Private events · full buyouts · since 2011

the whole bar is yours

Rent a cocktail bar on Main Street for the night.

Tell us about your nightCall (734) 904-7883

Some nights want the whole room. A rehearsal dinner. The company holiday party. A fortieth that deserves better than a back room. For those, we close the doors to everyone but yours — the bar, the kitchen, the tables, the low light, and The Whiskey Library, all of it, for the night. The kitchen runs full dinner service. The menu is built with you, not handed to you. And the room has been doing this, one way or another, since 1868.

What comes with the room

the whole place, the whole night

  • No. 01

    The room

    Dark wood, brass rails, red curtains, and a back bar that glows. An 1868 building on Main Street, closed to the public and open to your guests.

  • No. 02

    The kitchen

    Full dinner service from a scratch kitchen. Seated courses, passed plates, stations, or one long family-style table. We build the menu together and cook it that night.

  • No. 03

    The bar

    Classic cocktails with a steady hand, housemade bitters, wine, beer, and a zero-proof list that gets the same care. Name a signature drink for the night if you like.

  • No. 04

    The Whiskey Library

    Ann Arbor's deepest shelf, behind your bar. Flights, a guided tasting, or a pour from Special Collections for the toast.

  • No. 05

    The music

    Live jazz on request. Or bring your own playlist — the room sounds good either way.

  • No. 06

    The service

    Our bartenders, our servers, our kitchen. One point of contact from the first call to the last glass.

Behind your bar

the whiskey library

Ann Arbor’s deepest pour, on your night.

Bourbon, rye, Scotch, Irish, and Japanese whiskey, kept seriously since 2011. Set up a flight for the table, book a guided tasting before dinner, or ask for something from Special Collections when it’s time for the toast.

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From a note to the night

how it works

  1. Tell us about the night

    The form below takes two minutes. The date, the headcount, the occasion, and whatever you have in mind.

  2. We talk it through

    A real person gets back to you, usually within two business days. We'll walk the room, talk numbers, and start on the menu.

  3. We build the menu together

    Your favorites, our kitchen. Courses, cocktails, a whiskey to toast with. Nothing is set until you say so.

  4. The doors are yours

    Your name on the door, the room to yourselves, and a bar that's ready when the first guest walks in.

The nights we host

  • Rehearsal dinner
  • Wedding after-party
  • Company dinner
  • Holiday party
  • Milestone birthday
  • Engagement party
  • Retirement or send-off
  • Industry night
  • Reunion or alumni weekend

And anything else worth closing the doors for.

Before you ask

questions, answered

How many people does a buyout hold?
It depends on the setup — a seated dinner, a cocktail party, or a mix of the two. Tell us your count and we'll tell you honestly how the room fits it.
Is there a minimum spend?
Every buyout is priced for the night: the date, the headcount, and the menu. We'll send real numbers after the first conversation, not a rate card.
Can we build a custom menu?
That's the whole idea. We start from what the kitchen does well, shape it around your guests, and put it in writing before the night.
Seated dinner or passed plates?
Either, or both. Courses at long tables, small plates on the move, stations — the room handles all three.
What about dietary restrictions?
Tell us up front and the kitchen cooks for the table, not around it.
Can we decorate?
Within reason — the room does most of the work already. Bring flowers, bring a cake. Talk to us before you bring a fog machine.
How far ahead should we book?
As far as you can. Weekends and December go first.
What if we don't need the whole bar?
Not every party does. Tell us the headcount and we'll set aside a corner of the room.

Rather talk it through? Call the bar. Ask for whoever’s running the room.

207 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
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