Fallon & Byrne

Summer In the City · 11-04-2018 05:01PM

Zipppy wrote: »

Thank you for that...we'll prob go for F&B...Afters is another issue..
Maybe just reserve several tables in a nearly pub..
Did you have music/ food in drury buildings?

Yeah you could just plug your laptop or whatever in to their sound system. They did sliders, fish and chips etc at about 11. They did good cocktails as well which was why my missus mainly wanted to go there.

BabysCoffee · 11-04-2018 05:06PM

Was at a wedding there. The food was served family style with platters & bowls being passed around. I didn't like that at all. I had food anxiety - I hoped there would be enough lamb tagine when it got to me and I only took a tiny bit of fish because I was afraid there wouldn't be enough to go round.

Obviously it saves on staffing for Fallon & Byrne but I thought it wasn't very classy for a wedding. It was just a mosh mash of food on one plate.

Desserts came on one big heavy platter that was too difficult to pass around. One half of the table got about twice the amount of desserts.

davegilly · 11-04-2018 09:19PM

We had our reception at the Cliff House. Its a few years ago now and it was actually called Bentley's when we got married. There was 32 of us so maybe it's an option for you?
They have a fab tapas/wine bar downstairs that would be ideal for a few drinks before/after dinner as well. Or you could pop into the Shelbourne, we had an area reserved in the bar before dinner so they are open to that option too.

SheepGoHere · 13-04-2018 08:16PM

BabysCoffee wrote: »

Was at a wedding there. The food was served family style with platters & bowls being passed around. I didn't like that at all. I had food anxiety - I hoped there would be enough lamb tagine when it got to me and I only took a tiny bit of fish because I was afraid there wouldn't be enough to go round.

Obviously it saves on staffing for Fallon & Byrne but I thought it wasn't very classy for a wedding. It was just a mosh mash of food on one plate.

Desserts came on one big heavy platter that was too difficult to pass around. One half of the table got about twice the amount of desserts.

I like this style of serving food, it's been done in slightly different ways at two weddings I was at. I can see how it could be badly managed though. When done right it's nice and communal and cuts down on waste.

LirW · 16-04-2018 04:06PM

davegilly wrote: »

We had our reception at the Cliff House. Its a few years ago now and it was actually called Bentley's when we got married. There was 32 of us so maybe it's an option for you?
They have a fab tapas/wine bar downstairs that would be ideal for a few drinks before/after dinner as well. Or you could pop into the Shelbourne, we had an area reserved in the bar before dinner so they are open to that option too.

We booked the Cliff now for our reception of 18 next May. They do sit down meals for I think 50 in their private dining room, the hire costs are pretty reasonable. If you book a wedding package you need to occupy all rooms though.
It's definitely a bit more fancy than F&B, they recently refurbished it. But stunning location.

qwerty13 · 17-04-2018 03:44AM

I was at a wedding in F&B a few years ago. The food was fab - but the ’silent’ vegan took so long to be delivered that the main meal lost any coherence.

People started having extra drinks and going for smokes. It just all got messy. If it were me, I’d order specific vegan meals for specific guests/seats. The food was yum, but the cooked to order, and some people deciding to go veg / vegan on the day ruined it for everyone else.

Zipppy · 12-06-2018 01:25PM

Hey
Adding to this again.
We've booked Eden in Sth William St for a meal for about 35 people.

Any options for venue to reserve a few tables for drinks afterwards.
We dont want a room to ourselves if possible but rather just a few tables where we can invited some more people for a beer and some finger food...
Any ideas? I'm struggling for a venue tbh............

Zipppy · 12-06-2018 01:27PM

LirW wrote: »

We booked the Cliff now for our reception of 18 next May. They do sit down meals for I think 50 in their private dining room, the hire costs are pretty reasonable. If you book a wedding package you need to occupy all rooms though.
It's definitely a bit more fancy than F&B, they recently refurbished it. But stunning location.

You just booked for 18 in the restaurant so?

LirW · 13-06-2018 04:23PM

Zipppy wrote: »

You just booked for 18 in the restaurant so?

They have a private function room, we booked that one.

Zipppy · 13-06-2018 05:37PM

LirW wrote:

They have a private function room, we booked that one.

I thought they had min of 50 for function room?
Will you just stay there for the evening and have other guest join you later ?

LirW · 13-06-2018 06:56PM

Zipppy wrote: »

I thought they had min of 50 for function room?
Will you just stay there for the evening and have other guest join you later ?

No, they don't have a min number for it, but that's because we're not going with a wedding package plus we're on a weekday. We're staying as small group, no people joining later. We're price- and number wise treated like any other group that books in for a private meal.

Zipppy · 13-06-2018 08:40PM

LirW wrote:

No, they don't have a min number for it, but that's because we're not going with a wedding package plus we're on a weekday. We're staying as small group, no people joining later. We're price- and number wise treated like any other group that books in for a private meal.

Interesting...
Apologies for my questions but ...
So a party of 18..you have entire function room on top floor for the evening?
Bar? Normal group menu?
Music iPod?
I could be tempted to switch if you answer yes to above

We're mid week in Oct so might be free...looking forward to your reply...

LirW · 13-06-2018 08:50PM

Okay, so we're planning to invite 19 guests, including us it'll be 19 adults and 2 kids.
We paid the deposit for the function room and this is exclusively for us until midnight including the private bar that adjoins the room.
The menu is a choice of their group menu options that are priced a bit higher because they are this fancy restaurant, between 65 (3 course) and 85 (5 course) excl. drinks per person, we decided to operate a cash bar, which is entirely up to you, they are really flexible and accommodating.
If you're under 22 people you get one long table with crockery and all in a plain manner and you can bring your own decoration in. Music will be Ipod, no charge for using the sound system and you also won't be charged for cake cutting if you bring one in.
Mind you, they have a service charge on all food and drinks which adds another 12% to your final bill but I think that's the case in a good few places, I don't know.

I found their event manager incredible to deal with and they're pretty laid back. They apparently do a lot of these tiny receptions, if you state straight out that you want the room with just a meal they know what's up and won't give you a package price. Worked well for us and until now the process was very hassle free. It's not the cheapest option in Dublin but we decided to go small and a bit more fancy but still very laid back. The backdrop for an intimate party is definitely a very sophisticated one.

Just send them a mail and ask all your questions, they're really great!

Sorry OP for hijacking

Zipppy · 13-06-2018 08:57PM

LirW wrote:

Just send them a mail and ask all your questions, they're really great!

LirW wrote:

Sorry OP for hijacking

Brilliant...you're a star...
Many thanks for all your help and I hope your wedding is a fab day..

Zipppy · 14-06-2018 02:17PM

LirW wrote: »

Just send them a mail and ask all your questions, they're really great!

Sorry OP for hijacking

Hey

Just an update..FAB replied to advise that they only take bookings in function room for events of 70+ people and suggested the restaurant.

Ah well..we'll stick with what we have so.

Many thanks for the assistance though.

Zip

Fallon & Byrne

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