Wedding Reception Venues in Heidelberg

Choosing the Right Wedding Reception Venue

Receptions in Heidelberg tend to take one of two shapes: a standing celebration with canapés and a bar, or a seated feast shared around a table. The pub on Lower Heidelberg Road suits the first, and the restaurant on Burgundy Street suits the second.

Neither is a conventional ballroom, which suits couples wanting something more relaxed.

How each reception space works:

Standing reception: 100 to 180 guests can mingle across the bar and covered, heated terrace of The E.Bar @ The Old England Hotel.
Seated feast: the restaurant's Florence Room (26) and Tuscan Room (30) can be joined for a table of 50 at Little Black Pig & Sons.
The look: a pub bar with pool tables and a stone-walled lounge next door, against private dining rooms in black and gold.
Slideshow: the couple's photos can run on the bar's three big TVs, whereas the restaurant has no audio-visual gear so you would bring your own.
Budget: from $26 per person for cocktail food at the bar, or $110 per person for the restaurant's shared four-course menu.

Smaller weddings can look to the hotel's gallery upstairs, seating 30 to 40, or its rooftop terrace, which holds 80 to 110.

DJs are welcome, and an in-house system covers a playlist of your own.
Balloons and your own cake are both fine at the bar.
A larger guest list can spill into the stone-walled lounge beside the bar.
Final numbers are needed 72 hours ahead, once a deposit has held the date.

Planning a seated reception

The sharing menu runs through shared antipasti, two pastas, slow-cooked pork belly and desserts such as tiramisu.
Wine and other drinks are chosen on the night, or packaged once a group reaches 14.
Nothing from outside is allowed, wine included, so the wedding cake needs a separate plan.
Vegan guests should be flagged 48 hours ahead.

Common Questions About Wedding Reception Venues

Can a wedding cake come into either venue?

Bar guests may bring a cake along, whereas the restaurant keeps to its own kitchen and doesn't allow outside cakes.

Which Heidelberg space suits a reception of around 40 guests?

Little Black Pig & Sons seats 50 when its two private dining rooms are combined. The Old England Hotel's upstairs gallery also takes seated dinners of 30 to 40.

Is The E.Bar's outdoor area covered?

Yes, the terrace that goes with the bar is covered and heated, and it is yours alone during a function.

How much notice does the bar need for final guest numbers?

Three days, or 72 hours, before the function. Payment of the food, bar tab and room hire follows a week out.

Wedding Reception Venues in Heidelberg