Sweatshop Basement Bar & Yard at Seamstress Restaurant & Bar

About this space

The alter-ego of the Seamstress Cocktail Bar, this room is unashamedly everything the cocktail bar is not, and where all the mischief happens.

Where-as the Cocktail Bar is all jazz & blues, cocktails, table service, Sweatshop is the New York basement bar, straight up counter service, local beers, bourbon whiskey, banter and graffiti.

A robust space where you could literally swing from the rafters, we can accommodate up to 90 in the main room and there is more space in the partially covered courtyard, private to this floor.

Completely self-contained, it is available any night of the week for exclusive use. This is a great space for birthday parties, farewell drinks, student-faculty parties, engagements, wedding receptions, fashion shows, corporate networking events, client entertaining, Christmas parties, cocktails classes, product launches, pop-up galleries and more.

Event offers and packages

CANAPE MENU

Cold items

House roasted Chinese-style duck pancake w cucumber & hoisin (gf)
Vegetarian pancake of miso-eggplant, tofu sesame & gai-lan, miso dressing (gf) (v)
Teriyaki-eye-fillet en croute
Scallop sashimi w shaved fennel & avocado crème fraiche w orange gel (gf)
Duck betel leaf, Balinese sambal w peanuts coconut cream & pickled mango (gf) (df)
Betel leaf of roasted coconut & cashew w capsicum & pickled mango (gf) (df) (v) (vg)

Warm items

Charsu pulled pork slider w Asian coleslaw (gfo)
Cheese & mushroom quesadilla (gf) (v) (vgo)
Chinese black-pork sausage roll, Heinz ketchup
Tempura King Prawn, lime & ginger dipping sauce
Puff pastry dim sum of plum-spiced duck
Sweet potato wonton w green pea & coriander puree (df) (v) (vg)

Soft shell crab slider with asian salad & japanese mayo (gfo)
Malay style corn fritters with sriracha mayo (df) (v) (vg)
Braised short rib roast roll (gfo)
Vegetarian spring roll, chilli soy dipping sauce (v) (vg)
Thai style fish cake with chilli & lime dressing

Sweet items

Mini caramelised lemon tart
Mini elderflower & white chocolate custard tart
Chilli chocolate truffle (gf)
Rhubarb & mascarpone egg roll

Prices

Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00 am. All prices include GST.

Prices are subject to negotiation - $15.00 as per above is a suggested amount for a light meal equivalent of food ( 5 canapés per person )

From a food perspective, our canapé menu has been designed for ease of selection.

Price and suggested quantities

 cost - $3.00 per piece.
 light meal equivalent - we suggest 6 pieces
 moderate meal equivalent - we suggest 9 pieces
 full meal equivalent - we suggest 12 pieces

Monday

9:00 am – 11:00 pm

from $15 per person

Per session

9:00 am – 11:00 pm

from $15

Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00 am. All prices include GST.

Prices are subject to negotiation - $15.00 as per above is a suggested amount for a light meal equivalent of food ( 5 canapés per person )

Tuesday

9:00 am – 11:00 pm

from $15 per person

Per session

9:00 am – 11:00 pm

from $15

Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00 am. All prices include GST.

Prices are subject to negotiation - $15.00 as per above is a suggested amount for a light meal equivalent of food ( 5 canapés per person )

Wednesday

9:00 am – 11:00 pm

from $15 per person

Per session

9:00 am – 11:00 pm

from $15

Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00 am. All prices include GST.

Prices are subject to negotiation - $15.00 as per above is a suggested amount for a light meal equivalent of food ( 5 canapés per person )

Thursday

9:00 am – 11:00 pm

from $15 per person

Per session

9:00 am – 11:00 pm

from $15

Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00 am. All prices include GST.

Prices are subject to negotiation - $15.00 as per above is a suggested amount for a light meal equivalent of food ( 5 canapés per person )

Friday

12:00 pm – 1:00 am

from $15 per person

Per session

12:00 pm – 1:00 am

from $15

Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00 am. All prices include GST.

Prices are subject to negotiation - $15.00 as per above is a suggested amount for a light meal equivalent of food ( 5 canapés per person )

Saturday

12:00 pm – 1:00 am

from $15 per person

Per session

12:00 pm – 1:00 am

from $15

Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00 am. All prices include GST.

Prices are subject to negotiation - $15.00 as per above is a suggested amount for a light meal equivalent of food ( 5 canapés per person )

Capacity

Standing

up to 110

Dining

up to 100

Catering and drinks

Facilities

Air conditioning

Parking available

Music & sound equipment

Accessibility

Rules of the space

Allowed events

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About Seamstress Restaurant & Bar

Seamstress Restaurant & Bar opened in 2007 in Melbourne's historic Chinatown district, housed in a 120yr-old former textile factory, warehouse and one-time Buddhist monastery.

We regularly host a variety of parties, events and functions across all 4 floors of our venue.

In the past 6 months alone we have catered for numerous personal gathering for birthdays, farewells & engagements as well as corporate meetings, dinners, networking drinks and team parties.