Affordable dinner in NYC?

June 24, 2008 6:09 PM

Help me find a nice BYOB restaurant in NYC for a 12-person celebration.

My sister's boyfriend is proposing to her on their vacation next week. (Exciting!) My job is to find a restaurant in Manhattan to celebrate when they get back next Sunday.

My dad is treating for 12 people... to save money for the future nuptials, we're trying to keep it affordable.

Requirements:
- Room for a party of 12 (private room a plus!)
- BYOB
- Preferably downtown

Suggestions? Advice?

posted by LittleLisi to food & drink (5 comments total)

All the BYO places I know of downtown are tiny.
posted by nicwolff at 6:55 PM on June 24, 2008

I recently attended a 12-person celebration at La Sirene on Broome Street @ Varick. It was not a private room, but the whole (very small) restaurant booked for a private luncheon on a Sunday. The chef/owner is very charming and hospitable and the food was wonderful. There is no liquor license; you must BYOW(ine). The organizer told me the chef was great to work with, coming up with a menu for her budget, etc.
posted by egret at 8:54 PM on June 24, 2008

Make a reservation at Ivo & Lulu. It's intimate, dark, BYOB, great service. Great value for the delicious and posh French fusion.
posted by sondrialiac at 10:23 AM on June 25, 2008

Oh, and it's tiny, but I've been there with large groups and they can accommodate them if you give them a heads-up.
posted by sondrialiac at 10:24 AM on June 25, 2008

get take out and have a picnic along the hudson
posted by pinto at 1:24 PM on June 25, 2008