Good local restaurant to have a business reception?

Looking for a nice local restaurant with a seperate room to have an afternoon business meeting/reception with cocktails and appetizers - estimate between 25-35 people. Ideas? My brain is dead as it is close to 5 pm.

Limestone!

Possibly Carly Rae's

Jarfi's, definitely

Oh, and L&N Wine Bar and Bistro

If it is after 5p.m., I would also say Jarfi's. They are masters of the business reception having done many for Humana over the years.

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Looking for a nice local restaurant with a seperate room to have an afternoon business meeting/reception with cocktails and appetizers - estimate between 25-35 people. Ideas? My brain is dead as it is close to 5 pm.

Any particular part of town?

Trying to accomodate those who might work in the east end of the city without having to drive downtown at 4-4:30 in the afternoon, but also accomodate those from downtown who would come because it would be on the way home. I immediately thought of Limestone, but Hurstbourne Pkwy at that time of day can sometimes be a bear. The suggestions on Frankfort or the north side of town would be good. I didn't know about Volare having a room or L&N, so those are both good.

More than anything else, I was trying to think of someplace that might be a draw because generally an invitation to a business meeting at the end of the day needs to be intriguing to get my attention.

L&N is perfect, then. It's sort of off in the corner of the traffic. 897-0070. Call and ask for Nancy, or Len, or Rick Adams the chef.

Monday-Thurs you can have either Impellizzeri's to yourself. We don't open till 4pm. So the whole restaurant is yours. No better finger food than pizza. We will do a buffet at a fixed cost per. Both locations have full bars.

When we ate at Le Relais, they were hosting a presentation by a pharmeceutical company in the next room. I found Le Relais quite excellent, although I do not see much written about it on this forum.

[Robin Garr]

Looking for a nice local restaurant with a seperate room to have an afternoon business meeting/reception with cocktails and appetizers - estimate between 25-35 people. Ideas? My brain is dead as it is close to 5 pm.

In addition to all the other good advice you've received, Jean, consider Corbett's - An American Place, which has a number of separate rooms, some of them specifically designed for business meetings and equipped with audio-visual equipment and such.

Sort of between downtown and the East End, I would suggest Avalon as well. I am hearing good things about their revamped menu, and that style of food might be good for a large group. I think they have a private room (but am not sure), but they do have that upstairs upstairs area as well.