Protégé — Palo Alto, CA

Palo Alto, CA · up to 45 guests · full-restaurant buyouts · about $27,000 all-in

Protégé is a Palo Alto, California restaurant that hosts private events as full-restaurant buyouts for up to 45 guests, at a venue-stated figure of about $27,000 once service charges and tax are included. That 45-guest number is the venue’s own stated maximum for a buyout rather than a typical configuration, so the room suits seated private dinners rather than large receptions. Because the format is a whole-restaurant buyout, a single party takes the entire space instead of a partitioned section, and bookings are handled by the venue’s private dining manager against a written buyout contract. Pricing is quoted as one all-in buyout total rather than a per-head rate, and the venue is explicit that the roughly $27,000 figure is where buyouts land after service charges and tax are added, not before. Check availability or request a quote for Protégé on VenueKonnex.

Space Features

• Restaurant in Palo Alto, California, booked for private events as a full-restaurant buyout
• Maximum 45 guests for a buyout — stated by the venue as a hard ceiling, not an example configuration
• The entire restaurant goes to one party for the booking; private events are not run as a partitioned or shared room
• Private events are coordinated by the venue’s private dining manager
• Buyouts are documented in a written buyout contract the venue issues to prospective clients
• Operated by the On Point Dining restaurant group

Pricing & Inclusions

• About $27,000 for a full-restaurant buyout, service charges and tax included. The venue states buyouts “typically end at about $27K or so” once those charges are added in — so this is an all-in total rather than a base rate that grows at invoicing.
• The figure is quoted as a single buyout total, not a per-person rate, and the venue frames it as where buyouts typically land rather than a fixed published price.
• The venue did not state a separate room-rental fee, deposit, minimum spend or per-person menu rate for this enquiry, so those are best confirmed directly through an inquiry.

Good to Know

• Buyouts cap at 45 guests. The venue confirmed in writing that it cannot accommodate parties above that count, which rules it out for larger receptions before an inquiry is made.
• Budgets below roughly $27,000 are unlikely to clear a buyout on the venue’s own numbers — useful to know before shortlisting.

Best For

Seats up to 45 on a full buyout — sized for private dinners rather than large receptions.

• Full-restaurant buyouts
• Private seated dinners
• Small private celebrations up to 45 guests

Frequently Asked Questions

How many guests does Protégé hold?
Up to 45. The venue states that 45 guests is its maximum capacity for buyouts.

What does it cost to book Protégé?
Buyouts typically finish at about $27,000. The venue states that figure is reached once service charges and taxes are added in, so it already includes them.

Is the $27,000 before or after service charges and tax?
After. The venue describes it as where buyouts typically end once service charges and taxes are added in.

How are private events booked?
As full-restaurant buyouts, arranged through the venue’s private dining manager and set out in a written buyout contract.

Can Protégé host more than 45 guests?
No. The venue states 45 guests is its maximum capacity for a buyout.

Where is Protégé?
Palo Alto, California, on the San Francisco Peninsula.

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Also comparing Bay Area event settings? See Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale for a larger corporate-event space, or Milpitas Community Center for a municipal hall in the South Bay. Further north, UUSS Main Hall in Sacramento rents by the six-hour block.

Last updated April 2026 — facts verified against the venue’s own written reply of that date.

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