The Wild Geese hosts board meetings, seminars, company functions, wedding receptions, birthdays and parties for 10 to 150 guests, in six function spaces spread over two levels. The venue is a Modern Irish bistro and bar at 29 Sydney Road in Brunswick, in Melbourne's inner north, and it is also the home of the Celtic Club.
Seminars and company events
Small groups have two quiet rooms to choose from. The CY O'Connor Committee Room and the Founders Library each take 10 to 15 people, a size suited to board meetings, interviews and small seminars. For larger groups, the Celtic Club Bar and Lounge takes 70 to 145 guests and is offered for corporate conferences as well as social functions. The Wild Geese Bar, for 75 to 150, suits end-of-year parties and team drinks, and the bistro can be booked for a seated lunch or dinner. Roof Top Street, an indoor room on the first floor with darts and a pool table, works for a relaxed team night.
Weddings and receptions
The Celtic Club Bar and Lounge is the space the venue puts forward for wedding receptions, with room for 70 to 145 guests. For a smaller celebration, an engagement party or a rehearsal dinner, the bistro takes 48 to 100 guests and the Mannix Parlour 20.
Rooms and capacities
The venue lists six spaces with the following ranges. The Wild Geese Bistro takes 48 to 100 guests. The Wild Geese Bar takes 75 to 150. The Celtic Club Bar and Lounge takes 70 to 145. The CY O'Connor Committee Room and the Founders Library take 10 to 15 each. Roof Top Street, indoors on the first floor, takes 30 to 60. The Mannix Parlour, a fully covered outdoor area with a billiard table, takes 20. The site does not say whether each range is for seated or standing guests, so the layout is worth confirming with the functions team.
Catering
The kitchen serves an Irish menu built around flatbreads, pies and steaks, with a Sunday roast of beef striploin or pork porchetta. Chef John Paul Dargan leads the bistro. Function menus are not published on the website and are agreed with the functions team for each booking. Guinness is poured at the bar.
History and setting
The Celtic Club keeps its members' bar here and holds traditional Irish music sessions on Friday afternoons. Another session, SNASTA, plays in the main bar on Sunday at lunchtime, and there is live music on Friday nights along with live sport on the screens. Room names such as the Founders Library, the CY O'Connor Committee Room and the Mannix Parlour point to the club's Irish-Australian heritage. The bar and bistro open from Tuesday to Sunday at noon and close on Mondays.
Getting there
The venue sits at the southern end of Sydney Road in Brunswick, a few kilometers north of the Melbourne CBD. Tram route 19 runs along Sydney Road from the city center. Melbourne Airport at Tullamarine is the nearest airport.
