Private Events

Del Mar offers beautifully designed spaces for private entertaining and special occasions.

Celebrations are what we are known for at Fabio Trabocchi Restaurants. Whether you’re toasting a business success or social milestone, our team of event professionals ensures flawless planning and execution of your vision. Del Mar offers ultimate flexibility, from small board room dinners to grand spaces with fireplaces for receptions overlooking Boundary Channel. A culinary team led by James Beard and Michelin Award winning Chef Fabio Trabocchi assures your private event guests a creative, innovative, and delicious adventure they will remember for a lifetime. 

Del Mar’s beautifully appointed four private dining rooms offer distinct decor and ambiance for your event needs, with capacities ranging from 8 to 120 guests. Our goal is to satisfy your every wish, to ensure an experience that is customized to your needs and that creates lasting memories for your guests. Corporate meetings, birthdays, anniversaries, and weddings all take on added sparkle with the District Wharf and dazzling water views as a backdrop. 

Reserve the rooms individually, or in combination, with our central reception area and Bar.

Del Mar showcases the singular interior design vision of Barcelona-based Lazaro Rosa Violan, winner of the coveted 2013 Architectural Digest España Prize. Features include intricate millwork and wall paneling, vibrant cement floor tiles, hand painted wall friezes, stunning original artwork, one of a kind custom light fixtures, and hand-crafted furniture produced in Spain by the artisans of Martinez Otero. Del Mar Privé offers dramatic private events venues unlike anything else in the city.

The Del Mar space details are listed below. For an overview of all the private dining spaces offered within the Fabio Trabocchi restaurant group, please browse our Privé Brochure.

 
 

Menus

To provide the highest level of personalized service, our team will work with you to craft the perfect menu to create lasting memories for your guests.

Contact Us

Want to host an event in one of our gorgeous spaces or have us cater your event?

Please use the form below to contact us about our private events or catering services.

Contact Private Events
delmarevents@fabiotrabocchi.com or 202-548-7645

 

A dramatic, yet intimate space.

The Nautico Room is a special dining nook featuring a grand round table, dramatic wood moldings encasing historic maps of Spain surrounding a central faux fireplace and spectacular signature light fixture. The perfect setting for an intimate gathering.

— Seating: 8-10 guests —

Views of Sutton Square.

The Biblioteca Room features a faux fireplace, rich wood molding and paneling, and stunning custom light fixtures providing guests with warmth and luxury. Wooden bookcases lined with antique volumes and deep blue tiles adorn the walls.

— Seating: Seats up to 30, Standing up to 40

Luxurious space with stunning signature lighting.

The Formentor Room is all about luxury, greeting quests with walls adorned in rich navy velvet outlined by wood molding and marine charts of the Mediterranean coast and stunning custom light fixtures.

— Seating: Seats up to 45, Standing up to 55

Houses our second-floor wine cellar and overlooks the Terraza.

Adjacent to our wine cellar, The Palma Room is adorned with a stunning green motif, statement fringed lighting, and rich floral tapestry chairs over a Spanish ceramic tile floor.

— Seating: up to 16 guests —

Stunning views of the river and the Wharf Marina.

Every house has a dining room where families and friends gather. The Picasso Room's light decorative molding and cabinets feature sheers to create elegant drama with decorative lighting and panels depicting Pablo Picasso's Tauromaquia.

— Seating: 10-12 guests —

Open air with endless views.

The Terraza, an unenclosed outdoor space under a dramatic pergola offers gorgeous views of the Wharf and Marina, the 14th Street Bridge, and East Potomac Park.

— Seating: up to 45 guests, Standing up to 70 —

Everyone's favorite place to gather.

Serving as the pre-event cocktail reception or gathering space, The Bar on our second floor features a series of dramatic hand painted ceramic tile murals, or azulejos, by master artisan Xavier Claur of Valencia.

Experience all the Wharf has to Offer

Let us bring the Del Mar experience to the District Wharf’s stunning indoor/outdoor waterside venues, including the Dockmaster Building and the District Pier.

The two-story Dockmaster Building offers panoramic views of Washington Channel, located at the end of the 450-foot District Pier. The first-floor Conference Room offers direct access to a waterfront overlook, while the second-floor Dockmaster Room has a wrap-around balcony and canopy overhang in addition to floor-to-ceiling windows.

The District Pier is one of The Wharf’s central outdoor gathering places, playing host to exciting regional festivals, international celebrations, and whimsical holiday happenings. You can reserve the entire pier—8,000 square feet of rentable outdoor space with a capacity of 800 standing—or only a portion of it for private events of all kinds.

— Dockmaster: Seating for 100, or 140 standing; District Pier: 800 standing —

When you're happy, we're happy.

We had Fabio Trabocchi cater a very important dinner for us for about 40 guests this past November. Chef Erin Clarke and her team did a fantastic job of creating culinary delights that wowed our guests. From the creation of the four-course dinner, to the masterful plating, to the skillful service, the evening was just perfect!”
— David Corson, Director of Events Halcyon House, Washington DC
We loved everything about the Fabio Trabocchi Restaurants Catering experience – from the event preparation which Lauren personally helped us with tremendously (setting up various silverware, table, velvet rope, glassware vendors) to the day of timeliness and accuracy of prep work, to the friendly servers, to the amazing food, and finally to the superb clean up. Thank you so much! We would recommend you all to anyone and everyone. You cannot have a better catering service from beginning to end than with the Fabio Trabocchi Restaurant Group!”
— Hadley Lankford, Designer at Studio Snaidero, Old Town Alexandria VA

The finest Jamón Ibérico hand carved to perfection according to authentic Spanish tradition.

Del Mar is honored to offer the services of a master jamon carver, who uses centuries old techniques that are prized in Spain and rarely found in the U.S, to add a one-of-a kind Spanish touch to any event. The carver will hand-slice jamón in front of your guests, providing live food theater as well as an elegant presentation.

Also Available: Jamón Carving Classes through Private Instruction With Our Master Carver —

Inquire with the private events team for pricing and details.