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Private dining at Franco · Christchurch

Private dining &
birthdays

A long table, your people and a shared Italian feast that keeps on coming. Birthdays, anniversaries and the dinners worth marking, upstairs in the CBD.

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All functions
The upstairs dining room in late sun, bentwood chairs and copper pendants

Tell us the occasion

Your date, how many are coming and what you’re celebrating. We'll come straight back with availability and a menu.

Or events@barfranco.nz · 021 221 1307

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Bar Franco · 01 · Why Franco

A dinner party, without the dishes

You bring the guest of honour. We bring the pasta, the Negronis and a team that keeps the table full, so you can actually sit down.

No venue hire fee. In the CBD at The Crossing, with the carpark right there.

Long tables in white linen set for a dinner upstairs, bentwood chairs and screened windows

Bar Franco · 02 · Whatever you’re marking

From ten at a table to the whole building

Private dining

The private dining area at the far end of the Restaurant, a long table and a shared menu.

Birthdays

21sts, 30ths, 40ths and every one after. Long tables and free-flowing drinks.

Group dinners

Ten or more? The events team sets you up with a shared menu, no hire needed.

The big ones

Anniversaries, farewells and reunions. Take a level, or both, up to 240.

Bar Franco · 03 · The table

Shared Italian, down the middle

Antipasti to graze, pasta rolled in the open kitchen, generous mains to pass and dolci to finish, with spritzes and a tidy wine list. Built around your group, your budget and your dietaries.

See the event menusfrom 80pp

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The table

Seated shared menus from80pp

Grazing tables from40pp

Canapés from9 each

Bar Franco · 04 · Good to know

Questions

Is there a private dining area?

Yes, at the far end of the upstairs Restaurant. Smaller groups can also take the bar; bigger ones, a level or the whole building.

Do we need to hire a level for a big birthday?

No. For ten or more we set you up with the events team and a shared menu, no hire needed.

Is there a venue hire fee?

No. A food and beverage minimum spend instead, tailored to your date, numbers and space.

How much is a group menu?

Shared set menus from 80pp, grazing tables from 40pp, canapés from 9 each. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and most allergies are no problem.

How many can you hold?

Up to 240 standing across both levels, around 165 seated.

How do we find you?

Upstairs at 166 Cashel Street, The Crossing. Take the lift near H&M and KOOKAÏ, or the stairs. The Crossing carpark is right there.

Cent’anni

A hundred years, the Italian birthday toast. Send your date and we’ll set the table.

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