Hi Sri,
I got in touch with Jackknife, enquiring about hosting an event there.
A guy named Phillip is working with me on this enquiry. So far, the dates between 19-22 Sept is good for them (we haven’t decided which day yet right?)
I told him we want to keep it casual as the idea is for our guests to move around and mingle with a few bites and drinks after a whole day of conference. And we don't necessarily want to buyout the whole bar.
Makes sense.
We also want to preorder food; some pre-set finger food items laid out buffet style which allows our guests to get food as they please.
I am familiar with that.
He came up with a proposal;
For a party of 150-160, we will not be charged a minimum spend; Jackknife will only charge a reservation/set-up fee of $500.
Reasonable.
They’ll make the back half of Jackknife private for us, so we can have a home base of some sorts, and that has a capacity of 100. We are still free to mingle at the front of the bar anytime!
They cater for small bites/hors d’oeuvres and he’s given us (as attached) their current winter menu for price range reference. He said the menu will look a little different by September.
Yeah, I think I've actually had their winter menu.
I did tell him for drinks, we maybe want to cover only the first one, and if the guests want more, they can always purchase from the bar themselves. Phillip and I haven’t talked in detail about the drinks part yet.
Yes definitely, an unlimited drink would be prohibitively expensive.
So, I think this Jackknife could work really well for the following reasons;
1) It is walking distance from Eliot Centre, so better chances of a lot of people joining this event
2) $500 is very reasonable, considering the other top choice of the rooftop terrace is charging a similar venue rental rate i.e. $500 for first 3 hours.
3) One point of vendor contact for everything; venue, food and drinks. No need to deal with thinking about set-up or renting extra bistro tables etc.
Sounds good to me! I like it! Fabulous!
Oh, and he said he would love to show us around to give a better idea for the set-up and asked if I’m free next week. He seems very helpful to make this work for us and Jackknife.
Haven’t told him I’m not in Portland :)
So Sri, would you want to meet up with him? Let me know so I can help arrange something and put you both in touch.
That's no problem. They are walking distance from where I live. If you have a contact number I can give him a call and schedule something. Maybe have a chance to taste things as well. I will also take pictures of whatever is presented to me and share with the list. Might be a bit cruel, but I'm sure you guys can handle it. ;)
If any of you have any comments/thoughts on this, feel free to add on :)
Yes, please do.
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