Private & group events
Your event on the lake
Rehearsal dinners, birthdays, deal-closing lunches — 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.
How it works
Planning is three steps
Call or email
Tell us your date, your headcount and the occasion — (985) 951-2173 or patsrestawhile@gmail.com.
Plan the menu
Our kitchen builds the menu around your group — from an oyster-bar spread to a full sit-down dinner.
Show up to the lake
We handle the room, the food and the flow. You take the credit.
Good to know
The details, up front
Up to 35, fully private
The Hadden Cottage is yours alone for the event — no sharing the room with another party.
Menus planned with our kitchen
From an oyster-bar spread to a full sit-down dinner, built around your group and your budget.
Mondays & Tuesdays
We're closed to the public — ask about full-property buyouts on those days.
Book by phone or email
No forms to fight. A real person answers, and we walk you through the whole thing.
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 — a proper Sazerac, on principle.
Need more than 35 seats? 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.