Restaurant Wedding Venues in Sydney
This list of Sydney's best restaurant wedding venues brings together the city's most exclusive dining rooms to hire for wedding receptions and includes a wide range of Italian, French & contemporary Australian restaurants with menus curated by Sydney's most celebrated chefs.
The best restaurants for wedding receptions in Sydney are all fine dining eateries that offer gastronomic dining experiences paired with award winning wine lists and a stunning location. From intimate dining rooms on Sydney Harbour to chefs hatted restaurants that overlook sweeping ocean views, here are the ultimate foodie venues for wedding receptions in Sydney.
Restaurant Event Spaces
Best Foodie Venues in Sydney
Best Foodie Venues in NSW
Top 15 Restaurant Wedding Venues in Sydney
1. Jonah's Whale Beach
- Location: 69 Bynya Road, Whale Beach, NSW 2107
- Capacity: 30 - 160
- Accommodation: Sleeps 22
- Wedding Packages: $240 - $400/pp
Jonah's is the most exclusive restaurant wedding venue on Sydney's Northern Beaches, and offers a chefs hatted dining experience on the scenic cliffs of Whale Beach. The multi award winning restaurant has floor to ceiling glass windows with stunning ocean views and seats up to 122 wedding guests in the main restaurant area or 30 - 40 guests in a private dining room.
A one-of-a-kind wedding reception at Jonah's starts with a Bollinger cart, caviar bar or seafood station on the terrace, before a customised 2 - 4 course menu featuring Italian-inspired contemporary Australian cuisine, paired with an internationally awarded wine list.
2. Chiswick Sydney
- Location: 65 Ocean Street, Woollahra, NSW 2025
- Capacity: 20 - 76
- Wedding Packages: $225/pp
Celebratory chef Matt Moran's Chiswick Restaurant in Woollahra is the perfect dining space for long lunch weddings in Sydney, with floor to ceiling glass affording pretty views over Chiswick Gardens. The restaurant serves a specialty four course collective menu for weddings that is designed for long table shared feasts, with yellowfin tuna crudo, slow roast lamb shoulder and rare seared striploin among the sample dishes.
The main restaurant space at Chiswick seats up to 76 guests and requires exclusive venue hire with a minimum spend starting at $13,200 mid week. There's also a popular semi-private dining room that does not require booking out the entire restaurant and seats up to 40 guests on two long tables. The Collective Menu is priced at $95 per head and drinks are charged on consumption and include the option for signature cocktails.
3. Aria Sydney
- Location: 1 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
- Capacity: 30 - 90
- Wedding Packages: $325 - $430/pp
Aria by Matt Moran is Sydney's ultimate restaurant wedding venue with a spectacular location on the foreshore of the Opera House overlooking the Sydney Harbour Bridge & Circular Quay. Aria has 4 unique event spaces to book for weddings including the main dining room which seats 90 guests with views of the Opera House, two private function rooms seating 30 - 40 guests, and a mezzanine harbour-front terrace perfect for cocktail hour.
Aria offers an incredible food & beverage experience for wedding receptions, serving a 3 - 7 course tasting menu that features contemporary Australian cuisine crafted by executive chef Tom Gorringe. Menus are priced from $325 - $430 per head and come with award-winning wines curated by world class sommeliers. Seasonal cocktails on the terrace and the nitro ice cream are amazing signature additions to fine dining weddings at Aria.
4. Antica Dining
- Location: 196 Miller St, North Sydney, NSW 2060
- Capacity: 10 - 55
- Wedding Packages: $190 - $280/pp
Antica Dining is an Italian restaurant located in the heritage-listed Montrose House building in North Sydney and has 5 private dining rooms to book for small weddings of between 10 - 55 guests. Antica offers a chic dining experience within atmospheric walls that perfectly blend heritage charm with art deco design.
Wedding packages at Antica Dining are priced from $190 - $280 per person and include 3 & 4 course menus with traditional Italian fare paired with Australian wines.
5. Ripples Chowder Bay
- Location: Chowder Bay Road, Mosman, NSW 2088
- Capacity: 60 - 200
- Wedding Packages: $169 - $209/pp
Ripples at Chowder Bay is an open air restaurant located on the water's edge at Mosman and features a retractable roof and walls making it an ideal wedding venue in all weather conditions. Situated within walking distance of the Clifton Garden ceremony sites, and with head chef Calvin Katz offering tailored Australian menus, the floating deck is the perfect foodie's venue for a waterfront wedding reception on Sydney Harbour.
Ripples is part of the Sydney Restaurant Group which has opened 30 venues across Sydney including two hatted fine dining restaurants, and serves Mediterranean-inspired modern Australian dishes with a choice of individually plated menus or shared feasts.
6. Ormeggio at the Spit
- Location: Spit Road, Mosman, NSW 2088
- Capacity: 100
- Wedding Packages: $210 - $485/pp
Ormeggio At The Spit is the perfect restaurant wedding venue in Sydney for seafood-focused Italian cuisine, and is situated in a stunning waterfront location at the d’Albora Marina in Mosman. With a cocktail bar at the heart of the restaurant and panoramic views over Middle Harbour & Pearl Bay, Ormeggio brings the flavours of the Amalfi Coast to harbour front dining.
Wedding packages at Ormeggio are priced from $210 - $485 per head including a 3 - 5 course shared menu with a 5 hour drinks package. We recommend the Tradition Italian Feast which is priced from $240/pp and includes canapés, antipasto platters, individual pastas, shared mains & individual desserts with salted cod fritters, scallop risotto and charcoal swordfish among the fare.
7. Oliveto Ristorante & Bar
- Location: 443 Concord Road, Rhodes, NSW 2138
- Capacity: 10 - 24 & 100 - 350
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Oliveto Ristorante & Bar is a popular venue to hire for functions in Sydney's inner west, and hosts a large number of weddings, engagements, christenings and birthday parties every year. The modern Italian restaurant serves traditional family recipes taking pride in making every dish from scratch, and with large airy windows and an outdoor deck that overlooks peaceful water & parkland views, is an ideal wedding reception venue & ceremony location combined.
Oliveto offers two main wedding packages that both feature authentic Italian dishes, including a 3 or 4 course individually plated menu or a share plate banquet. Exclusive venue hire minimum spends apply and range from $16,000 - $25,000 depending on time of year. Lunch receptions have a lower minimum spend than dinner events. Special event packages apply for use of the private dining room which seats up to 24 guests.
8. Botanic House - Royal Botanic Gardens
- Location: 1 Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney, NSW 2000
- Capacity: 150 seated, 220 cocktail
- Wedding Packages: $180 - $295/pp
- Curfew: 11pm
Botanic House is located within the Royal Botanic Gardens just minutes from the Sydney CBD and is the perfect restaurant wedding venue for quality Asian-inspired dining. The menu at Botanic House is curated by former Master Chef judge Luke Nguyen and combines the Southeast Asian flavours of Vietnamese & Thai cuisine.
The Luke Nguyen Shared Feast menu is priced from $215 - $295 per person and includes dishes like master stock chicken, sweet & sour Kurobuta pork, caramelised fish & red curry mushrooms. A minimum food & beverage spend of around $20,000 applies for wedding receptions and there are some fun optional extras such as seafood stations, a dumpling bar and Banh Mi.
9. Public Dining Room
- Location: 2A The Esplanade, Mosman, NSW 2088
- Capacity: 110 seated, 135 cocktail
- Wedding Packages: $235 - $255/pp
Public Dining Room is Sydney's best fine dining restaurant for laid back beachside weddings, with floor to ceiling glass windows overlooking Middle Harbour, North Head & Manly. This Mediterranean style restaurant specialises in casual fine dining and offers a well rounded seasonally-driven menu that centres around fresh seafood, with lamb, duck, beef & pork all featuring in the plated & shared menus crafted by head chef Adam Tyl.
The main restaurant at this popular Mosman eatery seats up to 110 guests and there's two smaller event spaces including a private dining room seating 33 guests which comes with a secluded beach deck, and a covered outdoor terrace with private beach access seating 40 - 57 people. A full venue takeover typically allows for drinks & canapés on the terrace, dining in the main restaurant and dancing in the private dining room.
10. Lana Sydney
- Location: 5-7 Young Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
- Capacity: 100
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Lana is an atmospheric Italian restaurant hidden on level 1 of Hinchcliff House in Circular Quay and with a private above-street location featuring a funky bar in moody heritage surrounds, is the perfect space for lively cocktail weddings in the heart of Sydney's CBD. Lana's wedding packages include a modern Italian & Asian inspired menu curated by head chef Alex Wong and the venue is well known for its fruit based cocktails.
11. Sydney Opera House
- Location: Bennelong Point, Sydney, NSW 2000
- Capacity: 150 - 400
- Wedding Packages: $320/pp
The Yallamundi Rooms is located inside the northern end of the Sydney Opera House is the city's best dining room for views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The crescent-shaped space caters for wedding receptions with 150 - 180 seated guests, or up to 400 people cocktail style, and has an exclusive outdoor area on the harbour foreshore.
The Yallamundi Rooms are catered by Trippas White Group who offer a premium food & beverage service from $320 per person. Minimum spends apply.
12. Olio Ristorante
- Location: 10 Kensington Street, Chippendale, NSW 2008
- Capacity: 10 - 120
- Wedding Packages: $173 - $213/pp
Situated in a vibrant dining precinct on the second floor of an historic Old Rum Store, Olio's loft style restaurant offers a unique private dining space for wedding receptions a short walk from Sydney's Central Station. This character-filled foodie wedding venue specialises in modern Italian cuisine with menus favouring handmade pasta, wagyu beef & seafood.
Olio's light-filled contemporary dining room seats up to 90 guests and has a rooftop terrace perfect for cocktails & canapés overlooking Kensington Street and Central Park. Wedding packages are priced from $173 - $213 per person and offer a choice of 3 or 4 course menus, share table dining or cocktail bites & grazing stations. Minimum spends apply with a peak season Saturday night priced at $15k.
13. Grana Privato Hinchcliff House
- Location: 5-7 Young Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
- Capacity: 200
- Wedding Packages: $168 - $223/pp
- Minimum Spend: $10k
Grana Privato is an elegant reception space located upstairs at Hinchcliff House in Circular Quay and is one of the cheapest restaurant wedding venues in Sydney with alternate drop & shared menus priced from $168 - $223 per person.
Grana Privato serves delicious Italian cuisine with Wagyu beef, swordfish, lamb and chicken on the menu, and is best suited to seated wedding receptions with up to 90 guests (additional furniture hire charges apply for larger numbers) or cocktail functions for up to 200 people. Heritage restrictions prevent dancing at Grana Privato.
14. O Bar & Dining
- Location: 264 George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
- Capacity: 28 - 400
- Wedding Packages: $283 - $321/pp
With 360° views over the Sydney skyline and iconic landmarks including the Opera House & Sydney Harbour Bridge, O Bar & Dining is the most impressive restaurant wedding venue in Sydney. Located on the 47th floor of Australia Square in the heart of the CBD, the revolving restaurant pairs exceptional ever-changing views with a fine dining wedding experience, and offers an idyllic location for breakfast wedding receptions.
O Bar & Dining has two spaces suitable for wedding receptions. One is a private dining room called Salon Privé which seats up to 28 guests, and the other is the Dress Circle which seats up to 100 guests and has an adjoining lounge bar. Breakfast wedding packages are priced from $85 per person and lunch/evening receptions are $283 - $321 per head. Minimum spends of $8,000 - $15,000 apply for evening functions.
15. Bellevue Cottage
- Location: 55 Leichhardt Street, Glebe, NSW 2037
- Capacity: 16 - 120
- Wedding Packages: $198 - $319/pp
Bellevue Cottage is the perfect small restaurant venue for waterfront dining on Sydney Harbour and serves delicious french cuisine curated by Parisian born chef Antoine Moscovitz’. Wedding receptions are served with Antoine's signature 4-course gastronomic dining experience that tables modern French-inspired food & wines within the refined walls of a 1896 heritage-listed cottage.
Bellevue cottage is accessible via ferry and is located 10 minutes from the Sydney CBD at Blackwattle Bay. The sunlit terrace & verandah features views to the Anzac Bridge making Bellevue the perfect spot for lunch time wedding receptions. The restaurant has four private dining rooms that each seat between 16 & 66 guests with 4 course wedding menus priced from $198 - $319 per person.
REQUEST ALL WEDDING PACKAGES
You may also like:
Restaurant wedding venues NSW
Sydney wedding venues
Have a restaurant, cafe or funky bar wedding venue to add to this list? Get Started