The Cookery Durham

The Cookery Durham - Event Venue in Durham, North Carolina

Event Space ยท Durham, North Carolina

1101 West Chapel Hill Street, Durham, North Carolina, United States

About The Cookery Durham

The Cookery is a historic event venue and culinary incubator located in the heart of Durham, NC. Spanning over 12,000 square feet, it accommodates up to 400 guests for weddings, receptions, corporate gatherings, and community events. The venue features a ballroom, Front Room, outdoor cobblestone garden, dressing suite, courtyard, and a state-of-the-art commercial food production facility.

Venue Details

  • Seated capacity: 400
  • Standing capacity: 500
  • Meeting space: 12,000 sq ft
  • Meeting rooms: 5

Ratings

Google Rating: 4.6/5 (162 reviews)

Guest Highlights

  • Staff
  • Venue
  • Wedding
  • Service
  • Setting
  • Space
  • Decor
  • Team

Amenities

Facilities

  • commercial food production facility

Room Features

  • ballroom
  • Front Room
  • outdoor cobblestone garden
  • dressing suite
  • courtyard

Meeting Rooms & Event Spaces

Front Room

  • Type: Multi Purpose
  • Size: 2,500 sq ft
  • Ceiling height: 20 ft
  • Features: Built-in AV, Wheelchair accessible, bar, mezzanine, dance floor, projector screen
  • Boasts 20 foot high ceilings, a beautiful bar and mezzanine. Perfect for gathering guests for cocktails before your meal in the ballroom, and for continuing the celebration on the dance floor after you dine. This 2,500 sq. ft. space is also ideal for smaller, more intimate events.

Ballroom

  • Type: Ballroom
  • Size: 5,000 sq ft
  • Features: Wheelchair accessible
  • The ideal dining space for 256 guests. This 5,000 sq. ft. space features original brick walls, vintage lighting, and large entrances to both the courtyard and our private garden.

Dressing Suite

  • Type: Breakout Room
  • Features: Wheelchair accessible, running water, music system, clothes steamer
  • A private dressing suite connects to the ballroom, allowing the wedding party to have easy access to all of the festivities. The room includes running water, sonos music system, and a clothes steamer.

Garden

  • Type: Outdoor Space
  • Features: Wheelchair accessible
  • A lush cobblestoned garden tucked away behind The Cookery. Space is available to seat up to 400 guests, or provide extra dining area. The garden can be tented.

Courtyard

  • Type: Outdoor Space
  • Features: Wheelchair accessible, market lights
  • Market lights twinkle above your guests as they gaze up at the stars. Both the Front Room and the ballroom open up to the courtyard.

Style

historic, garden

Contact

Phone: (919) 908-8974