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Elevate Your Event with Chef Sid Sahrawat
Chef Sid Sahrawat and his team bring their award-winning expertise to create bespoke menus for any occasion. Whether you're hosting an intimate dinner at home, a corporate event with canapés, or a grand sit-down meal, Sid’s team will craft a menu tailored to your vision.
Our Spaces, Your Events
The Cellar
Tucked away from the main dining room, The Cellar at The French Café offers a warm, inviting atmosphere that’s perfect for both personal celebrations and sophisticated corporate gatherings. Designed to showcase our carefully curated selection of fine wines, this bespoke private dining room exudes understated elegance and charm.
With rich textures, ambient lighting, and walls lined with bottles from some of the world’s most respected vineyards, The Cellar creates a truly immersive wine and dining experience. It’s the ideal setting for milestone birthdays, anniversary dinners, boardroom-style lunches, or client hosting, where privacy meets personality.
Your guests will enjoy exceptional service and a tailored menu from our award-winning kitchen, all in a space that feels exclusive and thoughtfully appointed. Whether you're raising a glass with loved ones or sealing a deal over dinner, The Cellar is where unforgettable moments are made.
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Our Cellar can accommodate from 6 to 12 guests.
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The table can choose any of our tasting menus. We have an extensive wine list which showcases wines from France and New Zealand. Pairing wines to complement your menu can be selected by our Sommelier on request.
We cater to all dietary requirements
The French Kitchen
The French Kitchen is our one-of-a-kind private dining space, offering an unforgettable, immersive experience for those seeking something truly special. Designed around an open kitchen, this intimate room brings you closer to the craft of fine dining, as our chefs prepare and plate each dish right before your eyes.
Perfect for celebrations, client entertaining, or foodie gatherings, The French Kitchen allows guests to interact with the chefs, ask questions, and gain insight into the techniques and ingredients behind each course. It’s more than just a meal — it’s a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the heart of our kitchen, paired with the warmth and sophistication that defines The French Café.
Whether you're looking to impress, connect, or simply indulge in something extraordinary, The French Kitchen delivers an experience as personal as it is memorable.
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The French Kitchen seats 36 guests for seated meals, 50+ guests for cocktails and canapes and 60 guests for a theatre style seating.
A portable projector is available on request free of charge.
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This is the ultimate chef’s table experience using the freshest of ingredients from our flourishing edible garden in our beautiful courtyard. The French Café is an ideal space for large groups such as weddings and other private events.
Our chefs will design a set menu for your event, suitable for your budget.All dietary requirements will be catered for.
Full Venue Hire
The Conservatory
Bathed in natural light and opening out to our private courtyard and kitchen garden, The Conservatory is a serene and elegant space within The French Café. Overlooking a tranquil water feature and outdoor fireplace, this inviting area offers a seamless connection between indoor comfort and outdoor charm.
Available during the spring and summer months, The Conservatory is gently warmed by outdoor heaters, making it a comfortable and atmospheric space for dining and events in the warmer seasons. Whether you're hosting a celebration or enjoying a leisurely lunch, it’s a beautiful spot to relax, surrounded by greenery and soft light, right in the heart of Auckland.
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The Conservatory can be booked for 10-24 guests during Spring and Summer.
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Choose from any of our set menus or enquire about bespoke menus suited to your budget.
We look after all dietary requirements.
Exclusive Use & Private Events at The French Café
For those seeking a truly unforgettable experience, The French Café is available for full venue hire, accommodating up to 100 guests for a seated meal across all our beautiful spaces — including the main dining room, courtyard, Conservatory, French Kitchen, and Cellar.
There are no venue hire fees; instead, we operate on a minimum spend basis, allowing you to allocate your budget towards exceptional food, fine wines, and impeccable service. Whether you’re planning a wedding, milestone celebration, or corporate event, our team will work closely with you to tailor every detail to your vision.
To enquire about full venue hire or booking any of our private spaces, please contact our Reservations & Events Manager, Chand Sahrawat — we’d be delighted to help you bring your event to life.
Upcoming events
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Friends of The French Café- Chef Mark Southon
30th April 2026
Friends of The French Café is a new event series celebrating connection, creativity, and the friendships that shape great food.
For our very first chapter, we welcome long-time friend and celebrated chef Mark Southon into the kitchen alongside Sid Sahrawat and the team at The French Café.
This collaboration is deeply personal. Sid and Mark’s friendship spans years, travelling together, sharing milestones, and even welcoming children born just hours apart. Their families have grown alongside one another, and their journeys in hospitality have long been intertwined.
Guests will enjoy a thoughtfully curated menu of four snacks followed by four courses ($195 per person), with each chef contributing two snacks and two dishes, creating a true meeting of minds, styles, and flavours.
This is more than a collaboration; it’s a story told through food, memory, and friendship.
An unmissable evening and the beginning of something special.
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Mother's Day
Sunday 10th May, 12 pm onwards
Celebrate Mother's Day with an elegant Sunday lunch at The French Café on 10th May.
Our seasonal menu begins with snacks and our signature Parker House rolls with beurre noisette, before unfolding through a four-course experience. Dishes include Ruakaka kingfish with almond, coconut, kohlrabi and finger lime; confit duck leg with kumara purée, grilled cabbage and prunes; and for dessert chocolate, banana, coffee and hazelnut.
$125 per person
Children under 14 years - $50 per child
A quietly indulgent way to mark the occasion. Please advise any dietary requirements in your booking notes
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Conversations with Friends
Wednesday, May 13 | 6.00pm – 8.00pm
Conversations with Friends returns for an intimate evening of exceptional food and thoughtful conversation, hosted at The French Café.
The French Café is proud to collaborate on this event, providing the setting and dining experience for an evening exploring Tradition, Value & The Future of Art — a conversation around how art is understood, collected and preserved in Aotearoa today.
Guests will enjoy a shared dining experience created by Chef Sid Sahrawat and The French Café team, alongside a panel discussion featuring Nikau Hindin and John Gow.
With long-table seating designed to encourage connection, the evening remains relaxed — guests will dine, listen and stay on to connect.
Chef’s Weekly Selections
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Gaggenau Tuesday Test Kitchens
Every Tuesday
Gaggenau Tuesday Test Kitchen
$80 per person | 8 CoursesJoin us every Tuesday evening for an exclusive dining experience as Chef Sid Sahrawat and his team unveil a new off-menu series at the Gaggenau Tuesday Test Kitchen.
Each week’s menu is unique, driven by seasonal produce and the ever-evolving inspiration of our chefs.
Some dietary requirements can be accommodated with advance notice.
Secure your seat and discover what’s cooking next.
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BYO & Duck Dinner for two with accompaniments
Every Wednesday and Thursday
Gather a friend and join us midweek for the ultimate indulgence: confit duck legs, served with seasonal accompaniments, designed to share between two guests for just $95.
To make the evening even more special, you’re welcome to bring your own wine for just $25 per bottle corkage.
Warm, hearty, and perfectly comforting, this is a midweek dining experience that’s hard to beat — only at The French Café.
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Friday Steak Frites w Unlimited Truffle Fries
Kick off the weekend the right way with our Friday Steak Frites at The French Café. Every Friday, indulge in a perfectly cooked Greenstone Creek Beef Rump Cap (200g) served with unlimited truffle fries – the ultimate French bistro classic with a luxurious twist.
All yours for just $49.50 per person. The perfect excuse to make Friday your new favourite night out.
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Prix Fixe Menu
Every Saturday Lunch & Sunday Dinner
Join us for lunch on Saturday and dinner on Sunday for a relaxed yet refined dining experience. Enjoy any three courses from our à la carte menu for just $75 per person. It’s the perfect way to wind down the weekend, your favourites, your pace, your evening.