Events
Backyard Events in Hoboken, NJ
First birthdays, family parties, silent discos, business lunches, showers, team dinners. The backyard gives the restaurant a second mood, and the full kitchen comes with it.
Tell us the date, the headcount and the time. That is enough to get an answer back.
Backyard events at Uncle Rocco
The backyard at 112 Willow Ave hosts first birthdays, family parties, silent discos and private parties, and the full kitchen comes with it.
The backyard during a real event
The event archive shows guests gathering beneath the greenery and chandeliers in the restaurant backyard.
Family birthdays
The backyard has held first-birthday parties with balloons, family tables, room for the kids and party food staged from the kitchen.
Silent discos
The same space has hosted nights built around headphones, lights, greenery and the looseness you do not get from a standard reserved table.
Private parties
Showers, team dinners and group nights can use the patio when the event wants restaurant energy and a little separation from the main room.
The private dining room
A door that closes, when you need one. See the room.
Catering, brought to you
The full menu travels, burgers, rotisserie chicken, salads and brunch dishes. Catering details.
Reviews
Uncle Rocco guest reviews
Rated 4.6 on Google. Every quote below is verbatim, nothing trimmed into a better sound bite.
Such a cute little gem of a restaurant! Our server David was so personable and attentive and made great recommendations! We tried the Watermelon Salad (so fresh!), Mac and Cheese (loved the breadcrumbs and creaminess), and the Big J Burger (excellent smashed burger and bun!). Thank you for having us!Elizabeth Manna · Google
Mentions: Watermelon Salad, Mac 'n Cheese, Big J Burger
Absolutely love this place! My boyfriend and I have been coming here for atleast a year now and it has always been a spot that is reliable, great food, and friendly service. Especially Elizabeth, she is lovely, relatable and you can tell she cares and has pride in the business. …Emily Perez · Google
Such a cute place for lunch. Love the vibe. 80s style is my favorite. My Chicken Caesar wrap was delicious. Coffee is strong and so good. The staff were friendly and welcoming. My waitress Mia was very attentive and friendly. …Delia Serrano · Google
Mentions: Chicken Caesar wrap, coffee
Food here is delicious and service was great! The waiter was so nice and explained everything very well. The atmosphere is very fun and inviting — only thing is there is some smoke from the open kitchen. The mac and cheese was one of our favorite— will definitely order again!Alexis Sabbaghian · Google
Mentions: Mac 'n Cheese, open kitchen
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Planning a backyard event
Call (201) 238-2484 or email antiqueat112@gmail.com and we will work the menu around the room, the budget and how long you have. The rotisserie chicken family meal needs 45 minutes and starts at noon, which is worth knowing before you build a lunch around it.
A photographed family-party setup
A real family party used dressed tables, flowers and the same kitchen that serves the dining room.
Silent Disco
Headphones, lights and a backyard that changes at night
At night the backyard has hosted silent discos: the DJ setup, glowing headphones, disco ball and crowd in these frames are all from the room itself.
That matters for private events because it shows the space can be more than a table block. Dinner can stay seated, or the same room can loosen up into a party without leaving Willow Avenue.
Backyard Events
Family parties, dinners and room to move
The backyard hosts family parties and seated dinners: these photos show it dressed for a party, set for dinner service under the greenery, and holding party trays from the kitchen.
Kids' menu for private events
Our kids' menu works for private events: Nuggets & Fries at $12.00 is six dino nuggets and french fries with a choice of our homemade sauces to dip. The Little Mac, a kid's mac and cheese, is $7.00. Plain french fries are $6.00, and orange juice and Horizon chocolate milk are $5.00.
That matters at a party because the kids' plates and the grown-up trays come off the same pass at the same time, so nobody is negotiating with a hungry four year old while their own food goes cold.
For a birthday, our birthday meal planning guide walks through the first inquiry, the food and what to send your guests.
Drinks for private events
The wine list is deliberately short: Old York Wines, from New Jersey, by the half bottle and the full. Halves of the Chardonnay and the Old York Cabernet Sauvignon ($25.00 each), and of the What Exit White and What Exit Red ($21.00 each), and full bottles of the Sparkling White ($40.00), the DMC Red and DMC White ($33.00 each), the Merlot ($35.00) and the Syrah ($41.00). One producer and nine choices, which for a long table is a decision rather than a debate.
Daytime parties lean on the coffee bar instead: bottomless coffee at $5.00, plus the Teddy Graham and Bread Pudding iced lattes at $9.00 each, the two drinks on this menu that are basically dessert.
Planning
Choosing the space and the timing
Choose the private dining room for a group that wants a door, the backyard for a party with atmosphere, or catering for an event somewhere else. Then time it around brunch hours and the rotisserie family meal, which starts at noon.
Which space suits which occasion
The private dining room for anything that wants a door, speeches, business, a birthday that will get loud. See the room.
The back patio for the events that want atmosphere: first birthdays, family parties, silent discos, private celebrations, patio dinners and group events under the greenery. Jacob Ullom's Google review from November 2025 says: “They also have heated back patio seating.”
Catering, brought to you when the event is somewhere else entirely, an office, a home, a site. Catering details.
What has happened in the backyard already
The backyard has hosted family birthday parties and silent discos. That matters because it moves the patio out of generic outdoor seating and into something more useful: a room with its own mood, its own light, and enough separation to feel like an occasion.
If your event needs a family-friendly setup, music, movement or a little privacy from the main dining room, start with the backyard and we will tell you honestly whether the date, headcount and setup fit.
Timing an event around the kitchen
Two facts do more scheduling work than anything else on this page.
First, brunch runs to 4 PM Friday through Sunday, and to the 1 PM close Monday through Thursday. A late-morning weekend event does not have to choose between breakfast and lunch, because both are available at the same time, which is not true of most rooms in this town after two o'clock.
Second, the Whole Rotisserie Chicken Family Meal needs 45 minutes and only starts at noon. If it is going to be the centre of the table, that is the constraint the rest of the timing hangs off.
What it costs
We are not going to invent a package price on a web page. Events differ by headcount, by room, by how long you have it and by what the kitchen is doing that day, and a number posted here would be a number we might have to walk back.
Menu prices are published in full on the menu page, every dish, every price, nothing hidden. So you can build a realistic estimate yourself before you call.
Getting it booked
Call (201) 238-2484 or email antiqueat112@gmail.com. Date, headcount, start time, dietary requirements. We will tell you honestly which of the three options fits, including when the answer is that your event is too big for the room.
A grounded example
A backyard that changes with the event
The restaurant’s own event record shows both a family birthday setup and a silent disco beneath the backyard greenery. Those are documented uses of the space, not suggested stock scenarios.
Source: Uncle Rocco event photographs and video.
Event questions
Can you host a private party at Uncle Rocco in Hoboken?
Yes. We host private parties at 112 Willow Ave in Hoboken, from first birthdays and showers to business lunches and team dinners. There are three spaces to work with: the dining room, the private room and the backyard, and the full kitchen comes with every one.
Do you have an outdoor space for events?
Yes. The backyard is our outdoor party space, and it has hosted seated dinners, family parties and silent discos. When a group outgrows the private room, the backyard is the larger option.
How do I book an event?
Tell us the date, the headcount and the time. That is enough for us to get an answer back to you.
When you send invitations, point guests arriving by train to Hoboken Terminal, where the PATH, NJ Transit and the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail all meet, a short trip from our door at 112 Willow Ave.
Guests for a party at 112 Willow Ave will come from different towns, so each can check the distance from their own: events near Downtown Hoboken is 0.3 miles in a straight line, events near Uptown Hoboken 0.9 miles, events near Jersey City 1.5 miles and events near Weehawken 2.3 miles.
If it is a family meal at the table rather than an event, the rotisserie family meal guide explains how to plan the 45 minutes the kitchen needs.
Plan a backyard event in Hoboken
Call (201) 238-2484 to plan a backyard event at 112 Willow Ave, Hoboken. Brunch runs to 4 PM Friday to Sunday, and to the 1 PM close Monday to Thursday.
