Private Dining Rooms in Melbourne's Inner East

How to choose Private Dining Rooms in Inner East

Private dining in the inner east here means an upstairs room in a Richmond corner pub. The Coppin Room @ The Spread Eagle Hotel holds the most guests of the hotel's three first-floor rooms, with a marble fireplace, a big mirror and tall windows with blinds.

Bridge Road is one of Richmond's main streets, along with Swan Street, Church Street and Victoria Street, and the Spread Eagle has been trading on Bridge Road for more than 130 years. Its front bar, restaurant and street-side beer garden are all downstairs, so a dinner on the first floor sits apart from the public bar.

What the room gives a seated group:

Seating: long timber tables and bentwood chairs for 32 at dinner, or 50 standing for a drinks-style gathering.
Service: dedicated waitstaff and access to a semi-private bar.
Menus: two or three course shared set menus, canapés by the piece or dishes from the à la carte menu, with allergies looked after given notice.
Tech: a plasma TV with USB and HDMI inputs, built-in Sonos speakers, a portable microphone and adjustable lighting.
Cost: bookings start from a $500 minimum spend, which varies with the day and the time of year.

Outside food and drink are not permitted, though hosts can share a playlist for the room and arrive an hour early to decorate the table.

Booking the whole upstairs level exclusively joins the Coppin Room with the Corner Room and the Boardroom.
Together they seat 62 or take 80 standing, with a private bar and their own bathrooms.
That lets a dinner grow beyond 32 without changing venue.
Functions are not held on Wednesdays, and the pub does not take bucks or hens bookings.

Who the Coppin Room suits

Board and team dinners that want a screen for a short presentation before the meal.
Family celebrations where speeches matter and a microphone helps the back of the room hear.
Groups who prefer share plates down long tables to individually plated courses.
Anyone after a period room – fireplace, mirror and tall windows – rather than a modern fit-out.

Frequently asked questions about Private & Exclusive Dining Rooms in Inner East

How many guests can the Coppin Room seat?

It seats 32 for dinner or takes 50 standing. If the whole upstairs is booked, the three rooms together seat 62 or hold 80 standing.

Is the Spread Eagle easy to reach without a car?

Trams 48 and 75 stop outside the pub on Bridge Road, Richmond.

What style of food is served at a private dinner there?

Choose a two or three course shared set menu, canapés by the piece, or dishes from the pub's à la carte menu. Allergies are catered for with notice.

Is decorating the room allowed?

Yes. Hosts can arrive an hour early to decorate and can share a playlist for the room's Sonos speakers. Outside food and drinks cannot be brought in.

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