Pergola can host private dinners, company parties and after-work receptions for up to 185 guests standing, or 60 seated in its main dining room. It is a Mediterranean restaurant and lounge at 36 West 28th Street in New York, in the Flower District of Manhattan.
Seminars and company events
The official site presents the venue for corporate functions, after-work cocktails with colleagues and group dinners. Pergola is a restaurant and lounge, so it suits receptions, team dinners, client evenings and celebrations rather than a full-day seminar with plenary sessions. The dining room has a video projector and a 44-inch HD TV, which cover short presentations, a welcome speech or a slideshow during a reception. Wireless internet is available. A DJ booth is built into the main room, and the restaurant also offers live DJ and entertainment options, which helps if the evening should end with music.
All events are handled by the restaurant's own events team, and menus can be tailored to the kind of occasion. Organisers send an inquiry through the Events & Large Parties page, then discuss the format, the room and the menu with that team.
Weddings and receptions
The site does not present weddings as a service. It does speak of celebrations and special occasions, and of curated dining experiences for groups. Couples or families who want a private dinner or a cocktail reception for a smaller guest list can ask the team whether the rooms fit their plans.
Rooms and capacities
The venue covers 3,700 square feet over a split level, with an open loft-style layout, exposed brick walls and a glass facade that opens in good weather to let in sun and air. Fresh plants and flowers are rotated every week, a nod to the neighborhood. Three spaces can be booked.
The Dining Room seats 60 guests or takes 185 for a cocktail reception. The Sun Room seats 40 or takes 50 for a cocktail reception. The Oasis Loft seats 30 or takes 35 for a cocktail reception. The Dining Room carries the DJ booth, the projector and the television.
Accommodation
Pergola is a restaurant and lounge and has no bedrooms. Guests who travel for an event book a hotel separately in Manhattan.
Catering
Food and drink come from the restaurant itself. The kitchen cooks Mediterranean dishes with local influences, and the bar serves wine, cocktails and other drinks. Large party menus are put together with the events team, and the restaurant also runs a catering service listed on its site. The site lists a happy hour with drink and appetizer specials, which some groups use as a starting point for an after-work gathering. A live saxophonist plays every Saturday night.
History and setting
Pergola sits in the historic Flower District of New York, and its decor draws on that setting with plants and flowers throughout the rooms. The restaurant describes its split-level space as an oasis made to change over the course of an evening, from a formal dinner to a late-night party.
Getting there
The address is 36 West 28th Street, New York, NY 10001, in Manhattan. The restaurant can be reached by phone at 212 679 4842 for questions about access and arrival.
