You know that sinking feeling when you realise you haven’t made any preparations for that big event you have coming up.
What are you going to serve your guests? Where will you find the time to cook everything? What if your guests have dietary requirements?
Never fear…we have you covered! Catering and private dining companies can take all the hassle out of elegant entertaining. Here are four venues to help you dish up the perfect meal:
Intimate, Personalised Dining
Omakase Kobayashi on Burnley Street in Richmond is a pop-up restaurant and catering service delivering an intimate and personalised dining experience. Chef Maro Kobayashi brings his expertise from both Japanese and Italian Michelin-starred restaurants to create cuisine with a touch of both cultures, made using fresh quality Australian ingredients.\
Catering is available from Thursday to Sunday with menus to suit all requirements – think dishes like housemade sesame tofu with Tasmanian sea urchin, slow-cooked abalone and nannygai with cabbage and lemon sauce, along with Wagyu beef with sansho berry jus and ikuta, crab and spinach chawanmushi.
Create Lasting Memories
Immerse yourself in the warmth, flavours and hospitality of Italy in the heart of North Sydney at Antica Dining on Miller Street. This new ristorante – nestled within the restored 1909 heritage-listed Montrose House - is designed to bring people together to create lasting memories, one delightful mouthful at a time.
Antica is the perfect venue to host your next event catering for a range of occasions with several dining spaces – The Dining
Room, The Parlour, The Sunroom, The Board Room, The Montrose Room and The Glass House all offer different-sized private dining areas to cater for any sized group – along with a range of personalised menus.
Intimate Private Dining Options
Ideal for an occasion that requires everything to be perfect, head to Courgette restaurant on Marcus Clarke Street in the heart of Canberra. Owned by celebrated Chef James Mussillon, this dining destination embodies luxury with a sophisticated ambience of lounge-like chairs inviting guests to settle in and savour both the food and the setting at their own unhurried pace.
Intimate dining is also available in private rooms, The Boardroom, Garden Room, Glass Room, Private Garden Room and the Cellar, with wines from across the globe on hand along with professional staff to help you select the best drop. Start with dishes such as seared scallops, pork belly, black garlic, cauliflower, boudin noir and Nashi pear; before mains like herb-crusted lamb loin, courgette blossom, Jerusalem artichoke, pickled red pepper and mustard jus.
Chandelier Private Dining Room
A beautiful bistro on the banks of the majestic Tweed River in picturesque Murwillumbah, Tweed River House on River Street is the place to dine, drink and socialise. With sweeping views of majestic Wollumbin, this magnificently restored century-old house evokes the gentler pace of the Northern Rivers, where you can dine on the terrace, or inside under the statement chandelier and elegant pressed tin ceilings.
Treat guests to a special occasion celebration in the Chandelier private dining room, which comes with a butler, fine linen and crystalware; expect a sophisticated dining experience with menu choices such as octopus carpaccio, sea greens, pickled chestnut mushrooms and yellow pepper emulsion, along with lobster, scallop and roe mousse, bouillabaisse-style sauce, sage and shellfish soubise purée.
