Release your inner Wayne and Garth, because it is the season for holiday parties. Excellent news, right? Whether youre getting together with colleagues or meeting all 31 members of your high school ska band for a reunion, youll need a venue that can handle the partys food and drink needs. Schwing by these restaurants and event spaces for service and ambiance that will have guests saying, Were not worthy! Were not worthy!
By Greg Elwell Photos Garett Fisbeck and Gazette file
4322 N. Western Ave.
405-604-3015
On the other side of The Lobby Cafe & Bar and Sushi Neko is The Tasting Room, the hidden gem of Western Concepts Restaurant Group. The intimate space can host seated dinner parties up to 48 people, but its uses are myriad and include wine tastings and cooking classes. Party planners can put together a three-course menu for chef Jeffrey Khowong to prepare or consult on the creation of something special to customize the event.
333 W. Sheridan Ave.
405-702-7262
Its name is literal. With a wide-open view of Oklahoma City, the metros highest-elevation restaurant also is one of its most spacious. Vasts private dining rooms range in size and scope from the intimate 10-person Chefs Table, allowing a party to watch (and eat) as the chef works, to the accommodating Broadway Room, which can seat 100. Need more space? Check with V2 Events at Vast, the event space one floor up.
1 Park Ave.
405-702-8444
Dinner, drinks and dancing? Look no farther than Red Piano Lounge inside the historic Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City. A casually elegant spot for an after-work party, this bar offers expertly made cocktails and a great menu of light bites. (More substantial fare is just a few steps away at Park Avenue Grill, also inside the hotel.) Music lovers rejoice, because Red Pianos ivories are tickled Tuesday-Saturday.
1200 N. Walker Ave.
405-898-8120
Technically, a viceroy outranks an ambassador, so the luxurious Viceroy Grille must be in charge at Ambassador Hotel Midtown. One look at the menu filled with tasty steak tartare, short rib sauerbraten and Maine lobster tail, and youll salute, too. A few areas are easily curtained off for smaller private parties. For events hosting up to 70 guests, a rooftop terrace overlooks Midtown District.
301 W. Reno Ave.
405-200-1547
Formerly Park House restaurant and home to the OK Chefs Relief Pop-Up after the May 20 tornado in Moore, the newly christened Myriad Gardens Event Center brings fine dining elegance to cocktail parties, wedding receptions and corporate get-togethers. Myriad Gardens works with different caterers, including Aunt Pittypats Catering, Holloway Restaurant Group and Running Wild Catering, to keep guests satisfied.
900 W. Main St.
405-982-6960
Hotel eateries, by their nature, must be versatile. So Mary Eddys Kitchen x Lounge inside eye-poppingly gorgeous 21C Museum Hotel serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner and cocktails daily to hotel guests and walk-ins. Chef Jason Campbell and his team leverage that experience to create unforgettable meals for parties in the restaurant and the connected museum for those hungry for a feast for the eyes and belly.
200 S. Oklahoma Ave., Suite 130
405-702-1325
After they took over the venue, In the Raw owners Drew and Anna Mains wanted to change the name of their first restaurant but instead took time to raise the funds for a re-launch. Now Oklahoma City can enjoy their efforts at Dekora!, which fuses the sushi menu customers loved with cooked Japanese entrees, including bulgogi tuna steak and char siu pork belly steamed buns. With its bold Japanese decor and access to the restaurants inventive cocktail menu, its big back room is perfect for lively parties.
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