Banquet Facilities

Morello’s is a Smoke Free Environment

(This is now an Illinois law)

Deposit/Payment

· $150.00 deposit is required before a reservation can be made.  Cancellation must be made at least six months prior to the event or the deposit will not be refunded.  Your deposit will be deducted from your total bill the day/night of your event as long as no damage is made to our facility.

· 50% of total charge is due one week prior to event.

Confirmation

· Number of guests must be confirmed within 10 days of your event.  Payment will be expected for the total number confirmed plus any unconfirmed guests.    

  Wait Staff

· We strive to provide you and your guests with the best possible service; therefore in order for us to have the proper amount of staff scheduled we need to know the number of persons attending at least 10 days in advance.

· Our wait staff depends on tips for their income; therefore we will provide a dedicated wait person for groups of no less than 20.

Bar Service

· We can provide a full bar and bartender for parties of 100 people or more.  For parties of less than 100 people, a bartender can be staffed for a charge.

· Alcoholic beverages will not be allowed in from outside sources.

· Alcoholic beverages purchased at Morello’s will not be allowed outside the building.

· Legal drinking age will be strictly enforced.

· We reserve the right to refuse alcohol and/or remove from premises anyone who is behaving in an inappropriate and disruptive manner or we feel they have exceeded their limit of alcohol intake.

· Per city liquor ordinance everyone must be off the property by 2:00 A.M.

Food

· For liability reasons, we do not allow food from outside sources to be brought into Morello’s.  (We can make an exception for wedding cakes.)

Other Services Available

· Built in video projector with computer hook up, DVD player, and satellite television on 10’ screen                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Please make sure your DVD is formatted to play in a DVD player, otherwise a laptop will      be necessary.

· High Speed Internet through Wi-Fi or Ethernet hook ups

· PA System with Wireless microphone

· Coat Check for up to 3 hours

General

· Smoking is prohibited throughout the premises.

· Your are responsible for the conduct of your guests.

· Full payment is due the day/night of your event.

· There will be a $50.00 charge on all returned checks.

· We are not responsible for lost or stolen items.

· We ask that you provide bonded security when valuable items are to be displayed.

· D.J. or Band must remove their equipment immediately following event.

· No tape or sticky material is to be placed on the painted walls.

· Damage will be deducted from your deposit.  

MORELLO’S BANQUET FACILITY EVENT CONTRACT

Name________________________________________________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________________________________________

Phone #______________________________________Alternate_________________________________

Date of Event__________________________  Type of Event____________________________________

Beginning Time_______________________________    Ending time______________________________

Number of People attending __________

____ I would like linen table cloths ($5.00 ea)

____ I want Morello’s to set up (tables, chairs, linens, etc.)

____ I will set up (tables, chairs, linens, plates, utensils, etc.)

____ I want Morello’s to clean up              

____ I will clean up  (removal of all trash, stacking tables and chairs, etc.)

____ I want the Whole Banquet Room

____ I want the Lower Half of the Banquet Room

____ I want a Cash Bar

____ I want an Open Bar

 If an Open Bar, is there anything you would like to exclude?     ________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________

____ I want to include carbonated drinks (soft drinks, etc…) for an extra charge

Menu selected: ______________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Half of total bill is due one week prior to event.

Deposit Total: ______________   Date paid: ________________ 

Collected by: _________________________________________

I have read Morello’s Banquet Contract and understand the terms, conditions, and fees. (5 pages total)

Print name: __________________Signature:__________________________________________

Thank you for choosing Morello’s for your event. We truly appreciate your business and we will do our very best to exceed your expectations