Bistro Cacao hosts private dinners, receptions and company gatherings for 10 to 100 guests. The French bistro is at 316 Massachusetts Avenue NE in Washington, DC, with three private rooms, a bar area and a tented patio, plus a full restaurant buyout.
Seminars and company events
This is a venue for client dinners, team celebrations and receptions rather than for daytime seminars. The restaurant does not sell meeting rooms or delegate packages. Organisers can use it for the dinner that follows a conference in the city, a board dinner, or a standing reception for partners.
For a group of 10 to 30, a private room keeps the conversation contained. For larger groups, the combined rooms or the patio take over, and a full restaurant buyout covers plated dinners and reception-style events for 10 to 100 guests.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings, social gatherings and corporate events are all served by the restaurant's full-service catering. The Rouge Room is fully private and takes 30 at a single table, 46 at separate tables or 70 standing. The patio can be fully private or semi-private, which suits a cocktail hour before a dinner indoors.
Rooms and capacities
The Champagne Room takes up to 18 seated or 30 standing. The Red Room takes up to 22 at a single table or 30 standing. The Rouge Room takes 30 at a single table, 46 at separate tables or 70 standing. Combined, the Champagne and Rouge rooms hold 66 at separate tables or 100 standing, which is the largest option short of a full buyout.
The bar area takes up to 60 standing. The patio is tented and winterized for year-round use, with up to 60 seated at separate tables or 100 standing.
Catering
Food and drink come from the restaurant, which also offers full-service catering for events in the Washington, Maryland and Virginia area. Plated dinners and reception-style service are both available. Requests for event space or catering go through the booking form on the private events page, or by phone and email.
Accommodation
There are no bedrooms on site. Guests stay in hotels around Capitol Hill and downtown Washington.
History and setting
Bistro Cacao is a French bistro on Massachusetts Avenue NE, a short distance from the Capitol area. Its rooms are named for colors: Champagne, Red and Rouge. The patio is a main draw for organisers, since it is usable in all seasons and can be fully or partly private.
Getting there
The address is 316 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20002. The site gives no transport or accessibility details, so ask the team about step-free access, parking and the nearest Metro station when you plan guest arrivals.
