We have just started serving our summer dinner menu. Please visit the menu page to view Chef Pierce's current dinner offerings. 
 
 
 
 

 


 

 

To check on availability and start planning your next event, please contact:

Kira Krauss
Private Events Director
4209 Lassiter Mill Road Suite 115
Raleigh, NC 27609
Phone 919 633 4337
Fax 919 786 4820
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Private Dining

Vivace offers one private dining room that accommodates up to twenty two guests seated for lunch or dinner and twenty-five guests for standing receptions. Prifixe dinners, wine tastings, corporate meetings are all facilitated with grace and professionalism by our dedicated kitchen and dining room staff.

For a unique wedding reception, social or corporate event, we offer the possibility of an exclusive buyout of the restaurant. The warm and contemporary dining room accommodates up to 90 guests while the outdoor patio seats an additional 50. The James Beard award-winning Johnson Studio is responsible for the extraordinary design of the dining room. We are glad to create prifixe menu based on the needs of you are your guests. Please note that the menu below is a sample and fresh ingredients will change with the seasons.

antipasti
Cured meats and artisanal cheese with fruit mostarda, citrus marmelatta, and chestnut honey

primi
Vivace caprese oven-roasted tomatotes layered with fresh mozzarella, basil, pesto, balsamic syrup, and extra virgin olive oil

secondi
Fennel crusted salmon with radishes, winter squash, frisee, and a blood orange vinaigrette or
Grillled octopus and italian sausage with corona beans, escarole, piquillo peppers, and a saffron aioli

dolce
Pistachio ricotta crespelle with tangerine and dark chocolate sauce
Espresso Gelato with panforte de sienna

Italian Wine Tastings and Lecture Themes

Vivace is happy to help you organize your next event incorporating intimate and informative wine tastings from a number of different themes. Our Beverage Director, Scott Luetgenau will be happy to arrange a specific tasting geared toward your guests whether they are new to wine or a more avid enthusiast. An assortment of cured meats, artisanal cheeses and other antipasti dishes are available to enhance your tasting. We are also able to offer multi-coursed prix fixe menus to accompany your wine selections.

Introduction to the Grapes of Italy
Pairing Italian Wines with Food Seasonally
The Whites of Northern Italy: Alto-Adige
Small Artisanal Producers of Piemonte
The Dessert Wines of Pantelleria

Kelly Odom offers floral decor for Vivace and its private events

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