For Spokane hosts planning a dinner, birthday or retirement party
Dining Hall and Kitchen: A Spokane Dinner Room With a Full Commercial Kitchen
The Dining Hall and Kitchen in north Spokane lets you cook where your guests eat, with seats for 49, a six-burner stove, an oven and a dishwasher.
Cook where you eat. The Dining Hall and Kitchen is a 639-square-foot room in north Spokane that seats up to 49 guests. The kitchen has an industrial convection oven, a six-burner stove, an industrial dishwasher and a hot food warming table. It is best for dinners, birthdays and retirement parties. Rent it alone or with the Henderson Room.
What is the Dining Hall and Kitchen like?
- Size: 639 square feet.
- Seats: Up to 49 guests.
- Kitchen: A full commercial kitchen, built in.
- Stove and oven: An industrial convection oven and a six-burner stove.
- Cleanup: An industrial dishwasher.
- Booking: Alone, or together with the Henderson Room.
- And one table that decides whether 49 dinners reach the guests hot.
What does the room include?
That table is the hot food warming table. Cook in the oven and on the six burners, then park the finished pans on the warming table. It holds dinner while the toasts run long. Nobody races the clock to get 49 plates out at once.
- A commercial kitchen
- An industrial convection oven
- A six-burner stove
- An industrial dishwasher
- A hot food warming table
- Tables and chairs: to confirm: what tables and how many chairs the Dining Hall has, and who sets them up.
- Cookware and serving ware: to confirm: whether Corbin supplies pots, pans, serving dishes and utensils.
How many people fit?
| Layout | Guests |
|---|---|
| Seated at tables | Up to 49 |
| Theater | to confirm: theater count |
| Classroom | to confirm: classroom count |
| Standing | to confirm: standing count |
Need more seats? Add the Henderson Room, or compare the rooms.
What is the Dining Hall and Kitchen best for?
- Dinners. A sit-down meal for up to 49, cooked on site. A meal after a service fits here too. See celebrations of life at Corbin.
- Birthdays. Cook the favorite dish in a real oven and serve it hot.
- Retirement parties. Feed the whole department at one set of tables.
What can I add?
- Linens. Available to rent on site.
- The Henderson Room. The Dining Hall rents alone or with the Henderson Room, for up to 183 guests to confirm: 183 or 150 when you need a dance floor, a stage and a piano.
- Billiards room. Billiards room rule: to confirm: whether the billiards room rents alongside the Dining Hall, or only with the Lower South Classroom.
- AV. AV: to confirm: what AV is available, and what it costs.
Corbin to confirm: caters in-house, keeps a preferred caterer list, or lets you bring any licensed caterer. The catering page has the details.
What does it cost?
Corbin does not post flat rates. Mylene quotes each event. Your quote depends on the day, the hours and the guest count to confirm: what sets the price. Most quotes come back within two business days to confirm: quote turnaround.
Mylene prices this room as to confirm: package name, proposed The Table, from to confirm: price. Adding the Dining Hall to the Henderson Room: to confirm: whether adding the Dining Hall changes the price of the Hall package.
Why is it affordable? Corbin is a nonprofit that costs $45,000 a month to run (Spokane Journal of Business, Nov 2025). Your rental helps cover that.
Frequently asked questions
Can I rent the Dining Hall without the Henderson Room?
Yes. The Dining Hall and Kitchen rents alone or with the Henderson Room. Alone, it seats up to 49 guests. With the Henderson Room, you also get the stage, the piano and the hardwood floor.
What does the kitchen include?
The kitchen has an industrial convection oven, a six-burner stove, an industrial dishwasher and a hot food warming table. Cookware and serving ware: to confirm: whether Corbin supplies pots, pans, serving dishes and utensils. Kitchen fee: to confirm: whether there is a separate kitchen fee.
Can we serve alcohol at a dinner here?
Alcohol policy: to confirm: whether renters may serve alcohol, and whether a licensed bartender, permit or extra insurance is required. Ask Mylene before you buy the wine.
How much time do we get for setup and cleanup?
Setup and cleanup time: to confirm: hours included before and after the event, and weekend availability. Tell Mylene when your cooks need to arrive. She will tell you what fits your date.
Is there parking, and can every guest get in?
Free parking: to confirm: parking is free, and the number of spaces. Accessible entrance and restrooms: to confirm: ramp, elevator, accessible restrooms and step-free rooms. STA buses run on Monroe, just east of Corbin.
Where to next?
- Back to all rentals at Corbin
- The Henderson Room, for weddings, memorials and dances
- The Carolyn Bryan Suite, for meetings, showers and bridal prep
- The Lower South Classroom, for classes and groomsmen
- Celebrations of life at Corbin, for receptions after a service
- Catering at Corbin
New to Corbin? Start with the guide.
The Newcomer’s Guide to Corbin has this month’s calendar, the lunch menu, a map with parking and bus stops, and who to ask for at the desk.