Rehearsal dinner recs

[mere07]

We are from out of town and getting married in Austin. Looking for rehearsal dinner venues. We are not that picky so any venue outside or inside would work. Traveling would not be a problem either. There will be about 60 people attending. I know Salt Lick is already booked for our date. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

[Homero]

I'm resurrecting this thread because I am now in this position. We wanted to do our rehearsal dinner at Moonshine, but the most they can handle is 48 people. I need a place that can handle around 60 people and is within walking distance of downtown. Parkside is a thought, but I would love to see if any hounds have some more ideas.

[patriciarae]

You might check out Louie's 106 - my daughter had her rehearsal dinner there - they have a big room downstairs.

[bookgrrl72]

Weeeellllll .... we had our rehearsal dinner at Threadgill's, but we had a lot of Yankees who enjoyed the novelty of chicken fried steak and the like. The plus side is that it was cheap as chips. The drawback, of course, was that it was Threadgill's food.

[Homero]

At this point, if it can handle the size of the party, it's an option. I thought about Hoovers, but they don't have a room big enough for 60 people. I will look into Threadgills. Thanks for the tip.

[tuckspop]

Serrano's downtown has a private room. I went to a college grad party there and it was great. The fajita's were very good. As usual their margarita's are great.

[Homero]

Thanks for the info, I will look into it.

[tuckspop]

Railroad BBQ has a venue just across the street from the Salt Lick in Driftwood. I like their BBQ better anyway. Great venue, either inside or outside.

[Homero]

Driftwood would be a little too far out since rehearsal is out by Manor, but I'll definitely check it out next time I am out there

[tuckspop]

Well, you mentioned the Salt Lick to start with. Sorry about that. Take a look at the Ghost Town in Manor. Looks like a fun place. google "ghost town in manor". Then just have the food catered. Would be something to remember.

[jjs21582]

You might want to check out Green Pastures:

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Green Pastures Restaurant
811 W Live Oak St, Austin, TX 78704

[amykragan]

Did you try the new North Salt Lick in Round Rock?

[mere07]

We have not tried that one yet. Thats a great idea. Is that one BYOB as well?

[amykragan]

No, they have a full bar but they do take credit cards unlike the driftwood locale.

[austinfood]

I haven't been to the RR Salt Lick, but if it's anything like the failed location on 360, they just take bad barbecue from the Driftwood location and ship it to the other location(s). Not at all Chowhoundish.

[mere07]

Thanks for the info austinfood. I am not a fan of bad barbecue! Do you know any other BOYB venues in the area?

[austinfood]

I'd call Eastside Cafe and see if their garden room can handle 60. I'm not sure about their corkage policy, but they do have very reasonably priced wines on a great list and their customer service is second to none.

[sheroxwfood]

Z' Tejas on 6th is nice and you can rent the little house next door for a private venue. I had my wedding reception there and had about 75 people in attenence. Lots of selection for food. Good luck.

[missmitzi]

My company had our Christmas party at Che Zee a few years ago. You can rent a separate building for the event. The atmosphere was nice and the food was good.

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Chez Zee
5406 Balcones Dr., Austin, TX 78731