Werribee Open Range Zoo
Werribee Open Range Zoo
Since 2014, we have been serving the finest cuisine at Melbourne Zoo and Werribee Open Range Zoo, providing memorable dining experiences surrounded by exotic gardens and wildlife from around the world.
We are a member of Restaurant Associates, a global group of award-winning chefs and catering specialists known for their focus on quality, originality and sustainability. Our menus are crafted to complement and enhance the natural setting and elegant function rooms in which they are shared. We prepare our food onsite daily, sourcing ingredients from local producers to ensure each bite is distinctive and delectable.
Jas is very welcoming, patient and friendly. Very easy to work with. She is also proactive and responsive. Hayley and her team were super easy going, professional, and flexible too. The two teams worked very well and made our life easy! We had a lot of stressful things going on prior to the wedding and we put the wedding the very end on our to do list. We were not very well prepared at all. It is Hayley, Jas and their team that put us at ease, we pretty much just let them do what they can do and fully rely on them to make the day happen. The venue and the entire process on our wedding day were perfect.
The room was beautiful, the staff were very friendly and accommodating and the food was excellent (especially the dietary requirements which were handled so carefully). There was great friendly communication and help throughout from Jas and the team. There were wonderful extra touches like the toy giraffes and sponsor tables. Everyone loved the conference and venue!
Absolutely everything. Incredible day with such an awesome venue, both areas hired were fantastic, service from event organizer to team on day were professional and so helpful, food delicious and brilliantly presented. Just best ever from every angle…. Couldn’t want for more.
I honestly can not fault this event… every single person I dealt with was amazing, Jas and then Oliver on the day made it perfect and the catering was incredible, every guest mentioned how great the food and room was.
AMAZING! The staff were so incredible before and on the day! Made my life so much easier.
Just thank you for everything! Thank you Andi for being there to support us and make the photography tour fun!
The venue, the space, the race around the zoo, the canapes with the giraffes was excellent. Staff where friendly and accommodating.
We had an amazing time last year, which made us come back again. The communication from everyone was great, tours were awesome and delicious food. Jas was such a good help and easy to talk to.
Food was excellent, venue was great and drink service was good also. Staff very welcoming and accommodating.
We had many compliments on the Safari tour we sent the guests on during photos. Someone said it was better than the safari they did in South Africa!
The room was terrific, Jas was extremely helpful when organising the event. Unplanned, but one gorilla entertained the kids for ages, the kids would clap then she would clap back, very special.
Tori was very pleasant and efficient to work with throughout. She was very helpful with all queries we had and quick to act upon the requests. Great work on liaising with the zoo to accommodate tour for about 80 people including young kids.
Please accept our heartfelt thanks and compliment to the team that helped me with my daughters’ 21st + 18th celebration on 12 Aug, in the Rainforest room! Everyone had a great time, and was blown away by the beautiful function room and the scrumptious food! Safe to say Zoo function rooms are on their list now :
I would like to give a special thanks to the team that supported me all along, Tori (Credland) was amazing to work with, her response is always prompt and professional; also on the day Hailey and Sharon led the team in the function room to serve us food and drink, they were so courteous, warm and helpful. Your staff are truly a credit to your business!
Jas Maxwell went above and beyond to ensure our special day had everything we wished for and more to make it a day to remember.
Hayley was also such a big part of making our day come to fruition without a hitch such genuine lovely people who seem to make everything g look effortless even though I know they’re stressing out to ensure the best possible result is delivered nothing was too much trouble from last minute changes, bump In, bump out and on the day fine tuning we have no hesitation in booking any future events with your team We’ll done to the ladies and the staff who assisted forever grateful.
We had the best day of our lives and it was better than we could have imagined Your team made sure of that.
We contacted RA – Venues at the Melbourne Zoo to hold a function for my husband’s 70th Birthday.
Victoria is the event Coordinator and we found her to be a warm and friendly person who was able to help us with making decisions on the menus and layout for our function in the Rainforest Room.
She is excellent maintaining the highest standard ensuring she returns your calls and organizing the service so it tailored to fit into our time frames and ideas of how you wish to event to run.
On the day Our Function Supervisor Alisa was fantastic.
She was warm and friendly, quietly spoken lady and nothing was too much trouble for her.
She and her staff did a great job everything ran like clockwork.
We Highly recommend RA Venues at the Melbourne Zoo to anyone who is planning an event and our deepest thanks to Victoria, Alisa and the staff for efforts on the day.
Very well organized, it was a breeze for us hosts. We could just walk in on the day of the event.
It was a FANTASTIC venue and you and your staff went above and beyond with their service and help – ranging from early access, IT requests, last minute print-outs, special dietary requirements, ensuring the room worked beautifully and serving up a DELICIOUS breakfast.
Thank you Victoria. Feedback from guests was incredible and we’re so glad with the response from the event.
Cannot thank Jas enough. Very professional but also super caring and really takes the time to make sure that you are totally stress free. 🙂
The staff were fabulous on the day, nothing too much trouble, Also when arranging the function the response turn around was quick and efficient and it made it very easy to organise. And the fact that we could roam around the Zoo, Of course, the baby elephants were a very BIG hit.
Jas was there to answer all my questions, even when mum called on my behalf. She also had great communication regarding drop off the day before.
The room was and facilities were well presented with everything we needed and we felt like we were outside, even though we weren’t. The staff were friendly, helpful and the food was top quality. Everything was seamless and the team had a great day engaging in the Race around the zoo and the giraffe encounter with the keeper.
Jas was extremely fantastic and lovely. Very laid back, understanding and great with last minute changes!
We had a fantastic time! All of our guests were amazed by what a great idea it was to have a wedding at the zoo. A very unique idea. The venue matched what we were looking for in a reception, and the staff that helped us on the day were just absolutely fantastic! They all did their job efficiently, were passionate about their role, passionate about the animals, and just were great as working as a team!
I cannot rave enough about our day at the Melbourne Zoo, every aspect was amazing. The events team especially Jo were absolutely unreal and we’re so incredibly helpful with any request we had. They made our wedding experience such a joyful and non stressful one. We got married under the Moreton bay fig tree which was magical and had our reception at the Rainforest Room, the perfect size for our intimate wedding. Beautiful atmosphere, Beautiful Food, a once in a lifetime opportunity and a place to get married if you’re wanting something out of the ordinary. A day i’ll never forget.
~ Via EasyWeddings
The wait staff was really helpful on the day and provided good service. Victoria Credland was great at the lead up to the event
Room, location, attention to detail – everything taken care of by Victoria
We had our wedding at the Melbourne Zoo in November 2022. It was the most perfect venue for our special day. We couldn’t recommend it more! Our ceremony took place on Platypus Lawn and our reception was in Leopard Lodge. The giraffe encounter was amazing! Thank you for making our day perfect in everyway!
~ Via EasyWeddings
Hidden Gem in Melbourne inner suburbs, great space and can accommodate large groups with parking
We loved that it was so easy to organise and everything was ready for us prior to our arrival. Service to assist with setting up and packing up was also available
Great venue, wonderful on site staff and a magical backdrop for our day. The food was delicious!
~ Via EasyWeddings
Service was fantastic, IT was professional and made my life so much easier & such a beautiful backdrop of the zoo
Everything about the Zoo in every aspect of our wedding was flawless!
The location and venue was fantastic and the Race Around the Zoo event was a hit with all employees. It was accessible to all our employees and presenters, with great parking and public transport options. Our event coordinator on the day was very attentive and supportive of all our needs.
Jo was an absolute pleasure to work with and she is magnificent at her job.
