An outdoor restaurant space with shaded barrel tables, colorful umbrellas, and a container-style bar at Welcome To Thornbury.
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Container Bar at Welcome To Thornbury

Outdoor Space at a Bar
·
Private space
520 High Street, Melbourne, 3070 –
Northcote, Melbourne
Up to 50
seats
Up to 80
standing
Venue offers catering
External catering not allowed

About this space

The Container Bar is a Private outdoor space in Welcome To Thornbury and a compact, covered outdoor terrace organised around a repurposed service counter.

Design: The space is informal and brightly lit, featuring mixed-height seating, colourful parasols and timber barrel tables set against planted borders. The roof is a translucent canopy that admits daylight while providing weather protection.

Features: The space includes outdoor seating with umbrella-shaded tables and bench seating, a covered canopy for shelter and level, wheelchair-accessible paths. The area is served by on-site licensed drinks and sits adjacent to the venue's outdoor kitchen/food-truck bay.

Ideal for: Groups seeking a relaxed, social gathering that works as a standing reception or casual mixed seating meet-up.

What guests say: The space has a lively, social atmosphere and a broad drink selection. The bar staff are generally attentive, though service consistency can vary.

Offers and packages

Menu

 Main menu

Prices

Sunday
12:00 pm – 11:00 pm
from $10000 min. spend
Per session
12:00 pm – 11:00 pm
from $10000 min. spend
Alcohol licence until 1:00 am. All prices include GST.
Monday
12:00 pm – 11:00 pm
from $10000 min. spend
Per session
12:00 pm – 11:00 pm
from $10000 min. spend
Alcohol licence until 1:00 am. All prices include GST.
Tuesday
12:00 pm – 11:00 pm
from $10000 min. spend
Per session
12:00 pm – 11:00 pm
from $10000 min. spend
Alcohol licence until 1:00 am. All prices include GST.
Wednesday
12:00 pm – 11:00 pm
from $10000 min. spend
Per session
12:00 pm – 11:00 pm
from $10000 min. spend
Alcohol licence until 1:00 am. All prices include GST.
Thursday
12:00 pm – 11:00 pm
from $10000 min. spend
Per session
12:00 pm – 11:00 pm
from $10000 min. spend
Alcohol licence until 1:00 am. All prices include GST.
Friday
12:00 pm – 11:00 pm
from $10000 min. spend
Per session
12:00 pm – 11:00 pm
from $10000 min. spend
Alcohol licence until 1:00 am. All prices include GST.
Saturday
12:00 pm – 11:00 pm
from $10000 min. spend
Per session
12:00 pm – 11:00 pm
from $10000 min. spend
Alcohol licence until 1:00 am. All prices include GST.
Best price guarantee
Pricing updated by venue 4 months ago

Capacity

  • Standing
    up to 80
  • Dining
    up to 50

Catering and drinks

In-house catering available Venue can organise food and drink
Halal menu
Kosher menu
Extensive vegan menu
Extensive gluten-free menu
Complimentary water Complimentary refreshments (such as water, tea, or coffee) for guests at no extra cost
No external catering allowed
Venue provides alcohol Venue can supply alcoholic beverages
No BYO alcohol allowed

Facilities

  • Natural light Room has windows or a skylight, so daylight comes in
  • Free parking is available on-site (5 spaces)
  • Free on-street parking
  • private bar
  • summer beer garden
  • dog friendly
  • wheelchair accessible
  • outdoor
  • canape & buffet catering
  • Unavailable: Wi-Fi available
  • Unavailable: Projector
  • Unavailable: Flatscreen TV
  • Unavailable: Whiteboard
  • Unavailable: Flipchart
  • Unavailable: PA system / speakers
  • Unavailable: Conference call facilities
  • Unavailable: Air conditioner
  • Unavailable: Storage space
  • Unavailable: Quiet space
  • Unavailable: Accommodation is available on-site

Music & sound equipment

  • Own music not allowed
  • Bring your own DJ not allowed
  • No noise restrictions

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible Step-free access throughout the venue for wheelchair users
  • Unavailable: Accessible toilets
  • Unavailable: Ground level
  • Unavailable: Accessible parking spot available
  • Unavailable: Lift to all floors
  • Unavailable: Cargo lift

Rules of the space

Allowed events

  • Promoted and ticketed events Events that you’re promoting or selling tickets for
  • No wedding licence
  • No Temporary Event Notices (TENs) available

Host rules

Dog Friendly
Dogs allowed

About Welcome To Thornbury

Welcome To Thornbury is a Trusted Tagvenue Partner, validated by the Tagvenue team with a record of successful bookings on the platform.

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Location

Location map

Meet your host

Annaleise Osborne
Member of Tagvenue since October 2018
11 Reviews
4.9 Rating
7h Response time
95% Response rate

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