Salons Roskam is a reception venue and catering house in Merelbeke, in the Ghent area, that hosts company lunches, staff parties, retirement celebrations, receptions, meetings, incentives, seminars, congresses and weddings. It welcomes groups from 20 people. One room holds 50 guests, the second holds up to 300 and can be split in two, and the garden takes about 30.
Seminars and company events
The venue states that any business event is possible: a company lunch, a staff party, a retirement celebration, a reception, a meeting, an incentive, a seminar or a congress. The team adapts its whole service to the event. Rooms can be arranged for seated or standing formats, indoors and outdoors. Groups start from 20 people, and the venue is available seven days a week.
The kitchen can serve a three-course menu with a starter, a main course and a dessert. Each course comes with 15 to 20 options, and everything can be adjusted. The site mentions a wine cellar with a wide choice of wines. Roskam also caters at a company's own premises or at another event location, which suits organizers who prefer to keep the meeting at the office and bring only the meal.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are a central part of the offer, together with baby showers, christenings, communions, birthdays and anniversaries. The venue describes its two rooms in a ballroom style with ornamental details and fresh flower arrangements each week. The garden has a pond, a small bridge, chandeliers and roses, and works for a drink reception outdoors. The venue can also host walking dinners, and memorial meals are part of its services.
Rooms and capacities
The venue has two event rooms. The first room holds 50 people. The second room holds 300 people and can be divided into two parts. The garden, or the terrace, suits about 30 people. All areas are easy to reach for wheelchair users and for people with reduced mobility. The venue sets up seating plans according to the organizer's requests.
Catering
Catering is the core business. Chefs and trained servers prepare gastronomic menus built to order. The venue lists a private service for homes, an on-location service for companies and associations, and service in its own rooms. Organizers can taste the cuisine during the events that Roskam holds itself, for example a lobster season dinner or a cocktail evening in ballroom style.
History and setting
Roskam is run by Veronique and Thierry together with their team. The interior, table settings, catering and service follow one style, with decorative elements and flowers. The garden gives guests a place to move outside during a reception.
Getting there
The address is Roskamstraat 38, 9820 Merelbeke. The venue has a large private parking lot. It does not mention accommodation on site, so overnight stays for out-of-town guests need to be arranged elsewhere in the Ghent area.
