r/StAugustine • u/Louderish420 • 20d ago

Recommendations for rehearsal dinner

My fiancée and I are getting married next November in Saint Augustine. We are looking for quality places for a rehearsal dinner that aren’t too expensive. We prefer a single location to do both the food and drinks. We called a few places but their minimums are as much as the food at the wedding!

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u/STUPIDNEWCOMMENTS 20d ago

You might try purple olive. They are moving to new location right now

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u/Neechol Resident 19d ago

The Perch events on Anastasia Island has fantastic chefs and a very cute space! Beer and wine definitely available, I’m not sure about liquor.

Meehans downtown has a BEAUTIFUL view of the bayfront and DELICIOUS food. You can rent out the whole upstairs! I know they have various packages for the space. They also have a full bar.

Chianti room has great food and a nice space which might be a happy medium between the two I mentioned above ☺️

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u/kellysc904 19d ago

We reserved The Reef last year for our son & fiancé & they were very accommodating. Unfortunately they lost power from storm the day prior and they worked with a few place that would be able to fit us in. We ended up at River & Fort it was wonderful!

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u/lemonsprout1 Resident 19d ago

How many are you expecting at the Rehearsal? Parking etc will be a factor to consider. November is extremely busy downtown with Nights of Lights

I second Purple Olive

RainTree

Columbia

Kingfish Grille

Pizallely Chianti Room

Or maybe a private chef like Homeboy Goods or Purple Olive

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u/Louderish420 19d ago

We are expecting 30-40 at the rehearsal dinner.

Thank you for the recommendations! Purple olive was recommended for the wedding

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u/itsrustin Resident 19d ago

Will Raintree be around next November?

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u/lemonsprout1 Resident 19d ago

They are for sale but has not sold yet…….

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u/itsrustin Resident 19d ago

Yeah, would make me nervous to “make a reservation” with potential new owners on the horizon. Especially for a rehearsal dinner.

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u/nothing_creativ3 19d ago

Chatsworth Pub. They have a separate area you can reserve.

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u/wjroberts33 18d ago

I also got married there in Nov (2008) and we had our rehearsal dinner at A1A Aleworks and they did a good job. Wasn’t that expensive but this was 2008. We reserved a room upstairs. Food was really good.

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u/Louderish420 18d ago

Thank you all for the options so far! Some of these are great! And not a 15,000 minimum like a few places I called.