The Lion Hotel

Overview & Vibe

The Lion is North Adelaide's 1880s landmark — a heritage hotel on Melbourne Street where award-winning dining, stylish bars and six private rooms make weddings feel like the best dinner party in town.

Setting & Style

The Jerningham Room leads with its own bar for up to 150 cocktail-style or 100 seated, while The Cellar's fairy-lit stone walls — the hotel's old underground brewery — host up to 100 for something more atmospheric. Tower, Vine, Melbourne and Kingston rooms scale down to intimate dinners of ten, all fed from a dedicated event kitchen sourcing from local suppliers.

Ideal For

Food-first couples wanting heritage-pub polish — boutique rooms, serious menus and North Adelaide charm.

The Need-to-Knows

• Six spaces: Jerningham Room (150 cocktail / 100 seated), The Cellar (100 / 70), Tower Room (65 / 40), Vine Room (30), Melbourne and Kingston Rooms (10 each).
• Current packages from $80pp cocktail (five canapés + 3-hour drinks) and $125pp for a three-course dinner with 3-hour drinks.
• Dedicated event kitchen with produce from local suppliers; full event coordination.
• 161 Melbourne Street, North Adelaide — minutes from Adelaide Oval and the CBD.

Standout Feature

The Cellar — dinner in the hotel's fairy-lit 1880s underground brewery, a room no other Adelaide venue can copy.