THE TWO SPACES
The Salon
Standing · up to 40 guests
The bar, built in · no equipment fees
A standing reception in our interior room, the bar at its center-tray passed tapas, wine and cocktails poured steps away. The terrace remains open to the house, dressed for the season around you
Available any day, and Sunday-Thursday evenings.
The Salon is never bookable on its own on Friday or Saturday nights.
The House
Seated dinner · up to 50 (40 at the grand table on the terrace + 10 inside).
Standing reception · up to 75 guests
The full buyout — terrace, Salon, bar, cellar, and slips, exclusively yours. Every seated dinner is hosted this way: for a plated evening, the kitchen devotes itself to one room and one menu
Seated dinners of 33-50 include the grand-table setting at a flat $750. Standing receptions include the terrace cocktail setting at a flat $1,250.
The terrace is never divided.
December Friday and Saturday nights are the House's alone.
PRICING
One rule: guests × (menu + beverage services), measured against the date's minimum spend — you pay whichever is greater.
THE CELLAR, POURED
THE HOUSE POUR
House red, white & sparkling
Wine poured throughout
Classic cocktails from the bar
THE CELLAR POUR
Two reds, two whites & a rosé
Premium sparkling or Champagne
Three signature CasaDamí cocktails
Classic bar cocktails alongside
MIMOSA & SPRITZ
Mimosas and spritzes, flowing through a daytime event
PLAN YOUR EVENING
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
A full buyout — The House — is priced the way you'd budget a great dinner out: guests × (menu + beverage services), measured against your date's minimum spend, and you pay whichever is greater. House minimums start at $3,500 for a weekday daytime event. As a feel for it: a weeknight seated dinner for 40 with the Terrace Dinner and the House Pour comes to about $6,800 before service and tax. Seated dinners of 33–50 add a flat $750 grand-table setting; House standing receptions add a flat $1,250 terrace cocktail setting. 22% service and 7.75% CA sales tax are added at invoice.
Minimums vary by space, day, and season — from $2,750 for a daytime event in the Salon, and from $3,500 for the House. We share the exact minimum for your date when you inquire, and your proposal always shows the math line by line.
Seated dinners host up to 50 — forty at the grand table on the terrace overlooking Newport Harbor, ten inside. Standing receptions host up to 75 in the full House, or up to 40 in the Salon, where the bar is built in.
Yes. Our private slips sit right at the dock, and guests are always welcome to arrive by water — first come at the slips. With a full buyout, the slips are exclusively yours for the evening.
Yes — validated garage parking is included for the duration of your event.
Of course — celebration cakes and florals are welcome when arranged in advance. We can also coordinate florals, photography, entertainment, and gifting for you, at cost plus a coordination fee.
No — outside alcohol isn't permitted under California law. And truthfully, the cellar is the point: our Wine Spectator–recognized list and all-inclusive beverage services are built to carry the evening.
Newport is kind to us most of the year. If weather ever threatens a terrace evening, we work it out with you directly — the Salon sits fully indoors, and we'd rather find the right answer for your date than quote a one-size-fits-all policy.
Simply. You receive a line-item proposal — every dollar visible before you commit. A deposit reserves the date, and all payments arrive as Toast invoices paid securely by credit card, with clean documentation for your finance team. Final menus and guest counts are due 14 days before the event.
As early as you can. December books in September and October, summer rehearsal dinners book winter through spring, and weeknights hold the most flexibility. Inquire any time — you'll have a line-item proposal within one business day.
You'll have a line-item proposal within one business day.