Britney and Mel Dinned Together

Britney Spears and Mel Gibson were seen together on Saturday evening at a Russian restaurant "Romanov" in Studio City for a group dinner.

They dinned in the restaurant's private dining room, which features a hand-carved fireplace from famed artist Edmund, who also designed the fireplace on the set of the movie "Titanic." The room also?includes a plasma TV, an impressive 24-carat gold leaf ceiling and a library of classic Russian literature from Tolstoy to Dostoevsky.

Spears was dressed in jeans, a green top and boots and arrived with her friend Victoria. Gibson, along with a few friends joined them. For two hours the group dined on Russian specialties and drank water and soft drinks.

Here is the video that HOLLYWOOD.TV Camera's caught of Britney and Mel:

"It was exciting to have both of them here together," says one restaurant source. "We heard they hit it off and that Britney seemed excited."

Leaving the restaurant for her Studio City home around 8:15, Spears "looked happy," says an observer, "so it seems the meeting was a success" a restaurant source told People.