Seminars and company events
Aliment hosts business dinners, team celebrations and client evenings for 5 to 120 guests, from a mezzanine table for 16 to a full buyout of the restaurant. The family-owned New American restaurant has been on Bush Street in downtown San Francisco, near Union Square, since 2013.
For corporate groups, the room follows the headcount. A board dinner or a small client dinner fits the Mezzanine Level, which takes 6 to 16 guests. The Private Dining Room takes 8 to 35, enough for a department dinner after an offsite or a conference day downtown. A company party can book the Main Bar for 5 to 40 guests, the main dining room for 35 to 70, or the whole restaurant for 40 to 120. The Front Patio can be taken exclusively for 6 to 40 people, a format suited to a relaxed reception.
The location works for teams from out of town. Many of the large hotels around Union Square and Nob Hill are within walking distance, and the Financial District is close.
Weddings and receptions
Aliment lists wedding events among its private occasions, along with birthdays and other celebrations. Its size suits a rehearsal dinner, a welcome evening for guests or a small reception rather than a large wedding banquet. A full buyout takes up to 120 guests.
Rooms and capacities
Six private formats are offered. The Private Dining Room takes 8 to 35 guests. The Main Dining Room Buy Out takes 35 to 70. The Mezzanine Level takes 6 to 16. The Front Patio Exclusive takes 6 to 40. The Main Bar Buy Out takes 5 to 40. The Full Restaurant Buyout takes 40 to 120. The site does not separate seated and standing figures, so the upper numbers are best treated as a reception count and confirmed for a seated dinner.
Catering
The kitchen cooks seasonal menus from organic ingredients, with comfort dishes given careful treatment. The bar pours a selection of Napa Valley wines, handcrafted cocktails and local craft beers. Private events draw on the restaurant's own kitchen and seasonal menus, and the bar program can be shaped around the group.
History and setting
Aliment opened in 2013 and is still owned and run by a family. Regular service is dinner from Monday to Wednesday and lunch and dinner from Thursday to Saturday, with a happy hour at the bar and on the patio and oysters at the bar on Saturday afternoons. The front patio gives the restaurant an outdoor space on the street, which is less common in this part of downtown.
Getting there
The restaurant is at 786 Bush Street, between Union Square and Nob Hill. The Powell Street cable car lines run steps away, and Powell Street station, served by BART and Muni Metro, is a short walk south. San Francisco International Airport is about 30 minutes away by car, and BART runs directly from the airport to Powell Street.
