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This page provides details of the range of retail services and dining and catering options at Parliament House.

APH Catering and Events

Queen’s Terrace Café

Enjoy classic meals, coffee and cake or high tea experiences.

Sitting and non-sitting opening times

9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Last menu orders by 2:00 pm
Grab and go remains available

Phone: 6277 5239

Staff Dining Room

Located on the ground floor, the dining room serves breakfast and lunch daily, and dinner on sitting days. The dining room serves a wide selection of hot and cold beverages and sweet temptations. With a grab-and-go bar, bain-marie options, a salad bar and à la carte options, you are sure to find a delicious meal.

Sitting opening times

Mon to Wed, 7:30 am to 9:00 pm
Thurs, 7:30 am to 8:00 pm
Fri, 7:30 am to 3:00 pm

Non-sitting opening times

Mon to Fri, 7:30 am to 3:00 pm

Phone: 6277 3938

Coffee Hub (Senate level 2)

Just after a quick coffee and morsel of cake? The Coffee Hub is conveniently located on the second floor of the Senate wing, and offers delicious, freshly made hot beverages and house-made sweet temptations.

Sitting and non-sitting opening times

Mon to Fri, 7:30 am to 2:30 pm

Phone: 6277 3938

Coffee Cart (House of Representatives ground floor)

Sitting weeks only, the Coffee Cart is located on the ground floor of the House of Representatives wing, and offers delicious, freshly made hot beverages and house-made sweet temptations.

Sitting opening times

Mon to Fri, 7:30 am to 2:30 pm

Members and Guests Dining Room

Located on the second floor with spectacular views across the Parliamentary Triangle, the Members and Guests dining room is an exclusive destination for members of parliament to dine with their guests. The dining room offers a seasonally focused à la carte menu, as well as hot and cold buffet stations featuring premium ingredients from the nation’s finest producers.

Sitting days only

Mon, closed

Tues to Thurs, 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm and 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
* Buffet open for Wednesday (lunch and dinner) and Thursday (lunch)

Fri,closed

Phone: 6277 5132

In-Room Dining

APH Catering and Events offers a la carte options from the Members and Guests Dining Room, which can be enjoyed in the privacy of your own suite or party room.

Sitting days only

Mon to Thurs, 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm and 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Fri, 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm

Phone: 6277 5132

House Services (meetings and committee room functions)

House Services can provide catering for your meetings and committee room functions. 
Breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner options are available with a selection of beverage options. 

Sitting opening times

8:30 am to 5:00 pm (can be later with prior arrangement)

Non-sitting opening times

8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Phone: 6277 3933

Catering, function spaces and events (banqueting services)

Versatile and impressive event and function spaces which can cater for meetings, presentations, events, gala dinners, cocktail parties of varying sizes.

APH Catering and Events is proud to source premium ingredients from the nation’s finest producers and provide exceptional culinary services to complement these special locations and your distinctive event.

To find out more or to book your function visit the APH website or contact our dedicated APH Catering and Events Team. We would be delighted to help with your next event.

Phone: 6277 8000

Email: APHevents@aph.gov.au

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Retail Services at Parliament House

Aussies Café

Phone: 6277 5047
Hours of operation:
Sitting: Monday – Thursday 6:30 am – 5:00 pm (7:00 am – 4:00 pm on Friday) 
Non sitting: Monday – Friday 7:00 am – 4:00 pm 
Location: NG 107
Aussies dry cleaning price list (PDF, 236 KB)

Australia Post

Phone: 6277 5048
Location: N1 58 (next to the Queens Terrace Cafe)
Hours of operation 

Capital Hill Early Childhood Centre

Phone: 6277 5555
Managed by Communities@Work
Hours of operation: 

  • 7:30 am – 6:00 pm on sitting days with the option of staying open until 9.00pm
  • 8:00 am – 6:00 pm on non-sitting days.

Full-time, part-time and occasional care available

Corporate Travel Management (CTM)

Services available to Ministerial and Parliamentary Services travellers and Members of Parliament Staff.
Phone: 1800 187 584 
Hours of operation:
Parliament House Office – 8:00 am – 7:00 pm Monday to Friday
After hours: 24/7 on 1800 187 584 
Location: SG-91.3
Email: ipea@travelctm.com
Web: travelctm.com

Hair and Wellness Centre

Phone: 6277 5312
Hours of operation:
Monday to Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (sitting and non-sitting days)
Appointments earlier than 9:00 am available on request.
Location: NG 10, next to the Health and Recreation Centre

View the hair and wellness centre service price list

Parliament Shop

Phone: 6277 5050
Hours of operation:
Open every day except Christmas Day
9 am–5 pm (non-sitting days)
9 am–5:45 pm (sitting days)
Location: Ground Floor, off Marble Foyer

If you can’t get to the Parliament Shop, the online Parliament Shop stocks the full range of quality products that celebrate democracy, the institution of parliament and the architecture of Parliament House. We also sell a collection of books and giftware. 

Pharmaceutical services

On sitting and non-sitting days, Barton Pharmacy provides a service for all building occupants to have prescriptions filled. Prescriptions can be emailed directly to the pharmacy together with the completed checklist. This service covers prescription medication not 'over-the-counter' purchases and there is no delivery charge for the service.

Barton Pharmacy

Phone: 6273 0308
Email: barton@brandspharmacy.com.au
2/3 Sydney Avenue
Barton ACT 2600

SportsCare and Physiotherapy

Phone: 6277 5395
Book appointments online.
Location: NG 111 (next to Westpac)

Westpac Bank

Phone: 6277 5285
Hours of operation:
Sitting: Monday – Thursday 9:30 am – 5:00 pm (Friday 9:30 am – 2:30 pm) 
Non Sitting: Monday – Friday 9:30 am – 2:30 pm or until 5pm by appointment
Location: NG 109-110 (next to Aussie’s General Store)

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