Rachel B.
Yelp
I threw my husband a 50th birthday party at The Grand Cafe, and it was absolutely magnificent from start to finish. I can't say enough wonderful things--but here, I'll try.
Walter was my main point of contact. He's a professional, through and through--and an absolute delight to work with from start to finish. He helped me set up a giant step-and-repeat wall, made sure my mom and I were comfortable during set-up, he's just the absolute best.
The menu he put together was perfection. All the guests are raving about the food and drinks. Incredible quality passed appetizers (stand-outs--the cocktail shrimp, the bacon-wrapped scallops, the smoked salmon--but they were ALL top notch), a delicious option of main courses (the steak! oh the steak!) and even the dessert, a big chocolate cake was outstanding. Light cake, perfect frosting, huge slices--everyone left happy.
How many times do you leave a party where all the guests are hugging goodbye to the staff?! To say the service was beyond incredible doesn't even do it justice. My 7-year old nephew is a picky eater. We told him the bacon-wrapped scallops were bacon-wrapped bacon and he gobbled them down. The staff was quick to make a plate for him (without spoiling our little ruse).
For our party of 30, we had the run of the second floor with our own bathrooms and bar. It's a quaint cozy room, and that meant we didn't need to do much to decorate. Extra lovely.
We also had Trivia Pop come after dinner to run trivia for our guests. Again, Walter made sure they had everything they needed to make it work. (And it was crazy fun--highly recommend using them. The custom questions about my husband were brilliant!).
All of this for an incredibly reasonable price for a Saturday night event.
I honestly can't recommend The Grand Cafe enough--it would be an amazing place for a bridal shower, big birthday, or anything. Get 30 friends together and have the best holiday party ever. Honestly, since we left I've been trying to come up with a reason to plan another party, ASAP.
Thank you to Walter and everyone at The Grand Cafe for making my husband's party perfect.
*One small caveat--to get to the private room on the second floor, you do have to go up a small flight of stairs. That was OK for my guests, but thought I'd mention it.