Level 1
The Negroni Bar
Rose-red plaster from wall to ceiling, fringed lamps, curved blue velvet booths and a canopy of dried flowers.
- Seated80
- Standing120
- Fri & Sat minimum spendfrom 4,000
(upstairs) · The Crossing · 166 Cashel St · Ōtautahi
10 to 240 guests · two floors, one or both · seated or standing · no venue hire fee
01 · Why people book with Franco
Cocktails in a rose-plastered Negroni lounge, a long dinner upstairs by a wall of windows, or both in one night, and nobody needs a taxi in between. Not a function room: the night people remember.
“Everyone’s been raving about the venue, the hospitality and the service. A smooth-running night — you did an excellent job.”
Hayley, company event
At a glance
Minimum spend
02 · The night
Canapés in the bar, dinner upstairs, back to the bar for dessert and dancing. A team with hospitality in their bones runs the night, so you get to be a guest at your own event.
The night
how it runs, across both floors
03 · The spaces
Cocktail-style or seated, on either floor. Take one level, or the whole building for up to 240.
Two floors, one building
Level 1
Rose-red plaster from wall to ceiling, fringed lamps, curved blue velvet booths and a canopy of dried flowers.
Level 2
A curved wall of windows, plants along the glass, copper lamps overhead and the open kitchen in full view.
04 · Food & drink
Not function catering: pasta rolled in our open kitchen, seasonal and Italian, built around your group, budget and dietaries.
Drinks on consumption: a bar tab, a cash bar, or both. From 30 guests, a welcome drink so no one queues.
Eventi
for functions on either floor
05 · Good to know
No. A food and drink minimum spend instead: usually none Sunday to Thursday; Fridays and Saturdays from 4,000 for the bar, 7,500 for the Restaurant, 15,000 for the whole building.
Within one business day, with a proposal and the events pack.
Microphones, a projector and screen, and room for a band or a DJ.
Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and most allergies.
Fridays, Saturdays and December: as early as you can. Midweek: often at short notice.
Yes. From ten guests, with a shared menu.
06 · Enquire
Send the date and the numbers. Jenna or Ana-Maria replies within one business day with availability, a proposal and the events pack, and pencils your date in while you decide. The deposit comes off your drinks bill.
Christmas at Franco
December dates go first, so lock yours in early.
It’s currently…
Opening at 4pm
in Ōtautahi