Private Dining Rooms in Sydney CBD & Surrounds

How to choose Private Dining Rooms in Sydney CBD & Surrounds

Five rooms, five very different menus. Private dining in the city splits cleanly by cuisine and mood: a colourful Indian banquet on York Street, a candlelit Mexican table below Elizabeth Street, a steakhouse's hidden back room on King Street, a hotel dining room at the Circular Quay end of the CBD and a velvet speakeasy in Barangaroo.

Compare the rooms side by side:

Private Dining Space @ Pinky Ji: one long linen-dressed table for 30 in front of a rainbow fringe wall, with halal, kosher and vegan menus, from $1,700 minimum spend.
Herradura Semi-Private Room @ Barrio Cellar: a brick-walled nook off the main bar seating 18 over tacos, tostadas and churros, from $40 per person.
The Norfolk Room @ The Gidley: a mural-lined room for 20 with its own bar, stocked to your list, and a set menu built around the chargrill, from $2,500 minimum spend.
Rotunda Private Dining @ InterContinental Sydney: a round marble table for 16 under a low domed ceiling, catered in-house by the hotel, from $130 per person.
Private Dining Room @ Cardea: a soundproofed velvet room in Barangaroo seating 22, where external catering is allowed with no buyout fee, from $1,500 minimum spend.

The rooms also flex beyond dinner. The Rotunda and Cardea both have projectors for a working meal, The Norfolk Room has a 65-inch TV for presentations or the game, and Pinky Ji has a PA for your own playlist or a DJ.

Sydney CBD & Surrounds Private Dining Rooms

The Rotunda's round table for 16 means every guest can see and hear everyone else, which suits a board dinner or a parent's birthday.
Herradura seats 18 at a single long timber table, or around 23 if the group would rather stand and mingle.
The Norfolk Room takes 20 at a long table, and every guest must be 18 or over.
For 30, Pinky Ji is the largest of the five, and Cardea can also be set boardroom or U-shape for a meeting.

Getting to each room

Pinky Ji is within walking distance of Wynyard and Town Hall stations.
Barrio Cellar is a short walk from Martin Place and St James stations.
The Gidley sits on the corner of King and Elizabeth Streets, in the middle of the office blocks.
The InterContinental is in the old Treasury Building near the Royal Botanic Garden, and Cardea is on Barangaroo Avenue on the western harbour edge.

Frequently asked questions about Private & Exclusive Dining Rooms in Sydney CBD & Surrounds

Which city private dining room suits a group of 30?

Private Dining Space @ Pinky Ji seats 30 at one long table, or 35 standing, and Private Dining Room @ Cardea holds 30 for a cocktail-style gathering, though it seats 22.

Can I bring my own caterer to a private dining room in the CBD?

Private Dining Room @ Cardea permits external catering with no buyout fee. The other four rooms serve their own kitchen's food, from Barrio Cellar's Mexican menu to the InterContinental's in-house catering.

How late do these private rooms run?

Cardea's licence runs until midnight and the InterContinental's until 11pm. The Gidley offers The Norfolk Room for both lunch and dinner.

Which room works for a business dinner with a presentation?

Rotunda Private Dining @ InterContinental Sydney has a projector, screen, whiteboard and conference-call equipment, Cardea has a projector and PA, and The Norfolk Room has a 65-inch TV.

Private Dining Rooms Sydney CBD & Surrounds

Compare Private Dining Rooms in Sydney CBD & Surrounds