Private & group events

Your event on the lake

Corporate events, business lunches, rehearsal dinners, birthdays — hosted in the oldest cottage on the Northshore, with Pat Gallagher's kitchen behind it.

The Hadden Cottage

A cottage of your own

Our 1850s Hadden Cottage seats up to 35 guests behind closed doors — you won't share the room with another party.

Walter Anderson prints on the walls, the lake out the window, and a menu planned with our kitchen. Intimate or business, fancy or sandals-casual — it's your room for the day.

Inside the Hadden Cottage private dining room with Walter Anderson prints

How it works

Planning is three steps

  1. Call or email

    Tell us your date, your headcount and the occasion —(985) 951-2173 orpatsrestawhile@gmail.com.

  2. Plan the menu

    Our kitchen builds the menu around your group — from an oyster-bar spread to a full sit-down dinner.

  3. Show up to the lake

    We handle the room, the food and the flow. You take the credit.

Beyond the cottage

Bigger, or more casual?

The whole property can play host. Ask us about spreading across the deck, the courtyard or the tavern.

Semi-private

The Deck

Second-story sunset views with direct oyster-bar access — made for rehearsal-dinner toasts.

Ground level

The Courtyard

The brick patio for casual gatherings — full food and drink service, dogs welcome.

21+

Sophie Tavern

A 1916 cocktail cottage for smaller, later-evening celebrations — Sazeracs included.

Need more than 35 seats? The family can help —Pat Gallagher's Restaurant Group hosts events across four Northshore locations ↗

Take a look

The cottage, set for you

Let's plan it

Tell us the occasion.

One call and the cottage, the kitchen and the lake are yours.