Private Dining and Event Venue in Knoxville's Old City
Company dinners, holiday parties, rehearsal dinners and celebrations for 10 to 200 guests, with Chef Tim Love's Western cuisine.
What Type of Event Are You Planning?
Choose your event below, and we’ll help you find the right space and start planning the details.
Holiday Parties
Toast the year under chandeliers and exposed brick in a historic Old City building. Private spaces for 10 to 200, with a bar stocked for a long night.
Corporate Events
Impress clients without leaving downtown. Close the door on the Fulmer Room for a working lunch or board meeting, and let our team handle the menu, wine and timing.
Rehearsal Dinners & Weddings
Start the wedding weekend in the Old City. The Sullivan Room's chandeliers, Penny Bar and windows over the street set the scene for rehearsal dinners, showers and receptions.
Birthdays & Celebrations
Thirtieth, fiftieth or just because. Gather your people over Chef Tim Love's Western plates and handcrafted cocktails, upstairs in the Sullivan Room or out back at Side Hustle.
Derby Parties
Big hats, bourbon and mint juleps. Watch the Run for the Roses from the Sullivan Room's Penny Bar, or take the party outside to Side Hustle's turf and umbrellas.
Chef's Table Dinners
Ten seats, one Ash Wood table and a front row view of the kitchen. Our most personal dinner, made for executives, anniversaries and nights worth remembering.
Four Private Spaces, One Chef, a Historic Old City Building
No banquet hall. No menu you've seen at every other event this year. Just Chef Tim Love's Western cuisine, a historic building in the heart of the Old City, and an events team that handles the details from the first call to the last toast.
Chef Tim Love's Kitchen
Bold, Western cuisine from award-winning Chef Tim Love, served family style or plated.
A Historic Setting
Chandeliers, high ceilings and the original Penny Bar, steps from Old City's best nightlife.
A Dedicated Planner
Our events team helps with the menu, wine, timing and setup, and replies within 24 hours.
10 to 200 Guests
From a Chef's Table dinner for 10 to a full restaurant buyout.
Spaces for Every Size Gathering
From a private table beside the kitchen to the whole restaurant.
A private Ash Wood communal table with a front row view of the kitchen.
- Executive and Client Dinners
- Anniversaries
- Milestone Birthdays
- Chef Tasting Experiences
- Proposals and Date Nights
- Small Family Celebrations
Named for Tennessee football legend Phillip Fulmer, with its own private kitchen and a connected wine room.
- Board Meetings
- Business Luncheons
- Derby Watch Parties
- Client and Team Dinners
- Wine Tastings
- Rehearsal Dinners
The whole restaurant, just for your group, from the dining room to the third floor Sullivan Room.
- Wedding Receptions
- Company Celebrations
- Alumni and Reunion Weekends
- Holiday Parties
- Product Launches
- Client Appreciation Nights
Our third floor event hall, with a fully stocked bar, the original Penny Bar, chandeliers and windows overlooking the Old City.
- Holiday and Company Parties
- Wedding Receptions
- Rehearsal Dinners
- Fundraisers and Galas
- Networking Mixers
- Milestone Birthday Parties
Our open-air backyard right behind Lonesome Dove, with turf, umbrellas, lawn chairs, live music, Texas BBQ and killer cocktails.
- Happy Hours and Team Outings
- Birthday Parties
- Rehearsal Dinner After-Parties
- Game Weekend Watch Parties
- Networking Mixers
- Company Celebrations
Check Availability for your Event
Have questions? We’re just a call or email away.
Our events team will get back to you within 24 hours.
FAQs
Yes, we do! Please inquire further to set up a site visit with the venue's Sales and Event Manager.
Venue and spaces vary with venue rental fees and food and beverage minimums, and by date/day of the week. A Sales and Event Manager will be able to get you exact pricing for the space that best fit your needs.
All dates are first come, first serve, with initiation of a contract. If you are ready to move forward, please reach out to the Sales and Event Manager for a contract. We'll need an e-signature and a 50% non-refundable deposit.
Cancellation Date: From Day of Signing to 14 Business Days Prior
Amount: 50% of Estimated Food and Beverage Charges
Cancellation Date: 14 Business Days from Event to 7 Days Prior
Amount: 75% of Estimated Food and Beverage Charges
Cancellation Date: 7 Business Days Prior to Day of Event
Amount: 100% of Estimated Food and Beverage Charges
As soon as possible. All dates are first come, first serve with initiation of a contract.
Still have questions?
Our events team will get back to you within 24 hours.
Past Events
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For reservations for parties of 12 or more make a reservation with our private dining staff.
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