Private Dining Room

Oh no! Not another catered dinner at some soulless corporate restaurant eating rubber chicken. Well, at Dino, you never get "soulless" & our rotisserie chicken gets raves! We specialize in family style dining that makes your evening at Dino convivial, fun & memorable. We can tailor the menu to fit most any special requests or specialized dietary needs. See our website for menus & more info.

Our private room holds 20 and we have a semi private area for 30. The entire 2nd floor holds up to 64.

Our feasts offer the same foods Dino has become famous for serving: rustic Italian dishes made from top notch ingredients in a simple style with a modern twist! Antipasti, cured meats & cheeses, house made pastas, platters of roasted or rotisserie meats and house made desserts will leave your guests full and happy. We can also go wild and create a custom menu to fit your taste and budget. We can also match wines to go with each course or just pick a red and white for all.


Private Party Contact: Dean Gold or Kay Zimmerman (202) 686-2966
Email: eat@dino-dc.com

We offer a variety of dining options in our private dining room. Our most popular option is the Classic Dinner which consists of 4 courses: Antipasti, pasta, secondi & dolci. More elaborate is our feast which begins at $71.00 per person. This celebration of Italian dining consists of four antipasti, meats & cheeses, a pasta course followed by secondi and dessert. You can choose from most any dish on our menu for your selections. Our family style menus begin with a simple dinner at $39 per person: Antipasto, secondo & dessert. We can work with special dietary needs either for your entire group or for selected individuals. Sorry, we do not offer restaurant week for private dining events.

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Room Minimums

These room minimums are for normal nights. Room minimums may be higher on holidays, holiday weekends, and during the months of August & January which contains restaurant week.

Sunday through Thursday

Our private room holds 16 very comfortably at 2 tables, 20 people maximum.
Minimum billing $800.00 plus tax and 20% gratuity.

Our Semi Private area holds 24 very comnfortably, 30 people maximum
$1200 plus tax & gratuity.

Friday - All Evening

20 people maximum: minimum billing
$1500.00 plus tax and 20% gratuity.

Semi Private area {up to 30}
$2250 plus tax & gratuity.

Friday - Finish by 7:30pm

If your event iis an early one, we can start as early as 5pm . These rates apply only if your event ends by 7:30 sharp.
20 people maximum: minimum billing
$900.00 plus tax and 20% gratuity.

Semi Private area {up to 30}
$1350 plus tax & gratuity.

Saturday - All Evening

20 people maximum: minimum billing
$1800.00 plus tax and 20% gratuity.

Semi Private area {up to 30}
$2700 plus tax & gratuity.

Saturday - Finish by 7:30pm

20 people maximum: minimum billing
$1100.00 plus tax and 20% gratuity.

Semi Private area {up to 30}
$1650 plus tax & gratuity.

The above minimums may be higher during holidays or during our extended restaurant week.

2nd Floor Rental
The second floor holds 58 comfortably, and a maximum of 62 people

Sunday thru Thursday $3500 food and beverage usage plus tax & gratuity
Friday $5000 food and beverage usage plus tax & gratuity
Saturday $5500 food & beverage usage plus tax & gratuity

Floor rentals require a 25% non refundable deposit. Floor rentals are available at a higher minimum during holiday periods and during our extended Restaurant Week promotions.

Restaurant Rental (Maximum 100 people)

Sunday thru Thursday $6,000 food and beverage usage plus tax & gratuity
Friday $10,000 food and beverage usage plus tax & gratuity
Saturday $12,000 food & beverage usage plus tax & gratuity

Floor rentals require a 25% non refundable deposit. Floor rentals are available at a higher minimum during holiday periods and during our extended Restaurant Week promotions.

Beverage Service

Wine and cocktails available at regular menu prices. Bottled water available at extra charge. American coffee and iced tea service is included. Sorry, we cannot provide espresso service for large groups due to equipment limitations. We do not offer free corkage for private dining.

Seating

Maximum seating:
14 maximum at one table in the Private Dining Room {12 is ideal}
20 Maximum at two adjacent tables in the Private Dining Room {16 is ideal}
24 Maximum in the Semi Private space with two tables
30 Maximum in the Semi Private space with three tables {24 is ideal}
You can rent out the entire second floor or the entire restaurant for your event which can hold a maximum of approximately 64.
Dino's maximum capacity is 100 which included bar seating.

The Dreaded Legalese

A credit card number is needed to book the room. A non refundable fee of $10 per person or 20% of the minimum billing, whichever is greater, will be required to hold the private dining room. The minimum guaranteed number of guests must be specified at least 3 days before the event. If this actual number of guests is less than the minimum guaranteed number, the minimum guaranteed number will be used for billing purposes. If the number of guest exceeds the final count, the actual number of guests will be used.

For Private Room or Semi Private events, any event canceled with more than 7 and less than 30 days notice, a cancellation fee of the greater if the above indicated deposit or 25% of the minimum billing will be charged. With less than 7 days and more than 72 hours notice, 50% of the minimum billing fee will be incurred. The full minimum billing fee will be incurred for any event not canceled within 72 hours of the scheduled start time.

For 2nd floor or entire restaurant rentals, the following deposit/charge policy applies: The non refundable deposit is 25% of the minimum billing; For any event canceled with less than 30 days and more than 14 days notice 50% of the minimum billing fee will be incurred. The full minimum billing fee will be incurred for any event not canceled within 14 days of the scheduled start time. All cancellation charges will be charged to the credit card provided.

We are sorry but we do not offer free corkage, wine madness, menu della sera or 3 course dinner specials for private dining. Minimums will be higher during any restaurant week.