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About
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.
Amenities
- Jerningham Room
- The Cellar Underground Brewery
- Tower Room
- Vine Room
- Balcony Dining Rooms
- Dedicated Event Kitchen
- Heritage 1880s Hotel
- Award-winning Dining
- Event Coordination
Ceremony Setting
- indoor
Dietary Options Supported
No details available.
Nearby Landmarks
- Melbourne Street – North Adelaide's boutique dining strip at the door
- Adelaide Oval – The riverbank stadium a short walk south
- North Adelaide parklands – Green belts surrounding the suburb
- O'Connell Street – The neighbourhood's other café spine nearby
- River Torrens – The riverbank walk between North Adelaide and the city
- Adelaide CBD – Across the Torrens footbridge in minutes
On Site Accommodation
No details available.
Price Notes
- Packages from $80pp (cocktail, five canapés + 3-hour drinks) and $125pp (three-course + 3-hour drinks)
Price Per Head
- From $80 p/head
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Contact
- Website
- lionhotel.com.au
- Phone
- +61 8 8367 0222
- Address
- 161 Melbourne Street, North Adelaide SA 5006, Australia
161 Melbourne Street, North Adelaide SA 5006, Australia
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