Frequently Asked Questions - The Cool Venue Edison

Up to 70 people

Yes. We do not provide any food or beverage. You can bring your home cooked food and serve as long as its not sold publicly. Licensed and insured caterers are allowed to bring food for your event. Food must be pre-cooked before arriving onsite. No onsite cooking

Beer , wine and soft drinks are allowed and cannot be resold onsite to guests. A licensed and insured bartender is required if you have to serve liquor. Venue staff will request a copy of the bartender company before liquor will be allowed on our premise

Your setup time is part of your 6 hour time block to use the space. There is no extra time for setup outside of the time block you have since we have 2 events in a day. Additional time may be available for purchase. Please inquire by contacting us. 

Yes. You will return the space nice and clean as provided to you unless you opt for our cleaning package of $300. Please let your cool venue contact know you will like to add this service if interested. For weddings, we require the cleaning fee to be added so the married couple does not have to clean up after their wedding reception. Breakdown instructions will be provided to you in your final communication before your event.

 No real candles. No Confetti. And no Helium balloons in our Edison location since our Edison location has high 13 feet ceilings.

We have two block of times on each day from 11am to 5pm (both locations) or  from 6pm to 12am (Edison, NJ) or from 5:30pm to 11:30pm (South Bound Brook, NJ). Any time requested outside of that range may require a full day buyout since it cuts into the two blocks of time. 

Yes. We do offer decor services for many of our events. We do require you to first book the venue so your date is reserved then you can email us thecoolvenue@gmail.com to discuss decor add ons.