10 Best Holiday Party Venues in Detroit, MI
Detroit holiday party venues range from a classic downtown steakhouse with its own cigar bar to a three-level bar across from Comerica Park. Midtown adds taco and fried chicken spots, and Royal Oak and St. Clair Shores have options for suburban teams. All 10 venues below are on RestauRent and cover everything from a 12-person team dinner to a company-wide party.
Tips for Booking a Detroit Holiday Party
Book early. Friday and Saturday nights in December are the first dates to go.
Check the game schedule. Downtown and Midtown venues sit close to Ford Field, Comerica Park and Little Caesars Arena, so event nights can mean traffic and tight parking.
Plan for the cold. Ask about coat check and how close parking or valet is to the door.
Check both capacities. A seated dinner and a standing reception can hold very different numbers in the same room.
Holiday Party Venues in Detroit
London Chop House on West Congress Street is the classic downtown steakhouse pick, with wood paneling, leather seating and a menu built around prime cuts. Its rooms cover a wide range of group sizes, and full buyouts are available too.
Private Dining Room: up to 80 guests
Cigar Bar & Billiards: up to 50
Congress Room: up to 20, with space for AV
Billiards: up to 15, for drinks and a casual dinner
Top of The Pontch sits high above downtown in the Hotel Pontchartrain, with tall windows looking out over the city. The kitchen serves New American food, and groups can choose prix fixe menus and bar packages.
Book a private dining room or buy out the space for up to 125 guests, with AV available for a few words from leadership.
Adelina on Woodward Avenue serves Italian-inspired food built on seasonal, locally sourced ingredients, with handcrafted cocktails and wine pairings.
There's a private dining room for seated dinners and a bar that works well for a cocktail reception. The events team helps with menus and décor.
Fishbones brings Cajun and Creole seafood, steaks and sushi to Greektown, and menus can be plated, buffet, family style or a cocktail reception.
The French Quarter room holds up to 90 and has its own bar and AV. The Lafayette and Monroe rooms on the 8th floor each hold up to 40, and the Monroe Room looks out over the indoor waterfall. Coat check is listed too, which helps in December.
Tin Roof on East Adams Avenue, across from Comerica Park, spreads over three floors plus a rooftop deck and patio. It comes with a stage, full sound and lighting, and screens throughout.
The menu is scratch-made bar food like hot chicken, tenders and wings, and the venue hosts groups of up to 960, so it suits the biggest company parties.
Mario's has been a Midtown institution since 1948, known for tableside cooking and live music and ballroom dancing on weekends.
Private spaces include the Crystal Room, Florentine Room, Mural Room and a speakeasy bar. Valet parking and a shuttle to nearby theaters make it easy to pair dinner with a show.
Bakersfield on Woodward in Midtown is all about street-style tacos with whiskey, tequila and mezcal.
Semi-private sections hold groups of up to 35, and a full buyout seats up to 120. That makes it a strong pick for a lively team happy hour.
Right across Woodward from Bakersfield, The Eagle serves all-natural fried chicken with hot honey and Southern sides, plus bourbon and craft beer.
The communal dining room takes groups of up to 25, and a full buyout seats 100. It's a few blocks from Little Caesars Arena, so it works before a game.
Royal Oak Brewery on East Fourth Street bills itself as Oakland County's longest-running brewpub. It pours seven to nine house beers alongside pub food like nachos and wings.
Its beer garden and karaoke and live music options make it an easy suburban pick for a casual team party.
The Best Kept Secret is a speakeasy hidden inside a wine shop on Harper Avenue in St. Clair Shores. It's dark and intimate, with a wraparound bar, booths and interactive cocktail-making stations.
It hosts 10 to 50 guests, so book it for a smaller team that wants something different.
Find Your Detroit Holiday Party Venue
The right Detroit holiday party venue comes down to your headcount, your budget and whether the night is about dinner, drinks or a show. Browse more Detroit event venues on RestauRent or all holiday party venues, compare spaces side by side, and send inquiries to several venues at once instead of calling around.
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