1. The Balcony Functions
Celebrate your next function in style with 180 degree views overlooking stunning Lake
Macquarie.
The Balcony Function Centre is equipped with the perfect facilities for any function. We are
confident that we can design a function package specific to your needs for a range of events.
Our aim is to make your function perfect and memorable for all those who attend.
Function Room Hire Rates
Function Room Conference Room
Weekday Hire $150 $100
Weekend Hire $300 $150
Round Table Capacity 100 people -
Rectangle Table Capacity 80 people 30 People
Standing Cocktail Capacity 120 people -
Accommodation: The Gunyah Hotel has 8 appointed rooms to accommodate your
overnight and long staying guests.
Parking: We have free off street parking.
Dining: Other than the menu selections provided, our Swill’N’Grill Bistro serves lunch and
dinner 7 days a week.
Bar: Our bars serve a wide variety of beverages as well as Keno and Tab.
Smoking: The Gunyah Hotel is smoke free, however smoking verandas are provided for our
smoking patrons.
Payment: The Gunyah Hotel has cash, debit and credit facilities. There is also an ATM located
in our main bar area.
Special Requests: Please inform us at the time of booking if there are any special requests
or dietary requirements and we will try to cater to your needs as best we can.
2. F I N G E R F O O D
Choose 5 items from MENU 1 $15 per head
Choose 3 items from MENU 1
& 3 items from MENU 2 $18 per head
Choose 4 items from MENU 1
& 4 items from MENU 2 $22 per head
Choose 1 extra from MENU 1 $3 per head
Choose 1 extra from MENU 2 $4 per head
MENU 1 MENU 2
Party Pies Pin Wheels (variety of fillings)
Sausage Rolls Satay Chicken Skewers
Salt’n’Pepper Calamari Teriyaki Beef Skewers
Cocktail Fish Chicken Kiev Bites
Cocktail Spring Rolls Swedish Meat Balls
Crumb Prawn Cutlets Mini Quiche
Buffalo Wings King Prawn & Bacon Skewers (creamy garlic & chilli sauce)
Mini Pizza Chilli Beef Skewers
Tomato & Basil Bruschetta Vol-au-vents
P L A T T E R S & S T A R T E R S
Each platter feeds approximately 15 people
CHEESE PLATTER Assortment of cheese, crackers and cabanossi $60
ANTIPASTO PLATTER grilled Mediterranean vegetables with sliced $80
meat, cheeses, olives and grilled turkish bread
HOT FINGER FOOD PLATTER chefs selection of hot finger food $80
including chicken and beef skewers
CRUDITÉS PLATTER chefs selection of fresh vegetables with a $45
creamy ranch dip
FRUIT PLATTER seasonal fruit with a yogurt dipping sauce $45
SANDWICH PLATTER chefs selection of assorted finger sandwiches $60
MORNING/AFTERNOON TEA biscuits, cake and fresh fruit $60
3. A U S S I E B B Q B U F F E T
INCLUDES
Grilled Sausages
150g Steak
Chicken Skewers
Grilled Onions
Potato Bake
Pasta Salad
Tossed Garden Salad
Served with Bread Rolls or Sliced Bread, Gravy,
Tomato & BBQ Sauce $20 per head
F A V O U R I T E B U F F E T
INCLUDES
Chicken Schnitzel & Oven Roasted Beef
Creamy Potato Bake
Veggie Mix with Peas, Carrot & Corn
Pasta Salad
Tossed Garden Salad Greek Style
Served with Dinner Rolls & Dianne Sauce & Gravy $20 per head
R O A S T B U F F E T
INCLUDES
Prime Roast beef
Succulent Pork
Creamy Potato Bake
Veggie Mix with Peas, Carrots & Corn
Pasta Salad
Tossed Garden Salad
Served with Dinner Rolls, Gravy & Apple Sauce $22 per head
EXTRA WITH BUFFET
Variety Finger Food Platter, including Cocktail Spring rolls, +$5 per head
Sausage Rolls & Cocktail Fish
Assorted desserts including cakes, tarts and meringues +$5 per head
4. F U N C T I O N S E T M E N U 1
All Meals Served Alternate, minimum 25 pax
ENTRÉE - Choice of 2
Caesar Salad
Buffalo Wings
Salt’n’Pepper Calamari
Pumpkin Ravioli in a roasted
Tomato & Basil Sauce
Natural Oysters (5) $12 per head
MAINS - Choice of 2 All mains served with Dinner Rolls
Chicken Schnitzel with Chips & Salad
(Choice of Gravy, Dianne or Pepper Sauce)
200g Scotch Fillet (cooked medium) with
Vegetables (Choice of Dianne or Pepper Sauce)
Chicken Breast with creamy Shallot Sauce,
Served with Vegetables
Crumbed Lamb Cutlets Served with Gravy,
Mash Potato & Salad
Oven Baked Perch Fillet with Lemon Butter Sauce
$24 per head
with Chips & Salad
DESSERT - Choice of 2
Vanilla Cheesecake
Chocolate Mudcake
Pavlova $7 per head
5. F U N C T I O N S E T M E N U 2
All Meals Served Alternate, minimum 25 pax
ENTRÉE - Choice of 2
Thai Beef Salad, tender strips of beef served
over Garden Salad with Pineapple & Mango
Fettuccine tossed in creamy Alfredo Sauce with Prawns
King Prawns & Bacon Skewers, with Jasmine Rice &
creamy Garlic & Chilli Sauce
Oysters Kilpatrick (5) $14 per head
MAINS - Choice of 2 All mains served with Dinner Rolls
300g Slow Roasted Scotch Fillet cooked medium with
Chips & Salad (Choice of Dianne or Pepper Sauce)
Maple Glazed Atlantic Salmon, served on
Mustard Mash Potato with Salad
Pork Cutlet Grilled with a Cranberry Glaze, served
with Vegetables
Chicken Supreme filled with Blue Swimmer Crab
Butter, served with a creamy Garlic Sauce, Potato
& Salad
Veal Scallopini, tender Veal with creamy Marsala
& Mushroom Sauce, served with Vegetables $28 per head
DESSERT - Choice of 2
Chocolate Cheesecake
Vanilla Crème brûlée
Banoffee $7 per head
6. F U N C T I O N S E T M E N U 3
All Meals Served Alternate, minimum 25 pax
ENTRÉE - Choice of 2
5 Spice Chicken Skewers, served with Jasmine Rice and
Soy-lime dipping Sauce
Chilli Beef Skewers with Jasmine Rice and a Basil Aioli
Prawn Tikka with fresh fruit salsa
Tuna Kebabs with Chilli-ginger Marinade, over a fresh
herb Risotto Take Away
Prawns and Scallops Sauteed with Mexican Spices,
served with an Avocado-Mango Salsa $16 per head
MAINS - Choice of 2 All mains served with Dinner Rolls
250g Beef Tenderloin with Vegetables
(Choice of Gravy, Dianne or Pepper Sauce)
Roast Pork Tenderloin with Pomegranate Sauce,
served with seasonal Vegetables
Grilled Asian Chicken Breast, served on Baby Bok
Choy & Mushrooms, with an Asian Noodle Salad
with a Mango-Sesame Sauce
Blue Eye Cod with Coconut, Lime & Lemongrass
Curry Sauce, served with Mash Potato & Salad
Atlantic Salmon with Lentils & a Mustard-herb
Butter, served with Garden Salad $32 per head
DESSERT - Choice of 2
Caramel Macadamia Tart with Chantilly Cream
French Lemon Tart with Raspberry Sorbet
Chocolate Tart with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream $7 per head
7. S T A N D U P C O C K T A I L M E N U
Choose 8 Canapés, 4 fork dishes, 2 desserts
$45 per head
CANAPÉS
Lamb bulgogi (grilled marinated lamb) Tuna kebabs with a ginger-chilli
with an asian pear dipping sauce marinade
Honey glazed scallops with peach salsa Caviar layer dip
Dates with goat cheese wrapped in Four cheese stuffed mushrooms
prosciutto
Kataifi prawns with an orange
Peppered tuna skewers with wasabi marmalade-chilli jam
mayonnaise
Pin wheels with smoked ham and turkey
Grilled five spice chicken skewer with a
Assortment of bruschetta
soy-lime dipping sauce
King prawn and cucumber with a
Cajun remoulade sauce
FORK DISHES served in Noodle boxes
Prawn, chicken and chorizo Jambalaya Truffled wild mushroom risotto
(Cajun rice)
Grilled asian chicken with udon
Thai-style beef with noodles noodles in a mango-sesame sauce
Risino with grilled prawns, summer Moroccan lamb over golden couscous
vegetables and pesto vinaigrette
King prawn pad thai
Pumpkin and prawn risotto with goat
Red curry chicken with jasmine rice
cheese
DESSERTS
Apple frangipani tart Mango and coconut cake
Passionfruit brulee tart Strawberry cupcake
Belgian chocolate tart Lime and coconut cake
French lemon tart Dark chocolate and pecan brownie
Blackberry cheesecake White chocolate and macadamia
brownie
Carrot orange and nut cake
Chocolate mud cake
8. T A B L E D’H Ô T E M E N U
Guests order on the night, group’s 10 – 30 pax
2 course $38 per head
3 course $45 per head
ENTRÉE
Creamy Garlic King Prawns, with Jasmine Rice
Salt & Pepper Squid, with Tartare Sauce
Ravioli of Chicken Breast and Leek, with a creamy mushroom, Bacon,
Basil and White Wine Sauce
MAINS
Salmon Fillet
Baked Atlantic Salmon on a bed of mash topped with Asparagus
spears and Hollandaise Sauce, served with salad or seasonal
vegetables
Chicken Filo
Chicken breast, Camembert & Avocado encased in a filo pastry
topped with Mango, Sweet Chilli & Coriander Sauce served with
Chips & salad or seasonal vegetables
300gm Scotch Fillet
Locally bred free ranged Beef, grown on the rich pastures of the
Upper Hunter Valley by fourth generation cattle farmers
(variety of sauces available)
DESSERT
Seasonal desserts available on request
9. Terms & Conditions
Deposit: Confirmation of booking is required by Price Changes: We endeavour to maintain
return of booking agreement and a non-refundable prices originally quoted to you, but they are subject
deposit of equal to the cost of your venue hire is to change without notice where bookings are
payable within two weeks of making your booking. made well in advance.
This deposit will secure your booking. The Balcony
Function Centre cannot guarantee any booking Damages: All damages sustained to any part of
without a deposit. the venue, equipment or merchandise left on the
premises prior to, during or after the function is sole
Final Numbers: Final numbers are required no responsibility of the organiser. Confetti, rice, small
later than seven (7) days prior to your function and metallic shapes, polystyrene balls or the like are not
this will be the minimum number of guests you are permitted on the premises and a cleaning fee of
charged for. $100 will apply if this request is ignored.
Payments: Full payment is required three (3) Cancellation: Bookings cancelled will result in
days prior to the function and can be paid by bank loss of deposit. A change of date less than sixty (60)
cheque, direct deposit, cash or credit card. There days prior to the function will also result in the forfeit
will be a 2.5% surcharge for amex and diners credit of the deposit. Booking cancelled within seven (7)
cards. Personal cheques are accepted; however days of event require total full payment of planned
payment must be made ten (10) working days event.
prior to the date of your function. All bar accounts
require credit card details to be supplied prior to Decorating the function room: You are
the commencement of your function to allow for more than welcome to theme your event as you
processing. Additional charges will be finalised at wish, however we do ask that you speak to staff
the conclusion of your function and charged to the beforehand to ensure that you are using materials
credit card. that will not damage the room. All Decorating
and themeing companies must be approved by
Responsible Service of Alcohol: management to ensure they have the relevant
Due to licensing laws, no liquor can be bought insurances before working at the venue.
onto the premises by any guest at any function. The
Balcony Function Centre practices the Responsible Personal Property: The Balcony Function
Service of Alcohol. By law any person under the Centre cannot accept responsibility for guest’s
age of eighteen (18) years may not consumes or personal effects or valuables. Please ensure
purchase an alcoholic beverage. All Responsible all personal property is taken with you at the
Service of Alcohol legislation applies to all guests at conclusion of the function.
all functions.
Damage to function centre: Any damage
Entertainment: All entertainment MUST be to any part of the centre by the organiser or their
approved by management at The Gunyah guests is the responsibility of the organiser. Please
Hotel. Due to licensing and noise restrictions check with us before attaching any materials to
all entertainment is to cease by 11pm. All walls, ceilings etc to ensure that no damage is
entertainment acts are to maintain a responsible sustained.
noise level as not to disturb hotel neighbours.
21st Birthday Celebrations: A bond of $500
Surcharges: A surcharge applies for all public is payable for all 21st birthday celebrations which
holiday booking. Please contact the functions is returned within 5 working days of the functions,
manager for more information. provided there has been no damage to the Hotel.
Security is required for all 21st birthdays at a rate
Menus: Please feel welcome to discuss any of $40 per hour per guard. Functions of up to 50
special dietary requirements or special requests guests require one (1) guard and functions with
with our function manager. Menu prices are over 50 guests require two (2).
available for children between 3–12 years of age.
10. Booking Agreement
The Gunyah Hotel reserves the right to cancel a booking and allocate the space to
another client without a signed booking agreement.
Client details
Client Name:
Business Name:
Contact Phone:
Email:
Function Details
Functions Date: Time:
Number of Guests:
Function Menu:
Beverage Option:
Terms & Conditions
I have read and agree to the enclosed terms and conditions and have enclosed my non-
refundable deposit
Print Name:
Signature: Date:
Payment details
Payment method: Cash / Cheque / Direct Deposit / Credit Card
Card Type (if applicable): Mastercard / Visa / Amex
Name on Card:
Credit Card Number:
CCV Number:
Expiry Date:
Amount: $
Signature: