The space and layout of the place is great. I was part of a wedding that held the reception there, and it was a wonderful place for a reception, great area for a band and for the buffet.
I'd gladly give this place five stars based on the facilities, but there was one rather large drawback. With about a half an hour to go in our reception, as the bride and groom were having their last dance, there was an incident. Someone had wandered in, and the best man informed this gentlemen that it was a private party. This person was wearing cargo shorts, a backwards hat, and was obviously visibly intoxicated. It was reasonable to assume he didn't belong there, and the best man simply told him that he was at a private party. This individual then proceeded to literally scream obscenities directly in his face demanding that the best man immediately leave, because he "owed the effin (edited for this review) place". This scene escalated, in the middle of a wedding reception, to an insane level, as he continued screaming and cursing, before actually laying hands on the best man, who stood there dumbfounded. I cannot express how sad this display was, it was abhorrent, disrespectful, embarrassing, just plain insane. This went on for a good three minutes, accompanied by at least 20 f bombs (literally-screamed around friends and family, including some children, who were quickly ushered away), and broke up what was otherwise a great reception. Simply and utterly unacceptable.
I cannot imagine that it is a good business model to have the owner (or someone claiming to be, he obviously was connected somehow to the place, as the employees showed him deference and were reluctant to step in) come in to the middle of a party and cause a tremendously huge scene. He reeked of alcohol and was unsteady on his feet. Just unbelievable that this could happen. Truly astounding, we're still trying to make sense of it.
Bottom line, great facilities, beautiful place, but just be aware that at any time the owner can come in drunk and demand that everyone get the f out of "his building". read more