Best Private Dining Rooms in Melbourne

Finding a private dining room is an arduous task. Here, we've handpicked the best in Melbourne that will suit anything from small team celebration dinners, corporate cocktail parties and family affairs.
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Flower Drum offers private dining to accommodate guests from 10 up to 40 for functions and events with menus created specifically to meet individual needs. With two rooms on offer, accommodating functions with guest numbers from 10 to 20. The room can take up to two round tables or one long oval table.
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It's perfect for girls’ night done right — with wine, cheese and soul.You need to try the cheese board or ricotta gnocchi.Look out for moody lighting, live jazz and an all-female wine list.
Juliet Melbourne offers flexible entertaining areas. A lounge area with a fireplace can be sectioned off or integrated into the main room, as well as space for seated dining on long tables, or smaller tables and options for cocktails & canapes with high table arrangements. A large screen and projector are available workshops or presentations
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Chin Chins at Koto Moon is the venue for a variety of occasions – an impromptu dinner, an intimate first date, a family celebration. 2 Function rooms are available for group of 15 and 25 people with Private function for up to 35 people on our main dining area.
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Rockpool Bar & Grill offers a range private dining areas, from views overlooking the Yarra River and city skyline to a small classic setting with high ceilings, an impressive contemporary chandelier and a large boardroom style table that stretches the length of the room.
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5. No35 at Sofitel Melbourne
25 Collins Street, Sofitel Melbourne On Collins, Level 35, Melbourne CBDLocated 35 floors above the Paris end of Collins Street in the Sofitel Melbourne, No 35 is an elegant restaurant where rich timbers, vibrant tones, contemporary artworks and a world-class contemporary European menu preside over commanding views of Melbourne.
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Chef Guy Grossi's Italian empire in Melbourne CBD spans across two levels with four dining areas; Ombra, Florentino Grill, Cellar Bar and Grossi Florentino Upstairs. While downstairs you can perch at the bar for salumi, Upstairs is where you'll be walked to your table, coat taken and a napkin pulled across your lap. The only thing that could match this service is Grossi's spectacular menu of duck and porcini tortellini and roasted partridge. This is not just dining, it's an exceptional dining experience.
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Kisume has four private dining rooms and an intimate ten person private dining room .Kuro holds up to 44 people, Chablis Bar seats 40, Chika seats 16 and Hanza seats ten. A selection of set menus are available for each of these rooms, including the option to add sake and wine pairings.
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Society is modern, elegant restaurant containing endless rooms of luxury and with private dining options for exclusive celebrations. East And West, the event spaces above Society’s main dining room, seat 32 guests each or 60 together as a single roomRead more
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Cecconi's Cantina is a benchmark Italian restaurant in Melbourne city boasting a menu of innovative Mediterranean dishes. Perfectly arranged to cater for its patrons' needs, the dining room is split into two parts; choose the restaurant for a refined dining experience or go for the cantina when you're in the mood for a more boisterous, relaxed meal. Whichever section you favour, the dining room is beautifully styled, as is the cuisine.
Lunch Monday – Friday 12pm until 2.30pm, Dinner Monday – Saturday from 5.45pm
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Estelle Bistro creates a warm and welcoming atmosphere in the main restaurant with exposed brick walls and timber finishes. The courtyard provides a verdant and open space for lunches, dinners and private functions. Upstairs at Estelle, is a private dining space for up to 50 guest and a covered courtyard with additional seating.
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At Red Spice Road, you’ll get a South East Asian-style dining experience with all the energy of a busy Asian metropolis right in the heart of Melbourne.There are three private dining rooms to choose from.
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Supernormal caters for exclusive events in their private dining room, an room an intimate space in which to entertain private lunch and dinner parties of up to 40 guests for a seated event and 60 for a standing cocktail-style event. A karaoke system boasts a 64 inch screen with endless songs and BOSE surround sound.Read more
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THE Palm Room at Gimlet offer an exclusive mezzanine space for up to 13 guests that overlooks the distinctive European glitz and glamour of Gimlet. For private moments a curtain separates the space from the main dining room . Gimlets Private Dining Room is Palm Room that sits above Russell Street dining mezzanine with sweeping views over the restaurant, cocktail bar and leafy Russell Street beyond. An intimate space for 8-12 guests, featuring antique Murano glass chandeliers and artwork by Tony Clark, it reflects the classic European charm of the building.
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Mister Bianco private rooms are intimate and layered with textures and colours that cocoon diners in a world of opulence and glamour. Choose from either the Gold Room, the Lounge Room or the Green Room
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Several versatile areas to accommodate many private dining occasions; intimate weddings to corporate events. Spaces can accommodate seated lunches and dinners of up to 40 guests. Parties of up to 8 guests can select from our regular menu and sit in the main dining room.Read more
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Nestled in the heart of the stunning Dandenong Ranges just 50km from the Melbourne CBD, at Olinda Tea House you can relax in their modern environmentally sustainable building and enjoy the peace and tranquility that nature has to offer. Once a popular cafe, the Olinda Tea House now operates as a contemporary Asian fusion restaurant, serving lunch, afternoon tea and dinner. The menu is unique, from its presentation to its flavour combinations.
Specialises in hosting special events such as birthdays, weddings or engagement parties, Olinda is a beautiful way to make your occasion a lasting memory.
Photography courtesy of: Olinda Tea House
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17. Jardin Tan
Royal Botanic Gardens, Birdwood Avenue, South YarraFusing together the vibrant flavours and culinary traditions of French Indochina cuisine is Jardin Tan in Melbourne's scenic Botanical Gardens. After taking a stroll around the picturesque gardens sit back and unwind with dishes that are created with Vietnamese inspired flair. Giving a whole new twist on the modern high tea, explore a whole menu featuring French/Vietnamese style pastries, desserts spiked with ingredients of coconut, pandan and tropical fruits. Great for those looking for a modern, Asian styled high tea and casual dining adventure.
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Any bar that describes itself as a "disco eating house and beer hall" is bound to make its patrons happy. Cookie somehow manages to fuse beer hall, cocktail bar and modern Thai restaurant with flair. The bar stocks a plethora of micro-brews and 350 different wines, plus, a hidden corner bar pours an endless stream of innovative cocktails. Cookie is smack-bang in the middle of the city, but transports you to a cooler plane, with its pastiche of French doors, Juliet balconies and manga inspired murals.
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Play, dine, stay with a visit to La Madonna located in the trendy Next Hotel in Melbourne's CBD. Pull up a seat at the buzzing bar and share a plate or two, sink back in the plush leather booths with a serious feed or enjoy a celebration with a group of friends. The menu is a mix of small bites and larger feeds, fusing together the best of European and Asian flavours using local produce.