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October 2024 by Mary Shultz
We loved Mess Hall as our wedding venue! Al was incredibly responsive and helpful. He made the planning process much smoother by always being available to answer questions and give suggestions. Additionally, because the venue is also a food incubator, he was able to make excellent suggestions for catering.
The venue itself is a gem—unique, versatile, and full of character. The space allowed us to get creative, and we were given carte blanche to design a wedding that truly reflected our vision. We couldn't have been happier with how it all came together.
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August 2024 by J. R.
This review is for Islandzestdc. The food is AMAZING. I ordered the curry goat and chicken dhal puri roti. As a roti fan I must say this is the BEST roti in DC. Lite, flaky, delicious, the curry goat was super tender and melted in meh mouth. Definitely my new go to spot for roti.
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July 2024 by Bobbie Sta. Maria
Al helped our office pull off an offbeat concept for our summer party (live cook-off!). He worked with us through every detail, referred us to food vendors, and helped ensure we stayed within budget. Our guests had a grand time and some said they might try it sometime. Highly recommend Mess Hall for wild ideas!
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June 2024 by ByAsa Photography
Great venue for a wedding reception! Staff was very helpful and professional. Lots of great photo ops and cool textures at the Mess Hall and nearby!
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June 2024 by Matt Volk
After our original venue backed out at the last minute, Al & the Mess Hall community came through and helped us host a hugely successful 100-person fundraiser at Mess Hall. Especially given the urgent/last minute nature of our event, Al was incredibly receptive, responsive, and supportive as we worked with him to fully realize our fundraising event. Mess Hall is a great space - cozy, well-located, and, importantly, a 'blank canvas' with lots of options to make your event come to life. Al & co have a selection of furniture (tables, chairs, etc) to rent if you prefer to streamline the process; you can bring your own decorations and furnishing if you had something more specific in mind. Furthermore, they have an incredible group of local and upcoming caterers that use the kitchen space there, making catering incredibly easy (and delicious). We were able to easily accommodate vegan and gluten-free dietary restrictions with one of their caterers (Kam & 46). Finally, their bar features hyper-local drink options from the DC area; our bartender for the event was great.
In short: Mess Hall is a great venue, with a great mission, and great people behind it. The pricing was also incredibly reasonable. I would gladly collaborate with them again! Thanks for everything, Al!
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May 2024 by James O'Leary
Hosted a wedding dance party at Mess Hall for ~180 friends and family. It was an absolute blast! Cannot fully express how absolutely wonderful Al, Jordan, Ashley, Marcus, and all the staff and vendors were to work with. So communicative and did everything they could to make our vision a reality. 11 out of 10, would host another event with them!
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March 2024 by T Dinh
We held a combo Lunar New Year party and one-year wedding anniversary event at Mess Hall DC for about ~40 people and it was spectacular! Working with Al and his team from start to finish was great. Al is super responsive, helpful, and was committed to helping us realize our vision for this event. He gave me helpful recommendations on vendors (we hired a food truck to cater the event and the served food to order at the fully equipped demo kitchen / prep kitchen set-up in the event space) that he trusted and had used in the past and was on site for our whole entire event. The Mess Hall Team were fantastic all night, especially our super cool bartender that Al helped to secure for the evening for our open bar. I cannot say enough good things about the venue, Al, and his entire team. If you're looking for a unique space for your event in the DC area, then definitely check Mess Hall out!!! All of our guests loved the space and everyone had a fun evening together.
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December 2023 by Andrea Najera-Lopez
The "INSIDE" of the venue is nice, cozy and good size. But the "OUTSIDE" is a bit sketchy..... Parking may be difficult and a bit confusing to find the door.
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November 2023 by Dalia Castanon
Clean and has everything you need to work there, very attentive.
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October 2023 by Sahar Roques
Al and the staff have been wonderful accommodating the start up kitchen needs with an affordable fee for the past 4 years. Thank you!
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October 2023 by Simon Ritchie
My wife I used Mess Hall for a wedding party and it was an amazing party. Staff are super helpful, the space is great for music and catering, and it's in a great part of town. Highly recommend as an event space!
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June 2023 by Dan Joseph
We held our wedding at Mess Hall and thoroughly appreciated working with Al, Jordan, and the team. They were not at all frightened by our plans for a giant bake-off amongst our guests, music on a vinyl record player, book exchange, and more! They had terrific recommendations for people to hire, suggestions for places to rent additional chairs, and tips for how to make their space work for us! The venue is a wonderfully adaptable space with great vibes and lovely staff.
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February 2023 by Cheryl Eshleman
This is a wonderful place for any event you might be considering. Al and his staff are wonderfully flexible, considerate and more than completely capable of providing an excellent experience. Lovely and unique facilities, everyone will enjoy Mess Hall!
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February 2023 by Alex Rivas
Great vegan options
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December 2022 by Letoya Monteith
From the start of planning Al and the entire Mess Hall staff were utterly fantastic!I coordinated an event from Ohio, in DC and it was flawless. Al was timely in email replies, funny, kind, thoughtful, organized, and thorough to work alongside. Im hoping that my work takes me back to DC because I wont hesitate to book this incredible space again.If I could give them 10 out of 5 I would.
