HAPPENINGS
Spend the festive season at ARU with distinct menus designed for sharing with loved ones and ringing in the New Year.
Christmas Lunch
Friday December 25
12 – 3pm
Set menu $295pp
Christmas calls for a setting as considered as the company you keep. ARU invites you to gather with family and friends for a festive lunch shaped by our distinctive approach to flavour with a unique set menu designed for the occasion.
NYE Dinner
Thursday December 31
From 5:30pm
Set menu $165pp
Welcome 2027 over four-courses cooked over woodfire, accompanied by a selection of Champagnes open by-the-glass. Dine in the heart of the CBD where the fireworks and celebrations can be experienced at their fullest.
Private Dining
Ensconced away in Aru is our private dining room, Banda, which fully closes up to the rest of the restaurant. The rich, timber-encased space seats 12, with doors that offer seclusion.
Banda opens up onto The Terrace – an impressive landing with a view of our cellar. Here, you’ll find a grand long table set-up, a favourite amongst wedding parties, birthdays and celebrations of all sorts. The Terrace is separated from the dining room by a mesh curtain and seats 30. Both spaces can be booked separately or together.
We are delighted to offer additions for event bookings, including a wood fire grilled sanchoku wagyu ribeye MB6+, and a Fire & Grain whisky pairing experience, where a special menu is paired with premium whiskies from The Balvenie. Both of these additions require advance notice.
In The Press
About
Named after the group of islands which ancient seafarers frequented as part of the Sino-Indonesian-Australian route, Aru draws on the cuisine of the three regions. Asian dishes deftly flecked with native Australian ingredients, grilled or finished over the wood-fired hearth.
In this beautiful, moody space of marble, mesh, wood and brick lies some of the city’s most renowned dishes and an impressive cellar list – a destination for a coming together of cuisines and cultures.
Gift Cards
Gift a dining experience at Aru with our digital gift cards, sent immediately to you or a recipient of your choice.
Gift cards are valid for 3 years from the date of purchase.