Madison, WI Since 1953

Upstairs at State Street Brats

Private party

The whole upstairs holds 250. The VIP corner holds 40 to 70. Two hours either way, your menu, your music.

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The room

The upstairs is yours

The upstairs holds up to 250. The VIP carves out a smaller corner for 40 to 70. Pick the one that fits the headcount.

Up to 250 guests

The packages

Pick a base, build from there

Start with a room, then add the food. Buyout or VIP area up top; buffet and wing or tender parties to round it out. Anything bigger, the catering side has you.

Up to 250 guests

Upstairs Buyout

  • Entire second floor to yourselves
  • Two hours of access (able to expand time)
  • Bartenders just for your party
  • Option to add on food buffet or open drink tab for guests
  • Option to add on DJ
  • Daily drink specials apply

Subject to Event Date/Time

Inquire

Paid in full to hold the date. No refunds if your final headcount comes in under what we agreed to. 18% gratuity added automatically. Food and drink minimum is separate from the rental fee. No outside food or drink allowed. Underage guests welcome with parental accompaniment.

40–70 guests

VIP Area

  • A roped-off section of our second floor as your private space
  • Two hours of access (able to expand time)
  • Option to add on food buffet or open drink tab for guests

Subject to Event Date/Time

Inquire

Paid in full to hold the date. No refunds if your final headcount comes in under what we agreed to. 18% gratuity added automatically. Food and drink minimum is separate from the rental fee. No outside food or drink allowed. Underage guests welcome with parental accompaniment.

Add-on to either room option

Bottomless Buffet

  • Buffet style, refilled as long as you're here
  • Red Brats, White Brats, and Cheeseburgers cooked fresh
  • Waffle-cut Fries hot on the line
  • Add cheese curds for $3 per guest
  • Have it going for as long (or as short) as you'd like

$15 per guest

Inquire

Good times go further when nobody's hungry. Alcohol is billed separately and isn't part of the per-guest price.

Add-on to either room option

Wing or Tender Party (500)

  • 500 bone-in wings or 500 hand-breaded tenders — your call
  • The full sauce and condiment bar
  • Unlimited soda pitchers
  • Two hours of access
  • $100 gratuity included

$600

Inquire

Add bottomless fries for $100. Want more than 1,000? Tell us — we've done bigger.

Add-on to either room option

Wing or Tender Party (1,000)

  • 1,000 bone-in wings or 1,000 hand-breaded tenders — your call
  • The full sauce and condiment bar
  • Unlimited soda pitchers
  • Two hours of access
  • $200 gratuity included

$1,200

Inquire

Add bottomless fries for $100. Bigger groups — talk to us.

How it works

Three steps to the room

  1. Check the date.

    Send the date, the headcount, and which zone. We'll confirm availability.

  2. Sign and deposit.

    A signed agreement and a deposit hold the room.

  3. Show up.

    Doors open, the bar's ready, the room's yours for the window.

From the upstairs

Birthdays, rehearsal dinners, retirement nights

  • State Street Brats catered my wedding and it was amazing! Everyone absolutely loved it. Thank you for everything!

    Katie B.
    Wedding

  • For our wedding, we did not want to go the traditional dry chicken route for our dinner. We stumbled across State Street Brats while searching the internet. It honestly could not have gone smoother on the day of our wedding. Everyone loved the tailgate feel of our dinner. The food was AMAZING. We are still getting compliments on how good dinner was over a week later. If you are like us and in search of something different for your wedding dinner, State Street Brats would be an awesome choice.

    Travis
    Wedding · 2022

  • My grandparents, parents, and I have enjoyed these brats for years since growing up. The best man didn't even like brats, and he said it was one of the best things he had ever eaten.

    Katie
    Wedding · 2022

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Common questions

Renting the room, answered

Time blocks, deposits, food minimums, bar policy.

What’s the guest cap upstairs?

Fire code holds us to a capacity of 250 guests at a time.

Can underage guests come?

Until 9 PM, yes. After that, anyone under 21 needs to be with a parent or legal guardian. No exceptions — it’s a state rule, not a house rule.

Can we bring outside food, drink, or decor?

No outside food or drink — the kitchen and bar handle all of it. Decor is fine; you can set it up when your event window starts. No early access to the room.

Hold the room

Send a date, get a hold

Date, headcount, time window, and whether food is part of it. The room books on a first-come basis — earlier inquiries get more options. Replies come back within two business days.

Want the kitchen to handle the food too?

See in-house catering

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