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Mountain_Bill5743 t1_jbhfaqa wrote

Is this including food? Admittedly, brunch should be cheaper than other meals, but 4k sounds about on par for a private space and food for 50 (especially if there's any kind of booze). You may get quoted higher as a holiday off will probably be a profitable time for a restaurant that is one of the only ones open that day (Seven Stars had a line out the door on MLK day, for example).

Just to put it into context. Feeding 50 people is expensive and gratuity and stuff will add up quickly.

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smilechild OP t1_jbhw9xt wrote

Yeah that definitely makes sense. I'm wishing for there to be an option that's less fancy and set up than an actual restaurant, but may not be possible. Thanks for the insight!

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Mountain_Bill5743 t1_jbi5j38 wrote

Yep, hope it helps. I'm planning a wedding so I am all too familiar with catering costs and restaurant spaces (not this region). With inflation, these costs are much higher than they were even a few years back.

Since it's a brunch, one idea might be to find a meeting space like others are suggesting and then cater something in like panera. That might not fit the vibe of the event you are planning, though, but it will avoid increasing the budget or cutting attendees. A thread here the other day was discussing affordable caterers.

Make sure to find out things like food minimums, venue tax Providence might tack on, and whether the location you want to meet only allows you to use a certain caterer for this event.

Good luck.

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