THE city:
Private dining rooms
Looking to host an intimate soiree in Brisbane City or delight your guests with an exclusive dining experience? We know just the place. The City has an expansive list of private dining venues that can cater groups of a couple to a crowd. From special occasions and celebrations to corporate events and business functions, here are The City’s best private dining options that are set to impress.
Alchemy Restaurant
With a private dining room that seats 10 to 40 guests or up to 80 people for a stand-up cocktail soiree, Alchemy offers its outstanding modern Australian and Italian cuisine with unfettered views of the Brisbane River. Groups of 10 or more can select from a choice of two- or three-course set menus with bespoke options for dietary requirements available on request.
Babylon
Babylon delivers a bacchanalian feast for the senses with its unique take on Middle East cuisine and a social style of eating. Delight your guests with an intimate affair for up to 14 diners in the warmly lit Kasr room. Babylon can also cater for larger groups with multiple semi-private spaces available.
Central
This underground modern Chinese restaurant comes fit with a secret private dining room that fits up to 12 guests. Central’s intimate dining space is tucked behind draped curtains and is perfect for celebrations, work events and everything in between. Dine on dumplings, dim sum and share plates and sip on creative cocktails or elegant wines.
Malt
Malt has four private dining spaces to choose from, ensuring that you have a space to fulfil any size of group. From the cellar that accommodates up to 20 guests to the attic restaurant that fits up to 110, there is a space perfectly fit for your next celebration. Enjoy the modern Australian cuisine that utilises locally sourced and fresh ingredients to ensure everyone is more than satisfied.
Naldham House
Both the brassiere on the ground level and Club Felix on level one have beautiful function spaces that are perfect for private dining events. From 20 guests to 120, Naldham House offers seated and cocktail dining options with banquets and canapes of delicious European inspired food bound to delight.
Blackbird
Discover Blackbird’s four private dining spaces, catering for up to 25 people, these spaces can be chosen based on the number of guests or type of event you are holding. The Cellar room has a TV, speaker system and a private bathroom or the Champagne Room offers a moody setting with walls of champagne surrounding you. Enjoy dedicated waitstaff and a modern Australian menu with a sophisticated wine list.
Black Hide Steak and Seafood
Located in Queens Wharf, Black Hide Steak and Seafood is the place to wow a crowd. The beautiful, modern private dining room is a warm and inviting space perfect to fit up to 18 people. You’ll find a delicious choice of a three- or four-course set menus that cater for different dietary needs as well as scalable beverage packages.
Boom Boom Room
The Boom Boom Room is a Japanese restaurant and bar that is bound to bring the good times. Located on a basement level in The City, you can make your function even more exclusive in one of the venue’s three plush and private dining rooms. Offering spaces that can fit from 18 to 300 people, there is a space for your next celebration. With everything from otsumami (cocktail) menus to banquet and beverage packages available, covering all dietaries, the team will ensure your function goes off with a bang.
Customs House
Amid the six onsite function spaces within the heritage-listed Customs House, The Reid Dining Room stands out with its red walls and brass lighting from the turn of last century. Enjoy an intimate dining experience with up to 10 guests for banquet seating. A staggering array of catering options are available with the experienced team available to work with you for your event and food and beverage package requirements.
Donna Chang
Donna Chang modern Chinese restaurant is a stylish lesson in elegant refinement with moreish meals. The sumptuous décor and delicious cuisine lend themselves to the celebration of special events. Ascend to the upper level to host an event in one of three Mezzanine Rooms, catering for 18 guests on a long table to two tables for 20 and 29 guests across three tables. Two rooms can also be joined to accommodate up to 38 seated diners. The Function Package offers a choice of two banquet menus that showcase highlights of the main menu with generous beverage packages to match.
Jumbo Thai Restaurant & Bar
Situated above the Embassy Hotel, Jumbo Thai does a roaring offering in authentic Thai dishes. It also offers two premium private dining rooms, which can each accommodate up to 12 seated guests or a combined 24 diners in a traditional format or 30 for cocktail events. Jumbo Thai offers functions packages with banquet and canapé menu options plus drinks packages. The team can also accommodate dietary needs within the group banquet menus.
Walter’s Steakhouse & Wine Bar
For the times when only a classic steakhouse will cut it, Walter’s is your stylish standby. The popular restaurant offers a variety of set menus and two sumptuous private dining spaces for groups from 15 people to a crowd of 60. The private dining rooms attract a minimum spend to book and offer set banquet menus that cater for everyone from kids to dietary needs with prior knowledge. Walter’s sommelier can also craft a beverage list to suit the occasion for groups of 20 or more.
Longtime Dining
For lovers of yum cha and Cantonese cuisine, Longtime Dining on level one of QueensPlaza is the spot to sate your dumpling desires. The elegant location offers luxurious private dining rooms with dedicated personal service for functions and events. Longtime will work with you to customise the space to suit your next intimate occasion or big event.
Persone
The award-winning Persone Italian restaurant on North Quay is the perfect place for wining and dining in private. The Chianti private dining room seats up to 12 and offers a set three-course or children’s menu plus canapé and beverage package options. They can even whip up a special occasion cake if you so desire and menus cater for all dietary needs.
Rothwell’s Bar & Grill
When you’re feeling a bit extra, Rothwell’s is the way to go. Its private dining cellar is moody and modern within its heritage building context with vintage bottles lining 120-year-old sandstone walls and fairy lights over the dark timber table. Seating up to 40 on a long table or up to 24 on three separate tables, The Cellar has a minimum spend to book. Or opt for the Wine Room for up to 12, guests can enjoy a fully bespoke menu curated with matching wines for a unique dining experience.
