A steampunk cocktail bar on Place Saint-Géry, a two-minute walk from the Bourse, with spaces we close off for your group alone: La Lodge for around twenty friends, Le Boudoir for a properly private evening, the ground floor for the big numbers.
La Lodge, upstairs, suits a birthday of around twenty guests: a closed lounge with Chesterfield sofas, playing our own playlist. Le Boudoir, in the basement, has its own bar and its own bartender; you bring your own music or your own DJ there. With Le Fumoir next door, it takes forty-two guests.
Beyond that, and from 30 guests, your group can reserve a space on the ground floor, with the bar open, on a minimum spend, Fridays and Saturdays included: the stage alone up to 35 guests, the stage and La Lodge up to 50, the back of the ground floor — the stage and the dance floor — with La Lodge up to 100, beyond that the whole space. Your DJ then plays in the DJ booth, next to the dance floor. That is on request; the whole of La Machine can be hired privately, on request.
For food, the artisans of the Marché Saint-Géry are thirty metres away: cheese and charcuterie boards, the Sicilian Platter, the Frituur Counter, pizzas from Felici. Count one platter for five; the order is firm seven days ahead.
Frequently asked questions
Can we hire a space privately for a birthday?
Yes, it’s the most requested format. La Lodge closes off for around twenty guests, Le Boudoir takes up to thirty, Le Boudoir with Le Fumoir up to forty-two. Beyond that, the whole of La Machine can be hired privately, on request. From 30 guests, your group can also reserve a space on the ground floor, with the bar open, on a minimum spend: the stage alone up to 35 guests, the stage and La Lodge up to 50, the back of the ground floor (the stage and the dance floor) with La Lodge up to 100, beyond that the whole space. It is not private hire, and it is on request.
How much does a birthday at La Machine cost?
The starting point is the space’s minimum spend: from €300 incl. VAT for La Lodge, €480 for Le Boudoir and €740 with Le Fumoir, Sunday to Wednesday; on Fridays and Saturdays, €460, €770 and €1,030. From Sunday to Thursday, you can choose the Open Bar instead, at €30 or €46 per person.
What is a minimum spend?
It is not a sum on top of the bar: everything your guests drink comes off it, including what they pay for themselves, and we invoice the difference only if the room drinks less. It applies to drinks: platters, the masterclass and technical extras are added on top, they don’t count against it.
Does the minimum change with the number of guests?
For private hire of a room, no: it follows the space, not the headcount. Le Boudoir on a Saturday is €770, whether you are eighteen or thirty. The room is yours all evening, and the price doesn’t change with your arrival time. For a group of 30 or more on the ground floor, in a reserved space, yes: the minimum then follows the number of guests, on request.
Is the Open Bar available every day?
No: Sunday to Thursday, with arrival between 6 pm and 8 pm and an end at 10 pm in every case. On Fridays and Saturdays, the evening is booked on a minimum spend.
Can we bring our own birthday cake?
Yes, at no charge: tell us when you book, we keep it cold and the team helps you cut it. If you’d rather we took care of it, Domenica’s cake is €5 per person, from ten guests.
Until what time?
The bar closes at midnight on Sundays, 1 am on Mondays and Tuesdays, 2 am on Wednesdays and Thursdays, 4 am on Fridays and Saturdays. A private party follows those hours; only the Open Bar stops at 10 pm.
How do we book, and what is paid when?
One third of the quote on booking — the date is only held once it reaches us, we don’t hold free options —, then, if you are treating your guests, one third no later than eight days before and the balance on site on the night; if your guests pay for their own drinks, nothing more before the evening: we add up your payment and what they have paid, you settle any difference with the minimum, and if it is exceeded, the part of your payment that wasn’t needed is refunded to you. The first third is retained if you cancel.