Denver's Best Places to Book Your Private Dinner Party
Whether you're looking for a cocktail party, a lavish dinner, or a casual working lunch, this list covers the best places to book a private dining event in Denver.
Many restaurants have added private dining rooms to their arsenal of attractions and that feature comes in handy with the impending need to plan holiday parties. This list of private dining rooms covers the metro area, spans over many cuisines, varies in price and is able to accommodate 8 to 250 guests, as well as everything in-between. Listed food and beverage (F & B) minimums are contingent on preferred dates and times, and do not include tax and gratuity.
Ste. Ellie offers a large private dining room adjacent to its cocktail lounge with a historic Colorado theme. The maximum seated capacity is 70 guests and 120 for a standing room event featuring specialty cocktails. The food and beverage minimum is $1500 and can also prepared by their upstair sister restaurant, Colt and Gray. Rental fee averages $10 per person. Bonus: there is a pig roast option. A/V use available.
Elway’s Cherry Creek has three PDRs with collapsible walls that can seat anywhere from 6 to 75 guests with or without AV. There is also an L-shaped patio and tented courtyard that can accommodate 20 to 200 guests. Parties over 20 can customize the menu for a seated dinner or an hors d'oeuvre/cocktail party. Food and beverage minimums range from $250 - $7000 depending on date, time, guest count etc.
For an intimate setting of 8 to 18 guests, Table 6 has the perfect venue. There is no food and beverage minimum, and no rental fee. Reservations can be booked on Open Table or by calling the restaurant.
Coohills has two private rooms with a few options available: one for a max of 40 guests, one for a max of 60 guests, and one with a max of 100 guests. The two rooms can be combined to accommodate up to 140 guests. The adjoining bridge can be used for larger events and weddings. There is no rental fee, and the minimum F&B cost varies depending on the date and time of year. A/V use available.
Luca offers private dining for up to 20 guests featuring three, four and five course menus at $55, $70 or $85 respectively. The food and beverage minimum is $1200 for Tuesday thru Thursday and $2000 for Friday and Saturday. Buyouts are available for parties up to 85 guests. A/V is available for an additional fee.
Charcoal offers an intimate private dining room seats up to 24 individuals (30 for stand-up cocktail events). The F &B minimum is $1000 for Friday and Saturday night; $750 Sunday thru Thursday. Menus are customizable for $50/$60/$70 per person. There are also brunch menus for $25 or $35 per person. The entire restaurant can be rented out for up to 130 guests. A/V use available.
The Boulder staple has a few options for private dining: the Taverna Room inside the restaurant seating up to 25 guests; the Caffe space newly turned private dining room seats up to 14 guests; or the restaurant can be rented out for up to 90 guests. The minimum F & B for Taverna ranges between $1900 and $4400 with the Caffe being between $1400 and $1800. Both have A/V.
Acorn offers an upstairs private dining area referred to as the Bird's Nest, which seats up to 40 guests. The F &B minimum ranges between $2000 and $4000 depending on the night of the week. Lunch events require a $500 food and beverage minimum Monday through Friday, and a $600 minimum on Saturday.
There are two options at this Ballpark restaurant: The Centennial Room and Service Bar Lounge. The Centennial Room has a private entrance and can seat up to 32 guests comfortably or 50 standing and has a food & beverage minimum starting at $500. Service Bar Lounge is well-suited for a reception-style event for up to 45 standing and has a food & beverage minimum starting at $200.
The modern steakhouse offers a large private dining room that seats up to 90 guests in a beautiful downtown setting. It can be partitioned into three separate areas seating 30 each. The minimum F & B for the whole space ranges between $5000 to $10,000 depending on the date and time. A/V use available.
Panzano offers everything from boardroom to banquet style events of up to 200 guests. F & B minimums are set by size of space needed but average $2500. A/V is available for an additional cost.
Oak on Fourteenth's private dining room seats up to 40 guests. The F &B minimum ranges between $2000 and $4000 depending on the night of the week. During lunch hour, the minimum is $500 plus tax and gratuity. The entire restaurant can accommodate up to 120 guests. The F &B minimum ranges between $2200 and $12,000, depending on the day and time.
Pizzeria Locale on Broadway has a community room that can be utilized as a private dining room that seats 10 guests. There is no food and beverage minimum or rental fee; just call ahead to reserve the room.
There's an option for a semi-private buyout for the upstairs area at Euclid Hall. The food and beverage minimum for the space ranges from $5K to $9K depending on the date, plus 8% tax, 3% event fee and gratuity. The space has its own private bar and public restrooms.
The space can seat 70 guests or 120 for a standing reception with passed appetizers.
Pizza Republica's private dining room accommodates up to 36 guests seated. The outdoor patio can be reserved for up to 140 guests seated and up to 200 reception style. Since it's located at the base of the Colorado Convention Center, the minimum food and beverage depends on the day of the week and convention season.
The Capital Grille has a range of private dining options. Parties of 8 up to 36 guests can be accommodated in various dining rooms throughout the restaurant. A/V, event planning, and satellite broadcasting are available. F &B minimums, while flexible, typically range from $800-$3,000.
This new eatery in Jefferson Park rents its Verona room for private parties of 22 for a seated dinner or a 30 for a cocktail format. The room has fool A/V capabilities. Three course menu options are available starting at $ 35 per person. The full restaurant can be rented out for up to 70 people and the newly opened pantry is available for cocktail and cicchetti parties.
Ste. Ellie offers a large private dining room adjacent to its cocktail lounge with a historic Colorado theme. The maximum seated capacity is 70 guests and 120 for a standing room event featuring specialty cocktails. The food and beverage minimum is $1500 and can also prepared by their upstair sister restaurant, Colt and Gray. Rental fee averages $10 per person. Bonus: there is a pig roast option. A/V use available.
Elway’s Cherry Creek has three PDRs with collapsible walls that can seat anywhere from 6 to 75 guests with or without AV. There is also an L-shaped patio and tented courtyard that can accommodate 20 to 200 guests. Parties over 20 can customize the menu for a seated dinner or an hors d'oeuvre/cocktail party. Food and beverage minimums range from $250 - $7000 depending on date, time, guest count etc.
For an intimate setting of 8 to 18 guests, Table 6 has the perfect venue. There is no food and beverage minimum, and no rental fee. Reservations can be booked on Open Table or by calling the restaurant.
Coohills has two private rooms with a few options available: one for a max of 40 guests, one for a max of 60 guests, and one with a max of 100 guests. The two rooms can be combined to accommodate up to 140 guests. The adjoining bridge can be used for larger events and weddings. There is no rental fee, and the minimum F&B cost varies depending on the date and time of year. A/V use available.
Luca offers private dining for up to 20 guests featuring three, four and five course menus at $55, $70 or $85 respectively. The food and beverage minimum is $1200 for Tuesday thru Thursday and $2000 for Friday and Saturday. Buyouts are available for parties up to 85 guests. A/V is available for an additional fee.
Charcoal offers an intimate private dining room seats up to 24 individuals (30 for stand-up cocktail events). The F &B minimum is $1000 for Friday and Saturday night; $750 Sunday thru Thursday. Menus are customizable for $50/$60/$70 per person. There are also brunch menus for $25 or $35 per person. The entire restaurant can be rented out for up to 130 guests. A/V use available.
The Boulder staple has a few options for private dining: the Taverna Room inside the restaurant seating up to 25 guests; the Caffe space newly turned private dining room seats up to 14 guests; or the restaurant can be rented out for up to 90 guests. The minimum F & B for Taverna ranges between $1900 and $4400 with the Caffe being between $1400 and $1800. Both have A/V.
Acorn offers an upstairs private dining area referred to as the Bird's Nest, which seats up to 40 guests. The F &B minimum ranges between $2000 and $4000 depending on the night of the week. Lunch events require a $500 food and beverage minimum Monday through Friday, and a $600 minimum on Saturday.
There are two options at this Ballpark restaurant: The Centennial Room and Service Bar Lounge. The Centennial Room has a private entrance and can seat up to 32 guests comfortably or 50 standing and has a food & beverage minimum starting at $500. Service Bar Lounge is well-suited for a reception-style event for up to 45 standing and has a food & beverage minimum starting at $200.
The modern steakhouse offers a large private dining room that seats up to 90 guests in a beautiful downtown setting. It can be partitioned into three separate areas seating 30 each. The minimum F & B for the whole space ranges between $5000 to $10,000 depending on the date and time. A/V use available.
Panzano offers everything from boardroom to banquet style events of up to 200 guests. F & B minimums are set by size of space needed but average $2500. A/V is available for an additional cost.
Oak on Fourteenth's private dining room seats up to 40 guests. The F &B minimum ranges between $2000 and $4000 depending on the night of the week. During lunch hour, the minimum is $500 plus tax and gratuity. The entire restaurant can accommodate up to 120 guests. The F &B minimum ranges between $2200 and $12,000, depending on the day and time.
Pizzeria Locale on Broadway has a community room that can be utilized as a private dining room that seats 10 guests. There is no food and beverage minimum or rental fee; just call ahead to reserve the room.
There's an option for a semi-private buyout for the upstairs area at Euclid Hall. The food and beverage minimum for the space ranges from $5K to $9K depending on the date, plus 8% tax, 3% event fee and gratuity. The space has its own private bar and public restrooms.
The space can seat 70 guests or 120 for a standing reception with passed appetizers.
Pizza Republica's private dining room accommodates up to 36 guests seated. The outdoor patio can be reserved for up to 140 guests seated and up to 200 reception style. Since it's located at the base of the Colorado Convention Center, the minimum food and beverage depends on the day of the week and convention season.
The Capital Grille has a range of private dining options. Parties of 8 up to 36 guests can be accommodated in various dining rooms throughout the restaurant. A/V, event planning, and satellite broadcasting are available. F &B minimums, while flexible, typically range from $800-$3,000.
This new eatery in Jefferson Park rents its Verona room for private parties of 22 for a seated dinner or a 30 for a cocktail format. The room has fool A/V capabilities. Three course menu options are available starting at $ 35 per person. The full restaurant can be rented out for up to 70 people and the newly opened pantry is available for cocktail and cicchetti parties.