665211 Fri Nov 06 10:26:57 -0800 2009 4 2 Los Angeles Area 0 5161186 Hello, I know the questions been asked a hundred times on this board and I've read most of the replies but am still looking for some suggestions. We're looking for a restaurant to have a wedding reception for 80 people. Maybe we shouldn't even call it a wedding reception but more a private dinner party. We don't want dancing or a DJ nor anyone on a microphone making introductions as we enter. We're looking to do a nice cocktail hour and a quality dinner; maybe a few speeches here and there but fairly cut and dry. We're looking for something in the Downtown or Hollywood areas of Los Angeles. I'd be open to the westside but am more of a downtown dweller. We've been to Cicada, have an appointment at Campanile and Gordon Ramsey's at the London. Didn't like Cafe Pinot and weren't too thrilled with Michaels. City Club was OK but nothing that blew us away. Our budget is around 15-20K. We'd prefer a place where we can have the whole restaurant and not just a private room. Any and all suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Fri Nov 06 10:26:57 -0800 2009 1122271 downtowndweller 1 5161237 3 Questions: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1) Is this for a Saturday ? Or ______ 2) Type of Cuisine(s), and/or Cuisine(s) to be avoided ? 3) Assuming your referring to Michael's in Santa Monica - What didn't thrill you about it ? Fri Nov 06 10:43:19 -0800 2009 5161186 11205 JBC 2 5161301 Good questions. Sorry. We'd prefer this to be on Saturday but could live with Friday or Sunday if the price was right. Wed prefer western cuisine, steak, chicken, fish (is that western?) but are open to just about anything other than Indian and Asian. Yes, Michael's in SM. The restaurant is beautiful, but just felt it didn't fit our style. The decor wasn't really for us and it really felt like a nice place for a 30th anniversary party for my parents but not a wedding for us. I just had a hard time picturing myself getting married there. I think our style is much more contemporary. Again, beautiful place just not for us. Thanks Fri Nov 06 11:02:28 -0800 2009 5161237 1122271 downtowndweller 1 5161563 I've seen lovely pictures of wedding at the little door... if you do it in the afternoon, it is quite a bit cheaper... --Dommy! Fri Nov 06 12:20:59 -0800 2009 5161186 10659 Dommy 1 5162817 Have you considered Union Station? I recently attended a wedding/reception there and felt that it was a really unique place to have a wedding. The ceremony and cocktail hour was in the courtyard and the reception was in the "restaurant" section of Union Station. I don't think that it is an actual running restaurant anymore, but you can hire a caterer of your choice. Our friends chose a local Mexican restaurant and had it as a buffet. Overall, it was a great, memorable wedding. Very different from your typical hotel ballroom type of reception. Sat Nov 07 00:40:41 -0800 2009 5161186 1120955 LAM7319