Private functions
Lantern & Lore is an Australian restaurant for corporate dinners, celebrations and hosted gatherings that feel elegant, social and easy to settle into. Contemporary Australian cuisine, handcrafted cocktails, local wines and shared dining give your occasion a generous centre of gravity.
Plan a private functionOffline Poker can be added as an optional in-person social ritual: cash-free entertainment using playing chips only, with no wagering and no cash prizes.
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Reasons to gather
From considered business dinners to personal celebrations, each gathering begins with the purpose behind it. Tell us what brings your group together and we can begin the conversation from the atmosphere you want to create.
01 · At the table
Bring colleagues together over contemporary Australian shared dining, local wines and handcrafted cocktails. A corporate dinner at Lantern & Lore offers a thoughtful alternative to a standard business meal: generous enough for conversation, polished enough to mark an important moment, and grounded in restaurant hospitality rather than ceremony.
02 · ♠ Social rhythm
For teams wanting time away from the usual setting, dining can sit alongside an optional Offline Poker activity. Beginners are welcome to enjoy the social pace around the table, using playing chips in a cash-free experience. It is a relaxed way to share attention, conversation and a little friendly ritual together.
03 · A celebration
Gather friends around a celebratory table, drinks and an evening that feels personal without becoming overproduced. Shared dining keeps the group connected, while the Card Lounge atmosphere can add an optional sense of occasion for those looking for a little more ritual after conversation has found its flow.
04 · Hosted together
Business events and social gatherings can take their shape from the people in the room: conversation, dinner and a hosted atmosphere rather than a one-size-fits-all format. Share the nature of your occasion in an enquiry and we can understand whether dining, lounge time or a social card experience is of interest.
Start an enquiryDining is the occasion
The restaurant experience gives every private function its centre of gravity. Contemporary Australian cuisine, shared dining and drinks chosen for the table create a meal that can move with conversation rather than interrupt it. Whether the gathering is a corporate dinner, a birthday or a group of friends getting together, the focus remains on a warm room, good company and food and drink made to be enjoyed alongside one another.
A function can remain dinner-led, or gently continue into a social card experience when that suits the group.
Optional social poker
Private Poker Evenings add an easy, hosted Social Poker layer for groups who would enjoy a shared activity after or alongside dining. Offline Poker Nights are in-person experiences for beginners, friends, corporate groups and private-event guests who want to gather around Poker Tables in a warm restaurant setting. The cards are optional; the hospitality remains at the heart of the evening.
Card Lounge hire
Exclusive Card Lounge or Card Room hire gives a gathering a more private, tactile setting without losing the warmth of the restaurant. Timber, leather, felt and low light create an atmosphere made for a group that wants to settle in, share dinner and keep talking around Poker Tables. It is an intimate hospitality proposition, shaped by the occasion rather than a fixed template.
Start with the occasion: a dining-led gathering, a private poker evening or a combined Poker Dining Experience.
Tell us what you are considering
A possible flow
A private function could move simply from welcome to dining to optional cards, depending on the group. Lantern & Lore brings together cocktails, local wines, contemporary Australian shared dining and Offline Poker possibilities, so organisers can begin with the parts of the evening that feel right for their people.
Welcome guests into a relaxed restaurant setting where conversation can begin over handcrafted cocktails and local wines. It is a simple opening lens for groups who want room to arrive, reconnect and settle into the occasion together.
Keep the group connected around contemporary Australian shared dining. Food for the table creates an easy common focus, allowing the evening to feel generous and conversational without forcing a formal programme on the room.
For groups who choose it, Live Poker Evenings or a Poker Dining Experience can add a social card ritual using playing chips. The experience is in-person, cash-free entertainment only, with no wagering and no cash prizes.
Optional cards, clear terms: playing chips only; no wagering or cash prizes.
Plan the gathering
A useful first enquiry describes the occasion, an approximate group size and the preferred date or timing you have in mind. It also helps to know whether the gathering is centred on dining, or whether Card Lounge time and Social Poker are of interest. These details do not need to be final; they simply give the conversation a thoughtful place to begin.
An enquiry begins a conversation about your gathering; it does not confirm a booking.
The venue, in focus
The venue can shift from a generous restaurant table to a more intimate Card Lounge moment while preserving one warm, elegant atmosphere. Shared dining, a table of drinks and the tactile presence of Poker Tables can sit within the same evening without changing its social centre: people gathering, talking and enjoying time together in a considered setting.
Private function enquiry
Use this form to begin a private-function conversation with Lantern & Lore. Share the parts of the gathering that matter to you and the team can review your request in context. An enquiry is not an instant booking confirmation. Fields marked are required.
Make the occasion your own through dining, celebration and, if it suits the group, an in-person cash-free Offline Poker experience using playing chips only.
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