Steeped in tradition, the famous Long Room is one of the most premium dining experiences available in the MCC Members' Reserve.
The Long Room is a dining experience to be savoured. Settle in and graze on the finest Victorian produce, slow cooked to perfection.
Key Information
Ages 18 and over.
Member acccess: Full and Restricted members. Access to the Long Room for Provisional members and any guests is subject to match categories and pass conditions.
Guests: To entertain guests in the MCC Long Room, members can apply for a Long Room pass which their guest must show on entry to the room.
Menu options available during the season are available via the Events Calendar.
Level 2 of the Members’ Reserve
Open on select event days
Bookings are not taken for dining in the Long Room.
Applications for Long Room passes open at set times prior to each match. For details, please visit the Events Calendar.
Conditions
- Members can apply for Balcony or Long Room passes for their visitors depending on the match category, subject to availability.
- Members do not require a Long Room or Balcony pass for themselves as their membership card will provide access.
- Application for Long Room and Balcony passes open at 9:00am on the Monday two weeks prior to each round, and close at 5:00pm on the Tuesday of the following week or until all passes are exhausted. Unless Monday is a public holiday, in which case applications will be open on the Tuesday.
- Applications are processed in order of receipt via the MCC website.
- Limits on successful advanced applications apply: 10 per member per AFL season; 3 per member per cricket season.
- Any passes not allocated in advance will be available for collection on match day from the MCC Member Services window at Gate 2.
Inside the Long Room
The couches facing the arena inside the Long Room are for elderly or senior members to enhance their enjoyment of the event.
Mobile phones must be switched off while in the Long Room, Members’ Dining Room, Committee Room and other formal dining areas.
If you have any questions about any of the Club’s rules or regulations, please contact Membership Services on (03) 9657 8888.
History
The current Long Room has continued the tradition as a central meeting place for members and guests (with Long Room passes) on major match days.
It was used for the first time at the 2005 AFL Preliminary Final between St Kilda and Sydney on September 16. The previous Long Room was demolished in October 2003, along with the rest of the Members' Pavilion, as part of the MCG redevelopment program.
The area currently known as the Long Room was at one time known as the 'Members' Lounge' with the back section of the room known as the 'Members' Dining Room'. The area was renamed the 'Long Room' in 1958 during the secretaryship of Mr Ian Johnson.
The foundation stone from the second pavilion is located in the centre of the current Long Room.
The Long Room contains portraits of a number of past presidents, a vice-president and secretaries of the Club.
