birthdays and after-funeral gatherings, for which a dedicated pack exists. A function pack sets out the options, and the events team tailors each offer. A cocktail reception in the Front Bar can take up to 200 guests, and the Port Phillip Room suits a seated dinner of 25 to 50.
Rooms and capacities
The Front Bar takes up to 200 guests for a cocktail party. It has a private entry, a fully stocked bar, TV screens with USB connection, a sound system and a smoking balcony that catches the sea breeze and the bay views. It is available on Saturday evenings and all day on Sundays, with a minimum spend on food and drinks. The Port Phillip Room is semi-private, with full table service, and seats 25 to 50 or holds 30 to 60 for cocktails. It runs on a set menu with beverage package options, and a minimum spend applies from Friday to Sunday. The Cocktail Lounge, part of The Grillhouse, is a semi-private space with lounge furniture close to the bar, for up to 30 guests, with canapé options for casual events.
Accommodation
The hotel has 10 rooms, each with a private en suite, a bar fridge, a TV and free Wi-Fi, and a continental breakfast. Bookings are essential at busy times.
Catering
The Grillhouse dining room is open seven days a week and serves fresh seafood, steaks, street food starters and pub classics. Function menus draw on the same kitchen, with set menus, canapés and beverage packages. The Front Bar pours a broad range of beers on tap.
Getting there
Sandringham train station is about 200 meters away, on a direct line to Flinders Street Station in the city center. Several of Melbourne's golf courses, Royal Melbourne among them, are within easy reach, which makes the hotel a practical base for a golf day.
