Parkway Grill can host business lunches, client dinners and private parties in two private rooms for 16 and 36 guests, or up to 200 guests when the whole restaurant is reserved. The restaurant stands at 510 South Arroyo Parkway in Pasadena, California, and serves dinner every evening from 5 pm.
Seminars and company events
The Grill Room, off the bar, is the room most suited to business. It seats up to 36, has a fireplace and walls hung with artwork, and a plasma screen built into a cabinet for presentations, so a team can review slides over lunch or dinner. The Atrium takes up to 16 at one long table, which suits a board dinner, a client meal or a working lunch for a small department. For product launches, holiday parties or company receptions, the full restaurant can be booked for up to 200 guests. Round tables can be set on request, depending on the room. A rehearsal dinner or family celebration can use the same rooms, although the site does not market wedding receptions.
Rooms and capacities
- Grill Room: up to 36 guests, fireplace, artwork, built-in screen for presentations, next to the bar.
- Atrium: up to 16 guests, glass walls and floor-to-ceiling windows off the main dining room, long-table setup, sliding doors that close it off from the dining room.
- Full restaurant: up to 200 guests for a buyout.
The private dining pages do not give separate seated and standing figures, so the event team confirms the layout for each booking.
Catering
Everything is cooked by the restaurant's own kitchen. Lunch, dinner and hors d'oeuvres menus can be tailored to the event, and prix fixe menus let each guest choose between several dishes rather than all sharing one set plate. The restaurant's party planners help hosts build the menu, and private events have their own contact at the restaurant.
History and setting
Parkway Grill opened in 1985 and is run by the Smith Brothers restaurant group, which also operates other dining rooms in Pasadena. The kitchen built its name on California cooking with a wood-fired grill and seasonal produce, and the restaurant has stayed a fixture of Pasadena dining for close to four decades. Inside, the Grill Room keeps a warm, clubby feel with its fireplace and art, while the Atrium brings daylight in through glass on all sides. Both rooms give a private group its own space without leaving the life of the restaurant entirely.
Getting there
The restaurant is on Arroyo Parkway, south of Old Pasadena and the Playhouse District, a few minutes from the 110 and 210 freeways. The Del Mar station on the Metro A Line is a short walk north, and Hollywood Burbank Airport is the nearest airport. Downtown Los Angeles is about 10 miles to the southwest.
