Receptions, private dining for large groups
The Robert F. Smith ’94 Dining Hall is intended for faculty, staff, and students to meet informally, socialize, and enjoy lunch. Outside business hours, the dining hall may also be reserved for receptions or private dining for large groups.
4,550
Square Footage
200
Maximum Capacity
2nd Floor
Henry R. Kravis Hall
Space Description
Intended Use
Window
Southwest corner with views of the Hudson River and 130th street
Target Group
- Faculty
- Staff,
- and Students
Additional Features
- Adjacent to Smith Dining Hall
- Adjacent to Kravis Hall lobby
- Open to Smith Dining Hall and Kravis Hall lobby (no doors or walls between spaces)
Furniture
Requesting
To request that this dedicated furniture be removed or that any of the furniture listed as "available upon request" be brought into the space for your event, submit a ticket to the Operations team here.
Dedicated furniture marked with a * may not be removed and must remain in the space.
Dedicated furniture
- 65 Dining chairs*
- 9 Lounge chairs*
- 30 Counter-height seats along window*
- 16 Round tables (36 inches in diameter; four chairs per table)*
- 2 Rectangular high-top tables (88 inches by 36 inches; six chairs per table)*
- 2 Rectangular tables (99.5 inches by 36 inches; eight chairs per table)*
- 4 coffee tables (24 inches in diameter)*
- 8 Poufs*
- Built in bench seating for 20 people*
Available upon request
- None
AV Capabilities
AV Request
To request any of the equipment listed as "available upon request" be brought into the space for your event, submit a ticket to the Event Technology Team here.
Lectern
- None
Display
- 1 Television screen
Cameras
- None
Technology
- 2 Digital Signage Displays
Microphones
- None
Additional AV Capabilities
- None
Available upon request
- External camera (Videographers and production companies may bring in their own equipment)
Capacities for different event layouts
Theatre seating capacity
- Not applicable
Round table capacity (with eight chairs per table)
- Not applicable
Hollow square capacity
- Not applicable
Standing capacity
- 200 (400 when combined with Samberg Commons)
High-top table capacity (with two chairs per table)
- Not applicable
Rectangular pods capacity (four five-foot tables arranged together, eight chairs per pod)
- Not applicable