Private Dining in Cookeville, TN
Fozzie's Dining provides a refined setting for rehearsal dinners, business occasions, and personal celebrations that call for exceptional food and attentive service.
Refined Space for Important Gatherings
From intimate parties to polished corporate dinners, our team helps you host with confidence in a setting that feels both elevated and welcoming.
The room is set with white tablecloths and candlelight, the bar pours craft cocktails, and service is unhurried, which suits a toast, a speech or a long conversation between courses. The dress code is smart casual, with jackets welcome but not required, so guests coming straight from work fit in as easily as those dressed for a celebration.
Booking for a Group
For parties of 10 or more, please call +1 (205) 873-0686 or email fozziesdining@gmail.com so the team can plan the evening with you. It helps to share the date, the time you'd like to sit down, your headcount and what you're celebrating. Mention any allergies or dietary needs in the same message, so they're part of the plan from the start; gluten-free options are available.
For smaller groups, the reservation request form works well: pick a date, time and party size, add notes such as allergies, a celebration or seating preferences, and the team will confirm by email. Reservations are recommended, especially on weekends and for special occasions.
Customized Menus and Service
Chef-led planning allows each event to reflect your occasion. Review style and seasonal direction on our menu.
Chef Jason Head's cooking draws on Southern, Cajun, Mediterranean, Asian and Hispanic traditions, which gives a mixed table plenty of range. The current menu includes starters such as lump crab cakes, Waka Waka Shrimp and stuffed portobello caps; mains from Nana's Shrimp & Grits and Smoked Pork Belly with a sweet chili glaze to Smoky Mountain Surf & Turf and Hallie Kay's Filet Mignon; and desserts like bread pudding and crème brûlée. Gluten-free options are available, and many dishes are marked gluten-free.
Catering and Offsite Events
Hosting somewhere else? Please call or email with requests for offsite events. In 2021, Chef Jason founded GameDay Gourmet, a catering company known for elevated tailgate spreads, holiday gatherings and private celebrations, so feeding a crowd away from the restaurant is familiar ground. Read Chef Jason's story.
Hours
Dinner is served Tuesday through Saturday from 5:00 to 9:00 PM, and happy hour runs Tuesday through Saturday from 4:00 to 6:00 PM. A group that arrives for happy hour can ease from the bar into dinner.
Group and Private Dining: Common Questions
How do I book a dinner for a large group?
For parties of 10 or more, please call +1 (205) 873-0686 or email fozziesdining@gmail.com. Smaller groups can use the reservation request form on our home page, and the team will confirm by email.
Does Fozzie's Dining cater offsite events?
Please call or email with requests for offsite events.
What are the hours?
Dinner is served Tuesday through Saturday, 5:00–9:00 PM. Happy hour is Tuesday through Saturday, 4:00–6:00 PM.
What's on the menu?
A seasonal, chef-driven menu with starters like crab cakes and Waka Waka Shrimp, mains like Nana's Shrimp & Grits, Smoky Mountain Surf & Turf and Hallie Kay's Filet Mignon, and desserts like crème brûlée. Gluten-free options are available.
Is there a dress code?
Smart casual. Jackets are welcome but not required.
Plan Your Private Dining Experience
For availability, group details, and special requests, start with our contact page.
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