JuneBacon

http://www.goldcrust.com/ There is a Gold Crust on East Monroe Ave. in Alexandria. Great location, very close to DC.

Yeah, we contacted them. The minimums at PX are a little out of our budget ($3500 min.). As is the Sunflower room. Eve has a minimum of $111pp including a min. wine requirement. We have several people that don't drink in our dinner party, so that's a little much. It's a shame that most restaurants are treating us like a "wedding party" when we only have 13-15 people. We can pretty much get a reservation anywhere for this many people, but it won't necessarily be private. So far Central is the only place that will charge us essentially for what we consume, with a reasonable minimum that we would be spending anyways, in a private room (no room charge) with the option to customize menu, how d'oeuvres / cocktails etc.. Thanks!

Thanks very much. All are options we haven't come across.

Litigators don't write applications... wish I could help you out

Hello, Forgive me but I have not come across any such list. We are getting married next March and are looking for some intimate private dining rooms in a nice trendy/up scale restaurant in either Alexandria or Washington. For some intro info, we are having a small dinner before a larger "after party." The dinner will just be with family for 13-15 people and the "after party" will be for about 40 people. We are semi interested in combining the two events at one venue, but for now, we are just looking for securing the private dining. So far we have looked at: Brabbo / Lorien Hotel and Spa (Alexandria): Has a nice private room in the hotel which is fed by the restaurant kitchen. They also have an indoor/outdoor patio option for our after party. The prices are reasonable for either a 3/4/5 course meal, can accommodate cocktails / antipasti for arriving parties. Citronelle / Latham Hotel: Extremely disappointing, stuffy, outdated private dining rooms in The Latham. The food menu is very reasonable and flexible, but the rooms are neither intimate or modern. For the quality of food coming out of Citronelle, I would have liked to see much nicer private dining. We have also looked at The Gibson for our after party. This space is really very nice and cool. We really hope to have our after party here, but need to find a private dining experience to match. We have also contacted the following and hope to see (some of) their spaces; Proof - No private dining. Estadio DC - Estadio offers a beautiful semi-private dining room for parties of 9 – 26. Blue Duck Tavern - Semi private dining. Oya - Semi private dining. Central - Private dining room. Corduroy DC - Corduroy offers two private rooms, seating up to 40 guests. The entire restaurant can be made available for larger events. Parties of 9 or more require special arrangements. Zola - Can accommodate a variety of dining options in conjunction with Spy Museum. We would graciously appreciate other suggestions or recommendations! Thanks!

I think we overplanted a bit this year ... http://i.imgur.com/bYhTb.jpg

Another Groupon $13 for $26.... Today's Groupon I am doing a Caja China pig roast in July so I bought 2. The fine print says that if you spend over $100 then you can use two at once. So $52 off will come in handy.

Good day, My name is Matt. I live in Alexandria and I have been described as completely food obsessed. My hobbies include roasting, grilling, braising, and smoking large pieces of animals for long periods of time. I love food and the way food can transform over time. I recently competed in the Food Experiments DC Taco Experiment where we made over 250 tacos out of a 25 lb leg of pork. That was more work than I can to indulge upon again. I love cooking and entertaining and perhaps want to start a business out of it someday. I am sure you will hear all about it. My passion lies with classic Italian flavors and courses. I love making fresh pasta and fresh bread. Baking is not my strongest attribute, but I like experimenting. Anyways, I hope to become a comtributing member and learn from what seems to be a fantastic array of experience on this board. Ching ching.