Private Events

Private Areas

Eventide was designed with small to medium sized dinners in mind.  You may have, at some time, wished for a nice restaurant that had the ability to accommodate your group of 10, 20 or even 30 friends for dinner.  Or perhaps you’d like to have a larger cocktail party under the stars.
 
We have the ability to do seated dinners for up to 38 people and cocktail/reception-style parties outside on the roof for up to 80 people.
 
Of course, if you want to talk about renting out the dining room for a night, we can talk about that too. Our dining room will accommodate up to 80 people seated or 120 people in a reception-style setting.
 
If the information below, does not answer your question, please e-mail or call Joy Skrzypek at joyseventide@yahoo.com or 703.276.3165 x204.

The Rooms

On the second floor, in our main dining room, we have three sections that are curtained off from the rest of the dining room with long, thick, royal blue curtains that add a dramatic effect by hanging all the way to the floor from our twenty foot ceilings. Each section features a large ten foot high window that was installed originally in 1925, when the Odd Fellows Lodge was built.  These three side-by-side areas give us the ability to host from ten to thirty people seated at the same table.

Guests will pay a menu price of $60 per person for the dining room menu. This is not inclusive of beverages, tax or service. There are two seatings per night, at 5:30PM and 8:30PM. Guests are allowed 2.5 hours for dinner. This time period begins promptly at the reservation time for the event, NOT once the entire party is complete. We will book reservations for the room before and after the event, so the time limit is strictly enforced. There is no room charge as long as guests stay within the time restraints. If you are interested in a different time for a reservation, or if you would like to extend your dinner, this must be arranged beforehand, and you will be subject to a room fee.

The rooftop is available for rental only in its entirety for the entire evening.  We have a small bar that can accommodate 20 people. The dining area of the patio has about 60 seats. We expect to open the outdoor portion of the roof from May 1 to September 30 of each year for seated dining and the rooftop bar.  The roof has a great view of Georgetown as well as the Arlington skyline and is truly a unique space to host your event in Clarendon. There is no cover for the roof, and all events are subject to the weather. There is no “backup” space inside the restaurant, however, we can arrange for a tent to be erected for your event.

The roof is rented out on a “Food & Beverage minimum” basis.  This means that you will be expected to spend a certain amount of food and beverages (before tax and gratuity) to avoid additional room rental fees.  For example, if an F&B minimum was $3,000 and your group spent only $2500, $500 would be applied as a room rental fee.  This is simply done so we can expect to make as much revenue with your group as we would by just staying open to the general public. 

Parties require a $500 non-refundable deposit.

Menu

Seated Event Menu - We will serve items off of the Eventide dining room menu that are being offered in the restaurant at the time of your event (brunch or dinner; depending on the time and day of your booking).  You will need to pre-select three appetizers, three entrees and three desserts that your guests will be able to choose from at the time of your event.  We will then type these course selections on personalized menus for your group that will be waiting at each table setting when your party arrives.
 
Reception Style Event - For more than 30 people, we only have the ability to accommodate that party size on the roof in a cocktail party setting, or clients must rent the entire dining room.  We have quite a few food platters as well as passed items that you can select from.  The items offered will depend on the season, please check for details.

Set Up

We can bring in flowers, ice sculptures, balloons and anything you’d like for your event. You TELL US how you want the room to feel!  You may choose to decorate the room with anything you desire for your event, provided that they do not cause any permanent damage to our walls, ceilings, floors or furniture. If you’d like to get everything for you, please know that we will charge a 15% service fee above invoice. You can certainly handle everything yourself and have the items delivered to the restaurant at no cost—just let us know what deliveries to expect for you. We do not allow any type of audio/video equipment in the dining room. Note: Decorations that include glitter, confetti or anything that involves tiny bits of garbage being tossed throughout the restaurant will incur an additional $200 professional cleanup charge.

Music

Music is provided through a commercial free music system.  We generally play music classified as Adult Contemporary.  If you have a request for a certain music genre, we can do our best to accommodate, but since the music will also play in other areas of the restaurant, we’ll draw the line at Gangster Rap and Death Metal, if you get our drift. We can play anything you want if you are renting the roof.

Beverages and Alcohol

In the second floor dining room, your guests will order their drinks from the server, just as they would at any normal dinner out.  You just need to let us know if you would like them able to cocktail at will or if you’d like to select wines ahead of time to be poured as they arrive.  (Cocktails always give your guests a good feeling and a personalized start to their dinner, but they will certainly contribute significantly to a higher bill for you.  Pick your poison!)
 
The roof has its own fully stocked bar… complete with a knowledgeable, gregarious bartender!  Crafted cocktails, bottle beers, sodas, liquor and a fine selection of wines will be available to your guests. You may choose to limit the bar to your guests in any way you feel (beer and wine only, selected wines only, no shots, etc…).  We are able to offer a cash bar for certain items to your guests if you wish. This must be a predetermined decision prior to the start of your event. 

“Holding” a Space

We are nice, trusting people. We will hold the room for 48 hours from the time you ask us to while you make your final decision on renting the space. No deposits necessary.
 
We are also businesspeople. If 48 hours has passed and we get another request for the date, we will tell them that it is currently available and we know that someone else is interested and there has been a “hold” that has expired.  At that point, the room will go to the person who places a deposit on the room first.  Note:  You will NOT be contacted in a “Right of First Refusal” fashion.  You snooze, you lose. Fair enough?  We think so.

Date Requests

Requests for private events are taken through e-mail only.  If you want us to check on availability of a date for you, please send us an e-mail with the date you are requesting and we will get back to you as soon as possible as to its availability.  Please indicate on your email which method of communication you would prefer that we use to get back in touch with you: phone or email.  Requests will be honored in the order that they are received.

Parking

There is of course, street parking (meters are free after 6 PM), but we recommend parking in the Department of Human Services (DHS) underground parking garage on North Highland St., one block down Wilson Blvd. from us.  It is free to park there between the hours of 6 PM and 2:30 AM. We cannot, unfortunately, offer valet parking services along Wilson Blvd.

Service Staff

A gratuity of 20% will be added to your check.