Dear
Sydney AFF Wine Lovers and
Beefarmer (and any other AFFs in Sydney on 7 January 2016)
I have found a spare 20 minutes to do some more homework on the
Sydney AFF Wine Lovers January Meet-Up, and have narrowed down the options to the following two venues:
Option 1 - the Relaxed Budget Italian
Venue:
Bar Reggio
Link:
https://www.zomato.com/sydney/bar-reggio-darlinghurst
Why: It is consistently rated good for groups. It does cheap BYO. It has outside seating if the weather is good. It does an all you can eat Italian buffet for $29 a head with corkage at $1.50 per person (not sure if per bottle too, but it's cheap corkage anyway). It's in Darlinghurst, and a short walk to Museum Station or a 10 minute walk to Town Hall Station.
Option 2 - the Posh Harbour Dining Experience (almost private function)
Venue:
Ripples (at Milsons Point)
Link:
https://www.zomato.com/sydney/ripples-at-milsons-point-milsons-point
Why: It's the Harbour experience, which always makes for a special back drop and enriches the ocassion. It's fairly posh (modern Aussie food), but not exorbitantly priced for a Harbourside Sydney restaurant. It does $12 per bottle corkage. It's a short walk to Milsons Point train station or a quick ferry trip from the CBD. There are some great bars up the road in Kirribilli if the mood takes us. As a group booking they would want to host us between 2:30pm and 5pm outside their normal lunch dining time so they can better cater for us. And here is the view!!:
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The rules for selection of venue: The majority of votes by those that respond before this Sunday (1 November) and intend to go will have the deciding vote.
Ps: I had to disregard Via Napoli in the end because it would require a taxi or bus ride from the CBD to get there, and there are too many people who would like to go that really need to be near a quick and easy exit home.