Surrell rents its two-story Victorian house in Seattle for private events of up to 60 seated guests or 80 guests at a cocktail-style reception. The restaurant, at 2319 East Madison Street, names corporate functions on its official site alongside social gatherings and intimate dinner parties, and it prepares all food for the house itself.
Seminars and company events
The house dates from the turn of the 20th century and is offered as a rental with several packages, including coffee and pastries and lunch options. That makes it workable for a morning workshop or a team lunch as well as an evening dinner. Corporate events, holiday parties and cocktail parties are all listed as formats the team handles.
Organisers choose from three and four course menus, hors d'oeuvre parties, family style meals and tasting menu experiences. Chef Aaron Tekulve and the Surrell staff build the menu with the client, using ingredients from Pacific Northwest purveyors. The in-house event team also handles planning and design, so there is no separate caterer to coordinate.
Weddings and receptions
The official site describes the event space as suited to social gatherings and intimate dinner parties. It does not mention weddings by name. Couples planning a rehearsal dinner or a small reception should ask the events team whether the house can be booked for their date and format.
Rooms and capacities
The site presents one event space, the Victorian house, with custom floor plans. Seated events reach 60 people. Cocktail-style events reach 80 people. The site does not list individual rooms or give dimensions, so organisers should ask for the floor plan that matches their layout before committing.
Catering
Catering inside the house is exclusive to Surrell and prepared on site, with customized menu and beverage options. Formats run from hors d'oeuvre receptions to tasting menu experiences. Surrell also caters away from the house. Its private dining and catering service covers groups from a dinner for two to events of 200 guests or more, in a client's home or another event space. This helps a company that holds a larger event elsewhere in Seattle but wants the same kitchen.
History and setting
The house sits just off the corner of Madison Street. Surrell is known for modern Pacific Northwest cuisine, Washington wine and a tasting menu. The site lists the restaurant as a 2026 James Beard Foundation finalist for Best Chef Northwest and Pacific, and on the 50 Best Restaurants in America list in 2022 and 2023. In regular service, the restaurant serves a tasting menu Wednesday to Saturday and is closed Sunday and Monday, so event dates are arranged with the events team.
Getting there
The restaurant is at 2319 East Madison Street, Seattle, WA 98112. Two pay-by-phone parking lots sit a three to five minute walk from the event space. One is attached to the Safeway at 2201 E Madison Street. The other is on 23rd Avenue next to Ebenezer Zion Church, at 1701 23rd Street. Some street parking is also available. The restaurant encourages guests to use ride shares to get home after an evening event. Event inquiries go to events@surrellseattle.com.
