Foodie bachelorette dinner in Philly!

[runstoeat]

Hello all,

I am searching for a great place to take a very food conscious bride-to-be and 11 other ladies for a fun bachelorette dinner. Ideally the locale would be BYOB, but I'm open to all suggestions. The party is at the end of August, so I do need to hurry up and make a reservation. Some limitations are obviously the ability to make a reservation for 12 (it could be a few less, but that is the max). Some places I have already nixed--Matyson (no groups larger than 6), Mercado (the bride eats there all the time), Chifa (the bride isn't interested).
I'm most concerned with it being a fun atmosphere, but the food is important, too. She is kind of particular, so no Steven Starr recs please. I realize I'm narrowing down the field quite a bit, but I'm hoping my fellow chowhounds can help!
Thanks in advance!

[lawgirl3278]

I had my BP dinner at Positano Coast which I loved, but here's some other recs:

Paradiso
Estia
Distrito

All 3 of those aren't BYOBs, but they are large enough to accommodate your party

[barryg]

I actually looked into this for a bachelor party. BYOBs with large groups can be tough. Some places that ended up on my short list:
Branzino
Salento
Tre Scalini
Pesto

Although in the end, we ended up doing a BBQ at my house.