Private Waterfront Dining & Events at Ray’s Northwest Room!

Summer and Fall is a stunning time on the water at Ray’s!

Take full advantage of these gorgeous views with parties, dinners and events in our private Northwest Room, reserved just for you!

Celebrate it all, including:

  • Grad parties
  • Birthdays
  • Anniversaries
  • Celebrations of Life
  • Rehearsal dinners and brunches
  • Weddings
  • Post-wedding brunch and more

Calling all engaged couples! We have just a few prime wedding dates remaining this summer on July 22, August 21 (daytime only), August 26, August 28 (all day) and September 25. Click here to learn more about our wedding package and offerings!

Additionally, we have daytime summer wedding options which run from 11am-3pm. Available dates include: July: 3, 9, 17, 31. August: 6, 14, 21, 27.

Contact our talented Catering team today to learn more & book your date! rayscatering@rays.com or 206.789.6309.

 

Photo by Ksenia Vasanev Photography

Book Your Holiday Celebrations at Ray’s NW Room!

The holidays are fast approaching and prime holiday party dates at Ray’s Northwest Room are going quickly! 

Book today with our talented Catering team and let us help you plan a safe and festive event with friends and family in our gorgeous waterfront venue.

Hannah Corey and Michelle Chang, our Catering Managers, look forward to helping you book your event and plan all the details from start to finish. From the perfect menu prepared by our Catering Culinary Team, to cocktails, decor, music and more, Ray’s has you covered!

We also cater to your home! Inquire with us about safely bringing Ray’s to your home or venue of choice.

Contact Ray’s Catering to book your event today at rayscatering@rays.com or 206.789.6309.

Meet our Catering Managers!
HANNAH COREY

Hannah joins Ray’s Catering team with a dedication to hospitality and extensive wedding, large event and operations experience. Since her first job bussing tables at age 15, hospitality has been her passion and one and only career goal. She graduated from Central Washington University with a BS in global wine studies and a minor in event planning.

Hannah has executed all types of events, from large movie nights at Redhook Brewery, to boutique corporate dinners and weddings at the Alexis Hotel. The details of set up and presentation and making her clients’ vision come to life are her favorite parts of the event planning process.

MICHELLE CHANG

With extensive hospitality, guest services and event experience Michelle Chang brings her trifecta of talent to lead Ray’s Catering team. Highly organized, Michelle is a wiz at planning the details of your event – from corporate luncheons to gorgeous weddings to lively family celebrations, she will make sure your special occasion is well planned from start to finish.

As a former east coaster Michelle graduated from Boston University with a BA in Hospitality Administration, then moved to New York to pursue a career in hospitality. Now a west coaster Michelle loves to watch New York sports, and explore new restaurants and bars in Seattle.

Salish Sea Chef’s Dinner at Ray’s November 14!

Sustainable Seafood Celebration is joining forces with five incredible Northwest chefs with a passion for seafood, for an evening focused on sustainable seafood practices and successes in the Salish Sea. Guests will learn about the many success stories of local seafood from excellent runs of Baker River Sockeye in 2019 to expanding tribal fishing practices and more. They will meet the people who are driving this forward and making changes from fishermen and women to chefs and activists.

Five featured chefs will create a multi-course dinner with each preparing one course that highlights local seafood including: Salish Sea Dungeness Crab, Baker River Sockeye Salmon, Salish Sea Halibut, reef net Salish Sea Pink Salmon, and fresh oysters.

Featured Chefs
Paul Duncan, Ray’s Boathouse
Renee Erickson, The Whale Wins
Kevin Davis, Blueacre Seafood
Wayne Johnson, FareStart
Adam Stevenson, Copperleaf at Cedarbrook Lodge

Salmon Safe Wines
Brickhouse Vineyards Chardonnay Ribbon Ridge, OR 2016
L’Ecole No. 41 ‘Perigee’ Estate Red Seven Hills Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley, WA 2015
Sokol Blosser Estate Rosé of Pinot Noir Dundee Hills, OR 2018

“We’re extremely excited to share the many successes coming out of the Salish Sea with folks. We are facing perilous times in our environment and it’s important for people to see and understand that visible progress is being made and that our salmon and halibut runs can get stronger”, said Riley Starks, Salish Sea fisherman, founder of Salish Center for Sustainable Fishing Methods, co-founder of Sustainable Seafood Celebration.

The dinner event is Thursday, November 14 at 6 p.m. at Ray’s Boathouse in Ballard (in the Northwest Room) where the Salish Sea has been their backyard for 46 years. The evening will be co-hosted by Sustainable Seafood Celebration co-founders Riley Starks and Larry Mellum, owner of Pike Place Chowder.

Each chef will dine at a table with guests for more intimate conversation about protecting and nurturing the bounty of the Salish Sea and why sustainable fishing practices is important to them.

Tickets
Tickets are $125 per person and inclusive of multi-course dinner, salmon safe wine and gratuity. Reservations are required to attend and tickets must be purchased online by Friday, November 1, 2019. All guests must be 21 years of age and older to attend. Ticket proceeds benefit Sustainable Seafood Celebration and its partners in the fight to restore sustainable fishing practices, wild salmon runs and local waterways. Tickets available for purchase here.

About Sustainable Seafood Celebration
Sustainable Seafood Celebration is a nonprofit group launched in 2018. Its mission is to raise awareness of the fruits of the Salish Sea – encouraging efforts to keep our local waters healthy despite rapid population growth; rebuilding healthy populations of wild salmon from the Salish Sea; supporting the survival of the Orcas; and highlighting the successful results of good policy and responsible management. More at sustainableseafoodcelebration.org.

About the Salish Sea
The Salish Sea is one of the world’s largest and biologically rich inland seas. Its name pays tribute to the first inhabitants of the region, the Coast Salish. The Salish Sea is an inland sea that encompasses Puget Sound, the San Juan Islands and the waters off of Vancouver, B.C. The area spans from Olympia, Washington in the south to the Campbell River, British Columbia in the north, and west to Neah Bay and includes the large cities of Seattle and Vancouver.

About Riley Starks
A Washington native, Riley Starks took the less traveled fork in the road for the first time when he eschewed law school and bought his first fishing boat in 1973. He has been a commercial fisherman all of his life, and along the way explored other uncharted territory on Lummi Island by building Nettles Farm in 1992, buying and operating the Willows Inn in 2001, founding Lummi Island Wild, a reefnet salmon business, and finally owning and operating Nettles Farm B&B in 2013.

About Larry Mellum
Larry Mellum is the founder and owner of Pike Place Chowder in Seattle’s historic Pike Place Market. In the 1990s he and a partner opened the Charlestown Street Cafe in West Seattle where they held a weekly chowder contest that drew fans from all over the state and lead to first-place wins in several national chowder cook-offs. In 2003 Larry opened Pike Place Chowder where eight varieties of chowder are served daily. Four years later a second eatery was opened in the Pacific Place Shopping Center. In 2018 Pike Place Chowder’s New England Clam Chowder was acclaimed by Yelp, “The Most Popular Dish in America”.

Fall Events & Holiday Parties at Ray’s!

Experience the ultimate Northwest event setting at Ray’s Northwest Room! Enjoy fresh sustainable seafood, bubbly, custom cocktails and award winning service!  Book your fall gala, school fundraiser or holiday party at Ray’s now and don’t sweat it come fall.

From cocktail parties with casual bites to buffet lunches and multi-course sit down dinners we handle the details from start to finish. Our private Northwest Room has a large deck that overlooks Shilshole Bay and the Olympic Mountains and can be enclosed and heated for year-round use!

Need catering? Ray’s will come to your home or venue of choice with catering and bar services, so we’ve got you covered any which way!

Contact our Director of Catering, Amanda Viereck, to book your event today! 206.789.6309 or rayscatering@rays.com

Photo Gallery: View our Northwest Room Refresh!

Have you seen our newly renovated Northwest Room yet?! Feast your eyes on this photo gallery then contact Amanda and Paula on our events team to book your wedding, anniversary, birthday party, corporate event, holiday party, life celebration and more! rayscatering@rays.com or 206.789.6309.

The Northwest Room, our private events space, is located just steps from the Boathouse restaurant and atop the Puget Sound! The beautiful renovation includes:

  • stunning floor-to-ceiling folding glass doors to showcase our sweeping views
  • brand new deck where the indoors flow seamlessly to the outdoors
  • new flooring
  • a built-in dance floor
  • fresh new color palate 

We also have many layout options to customize the Northwest Room and private deck to your preference. Plus our tented deck area can become fully enclosed and heated to enjoy the gorgeous, sweeping views year-round. Set up a tour today to experience it in person!