Hope Artist Village has an events room that is pretty nice.

Check out the Landing on Dyer St. art gallery gift shop ice cream shop and a really nice airy space. Part of the Providence River Boat Company too. I held a catered cocktail party there last July and we also took a sunset booze cruise. Good luck.

Space is cold, expensive to get to, and extremely dangerous. I'd recommend finding someplace on Earth instead. Best of luck.

Highly recommend Meehan Overlook in Gov. Notte Park.

why do you think you wouldn’t have to buy out the restaurant? 50 people is a big event for a restaurant

Maybe try Waterman Grille. I’m not sure price or availability but could be worth calling to see

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.

maybe the Dye House?

What’s your budget?

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2-3k ideally

Tried them, they're the ones that gave me the 4k estimate. Thank you!

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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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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.

Memorial Day is also going to be tough because of college graduation. Restaurants have been booked for months. But the restaurant I work at doesn’t do brunch regularly but they might be willing to work with you on a menu and open early. DM me if you’re interested, I will put you in touch with the owners.

St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church in Pawtucket has a social hall they rent out. It's down the street from the church and doesn't give any church vibes at all (which IMO was a wise investment decision on their part. They make money renting it out.) It has a commercial kitchen and bar which you can use or not. Best kept secret in room rentals around here as far as I am concerned.

Also search this sub because this question has been asked before.

What about knights of Columbus hall or vfw...place like that. Some of them are nice if you search. The one in north providence is nice (there are two knights' halls in np, and one is better) cheap rental, then hire a caterer separately. I've done this for a brunch pre covid. It cost me 2k. With liquor. And the caterer did the decorations, table clothes etc too...

Snookers is a great spot to host a party, they can easily accommodate 50 people and they’re a casual spot with fun games and pool tables :) and would definitely be within your budget

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The Chelos in EP has a nice space in the back. Affordable, the food is good, and the staff are great. Very tailored experience, they will help you set up and break it down for you. They are open through pretty much every holiday and should be able to do a morning event

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