Henry’s Table
Seats 30 to 80 · 110 standing
More about this room
A contemporary, adaptable room with its own dance floor. A favourite for fortieths and fiftieths that turn into a dance.
Celebrations · 288 North Terrace, Adelaide
A bluestone mansion on North Terrace, with elegant rooms and the glass Conservatory for 10 to 350 guests, seated or standing. Birthdays, engagements, anniversaries, christenings, or whatever you would like to celebrate.
What are you celebrating?
Milestone birthdays, engagements, anniversaries, christenings and baby showers, or whatever you would like to celebrate. A sit-down lunch or dinner, served at the table, and we are here to help you plan it.
Canapes carried round, a drink in hand and room to mingle. Ideal for engagements, milestone birthdays and anything with a speech halfway through.
Three hours and three tiers: sandwiches and a sausage roll, scones with vanilla cream and Beerenberg jam, then macarons and a chocolate ganache tart. T Bar teas and brewed coffee all afternoon.
A sit-down dinner and a dance floor for a year group, with the room at no charge.
A dinner and a dance floor for a club, a society or a faculty.
At a difficult time, our role is to make things as simple and seamless as we can for you and your family. Whether you’re planning a quiet gathering over tea and sandwiches or a full afternoon to celebrate a life well lived, we’ll take care of the details and create a farewell that feels personal, warm and dignified. Please give us a call and we will talk you through it.
Prices
Choose how your guests eat, seated or standing. The prices below are for food. Drinks packages start from $42 per head for three hours of our Premium I list (sparkling, white and red wine, beer, cider, soft drink and juice), or you can run a bar account instead.
Set menu: you choose the dishes, and everyone is served the same. Choice menu: your guests choose on the day, from two or three dishes per course. Canapes are small bites, carried round on trays.
| Menu | Per head |
|---|---|
| Set menu, two coursesYou choose the dishes, and everyone is served the same | From $84 per head |
| Set menu, three coursesYou choose the dishes, and everyone is served the same | From $94 per head |
| Set menu with a choice of main (2 choices)Set entree and dessert, guests pick from two mains | From $104 per head |
| Choice menu (2 choices)Two options every course, ordered at the table | From $126 per head |
| Choice menu (3 choices)Three options every course, ordered at the table | From $160 per head |
| Menu | Per head |
|---|---|
| Canapes for two hoursTen items, chosen by the chef | From $52 per head |
| Canapes for three hoursTwelve items, chosen by the chef | From $62 per head |
Bring your own decorations, flowers and cake: we set the tables and light the room.
Choose one, two or three of these depending on the package above. Served to the whole room at once.
V vegetarian · VG vegan · GF gluten free · DF dairy free · SOA some options available. Every dish is cooked in our kitchen here. Tell your event manager the dietaries with your final numbers and they are built into the service rather than handled on the day.
Every main comes with sides for the table rather than plated alone.
V vegetarian · VG vegan · GF gluten free · DF dairy free · SOA some options available. Every dish is cooked in our kitchen here. Tell your event manager the dietaries with your final numbers and they are built into the service rather than handled on the day.
V vegetarian · VG vegan · GF gluten free · DF dairy free · SOA some options available. Every dish is cooked in our kitchen here. Tell your event manager the dietaries with your final numbers and they are built into the service rather than handled on the day.
For a standing party, or served before dinner at $20 per head. The chef chooses the canapes on the day, and dietary requirements are always catered for. Bigger bites are $11.50 per head for each item.
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Bigger bites, $11.50 per head each
V vegetarian · VG vegan · GF gluten free · DF dairy free · SOA some options available. Every dish is cooked in our kitchen here. Tell your event manager the dietaries with your final numbers and they are built into the service rather than handled on the day.
One of each item per person, across three tiers, with T Bar teas and freshly brewed coffee.
Top tier
Middle tier
Bottom tier
Platters, each for twelve people
Priced per person for the length of your party, so the bill does not move on the day.
Everything charged on consumption to one account, which suits a room that will not drink evenly.
Worth knowing before you ask for one: the $48.50 minimum is more than four hours of the house package at $48, so a tab is rarely the cheaper option. We will price it both ways and tell you which wins for your room.
Wines and vintages are subject to availability.
Where it happens
Seats 30 to 80 · 110 standing
A contemporary, adaptable room with its own dance floor. A favourite for fortieths and fiftieths that turn into a dance.
Seats 20 to 70 · 100 standing
Our grandest room, hosting balls and parties since 1870: chandelier, bay window and moulded plaster ceiling. The room in the photographs everyone takes.
Seats 80 to 170 · 250 standing
Built around the original stables and coach house under a vaulted glass roof, with its own bar and a huge dance floor with space for live entertainment. The one that takes a ball, a formal, or two hundred and fifty people standing.
Seats 10 to 22
A small, elegant room with one long table, bookshelves down a wall and a marble fireplace. A birthday dinner, a high tea or a christening lunch, with the door shut.
Ayers House has been a working restaurant since 1973, and everything your guests eat is cooked here on the day. There is no catering company between you and the kitchen.
Your event manager
Your event manager helps you plan the menu, drinks and timings, and is here on the day to look after your suppliers and set-up.
Tell us what you have in mind and we will help you shape it, from the room and the menu to the run sheet. A deposit secures your date, with the final payment before the event.
Looking for something extra? There are optional upgrades we can book for you, from a DJ or photobooth to gelato carts and oyster bars.
Our team sets up the room, manages your suppliers when they arrive and looks after your guests, so you can enjoy your own celebration.
Before you get in touch
Yes. All styling is up to you, and we have recommended suppliers who can help. We manage your suppliers on the day once you send us their contact details, and we can set up any items dropped off beforehand. Please note: nothing can be hung from or attached to the walls, and no confetti. Candles are fine in vases or glass.
Yes. There are optional upgrades we can book for you, from a DJ or photobooth to gelato carts and oyster bars, or you can bring your own and we will look after them on the day. The Conservatory and Henry’s Table both have a dance floor already in the room.
Final numbers are confirmed 10 days before your event, and that is the number you pay on. If more guests say yes after that, let us know and we can handle last-minute increases.
Children to twelve are $45, including soft drink and juice, and twelve to seventeen pay the menu price plus $20 for soft drinks. Every course carries vegetarian, vegan, gluten free and dairy free dishes at no extra charge; send the list with your final numbers. Bring your own cake and tell us when you want it to appear: we cut it and serve it at no charge.
The Conservatory, the courtyard and the ground floor are accessible, and since the house dates from 1846, tell us what you need and we will walk the route your guests will take. The tram stops at the front door, and there is street and station parking in the surrounding blocks.
Ask about your date
Every enquiry goes to one of our event managers, who will check your date and come back to you personally. We would love to hear what you have in mind.
Would you rather talk it through? Call (08) 8224 0666
or email info@ayershouse.com.au