Where to Host a Corporate or Team Dinner in Bangalore
For a corporate or team dinner near MG Road in Bangalore, Hotel Ivory Tower runs three connected venues on the 13th floor of Barton Centre, 84 MG Road, each sized for a different kind of work evening.Ebony is a Pan Indian and Parsi rooftop restaurant that seats group tables of up to about 30.ASEAN On The Edge is an open-air Thai and South East Asian rooftop restaurant that can be booked whole for 30 to 40 guests.The 13th Floor is the rooftop lounge bar and the venue for parties and private events, with room for about 70. All three sit on the same rooftop floor, about 50 metres from MG Road Metro Station.
TL;DR
Hotel Ivory Tower hosts corporate dinners across three outlets on one rooftop floor of Barton Centre, 84 MG Road, Bengaluru 560001.
Ebony seats group tables of up to about 30. It is a dining room, not a party space.
ASEAN On The Edge seats 30 to 40 and has no separate private room, so a private event takes over the whole restaurant.
The 13th Floor is where parties and private events are hosted, for groups of up to about 70. Entry is 21 and over.
All three outlets share one kitchen, so a single table can order Pan Indian dishes, South East Asian dishes, and drinks together.
For company functions larger than any one outlet, the kitchens cateroff-site across Bengaluru for 40 to 250 guests.
Match the Venue to the Headcount Before Anything Else
Most corporate dinners fail on capacity, not on food. A team of 45 booked into a room that seats 30 becomes an evening of standing and shouting. Hotel Ivory Tower publishes its numbers, and they are the first thing to check.
Ebony seats group tables for up to about 30 guests. ASEAN On The Edge seats 30 to 40 at a full sitting and has no separate private room, which means a private booking takes over the entire restaurant. The 13th Floor, the rooftop lounge bar, is the outlet built for parties and private events, and it holds about 70.
Beyond 70, the evening moves off-site. The kitchens behind Ebony and The 13th Floor cater events across Bengaluru for groups of roughly 40 to 250, from corporate functions and conferences to receptions and family celebrations.
Why MG Road Works as a Meeting Point for a Team Spread Across Bangalore
MG Road sits in the middle of Bengaluru's central business district. For a team dinner, that central position does more work than it appears to. Colleagues arriving from opposite ends of the city meet roughly in the middle, rather than half the team crossing the whole of Bengaluru late on a weeknight.
The outlets are about 50 metres from MG Road Metro Station on the Purple Line. A colleague who would rather not drive in on a weekday evening can take the train and walk the rest.
One more practical point. The restaurants occupy the 13th floor of Barton Centre and the building has lift access to that floor. A senior client or an older colleague is never asked to climb to a rooftop, which removes the barrier most high terrace venues quietly create.
Ebony Suits a Seated Team Dinner or a Client Dinner
Ebony is a Pan Indian rooftop restaurant that has run on MG Road since 1993. It serves Pan Indian and Parsi classics with a focus on Mughlai and North Indian cooking, and in 2020 it was named Best North Indian Restaurant in Bangalore at the Times Food & Nightlife Awards.
For a client dinner, the kitchen's depth is the argument.Signature dishes range from the Arcot Mutton Chops, a Tamil Mudaliar recipe finished on a tawa with ghee, to the Mutton Dhansak that has been on the menu since 1993, to a Malaidar Dal Makhani cooked overnight over coal for about eleven hours. That is a menu with things to talk about, which is exactly what a table of near-strangers needs.
Ebony is a sit-down dining room, indoors and warmly lit, with an open-air terrace looking across central Bengaluru. It fits an evening built around conversation or a client relationship. It does not fit a celebration with music. Ebony is open every day from 12:00 PM to 11:30 PM, and reservations run through +91 80 4178 3344.
ASEAN On The Edge Suits a Themed Team Dinner or a Post-Conference Group
ASEAN On The Edge is an open-air Thai and South East Asian rooftop restaurant that has served the region's food at this address since 2010 and took its current name in 2019. Its kitchen draws on Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam, alongside the Burmese Khaoswe it is known for, and the menu was built by chef Gautam Krishna Putti from recipes gathered on repeated trips across the region.
For a corporate group, the useful fact is structural. Because there is no separate private room, a private booking of ASEAN takes the whole restaurant, which gives a team of 30 to 40 an entire rooftop to itself. That suits a post-conference dinner, a small roundtable, or a team dinner where the group wants the room rather than a corner of it.
Lunch runs from 12:00 PM to 3:30 PM and dinner from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM, extending to 11:30 PM on Friday and Saturday. Reservations are on +91 63 6678 6243.
The 13th Floor Is the Venue for Parties, Networking, and Celebrations
The 13th Floor is Hotel Ivory Tower's rooftop lounge bar and the outlet that hosts parties and private events, with room for groups of up to about 70. It is the right call for an after-work drinks night, an office celebration, an informal networking evening, or the drinks half of a longer dinner.
Two details matter for a work evening. Music is kept at conversation-level volume, a mix of retro pop, rock ballads and lounge, so a group can still talk. Andthe cocktail programme is built on Indian ingredients such as raw mango, fermented plum and pickled mango ginger, which gives a table something to compare notes on rather than a standard bar list.
Entry is for guests aged 21 and over, in line with the legal drinking age in Karnataka. That is worth confirming before a guest list goes out for a young team. The bar is open from 12:00 PM to 12:00 AM, running to 12:30 AM on Friday and Saturday, on +91 80 4178 3355.
One Kitchen Across Three Outlets Solves the Mixed-Preference Problem
The three outlets share the 13th floor and share one kitchen. A single table at Ebony can order Thai and South East Asian dishes from ASEAN On The Edge and drinks from The 13th Floor. A table at the bar can order Ebony's Kakori Kebab and ASEAN's Burmese Khaoswe alongside the bar's own platters.
For a corporate evening, that is the single most useful feature on the floor. A team whose preferences and dietary needs pull in different directions does not need to compromise on one cuisine, and a group can begin with drinks at The 13th Floor and move to a seated dinner at Ebony without changing venue or splitting the party. One address covers an evening that would otherwise need two bookings.
Which Venue Suits Which Corporate Occasion
Venue | Capacity | Suited to | Setting |
Ebony | Group tables up to ~30 | Seated team dinner, client dinner | Pan Indian and Parsi rooftop dining room |
ASEAN On The Edge | 30 to 40, whole-restaurant booking | Themed team dinner, small roundtable, post-conference group | Open-air South East Asian rooftop |
The 13th Floor | Up to ~70 | Parties, private events, after-work drinks, networking | Rooftop lounge bar, 21 and over |
Off-site catering | 40 to 250 | Company functions, conferences | Your venue, food from the rooftop kitchens |
For a closer look at the private-event options at this scale, see the guide tohosting a private dinner for 30 to 40 people on MG Road.
How to Plan and Book a Corporate Dinner
Call ahead for any group booking so the team can hold the seating together and pace the kitchen. For an event larger than any single outlet seats, ask aboutoff-site catering, which runs from the same 13th-floor kitchens and can put Pan Indian, Parsi and South East Asian food on one menu. There is no fixed package. The team builds a set menu around the occasion, the guest count, the vegetarian and non-vegetarian balance, and any dietary requirements.
If colleagues are travelling in from out of town, they can stay at Hotel Ivory Tower on the 12th floor of the same building, whereroom guests receive a 20% discount on food at any of the three outlets, including room service.
Catering and event enquiries run through the hotel on +91 80 4178 3333 or ivorytower@aswati.com. Hotel Ivory Tower is on the 12th and 13th floors of Barton Centre, 84 Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bengaluru 560001. Full details are on thecontact page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I host a corporate or team dinner near MG Road in Bangalore?
Hotel Ivory Tower at Barton Centre, 84 MG Road, hosts corporate and team dinners across three outlets on its 13th floor. Ebony seats group tables of up to about 30 for a seated dinner. ASEAN On The Edge takes whole-restaurant bookings for 30 to 40. The 13th Floor hosts parties and private events for up to about 70. All three are about 50 metres from MG Road Metro Station and are reached by lift.
How many people can each Hotel Ivory Tower venue seat for a work dinner?
Ebony seats group tables for up to about 30 guests and is a dining room rather than a party venue. ASEAN On The Edge seats 30 to 40 and has no separate private room, so a private event takes over the whole restaurant. The 13th Floor, the rooftop lounge bar, is the designated venue for parties and private events and holds about 70. Beyond that, the kitchens cater off-site for 40 to 250 guests.
Which venue suits a team with mixed food preferences?
Any of them, because all three outlets share one kitchen. A single table at Ebony can order Pan Indian and Parsi dishes alongside Thai and South East Asian dishes from ASEAN On The Edge, and drinks from The 13th Floor. Both kitchens run a full vegetarian range, from tandoor starters and paneer dishes to South East Asian tofu and vegetable plates. That range is hard to manage at a single-cuisine restaurant.
Can a corporate group have both dinner and drinks in one place near MG Road?
Yes. Ebony, ASEAN On The Edge and The 13th Floor share one rooftop floor and one kitchen, so a group can move from drinks at the bar to a seated dinner without changing venues or splitting up. Note that The 13th Floor admits guests aged 21 and over only.
Does Hotel Ivory Tower cater company events away from the hotel?
Yes. The rooftop kitchens cater off-site events across Bengaluru for groups of roughly 40 to 250, covering corporate functions and conferences as well as weddings and family celebrations. There is no fixed package. The team plans a set menu with you around the occasion, the guest count and any dietary requirements.
How do I book a team dinner or office party at Hotel Ivory Tower?
Reserve Ebony on +91 80 4178 3344, ASEAN On The Edge on +91 63 6678 6243, and The 13th Floor on +91 80 4178 3355. For parties, larger private events and off-site catering, call the hotel on +91 80 4178 3333 or email ivorytower@aswati.com. Call ahead for group bookings so the team can hold the seating together.