Spectacular Buyout of Uptown Oakland Wedding and Event Venue in Oakland

About the Space

This venue requires the venue rental fee and in-house provided food and beverages with minimum to be selected below. Venue rentals include private use of entire space, setup and breakdown, onsite manager. Added packages include staffing and rentals. You are welcome to bring in outside catering with a $1,000 fee. Hello and welcome to our space! We are an incubator kitchen, with the mission of supporting local Oakland food makers. To support that mission, we rent our huge Ivy and tree lined space for all sorts of great events. Our entire space is 6000 ft², and includes a cafe, full commercial kitchen, a meeting room for additional preparation area, and a huge outdoor courtyard covered in soft hanging lighting that's perfect for larger seated dinners and events. This rental is for the entire downstairs space, with the available add-on of our upstairs office as a staging/dressing room. Seated - 175 guests, Standing - 400 guests. We've hosted weddings, dancing, birthday and graduation parties, offsite company meetings, photo shoots, live music (always welcome until 10pm), and have local beer and wine available Spaces included: Huge outdoor courtyard with warm bistro lighting (seats up to 175) Cafe with custom hardwood bar Huge light filled commercial kitchen. Great for caterers, but also beautiful enough to be part of the event for guests Catering: In house catering is highly recommended. Our caterers know our space, our regulations, and understand how to treat our guests the way we do! You are welcome to use your own caterer with an additional catering buyout fee of $1,000 Parking: Street parking is available, although we suggest that your guests take cabs or rent a shuttle for the event. There is also a garage 5 minutes away by foot that is open until 10pm. *We are a 10 minute walk from the BART station, and friendly neighborhood district featuring several local makers and small businesses Please reach out if you have any more questions, we're excited to see what you create in our space! Details: -Street parking available, as well as several paid garages within 2 blocks -3 picnic tables and 20 chairs are included with the rental (additional tables etc. welcome from outside rental companies) -Additional meeting/dressing room space is available as an add-on below -Close proximity to great after-party bars for all you party animals -Live music welcome until 10pm -Several different indoor and outdoor spaces included to create a more interesting/dynamic event

We have beer and wine available, but our license doesn't allow any outside drinks. If you want to have hard liquor at your event, we can bring in an outside vendor to provide. Music You are welcome to hire a DJ or musician(s) for your event. Amps are fine, but the music can’t be too loud. We can discuss this further during your tour. Live music must finish by 10pm. ---------------- WHAT WE PROVIDE We provide the space itself. Any furniture, decorations, plates, cutlery, rentals, etc. are your responsibility. ACCEPTING RENTALS All rentals must be delivered the day of your event, and someone from your team needs to be there to accept the order. No rentals can be stored at our location over-night (sorry, we just don’t have the space). SECURITY DEPOSIT We require a security deposit of $500 in the form of a check. The renter or on-site representative is responsible for any damage caused by any individual associated with the event. Any damage to our space and/or equipment will be documented, and the costs of repair will be deducted from the security deposit and/or billed to you. The security deposit will be held for five days (72 hours) after the event; at that time, any charges will be deducted. Otherwise, the full deposit will be returned. HOURLY RENTAL FEES Our rates include setup and breakdown time. Fees are assessed from the moment you enter the space, to the time when the venue is completely clean. Below are fees for exceeding your contracted time: * Space rental: $500/hr * Bar: 25% of your total contracted bar fee/hr COOKING EQUIPMENT Your rental gives you access to our full commercial kitchen. Below is a list of our equipment: six-burner stove, 2 reach-in ovens, 2 double-stack convection ovens, 2 fryers, 6 stock pot burners, 30-gallon tilt skillet, industrial dish washer, 30 qt. mixer, ice machine, commercial dishwasher. ALCOHOL Our space has a beer and wine permit; we also partner with an organization that offers craft cocktails and liquor. Our license does not allow outside alcohol. Our bar packages include everything needed for service from our bar. For a seated dinner, we will provide alcohol, but your caterer can provide any servers or rentals needed for service. MUSIC Music allowed between 6pm and 10pm. DECORATIONS You’re welcome to decorate the space in your unique style. We just ask that you clean everything up when you leave. Please check with the event manager, or email us in advance of the event to confirm that your decorations will be suitable in our space. Because tape on our walls will often peel off paint when re-moved, there is a $500 fine if we see any residue or damage from decorations. One thing we don’t allow is glitter: it’s impossible to clean up! CLEANLINESS Since this is a working kitchen, we want to leave the space ready for people the day after your event. We ask that you leave the space as you found it, with all floors swept, all surfaces wiped clean, all equipment cleaned, fryers emptied of oil, and trash emptied. A $500 cleaning fee will be charged if the space is dirty or any decorations are left over. THE EVENT MANAGER The event manager will help you get acquainted with the space, answer questions, and assist in emergencies. He/ she will open and close the space, respond to inquiries during the event either in person or by phone, and perform a final walk-through with you at the end of the event. The event manager is not responsible for assisting with setup and breakdown, or with cleaning after your event. PROOF OF INSURANCE Prior to using our space, you need to provide a copy of your certificate of liability insurance, naming host as an additional insured party, with a minimum aggregate limit of $2 million and an occurrence limit of $1 million. Most insurers can easily add us as an insured party for a minimal fee. Clients should coordinate with their caterers/event managers (Renters), as they are required to carry that level of insurance and can arrange to add us to their coverage. This applies to booking through Peerspace. FINAL WALKTHROUGH Please contact the event manager 30 minutes before the end of your event to schedule a final walkthrough.

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20 Stylish Yellow Chairs

3 Picnic Tables

Catering Services

Full Kitchen

Don't see an amenity you're looking for? Ask the host, Iso

Reviews (4)

Akeem S. booked an outdoor event for 75 people

Founder and Lead Pastor

Yes, I would book again.

Great space. accommodating to our needs especially during covid season.

November 1, 2020

Krismin I. booked an event for 32 people

Managing Director of Program

We booked Forage and their in-house catering (S+S Gastro Grub) for our wedding and everything turned out great. S+S provided excellent service throughout the planning process, including clear covid19 protocols/guidelines that helped us/our guests feel safe and comfortable.

September 13, 2020

David A. booked an event for 120 people

Associate

We used this space for our wedding reception and I have to say it was a phenomenal experience. Iso and Matthew were very helpful with the space, helped us bring in vendors, and met with us several times so we could take looks at the space. The Kitchen was a fantastic place to serve food for our guests, and the lot was large enough for a big dance floor and plenty of room. Also, the lights and surroundings required no decoration on our part. I could definitely see doing another event here.

September 9, 2018

Rupa R. booked an event for 80 people

Director

Iso was great and gracious! We loved the space. We used it for a mixer event for 100 teachers. Would use it again! Patio is great for the summer/fall.

October 6, 2017

Spectacular Buyout of Uptown Oakland Wedding and Event Venue

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