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30th Birthday Party Ideas
HI EVERYONE!!!!
I lurk, occasionally, and need to get into the habit of posting here more.
So, Mr. Beags is turning 30 in October and I want to throw him a surprise party. He loves parties and surprises.
I'm hoping for a buffet or appetizer style. I wanted a room at a restaurant, but cost is an issue. Especially because if I invite all of his friends, there will be eleventy billion people there.
My first thought was Brauhaus Schmitz, but with ~50 people it's way more than I can afford.
Any ideas?
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Re: 30th Birthday Party Ideas
No idea if they do private events but look into Frankford Hall, similar food and cool atmosphere, they have an outside courtyard with firepits that would be a great spot for a party/gathering.
I also looked into Lucky Strikes for DH's 30th, you could also do North Bowl which I think was more affordable than LS.
Jonathan Dean 4.5.08
Anna Capri 5.4.11
What's your budget?
SIL just had BIL's bday at Kildaires in Manayunk. At first I was like..this is gonna be eh, but it was pretty nice. She rented the upstairs for relatively cheap from 8-11. Everyone paid $20 for open bar for all 3 hours and then she paid for a ton of apps.
There is also the place we had my 30th but I can't remember the name so I'd have to get back to you haha.
My little nuggets
This is a good suggestion because they have a bunch of private areas. A friend of mine had her husband's grad school graduation party there. We were in our own area with a private bar. It was a cash bar but the appetizers were provided.
In NW my thoughts would be earth, bread and brew thinking they could handle fifty in that joint plus good beer and pizza/app stuff. maybe the new joint goat's hallow.
What about a triumph brewery in old city or another location?
Jonathan Dean 4.5.08
Anna Capri 5.4.11
Ooooh, lots of good ideas! Thanks!
Kernal, yours was at Brownies
I don't have a budget yet. Trying to get some ideas.
oh yeah haha.
My little nuggets
I would 2nd the Dark horse I have done a few private parties there and gotten good prices, and good food. We even got a reasonable open bar package one time.
Chickies and Petes is actually reasonable as well if that is your kind of atmosphere. The one in S Philly has a few private areas.
If you dont mind going to Conshohocken I did a couple 30th birthdays at The Great American Pub or PJ Wheilehans in Blue Bell....I probably spelled that wrong
I've been to several birthday parties at local firehalls. In particular, the Highland Park firehall off of West Chester Pike rents out for $200 (plus a $100 deposit that you get back after the event). I want to say that this particular hall holds 70 people? They have a bar, a free jukebox, and a full kitchen.
And I went to a 40th birthday at a Havertown firehall near Brookline Blvd. which was pretty nice.
This was 5 years ago, but I threw my hubby's t chickies and Pete's in south Philly. To get the private room I had to order off a party menu, it was $20 or $25pp and they set it up as a buffet in the room. I paid for it and like 6 beer taps in the room, once they ran out I told everyone that the subsequent rounds were on them.
My hubby threw mine at silk city outside in the beer garden and everyone was on their own.