Describe the dinner
One brief captures the date, party size, area, budget, occasion and must-have constraints.
Restaurant matching, starting in Melbourne
Find the right restaurant for the dinner you're planning.
Tell us what matters. When the party is larger, Cenavie checks the capacity, space and booking rules that generic restaurant lists leave out.
Current guided matching covers future dinners for 8–25 people. No claim of live availability.
Editorial image · not a listed venueStart with the awkward requirement
Fewer dead ends. Better-fit enquiries.
Most directories tell you what looks good. Cenavie is being built around the operational facts that decide whether a group booking can happen.
Editorial image · illustrativeThe table is only the start
Comfortable plans need concrete details.
A beautiful room matters. So do the set menu, deposit, accessibility, private-space rules and the number the venue can really seat.
- 01 Capacity attached to a specific space
- 02 Published costs and group conditions
- 03 Source and freshness shown clearly
How it works
Check genuine fit
We screen against current, source-linked capacity and group-policy observations.
Confirm with venues
You get a small shortlist. The restaurant confirms availability, price and final terms.
Early verified profiles
Recorded to fit 10 guests
Our launch dataset is deliberately small. Every profile shows what came from the restaurant and when it was checked. Venue photos appear only when their use is authorised.
Japanese · TeppanyakiMelbourne
Teppanyaki Inn
A long-running Japanese teppanyaki restaurant with an exact 10-seat chef's table and whole-venue hire.
- Recorded fit
- 10–10 guests
- Space
- Private room
- Published cost
- $88 pp
- Set menu
- Required
Modern AustralianMelbourne
Dolly
An underground theatre-district restaurant and cocktail bar with clear group bands and dietary accommodation.
- Recorded fit
- 10–20 guests
- Space
- Large table
- Published cost
- $82 pp
- Set menu
- Not recorded as required
ItalianMelbourne
Ronnie's
Italian dining inside the Rialto with a 20-seat private room and larger event spaces.
- Recorded fit
- 10–20 guests
- Space
- Private room
- Published cost
- $1,000 minimum
- Set menu
- Confirm with venue
Explore what currently has evidence
Explore Melbourne restaurants by group size and need.
Start with the number of guests or the booking condition that matters most. Every guide below currently has source-backed restaurant options.
By group size
Start with the number the restaurant needs to seat.
By booking need
Filter on the condition most likely to rule a venue out.
Restaurant profiles
Read the recorded capacity, price and policy evidence.
Recorded fit is not live availability. The restaurant confirms the date and final terms.
Planning something real?
Give us the brief once.
Keep the date, headcount, budget and booking conditions in one place.
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