This is a venue for private dining that is a really incredible experience. I imagine corporate,…read morerehearsal dinners, and special events. Their own description The Back Room is the private dining venue for High Street Hospitality Group, conveniently located in Center City, Philadelphia. Food is amazing as are servers who really know and understand the menu.

We had an excellent experience at the Back Room for a holiday family dinner for 16 people. We all…read moresat at a long table. The venue communicated well with us before the event so we knew what to expect and they were ready for us with our preferences. The staff was fantastic. We had a great time with Julian and other team members. The food was delicious and interesting. Highly recommend!

Power Plant Productions was the perfect venue to host our June 2021 wedding, and the Power Plant…read moreteam went above and beyond to help manage our event details (after having to reschedule our date twice!). The venue: If you're looking for a gorgeous and unique venue space, with an industrial feel and blank canvas to work with, then Power Plant is for you! It has a great Old City location and is truly unlike any other wedding venue we've ever been to. Featuring large floor to ceiling windows, and beautiful white walls, the lighting at this venue can't be beat and there is definitely a cool factor that comes along with the space. The venue easily fit our 115 guests and was the perfect backdrop for our traditional wedding ceremony and cocktail style reception. The team: Chris, Jim, and Brian were extremely easy to work with and made us feel heard, valued, and a part of the Power Plant family. Chris helped manage event details and vendor coordination and made us feel at ease throughout our event reschedules due to Covid. Chris was flexible, offered creative solutions and workarounds, and respected our decisions when we decided to push back our wedding dates. We truly felt that we were all in this together, and it was a really sweet feeling to come out on the other side and have the celebration we dreamed of last month.

We had our wedding here in July 2023. This venue made it soo easy for us to design the perfect…read moreevent with clean lines, industrial feel and all white backdrop. Our colors popped and the whole event was elegant. Chris and here team were so easy to work with making sure we were involved and able to make changes to the layout to fit what we needed. They worked well with our caterer and we got the wedding of our dreams. Would 100% recommend them!

went to a wedding & reception at Liberty view, and it was very nice. easy, inexpensive parking…read moreunder the building. wedding on the outside terrace overlooking independence mall, followed by cocktail hour also outside. tasty passed hors d'ouvres and a mezze table. the dinner was inside in a lovely room, very delicious salmon atop sweet potato puree with perfectly al dente vegetables. only mishap was the wait staff cleared all of the utensils before cake & coffee, so we had to ask for forks and spoons to be returned. other than that, service was efficient.

Fantastic space, views, and service. I didn't even know this existed and I live in Philadelphia! I…read morewas here this past Saturday for a friend's wedding and this makes me want to renew my vows with my husband haha. Views: you get a view of the most beautiful parts of Old Town Philadelphia. You can people watch while having a cocktail, which was probably the most fun part. I even waved at a few tour buses going by. Space: they have a flower wall, and the space outside especially is immaculate. There are tons of places to take beautiful pictures that are instagram worthy. Service: The bartenders, Brian and Walter, were amazing. They were so friendly and quick to help - even with lending me a pen so I could write in the card I had just bought for the couple! The drinks were amazing as well (loved the tequila sunrises). The manager, Kenya, was FANTASTIC. You could see how expertly she choreographed the night. At one point during dinner, the staff was clearing the plates for dinner, which is also when the couple started their toasts. Kenya quickly whispered to the staff "not now, not now" so that staff were not walking around while toasts were being given. The dinners for each table were given all at once and the food was delicious as well. All in all, it was an absolutely beautiful space, with even more wonderful service, which is always hard to find with weddings.

Very cute small place and a very unique use of a small space in CC. The bar is a shipping…read morecontainer and while they say it's a/c the 2 split units were set to 68° but it was sweltering inside the enclosure. I don't think it's closed in enough to really work. But sitting outside was great to people watch and get a break from the heat of city. Prices are very good too for being in very touristy area.

Not bad! I was wandering around Old City and noticed the "specials" sign and also loved the view of…read morethe outdoor seating size. I sat at the bar (as always) and enjoyed the large outside TVs! This was lunchtime so it wasn't busy but a good vibe/ambiance with some day drinking! There were a few choices for the taco specials but I chose the chicken. Not bad for a quick snack and a stop by visit. Bartender/manager was cool and sparked up some great conversations with myself and a few other lunch patrons around, it was chill! I'd definitely go back.

The group I was with spontaneously planned to see a show at FringeArts being performed by a local…read morecircus school (Circadium). I had never been to FA before and it was an experience. The pros: -Was pleasantly surprised by the show. The performer (who were about to graduate from Circadium) were extremely talented. Not sure how other shows are at FA but this one was great. -Tickets were $15, very reasonable -Seats were socially distanced, after each group three seats were left empty to allow for spacing. Also the audience was seated in every other row. -Masks and hand sanitizer were readily available. The cons: -If you are planning to see a show, buy your tickets in advance if you can. Or plan to pay in cash. If you want to buy tickets at the front desk, there is only one credit card machine and it is extremely slow. It took our group a solid 10 mins to get tickets. -With all the social distancing protocols, it would be convenient if one was seated on the end of a row to be able to cross the front row and climb up the stairs, versus having people get up to let you in. -When asked about the show we were going to see, none of the employees at the front desk knew anything about the show. I would advise having the people working to be able to give the show's general description. Overall I would recommend taking the time to catch a show at FA. Be prepared to be exposed to something new. Just buy your tickets online or have cash ready if you are buying at the front box office.

Well, we just got back from a fantastic weekend performing an interactive piece called "Life…read moreTraveler." The festival was supportive and so organized. In a culture of mass produced entertainment, this is the place to go for unique experiences. We hope to perform this work on bridges across the world! Thanks Philly Fringe.

This free museum is a hidden gem. It's located in the middle of the historic district. It has lots…read moreof cool science exhibits that interest both adults and kids. Be sure to check out the Lunchtime exhibit that is all about the science and history behind school lunches . The museum is on the smaller side. It can be explored in an hour or two. The staff are super nice and knowledgeable. The museum hosts lots of events too! First Friday events are free. Exhibit openings and other events also happen through the year and are usually free.

Free!! It's only about one floor of stuff with a ton of scientific history where you can browse and…read morelearn the origins of each invention. Free admission! Nice bathrooms!!!

Crispy Bacon and Grits with an added zing to them AWESOME !…read moreThe fireplace is great on a chilly day while enjoying my coffee.

From the owner: Smiley's Catering is dedicated to creating fabulous food for your most memorable events. We're a…read morefull-service caterer that specializes in buffet style settings. The Smiley's team along with Chef Smiley will tailor any of our menu items to suit your needs or incorporate any menu ideas that you may have for your event. Our goal is to provide you the client with exceptional, innovative foods at reasonable prices. We strongly believe in serving our clients with respect, graciousness, and courtesy. Smiley's is committed to making the production of your event a happy, fun and stress-free experience. In business since 1999, we've created a unique catering company, which offers unsurpassed fresh, contemporary and outrageously exciting menus. Smiley's Catering is dedicated to listening to our clients, sharing your vision and bringing all of the elements together. Our success is primarily measured by satisfying each of our customers.

We had our wedding here on 9/26/25 and everything was PERFECT! From the moment we walked into Union…read moreTrust for the first time while touring venues we knew this was where we wanted to get married. The building is an old bank that was built in the 1880's. It has so much character and the architecture is gorgeous. Perfect for an elegant, black-tie wedding. The first day we met with Chelsea who was bubbly, personable, and professional. She made sure everything went smoothly with negotiations and the contract. From then on, she did a fantastic job with communication throughout the next year leading up to wedding day (we missed her on the night of our wedding, unfortunately!). I really love how cocktail hour is on the 2nd floor overlooking the rest of the venue -- it makes for great views and great pictures. The venue comfortably held and accommodated our 125 guests. The food was also fantastic. I've had some pretty below average and mediocre food at weddings, but not here. For cocktail hour, Finley Catering offers 8 passed Hors d'Oeuvres (the steak tartare and lamb chops were the star of the show in my opinion!) and 3 stations (we went with a hot seafood station, a cold seafood station, and an Italian station). The offerings that came with each station were great and had remarkable variety. Lobster tail, crab claws, oysters, to name a few! The filet mignon entree was also one of the better filets I've had. Throughout the night we were treated so well by every single employee we encountered. Everyone that was working at Union Trust was respectful, gracious, professional, and would go out of their way to make us or our guests happy. From the night of our wedding still to this day, we had and still have friends and family members coming to us telling us how much fun they had. Comments to us about how beautiful the venue was and how spectacular the food was were common coming from our guests. I keep telling my wife to convince someone to get married at Union Trust so I can experience a wedding here as a guest. I couldn't have imagined a better day and much of that is thanks to not only my wife for all of her meticulous planning, but also to Union Trust and Finley Catering for being such an incredible venue. I am so happy and thankful we toured Union Trust and made the decision to have our wedding.

Great place to host a formal venue like a gala or wedding.. Bar is upstairs to mingle and socialize…read morebefore the main event. Hors d'oeuvres are served upstairs with some tables and chairs. Some is passed around, my favorites are the lamb chop and shrimp coconut. Food is pretty good. Salmon is perfectly cooked. Yuca fries is addicting. My only criticism is the rice and beans that is clumpy and overcooked. . Dessert: cute and small cups of tiramisu, key lime meringue,panna cotta, there are some small cupcakes as well. All staff members are courteous and nice, clean up the dirty plates right away