venue planning advice needed

[reesek]

i'm hoping someone on this board might be able to help me out with a couple of ideas.

i'm planning a pre-wedding small event for 8-12 women in early october. we're starting at a salon from 4-6 and then planning to go out. i'd like to find someplace with ambiance - but not a hipster hangout, and someplace that's relatively convenient to post-nosh drinks...a night on the town without tp veils or anatomically inappropriate drinking vessels.

topping my list so far is madrid 522 but i'm hoping for some other suggestions. i guess what i'm really looking for is sambar light...a little cheaper, a little bigger and a little less discovered - but still sassy.

i've also got zigzag on the list as a possible...any other ideas? for food my preference is small plates but i'm open.

thanks all - rk

[little ms foodie]

How fun!!

Places that come to mind afor food are the Capital Club (private room), Assiago (I've been to a few large group b-day parties here, they set up a long table), Palace Kitchen (private room but you can leave all the windows open to the restaurant).

Drinks at Il Bistro, Zig Zag, Brasa, Chapel.........

[tsquare]

Back room at Flying Fish?

[reesek]

i'd thought of palace kitchen...but more as a place to go afterwards - pie and cocktails, anyone?

i think the fish might be a little too high end for some of these girls...i'd hate to feel bad about the cost of the night or make anyone feel uncomfortable.

what is chapel?

[pgtips]

Have you considered The Pink Door? Recently held a friend's pre-wedding send-off there--it was really quite pleasant and conveniently situated.

[nightscotsman]

Tango has great cocktails, tapas and desserts, plus a fun, relaxed atmosphere and a nice private room.

[tsquare]

New, hip - Crow (5th and Aloha). They don't have a private room, but part of the space is kind of separated and used for bigger parties.

[little ms foodie]

Chapel is on Capital Hill. they make great martinis and the space is very unusual, it use to be the chapel of a funeral home. It's not grim at all though, quite the opposite. They have a great Happy Hour every weekday 5- 8pm. Check it out so you can see for yourself. I swear they have like 30 different flavored martinis!!

I had my 35th b-day party at Palace last year in the private room. We had 14 people and it was really fun.

What spa are you going to (location)?

[little ms foodie]

I just thought that the bar at Waterfront might be nice and what about El Gaucho? Do they still have the smaller jazz venue downstairs?

[reesek]

lmf- the salon we're going to is frenchy's in madison park.

chapel - right. i think that opened the moment i left capitol hill. i appreciate the irony of going to a funeral parlor-bar for a bachelorette party, but that might be why i'm still not engaged...i'll definitely check out crow...i hadn't thought of the pink door, but it's a good idea.

nightscotsman - you used to work at tango right?...in 5 tries, it's only been good once. (in the private room, we asked the kitchen to bring whatever they wanted us to have and it was great) so - maybe i just order badly... but i feel a little gun-shy about it.

thanks a million for the advice given thus far - please - keep it coming. 5th and aloha - what's near there - the sitting room? that would be good for afters.

rk

[lalala]

Can you ladies saunter over to nishino's when done with your services? Very useful if you have been drinking during your pedicures. :)

lalala

[nightscotsman]

nightscotsman - you used to work at tango right?...in 5 tries, it's only been good once. (in the private room, we asked the kitchen to bring whatever they wanted us to have and it was great) so - maybe i just order badly... but i feel a little gun-shy about it.

Didn't work there, but I did have a chat with the pastry chef. Very nice woman. Also had several exellent dinners there. Fell in love with the bacon-wrapped dates.

[tsquare]

nightscotsman - you used to work at tango right?...in 5 tries, it's only been good once. (in the private room, we asked the kitchen to bring whatever they wanted us to have and it was great) so - maybe i just order badly... but i feel a little gun-shy about it.

Didn't work there, but I did have a chat with the pastry chef. Very nice woman. Also had several exellent dinners there. Fell in love with the bacon-wrapped dates.

The savory chef is reported (in The Seattle Weekly) to be running a little Italian place in Bremerton these days.