I had the pleasure of working with Iman, we emailed and spoke on the phone. My birthday is Christmas Eve and I live upstate NY, so imagine me trying to plan a party without help. I told Iman how my friends/family and I like to have fun, she sent me a list of venues to look into. I chose Slate based off of my DJ friend's recommendation. I received final confirmation the day of the event (12/26) and we arrived at 9pm, this was the only issue - they had down 11pm. However Elise took care of us and got us situated. It was smooth sailing from there. Comped bottle of champagne and great attention to our table made it an awesome night. I would definitely recommend BPB and use their services again. Thank you Iman for everything!!! read more

Great experience with Birthday Party Booker recently. A good friend told me she was moving to Europe to work in a new office her company just opened. I wanted to make sure she had a great send-off, so after asking around about party planning services, a co-worker recommended Birthday Party Booker and told me it was a FREE service. So, of course I had to check it out! It was indeed free!! Lexie was my party specialist and after brainstorming for a few weeks, it was party time! The event was held at Carnival last Saturday. I could not believe the large reserved area compete with some free vodka. Over 100 people showed up and everyone had a wonderful time. The icing on the cake was my friend telling me she'd never forget this fabulous night. My birthday's coming up soon and I am going to have them plan a party for me! I highly recommend this excellent service and I am still in shock that it was FREE! The only cost whatsoever is a $50 gratuity to the vodka server, which was totally fine by me. I am surprised that more people haven't posted/heard about Birthday Party Booker! read more

Birthday Party Booker saved my birthday. My anxiety level was definitely at 10 before Iman and this service stepped in. I had very specific expectations related to venue, crowd and music and Iman ensured each was exceeded! She booked my reservation at Noble and there were no surprises. The price was exactly what we'd discussed (no hidden fees) and the staff was super attentive. I can't thank Iman and Birthday Party Booker enough. Thank you a million times! USE THIS SERVICE TO BOOK YOUR NEXT PARTY. See you next year! #MayDay2016 #ThisIsForty #TaurusSeasonAllYear read more

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I booked with BPB for the past 2 years and the service was always great. This year, however, they just seemed less attentive to serving you. I think it's because they're getting bigger and busier, and so they don't have time to really give you the smoothest service. 1 star for: Fast email replies (I worked with Katie for booking), fast text replies on the night of the event (Ryan) No stars for: (1) Katie didn't seem like she knew what the venues were like. Ex) I asked for Foundation and she suggested, among others, Slate which is completely different. She provided a list of other places, which was helpful, but it was such a broad range of venues by both size and type that it seemed like a very generic email. (2) I asked Katie if we could book the party under 2 names and she decidedly said No. This seemed silly to me since it doesn't take that much to just call the venue to add another name to the list, so I called the club myself and they didn't give me any trouble at all! Seemed like just pure lazy-ness on Katie's part. (3) BPB advertises that we should have "No lines" and "No cover," but the venue made us wait in line AND had the guys pay cover. I told them about BPB's policy and they said, "Did BPB explain to you OUR policy?" I don't know what the relationship is between BPB and 49 Grove, but someone needs to work better on the communication. Maybe it was because the guys came after 12am, but Katie specifically told us that we can arrive "anytime after 10pm." (4) We were supposed to get a comp'd bottle, but the club kept giving us trouble for it, asking for a "confirmation email." I really shouldn't have to fish through my email inbox whilst drunk just to prove that I get a comp'd bottle. BPB and 49 Grove should have had that communicated too. (5) Donna gave a list of contacts at the venue, but I wish she provided phone numbers for the contacts as well. It's very difficult to get in touch with your contact when you don't know what he looks like and it's a crowded bar/club. I ended up texting Ryan to find out where my comp'd bottle was, and he was responsive but not that helpful in the end. Overall, I don't think I will be using their service again. read more

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5 stars...for a place no one knows about and hasn't even been reviewed yet?! you bet. I have a feeling this is one of those that Yelpers like to keep under the radar, where the better it is, the more everyone wants to stay hushed. But in the interest of being a responsible Yelper, here goes: A few weeks before my birthday, I started feeling the inevitable initial pangs of having a big birthday party in New York - What bar/club is fun? How can I reserve a spot to fit 80-100 people on a Saturday night? How do I make sure my friends don't pay cover or stand in line? and most importantly, how do I get of all that without breaking the ATM? And then I randomly landed upon Birthday Party Booker, this events booking service that has relationships with a big bunch of venues in New York, and acts as your personal planner to get your venue booked (there's a sizable number of okay to pretty good venues, but you're not going to see the newest and hottest clubs on it). Ryan from BPB and I emailed back and forth a few times to finalize on a bar I liked, number of people, and he even asked what section of the bar I wanted to reserve. And that's it. My party night came, and at the door I gave my name and was escorted in to the huge VIP area next to the DJ, we got our own dedicated waitress, someone to guard our space so random people don't stroll in when the place got packed (which it did), and a bottle of Grey Goose, on the house! And.. Did I mention the entire service is free? The only thing I paid for was a tip for the waitress. And I thought we can't get anything for free nowadays. read more

Why pay ridiculous amounts of money for bottle service at clubs that don't know who you are, give your you and your guests attitude even when you've made table reservations weeks in advance and always have lingering feeling of... was this even worth it?!?! So a good friend of mine was looking for birthday plans in the city for a group of around 30-40 ppl. Having been around NYC for a couple years, I know this can easily get verrryyy pricey. A buddy of mine forwarded me a website for Birthday Party Bookers and I was convinced it was a cool idea but then again, I wondered, what's the catch? After checking all over the website to see if there was some loophole where I would have to pay a buttload of money, I gave in and emailed them. I was able to pick a hot location with a specific date and expected number of guests and best of all, we were comped a free bottle of grey goose! On the night of, we were greeted by the bouncer and manager who were already expecting us and escorted us to our table. No lines, no cover and no hassle for our guests all night. UNREAL!!! Any other venue would have us booking tables with a minimum bottle requirement and still would've gotten cover charges and attitude at the door. We ended up tipping extra for the service and loved how smoothly the whole night went after some terrible incidents at other venues with mediocre results. Even though I didn't remember much toward the end of the night, I definitely remembered having a great time with friends and not having to worry about all the things that could've gone wrong with trouble at the door and paying a crap load for bottles/tables. All in all, a great night and would highly recommend Birthday Party Bookers for friends looking to have a great time without the hassles of a typical event planning in the city. read more

If you would like to celebrate an occasion, be it a birthday, girls night out, a farewell or any good time for that matter, and you want to do it without the hassle, you HAVE to work with Chris. He has been helping me celebrate many great moments over the years. All you have to do is pick a venue and let him know the date. If it's available, he works his magic and voila! You and your friends are greeted at the door with no wait, escorted to a table with a bottle, and dance the night away. Thanks Chris, for making it so easy to celebrate life! read more

Ryan is the MAN. I was planning a fundraiser for GEMS, a non profit that does outreach for girls at risk of sex trafficking in NYC. We needed a rooftop bar that would allow cash donations at the door, art instillations, merch table, and our line up of djs. He made. it. happen. All for free. We booked the prestigious Empire Hotel Rooftop for 7 hours and raised $2300 in donations. Pennies to a NYC venue but a huge difference for the girls it will help. He even made phone calls on July 3rd right before independence day vacation and managed all the people involved. read more

I used BPB for my 26th birthday this past weekend because it has really become a hassle trying to get a crowd of 30+ into nyc venues. I saw the reviews and figured its worth a shot. Ariel was very quick at responding to my emails and discussing options. I ended up choosing The Anchor for my event. WHen we arrived and said my name they knew exactly who I was and lead us all to our private section. They also included a bottle and even 4 cupcakes :) Very cute. My boyfriend was buying drinks at the bar all night and said he was treated very well. Overall, great experience with BPB. Free entry + bottle - the hassle = WIN. I will def be referring them to all my friends:) read more

So the first and last time I ever used BPB was for a friend's birthday party/bachelorete party. We originally booked it for "Hudson Common" and we wanted a bottle of prosecco. We got to "Hudson Common" and they said we weren't on the list. I showed them all of the emails between Ryan and I, confirming our reservations. Ariele had some family emergency and perhaps there was miscommunication. We waited around for almost a half hour to see if any parties were leaving their table. We weren't able to get a table at "Hudson Common", even though half the tables were empty but they were "reserved" and we couldn't sit down, as those guests were going to come later on in the night. Ultimately, the concierge brought us to "Henry", the other bar in the Hudson Hotel. The bar was ok. We were able to switch out the free bottle of prosecco for a bottle of vodka, which was nice that they were able to do that for us but the vodka was an obscure brand and tasted watered down. Honestly, I wouldn't use BPB again. It was a hassle and the venue didn't have our reservations in their system. I've gotten bottle service in the past and will continue to do it the way we've been doing it, paying full price. read more

Abridged version: Donna is AWESOME, i recommend this service to ANYONE AND EVERYONE! Unabridged version: I feel so absolutely lucky that I used Birthday Party Booker!! I had already made a few reservations to a bunch of places (couldn't make up my mind) and spoke to promoters, and up until like 3 days before my birthday I just wasn't completely satisfied with any of the venues and/or the deals. That was when I found Birthday Party Booker - and to my surprise this was the best thing that happened to me and I REALLY wish I knew about it earlier. The yelp reviews helped reassure me that this is not a scam (I know, it looks like one because it's too good to be true, even their website had spam potential). My boyfriend had already made a reservation for Slate before I contacted Birthday Party Booker (which is a no no, I'll exlpain later). I really liked Slate as a venue, but contacting Slate directly only helped us negotiate a $600 minimum tab deal - which was really hefty even though i had about 30 guests. I just didn't want that kind of obligation. I filled out the form online and received an email back within an hour (this was 9am)! I worked with Donna and she was able to get me a table, a comped bottle of vodka w/ mixers, no cover, and no lines...for free! And there was no minimums or additional requirements for bottles or anything. It was easy and simple. You confirm via email that thats the deal you want, then they send it to the venue for verification (seems like it usually works out) Of course, this became an issue later when we all found out that we had already made a reservation, so it got a little tricky. And that was definitely our fault on our end. BOTH Donna and Slate were really nice about working things out with us. Donna was SO patient with me even though I was freaking out. I found out Friday that Slate couldn't take our Birthday Party Booker request, and my party was the next day on Saturday. I called Slate to negotiate a deal myself (Donna couldn't get involved since it might ruin their relationship with the venue, which I 100% understand) and I came to a compromise with Slate of doing a min $300 tab on top of the comped bottle from party booker (better than the previous $600) In between the time of me waiting to hear back from Slate (they had to check w/ upper management to see if they could still give me the free bottle), I was freaking out because if the deal didn't work out, I was back to the drawing board and the party was the next day! Donna was great at giving me back up suggestions and when I picked a back up place, she was speedy in contacting them. She made me feel calm and said they've even booked parties on the day of before. I was also annoying the entire time asking 1000 questions - and she was able to handle that with the best attitude both in email and on the phone (they are very accessible). All in all, I ended up having a smooth night at Slate So, if you don't screw up like I did and double book, your entire night would have been free without any minimums or ANY hassel. I'm just so happy I found BPB. Donna is amazing, and they are good at what they do. I think BPB is just Donna and Ryan but I'm not entirely sure. They have a good amount of places to choose from and excellent relationships with the venues. read more

Review: Cellar Bar/Bryant Park Hotel/Derek Long story short when I arrived the 'Party Booker' fairy tale disappeared and crazy double gratuities amounts, additional tax manifested unto a bill. The manager says, "these promoters don't really coordinate deals with us." I do not know if this is true - or how organized the company is - but logically you are going through a third party and when you arrive it is up to the venue for them dictate what happens. The 5 stars reviews are probably maintained with the better relationships these promoters have with certain establishments...my guess is that it is still a hit or miss. We still had a good time, the music at Cellar Bar is well worth it - but for all the planning and subsequent failure of service - I wish I would have worked directly with the venue myself. My advice, be careful. read more

This free service is absolutely great. I do not know why many people haven't been using them. I dealt directly with Ryan and he was great in offering suggestions for me and a few deals that could be offered. I was able to set up a 30+ person reservation at foundation with a free bottle of Grey goose(just pay tax and gratuity). There was originally some confusion on the deal when I got there, but it was sorted out quickly. There was absolutely no hassle for any of my friends to get. Even though, this venue wasn't large, it turned out perfect, as my friends and I took about 50% of the place up and raged out to really good music. I honestly, recommend this service, to anyone who is looking for a good time on their birthday and doesn't want their friends to deal with a hassle to get into venues(which is a popular headache in NYC.) read more

06/23/2010 when this happened: This one has been a long time coming. I can even bring up all the emails to verify all the following about how much I would just not waste my time with them. I tried them thanks to yelp but when planning my birthday I was told because I didn't have enough people I could not get any kind of drinks. ONLY AFTER having to email about the drinks THREE TIMES, since all he could do was keep telling me how great Katwalk was. I originally wanted to go to Carnival but I got bumped to midnight due to another party. But whatever that's just the start. I don't know if Ryan doesn't know about these places but he couldn't pick a club out of a hat of all these clubs hes so in touch with, so I settled on Katwalk. I have heard good things about this place from friends who I know party. Now even as great as this place is, there is hardly ever a line, so the not waiting on line thing here, useless, no cover part, Katwalk doesn't have a cover, also useless. The only plus would have been getting the drinks which again because of my group size I couldn't get and for the third time Ryan proved himself useless. Its only benefit to anyone is someone from out of town who knows nothing about the where to go around NYC to party. His three selling points were all a strike out. read more

I am surprised that more people don't use Birthday Party Booker given how incredible the service is. I decided to throw a last minute going away party and filled out the inquiry form on the Thursday before the party on Saturday (told you this was quite last minute). Ryan was extremely prompt about contacting me and worked with me to smoothly and seamlessly plan a party for that weekend. After browsing a large selection of locations they work with, I decided to have my party at Foundation. I received a complimentary bottle of Grey Goose (I only had to pay tip). It seems too good to be true, but trust me, there were seriously no gimmicks. I showed up and the staff at the club had the table ready to go in minutes. Incredibly easy and best idea ever. Would highly recommend them to anyone (and everyone) planning a party! read more

Nightlife has got to be, at once, the #1 most loved and hated thing about New York, ESPECIALLY when you're planning someone's birthday. You want it to be fun but not too stressful, fancy but not too exclusive, and the whole time there's this giant sword of Damocles hanging over your head reminding you that should you fail, you will forever be branded as that-guy-that-couldn't-plan-your-friend's-birthday, destroying your modicum of a social life and subjecting you to mortifying ostracization on Facebook from which you will never recover. It's real in these streets. That's why BPB's services are kind of hard to believe at first. They claim to take all the stress out of party planning in a context wherein "party planning" just seems like a synonym for a particular brand of nightmarish, panic-inducing stress. But BPB is like birthday party Gandalf. You call them, they show up, and BOOM - you've saved Gondor, been crowned the people's champ, and are free to kick it with your hobbit homies and bang your hot elvish wife. #factsonly Ariel N. and BPB helped me book a party for my girlfriend and 30 of her closest friends at Hotel Chantelle on Saturday, October 12th, with about a week's notice. Smooth experience all the way. They got us a great deal on a table reservation, a few bottles of liquor and hassle-free entry for the whole group. Considering the scene and the ropes at Chantelle on your average weekend night, this was definitely the way to go. Everyone had a blast. It's dangerous to go alone. Call BPB. (I think that's enough nerd references in one review.) read more

Wow! What else can I say! Chris was amazing. I had no idea where to start trying to organize my daughters sweet 16 birthday party. All it took was one phone call to Chris. Easy as that! Within minutes, he knew exactly the right venue, the right food, the right DJ, the right everything! My daughter had the best time! Her friends will be talking about this party for years to come. I will defiantly be calling again for my corporate parties. read more

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Did not have a good experience with this, well i get to the venue that was "all set" for my party, and what do you know "sorry hun we have you for tomorrow night"................really? when in about 4 emails i specified the date and haha the spelling of my name, which was repeatedly spelled wrong in the emails from the party booker. Finally the venue, was kind enough to help us out, which was no trouble since no one was even there, but sat us in a cramped corner, didn't give us any complementary bottle of anything. That's fine, we ate, had fun and made the most out of it. Wasted my time, didn't really help with much, and Ryan isn't very personable. I guess that's just how it is in this business... Thanks for Nada read more

These guys are the real deal. Don't look anywhere else if you want a fun NYC birthday. Last year, I organized my birthday by myself and spent an unreasonable amount of money for a table and bottle service at a club. This year, I discovered BPB, and within one hour of my contacting them, they hooked me up with free cover at Slate for my 30+ guests, a FREE bottle of vodka with chasers, and two tables where my guests could sit/leave their handbags/coats. I had good service all night, and was EXTREMELY impressed. All I had to do was pay for tax/gratuity on the bottle which ended up being $60 - TOTALLY worth it. My guests had a great time and we danced the night away at Slate. HIGHLY recommend BPB. My only criticism (if any) is the somewhat limited choice of venues. They do seem to have great relationships with only certain clubs, and you might have to compromise on your venue of choice. I had never been to Slate before BPB suggested it, and while it wouldn't have been my first choice of venues, it was still great so no complaints there! I will DEFINITELY use BPB again! read more

BPB knows how to treat their clients!!! My party was given a free bottle of grey goose, all my friends got in quickly and for free. This should be too good to be true...but it's not, it's a very free and very awesome service. Thank you, and I look forward to my next booking with you guys!!!! read more

I did my birthday party at Lilium and Ariel from BPB came to my rescue and it worked out really well because everyone had a blast! Pro's: 1. Clear communication & always available 2. Understood my needs and made it happen 3. Guests: ~ 25. No entry issues 4. Bought 1 bottle (Johnnie Black) and got 1 free (house vodka) Cons: 1. Did not call or text during night to see if we had any issues. I can live with it :) 2. Overall did not get enough touch points confirming my reservation 3. Some guests paid cover. Its possible that Lilium was trying to be sleazy I will definitely use them again! read more

This was a great service to use, especially at a moment's notice. Ariel was helpful and managed to set up my party for 20+ people within a few days. I have recommended this service to friends, my experience was very smooth and accommodating. read more

This was a waste of time. You don't need them in order to get into these places and have a party. As a matter of fact, they are the uneccessary middle men. The place that I went was called Forum. Mike (the worst party specialist EVER) told me that I had to spend $350 to reserve the table and that includes my 2 bottles; not complimentary bottles. That bastard also told me I can carry a cake there. Come to find out that the place was very empty on a friday nite, didn't have to spendany money, just grab a table and they told me I could not bring in my bday cake!!! The ppl at Forum felt sorry for me that birthdaypartybooker.com screwed me over and they gave me and my friends a few free drinks. Any good reviews you see about this company is likely written by staff. This service SUCKS!!! A waste of time and money. Don't walk away, RUN AWAY! read more

I used Birthday Party Booker to plan my husband's birthday party at Suite 36 this past weekend. I'm from LI and not too familiar with New York bars or clubs and wanted to find something sports-themed. My rep Ariel did all the legwork in helping me pick the right place for a party of 30. I went with Suite 36 at her suggestion and was not disappointed! We reserved a table area and got a buy-one-get-one-free deal on vodka bottles. Everyone also got in for free, even though the place was packed because of the UFC fight that day. The venue itself was nice and new, with lots of screens everywhere and waitresses in very small outfits, which was a bonus gift I didn't intend to give my husband! We got some appetizers for the party and really, really loved the mac-and-cheese and lamb sliders. My husband and our friends all had a wonderful time; everyone was asking how I put it all together. Leading up to the event Ariel was incredibly responsive; she went above and beyond and answered every single question I had. I came away from the whole experience very impressed that they plan these parties for free. I'd never heard of this service before, but I would definitely use it again for future parties because it's just so easy. read more

Disclaimer: This is a joint review for Birthday Party Booker & Katra Lounge. 3.5 Stars: But, 'coz I'm nice + Yelp does not give the option of the half star, I will click on 4 stars & not 3 stars. My friend & I were looking to organize another friend's Birthday for this past w/end. We had some challenges: We were a BIG PARTY (15 - 20 people) + wanted NO BOTTLE SERVICE/ NO MINIMUM ('coz every1 wants their own drinks) + free entry, a guest list, a table, NO COVER, wanted a nice, sophisticated, classy dance place etc. all 4 a night out on SATURDAY. All this in NYC - nearly impossible. To our rescue, came Birthday Party Booker! Please note BPB is an all free service @ no charge to the consumer - very cool. Donna was gr8. She confirmed our Table at Katra Lounge early in the week. We were satisfied & so pleased that we found a place that met all our innumerable demands but still a lil unsure as we didn't have a confirmation email. Come Friday (1 day b4 the party), we do get a confirmation email. Only, that it has a negative - we were told that since ours is a 'free' table, Katra might ask us to leave the table at 12:30 - 1 AM unless we have enough drinks &/or if we do not do Bottle Service then. We were disappointed as this was told to us so late in the day but since we had no other options, had to go with it. Wish Donna would've communicated this to us earlier & we could've worked out a better deal. Anyway, come Saturday night - We reach Katra Lounge at about 10:30 PM. We were very glad - the place had a guest list under our names. Although we did have to wait a bit, we were shown a cosy corner table in the basement. When we first entered, the place was relatively empty - but did get PACKED as the night progressed. Katra NYC is unlike other cramped dingy lounges in L.E.S. etc. The interiors r nice. It's quite spacious esp. if one has a table. Most of our guests came in by 11:30 PM & we had a good time. The music was good, the drinks (that each of us got from the bar) was nice, the food some of us ordered was yumm (pretty good 4 a midnight lounge place) too. Cut to all of us having a good time, dancing & talking & singling & drinking (we did get a LOT of drinks at the bar which was right next to our table)...the Katra server/bouncer/manger/some1 came to our table at 12:45 AM & gave us 15 mins. to clear up & leave the table as they had a party waiting who had purchased a bottle. BUMMER. I tried to negotiate & reason with them - "we had had & were having so many drinks/food etc...no point in making us leave the table." But, they were adamant & so we had to vacate the table. Anyway, we gathered our belongings & went close to the bar. We kept dancing & drinking away. There was 1 positive & 1 negative from this: Positive: I respected that Donna/BPB had not lied to us & we were prepared for this. Negative: I think Katra uses this as a strategy to make sure groups purchase bottles then. If I am not mistaken, there was no party waiting at all. It was packed all right & some people just went + sat there. I doubt they bought a bottle. But, they had to prove a point so I guess that's what they did. We had a lot of fun (with our additional drinks & dancing) till about 2 AM & then left Katra as we were done, it was too crowded etc. All in all, it was a gr8 fun night & I will give props to BPB for helping us plan & book this party. Katra was a nice venue for a B'day Party as well. I recommend using Birthday Party Booker to help BOOK a party &/or Katra as a venue to have a fun night out! :-) read more

I've been fortunate enough to have really fun and great birthday parties in the past as Ryan has booked 3 of my party locations for me. He helped book my birthday parties at Aspen Social Club, Chelsea Manor and Mister H over the last few years and for the most part they didn't disappoint. I've always given him the details of what I want, in terms of venue spacing, atmosphere, music and bottles and he's come thru each time with reasonable offers. He's extremely reliable and I recommend anyone wanting to plan a birthday party to contact him and Ariel for assistance on booking a venue. Now that I have someone reliable to go to for party planning, I feel more at ease knowing the burder of searching for a location won't be on my shoulders! read more

Short version: Don't use Party Booker. I used them twice and both times there have been hiccups. The most recent one was enough to make me write a review and never use them again. Long version: I worked with Iman to book my 27th birthday at Ainsworth Bar in Midtown. I specified with her and confirmed with her that I wanted the lounge area in the back of the restaurant with couches. The party was booked for dinner and drinks for my group of 34 (two of my guests are in wheelchairs). I arrived at the restaurant and they directed us to the back area near the lounge, but not to the lounge. They brought us to two high top tables near the dj that would seat 12 people (6 people per table). The hostess told me it was reserved as a cocktail hour and was supposed to be as a standing room area. The hostess and manager at Ainsworth insisted this was the way it was reserved and the lounge area was not guaranteed when it was booked through Party Booker. The lounge was set up for a party of 100 for that evening and we couldn't use it. Additionally, there was supposed to be a party of 50 at a 6 person high top table next to us for the same type of event: cocktail hour/standing room. Ridiculous. How were we supposed to order food, drinks, and socialize - especially for my friends in wheelchairs? As you can imagine, I was very disappointed in Party Booker in the lack of communication in booking my birthday party. After complaining to the manager at Ainsworth, they gave us more tables and chairs. We had to find some low tables for my friends in wheelchairs because obviously they couldn't join my group at the high top tables and they were not able to mingle with the rest of the group because of the last minute seating arrangements. It was a very stressful night. Again, I don't know at which end was the miscommunication, but I was very unsatisfied with Party Booker. One positive: Iman responded to my emails quickly as we were booking it and she was very accessible as we were setting up the party. Unfortunately, with two mishaps from using Party Booker, I will not be taking another chance with them. I will not be using Party Booker again or recommending it to anyone. read more

I have to admit I was a little weary when I found out my sister was visiting NYC for her 36th birthday. She brought two of her friends who were also relatively new to the city. I wanted to show her a great time. A literary agent friend of mine told me about Ryan at Birthday Party Booker, she had used them for her friend's 40th and couldn't sing their praises enough. It was somewhat last minute (this was due to my own procrastination) but birthday party booker was SPOT ON, I wanted a place that would be fun but not too intense, and didn't want to be bombarded with Bridge and Tunnel guys hitting on my sister. We decided on Katra in the L.E.S. for my sister's predilection with Middle Eastern cuisine and love of cocktails. The night turned out perfect. The atmosphere was exactly what I was looking for, all our friends had a great time, and most importantly, my sister had a blast. They also offered a bottle of champagne, ad gratis. And when she walked into Katra, I think her mind was sufficiently blown. Birthday Party Booker is exactly what they advertised - hassle free party planning by awesome, lively people. No cover, no lines for us. They really made the night special. I can't sing their praises enough as well. Oh, and their services were FREE. read more

Everything was great. We had our place at the Chester. Great time and we had no cover. Ariel was great and accommodating we planned this last minute and it was great! read more

I cannot say enough about BPB! I make it a point to Yelp! the good, as well as the bad, and was so excited to share my experience with Birthday Party Booker. Like others, I was pretty skeptical about the ease of the process but it was really that easy; call BPB, pick a place, show up, walk right in because I have my own VIP list and bam! table! Everyone at the bar, from security to bartenders to management, was fantastic and treated us really well. I was lucky enough to work with Ryan and my night turned out amazing. My friends and I had a great time and I can't wait to book again! Much love, BPB and thanks for everything!!!!! read more

A free, no hassle, attentive service to get you all set up for your birthday...how fabulous! I chose Katra as my venue (see review, 5*s!). Between Derek from birthday party booker, to Chris the owner of Katra, my night was drama free and fun filled. Set me up with the specific table I wanted and everything, which many places wouldn't do, you get what they give you. But they were great, from options to communication. Excellent! read more

I'm actually really surprised that this party booker doesn't have more reviews on Yelp. When I first read about this, I thought it was definitely too good to be true- no hassle entrance at the door for a huge group of 30 people? Free tables AND No bottle minimum? I was so worried that this was a hoax- I ended up emailing Ryan (my contact at party booker) numerous times before my party (I'm glad he didn't try file a complaint against me)..and was still kind of expecting the hostess to say "are you kidding?" when I walked into the club. Then I walked into the club (Pranna), no cover for my entire group, and a free table with our own area....I'm still surprised that it went by so smoothly. read more

Amazing service!! I used them for my bf's graduation party on Eve and everything was perfect!! I had the party st Foundations, and I told the bouncers (who are very friendly) that I reserved a table through party booker and they immediately said "Candice! You can just go to the bar and they will assist you." The bartender gave us our table and we received a liter of Grey Goose and we only had to pay for the tax which was $50!! Donna was really helpful and she answered all of my questions. I will use them again in the future!! read more

SOOOO WORTH IT!!!! They make life SO SO SO much easier when planning a party with a big group of friends! You look on their site, pick a bar, or ask them for suggestions of places they work with based on your wants and needs. They make all of the arrangements for you. We got in quickly (in our case, at Forum), and even found a table and comped bottle waiting for us! We only paid gratuity! AWESOME. Usually planning a birthday is so stressful, but this was very easy! read more

I just celebrated my 28th birthday Saturday June 7 2014, and I must say it was a great time. I was lucky enough to find this company and plan everything a week before. All I did was email them and tell them I wanted a venue for 20 people. I spoke to Ariel, she took her time explaining all the options I had. We decided to go to CO-OP in the east village, all my guests had free entrance, a table next to the DJ, and we got a free bottle of sky vodka. This was such stress free planning and I will definitely be contacting them for my 29th birthday or any other big event. read more

I used BPB for a birthday booking and I would definitely recommend this service to anyone booking a birthday in New York City. Pros: * Ariel Notaro, our specialist, was fantastic! She was very prompt, very professional, and very accommodating to our needs. * The service is as good as it claims - we got a table at 49Grove, a free bottle and the only cost was gratuity on the bottle (~150$) which is a steal when split between people. The table was large and fit all of our guests (~30 people). * They have a multitude of venues all over New York City so you can definitely be anywhere you want to be location wise (uptown, midtown, downtown) * Another thing I liked was that we stated some of our special requests and that was accommodated as well. * There is no fine print, no surprise service charge, nothing out of the ordinary. Just go to the venue and have a great time. Cons: * None I can think of. read more

Love these guys. BPB is the best idea to hit the party scene ever! They have booked a few parties for me and my friends at different bars and clubs in NYC and we have always had great service, an amazing time and zero issues. Ryan, the owner, is very hands on, accommodating and professional. He always makes sure that everything goes smoothly and that we are having a great time. BPB always hook us up with amazing deals, makes sure we have zero hassles and always VIP service where ever they book us. I would not use anyone else to book a party! I highly recommend them. read more

Just want to say that if I could give 6 stars I would. The service was absolutely great, fast, easy, and most importantly professional. I had my bday party this past Saturday in Slate. They organized a guest list got me I'm Slate so all of my friends could get in without any issue, host knew exactly who I was and what package I had selected. The night went amazing, all my friends got in without any problem and we all had a great night. The most important part of is all I had to do is send Birthday Party Booker an email and they took care all the trouble organizing everything for me. I'll be emailing them again next year got my bday!!! read more

I used BPB to plan my boyfriend's 25th birthday bash at Slate. Within 24 hours, I got a response from Ariel, who was extremely helpful and responsive. I got a confirmation regarding the venue almost immediately, all I had to do was show up at Slate. Aaaannnnd. It was just that. As soon as I was at the door, I was greeted by our designated person. She told us I had our table waiting for us. All our guests had no issues getting inside. We were escorted immediately to our area, and our free bottle service came instantly. It was definitely a fun night and I would recommend this site/service to anyone. I will most, most definitely use it again! read more

Technically, I would say 4.5 but I would give this place the benefit of the doubt. My party planner definitely pulled through for me. I had my birthday party at Pranna and the party planner was absolutely amazing. I definitely had my reservations due to bad birthday parties in the past, however this guy definitely followed through. Any hitches throughout the night, a quick text fixed it all. I was amazed by the speed and efficiency. I definitely felt like the princess of the night. The promises on the website were more or less true. None of my friends payed cover even after midnight, which I guess was standard at the venue. The lines get longer throughout the night and there was nothing I could do about that, but it wasn't that long of a wait to my understanding. My table was fairly large until one of the hosts decided to take away one table because I wasn't exactly paying for bottle service. And I didn't exactly get any complimentary alcohol but I was okay with that. BUT hey, to have a party in NY isn't easy without lots of cash for the bottle service. So I would say I had a great time, and I definitely recommend the service! read more