12welve Bistro & Tapwerks

The restaurant is in the Brock Street Brewing Building in downtown Whitby.

About the venue

Its event space is a second-floor brewery hall above the restaurant that overlooks the in-house brewery. The hall holds up to 200 people. Food is prepared by the restaurant’s chefs for groups of 2 to 200. The bar serves wine, spirits and beer brewed in the building.

On EventPlans.ca it is listed as a restaurant with private rooms and winery or brewery in Whitby.

Event spaces

The venue lists these spaces. Capacities are the venue’s own figures and change with the layout you choose.

• Brewery hall (second floor, above the restaurant): up to 200

Capacity

The venue does not publish a single maximum for every room, so ask for the capacity of the specific space in the layout you want: seated dinner, standing reception, theatre or classroom.

A useful rule: a seated dinner at rounds of ten needs about 1 to 1.2 square metres per guest, a standing reception about 0.7, and theatre seating about 0.6, before you add a stage or dance floor. The venue capacity calculator does the arithmetic for your room.

Events it hosts

According to its own event pages, the venue hosts weddings, corporate events, holiday parties and private social events.

For timelines, budgets and checklists, start with the wedding planning hub, corporate holiday party hub, holiday party hub.

Questions to ask on your site visit

Bring these to your walk-through. Get the answers in writing before you sign.

• Is the private room fully closed off, or will other diners pass through?
• What is the minimum spend for the room on your date and time?
• Can you set a fixed menu, and how far ahead must final numbers be confirmed?
• Is there space and power for a microphone, a screen or a performer?
• How long is the room yours, and is there a later seating that limits the end time?
• Are cake fees, corkage or room fees charged on top of food and drink?

Planning entertainment here

Private dining rooms suit close-up entertainment: a strolling magician, a caricaturist or a solo musician. Check that there is room for the performer to move between tables without blocking service.

Send every performer’s technical needs to the venue before you book: floor space, ceiling height, power, sound and changing room.

Getting there

Check the venue website for directions, parking rates and accessible entrances, and send the details to guests with the invitation.

Official website: events.12welvebistro.ca

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