Hosting a bridal or baby shower in Hoboken at Uncle Rocco
Showers are on the list of occasions Uncle Rocco hosts at 112 Willow Ave. This is how the room, the backyard and catering each work for one.
A bridal or baby shower in Hoboken can be held at Uncle Rocco in one of two spaces at 112 Willow Ave, or catered from its kitchen to a home or an office. Showers sit on the restaurant's own list of occasions, next to birthdays, business lunches and team dinners. This guide goes through each option and what to tell the restaurant when you ask.
Choosing the space
The private dining room in Hoboken is the one with a door that closes. It seats small groups, and the restaurant says plainly that it is not a large room. When a guest list outgrows it, the backyard events space is the bigger option, and the events page names showers, team dinners and group nights among its uses. The event photographs on the private dining page show the pink wall of framed photographs, mint-green chairs, floral tablecloths, hanging greenery and chandeliers.
| Your shower | Start with |
|---|---|
| A small group around one table | The private dining room |
| A bigger guest list, or one that wants to mingle | The backyard |
| Held at a home, an office or another venue | Catering, picked up or delivered |
The room's request form takes party sizes in bands: 1 to 9, 10 to 19, 20 to 29, 30 to 39, 40 to 49, and 50 or more. How many fit on the day depends on the layout, since one long table and several small ones hold different numbers, so get the count confirmed for your date.
A daytime shower and the brunch board
If the shower is in the daytime, it can be built around brunch. Brunch runs to 4 PM Friday through Sunday, and the full menu is available beside it. The board includes the Nutella-stuffed brioche French toast, the Lemon Olive Oil Pancake, the Avocado Toast and the Breakfast Burrito; our guide to pancakes in Hoboken covers the sweet plates. The team helps plan the menu for a private booking, so ask what format suits the group.
One review on the private dining page gives a sense of how a group orders. Natalie Allgyer wrote on Google that eight of them sat comfortably at the back of the room, with most ordering the smash burger and others the California burrito and the gluten-free brownie.
Drinks
The wine list is short: Old York Wines, from New Jersey, by the half bottle and the full bottle. A full bottle of the Sparkling White is $40.00. For a morning or afternoon shower, coffee is bottomless at $5.00, and the Teddy Graham and Bread Pudding iced lattes are $9.00 each.
A shower at home: catering
For a shower held somewhere else, catering in Hoboken from Uncle Rocco needs 24 hours' notice and has no minimum order. It goes out for pickup or delivery, and delivery covers Hoboken, Jersey City, Weehawken, Secaucus, West New York and North Bergen. The food is the diner menu in trays, such as sliders, wraps and sandwiches. Plates, napkins and cutlery are not included, so plan for them.
Dietary needs
The restaurant's wording is that it will do its best with gluten-free, vegan and allergy requirements, and that you should phone before ordering to talk them through. Bring the list of guests' needs to that call rather than to the day itself.
What to send when you ask
The restaurant asks for three things to give an answer: the date, the headcount and the start time. For a shower it also helps to say:
- Which space you are asking about, the room or the backyard.
- Whether it is a daytime or an evening event.
- Any dietary needs in the group.
Call (201) 238-2484 or email antiqueat112@gmail.com. Planning a birthday instead? The birthday meal guide covers that.
