8 Whiteman Street, Southbank, Melbourne, VIC 3006, Australia Open daily
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Prepared long dining table under warm practical lights in a brick Southbank restaurant
Private events in Southbank

Southbank nights, gathered around the table

Kitchen Gippsland is a physical Southbank, Melbourne venue for intimate celebrations, dinner gatherings and after-work occasions shaped by seasonal Victorian dining, artisan drinks and a dark urban-industrial room. It brings together a restaurant, craft bar and fully licensed offline casino venue at 8 Whiteman Street, without treating every evening as a generic function.

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21+ venue

Venue entry is strictly limited to people aged 21 and over, including guests attending an event. Confirmation does not replace venue identification requirements.

An evening with a clear rhythm

A restaurant-led plan, with room to choose the pace

Start with the parts of the house that matter to your guests, then make practical choices with the evening in view. These are ways an occasion may unfold, not fixed packages or promises about what is included.

Begin with seasonal Victorian dining

A shared table is a natural anchor for a considered gathering. The restaurant centres seasonal Victorian dining in a setting made for conversation, giving hosts a clear place to begin before the rest of the night takes shape. Browse the Dining & Bar page for broader venue context, then use a table time as the practical starting point for your group.

Rather than assuming a set menu or event format, consider when your guests would like to arrive, eat and spend time together. Concierge can help you frame event-specific questions around the occasion and dining needs.

Continue at the craft bar

Artisan drinks can offer a measured change of pace before or after dinner. The craft bar is part of the same physical venue experience, so guests can stay close to the table-led character of the evening while moving into a more relaxed moment together.

Keep the plan hospitality-led: dinner, conversation and drinks can sit alongside one another without presuming tasting flights, private bartending or a beverage package. It is a useful point to raise with concierge if your group has practical questions.

Keep casino-floor plans separate and informed

Kitchen Gippsland also has a physical, fully licensed offline casino floor with live table games and electronic gaming. Participation is optional; dining and the bar remain complete reasons to visit in their own right. Gaming should not be assumed to be the purpose of every gathering.

If guests choose to visit the floor, direct them to the Casino Floor and House Rules & Responsible Play pages for operating context, entry conditions and responsible-play guidance.

Gatherings with a sense of place

A setting for occasions that begin with people

The room is most useful when the occasion has a clear reason to gather: a meal worth lingering over, colleagues catching up after work, or visitors meeting their host in the city. The details can be discussed; the place itself stays grounded.

Milestone dinners

Birthdays, anniversaries and other milestones can feel at home around a shared table, where seasonal food gives the evening an unhurried start. Think first about the people you are bringing and the dining time that suits them, rather than assuming a particular format. The occasion can remain personal without needing to become a performance.

Work gatherings

For teams or colleagues meeting after work, Southbank can be a practical point to come together for dinner and drinks. Kitchen Gippsland may suit a restaurant-led meeting point when conversation matters. For questions about an occasion, preferred date or group needs, plan an event with concierge.

Location

Visitors meeting in Melbourne

Hosts meeting friends or family in town can make the address part of the plan: Kitchen Gippsland is at 8 Whiteman Street, Southbank, Melbourne, VIC 3006, Australia. It is a real-world meeting point for a restaurant-led evening, with further practical venue information on the Location & Contact page.

Bartender preparing an artisan drink at a dark industrial craft bar
Service under practical light, within the same restaurant and bar setting.
Plan the practical details first

The details guests need before the night begins

Share a clear meeting point, set a restaurant time and use the right contact route for questions that extend beyond a standard table booking.

Location

Find the house

8 Whiteman Street,
Southbank, Melbourne,
VIC 3006, Australia

Use the full address as the meeting point for guests, then open directions from the exact location when you are ready to travel.

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Restaurant

Restaurant hours

12:00 PM – 11:00 PM

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Casino floor

Casino floor hours

Open Daily 10:00 AM – Late

Casino-floor plans are separate from a table booking. Venue entry is strictly limited to people aged 21 and over.

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Event planning contact

Speak with concierge

For questions a standard restaurant booking does not answer, share the occasion, preferred date, group needs or access questions directly with concierge. This is the appropriate route for event-specific discussion, without presuming a particular arrangement.

[email protected] +61 452 839 104
A setting that stays grounded

The atmosphere is part of the invitation

For organisers deciding whether a venue feels right, the physical character matters as much as the timetable. Here, the mood is architectural, observed and built for an evening out in Southbank.

Brick, cast iron and warm light

Charcoal masonry, smoked slate and cast-iron detailing give the room a dark urban-industrial base. Filament-like practical warmth softens the edges without turning the evening into spectacle. It is tactile and architectural: a backdrop with enough texture to feel specific, while leaving the people at the table as the point of focus.

Dining and bar

Conversation has room to lead

The restaurant and craft bar provide the social centre of the house: shared meals, artisan drinks and conversation can shape the night before any optional casino-floor visit. Gaming is one part of the wider physical venue, not an expectation for every guest or every occasion.

Southbank, Melbourne

An evening, not an online experience

Kitchen Gippsland is a brick-and-mortar venue where guests meet in person at 8 Whiteman Street, Southbank, Melbourne, VIC 3006, Australia. For hosts coordinating travellers and locals alike, the location details keep the plan tied to one clear physical destination.

Responsible hospitality

For groups that include casino-floor plans

Make the entry requirement and the optional nature of gaming clear before guests arrive. Responsible planning helps every person understand what the venue offers and where support can be found.

21+

21+ means every guest

Venue entry is strictly limited to people aged 21 and over. Organisers should communicate this directly to every attendee before the night, because an event or restaurant booking does not change the entry condition. Any confirmation on this site does not replace venue identification requirements.

Optional participation

Gaming is optional

Live table games and electronic gaming are available on the physical casino floor, but guests can enjoy seasonal Victorian dining and the craft bar without participating. Keep casino-floor decisions individual and informed, then visit the Casino Floor page for more venue context.

Arrival, timing and access conversation

Settle the essentials with your group

A clear plan keeps the evening easy to join. Begin with a table time, share the precise street address and take event-specific questions to concierge rather than relying on assumptions.

Choose a restaurant time first

The restaurant is open 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM, making a dining time a useful practical anchor for the evening. Start with the OpenTable booking route, which opens in a new tab, and let the booking destination show the times currently available rather than presuming group-table availability.

Share the exact meeting address

Send one complete address to every guest, especially when locals and visitors are meeting together. The Location & Contact page provides the same venue reference without adding assumptions about travel or parking.

8 Whiteman Street, Southbank, Melbourne, VIC 3006, Australia

Ask concierge about your group’s needs

If the occasion, preferred date or practical group needs call for a conversation, contact concierge directly. This keeps the discussion specific to your gathering without assuming that a standard booking form covers every detail or that a particular request can be met.

Email concierge Call the Venue: +61 452 839 104
Warmly lit brick and cast-iron venue entrance on Whiteman Street at night
A street-facing arrival at the physical Southbank venue.
Questions organisers often ask

A quick answer before you contact the venue

These answers distinguish the facts confirmed here from the details best discussed directly with concierge.

Yes. Venue entry is strictly limited to people aged 21 and over, and organisers should make this clear before guests arrive. An event or restaurant booking does not change that requirement. Site confirmation does not replace venue identification requirements, which still apply at entry.

Make the next step clear

Choose the route that fits your plan

Set a dining time through OpenTable, or speak with concierge when your occasion needs a more specific planning conversation.

Restaurant booking

Book the table

The restaurant is open 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM. When you are ready to choose a table time, continue to OpenTable in a new tab.

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Event-specific planning

Talk through the occasion

For an occasion, preferred date or group needs to discuss, speak with concierge directly. This is a conversation route, not a promise of a particular event solution.

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