Private Dining & Events in East Austin
Getting people together over a good meal is what we do every night at Juniper, and we take the same approach to private events. Whether you're planning a company dinner, a holiday party, a rehearsal dinner, or a milestone birthday, every event menu is built to order in our kitchen, and our events team works with you on the details, from the guest count and setup to the menu itself.
We offer two options for private dining in Austin: our second-floor Private Dining Room, which seats up to 50 guests or holds up to 75 for a standing reception, and a full buyout of the restaurant for larger groups. Here's a closer look at each, along with the events we host, what we serve, and how to start planning.
The Private Dining Room
The Private Dining Room is on Juniper's second floor, separate from the main dining room, with views of East Austin. It has its own bar area and dedicated service staff for your event, and the lighting can be adjusted to suit the occasion.
With your whole group in one room, it works well for events that include a welcome from the host, a toast, or a few words between courses. The room can be set up two ways:
- Seated dinner: Up to 50 guests
- Standing reception: Up to 75 guests
Full Restaurant Buyouts
For larger groups, the entire restaurant is available for a full buyout. A buyout includes the main dining room, the courtyard, and the Private Dining Room, so your guests can use all three spaces during the event.
The main dining room has twenty-foot timber ceilings, a hand-drawn juniper tree mural across the main wall, and an open kitchen. Floor-to-ceiling glass doors open onto a lush courtyard, so guests can move between indoors and out. A buyout is a good fit for weddings, company holiday parties, and other events where you want your whole guest list together.
Holiday Parties at Juniper
A holiday party is a good chance to thank your team, celebrate a strong year with clients, or get friends around one table before the year wraps up. Depending on the size of your group, it can be a seated dinner in the Private Dining Room, a standing reception upstairs, or a full buyout of the restaurant.
Our menu changes with the season, so we can plan a holiday menu around your group and the time of year. Holiday dates tend to fill early, so it's a good idea to reach out as soon as you have a date in mind. If you're shopping for clients or your team, Juniper gift cards are also available through our website.
Events We Host Year-Round
Beyond the holidays, our events team plans private events of all kinds throughout the year, including:
- Corporate dinners: Team, board, and client dinners in a private room, with dedicated service staff and a menu planned for your group.
- Networking events: Standing receptions in the Private Dining Room for up to 75 guests, with the room's own bar.
- Birthday celebrations: Milestone birthdays with a private room and a menu built around the occasion.
- Rehearsal dinners and weddings: A rehearsal dinner upstairs the night before, or a full buyout for the wedding celebration.
- Luncheons: Daytime events for groups that want to meet over lunch.
Event Menus From Our Kitchen
Executive Chef Sterling Ridings and the kitchen team make all of our pasta in-house, cook steaks and other proteins on a wood-fired grill, and work with local purveyors like Steelbow and Boggy Creek Farm.
Our a la carte menu gives a good sense of what the kitchen is cooking right now: antipasti built for sharing, house-made pastas like the Cacio e Pepe and the Agnolotti dal Plin, and secondi from the wood-fired grill, with contorni that change with the season.
Our beverage menu includes Italian-leaning wines, spirit-forward cocktails, and zero-proof options.
Our everyday menu marks vegetarian, gluten-free, and pescatarian dishes, and our events team can talk through options for any allergies or dietary restrictions in your group.
Sterling, Sophie, and the Juniper Team
Juniper is led by Executive Chef Sterling Ridings in the kitchen and General Manager Sophie Fitzpatrick at the front of house. Sterling's cooking centers on house-made pasta, nose-to-tail butchery, and relationships with local purveyors.
Sophie brings more than 15 years of hospitality experience in the United States and the United Kingdom. Her background includes roles with Mattos Hospitality and The Moore Hotel in New York City. She joined Juniper in its tenth year and works with Sterling to make every visit feel personal. Our Story page has more about Sterling, Sophie, and the team.
The Chef's Counter for Smaller Groups
The Chef's Counter sits directly in front of our open kitchen. For groups of up to six, it serves our six-course tasting menu of off-menu dishes from Sterling and the kitchen team. Courses are finished a few feet from your seat and handed across as they're ready. It's $120 per person, with an optional wine pairing. You can book the Chef's Counter on OpenTable, where it's listed under Experiences.
How to Start Planning
To start planning, fill out our event inquiry form or email events@juniperaustin.com, and our events team will follow up to talk through the details with you. It helps to include:
- Your preferred date, plus a backup or two
- An estimated guest count and the occasion
- Whether you'd like a seated dinner, a standing reception, or both
- Any allergies or dietary restrictions in the group
- Any toasts, speeches, or other moments you're planning
If you have questions before you send an inquiry, you can also call us at (512) 220-9421.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Private Dining Room seats up to 50 guests for dinner and holds up to 75 for a standing reception. For larger groups, we offer full restaurant buyouts.
A full buyout includes the main dining room, the courtyard, and the Private Dining Room.
Yes. Luncheons are one of the events we host, so include your preferred date and time of day in your inquiry.
For parties of eight or more in the main dining room, call us at (512) 220-9421.
Valet is available Thursday through Saturday at the front entrance. There's also an adjacent lot about 25 yards from the door, and parking on the surrounding streets is free. Our parking and directions page has the full details.
Request a Date for Your Group
We'd love to host your next event at Juniper. Send us your event details, and our events team will follow up to start planning.
You can also reach us at events@juniperaustin.com