Table for 20, please

On Melrose

Location: Table 8, front dining room.

Seats: More than eight; the main table can seat 14.

Features: Top is made of Carrera marble; legs are reclaimed pine that have been enameled black.

Source: Designed by Thomas Schoos; made locally by Argent Furniture.

Special occasion dining: While the table may order from the regular dinner service, the lounge menu is, well, only available in the lounge. But, consider this brilliant workaround: customize a prix-fixe menu with all the short-rib grilled cheese, lobster roll and truffled Gruyère fondue you want. "Small Bites Big Nights," indeed.

Corkage fee: $20.

Cutting fee for BYO birthday cake: $4 per person.

Extras: A slightly smaller table for 12 curves against a leather banquette along the back wall—for lounging and gabbing late into the night.