Sidecar Slider Bar Private Events: 13 Michigan Venues
Sidecar Slider Bar is a Michigan group of slider bars with 10 locations, from Birmingham and Ferndale to Brighton and Lansing. The group also runs three sister concepts that share a building with a Sidecar: Shift Kitchen & Cocktails, Ryuu Sushi Bar and First Cut Golf. All 13 venues take private event bookings on RestauRent.
That covers a lot of event types. You can host a kids' birthday in an arcade room, a team outing in golf simulator bays, a sushi dinner, or a rooftop party overlooking Brighton's Mill Pond.
Sidecar Locations With a Sister Venue in the Same Building
Three Sidecar locations share a building with a sister concept. That's handy when you want dinner in one space and an after-party in the other without moving your group across town.
The Sterling Heights Sidecar on Hayes Road hosts up to 400 guests, the largest capacity in the group. It shares its location with First Cut Golf, so it's the best pick for a big party with an activity built in. Groups at Sidecar can add private access to all three of First Cut's golf bays.
Arcade games, TVs and outdoor seating are on the listing, along with the full slider menu and catering.
First Cut Golf is an indoor golf venue with simulators covering more than 100 championship courses, plus a full bar and a pub-style menu of sliders and shareable plates. It hosts up to 75 guests, from a few bays to a full buyout.
Because it's indoors, it works year-round for corporate outings, bachelor parties and birthdays.
Sidecar's Birmingham location on Willits Street hosts up to 80 and is built around Slice, a dedicated event room inside the restaurant. Slice holds 40 seated or 100 for a strolling reception, and it serves the same menu as the main bar, including catering. For a bigger event, you can book Slice and the main restaurant together and let guests move between them.
Arcade games, TVs and outdoor seating are on the listing. On Wednesdays, Slice switches to trivia night at 7 p.m., a fun add-on for groups who want to play.
Shift shares Sidecar's Birmingham address but suits a dressier evening: craft cocktails and small plates in an intimate lounge with live music. It takes groups up to 90 as a full buyout, a private dining room or a semi-private space.
Book a sit-down dinner at Shift and keep the night going next door at Sidecar.
In downtown Plymouth on North Main Street, Sidecar fits 98 guests indoors and 118 with the patio. For a smaller group, the 4 Season patio seats 26 with a buffet.
Ryuu shares the building with Sidecar and is the most upscale venue in the group, pairing sushi and sashimi with a full bar. It holds up to 70 guests: the listing recommends 60 to 70 for a cocktail-style reception and 45 to 50 for a seated dinner.
It's a strong fit for rehearsal dinners, anniversaries and client dinners, with Sidecar next door for a more casual after-party.
More Sidecar Slider Bar Locations in Metro Detroit
On South Telegraph Road in Bloomfield Township, this Sidecar takes groups up to 160. It offers full buyouts, a private dining room and semi-private space, with TVs, arcade games and outdoor seating.
The Chesterfield location on Gratiot Avenue also hosts up to 160. The listing calls out TVs throughout for watch parties and presentations, plus outdoor seating, and event bookings are available outside regular hours.
Farmington's Sidecar on Grand River Avenue hosts up to 130 when you include the outdoor space, or 82 indoors. Its group dining section seats up to 45 without a private room, and groups of 25 or more can book it with buffet-style catering. The partially covered patio holds up to 30 with lounge seating and umbrellas.
Tuesday and Wednesday are trivia nights after 6 p.m., so let the venue know if your group wants to join in.
Ferndale's Sidecar on West Nine Mile Road hosts up to 100. Its standout space is a large enclosed, heated patio that seats 40 or holds 75 for a strolling reception, so an outdoor-feeling party doesn't have to wait for summer.
The Grosse Pointe location on Kercheval Avenue is the smallest Sidecar, with room for up to 60. That size suits a birthday dinner, a team happy hour or a casual reunion where you want the room to feel full.
Sidecar Slider Bar in Brighton and Lansing
Brighton hosts up to 150 and has the most event options in the group, with six bookable spaces in its West Main Street building:
Rooftop patio: open-air garden seating for up to 70 overlooking the Mill Pond, with private entrances and elevator access
120 West: a bar room with high-tops, dark finishes and warm lighting, for up to 100
Arcade Room: games for all ages, eight TVs and a private ADA-accessible entrance, for up to 40
Four Seasons Room: private seating for up to 38, with a projector and screen
Main Street Room: boardroom-style seating for up to 24, with windows overlooking Main Street
Main dining room: group dining for up to 50
You can also combine spaces, like 120 West with the rooftop for a half-indoor, half-outdoor event.
Lansing's Sidecar on East Michigan Avenue hosts up to 107. Its semi-private room fits 15 to 45 guests and feels dedicated to your event. The patio has a fire feature and sits across the street from the stadium, which makes it an easy pregame meetup spot.
Which Sidecar Venue Fits Your Event?
Large parties: Sterling Heights (up to 400), Bloomfield Hills or Chesterfield (up to 160 each)
Team outings with an activity: First Cut Golf, or Sidecar Sterling Heights with the golf bays
Upscale dinners: Ryuu Sushi Bar or Shift Kitchen and Cocktails
Kids' birthdays: Brighton's Arcade Room, or any Sidecar with arcade games
Meetings and presentations: Brighton's Main Street Room or Four Seasons Room
Outdoor parties: Brighton's rooftop, Ferndale's heated patio or Lansing's patio
Book a Sidecar Slider Bar Venue on RestauRent
Sidecar's spaces run from a 24-seat boardroom to a 400-guest party in Sterling Heights, with golf, sushi and cocktails sharing a roof with the slider bars. You can compare all 13 venues and send inquiries from the Sidecar Slider Bar page on RestauRent.
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