Savelli can host private dinners, rehearsal dinners, business gatherings, holiday parties and small weddings for up to 50 guests in two separate rooms: a garden room for 40 and a cellar for 50. It is a family-run Italian restaurant at 195 Smith Street in Brooklyn.
Seminars and company events
The restaurant lists corporate and business events among the gatherings it takes on, next to holiday parties and cocktail parties. This is a restaurant format, not a conference centre. There is no plenary room, no stated projection equipment and no daytime meeting package on the official site. It suits a team dinner, a client evening, a year-end party or a cocktail reception where food and drink are the main program.
The two rooms can be used one at a time. The garden room holds up to 40 guests and the cellar holds up to 50. For a company with more people, the site does not describe a combined layout, so confirm with the restaurant before planning a single group above 50.
Weddings and receptions
Savelli says it hosts weddings, baby and bridal showers, rehearsal dinners, birthdays and cocktail parties. Given the room sizes, the format is an intimate wedding dinner or a rehearsal dinner rather than a large reception. The cellar is described as a cozy room that sets the stage for private parties and dinners, and the outdoor garden patio is lit with string lights and has a garden waterfall.
Rooms and capacities
The restaurant is split over two levels.
The garden room takes up to 40 guests. It opens onto the outdoor dining garden patio, which the restaurant presents as a setting for family gatherings or groups of friends.
The cellar takes up to 50 guests. It was designed as a more sophisticated room for private dinners, birthdays, baby showers and weddings.
Catering
Food is prepared by the restaurant's own kitchen. The private party page mentions a rental fee, a prix-fixe menu and an open bar option, so the usual format is a set menu with drinks packages, chosen with the team when you inquire. The regular menu is Italian: house pesto, polpette, arancini, pizza in a 12 inch round or a 29 inch long format, and desserts such as napoleon, tiramisu and cannoli. The bar serves seasonal cocktails, Italian wines and a selection of Californian wines.
Savelli also offers off-site catering with packages for corporate events, holiday parties and wedding festivities, which is useful when the guest list is larger than the rooms.
History and setting
The restaurant opened recently and is owned and run by a family. Its founder, Dominick Palumbo, was born in Reggio Calabria in Italy, moved to the United States at age 11 and worked in real estate before opening the restaurant. The name combines the first names of his son and his nephew and also matches a town in southern Italy.
Getting there
Savelli is on Smith Street in Brooklyn, in the same area as Cobble Hill and Boerum Hill, where several subway lines are within a short walk. Check the exact station with the restaurant when you book, since the official site does not list transit directions.
