private room in Bethesda/Rockville/NW for mom's 80th birthday

[Anonymous]

Does anyone have recent experience with reserving a private room in a restaurant for a dinner for 16 people? I'm trying to plan a surprise birthday party for my mom's 80th birthday in March. We need a separate room that's hopefully not too loud as she has significant hearing loss so any ambient noise from the main restaurant will be tough for her.

I won't say money's no object but I'm splitting the cost with my two sisters and we are in a mood to splurge on really good food.

[Anonymous]

The Capital Grille in Friendship Heights has a private room on the second floor away from the rest of the restaurant which I think would hold 16 (if a steakhouse is ok).

[Anonymous]

Check Sfoglina; I know they have a private room but don't know how many it holds

[Anonymous]

Any other recommendations? I'm not having much luck so far.

[Anonymous]

Seasons 52 has private rooms. Lao Sze Chuan has private rooms. Not sure if either are big enough or to your taste - good luck!

[Anonymous]

Another option is a private chef who comes to cook and serve in your home.

https://thedistrictchef.com/ (he's amazing)

[Anonymous]

This may be too far from your desired area but what about The Palm? There are DC and a McLean/Tysons locations. If you're willing to go into Georgetown then Fiola Mare is wonderful. You don't say your mom's mobility status but imo all 3 locations would be accessible by someone with a cane and/or walker.

[Anonymous]

La Ferme

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Capital Grille in Friendship Heights has a private room on the second floor away from the rest of the restaurant which I think would hold 16 (if a steakhouse is ok).

2nd, had a party there. It's very expensive though.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for all the great suggestions (and especially for considering mobility which I hadn't specified but is a concern!). I will add more to my list. I'm hoping I can nail something down soon.

[Anonymous]

We had a family dinner for +/-16 in the private room at Macon Bistro on CT Ave just south of Chevy Chase Circle. They were great to work with.

[Anonymous]

We had good luck with Maggianos private room in FH

[Anonymous]

The two places in the area that I’ve gone to with people who have mobility issues are Maggianno’s — which has multiple private rooms, and Clyde’s. Both are in Friendship Heights. I’m not sure if Clyde’s has a private room, but they have two levels, so it could be worth a call.

I agree that Macon Bistro would be a great choice! Nice to know that they have a private room.

[Anonymous]

I went to a nice private dinner at Matisse on Wisconsin. The private rooms are upstairs. I don’t remember if they have an elevator.

http://www.matisserestaurantdc.com/index.html

[Anonymous]

OP here. In case this is helpful for anyone in the future -- we've reserved the private room at Commonwealth Indian Restaurant in Pike and Rose in Rockville. It's our go-to for Indian take-out (it's pricey but the portions are huge so we usually get 2-3 meals out of one entree per person plus rice, naan, and sometimes samosas). I wouldn't even have known they have a private room if my husband hadn't stopped in and asked -- there's no information on the website. It costs $250 to reserve and for food there's a choice of either ordering a la carte or arranging a menu ahead of time (which we will probably do -- as my husband says, we don't want to have to bring a wheelbarrow for leftovers as our guests won't be taking any home).

Thanks for everyone who had suggestions -- this turned out to be harder than I'd thought to find the Goldilocks space for the right number of people, the various food restrictions (kosher, dairy-intolerant, nut allergies, and/or vegetarian) on the right day!