Wedding Reception Venues Sutherland Shire

Round rooms are rare, and Sealevel's curves through three connected areas so the ocean is in view from every table at a Shire wedding. The restaurant sits at 2 Kingsway, Cronulla, facing North Cronulla Beach, and a wedding takes the whole place: 110 guests at tables or 180 for a cocktail reception.

Its kitchen is led by head chef Nathan Allouche, whose family opened the place in 1997; expect a modern Australian menu with French and Italian notes and a strong seafood lean.

What a Sealevel reception involves:

• Exclusive use of the whole restaurant, from $20,000 minimum spend
• A seated package with canapés on arrival, three courses served alternate-drop, then tea and coffee
• Eight canapés per guest in the cocktail package, for couples who would rather keep everyone mingling
• Four-hour beverage packages to run alongside the meal
• Final numbers and full payment due two weeks before the wedding

Set against the Shire's pubs and hotel terraces, this is the formal end: white tablecloths, big windows and a sleek bar.