Rehearsal Dinner

My son is getting married in early November and I am looking for suggestions for a place to have the rehearsal dinner on November 3 (Friday night). Instead of continuing to search the web, which mostly gives me paid results, I thought asking you all would be better.

I've made a couple of inquiries, but have not gotten into any discussions with venues yet. Anyone have any suggestions? I'd like to have a private space that could seat about 24 people. I would like it to be nice, but I think they prefer that it's not too formal. The rehearsal/wedding is downtown, so I'd like something there or convenient to drive to from there.

Suggestions and anecdotes of how your experiences with private events went would be appreciated! Thanks in advance.

Jeff Ruby's? We had a private party at the one in Lexington a few months ago and had a great time.

All of the major hotels (21C, Marriott, Hyatt, the new ones, the old ones (Seelbach & Brown), the Omni, et al) have smaller spaces, and in essence this is how they make their living (by hosting events)! Plus, they are all walkable from downtown.

The Bristol downtown has several private rooms and is nice without being stuffy. I’ve also been to a rehearsal dinner at Seviche that was amazing!

Thank you all for your suggestions! Lots of good choices. I appreciate the help.