Bacchus Kitchen + Wine Bar takes private groups from about 30 guests in a closed private room up to 80 or more when the whole restaurant is reserved. It is a wine bar and kitchen on East Washington Boulevard in Pasadena, California, known locally for world-inspired small plates and live jazz.
Seminars and company events
Company parties and corporate events are part of what the private events team books, alongside birthdays and holiday gatherings. For a team dinner or a client evening, the Private Room has a door that closes and seats 30 or more guests. Larger groups can take the covered, heated patio for 35 or more, or reserve the full venue for 80 or more with exclusive use. A sound system is included in every space. The team can arrange live music on request, and outside musicians and DJs are allowed. No projector or meeting equipment is listed, so this is a place for dinners, receptions and celebrations rather than a working day.
Weddings and receptions
Rehearsal dinners, showers and receptions appear on the private events page, and the inquiry form lists weddings and rehearsals as an event type. The patio is the space the restaurant suggests for showers and receptions. Couples can bring their own cake or dessert, and staff will plate and serve it.
Rooms and capacities
Three formats are offered. The Private Room is the most secluded, for 30 guests and more. The Patio is semi-private, covered and heated, for 35 guests and more. A Full Buyout gives the group exclusive use of the venue for 80 guests and more. The restaurant gives these figures as starting points, so confirm the exact number for your layout when you inquire. Tables, linens, glassware, service, setup and breakdown are included with each booking.
Catering
Menus are built with the kitchen for each event. The usual format is a prix fixe of three or four courses, and family-style service or passed appetizers are also possible. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and allergy needs can be handled with advance notice. A full bar is available in every space, and the host chooses between an open bar, a set tab limit or guests paying individually. The same kitchen also caters off site, with drop-off and full-service formats for offices, birthdays, showers and holiday parties, and it has catered local outings such as Pasadena POPS concerts and Hollywood Bowl evenings.
History and setting
Wine sits at the center of the place: a wine bar whose list is chosen to match the kitchen's small plates, a wine club for regulars, and regular live jazz in the dining room. For an organizer, this means the drinks side of a dinner is handled by people who work with wine every day, and the room already has the setup for an evening with music.
Getting there
The address is 1384 East Washington Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91104, on the east side of the city. Downtown Los Angeles is a short drive to the southwest, and Hollywood Burbank Airport is the closest commercial airport. Guests arriving through Los Angeles International should allow more time depending on traffic.
