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Tavern on the Green

About

Tavern on the Green is a restaurant wedding venue located in New York City, New York. Located in Central Park, this historic venue, which has been a staple of New York since 1934, could add a magical, city backdrop to your wedding celebration. Co-owners Jim Caiola and David Salama reopened the Tavern with a redesigned space and menu that celebrates old-school New York tradition. The venue features warm, celebratory dining spaces, seasonal American fare, classic cocktails, and a robust wine list. Executive Chef Bill Peet, selected by Jim and David themselves, has helped to redesign the Tavern’s cuisine with a new and creative approach to classic dishes.

Facilities and Capacity

The Tavern’s indoor space is perfect for an elegant dinner and wedding celebration with its vaulted ceilings, luxurious decor, and exposed beams. The Courtyard and South Terrace provide guests with twinkling bistro lights and a marvelous view of Manhattan’s skyline as well as the beautiful greenery of the Central Park landscape.

Services Offered

Tavern on the Green enjoys helping couples create a magnificent wedding ceremony that they will remember for years to come. Their professional staff can be there for you from the very start of the ceremony to the last moments of the evening. They provide a wide range of services to couples, such as bartending and cake cutting. Wedding services offered include the following:

  • Cocktail receptions
  • Custom menus
  • Servers and bartenders
  • Food stations
  • Tastings
  • Limited open bar

Cuisine

The professional and experienced staff at Tavern on the Green work closely with all their guests and couples to ensure their dream wedding comes to life. In addition, their culinary team can prepare top-rated, gourmet dishes that are sure to impress your wedding guests. From jumbo lump crabmeat cocktail to shaved sirloin steak sandwiches, Tavern on the Green has a variety of dishes that will keep you and your guests satisfied. Their menu features the following selections:

  • Breakfast and brunch
  • Appetizers and hors d’oeuvres
  • Entrees
  • Side dishes
  • Desserts

History

Tavern on the Green was designed by Calvert Vaux and built as a sheepfold in the 1880s to house the 700 Southdown sheep that grazed in Central Park’s Sheep Meadow. In 1934, Robert Moses reopened the building as a restaurant as part of an initiative to renovate Central Park. In 2014, Tavern on the Green returned to its inviting, tavern-inspired roots and brought local and artisanal food back to the forefront of the Tavern experience.

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Frequently asked questions

Do you have a site fee for wedding receptions at your venue?

Yes

What is the starting site fee for wedding receptions during peak season?

$32,500

What is the starting site fee for wedding receptions during off-peak season?

$25,000

Do you have a site fee for wedding ceremonies at your venue?

Yes

What is the starting site fee for wedding ceremonies during peak season?

$1,000

What is the starting site fee for wedding ceremonies during off-peak season?

$1,000

Which of the following are included in the starting site fee?

Chairs
China
Clean Up
Flatware
Glassware
Linens
Set Up
Tables

Which of the following are included in the cost of wedding catering?

Cake Cutting
Dessert
Server(s)

What is the minimum number of guests required to book your venue?

100

Describe your venue:

Garden
Historic Building
Park
Restaurant

What kind of settings are available?

Indoor
Covered Outdoor
Uncovered Outdoor

Which of the following wedding events does your venue service?

Ceremony
Reception
Bridal Shower
Engagement Party
Rehearsal Dinner

What event services do you offer?

Bar Services
Clean Up
Event Rentals
Wifi

What catering services do you offer?

Buffet
Cocktail Reception
Dessert
Family Style
Hors d'oeuvres
Outside Cake
Plated
Server(s)
Stations

What bar services do you provide?

Bartender(s)
Champagne Toast
House Beer
House Liquor
House Wine
Limited Bar
Liquor License
Open Bar
Premium Liquor
Signature Drink
Specialty Beer
Specialty Wine

What food and beverage items are available?

Barware
China
Flatware
Glassware
Linens

What transportation and access is available?

Wheelchair Access

What months are included in your peak season?

April
May
June
September
October
November
December

What months are included in your off-peak season?

January
February
March
July
August

Reviews of Tavern on the Green

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Greg Sent on 05/02/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Spectacular

We can’t speak highly enough of Kerry and her team at Tavern. The entire events team were extremely attentive, professional, and helpful throughout our wedding planning process. Our guests were overwhelmed with the level of service and attention to detail.

Kerry was the partner of our dreams from day 1, going above and beyond to ensure that our vision for our wedding Reception was executed perfectly. There is no better venue in New York to host an elegant event and we can’t recommend Tavern enthusiastically enough.

A special thank you and acknowledgement to Kerry, Ryan, and our Events Captains for making every detail perfect.
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Kendra Sent on 10/09/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Start to Finish - Best NYC Wedding Venue

Tavern on the Green was the most romantic venue and Kerry created the most seamless and well-executed event for our wedding day. We wanted our guests to have the quintessential NYC experience and TOTG delivered that. There is nothing in the city that compares to a ceremony surrounded by the greenery and energy of Central Park and the south terrace provides the best space for a party after.

From our early meetings with Kerry nearly one year before our big day to our sendoff at the end of the night, she was always available to us and quick to respond to any questions we had. Her co-coordinator, Ryan, was a wonderful addition to our team. On the day of our event, they feel more like guests than anything else, but the bar, food service, and all other aspects are perfectly executed. The food tasted incredible and was beautifully prepared (which is something that you don’t expect at weddings!) – our sincerest compliments to the chef!

We are so happy with our decision to have our wedding at TOTG and love that we can go back to visit any time and relive our special day. Thank you to the entire team, especially Kerry, for creating the most perfect wedding venue.
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Lindsey Sent on 10/05/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Highly recommend Tavern for any event!!

We got married at Tavern on the Green last weekend and it was an absolute dream!! We never could have imagined our day could be that perfect and we owe it all to Audrey and her team. We're still hearing from guests of how much they loved the venue, food and overall evening! The staff at Tavern was incredibly friendly, professional, and on top of everything, making our evening completely stress free knowing they had it covered.
We also can't thank Audrey enough! Audrey made the complexity of planning a wedding so much easier, especially after we lost our original wedding venue and were scrambling to figure out what to do next. Audrey made it so we didn't have to start planning from scratch and had every little detail covered. Her calm, positive and stress-free demeanor throughout the planning process and day of the wedding kept us sane. Getting ready the morning of, I didn't think twice about how the venue was coming together since I knew Audrey would help bring our vision to life. And it was better than I even imagined!
Looking back, it's a blessing we lost our original wedding venue and could get married at the iconic Tavern on the Green. While the gorgeous venue speaks for itself, it's the unbelievable food and incredible staff that made all the difference. We hands down recommend Tavern for any event!!
Lindsey
Lindsey Sent on 09/19/2019
5 out of 5 rating

My dream wedding at TOTG

Hosting my wedding here was the best decision I have ever made! The professionalism alone was worth it - not to mention the beautiful atmosphere and Central Park location! My wedding execution went seamlessly due to Audrey and teams diligent work - from the timeline, to food, to service it was perfect! :)
Janet
Janet Sent on 08/26/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect romantic garden wedding

We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect wedding! I always dreamed of outdoor garden wedding, so we initially looked at all botanical gardens, but boy are we glad we chose Tavern On The Green. All the guests still rave how beautiful the wedding was and how we were so lucky to get married at iconic NYC landmark. It was also a privilege to work with such a professional and thoughtful coordinator, Audrey!!! We planned the wedding for over a year, and can’t even count how many times we bothered Audrey with endless emails and calls 😬 She always had answers for everything and she even calmed my bridezilla moment 2-3 weeks before the wedding- I thought I was going crazy with all the last minute checks with vendors about the timeline and was thinking of hiring a day-of coordinator. Audrey told us that herself and TOTG team will take care of everything on the day of wedding and we absolutely don’t need to hire one. And sure enough everything was flawless!! Thank you Audrey! You and TOTG team made our dream wedding come true.
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Kate Sent on 05/03/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Above and beyond all expectations!!

We travelled to New York from Ireland to get married in Central Park and decided to host our wedding dinner for our 20 guests in Tavern on the Green and it was the best decision ever!
From the moment we started planning, Audrey was so helpful and responded so quickly (especially considering the time difference) and I knew that the venue was going to be good. However, it went above and beyond all my expectations!!! The setting is just beautiful, we took a table in “the glass box”. The staff were so welcoming and attentive and the evening was just completely stress free. And the meal! Well it was just devine! We ate in many “top” restaurants during our stay and each and every one of our guests agreed that our meal at the Tavern on the Green was the best meal we’d had all week! So tasty and beautiful presentation. Even the children’s menu was superb!
Can’t recommend highly enough! Just need to start planning the next trip to New York soon to visit again!
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Caitlin Sent on 03/28/2019
5 out of 5 rating

The best venue I could have ever chosen!

Tavern on the Green exceeded my and my (now) husbands expectations. We were thrilled to host our wedding here from the start for the obvious reasons (iconic NYC venue, in Central Park etc.) but the venue itself, staff and the phenomenal onsite event planner, Kerry Neal-Shaw, took our wedding and reception to another level. They were so accommodating and open to every request and idea we had. For example, when I mentioned we'd likely have a lot of vodka drinkers, Kerry offered to create a separate vodka bar to help with congestion during our cocktail area. I had a semi unconventional idea of how I wanted each portion of our wedding/ reception to flow and the staff went above and beyond to make sure guests knew where to go and when. The food was also very important to us. We chose to have stations instead of traditional plated dinner and I can't recommend it more. The onsite event chef is AMAZING - we received compliments all night on how refreshing it was to have a great meal at a wedding. The sushi and southern comfort stations were standouts. The venue also provided the linens (they had a ton of color and fabric options to choose from) and the dinner table and chairs, which was a huge bonus to me not having to out source. The care and creativity that went into every detail of our wedding day surpassed anything I could have imagined and I'm so thankful to this wonderful venue for making our day spectacular!
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Robert Sent on 09/27/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Please see the email I recently sent Audrey Anjos, Events Team Manager.
Dear Audrey,
It was lovely to receive your email.
Both of us have mentioned that we couldn’t have asked for such a fantastic day and how perfect your venue was for our first meal together as a married couple.
We largely have you to thank for that.
It would be our pleasure to write as many glowing reviews about you and your team as you wish.
Please, once again extended our thanks to all involved and if there are any sites you wish us to write on please don not hesitate to forward them to me so I place my words on them as soon as possible.
But in the mean time we’ll place something on your facebook and instagram.
Justine and I will definitely come back for a visit in the future.
We wish you and all the staff at Tavern On The Green all our best wishes.
Sincerely,
Robert and Justine Battley.
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Rhiannon Sent on 03/16/2018
5 out of 5 rating
I had the most wonderful night of my life when I got married at Tavern on the Green, and it would not have been possible without Audrey and her incredible team. Audrey is a consummate professional who helped us organize our wedding at Tavern all the way from Texas. She recommended vendors, provided introductions, coordinated all of the day of scheduling. She was always available to answer questions and provide information. Honestly, working with everyone at Tavern made my wedding planning experience nearly stress free. I am so lucky I got to marry my best friend in such a beautiful and iconic New York City venue. I enjoyed every single moment of my wedding at Tavern and hope to celebrate there each year for our anniversary!
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Daniel Sent on 03/12/2018
5 out of 5 rating
It is with great pleasure that I leave this review for Tavern on the Green. My wife and I had dreamed of a Central Park Wedding. After our initial venue (not to be named, but let's just say it was in Central Park) fell through we were left without a wedding venue with around three weeks to plan.

We were excited to hear that Tavern on the Green was available our night. From the moment we met Kerry, the banquet manager, we were immediately put at ease. Re-planning a wedding in three weeks was a daunting task, made even more complicated by the fact that we had no wedding planner and a very busy work schedule. Kerry was available nearly 24/7 and addressed every need or concern that we could have possibly had.

The venue was stunning. They had arranged for us to have the south wing as well as a large, heated tent which sat on the south side of the facility. We were able to throw the party in the tent while keeping the south wing open for our more reserved guests.

I could not believe the army of bow-tied waiters, bar-tenders and other staff that were flying around the Tavern during our wedding night with seemingly effortless coordination. No guest went without a plethora of hors d'oeuvres and I personally never saw the bottom of my drink. Ryan, the floor manager was truly the Maestro of this orchestra.

The food was excellent with Peking duck spring rolls to the chicken and waffles to begin the evening. The night ended with cake pops that were passed around (we didn't want to stop the party so Kerry had arranged a standing dessert). The liquor menu was truly top shelf and one of the best I have seen at a wedding venue and the bartenders whipped up drinks with fantastic speed and accuracy.

It was a shock to have lost our initial wedding venue. At the end of the day, however, it was a blessing to have found ourselves this incredible place. For those of you who come across this review while looking for a venue, I encourage you to plan a visit to the Tavern.
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Tavern on the Green frequently asked questions

Tavern on the Green includes the following items and services for wedding events in its starting site fee:
  • Chairs
  • China
  • Clean Up
  • Flatware
  • Glassware
  • Linens
  • Set Up
  • Tables
Tavern on the Green includes the following items and services in its wedding catering costs:
  • Cake Cutting
  • Dessert
  • Server(s)
The space offered by Tavern on the Green for wedding events is known for:
  • Garden
  • Historic Building
  • Park
  • Restaurant
Tavern on the Green offers the following indoor/outdoor options for weddings:
  • Indoor
  • Covered Outdoor
  • Uncovered Outdoor
Tavern on the Green offers the following types of wedding events:
  • Ceremony
  • Reception
  • Bridal Shower
  • Engagement Party
  • Rehearsal Dinner
Tavern on the Green offers the following services for wedding events:
  • Bar Services
  • Clean Up
  • Event Rentals
  • Wifi
Tavern on the Green is recommended by 90% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 4.5 out of 5 with the following breakdown: 4.7 in quality of service, 4.6 in professionalism, 4.5 in value, 4.4 in average response time and 4.4 in flexibility.

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