Rockafellas Restaurant/Colonial Hall

Rockafellas Restaurant and Colonial Hall occupies the historic Daniel Low Building in downtown Salem and bills itself as being at the epicenter of what is happening in the city. The restaurant offers casual dining with wine, beer and spirits, and it promotes the people watching its location provides. Its own tagline describes it as the place where elevated dining meets elegant event spaces, combining a restaurant with rooms for private gatherings.

Upstairs, Colonial Hall is a full-service function hall for private events. Functions for up to 40 guests can also be booked, and seasonal programming includes Halloween nights with costume contests, cash prizes and haunted dance floors. Other options include a private suite and a table set inside Salem’s original 1860s bank vault, which the restaurant calls a hauntingly intimate place to dine.

What to Know

• Colonial Hall accommodates events of up to 200 guests.
• A private suite for up to eight people includes a bottomless bar, bites and a private server.
• Vault dining is by reservation only.