Our dinners usually start with an optional 45-60 minute cocktail hour (cash bar) where you check in with your host who will introduce you to other members so you can take advantage of socializing at the bar with someone new.

After the cocktail hour, dinner is served at tables of 8-12 members. We arrange seating generally based on age so that you will be dining with your peers. From the mix and mingle hour until the end of the dinner is usually about 3 hours, maximizing dining enjoyment and conversation opportunities.

Dinners are three or four courses with appealing choices from each restaurant’s menu, with menus occasionally made specifically for The Ivy Gourmet. The cost of each meal is listed in our newsletter and calendar. The price includes tax & tip, a glass of wine, and coffee or tea. All meals are prepaid, so there is no reason to take out  your wallet or your purse — unless you decide to have an extra glass of wine or other drink, at which time the server will hand you a separate check. You are never responsible for anyone else’s meals or drinks.