Panama Dining Room

We were lucky enough to recently hold our wedding at Panama Dining Room and I can’t peak highly enough of the professionalism, generosity and warmth of the staff. I hear from lots of brides that they were at their wedding venue until the wee hours the night before the wedding getting everything setup. Our wedding was entirely the opposite experience. Alicia and her team took care of absolutely everything. All we had to do was show up. The team at Panama are absolute rockstars! They completely brought our vision to life. The food was great, the drinks were flowing. Everything was setup perfectly without any intervention from us. We couldn’t have asked for better hospitality partners for this event. We’re both so very grateful to the Panama Team for making our wedding the best possible experience. Can’t wait to come back for our anniversary for dinner! 🤎💚🧡🩵🩷💙 J&M xx

Just had our wedding ceremony and reception at Panama last week. Could not fault the service or professionalism at all. We ended up running quite behind schedule due to an unexpected hiccup that was our fault but Skye and the team were so understanding and just rolled with it, knowing to slow things down and delayed serving the next course to give us time to do our speeches. We absolutely loved our taste-testing and planning meeting. And the wine selection was great! There’s even non-alcoholic wine! Everyone complimented the food! And of course, the venue itself already so picturesque and filled with greenery that we only needed minimal additional decor to add to the vibes. Loved that the ceiling lights were adjustable and staff adjusted to set the mood! So incredibly happy that we had our wedding there. Everyone said it was warm and cozy which was exactly the atmosphere we were going for.

Great venue for any sort of function. spacious and open; loved the leafy decor and large windows. Service was excellent. Food was good but with areas for improvement. Loved the prawn stuffed pepper, bread, and barramundi. Found the beef rib a little too fatty. The roasted potatoes could have been a little crispier. Overall would recommend.

We recently hosted our company gala at Panama Dining Room and had a great night! The space is lovely to be in, the staff were friendly and attentive and the food was delicious. We had cocktails and canapés on arrival followed by a sit down feasting meal and it all came out at a good pace and never felt rushed or like we were waiting. Our team were especially into the Café de Solé cocktail - would definitely recommend ordering.

Panama is: A tasteful selection of beautifully presented dishes, a beautiful dining area - especially around sunset time, when the sun enhances the lush green of the outside tree you can admire from the large window. I had an incredible experience dining here. Staff's professionalism and attention was remarkable. The food was of superior quality and the ambience magical. 10 out of 10 for everything!

Amazing venue in the Northside of Melbourne. Right along the tramline makes it so easy to get to for all guests. Amazing light for photos coming through the famous arched windows. I love being a photographer here for weddings. Food is amazing. Staff are friendly and the vibe is great. Can't wait to be back!

We recently had the greatest honour to celebrate our wedding at Panama Dining Room and couldn't be anymore happier! From enquiring more than a year ago to finally our wedding day, the whole process was smooth and super accommodating. Special shoutout to Julia the Wedding and Events Coordinator. Her knowledge and expertise is evident as it shines throughout the wedding planning and she made us feel reassured every step of the way. She always answered all of our questions no matter how big or small, and we felt very happy to approach her with anything. Julia made the night run seamlessly as she took care of the details and made our wedding perfect. Thank you once again, Julia :) The venue itself is just simply amazing - you can see how wonderful it is from the photos. Beautiful arch windows, delicious food and drinks, lovely staff, everything exceeded our expectations. My husband and I can agree that the menu tasting was one of the hardest decisions we had to make as everything was so tasty! We wished we could have had served everything on the menu. We already had a few guests commented that it was the best duck breast they've ever had. Thank you to Julia, Luke, Tessa, Diego, the bar and wait staff, kitchen staff, Jason, and the team at Panama Dining Room. You all have gone above and beyond for us. We feel truly blessed to have had this amazing team for our wedding and can't wait to come back for our anniversary. Everyone who is thinking about having an event here should definitely go for it. We can't recommend Panama enough :)

Panama was the perfect venue for our wedding. The venue was beautiful, with the famous arch windows. Also, the communication and coordination from the team (shout out to Clara!) made everything so smooth. Weddings can be a nightmare to organise but the Panama team made it easy and seamless. Food and beverages came out like clockwork, the food was really high quality since Panama is a restaurant as well. Last minute emergencies were also handled by the Panama team superbly. Could not recommend a more beautiful and professional wedding venue. Thank you guys!