Patio Rental in the City

[thebruce44]

I need to plan a Bachelor Party in Milwaukee for June. A lot of ideas are being thrown around, but one that I really like is the idea of renting our own private area somewhere to grill out and listen/watch a Brewer game during the afternoon before going out. I know we could just go to a park, but I am trying to make it a little more special and private than that.

 

I've seen a lot of bars in the city that will let you rent a room in the bar, but not living in the MKE area anymore, I was wondering if anyone knew of a place that would let us rent more of an outdoor area. I realize this may be a stretch, so in the end we may opt for more of a river cruise type of event. Or if we do end up just renting a room, does anyone know of a bar that would let us rent a private area and bring our own booze and wouldn't have a problem housing a bach party?

 

Thanks for any ideas.

[twofistedslopper]

I have never looked into renting out space in a bar but I have worked in a bar in downtown MKE. I can guarantee you the bar I worked at wouldn't allow someone to rent out space and bring their own booze (and I would be surprised if you could find a bar that would). In fact, that sounds like something that could very well be illegal for a bar to do.

 

Here's a suggestion.... http://www.frontrowmilwaukee.com/events/events.html

[Baldkin]

There's no way a bar would let you bring in your own booze. That's how they make their money.

 

You could look into something like this: http://county.milwaukee.gov/Upto60People9026.htm

[thebruce44]

Huh, bringing your own booze isn't a regular thing then. I know two places in Chicago that let you do that so I was hoping to find something similar. Maybe I should be looking more at hotels.

 

I'll check out that County link though, looks pretty sweet. We are trying to stay away from the Brewer game as odd as that sounds. The Bach has season tickets, so we want to make sure we do something out of the usual routine.

[Baldkin]

Chicago restaurants without an alcohol license sometimes let you bring your own booze.... at least, that's my understanding.

[thebruce44]

Chicago restaurants without an alcohol license sometimes let you bring your own booze.... at least, that's my understanding.

 

Yea, there are BYOB places, but these are both bars with a back area. Maybe the laws are different or they aren't considered part of the bar. I was thinking more like how some hotels have bars, but let you rent out the room and serve your own. I know this is possible in WI, it happens at a lot of the weddings I go to. I could see a room actually inside a bar not wanting to allow this though.

[BrewersSuperCollector]

I always liked Brew City Barbecue for the outdoor patio area. Just get there to eat and they won't kick you out as long as your still buying alcohol. I don't know or even ever heard of a BYOB bar.

[dannyjnoonan]

I think Best Place at the old Pabst Brewery will let you do that. Not positive, but worth a call: http://www.bestplacemilwaukee.com/banquets.html