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17 published arrangements across 14 restaurants.
The Ballroom is listed for up to 20 seated guests, separately from its standing format. Minimum party and table configuration need confirmation.
The venue describes the Ballroom as a self-contained private room with its own bar. Confirm access and event conditions.
Babines — official bounded source · 19 Oct 2026Babines — official bounded source · 19 Oct 2026The Private Dining Room is listed for up to 24 seated guests.
Described as an exclusive, intimate private dining room.
Botanical Hotel — official source · 19 Oct 2026The 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 2026Up to 24 guests on one table; configurations can be adjusted
A separate private dining room with an adjoining terrace for pre-meal drinks, weather permitting.
Donovans private dining · 15 Oct 2026Menu option
A feasting menu is offered for groups above 12. The page does not establish that it is compulsory.
The Cellar is listed for up to 24 seated guests.
The Cellar is described as a private dining room.
East Brunswick Hotel — official source · 19 Oct 202610–20 guests: up to 20 across two round tables, or up to 18 at one oval table.
Private room.
Private dining rooms · 15 Oct 2026The private dining page explicitly lists The Wine Room as seating up to 25 guests. No minimum party size is established.
The room is described as private, tucked away from the main floor with dedicated service. Confirm the room and table arrangement.
Maven by Morgan — official page · 19 Oct 2026The room behind the main dining room seats up to 14 guests. A minimum party size and the table arrangement need confirmation.
The restaurant explicitly describes a separate private dining room behind its main dining area.
Osteria Ilaria — official html source · 16 Oct 2026Private dining menu
The private dining page lists Chef’s Selection menus from $125 per person and wine pairings from $95. Ask for the menu and total charges for your date.
The official page describes the upstairs room as seating 20.
The page describes the upstairs room as one of two private spaces.
Ruckers Hill — official source · 19 Oct 2026The private dining room seats up to 24. Confirm the minimum party and whether 12 or 20 can sit at one table.
The venue describes an exclusive private dining setting with a private entrance. Confirm access, enclosure and exclusive-use conditions for your booking.
Rumi — official source · 19 Oct 2026Up to 8 seated guests
A separate private dining space at the far end of the restaurant.
Private dining spaces · 15 Oct 20268–14 seated guests
A wine-wall setting within the restaurant; confirm the degree of enclosure.
Private dining spaces · 15 Oct 2026Menu
Groups of eight or more dine from a banquet menu; the table chooses the same menu.
Private 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 2026The functions page lists 12 seated in the Private Dining Room. A minimum party size is not published in the reviewed source.
The restaurant describes a wine-lined private dining room with a long table, separate from its other event spaces.
Stella Restaurant & Bar — official source · 19 Oct 2026Stella Restaurant & Bar — official source · 19 Oct 2026The official page names a private dining room in South Yarra and states that it seats up to 14 people. No minimum party size is stated.
The page explicitly identifies a private dining room.
Wagyu Ya — official source · 19 Oct 2026Minimum spend
Minimum spend and other conditions apply; the captured source does not state their amount, applicability or detail.
Explore the 14 restaurants whose arrangements appear on this page. Read the full profile for terms and official sources.
French · Collingwood
Babines in Collingwood separates its private Ballroom, listed for 20 seated or 45 standing, from The Lane’s 8–16 seated alcove arrangement. The Lane offers the regular menu with advance meal ordering recommended.
Explore BabinesSouth Yarra
Botanical Hotel in South Yarra lists seated arrangements for its Private Dining Room, Archer Room and Brasserie. Compare the space and booking conditions before enquiring.
Explore Botanical HotelCarlton
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 RoomMediterranean · St Kilda
Donovans has two distinct group settings by St Kilda Beach. The Library offers semi-private à la carte dining for 8–12, while the separate private room can hold up to 24 at one table.
Explore DonovansBrunswick East
East Brunswick Hotel lists The Cellar for up to 24 seated guests and describes it as a private dining room. Confirm the minimum group and function terms before enquiring.
Explore East Brunswick HotelCantonese · Melbourne
Flower Drum on Market Lane offers two private rooms for Cantonese dining. Its capacity depends on the room and table arrangement, so a party that fits across round tables may need a different room to dine at one oval table.
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Mediterranean dining on Brunswick Street in Fitzroy. Maven publishes two private rooms with seated limits of 25 and 50, alongside ordinary main dining-room group bookings for eight or more on sharing menus.
Explore Maven by MorganItalian · Melbourne CBD
Osteria Ilaria serves regional Italian cooking on Little Bourke Street. Its separate dining room seats up to 14, with a published Chef’s Selection menu and a direct group enquiry route.
Explore Osteria IlariaNorthcote
Ruckers Hill lists a private upstairs room that seats 20 and a separate covered back section for up to 40. The back section’s seating layout is not stated.
Explore Ruckers HillMiddle Eastern · Brunswick East
Rumi in Brunswick East publishes a 24-seat private dining room, an events space for up to 80 seated guests and a separate Whole Restaurant option with 80 seats. The events space also has a distinct 100-person stand-up format. Minimum parties, current menu prices and commercial conditions need confirmation.
Explore RumiArgentinian · Melbourne
San Telmo serves Argentinian food in Meyers Place. Its two smaller private dining spaces have different capacities, and groups of eight or more use a banquet menu.
Explore San TelmoItalian · 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.
Explore ScopriItalian · South Yarra
Stella offers Italian-inspired dining on Chapel Street in South Yarra. Its wine-lined private dining room has a published 12-seat arrangement and a long table; larger event spaces need a separate enquiry.
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Wagyu Ya describes its South Yarra restaurant as Japanese Wagyu yakiniku and Japanese barbecue. Its named private dining room seats up to 14 people.
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