Mrs Chadwick said it was a productive meeting and an opportunity for council and many of the wider inner city's restaurant and cafe businesses to work together for a vibrant future.
She said the group raised concerns around historical fairness, equity and ongoing support from the council for their respective businesses and started a conversation on how they and the council could work better together in the future.
"I'm really pleased that restaurant and cafe operators have come together and formed a collective group to work in partnership with the council, along similar lines as the Inner City Retailers' Group led by Mike Steiner.
"We need to listen to the frustrations of the past and then determine what we need to do to go forward," she said.
Mr Williams said it was the council's job to provide a fair and transparent approach that responded to changing priorities and needs.
"As an organisation we need to move from regulator to navigator and determine how we work in partnership to help build the city and district we all want to grow and live in."
He said the council's Inner City Enterprises team would now become involved in establishing a partnership approach and gathering together the group's ideas.
"It was fantastic to sit down with her [Mrs Chadwick] and express our concerns.
"We want to move forward and get some answers, and to be treated fairly and equally."
He said the group wanted to have an equal share when it came to marketing and promotion of the city's hospitality sector.
"We are not asking for hand outs and we have nothing against any of the businesses on Eat Streat and would welcome any of them to join with us," Mr Allen said.
