help planning H's bday *update*

[MrsPotatohead]

Has anyone been to Sam's Tavern? samstavernseattle.com/  Is the food good?  So far it's the only place that's gotten back to me (not that I'm worried, it's been less than 24hrs) so I've just been emailing back and forth getting info, they have everything we need.

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So H's 30th is this year and he wants to do casual dinner/drinks, drinks, dancing.  His favorite place to go dancing (the woods) is in Capitol Hill, so I need to find places near there. I'm actually not super familiar with the area for going out so would love some suggestions.

- I think he'd like something a little out of the ordinary, any place that was fun/unique that you love?
- Could have a space I can reserve for the dinner portion, but doesn't have to (at least not fancy sit down, but if there was a separate space I think that would be kind of nice*)
- No idea how many, but he'll be inviting a lot of people from work and they mostly all live there so I bet we'll get a decent turnout, so probably at least not a tiny spot

*Part of me thinks we should keep it super casual like "hey we'll be at this restaurant starting at X time and moving on after, text me if you want to know where we are", but then part of me thinks it could be worth it to reserve a separate area, maybe even pay a little. WWYD?  I am sending out an evite regardless though because that's the best way to know who's coming and getting the info out (I hate email chains about these things, lol).

[minion]

Elysian Brewery is yummy, and you can make reservations for groups size 8 or more.

I think the evite idea is great.

Tavern Law and Barrio are near by too, for drinks. I don't know if the space would be big enough to accommodate though.

[madDawg228]

I hosted a bachelorette party in that area last summer. We reserved tables upstairs at Barca, and it went well for people to split checks. We also stopped by Purr, Grim's/The Woods, and we were supposed to stop by Unicorn, but the bachelorette got cut off . That was my only time doing the dancing thing in Capitol Hill, though.

I think whatever you want to do will depend on your budget. How much do you want to spend on food/drink? Do you want to hold guests more accountable and have them RSVP, so you have enough food?

[Deleted]

It's his 30th - I would reserve a separate area at least for part of it.

[InBetweenDays]

What about Von Trapp's (now called Rhein Haus)? They have indoor bocce ball that you can reserve, and also have event space you can reserve.

Or The Garage so you can play pool/bowl?

[MrsPotatohead]

guys, thank you!! so many good ideas. I'm going to look all these up and email/call them.

[MrsPotatohead]

Apr 28, 2015 12:25:39 GMT -5 madDawg228 said:

I hosted a bachelorette party in that area last summer. We reserved tables upstairs at Barca, and it went well for people to split checks. We also stopped by Purr, Grim's/The Woods, and we were supposed to stop by Unicorn, but the bachelorette got cut off . That was my only time doing the dancing thing in Capitol Hill, though.

I think whatever you want to do will depend on your budget. How much do you want to spend on food/drink? Do you want to hold guests more accountable and have them RSVP, so you have enough food?

this looks cool from what I can tell but their website isn't working

I don't think I'm planning on hosting the party... I had thought, depending on the set up that I could do some hors d'oeuvre or something though.

[madDawg228]

Apr 28, 2015 15:48:14 GMT -5 MrsPotatohead said:

Apr 28, 2015 12:25:39 GMT -5 madDawg228 said:

I hosted a bachelorette party in that area last summer. We reserved tables upstairs at Barca, and it went well for people to split checks. We also stopped by Purr, Grim's/The Woods, and we were supposed to stop by Unicorn, but the bachelorette got cut off . That was my only time doing the dancing thing in Capitol Hill, though.

I think whatever you want to do will depend on your budget. How much do you want to spend on food/drink? Do you want to hold guests more accountable and have them RSVP, so you have enough food?

this looks cool from what I can tell but their website isn't working

I don't think I'm planning on hosting the party... I had thought, depending on the set up that I could do some hors d'oeuvre or something though.

I emailed this: barca @ barcaseattle.com (no spaces), and they were really easy to work with.

[MrsPotatohead]

awesome thanks!

[MrsPotatohead]

Apr 28, 2015 12:40:56 GMT -5 InBetweenDays said:

What about Von Trapp's (now called Rhein Haus)? They have indoor bocce ball that you can reserve, and also have event space you can reserve.

Or The Garage so you can play pool/bowl?

I've heard about this before and always thought that would be fun!

[tacocat]

Apr 28, 2015 15:56:34 GMT -5 MrsPotatohead said:

Apr 28, 2015 12:40:56 GMT -5 InBetweenDays said:

What about Von Trapp's (now called Rhein Haus)? They have indoor bocce ball that you can reserve, and also have event space you can reserve.

Or The Garage so you can play pool/bowl?

I've heard about this before and always thought that would be fun!

I love the Rhein Haus and they were helpful with reservations and whatnot. 

We had a bad experience at Barca however. We reserved space and were ignored until we left (at least an hour) in a dead bar

[MrsPotatohead]

Apr 28, 2015 20:14:36 GMT -5 tacocat said:

Apr 28, 2015 15:56:34 GMT -5 MrsPotatohead said:

I've heard about this before and always thought that would be fun!

I love the Rhein Haus and they were helpful with reservations and whatnot. 

We had a bad experience at Barca however. We reserved space and were ignored until we left (at least an hour) in a dead bar

oh man, that sucks   I've emailed all these and a few more I found online so we'll see.  All I could find for Barca was their facebook page (the email maddawg posted wasn't even good), so I'm guessing I'll probably end up with one of these other ones.

[Deleted]

Is Havana still around? Is it cool still? You can reserve the upstairs mezzanine there.

I just suggest that because that's where H and I first got drunk and made out on NYE. It holds a special place in my heart.

Or what about Tin Table? I did a bparty dinner there once and it was lots of fun.

[MrsPotatohead]

Apr 29, 2015 3:23:46 GMT -5 @uwhuskygirl said:

Is Havana still around? Is it cool still? You can reserve the upstairs mezzanine there.

I just suggest that because that's where H and I first got drunk and made out on NYE. It holds a special place in my heart.

Or what about Tin Table? I did a bparty dinner there once and it was lots of fun.

I did come across both of those and they looked cool but I couldn't tell from their websites if they had a space, I'll email them!

[madDawg228]

Apr 29, 2015 8:33:21 GMT -5 MrsPotatohead said:

Apr 29, 2015 3:23:46 GMT -5 @uwhuskygirl said:

Is Havana still around? Is it cool still? You can reserve the upstairs mezzanine there.

I just suggest that because that's where H and I first got drunk and made out on NYE. It holds a special place in my heart.

Or what about Tin Table? I did a bparty dinner there once and it was lots of fun.

I did come across both of those and they looked cool but I couldn't tell from their websites if they had a space, I'll email them!

H and I went to Tin Table for Restaurant Week last week.  The space is smallish, but it looked like they had a private space that might work for something like a bday.  The food was really yummy, I highly recommend!

[MrsPotatohead]

Apr 29, 2015 10:47:12 GMT -5 madDawg228 said:

Apr 29, 2015 8:33:21 GMT -5 MrsPotatohead said:

I did come across both of those and they looked cool but I couldn't tell from their websites if they had a space, I'll email them!

H and I went to Tin Table for Restaurant Week last week.  The space is smallish, but it looked like they had a private space that might work for something like a bday.  The food was really yummy, I highly recommend!

awesome thanks!

[MrsPotatohead]

update with a question!

[MrsPotatohead]

@uwhuskygirl so... I got an email back about Havana and I have two questions. She said something about the DJ coming at 9 and it not picking up until 10 or 10:30, but I was trying to find a place for dinner at 7:30. Is this more like a club than a bar? It's fine with me if it isn't crazy exciting at 7:30, but at least it would need to be open!

Also, it's funny because apparently they don't have a kitchen, they just get pizza from next door, but they still have a minimum $500 drink order (haven't clarified yet, but guessing that won't include the pizza then)... I feel more nervous committing to that when other places are food and drink.

Also yelp reviews are mixed for the food at Sam's Tavern, which is a bummer because so far they have everything I need (I also am hoping to project a video surprise for H).

[MrsPotatohead]

Apr 29, 2015 21:16:20 GMT -5 spunbutterfly said:

Needle and Thread does private events. It's an amazing speakeasy!

how many people?

[Deleted]

It's a bar that turns into a club.

It'd be fairly quiet if you guys want to go earlier in the night just for drinks.