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Private Events · Corporate Functions · Full Venue Hire

Host something unforgettable.

Sydney's most unique private event venue — a heritage-listed basement hidden beneath a neon psychic sign on Barrack Street. Three flexible spaces for ten to two hundred guests.

The Employees Only Promise

We love to party. And throw them.

After years of practice, we're pretty damn good at it. Whether it's a party of ten, a work function, a product launch, a milestone birthday or an engagement — we build the night around you, not the other way round.

Every function comes with the things Sydney knows us for: world-class cocktails from bartenders trained in New York, Singapore, Miami and Hong Kong. A New York steakhouse kitchen run by chefs who care. Live burlesque, and a basement that feels like somewhere else entirely.

No minimum spend Tuesday through Thursday. Customisable food & beverage packages. AV and entertainment support on request.

Three Spaces

Choose your stage.

From an intimate ten-seat dinner in the private dining room to a two-hundred-guest full-venue takeover. Every space keeps the bar, the kitchen, and the atmosphere in reach.

Private Dining Room — Employees Only Sydney
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Private Dining Room

45 standing 20 seated

A secluded room with its own dedicated bar. Perfect for milestone birthdays, engagement dinners and intimate corporate hosts who want their guests to feel looked after.

  • Dedicated bartender & bar
  • Seated & cocktail-style layouts
  • AV hook-up available
  • Music curated to your event
Gallery Space — Employees Only Sydney
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The Gallery

A semi-private gallery with the speakeasy atmosphere dialled up. Designed for product launches, networking events and brand activations that need a room that does half the storytelling for you. Capacity tailored to your brief — send us the numbers and we'll build the room around them.

  • Flexible cocktail-style layout
  • Branded signage & display space
  • Screen & presentation support
  • Canapé & grazing packages
Full Venue — Employees Only Sydney
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Full Venue · Exclusive Hire

180 standing 80 seated 100% exclusivity

The whole basement. Full bar, full kitchen, full theatre. This is the one for big corporate end-of-years, EOFY events, wedding afterparties, and the kind of engagement celebrations people talk about for years.

  • Full access to all spaces, bar & kitchen
  • Bespoke menus & beverage packages
  • Live burlesque performance available
  • DJ, AV & production support
  • Late licence — trade until 3am Fri & Sat
  • Tarot & psychic readings as optional add-on
Why Employees Only

Everything your guests will remember.

World-Class Cocktails

Bartenders trained across New York, Singapore, Miami & Hong Kong — with daily-made syrups, infusions and cordials.

Live Burlesque

Sydney's most prestigious burlesque performers — book for milestone moments, weddings or corporate surprises.

New York Steakhouse

1.2kg grain-fed tomahawks, hand-made steak tartare at the table, French technique across Australian produce. Built for the long evening.

Customisable Packages

No minimum spend Tuesday–Thursday. Seated dinner, cocktail canapé, full food & beverage — your brief, our build.

Heritage-Listed Basement

Art-deco interiors, plush velvet seating, and the warm glow of a speakeasy hidden beneath a neon psychic sign.

Corporate & EOFY Events

End-of-financial-year parties, product launches, client hosting, agency wrap nights. Sydney CBD, 5 min from Wynyard, built for the team that's earned it.

What We Host

Events we do well.

Corporate Events & Product Launches

Client hosting, launch activations, networking nights — across the CBD's most unique underground room.

EOFY Functions

End of financial year, team wrap nights, agency celebrations. Sydney CBD, 5 min from Wynyard. Book the quarter ahead.

Engagement Parties

Say yes, then bring everyone down to the basement to toast it.

Christmas Parties

The room is built for December. Book early — we fill fast.

Milestone Birthdays

30ths, 40ths, 50ths, hens parties & the kind of nights that need a neon sign on the way in.

Wedding Afterparties

Where the night keeps going. Late licence until 3am Friday & Saturday.

Cocktail Receptions

Stand-up canapé-style events for 40 to 200 guests across the full venue.

Make an Enquiry

Tell us about your night.

Send through a few details and our events team will come back within one business day with availability, a proposed package, and any questions.

We'll reply within one business day. +10% service charge applies to all bookings of 5 or more. +15% surcharge applies on public holidays.

Still Deciding?

Book a site visit.

Walk through the basement, meet the team, taste something we're excited about. Thirty minutes, no obligation.

Request a Visit