Diners eating out and celebrating the Melbourne Cup shrugged off the spectre of rate rises and a gloomy economic outlook to spend up big in restaurants over the week, even as some show signs of tightening their belts and corporates demand more value for money.
Restaurateurs reported mixed trading conditions over the week as some outfits reached maximum capacity for bookings and spend-per-head, while others reported being busier than usual.
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Samantha Hutchinson is the AFR's National Reporter. Most recently, she was CBD columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Before that, she covered Victorian and NSW politics and business for The Australian, the AFR and BRW Magazine. Connect with Samantha on Twitter. Email Samantha at samantha.hutchinson@afr.com.au
