Compare Carlton restaurants in postcode 3053 with published seated arrangements. Named rooms, configurable first-floor spaces and whole-venue hire come with different privacy and booking conditions.
Named spaces and their stated arrangements. Cocktail and standing numbers are kept out of this comparison.
12 published arrangements across 8 restaurants.
The combined Enoteca & Sapori whole-venue option is listed for up to 70 seated guests.
The functions page describes this seated whole-venue option as fully private.
Al Dente Enoteca — official page · 19 Oct 2026Starting price
The seated whole-venue option is listed from $7,000. Pricing varies with guest numbers and peak service periods; confirm a current quote.
Public holidays
A 15% public holiday surcharge applies to event bookings.
The room page lists up to 20 guests for seated lunches and dinners. No minimum party size is established.
The room is described as being on its own level and completely private from the rest of the venue.
Carlton Wine Room — official page · 19 Oct 2026The room page explicitly lists up to 18 guests for seated private dining, separate from its 35-person standing event figure.
The room is described as private, with its own arrival room and bar. Confirm the layout and accessible route.
Carlton Wine Room — official page · 19 Oct 2026Upstairs seats 35–50. Standing capacity of up to 65 is a separate configuration. A minimum booking party is not established.
The branch invites privatisation enquiries; the source does not establish a private-room or exclusive-use arrangement for a particular booking.
DOC Pizza and Mozzarella Bar — official source · 19 Oct 2026The upstairs function room is listed for up to 80 seated guests or 140 standing. These are separate layouts, with booking minimums unconfirmed.
The dedicated upstairs function space operates independently of the main restaurant; confirm enclosure and exclusive-use arrangements.
Il Gambero — official source · 19 Oct 2026Il Gambero — official source · 19 Oct 2026The first floor can be configured into multiple spaces for groups of 9–50 sitting. This range covers several configurations; ask which arrangement seats your group together.
The restaurant offers semi-private or exclusive-use configurations. The specific section, enclosure and shared access depend on the agreed arrangement.
Lagoon Dining — official page · 19 Oct 2026The entire upstairs dining space is advertised for 40–80 seated guests or 150 standing. Confirm the booking minimum and table arrangement.
Entire upstairs dining space with private stair access; confirm the precise privacy and exclusive-use arrangement.
Masani Italian Dining — official source · 19 Oct 2026The Grand Dining Room is advertised for up to 100 seated guests or 200 standing. The minimum party and table layout remain unconfirmed.
Named dining-room event configuration; physical enclosure and exclusive use are not established for the requested booking.
Masani Italian Dining — official source · 19 Oct 2026Published seated group range 10–30, with 60 standing separately. Confirm the booking minimum and requested table arrangement.
The functions page describes private dining generally and private stair access, but enclosure and sole use for this named configuration need confirmation.
Masani Italian Dining — official source · 19 Oct 2026The Carlton page says the venue seats up to 300 guests inside and out. It separately describes event sizes from 60 to 300 depending on party type; 60 is not recorded as a seated minimum.
The Carlton venue offers exclusive access for events and function hire. The seated maximum covers indoor and outdoor seating, not a single room or table.
Ms Frankie Carlton — official source · 19 Oct 2026Private dining for 14–18 guests.
A separate downstairs private space; table arrangement is not specified.
Private dining and group reservations · 14 Oct 2026Private dining for 8–12 people.
A separate first-floor private room; table arrangement is not specified.
Private dining and group reservations · 14 Oct 2026Explore the 8 restaurants whose arrangements appear on this page. Read the full profile for terms and official sources.
Italian · Carlton
Italian dining in Carlton with a published seated whole-venue function option and a functions enquiry team.
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Carlton Wine Room offers named private dining rooms on Faraday Street. The Faraday Room is published for 18 seated guests and the Drummond Room for 20; the working cellar needs a separate layout enquiry.
Explore Carlton Wine RoomItalian · Carlton
Italian pizzeria in Carlton with published upstairs seating for 35–50 and group menus for parties of fourteen or more.
Explore D.O.C Pizza & Mozzarella Bar — CarltonItalian · Carlton
Italian dining on Lygon Street with an upstairs seated function configuration, a smaller private downstairs option and event-menu enquiries.
Explore Il GamberoChinese · Carlton
Chinese-influenced dining in Carlton with published group-menu rules and first-floor event configurations.
Explore Lagoon DiningItalian · Carlton
Italian dining on Drummond Street with three named seated event configurations and bespoke banquet enquiries.
Explore Masani Italian DiningItalian · Carlton
Ms Frankie Carlton describes its offer as Italian dining with private functions. Its Carlton event page says the venue seats up to 300 guests inside and out; groups of nine or more are required to book the two-course Feed Me menu.
Explore Ms Frankie CarltonItalian · Carlton
Scopri is an Italian restaurant on Nicholson Street with two differently sized private dining spaces. First-floor and downstairs group bands are separate; bookings of nine or more go directly to the restaurant.
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