Private Dining

Private dining with afine dining soul.

Chef-led tasting menus, pairing dinners, and private chef dinners — including our four-course Grand Friar format, the most requested starting point.

Overview

A private dinner should feel personal, not complicated.

The kitchen designs a menu around your table alone — five- and six-course tastings guided by the chef, kept intimate by design.

5–6
Courses, guided by the chef
4
Grand Friar courses
Most requested
1973
Cellar pouring since
1
Table per evening
Why Waterhouse

Held with quiet care.

One table

A single long table for eye contact and one shared conversation.

Chef-led menus

Six to eight courses composed for your evening — no fixed prix fixe.

Sommelier pairings

Optional wine pairings hand-selected by our sommelier.

Warm lighting, low florals

Candlelight, tapered candles, and low florals — nothing that breaks a sightline.

A captain for the night

One captain leads the room from cocktails through dessert.

Made for the meaningful.
Ideal Occasions

Made for the meaningful.

Anniversaries, milestone birthdays, proposals, family dinners, and quiet client hospitality.

Eight seasonal courses, held with pacing.
Tasting Menus

Eight seasonal courses, held with pacing.

Our chef designs a tasting menu around the week’s harvest and your guests. Ninety seconds between courses. Warm plates. Considered pauses.

Pairings by our sommelier.
Wine & Beverage

Pairings by our sommelier.

A pour per course, or a curated selection of two whites, two reds, and a sparkling. A thoughtful non-alcoholic option, always.

The Process

From first email to last dance.

01
Inquire

Tell us your date, your people, and the feeling you're after. We reply within one business day.

02
Tour & Tasting

Walk the rooms with your event lead and taste the season's menu at the mahogany bar.

03
Design

Menu, flow, floor plan, and light — composed together, down to the candle placement.

04
The Evening

You arrive as a guest at your own event. We hold everything else.

Always Included

Every gathering at Waterhouse includes.

A dedicated event lead from first email to last dance
Seasonal menus written the week of your event
A tiered bar program from a cellar built since 1973
Candlelight, pressed linen, and hand-polished glassware
Full staffing — captains, servers, and the bar team
One event at a time — the room is only yours
Free Estimate
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Occasions

A few of the gatherings we love.

Milestone Birthdays
Anniversaries
Proposals
Family Dinners
Holiday Gatherings
Client Dinners
Wine Dinners
Retirement Dinners
Sample Timeline

How the evening might unfold.

6:00 pm
Arrival · aperitif
6:30 pm
First course begins
8:15 pm
Main course · pairings
9:15 pm
Cheese · dessert · digestifs
10:00 pm
Lingering by the fire
Next Step

A private chef dinner, held for you.