A holiday party venue 10 minutes from Palatine for company holiday parties, family Christmas dinners, and seasonal celebrations. Up to 150 guests, in-house Italian kitchen, free parking. International Banquet, family-owned since 2008.
Holiday parties have a tight window. Late November through mid-January, every company and every extended family in the northwest suburbs is competing for the same Friday and Saturday nights. Our space books aggressively starting in late summer. We host two kinds of holiday parties: corporate end-of-year celebrations, and large multi-generational family Christmas or New Year's dinners. For broader options, see our banquet hall overview.
Holiday parties divide cleanly between corporate and family. Within each, format depends on guest count and formality.
Plated dinner or buffet, gift exchange, awards. November–early December. Books early — see our corporate event space page for corporate context.
Senior staff or top clients. Plated dinner, more conversational than typical company-wide party. Often combines with year-end recognition.
Multi-generational extended-family gathering. Italian family-style or plated dinner. Religious or cultural traditions integrated.
Cocktail-and-dinner format with later evening dancing. Midnight champagne toast. Books earliest of all holiday events.
Round tables for plated dinners, buffet layout for cocktail-style holiday parties. Free parking matters specifically because December weather is bad. Many companies also book birthday celebrations earlier in the year.
Three steps. Most events lock in within one conversation.
Holiday parties book aggressively. Late summer is the right time to start the conversation for November–December events. New Year's Eve books earlier.
Menu confirmation (Plated Dinner for corporate, Family Style for family Christmas), bar package, dietary restrictions, awards or speech timing, holiday-themed décor.
Walk into a decorated room. Cocktail hour, dinner, toast, awards moment. The year ends well.
Corporate holiday parties most commonly book Plated Dinner ($65/person with 3-hour open bar) — appropriate formality for end-of-year company events. Daytime or smaller family Christmas dinners use Family Style ($29/person) or Buffet Style ($34/person). New Year's Eve parties always use the Plated Dinner package with the bar.
Includes Italian bread, parmesan cheese & butter. Italian House Salad served individually. Each guest chooses one entrée: Lasagna, Chicken Parmigiana, Grilled Pork Chop, or Crusted Barramundi.
Includes Italian bread, parmesan cheese & butter. Italian Salad served individually, Chicken Vesuvio (pan-roasted in garlic & olive oil with white wine, herbs, and Vesuvio potatoes), Roasted Potatoes, and Rigatoni Vodka in creamy tomato sauce with vodka and Parmesan.
Includes Italian bread, parmesan cheese & butter, coffee & soft drinks. Caesar Salad, Chicken Limon (pan-roasted in a delicate lemon sauce), Roasted Potatoes, and Rigatoni in Creamy Marinara Sauce. Food is not available for take-out.
Includes Italian bread, parmesan, butter, coffee & soft drinks. 3-hour open bar with premium liquor, beer, red & white wine & mimosas. Italian House Salad served individually. Host selects 3 entrées from: Filet Mignon, Lamb Shank, NY Strip Steak, Chilean Seabass, Salmon Grigliata, or Chicken Francese.
All packages include Italian bread, parmesan cheese & butter. Event minimums: lunch events (until 4 PM) $1,500 · Sunday–Thursday evenings $2,000 · Friday & Saturday $3,000. Custom multi-cultural menus available by request.
View Full MenuHoliday parties have the tightest booking window of any event type. The Friday and Saturday nights of the first three weeks of December book first — usually by September. New Year's Eve books even earlier, often by July. If your party date is fixed (mandated by HR or a family tradition), call as early as the previous spring. If your date is flexible, mid-week December or early-November alternatives often have availability.
The Plated Dinner package's 3-hour open bar is what makes corporate holiday parties feel like a real event. Without the bar, the same package drops to $40/person, but the energy of the evening drops too — guests linger less, leave earlier, and the awards moment feels less celebratory. If budget is the constraint, consider trimming guest list before trimming bar.
Awards and gift exchanges should be timed before dessert, not after. The room is full, attention is on the front of the room, and dinner momentum carries the moment. Waiting until after dessert means half the guests have already started to leave. We pace service around the awards segment if you tell us about it in planning.
Our company holiday party — plated dinner, awards ceremony. The team paced everything around our awards segment so nothing felt rushed. Multiple years running, same venue.
Family Christmas dinner — three generations, Italian family-style. My mother has Alzheimer's now and the team set things up so she had a quiet seat and could see her grandchildren. That kind of care isn't on a contract anywhere.
New Year's Eve party — cocktail, dinner, dancing, midnight champagne. Booked it months early, locked in the date most venues had filled.
What hosts and corporate organizers ask before booking.
August or earlier for November–December dates. The Friday and Saturday nights of the first three weeks of December book first. New Year's Eve usually books by mid-summer. Off-peak dates (early November, mid-January) have more availability.
Yes — many of our corporate clients do. The corporate party books for a Friday or Saturday in December; the family Christmas or NYE dinner books separately for a Sunday or weeknight.
Yes — bring centerpieces, garland, themed décor. Our team places everything before guests arrive. Standard holiday décor (table candles, seasonal accents) is included.
Yes. We pace dinner service around your awards or gift-exchange segment so nothing feels rushed. Time them before dessert — the room is full and attention is forward.
Yes. Italian-American Christmas dinners, Hanukkah parties, Diwali celebrations, Three Kings Day events. Custom menus accommodate dual-cuisine traditions.
Plated Dinner ($65/person with 3-hour open bar) for corporate holiday parties — the bar is what makes the evening feel like a real celebration. Family Style ($29/person) or Buffet Style ($34/person) for family dinners and daytime events.
We host NYE parties with the Plated Dinner package and midnight champagne toast. Books earliest of all holiday events — often by July. Talk to us early if NYE is your target date.
