This festive season, ABODE Bistro. Bar at PARKROYAL Darling Harbour, Sydney is inviting Sydneysiders to pull up a chair and make themselves at home, with the launch of its 2026 festive offering, A Place at Our Table.
Designed for everything from an intimate festive lunch with colleagues to a full-scale end-of-year celebration, ABODE’s collection of festive experiences brings together generous seasonal food, relaxed hospitality and flexible entertaining options in the heart of Darling Harbour.
The best celebrations happen around a table where everyone feels they belong. True to ABODE’s philosophy of honest food cooked with care, the festive menus champion familiar flavours, quality seasonal ingredients and dishes made for sharing.
For those planning the office Christmas party or a larger end-of-year celebration, the Festive Canapés package is available from $85 per person, combining a five-piece canapé selection with a three-hour classic beverage package, festive theming and three-hour venue hire.
Groups can select from an extensive menu spanning Korean fried chicken with gochujang chilli sauce, slow-cooked beef cheek with potato mash and salsa verde, spicy pork bao with Asian slaw, Ora King salmon poke bowls and mini cheeseburgers, before finishing with festive favourites including lemon meringue tarts, French macarons and chocolate tarts.
Available for a minimum of 60 guests for a private event, or 30 guests on the deck, the package also offers exclusive use of ABODE for cocktail-style celebrations of up to 150 guests.
For a more relaxed affair around the table, the Festive Share Plated experience is $80 per person for groups of 16 to 60. The two-course sharing menu starts with house-made bread with brown butter and olive oil, house-marinated Tooloonka olives, duck liver parfait with muntries and Vanella stracciatella with summer squash and dill.
The celebration continues with a festive spread featuring turkey ballotine with pistachio and garden herb farce, smoked lamb shoulder with pomegranate gremolata and jus, maple butter-glazed Brussels sprouts, braised red cabbage and butter lettuce with ponzu dressing.
Celebrations can also be taken up a notch with interactive Festive Live Stations from $25 per person, with options including tacos, build-your-own salmon poke bowls, a roast carvery, pasta and risotto stations, bao, lamb kofta pitas and a Cold Rock-style ice cream station. A Festive Grazing Station is available from $20 per person, featuring options including antipasto and cheese, Sydney Rock oysters, sushi and a mini dessert bar.
Those looking for an easy end-of-year catch-up can opt for the Festive Luncheon at $49 per person, available for groups of two to 55. The two-course lunch includes an antipasto platter to share followed by a choice of main, plus a complimentary glass of house wine, beer or soft drink.
Main course options range from steak frites and beer-battered barramundi to chicken schnitzel, rigatoni bolognese and vegetarian risotto. The Festive Luncheon is available from 1 November to 18 December 2026.
To give early planners even more reason to celebrate, guests who book by 30 September 2026 will receive one complimentary bottle of sparkling wine for every $1,000 spent on Festive Canapé packages. Guests booking the Festive Canapé package with exclusive use can choose between the sparkling wine offer or one complimentary accommodation gift voucher per booking.*
Whether it is a long lunch, a team celebration or a venue filled with friends and colleagues, ABODE Bistro. Bar is setting the table for a festive season centred on good food, good company and the feeling of having found your place.
FESTIVE PACKAGE DETAILS
Festive Canapés – $85 per person
Minimum 60 guests for private events or 30 guests on the deck
Exclusive venue use available for up to 150 guests cocktail-style
Five-piece canapé package
Three-hour classic beverage package
Festive theming and three-hour venue hire
Festive Share Plated – $80 per person
Minimum 16 guests; maximum 60 guests
Two-course sharing experience served in the bistro
Exclusive use available subject to minimum spend
Festive Luncheon – $49 per person
Minimum two guests; maximum 55 guests
Two courses plus a complimentary glass of house wine, beer or soft drink
Available 1 November–18 December 2026
Festive Package Upgrades
Guests can elevate their chosen festive package with additional food stations, including:
Festive Grazing Station – $20 per person
Minimum 40 guests
Festive Live Station – $25 per person, per selection
Minimum guest numbers apply
