FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

YES, you sure can. All bookings are managed from the ORANGE ‘Book Now’ TAB at the top of our page.  Please arrive on time as we may not be able to extend your booking time.

The default duration for all bookings is 2hs, whenever we are able to extensions to this can be arranged, please leave a request when making the booking.

YES, you sure can. All bookings are managed from the ORANGE ‘Book Now’ TAB at the top of our page.  Please arrive on time as we may not be able to extend your booking time.

The default duration for all bookings is 2hs, whenever we are able to extensions to this can be arranged, please leave a request when making the booking.

While we appreciate the thought, No the venue is not available for hire Tue-Sun as we want to be able to trade consistently as we are.

However, we are closed each Monday, so the opportunity is available to discuss having the full venue for a private event on a Monday.
*Conditions Apply

Our kitchen is open from 11.30 am till close every day we are open.

Yes, we do. We have men’s & women’s shirts, Hoodies, Caps, and branded beer glasses. All are available from the venue over the bar.

Sorry, no online purchases are available at this time.

No we don’t. We have 21 taps of 100% independently owned Australian craft beer & cider.

Unfortunately, due to the age of our building (over 130 years) and each entrance having 5 stairs it makes it difficult. The staff are more than happy to assist with any lifting up the stairs if required. Also for reference, the doorways to the toilets are only 750mm wide. Our apologies for any inconvenience.

We do now have 4 outdoor tables that are on the footpath outside and are accessible (Weather pending) *These tables are only available till 9pm

Children are most definitely welcome. We have 4 highchairs for use, board games, an arcade machine & activity packs with the Kids menu to keep them entertained.

More than welcome to bring a cake and we will happily store it in our cool room if necessary at no extra cost.

No. The venue is one big space with a variety of seating options available, but not a private area.

We sure do, they are available in $25 increments and are available via https://www.grainstore.beer/purchase-e-gift-voucher/

We have solo or duo artists every Saturday and Sunday between 2pm & 5pm.

Yes, we accept credit cards to set up a bar tabs.

We have 2 TV’s hidden by mirrors that show as much live sport as possible and a big 3m wide projector screen to showcase major sporting events during the year.

Daily, we generally get between 1 to 2 kegs of any beer and once that beer is gone we change it over to a different brewery but similar style. We have approximately 40 different beers hitting our taps each week. The best way to keep up to date is through our Untappd page https://untappd.com/v/grain-store-newcastle/720213

All of the below hotels are within a short 5-minute or less walk of us.

Novotel Newcastle 

Terminus Apartments

Noahs On The Beach

Alloggio Newcastle Beach

Our full menu is available for take-away; orders can be placed ONLINE via https://orders.wowapps.com/order/grainstorecraftbeerc?src=link

Unfortunately, due to our license restrictions we are unable to sell any takeaway alcohol.

We have a monthly beer dinner event with selected independent breweries form across the country, as well as our annual Australia Day, Super Bowl party, , St Patrick’s Day, 4th July, IPA Day, Oktoberfest & Melbourne Cup events! All these can be found in the events tab or on our Facebook page.

As much as we love dogs ourselves, No we don’t allow dogs inside the venue.
We do however have 4 outdoor tables that are dog friendly.
* These tables are only available for use till 9pm