Private Dining Rooms in Paddington

How to choose Private Dining Rooms in Paddington

Between Boundary Street and Five Ways, two Paddington restaurants each keep a room apart from the main floor: one a cellar table for ten, the other a covered courtyard for a long table of 28.

They suit very different dinners. One is classic Italian with wine racked around the walls; the other cooks over wood and flame, with tequila and mezcal behind the bar.

How the two rooms compare:

Seats: Wine Cellar @ Buon Ricordo is a single white-clothed table for up to 10, and The Courtyard @ Tequila Mockingbird lays one long table for 28.
Food: a degustation with matched wines is a favoured way to book the Cellar, while the Courtyard's Latin American food comes as a shared tasting menu, from $79 per person.
Booking terms: exclusive use of the Cellar is from $1,000 minimum spend; at Tequila Mockingbird a per-person deposit secures a private booking.
Setting: the Cellar is upstairs at Buon Ricordo on Boundary Street, and the Courtyard is on the ground floor of a heritage-listed Victorian terrace at 6 Heeley St, looking onto the open kitchen.
Weather: the Courtyard is enclosed and air-conditioned, under hanging greenery and moody lighting.

Either works for an anniversary, a family celebration or a business dinner where the table wants to talk without the rest of the restaurant around it.

The team at Buon Ricordo will shape the menu around your group if a degustation isn't the plan.
The restaurant's wine collection is racked around the walls of the room.
When numbers outgrow ten, the upstairs dining room under a reflective copper ceiling takes groups of up to about 60.
The restaurant is long-running and known for classic Italian cooking and warm, attentive service.

At the Heeley Street courtyard

From eight guests up, the table orders one of two shared tasting menus, each plate portioned for the group.
Drinks run on a beverage package or on a capped tab, and favourite wines can be ordered ahead.
Smaller groups can look at the Upstairs Lounge, with banquette seating for 26 and a balcony over Five Ways, or The Terrace, a 20-seat room with a retractable roof.
Out-of-hours private use, Tuesday to Sunday, can be requested through the enquiry form.

Frequently asked questions about Private & Exclusive Dining Rooms in Paddington

Which Paddington private dining room fits more than ten?

The Courtyard @ Tequila Mockingbird takes 28 around one long table. The Wine Cellar @ Buon Ricordo is capped at 10, though the restaurant's upstairs dining room takes about 60.

Is a set menu required in these rooms?

At Tequila Mockingbird, groups of eight or more order a shared tasting menu. Buon Ricordo's Cellar is often booked as a degustation with matched wines, but the team will build the menu around your group.

Can dietary requirements be handled at a private dinner?

With notice, Tequila Mockingbird adapts its menu to most dietary requirements, and Buon Ricordo shapes its menu to suit the group.

How much is a private dining room in Paddington?

Exclusive use of the Wine Cellar @ Buon Ricordo starts from $1,000 minimum spend. The Courtyard at Tequila Mockingbird is from $79 per person, with a minimum spend for exclusive use and a deposit per guest.

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