The St Johns Lounge is a gathering room at Purewa cemetery, at 51 Fancourt Street in Meadowbank, Auckland, where families hold drinks and finger food after a funeral service. The website says the lounge seats 150, with extra space on an indoor-outdoor flow patio. Catering is provided by Gattings, and the lounge can be booked without a chapel service. Each of the chapels has its own lounge, and streaming links from the chapels let distant family and friends take part. Purewa's own text describes tranquil grounds, tree-lined drives and manicured gardens, and the lounge sits within them. Cash, EFTPOS and credit card are accepted at Purewa.
Customers say the room is well presented, clean and functional, and that it has a calming, peaceful feel that matches the grounds. One reviewer found it a great place to farewell loved ones, with everything set up and fine weather that suited the park-like setting. Others mention the catering and the sense of peace in the surrounding buildings. One reviewer found it adequate for its purpose and said the venue mattered less to them on that occasion, so the view is mixed. Within a kilometre there are no other function room facilities listed on Open Locally, so this is the only one to compare. Purewa's history and its tree-lined grounds are what give the lounge its quiet setting.