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Nini's Hawthorn

Details checked November 2026

  • Seated: 120 seated
  • Cocktail: 250 cocktail
  • Price: Price on enquiry
  • Ceremony: Ceremony on site
  • Getting there: 15 min from Melbourne

Photos from ninis.com.au

Nini's Hawthorn is a first-floor function venue and restaurant on Burwood Road in Hawthorn, about ten minutes from Melbourne's CBD, made up of an indoor dining room and an open-air rooftop terrace. Weddings can hold both the ceremony and reception on site, with in-house Middle Eastern and Mediterranean-inspired catering and packages pitched at couples spending under $10,000.

Good to know

  • Exclusive use: one wedding at a time
  • Catering by the venue
  • Wedding coordinator included
  • Parking on site
  • Included: exclusive use of indoor and outdoor deck, dance floor, on-site facilities for bands or DJ, dedicated event manager, on-site parking
  • Licensed restaurant and cafe, trading until 1am
  • Licensed for up to 260 people

From ninis.com.au. Licence details from the Liquor Control Victoria register (CC BY 4.0); the venue sets its own wedding finish time. Check the details with the venue when you enquire.

How it compares in Inner Melbourne

Size

One of the more intimate Inner Melbourne venues: 87% of the 16 others that publish a capacity seat more.

Where it is

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When to go

There is a mix of indoor and outdoor spaces. Garden and waterfront venues are at their best from spring to early autumn, while warehouses and halls work all year.

Within 20 km
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In Inner Melbourne
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  1. What would a wedding for our guest numbers cost on our date?
  2. Where would the ceremony be held, and what is the wet weather plan?
  3. What happens if it is very windy or wet on the day?
  4. Which dates are still free in our preferred season, and are weekdays cheaper?

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