PRIVATE EVENTS at the BOAT STREET

General Information for Private Events at the Boat Street

The Boat Street is available for private lunch, brunch, cooking classes, and dinner events throughout the year.  Information about booking a private event follows:

Capacity:  45-50 seated guests except on Sundays and Mondays when up to 95 seated guests may be accommodated.

Liquor:  We serve beer and wine but not hard alcohol.  You may buy our beer and wine at our regular price, have us order a special wine for you, or you may bring your own for a $10/bottle corkage fee.

Room Fee:  We do not charge a room fee. 

Minimum:  Minimum food and wine costs apply only to dinner.  There is no minimum at lunch although, there is a small server fee.

Tax:     Private events are taxed at the same rate as restaurant dining, that is 9.3%

Gratuity:  An automatic gratuity of 18% is added to all private events.  

Payment:  Customers must provide a credit card number in advance of their event.  After the event, you will be sent a final bill by e-mail.  After you have examined the bill and given your approval, your card will be run, or you may arrange for an alternative form of payment.  We do not offer terms.  Final event payment must be submitted within two days after an event or, the charge card previously provided will be charged any outstanding amounts.

Booking an Event:  When you express interest in a date for an event, we will reserve it for you.  This means that if someone else also expresses interest in the same date, you will be given first right of refusal.

Confirming a Date:  When you are sure that you want to proceed with your event, you must confirm the date by giving us a credit card number.  Once your date is confirmed, you are responsible for the following cancellation fees:

Cancellation:  In the event that you need to cancel your event you may do so by speaking to a person directly or by phone or by e-mail:  boatstreetkitchen@hotmail.com   Phone voice mail messages will not be accepted.  When we receive a cancellation request, we will issue you a cancellation confirmation number.  Until you receive that number, your event is not canceled and fees will apply.  It is your responsibility to ensure that you receive the cancellation confirmation #.

Cancellation fees for your event will be as follows:

FEES DUE ON EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY through OCTOBER

1. up to 14 days prior –  no charge

2. 4-13 days prior -  25% of the minimum fee plus tax

3. 0-3 days prior – 50% of the minimum fee plus tax

FEES DUE ON EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER

1. 14-21 days prior –  25% of the minimum fee plus tax.

2. 3-13 days prior -  50% of the minimum fee plus tax

3. 0-2 days prior – 75% of the minimum fee plus tax

Cooking Class

Private Cooking Classes may be booked for a party of 8-18.  These classes are 3 to 3.5 hours in duration and include:  wine, snacks, hands on cooking, recipes and a full dinner.  They are $89/person plus tax and gratuity.

If you have only a small number of people, or you are looking for a casual but really fun event, cooking classes are the answer.  The meal is very similar to those prepared for the dining room but you do the work and have the fun.

The class menu will be tailored to suit your needs.

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Lunch Time Event:

Please note that it is not necessary to arrange for a private event for parties of 12 or under.  Instead, you may simply reserve a table and order off the menu. 

General Information:  Private lunch time events take place at one or more tables in the Boat Street Café.  The room is not exclusively reserved for the event and other guests may be seated nearby.  However, we will try to maintain a sense of privacy.

Available Start Times:  11AM to 2PM.  Events are expected to last no more than 2 ½ hours.  If more time is needed, there will be a charge of $75/hour.  All events must end by 3:30PM. 

Group Size:  12-40 guests

Minimum:  There is no minimum cost but a $3/person server fee is added to the cost of food and beverage with a minimum fee of $40.

Format:  Pre-planned lunches may be as simple as a buffet of assorted sandwiches and salad, or as elaborate as a multi-course meal. 

Decorating:  We provide flowers and candles as we see fit.  If you would like extra flowers, or flowers in a certain color range, please let us know.  We may be able to accommodate you at no extra cost.  Guests may not normally decorate the room although balloons are allowed.

Cost:  Food cost for a private lunch will be slightly higher than similar food ordered off the menu.  Prices begin at $14/person and usually range no higher than $35/person.

Beverage Costs:  Billed at our usual restaurant prices.

Other Costs:  Cake slicing fee is $2.50/piece;  Corkage fee is $10/bottle.

Dinner Event

General Information:  Private dinner events take place in the Boat Street Kitchen which is  reserved exclusively for your use.  Flowers and candles are included in the price of your event.  

Available Start Times:  5PM to 9PM.  All events must end by 1 AM.  Events are scheduled to last no more than 3 hours.  If more time is needed there will be a charge of  $100/hour.  Events that last past 11:30PM will also incur an additional $125‘late night’ charge.

Group Size:  up to 48 guests for a sit-down event; up to 60 guests for a standup event.

Minimum:  There is a minimum charge for food and beverage (before tax and gratuity) based on the day of the week and the time of the year.   

Jan - Nov 12^th 2006

Sunday through Thursday $1200

Friday or Saturday $1500.

            Nov 13^th - Nov 31^st

Sunday through Thursday $1500

Friday or Saturday $2000.

Dec 1^st - Dec 31^st

Sunday through Thursday $2000

Friday or Saturday $3000

Format:  Usually appetizers and pre-dinner drinks are served at a small buffet table, followed by a sit-down multi-course dinner.  Service may be buffet style, full service, or family style.

Food Cost:  Food costs for appetizer events begin at $22/person;  Food costs for dinner events range from $45 - $65/person.  Dinners in each price range include appetizers, soup or salad, entrée, and dessert.  The price difference relates to the cost of ingredients and preparation time.

Beverage Costs:  Billed at our usual restaurant prices.

Other Costs:  Cake slicing fee is $2.50/piece;  Corkage fee is $10/bottle.

Music:  We will play recorded jazz or other appropriate music or you may provide your own appropriate ‘IPOD’ music.  Under some circumstances, we may allow you to play live music at your event, but this must be pre-arranged with us and it must appear in your Proposal.

Smoking:  Smoking is not allowed inside the building or in our courtyard.

Use of the Courtyard:  In some circumstances, you may use part or all of the courtyard.  This must be pre-arranged with us and it must appear in your Proposal.

Dancing:  The Boat Street is not a suitable venue for dancing except on Sunday and Monday evenings.  There is a $300 fee if dancing will take place.

Visual Presentations:  If desired, we can recommend a company that will provide a projector, screen, and other visual presentation paraphernalia.

Weddings and Wedding Receptions

Weddings – If a wedding or wedding reception is to take place at the Boat Street, we must be informed in advance.  There will be a Wedding Fee of $300-$1200 depending upon the size and complexity of the wedding event.  This fee helps cover the extra labor, planning, flowers, etc. that go into a successful wedding party.  In addition, we charge an automatic 25% gratuity, instead of the usual 18% gratuity.  I would be happy to discuss the necessity for these fees with you in person.

*These charges DO NOT APPLY to rehearsal dinners, showers, or other wedding related events.