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A 50th usually brings several generations into one room, so the plan has to work for parents, partners, old friends and teenagers at once. Seated meals and long lunches suit that mix. Afternoon Tea at The Hotel Windsor in the CBD (From $89 per person) offers private tea parties in heritage dining rooms, The Tea Rooms 1892 in the Block Arcade serves tiered high tea From $75 per person, and Customs House Hotel Williamstown on Nelson Place has four rooms for 20 to 150, From $1,000 minimum spend. Lamaro's Hotel in South Melbourne has a glass-roofed Atrium and a Wine Room among its five areas, From $1,500 minimum spend; booked on its own, The Wine Room @ Lamaro's Hotel seats 24 at one oak table, From $2,000 minimum spend.
For a larger crowd, the Waltzing Matilda Hotel in Springvale has the Banksia Room with a dance floor and private bar for up to 250, From $50 per person, and The E.Bar @ The Old England Hotel in Heidelberg can be hired whole with its heated terrace, From $26 per person. The Waterside Hotel on Flinders Street spreads events over six levels, with banquet menus From $88 per person.
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Yes. Afternoon Tea at The Hotel Windsor runs private tea parties in heritage dining rooms, with prices From $89 per person.
Customs House Hotel Williamstown on Nelson Place has four function rooms; The Snug takes 30 and The Lighthouse 150 cocktail-style, From $1,000 minimum spend.
Mustangs in Black supplies chauffeured classic Ford Mustangs, including convertibles, and covers every Melbourne region.
Neale's Spit Roast Catering carves three or four meats with salads and desserts on a buffet, From $23 per person, and serves every region.
The Waltzing Matilda Hotel's Banksia Room has a stage, dance floor and private bar for up to 250 cocktail-style, with set menus From $50 per person. Manningham Hotel & Club in Bulleen also has a ballroom, for up to 400.
Here's Looking at You, Kid runs gin tastings and gin-making sessions on Errol Street for groups of 2 to 35, From $95 per person. Further north, Rosa's Traditional Italian Cooking in Bundoora teaches Italian dishes to 6 to 12, and Preston Reservoir Bowls Club in Reservoir pairs barefoot bowls with clubrooms for 150.
The Wine Room @ Lamaro's Hotel in South Melbourne seats 24 with AV for speeches, From $2,000 minimum spend, and the Private Dining Room @ Builders Arms Hotel in Fitzroy seats 20 at a single table or holds 30 for drinks. For a bigger family table, The Rising Sun Hotel in South Melbourne holds up to 120, From $1,500 minimum spend.
