Functions @ The Elephant & Castle Come in, relax and enjoy your next special occasion. There are three distinctive rooms to choose from, we can help you celebrate your next function. Be it a formal sit down meal, sophisticated cocktail party or a laid back get together. Boasting over 130 years of history, we guarantee good food and a high quality of service. The Royal Suite Surrounded by photos from the exclusive photographic collection of Darryn Lyons, the Upstairs Gallery Room offers a private area with its own heating and cooling for your guests to enjoy a cocktail party or a sit down meal. Sit down dining 36 people (max) Stand up cocktail style 60 people (max) (Minimum spend is $1000 on combined food and drink) RedGum Beer Garden The outside Beer garden with views of Hopetoun Park, and award winning designed RedGum and Iron furniture surrounded by a hedge of Crypress Pine, offers a more relaxed environment for your function. With outside heating and TV. It has a private bar. Stand up cocktail style 120 people (max) (Minimum spend is $1500 on combined food and drink if the area is to be kept fully private until 9:30pm) No minimum spend required when beer garden remains open to other patrons Back Area of Beer Garden can be cordoned off for your exclusive use at no extra cost. All functions that do not have a minimum spend will be charged $40 an hour for one bar staff member. This charge does not apply if you hold your function on Friday or Saturday night.
Week Day Corporate Lunch Option 1 Course Sit down Lunch ($25 per person) Design a set menu with two options, main only. Alternating drop Includes a glass of house wine or pot of beer Dinner Options 2 Course Sit down Dinner ($39 per person) Design a menu with either an entrée & main OR a main & dessert. Alternating drop set menu ($44 per person for guest personal selection of meal option from menu selection of three items) 3 Course Sit down Dinner ($49 per person) Your guests will enjoy a three course dinner Alternating drop set menu ($54 per person for guest personal selection of meal option from menu selection of three items) 4 Course Sit down dinner ($59 per person) Your guests will enjoy a three course dinner Alternating drop set menu Plus Antipasto /grazing platters on tables upon arrival ($64 per person for guest personal selection of meal option from menu selection of three items) Drink Options TAB Option If you wish to run a TAB for your event, all drinks are charged at bar prices. This can also include a selection tea and coffee
BBQ s @ The Elephant & Castle - Beer Garden Only Traditional Aussie BBQ - $22 per person (minimum 50 people) Pre BBQ Nibbles Assorted bread rolls with portion butter Marinated BBQ steak Traditional Penny Meat s sausages Gourmet hamburgers Garden Salad Coleslaw Salad Deluxe Aussie BBQ - $35 per person (minimum 50 people) Pre BBQ Nibbles Assorted bread rolls with portion butter Traditional Penny Meat s Sausages Gourmet hamburgers with your choice of (1) of the following selection Porterhouse steak Chicken/ beef/ vegetable kebabs Selection of gourmet sausages Pork loin chop Seasonal seafood kebabs with your choice of (3) of the following selection Garden salad Greek salad Potato salad Coleslaw salad Roasted vegetable and feta salad
Menu Selection Entrée Elephant and Castle Chilli and Garlic Calamari caught in the glassy Bays of New Zealand served with a Murray Valley citrus salad and bean sprouts fresh from Mulgrave Farm (G/F) Chef s Soup of the day with toasted sourdough (G/F without bread) Hervey Bay Soft Crab Fritter served with lemon and ginger mayonnaise Japanese Crumbed Scallops with red pepper and sambol jam, topped with confit leek and endive Pork Belly stuffed with pear and quince, served with crisp rice noodles, spring onion, sweetened red cabbage and paprika aioli (G/F) Main Roasted Rolled Sirloin accompanied by seasonal locally grown roasted vegetables, caramelised Otway onions with house made gravy Twice Cooked Mint Rubbed Lamb Shoulder served with a quinoa tabbouleh, roasted juniper berries, kipfler potatoes, topped with salsa verde Beef Bourguignon served with scallop potatoes, button mushrooms, and spinach and ricotta dumplings (G/F) Red Chilli Rubbed Roasted Chicken and Kaffir Lime Leaf on top of rice noodles, Vietnamese mint and a 5 spice chicken reduction (G/F) Scallop and Prawn Gnocchi tossed with a lemon zest rocket pesto semidried tomatoes, sambol oleck chilli Battered Flathead Fillets served with crispy sea salted fries accompanied by a green bean radicchio salad topped with Grana Pandano parmesan (G/F grilled)
Vegetarian Polenta Fries served with ratatouille and marinated Swiss brown mushrooms (G/F) Eggplant Parmigiana crumbed eggplant topped with Napoli sauce and Egmont cheese, served with a wild rocket and pumpkin salad Caramelised Fennel and Tomato Risotto topped with pickled lemon and lime (G/F) Vegetarian Gnocchi served with sun-dried tomato pesto, trussed cherry tomatoes and fresh peas, topped with Grana Padano Parmesan Vegetable Salad with roasted pumpkin, roasted beetroot, macadamia nuts and cherry tomatoes, topped with zucchini bread and creamy French dressing (G/F) Dessert Chocolate Marquise served with crumbed chocolate biscuit, mini baked meringues and berry crème fraîche (G/F) Mango and Yoghurt Parfait served with passionfruit and rhubarb sable (G/F) Warm Summer Berry Pudding served with toffee apple and crème anglaise Individual Baked Cheese Cake served with pineapple and mango coulis and cream stuffed profiterole
Platters Cocktail Noddle Box - $95 40 Noodle Boxes per platter Premium Platter - $85 40 items per platter A selection of up to two options per platter Fish & Chips Pasta with an Italian styled Napoli Sauce Oriental Fried Rice Thai Flavour Noddles Chef s Selection of House Made Mini Quiches (v) Sesame Prawns Cracked Pepper Angus Beef Skewers (g) Satay Chicken Skewers Salmon and Dill Croutons Dill and Lemon Crusted Flatheads Mini Chicken and Avocado Tarts Sambal Chilli Fish Cakes Sushi Filo Wrapped Prawns Deluxe Platter - $70 40 items per platter A selection of up to two options per platter Fish Goujons cooked in a House Made Soda Batter Arancini Balls (v) Baked Vegetarian Samosas (v) Lamb Kofa Balls with Tzatziki Sauce (g) Calamari Parcels House Made Sausage Rolls Red Pepper Frittata Squares (v & g) Mini Shepard s pie with house made potato mash topping Selection of Chef s Pizza (72 pieces per platter) Beef Sliders (15 pieces per platter) Standard Platter - $60-55 items per platter A selection of up to two options per platter Mini Sausage Rolls Mini Spring Rolls Mini Party Pies Mini Dim Sims
Coffee Station Coffee Station with a selection of Tea and Coffee Bags $50 for 50-100 people minimum charge Sweets Platter with a selection of slices and gourmet biscuits Selection of Sandwiches Platter $60 Platter 45 items $70 Platter 45 items Deposit & Confirmation: Bookings can only be confirmed once a non-refundable deposit of $200 has been paid. A non-refundable deposit of $500 is required for Beer Garden. This payment will be deducted from the final account. If payment is not received 7 days prior to the event, management reserves the right to cancel the booking and allocate the space to another client. Elephant & Castle Hotel 158 McKillop Street, Geelong Ph: (03) 5221 3707 E: enquiries@elephantandcastle.com.au W: www.elephantandcastle.com.au Payment: We accept all credit cards, direct deposits or cash as payment, before or on the day of the event. We do not accept cheques. Decorations You may wish to provide floral arrangements, candles, balloons or centrepieces to compliment and personalize your function. Elephant and Castle staff will be happy to arrange our venue with your chosen decorations. We only ask that no confetti, glitter or party poppers etc, be used inside the restaurant or in the beer garden. We can supply some simple table pieces free of charge if you would like.