Emergency Birthday Dinner Help: NYC Restaurant for Group of 25
I am planning a birthday party for my sister. We chose Frank, her favorite Italian place in the East Village. Unfortunately, they can only seat 20 people and it looks like we may have 25.
We are trying to find a similar place (i.e., fun, relatively cheap, conducive to a large party). And the hardest part, well we had a reservation for this Saturday at 9 p.m., so we need something at approximately the same time.
Suggestions please!
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9 Comments:
NY Magazine has a good section on restaurants that are big and work well with groups. I would take a look there. http://nymag.com/srch?t=restaurant&N=265+349&No=0&Ns=nyml_sort_name|0
laurelie at 4:49PM on 01/26/09
Mangia y Bevi ... its really fun especially for birthday..lots of drinks food is pretty good too.
http://mangiaebevirestaurant.com/media/websitemangia.html
emlod10 at 7:27PM on 01/26/09
Totally not fancy, but I've seated 18 with no prior notice at Veselka. You might call them - they're very accommodating.
producestories at 9:43PM on 01/26/09
Have you tried Supper? It's so similar to Frank in vibe, but maybe you can take over part of the basement.
Aroma also has a downstairs room and yummy Italian.
Sweet Freak at 11:10AM on 01/27/09
there is a new italian place that just opened in SoHo.
it is really a cool looking space!!! i went for friends and family with my boyfriend who knows the owner, blah, blah, blah
the food is really good...give them a call
Lusso
331 west broadway
212-431-0131
pasta at 5:40PM on 01/27/09
En Japanese Brasserie has a private room for that many people and it's pretty cheap too. Food starts at $45 a head.
wazup1999 at 7:22PM on 01/27/09
I've had my last birthday party at a place called Vamos!, we were 25-30 people, the food is great but the best part are the drinks: they have killer cocktails, they are also very accommodating and reasonable which is rare for large parties in the city . All my friends became regulars which tells everything...definitely a restaurant to recommend for large groups.
ForzaMilan at 10:26AM on 01/28/09
As much as I love and recommend Supper (it's my favorite Italian place in NYC - in fact, they're catering my wedding!), their two rooms aren't big enough for 25. One room seats 16 and the other seats 20. But maybe worth calling them to see if they can squeeze in a few extras into the larger room.
charm city cupcake at 11:54PM on 01/28/09
We got 2 tables recently for about 25 at Hill Country. Everyone pays for their own food too, so it's kind of nice if you are concerned about friends having to split the tab, etc.
pickle at 5:36PM on 01/29/09