Gala Dinners at the RDS
Want to host an unforgettable gala dinner for 3,000? You’re in the right place. The RDS offers a range of extraordinary and distinctive spaces that can be dressed to create unique dining experiences, from refined and elegant to cool and contemporary.
It’s not just our venue and our food that has clients returning year after year. It’s our experience and attention to detail. We can coordinate a unique themed dining experience or offer you an all-inclusive package that covers hall rental, 3 to 5 course meals, decoration, lighting, and floral centrepieces. All the little touches that will create a dazzling night and an unforgettable dining experience.
Gala Dinner Capacities
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Hall 1 (Main Hall)
1,900
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Hall 2 (Shelbourne Hall)
1,200
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Hall 3 (Serpentine Hall)
600
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Hall 4 (Industries Hall)
1,400
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Hall 6 (Clyde Room)
200
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Hall 7 (Concert Hall)
450
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Hall 8 (Simmonscourt)
6,470
Concert Hall Package
The RDS Concert Hall is regarded as one of Ireland’s premier venues for gala dinners, awards ceremonies and corporate events. We are delighted to offer all-inclusive dinner packages for large catering events from 500 guests Our experienced team would be happy to discuss all the options available with you today.
RDS Hospitality
RDS Hospitality, our on-site caterer can provide a complete range of food and drink experiences to suit your audience. The team are dedicated to providing the best quality food using seasonal Irish locally sourced produce from a range of specialist suppliers, rare breed farmers and artisan producers. You’ll find everything from fine dining to healthy finger food for networking lunches, drink receptions and canapés. You’ll also find quality cafés and branded food units to cater for every taste, all delivered with fast friendly service.
Food Sustainability
Our Executive Head Chef has created menus that combine the best seasonal Irish ingredients, flavours, and produce. Bringing together our bespoke and unique Leinster based suppliers provide truly fantastic quality produce, reducing our carbon footprint and helping local small businesses. Our menus combine the best ingredients, flavours and hand-crafted inspiration created by our in-house chef and catering team. Every dish is prepared individually, using locally sourced and seasonal ingredients, sparking new conversation, and helping you and your guests to make connections, feel healthier and more productive.
Excellent Experience at Versatile Venue
In all aspects, the team are an absolute pleasure to work with and extremely responsive to requests and suggestions, which is why we continue to return year after year. In both preparation and in delivery, we had an extremely positive experience and I look forward to working with the RDS again for our next event.
