Private Dining Room

Private Dining Events at Dino

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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! Our private room holds 20 and we have a semi private area for 30. The entire 2nd floor holds up to 60.
      
We specialize in family style feasts where your group is served large platters of the food Dino has become famous for serving: rustic Italian dishes made from top notch ingredients in a simple style with a modern twist! Antipasti, Dino's famous 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.
      
Our experience is that family style dining 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.
      
Private Party Contact: Dean Gold or Kay Zimmerman (202) 686-2966
Email: eat@dino-dc.com

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.

Maximum seating:
14 maximum at one table in the Private Dining Room
20 Maximum at two adjacent tables in the Private Dining Room
24 Maximum in the Semi Private space with two tables
30 Maximum in the Semi Private space with three tables
You can rent out the entire second floor or the entire restaurant for your event which can hold a maximum of approximately 60.
Dino's maximum capacity is 100 which included bar seating.

A credit card number is needed to book the room. A non refundable fee of $10 per person 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.  For any event canceled with less than 7 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 72 hours of the scheduled start time. 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.  We are sorry but we do not offer free corkage or Restaurant Week pricing for private dining.

For 2nd floor or entire restaurant rentals, the following deposit/charge policy applies: The non refundable deposit is 25% of the minimum billing; events canceled more than 14 days and with less than 30 days notice, 50% of the minimum billing will be incurred; and for events canceled with less than 14 days notice, the entire minimum will apply.

Sunday through Thursday- Exclusive use of the private room all evening (20 people maximum): minimum billing $900.00 plus tax and 20% gratuity.  The Semi Private area is $1350 plus tax & gratuity.

Friday - Exclusive use of the room all evening: minimum billing $1500.00 plus tax and 20% Gratuity (The minimum for Friday night if you have a finish time of 8:00pm or earlier $900.  By prior agreement we can begin the even as early as 5:30pm).  For the semi private area, the minimum is $2250 and $1350 respectively.  These lower minimums are not available holidays, Restaurant Week.

Saturday - Exclusive use of the room all evening: minimum billing $1900.00 plus tax and 20% Gratuity.  (The minimum for Saturday night if you have a finish time of 8:00pm or earlier or a start time of 9:30pm or later is $900.  Please note that last call is at 11pm).  For the semi private area, the minimum is $2750 and $1350 respectively.  These lower minimums are not available holidays or Restaurant Week.

2nd Floor Rental (maximum 60 people)

Sunday thru Thursday $3000 food and beverage usage plus tax & gratuity
Friday $5000 food and beverage usage plus tax & gratuity
Saturday $6500 food & beverage usage plus tax & gratuity

Restaurant Rental (Maximum 100 people)

Sunday thru Thursday $6500 food and beverage usage plus tax & gratuity
Friday $12,500 food and beverage usage plus tax & gratuity
Saturday $15,000 food & beverage usage plus tax & gratuity

Restaurant rentals require a 50% non refundable deposit & at least 45 days notice.  They are not available in January or August or on holidays.