Need Midtown restaurant for business dinner. 20 people, age ranges 33-55. Italian, steaks, american. avg per head $50

[Brooklyn_Eatin]

looking to host a business dinner for about 20 people in 3 weeks. People are from all over the US. Something other than Carmine's would be preferable (did that many times before and gets touristy).

[KevinMooney]

What are you including in that number? If everyone gets a high-end appetizer, high-end entree, drink or two, and you add tax and tip, there aren't many worthwhile places that will fit under $50 a head. But if it's just a few apps for the group, a mix of high & low priced entrees, a drink per person, and tax and tip, this opens up much of the city. For groups wanting a solid, moderate priced Italian, I and many others on this board love Trattoria Trecolori which is in the Theater District. It's smaller, a bit less touristy and classier than Carmine's. My favorite place for groups, over by Penn Station, is Tir na nog (http://www.tirnanognyc.com), a terrific upscale Irish-American pub that has several areas set off from the main restaurant for groups your size. Another in that direction is Seven Bar and Grill (http://www.sevenbarandgrill.com), which has outstanding food and a terrific area for groups upstairs, but it would be at the outer limit of your budget. Further uptown, Brickyard Gastropub (http://www.brickyardnyc.com) has a nice backroom for groups, an innovative American menu, and outstanding craft beer and wine, and could easily fall within your budget.

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Trattoria Trecolori
254 W 47th St, New York, NY 10036

Seven
350 7th Avenue, New York, NY 10001

Tir Na Nog
5 Penn Plz, New York, NY 10001

Brickyard
785 9th Ave, New York, NY 10019

[Brooklyn_Eatin]

Thanks Kevin for your reply and recommendations. Brickyard and Seven look great. After speaking with the higer ups, seems we can move the per head up to $75. What else is a NYC staple for a group of this size? How is the SideCar at PJ Clarkes on 55th/3rd?

Thanks,
ST

[KevinMooney]

Sidecar is terrific. Depending on the date you have in mind, your choice may come down to simply choosing the best place that's available; you're looking for the start of holiday party season. I'd suggest you start calling around to a list of 5-10 places; you may find that only 2-3 are available.

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Sidecar at P.J. Clarke's
915 3rd Avenue, New York, NY 10022

[Brooklyn_Eatin]

Thanks Kevin. Sidecar it is!

[mollp]

Palm in midtown east would fit the bill too.

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Palm
837 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10017