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How to Throw a Courtyard Party at Stable

Festoons on, Garden Bar open

Festoon lights over guests in the Stable courtyard at dusk

Some venues are function rooms with the lights dimmed. Ours is an actual backyard — the lush green rear courtyard of Cornerstone Stores, strung with festoon lights against a red brick backdrop. If you're planning a birthday, an engagement, a Christmas party or a corporate do on the southern Gold Coast, here's how it works.

The space

The Stable Courtyard takes a minimum of 50 guests up to about 120 for a cocktail-style event. Lawn games on the grass, large outdoor umbrellas over the tables, and heaters for the cooler months — the weather plan is built in, not bolted on.

Food, done the Stable way

Cocktail and canapé is our format: passed canapés from the kitchen, generous grazing boards, and the same farm-fresh, plant-forward standards as our day menu. Dietary requirements are handled properly — vegan, vegetarian and gluten free guests get real options, not afterthoughts.

The Garden Bar

Signature cocktails (the margarita and limoncello spritz travel particularly well into the evening), a carefully selected boutique wine list, and craft beer on tap. We're fully licensed, so the bar is ours to run and yours to enjoy.

How to book it

We look forward to welcoming you and your guests.

Start planning — email events Events at Stable