The Gathering Room takes up to 50 guests seated or 80 standing for team meetings, networking evenings, fundraisers, rehearsal dinners and private parties. It is one of two event spaces at Alcove, the Over-the-Rhine location of the Cincinnati brewery MadTree, at 1410 Vine Street. For a larger group, the Loft in the same building takes up to 150 seated or 200 standing.
Seminars and company events
For a company, the room works as a meeting space during the day and a reception room in the evening. It has a projector screen, and MadTree lists TVs, projectors, microphones and audiovisual equipment for its corporate spaces. A dedicated events team handles the booking, and corporate groups can add beverage packages to an on-site catered menu. MadTree names corporate events, networking events, fundraisers and ticketed events among the uses of its spaces, so a product launch or a client happy hour fits as well as a planning session.
Weddings and receptions
At Alcove, the large wedding receptions take place in the Loft upstairs. The Gathering Room suits the events around a wedding: a rehearsal dinner, a welcome drink the night before or a smaller celebration. For weddings, MadTree provides in-house catering, a full bar with staff, tables, chairs, linens and microphones, which reduces the number of outside suppliers a couple has to book.
Rooms and capacities
The Gathering Room holds up to 50 seated and 80 standing. Its main visual feature is a large moss wall, which gives the room a green backdrop for photos and presentations. Upstairs, the Loft takes up to 150 seated or 200 standing, with a large living chandelier and third-floor views. A group that outgrows the Gathering Room can therefore stay in the same building and work with the same team.
Catering
Food comes from MadTree's own kitchens, which operate seven days a week, so weekday and weekend dates are both possible. Menus are set with the events team for each booking. As a brewery, MadTree serves its own beer at the bar, and corporate clients choose from beverage packages. The official page does not mention outside caterers, so organizers with specific dietary needs should raise them early.
History and setting
Alcove occupies a historic building in Over-the-Rhine, the neighborhood of 19th-century brick buildings just north of downtown Cincinnati. Vine Street is one of its main commercial streets, lined with restaurants and bars, so guests can continue the evening nearby. MadTree also runs event spaces at its Oakley taproom and at Parks & Rec in Blue Ash, which take larger groups.
Getting there
The venue sits close to the city center, a short ride from downtown hotels. Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport is the main airport for the region, across the Ohio River in Kentucky. Organizers should ask the events team about parking and drop-off on Vine Street before sending directions to guests.
