WELCOME TO IL FORNAIO | Authentic Italian Restaurant and Bakery
 
 
 

We welcome the opportunity to plan your next private dining occasion.
Please contact our Event Coordinator at 408.271.3366 or banquets.sanjose@ilfo.com.


The main dining room itself is relaxed but elegant, featuring leaded glass mirrors and floral arrangements and can accommodate up to 140 guests seated and up to 200 reception style. Both areas can accommodate up to 300 guests.
   

With 3,425 Square feet of flexible meeting space, the Grande Ballroom is elegantly decorated with chandeliers and candelabras that compliment the room's historic ambiance and atmosphere. It is connected to an outside Courtyard and can be separated into 2 rooms, making it a favorite of both our corporate and social clientele. The room is equipped with dimmable lighting, drop down screen, phone lines and electrical outlets that make meeting planning easy and convenient.
   

French doors topped with arched cutaways open to the Courtyard Atrium, the pinnacle of the hotel’s vintage majesty. An opaque skylight casts a diffused glow, subtly highlighting the room’s rich granite floor, making it perfect for any type of ceremony and/or reception.
   

Also known as the Sainte Claire's junior ballroom, the Sainte Claire room is located on the second floor, in the Conference Center. This room is equipped with chandeliers, phone lines, dimmable lighting, and electrical outlets. The Sainte Claire room is perfect for smaller weddings, corporate meetings, and events.
   

These rooms have windows that overlook busy San Carlos Street and offer guests a glimpse of the Cesar Chavez Park. Each room is equipped with phone lines, electrical outlets, and a white board. These rooms are ideal for smaller meetings.
   

The Sala del Vino (Wine Room) provides a stylish atmosphere to restaurant patrons. The room is lined with wine racks, where all the restaurant wines are stored. Parquet flooring and decorative hanging lights add a touch of elegance to the already beautiful area. This room accommodates up to 30 people.
   

The Baker's room, where Il Fornaio's bread and pastas are made provides seating for 25 people. The room is decorated with hanging pots, pans, and other kitchen utensils and has a window that overlooks San Carlos Street.
   

With a wall of windows that looks out on bustling downtown San Jose at the corner of Market and San Carlos, the Dolce Room is steps from the Convention Center and offers an elegant and inviting atmosphere for both corporate and social events of up to 30 guests. A premier private room located inside the historic 1926 landmark Hotel Sainte Claire in downtown San Jose.