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A banquet in Berlin: a seated meal up to 400 in the main hall
A banquet seats people at the table, up to about 400 in the main hall. The standing hour of about 600 is another furniture picture. Philosophia holds about 100 at banquet tables. A stage lowers the 400.
In short
A banquet in Berlin is the seated meal in the main hall up to about 400, not the standing hour up to about 600. Cantinerie stands in Gesundbrunnen, in Mitte. The main hall holds about 400 seated and about 600 standing. The terrace holds about 500. Open air runs to about 5,000 people on up to 5,000 square metres. The rooms are not added.
Place
Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25 in Gesundbrunnen, Berlin-Mitte
The banquet sits in the main hall. Philosophia is the room for about 100 at the table, not for 400. Wedding is the former borough name and a wayfinding cue, not the borough of the address. The borough is Mitte, the locality is Gesundbrunnen, Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25.
The address is Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25, 13355 Berlin, building 17, on the ground floor. The borough is Mitte and the locality is Gesundbrunnen. S Humboldthain is about a ten-minute walk. From Hauptbahnhof the journey by train and on foot is about 30 minutes. Wedding is the former borough name and a wayfinding cue, not the borough of the address. U8 Voltastraße and Gesundbrunnen station are close. We do not invent minutes for them.
Parking on the grounds carries the build. It does not replace the footpath when many people arrive in the same minute. The invitation names the station. The walk-through starts at the gate, not at a photograph of the room.
The bookable dinner is set out on the gala dinner page.
Number
Banquet in Gesundbrunnen: the figure from the walk-through
Every stage takes chairs. The guide of about 400 applies without the stage. The walk-through takes off what sightlines and the aisle need. For the banquet the seated ceiling of the main hall stays at about 400, on more than 600 square metres. A stage, a dance floor or an aisle lowers that guide. Every figure is a guide, not a blanket clearance.
Draw 400 into Philosophia and you have drawn the wrong room. About 180 square metres hold about 100 at banquet tables, not the large table plan. The terrace, about 400 square metres, holds about 500 standing and about 300 at banquet tables. It is not added to the banquet. An arrival there is another chapter.
Rooms
Main hall, Philosophia and terrace are not added together
Gala and banquet share the table, not the standing number. The bookable page stays the dinner, and the standing crowd stays a reception. The rooms are not added for the banquet. Main hall, terrace, Philosophia and open air keep their own figures, even when a photograph makes them look like one house.
The main hall is more than 600 square metres and holds about 400 guests seated and about 600 standing. About 600 is the standing hour, not a row of chairs. A row or a parliament layout in the main hall is on request. The terrace, about 400 square metres, holds about 500 standing and about 300 for a banquet. Philosophia, about 180 square metres, holds about 200 in a row and about 100 at banquet tables.
On the AEG grounds, open air runs to about 5,000 people across up to 5,000 square metres. Those figures are not added together. Every figure is a guide, not a blanket clearance. Add the rooms and you are describing a house we do not let.
Running order
Running order for Banquet on the AEG grounds
Courses come from the house kitchen to the table. A buffet for 600 is not a banquet and is not booked under this name. Catering, the bar, sound and light stay with Cantinerie. A second trade crossing the courtyard is not the plan. The rehearsal sits before the gate opens.
One producer, one kitchen, courses to the table. Two caterers, one for the hall and one for the yard, are two events. Philosophia, about 180 square metres, holds about 100 at banquet tables and about 200 in a row. For the banquet it is its own room or the quiet corner for production, not an extra.
Weather
Rain and Banquet: terrace, hall, AEG grounds
The banquet sits under the roof. The terrace can be the aperitif for about 500 standing and does not count toward the 400. About 600 applies only as a standing hour. It is not a row of chairs. A row or a parliament layout in the main hall is on request and does not replace the format named here.
Gala and banquet share the table, not the standing number. The bookable page stays the dinner, and the standing crowd stays a reception. On the AEG grounds, open air runs to about 5,000 people across up to 5,000 square metres. That is its own format. It is not a silent cushion under the banquet.
Production
Kitchen and sound for Banquet on the AEG grounds
One producer, one kitchen, courses to the table. Two caterers, one for the hall and one for the yard, are two events. Building 17 is on the ground floor and is fully accessible. S Humboldthain is about a ten-minute walk. From Hauptbahnhof the journey by train and on foot is about 30 minutes. Guests check railway lifts themselves.
Catering, the bar, sound and light stay with Cantinerie. A second trade crossing the courtyard is not the plan. The rehearsal sits before the gate opens. Ground-level delivery keeps the build short. Philosophia can stay with production and out of the guest count.
One producer holds the kitchen and the running order. Guests see the room this format actually needs. Radios stay behind the line from the walk-through.
Arrival
Building 17, step-free, ten minutes from Humboldthain
People sit at one time. The footpath from Humboldthain has to know that time, or the soup is ready before the door has closed. Parking on the grounds carries the build. It does not replace the footpath when many people arrive in the same minute. The invitation names the station.
Building 17 is on the ground floor. The entrance is step-free and the venue is fully accessible. Wheelchair routes come off the raw chair count. Guests check railway lifts themselves. We do not promise the state of a lift that evening.
Walk-through
Walk-through in Gesundbrunnen for Banquet
The banquet sits in the main hall. Philosophia is the room for about 100 at the table, not for 400. Wheelchair routes come off the raw chair count. Ground-level delivery keeps the build short. The open kitchen of the house stays the kitchen.
Courses come from the house kitchen to the table. A buffet for 600 is not a banquet and is not booked under this name. The rooms are not added for the banquet. Main hall, terrace, Philosophia and open air keep their own figures, even when a photograph makes them look like one house.
Draw 400 into Philosophia and you have drawn the wrong room. About 180 square metres hold about 100 at banquet tables, not the large table plan. Catering, the bar, sound and light stay with Cantinerie. A second trade crossing the courtyard is not the plan. The rehearsal sits before the gate opens.
Checklist
What the first walk-through in Gesundbrunnen checks
Up to 400 at the table
Every stage takes chairs. The guide of about 400 applies without the stage. The walk-through takes off what sightlines and the aisle need.
The terrace does not count
The banquet sits under the roof. The terrace can be the aperitif for about 500 standing and does not count toward the 400.
Philosophia stays at about 100
Draw 400 into Philosophia and you have drawn the wrong room. About 180 square metres hold about 100 at banquet tables, not the large table plan.
Before you enquire
Questions we hear first.
Short answers for a first shortlist. The final layout still depends on guest count, staging and the run of the day.
01How many sit at the banquet?+
Every stage takes chairs. The guide of about 400 applies without the stage. The walk-through takes off what sightlines and the aisle need.
02Can the terrace count toward the 400?+
The banquet sits under the roof. The terrace can be the aperitif for about 500 standing and does not count toward the 400.
03Does the banquet fit in Philosophia?+
Draw 400 into Philosophia and you have drawn the wrong room. About 180 square metres hold about 100 at banquet tables, not the large table plan.
04Is a buffet for 600 a banquet?+
Gala and banquet share the table, not the standing number. The bookable page stays the dinner, and the standing crowd stays a reception.
05Does a stage lower the seated count?+
The banquet sits in the main hall. Philosophia is the room for about 100 at the table, not for 400.
Your event at Cantinerie
Plates up to 400. Standing is not a banquet.
Send the seated count and whether a stage is coming. We take it off before the tables go down.
