Forage Kitchen
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About This Vendor
The perfect home for your wedding
Welcome to Forage Kitchen! We're thrilled that you're here. We're a wedding venue and incubator kitchen located in the heart of Uptown Oakland. Our mission is to create a welcoming and beautiful space for weddings just like yours. Our outdoor space, which is enclosed and has a covered patio, can accommodate up to 175 guests seated and 250 guests standing. The beautiful ivy-covered wall provides the perfect backdrop for your ceremony. We're located in the heart of Uptown Oakland, with the boutique Kissel hotel just down the block and surrounded by bars and restaurants for your after-party needs. As wedding professionals, we offer all-inclusive packages to make your day stress-free. Our packages include rentals, catering, a full liquor bar, day-of coordination, and even transportation options. If you prefer a DIY approach, you're also welcome to bring in any vendors of your choice. Our goal is to make your special day exactly that - special. We want it to be the way you envision it, and our flexible venue is the perfect place to bring your vision to life.
Amenities & Details
Ceremony Area, Covered Outdoors Space, Dressing Room, Handicap Accessible, Indoor Event Space, Liability Insurance, Outdoor Event Space, Reception Area, Wireless Internet
Guest CapacityUp to 200
Ceremony TypesCivil Union, Commitment Ceremony, Elopement, Interfaith Ceremony, Non-Religious Ceremony, Religious Ceremony, Second Wedding, Vow Renewal Ceremony
Venue Service OfferingsBar & Drinks, Bar Rental, Destination Weddings, Destination Wedding Packages, Destination Wedding Planning, Food & Catering, Planning, Rentals & Equipment, Tents, Service Staff
SettingsGarden, Historic Venue, Industrial & Warehouse, Restaurant, Tented, Trees
Business AttributesPricing for Forage Kitchen
| Option | Value |
|---|---|
| Starting Cost | Affordable |
| Cost Starting | |
| Price Range | $6,100 - $7,700+ |
| Couples Usually Spend | $6,900 |
| Peak Season Months | |
| Peak Season Cost | $6,100 - $7,700+ |
| Peak Season Reception Cost | |
| Peak Season Ceremony Cost | |
| Peak Season Bar Service Cost | $19 |
| OffSeason Months | |
| OffSeason Cost | $6,100 - $7,700+ |
| OffSeason Reception Cost | |
| OffSeason Ceremony Cost | |
| OffSeason BarService Cost | $19 |
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View PricesForage Kitchen Reviews
Wedding Date 03-12-2022
We held a private 50th birthday party at Forage for about 65 people. The staff and space were excellent. Forage is fantastic to work with. Highly recommend!
Reviewed on 26-04-2023
Wedding Date 30-11-2019
This spot is gorgeous! An inviting Cafe area with a beautiful black walnut bar leads out to a wonderful outdoor space lined with lovely steel planter boxes. This is an active commercial kitchen as well, and the buzz of activity amongst the users is electric!It really adds to the ambiance. I rented out this space for a birthday party, not a wedding, but I wanted to share it anyway. The owners really are welcoming and you can rest assured that your special day will be taken care of!
Reviewed on 28-03-2023
Wedding Date 07-07-2018
My wife and I held our self-catered wedding dinner here, so this review is for Forage Kitchen as a venue and as a commercial kitchen.You know when you rent a venue and all the venue wants to do is to do the bare minimum, nickle and dime you, and generally not care about the success of the event? Well, Forage Kitchen, especially Iso, is the exact opposite.The space itself is unique and functions well. We converted the parking lot into the dining and partying area, and while not picture perfect, it's open yet private - with a rustic yet industrial feel.Since Forage Kitchen's kitchen itself operates as a commercial kitchen for rent during the day, it's extremely easy to use, with both equipment and the infrastructure available on premise. All we had to do was bring in food, serving rentals and staff, and everything else we needed was right there.As mentioned above, during the prep, the event itself, and through the clean-up, Iso was responsive and flexible, playing an important part in the success of the event. I can't understate how valuable this was to us.All in all, you can't go wrong with this venue/kitchen. Highly recommended.
Reviewed on 25-02-2023
Wedding Date 18-09-2021
My husband and I held our wedding reception at Forage Kitchen. While it's a relatively affordable venue for the Bay Area and it's close to downtown Oakland, it comes with some cons. The biggest con is that their staff were unprofessional and rude to my husband and to our vendors on our wedding day. One of their staff admitted to my wedding coordinator on the day of the wedding that he \"was thrown into working that day\" and therefore had no idea what has happening. None of his responsibilities were communicated to him by the owners nor the venue's coordinator that we had been emailing with. This resulted in him not being aware of his responsibilities, not being able to verbally communicate what he needs from the other vendors, and not being present for the entirety of the event.We purchased the beer and wine package from Forage Kitchen so that we would have an open bar for our guests. It was not until the end of the night that we realized that our guests had been charged for beer and wine. Again, this was because there was a lapse in communication and the staff working that day did not know that we had already purchased the package. They ultimately refunded all of the guests what they paid. We only got a partial refund, and we feel like we definitely didn't get what we paid for.Other than that, the layout of the space is a bit tricky to work with. We were able to fit 100 guests with long banquet tables and have space for a dance floor. If you want to leave room for a DJ and a dance floor, I would say 100 guests would be the max guest count.However, if you want to actually get what you paid for and to be treated with respect, I would recommend looking elsewhere.
Reviewed on 01-11-2021
Wedding Date 16-09-2018
What a sweet, fun space to have our wedding! The owners are lovely to work with, the staff we had through them was friendly and competent. We didn't use the indoor kitchen portion of the venue for anything beyond prep, but there was plenty of space outdoors and in the cafe area to accommodate our 120 guests for both the ceremony and reception. What a great find.
Reviewed on 30-09-2018
Contact Info for Forage Kitchen
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| Phone | |
| Address | 478 25TH ST, Oakland, CA, 94612 |
| events@foragekitchen.com |
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