Venue Hire

Your workshop, with better lunch.

Hire Obento Ramen Bar for the day or the evening, with our wine bar next door for breakaways and an outdoor space for fresh air, all in Parkmore.

Most meeting venues give you a boardroom, a projector and a sandwich platter. We'd rather give your team a room with character, a table full of food everyone can share, and a glass of something interesting when the work's done.

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The Spaces

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Obento and Open Bottle connect through a doorway but work as separate rooms. Run your main session in Obento and use Open Bottle or the outdoor area as your breakaway. The rooms can't be opened up into one larger room.

When you can book, and the minimum spend

When	Minimum spend on food and drinks
Tuesday to Thursday, 10:00–16:00	R2,500 room hire and waived once food and drinks reach R8,000
Sunday or Monday, morning 09:00–14:00	R10,000
Sunday or Monday, full day 09:00–17:00	R20,000
Sunday or Monday, evening 17:30–22:00	R15,000

We open for dinner at 17:00 from Tuesday to Thursday, so weekday bookings end at 16:00. If you need a longer day or an evening, book a Sunday or Monday. Sundays and Mondays are our closed days, so we open the whole venue just for you and shape the day around your event.

Want your full day to run into dinner? We'll quote the evening separately, so you get a proper dinner service rather than a day that runs late. All prices include VAT. A 10% service charge is added to the final bill. All food and drinks are prepared and served by our own team.

What's included

Exclusive use of Obento for your booking
Wifi
TVs in Obento, plus a TV in UrbanPadstal that's often easier for presentations
On-site parking
Our team looking after you from arrival to the last glass

Need more AV than a TV? Tell us exactly what you need and we'll let you know what we can do.

Make it more than a meeting

This is the bit no hotel conference room can offer.

A menu from our kitchen. Ramen, dim sum, small plates and grills for lunch or dinner, plus cocktails and desserts, designed around your group. Built for tables where everyone wants something different.
A hosted tasting with Raz, our sommelier. A 45-minute wind-down that turns the end of a long day into the part everyone remembers. From R395 per person for venue hire bookings (the full public tasting evening, with six wines, is R695 per person).
Asian food and wine pairing. Raz's pairing evening, made for groups: three wines, each paired with a dish from our kitchen. We pour, you taste, the room decides what works. R895 per person for venue hire bookings (the full public pairing evening, with six wines, is R1,250 per person).

How booking works

Enquire with your date, the number of guests and what the day looks like.
We'll send a quote with your menu, drinks and any add-ons.
Pay a 50% deposit to secure the date. It counts towards your final bill.
Confirm final numbers at least 5 business days before your event.
On the day, we settle the final bill, including the 10% service charge.

Booking Terms

Deposit: 50% of the minimum spend secures your date and is deducted from your final bill.
Minimum spend: covers food and drinks consumed at your event. Wine bought to take home doesn't count towards it, and neither does the service charge. If your spend falls short, the difference is added to your bill.
Final numbers: confirm at least 5 business days before. We charge for the confirmed number, or the number who attend if it's higher.
Cancelling: cancel in writing at least 5 business days before your event and we'll refund your deposit. Inside 5 business days the deposit isn't refundable, but you can use it as credit towards an event within 12 months. If you can't go ahead because of a death in the family, hospitalisation or similar serious circumstances, talk to us and we'll refund it.
Overtime: on Sundays and Mondays, R1,000 for each hour, or part of an hour, beyond your booked time. Tuesday to Thursday bookings end at 16:00, so overtime isn't available on those days.
Food and drinks: no outside food or drinks. Our liquor licence means we can't serve alcohol to anyone under 18 or to anyone who appears intoxicated.
Everything else: our Terms of Service apply, including our liability and allergen notices.

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Tell us your preferred date, guest numbers, the type of event and the time you need. We'll come back to you within 1 business day.
Looking for a hosted wine experience rather than a whole venue? See Open Bottle's private tastings next door.