Pricing & Booking
The venue rental is $250 per level per hour. The lower level is our main bar room area with lounging furniture with an outside patio. If interested in booking the lower level only, it is $250 per hour & can hold 50-75 guests at max. If interested in booking the upper level only (lower level open to the public), it is $250 per hour & can hold 30-40 at max. If interested in booking both levels (fully-private), it is $500 per hour & can hold 120-130 guests at max.

We require a $500 deposit to reserve the date; this is applied to your event balance & is non-refundable. We accept cash, credit cards (via phone or e-mail), Venmo & checks made out to "River Room" for the deposit. We require a debit and/or credit card be held on file for the event using an Authorization Form provided by us. The remaining balance is due 3-5 days before the day of the event. Any available date is on a first-come, first-served basis. Any food choices & bar selections would be an additional charge, all food & bar packages have 20% gratuity and 9.95% state tax for food items. Every event is different, we cannot give exact pricing until the hourly-venue rental and the specific food & bar items have been chosen and calculated by the anticipated number of guests. Any & all bookings must be done so at least one week prior to the event date to ensure availability.

Venue Information
We strictly provide venue, catering & bar services. Any food and/or bar selection would be an additional charge; we do not have food and/or bar minimums. We request all food & bar selections be finalized a week prior to the event. If rented, the majority of the guests must be 21 & up. We do not host Greek life and/or fundraising events. We do not have an elevator and/or kitchen on-site. We are limited in what can & cannot move in the venue. The lower level’s layout includes lounging furniture, bar stools, pub & end tables, which cannot moved. The upper level’s layout can be either open or seated with soft-seating. Both levels have a bar, lights, fans, bathrooms & music capabilities. Outside-music vendor, such as a band or DJ, is allowed with prior notice. Any damages left to our venue are the host’s responsibility. The upper level remains private & unavailable to be accessed without an appointment. The lower level is open daily to the public from 4PM til. During normal hours of business, guests are not allowed to rent out and/or reserve sections of The River Room unless fully rented.

A gallery of the space, here: https://www.riverroombatonrouge.com/gallery

Bar for Your Event
We will have a self-serve water station available. If a bar package isn’t chosen, sodas are available for $2 per (free refills). We do not allow outside alcohol nor do we pre-batch drinks. If both levels are rented, each level will be equipped with a bar & a bartender.

We have three options to choose from:

1. Pay per head with a bar package; this is added onto your invoice. You pre-pay for each guest (ages 21+); known as open bar. If guests do not show, you are unable to change your bar package count once your remaining balance is ran. The bar package is available at the start time of the event & will end at the scheduled end time. Soft drinks are included.
Bar packages (for three-hour events), here: https://www.riverroombatonrouge.com/barpackages

2. Pay per drink with a tab based on consumption paid by the host of the event. Payment for this tab will be taken the day of using the card on file; this is an open bar (to an extent). If the host wanted to pay for a certain dollar amount, such as $500. Once the tab is close to $500 before 20% gratuity, the host can decide to keep it open or close it, and then guests can pay for their own drinks. As the host, they can limit what the guests can & cannot order on their tab.

3. Have guests pay for themselves; known as cash bar. Each ticket/tab will be have a 20% gratuity applied.

Food for Your Event
All food must come from our sister restaurant, Cecelia Creole Bistro.

Our catering/buffet menu, here: https://www.ceceliabr.com/catering

We provide disposal plateware, napkins, serving & eating utensils and will actively monitor the supplies as the event goes on. All of the buffet items are self-serve. We do not allow outside catering/food. We will not manage, maintain nor supervise any outside catering/food. If both levels are rented, food can place on either or both levels with prior notice. We do not pass appetizers and/or hors d’oeuvres. Roughly, half pans feed 15-20 guests and full pans feeds 25-30 guests. When deciding quantities, we can help make suggestions; it is strongly contingent on the other requested food items.

Day of Your Event
If scheduled after 4PM: 30 minutes before the scheduled start time, we will ask all patrons to leave as we set up for the event. We will close the front door & place a sign outside stating it is closed for a private event. During this time, décor can be set up in the lower level. If you book upstairs, décor can be set up sooner as it is private & not open to the public. There is no extra charge to set up decorations if upstairs is booked. Any & all décor and/or personal items must be taken down & removed from the building following the event within an hour of the scheduled end event time. We do not assist in set up and/or removal.

If interested in scheduling a tour of the venue, we can let you know availability for the next upcoming appointment. If interested in booking, we can send over our Authorization Form to reserve the date & our venue. To schedule a tour and/or proceed with booking, please reach out via our Contact Form below & we will be in contact shortly!