Private events · 2026

Host Your Event

Live music, curated dining and the whole room to yourselves.
Enjoy your own event. We'll take care of everything else.

And we take it from there

It Starts With
a Phone Call.

No forms, nothing to figure out first. One easy conversation gets us aligned on your date, your people and what the night should feel like. Everything after that is ours to carry.

A phone call

Fifteen unhurried minutes. Tell us your date and roughly how many people, and we'll hold it while you think.

We build it together

Walk the room, hear the sound system, shape the evening around what you actually want. One clear estimate follows: packages, bar and any additions in a single total. A signed estimate and a deposit secure the date, and the deposit comes off your final bill.

You arrive as a guest

Menu, timing, run of show, music, staffing: your event lead carries all of it. Walk in, greet your people, enjoy the night. That's the whole point.

No planning experience required. That part is our job, and it's the part we love most.

Where your evening happens

Two Rooms,
Both Yours.

Take the lounge downstairs, the room above it, or both floors for a bigger night.

The whole room
becomes yours.

For a private event the entire venue is yours: the stage, the bar, the kitchen and our team, with nobody else in the building.

Planning a night like this shouldn't feel like a second job. We do this every week and we genuinely love it, so we'd rather carry the details than hand you a checklist. Your only job on the night is to be present with your guests.

60Seated, full table service
100Cocktail-style
55 YorkByWard Market
One long table laid for a seated dinner in front of the bar, set with tulips, chargers and folded napkins
Set for dinner
The lounge under red light, set with cocktail tables, a blackjack table and the bar staffed
Set for a reception

A night we hosted, start to finish. Filmed at 55 York Street.

Included in every buyout, either floor

  • Exclusive use of the space
  • A dedicated event lead
  • Full kitchen, bar and service team
  • House sound and stage lighting
  • Tables, seating, glassware and service ware
  • Coat check

We're a short walk from the Shaw Centre, the Rideau Centre and the Market's principal hotels, which is why we see so many holiday parties, client appreciation evenings, conference receptions, delegation dinners, product launches and milestone birthdays.

Audiovisual and presenter requirements are reviewed at your site visit. Client-supplied AV is welcome with advance notice.