Jack’s Oyster House is a restaurant in the Albany, New York area, hosting wedding receptions for couples seeking a historic banquet hall venue. This establishment, at over 100 years old, offers specialty cuisine and vintage surroundings. Sitting directly in downtown Albany, this venue is a ten-minute drive from Washington Park.

Facilities and Capacity
This venue welcomes a maximum of 150 wedding guests in their two event spaces. The banquet halls feature classic black-and-white checkerboard flooring and polished wooden walls. There are large windows overlooking the city streets with window shades for privacy, and historic bars with dark wood and columns against the walls.

Services Offered
This venue’s team has several years of combined experience hosting weddings, from small gatherings to larger parties. Jack’s Oyster House offers the following services for the couple’s event:

• Cake
• Chairs
• Cleanup
• Event planning
• In-house bar
• In-house catering
• Liability insurance
• Outside vendors
• Parking
• Setup
• Tables
• Wireless Internet

Cuisine
While the full-service bar serves specialities such as oyster shots, the catering team works equally as hard to impress guests. Larry Schepici, the restaurant’s executive chef, creates menus for couples based on their tastes and his own unique cuisine creations. Although seafood is an option, couples have other choices for their wedding dinner as well. Dishes can be served to the attendees in the following catering styles:

• Buffet
• Cocktail reception
• Dessert
• Hors d'oeuvres
• Outside cake
• Plated
• Servers
• Stations

Other Services
This venue is able to host bridal showers, engagement parties and rehearsal dinners in addition to wedding receptions.

History
Jack’s Oyster House opened in Albany in 1913 under the ownership of Jack Rosenstein. Having remained in the family for generations, the business is now owned by Jack’s grandson, Brad.