12 Best Restaurants in San Jose for Private Dining
Summary
This post features a curated list of restaurants with private rooms in San Jose, CA. You’ll find venue details, cuisine, pricing, and a map to help you find the best private dining San Jose has to offer.
When it is your job to plan a private dining event in San Jose, CA, it can seem like a daunting task. There are many factors to consider based on the event you are planning, and in this guide, we will break down which private rooms are best for different kinds of events and experiences.
There are many restaurants with private rooms in San Jose, and we want to help you find the best of the best. At Avital, we’ve been building awesome dining experiences since 2011 and are your experts in Silicon Valley private dining. Whether you’re looking for a fantastic experience in San Jose, the best restaurants with private rooms in Menlo Park, or private dining in Palo Alto, CA, we’ve got your covered.
Table of Contents
Comparison Chart of San Jose Restaurants with Private Rooms
| Number | Restaurant | Cuisine | Capacity | Pricing / Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avital Interactive Meal | All | 5+ | $$+ |
| 2 | La Foret | French | 10-60 | $$$ |
| 3 | Maggiano’s Little Italy | Italian | 12-120 | $$ |
| 4 | ADEGA | Portuguese | 4-8 | $$$ |
| 5 | Meso Modern Mediterranean | Mediterranean | 14-200 | $$ |
| 6 | Le Papillon | French | 10-50 | $$$ |
| 7 | The Grandview | New American | 10-150 | $$ |
| 8 | Il Fornaio | Italian | 24-30 | $$ |
| 9 | LB Steak | Steakhouse | 36-70 | $$$ |
| 10 | Left Bank Brasserie Santana Row | French | 12-60 | $$ |
| 11 | Ozumo Santana Row | Japanese | 9 | $$$ |
| 12 | Rollati Ristorante | Italian | 15-100 | $$ |
Map of Restaurants with Private Rooms San Jose
La Foret
La Foret, Bertram Road, San Jose, CA, USA
Maggiano’s Little Italy
Maggiano's Little Italy, Olin Avenue, San Jose, CA, USA
ADEGA
ADEGA – Portuguese Fine Dining, Alum Rock Avenue, San Jose, CA, USA
Meso Modern Mediterranean
Meso Modern Mediterranean, Olsen Drive, San Jose, CA, USA
Le Papillon
Le Papillon, Saratoga Avenue, San Jose, CA, USA
The Grandview
The GrandView, Mount Hamilton Road, San Jose, CA, USA
Il Fornaio
Il Fornaio San Jose, South Market Street, San Jose, CA, USA
LB Steak
L.B. Steak – Santana Row, Santana Row, San Jose, CA, USA
Left Bank Brasserie Santana Row
Left Bank Brasserie – Santana Row, Santana Row, San Jose, CA, USA
Ozumo Santana Row
Ozumo Santana Row, Santana Row, San Jose, CA, USA
Rollati Ristorante
Rollati Ristorante, East Santa Clara Street, San Jose, CA, USA
12 Best Private Dining Rooms in San Jose
1. Avital’s Interactive Meal
If you want to take your private dining experience to the next level, booking a Silicon Valley Interactive Meal with us will get you there! You will select one of the best private dining rooms in San Jose (from our vast network of vetted partners), where you’ll enjoy a four-course menu and three beverage pairings.
But what makes it unique is that we’ll entertain your guests with three interactive experiences throughout the meal. We will teach them to shake up a signature cocktail, stoke their competitive side with food and drink trivia, and end the night with a flavor-tripping experience. It’s your meal and your activity, all-in-one!
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2. La Foret
La Foret offers their guests an elegant experience, with beautiful views, and flexible options for groups from 10 to 60. They have five private dining rooms in the restaurant, and a sixth, including their outside patio. You can order from their curated tasting menu, which also comes with fine wine pairings, or order à la carte off their decadent menu of upscale French dishes. This is an excellent choice for entertaining clients, hosting corporate events, or celebrating a special anniversary with your loved ones.
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3. Maggianno’s Little Italy
Maggianno’s Little Italy wants to make you feel like part of the family at their events. They offer incredible flexibility. You can bring the whole family for a reunion and indulge in heaping plates of pasta, chicken piccata, and fresh fish—family-style.
Or you can host a corporate cocktail reception and select to serve their “Steakhouse” private event menu, where guests can choose between veal, steak, and salmon for their entree (after enjoying a full antipasti, salad, and pasta course). Maggiano’s Little Italy has a menu and a seating arrangement for any private event you may be planning, so take advantage of their Italian hospitality and charm by booking your event here.
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4. ADEGA
We’d be remiss not to include a Michelin-starred option on our list. If you host an event where true-foodies will be in attendance, you will massively impress them at ADEGA. They serve modern Portuguese cuisine and have an incredible wine cellar with more than 500 different Portuguese wines you can choose from.
When using their private dining room, they recommend you and your guests purchase their tasting menu, which includes everything from Caviar and Wagyu to lesser-known dishes you may not have encountered before, like Cogumelo (mushroom rice) and Peixe (swordfish with white wine and dill sauce). This is a perfect dining experience for an intimate dinner party or birthday celebration. If you’d like to host a bigger event here, they also offer a restaurant buyout for a party of 36 guests.
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5. Meso Modern Mediterranean
Meso Modern Mediterranean has many different private dining spaces from which you can choose. If you want a reflective and meditative meal with 14-20 guests outdoors, you can book their Bahai Garden space. Or you can have an intimate, exclusive, corporate event in the Cypress room with 30-35 guests. They also offer a full restaurant buyout for up to 200 guests because Meso is a perfect setting for a stunning wedding reception or baby shower.
They offer many event menus, giving you the utmost flexibility. For a standing reception, their “Dankomas Menu” (small bites) will provide guests with falafel bites, feta tarts, and lamb meatballs. For an upscale event, you can book live chef stations where guests are served customized pasta and risotto dishes. They also offer family-style meals themed on different Bazaars in the Mediterranean, like “the Marrakech Bazaar,” “The Aleppo Bazaar,” and “The Medina Bazaar.” Because Meso offers so much ability to customize your event, it works for any event you can dream up in a private dining setting!
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6. Le Papillon
Le Papillon offers an elegant four-course private dining menu featuring French delicacies like Dungeness Crab Soufflé, Duck Royale, and Pistachio Marjolaine. They pair their incredible menu with wine from their 500+ bottle cellar. This is a beautiful restaurant that would be a great place to bring VIP clients, host a wedding rehearsal dinner, or celebrate your parents’ anniversary!
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7. The Grandview
The Grandview is a beautiful restaurant in San Jose with scenic views of the city lights and skyline. They offer a private dining experience for 10+ guests with a 5-course preset menu, which they will also pair with fine wine for an upcharge. The menu includes dishes like grilled octopus with Calabrian cream, squid ink-infused spaghetti with shrimp, tricolore salad, and rack of lamb. This is a great choice for business dinners and big family celebrations!
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8. Il Fornaio
Il Fornaio has three beautiful private dining rooms that are suited to a variety of events. They don’t charge a room rental fee, which can help make room in your budget for more food and drink (the most important part of any private dining event!) The menu includes classic Italian fare like tagliatelle bolognese, lasagna, and scallopini, and regional-specific dishes like Pollo Toscana, Turtei D’Aragosta, and Arancini Al Sugo. There is something for everyone, making this an excellent restaurant for hosting a family event, holiday party, or team building dinner.
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9. LB Steak
LB Steak has two different private dining rooms from which you can choose. The Meritage Room is an attractive private room for 36-40. It is perfect for product launching events and business dinners where you’re actually talking business, as it comes equipped with a flat screen TV to show presentations and videos.
For larger groups, you can book the full patio and dine under the stars, or you can request the retractable roof to be put out, which weatherproofs the space. They offer three different dinner menus at various prices to cater to your event’s budgetary needs. For example, in the tier 1 menu for an entree, your guests can choose between a 12 oz NY Strip or Pan Roasted Chicken, and at tier 3, they would be choosing between an 8 oz Filet Mignon, Seared Salmon, or a 14 oz Ribeye.
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10. Left Bank Brasserie Santana Row
This Bohemian restaurant was inspired by all the brasseries lining the Left Bank in Paris. They have three locations in California, with their Santana Row location being in the heart of San Jose. You can host a small group of friends in an intimate 12-seat room called “La Salle de Famille” in the back, or take the whole team out for an end-of-the-quarter celebration on their 60-person “Grand Plaza” patio area. They offer special private dining menus for every meal, and a special hors d’oeuvres menu if your event is better suited to mixing and mingling while having small bites.
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11. Ozumo Santana Row
Ozumu is a chic restaurant on Santana Row that serves sushi, izakaya cuisine, sake, and beer. They have a trendy beer garden in the back and a beautiful lounge and bar area. Their private dining space is called The Hanabi Room. It’s a beautifully decorated room with impeccably curated table settings and is perfect for an intimate birthday party or celebrating a life milestone with family. You can order premium sushi or delectable small plates of gyoza (shrimp and pork dumplings), hanabi (a hamachi and radish dish), and Hatoshi (Japanese shrimp toast).
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12. Rollati Ristorante
Rollati offers many customization options for their multiple private dining spaces and menus. You can host an elegant dinner for your company in their “Gran Dolce Vita” space, which seats 80, and choose the “Plated Allegro Menu,” which has classic Italian dishes like Risotto, Branzino, and Polenta. Or you could book the “Intermezzo Room,” which seats 25, and have a family reunion where you serve Handmade Pasta, Bruschetta, and Cannoli’s off the “Family Style Forte” menu. With the ability to mix and match spaces, seating configurations, and menus, there are endless events you could host at Rollati!
There are plenty of fabulous restaurants with private rooms in San Jose. Whether you are looking for an Italian feast, a fancy Steakhouse, or a Sushi dinner, this list has you covered. There is a private dining room perfect for every event, from corporate to casual, on this list. At the end of the day, it’s about what cuisine, ambiance, and vibe you want the experience to have.
Book Your San Jose Private Dining Event with Avital
If private dining seems like it could be a little dry, you should liven things up by booking an Interactive Meal with us here at Avital Food & Drink Experiences! We have been cultivating memorable, seamless, private dining experiences since 2011, and would love to help you create the private dining event you’re dreaming of. Let us take the wheel so you can sit back and enjoy your big day!
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