Graduation 2025

June 12th-16th, 2025

Thank you for choosing Blue Moon Over Avila to celebrate such a monumental occasion!

We are thrilled to be considered for your special celebration!  In 2025, we will be celebrating our 8th commencement season right alongside all of you. Over the years, we have learned how to better provide a smooth experience for families who are looking for a special celebration. We do our best to accommodate your needs AND the needs of all of our other guests throughout the weekend. Before putting in your reservation request, please read all of the information below. 

  1. Keeping Things Running on Time: Please make sure all guests are on time for your reservation. Blue Moon Over Avila allows two hours for all groups. This timeline begins at the START TIME of your reservation, as your table is reserved for another group two hours later. We will not be able to extend the time at the table for the guests who are late. Please allow ample travel time and time to find parking when requesting your reservation. It can take quite some time to travel from Cal Poly to Blue Moon Over Avila due to traffic congestion in San Luis Obispo.

  2. Adding Guests to Your Confirmed Reservation: We will do our best to accommodate change requests to your guest count as we approach graduation. However, it is incredibly important to note that we cannot guarantee that we can accommodate more than the original reservation number. Additional guests who show up on the day of your reservation will likely not be able to be seated.

  3. Large Party Information: Special Menus, Service Charges, Split checks

    • For parties of 10 or more: For parties of 10 or more guests, there will be a 20% service charge added to your bill. This service charge will be distributed to the service team caring for your table. We are happy to accommodate separate checks at a limit of four checks per table.

    • For 15 or more guests: If your group has 15 guests or more, you will be required to make a private event reservation. Please see the link to our Private Events page for more information.

  4. Requests for Table Location: While it is typically our practice to do our best to accommodate table location requests, that is simply something we cannot adhere to for this unique weekend. We will not be able to guarantee where your table will be, as it will change several times throughout the planning process. Over the years, we have come to find that we need this flexibility on this particular weekend to make for a smooth service and provide the best experience for all of our guests. While most of our reservation requests are for our patios, we do also have two indoor dining rooms available.

  5. Corkage Fee: Please note that Blue Moon Over Avila has a corkage fee of $25 per standard 750ml bottle and $40 for magnums.

  6. Cancellation Policy
    Parties of six or more qualify as large parties and will require a credit card on file to confirm their reservation. No-shows or failure to cancel reservations 24 hours in advance will result in the card on file being charged $5 per guest.

  7. All reservations are given a grace period of 10 minutes past the reservation time. If you are delayed, we strongly urge you to call and notify us. Late reservations with no contact are subject to the table being given away to our waitlist after the grace period.

    Thank you in advance for your understanding!