Swans Suite Hotel - Wild Saffron Bistro

We used the private function room at Swans Hotel (Victoria) for our reception. The staff did our set-up and take-down as per our instructions (quite a lot of work!), kept the beer and wine flowing during dinner, and served our cake, too. The hotel staff managed our deliveries as well. We had 2 servers plus a supervisor for our 30 guests, so no one was kept waiting. Part of our catering included our choice of two local wines, as well as the opportunity for our guests to indulge in beer-tasting, which all the Dads especially loved. It’s a beautiful room – wrought iron, exposed brick, and west coast native art, so all we had to do was bring some centerpieces, our cake and favours. We added lots of candles for the table and side tables, and had a table for favours and guest book, which was also decorated. Keeping the décor minimal kept the costs down and allowed everyone to ooh and ahh over the room’s own beauty. After dinner was served (a choice of salmon or roast chicken with lovely seasonal sides, or a vegetarian option for our veg guests), we cut the cake, said a few words, enjoyed tea and coffee and cake (lots of cake, in some cases), and then sat and visited for several hours, during which the tea and coffee and wine continued to be served. It was a wonderful dinner in an amazing restaurant – we couldn’t have asked for anything better.