Private Parties and Special Events
The Bistro is here to help you from the planning stages of your event all the way through the actually event itself. We have over 10-years of experience and will guide you through the process to ensure that you don’t make common mistakes that guest simply make while planning. We are here to make your event successful.
The Room
Our private room is located directly inside the front doors of the restaurant and adjacent to the bar area. The décor of the room is consistent with the rest of the Bistro and has large exposed wooden beams that truly give us an atmosphere like no other. The room is flexible for many different style events and can be organized in a number of different ways to suit your needs.
Type of Events
Dinner Service Style
The Bistro can accommodate up to 40 people for a sit down dinner. Any function that entails more than 20 guests must have a select menu. You will be required to select 3 food options from our dinner banquet menu. Additionally, we do require that all food be on one check and may suggest pre-ordering based on the menu that is selected.
Cocktail Style
We can accommodate up to 55 people for a cocktail style event including space for a hor d'oeurve table. Any cocktail style event requires a minimum food order of $300 from our cocktail banquet menu, or you will incur an appropriate room fee. The Bistro offers a wide variety of food options for these types of events. The cocktail style events are much easier to plan and can be more cost effective. In addition, since these events are generally more casual attendance numbers generally are better.
Alcohol/Beverage Service
We offer a full bar for beer, wine and mixed drinks. Events may or may not wish for alcohol to be included with their event. If you prefer your guest to be responsible for the own beverages, alcohol may be on separate guest checks however, 18% gratuity fee will be automatically added to each separate check.
Room Charge/Fee
Any event with a guest count greater than 25 people will not be charged a room fee, however, we do have a room fee for any function that has a guest count of less than 25 people.
**The room fee is $125 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays and $200 on Fridays and Saturdays. There is no room charge for events booked on Sundays and Mondays.
Staffing Your Party/Event
We must have a confirmed guest count for your event no later than 10 business days prior to your function so that we can properly prepare staffing levels and order food. Once we have a confirmed guest count you will be responsible for paying a per plate price for each missing guest. When giving the guest count we will need to know the number of adults and children. Service Charges- To ensure that your event is properly staffed we use a formula of one server for every ten guests. Gratuity expense will be based on a minimum fee of $50 per server or 18% of the total bill, whichever is greater.
Outline of Expenses
Depending upon the style of event that you are organizing cost will vary however; the following is a basic list of expenses that you should expect in the planning stages. Menu Selection- Sit down meals generally will range in price from $14-$20 per person.
Room Charge
$125-$200 (except Sundays & Mondays)
Service Charge
$50 per server or 18% of total bill whichever is greater.
Alcohol/Beverage Service
Varies based of event.
Taxes
All taxes will apply including local meals and sales taxes for a total of 11%.
**We do not offer any discounts for any private party or special events.
We are here to make your event a complete success! If you are interested in booking your next event with us or if you simply have additional questions please don’t hesitate to email us at info@byersstreetbistro or call us at 540-887-6100.
Byers Street Bistro | 18 Byers Street | Staunton, Virginia 24401 | (540) 887-6100
Now Accepting Reservations