We had our wedding reception at Iron Works in September with about 180 guests, and we could not…read morehave been happier with how everything turned out! Amanda, the event coordinator, was amazing to work with from start to finish. She was incredibly helpful, met with us multiple times to make sure all the details were worked out, and went above and beyond to make our event exactly what we wanted. We loved that we were able to customize so much of the space and make it feel like our own. Amanda also worked closely with our wedding coordinator to handle setup, which made the entire process so easy for us. We were even able to borrow some of Iron Works'/Amanda's personal décor, which saved us money and the headache of having to purchase everything ourselves. She also helped us design an image for the video wall, which was such a cool feature to have displayed on the stage! The vibe of the venue was exactly what we were looking for. We wanted more of a fun wedding celebration/party rather than a traditional wedding reception, and Iron Works was perfect for that. We did not have a sit-down dinner, and instead had plenty of food, drinks, dancing, and time for everyone to hang out. The vast majority of our guests really seemed to love this style of celebration. We also found that we spent less than we would have at a more traditional wedding venue, while still having an amazing and memorable event. The audio was another huge highlight. Props to the audio team! It was so cool having our wedding at a venue that is designed for music. We had a DJ, and the sound was incredible. I think Iron Works would be especially awesome for anyone considering a live band. The bar staff was also fantastic -- super attentive, quick with drinks, and just had great vibes throughout the night. We did a consumption bar, which was a really nice option and gave us some additional flexibility. Setup and breakdown were also incredibly easy for us. Amanda and our wedding coordinator handled everything, so we really didn't have to worry about the logistics. We were also able to leave some things behind and pick them up the next day, which was a huge help after a long night of celebrating. Overall, we are thrilled that we chose Iron Works for our reception. The flexibility, atmosphere, staff, and ability to customize everything made it such a great fit for the type of celebration we wanted. We would absolutely recommend Iron Works to anyone looking for a wedding venue that feels a little less traditional and a lot more like a party. We're already looking for reasons to plan another event there!

If you're looking for cool live music off the beaten path, this is the place. I came here for the…read moreVindy's show in June and had a nice time. There is mostly standing room for the venue, with some tables on the main level and a small balcony level for tables. I think everything was still walk-up service at the bar for that night. I didn't get any food and only had water to drink (stay hydrated!), but it looked like a pretty expansive menu for drinks. I was a little wary about the immediate surrounding area, since the streets immediately around the venue were cobblestone. This made it kind of hard to walk, when it wasn't super well lit. I was also confused by the parking arrangement in the area, since it seemed like the garage had some access restriction and the parking around the backside of the building also had confusing signage. This is not a criticism of the business whatsoever, just an important note for the other aspects of your visit.

Party in North Buffalo!…read more Compact - Party space for up to 100-150 or so. North Buffalo, near Delaware Park and the Zoo, good catering, great, open, easy-to-use space. Street parking. Expanded - Next to the FLW Darwin Martin House is the Greatbatch Pavilion. This large open space has various pieces of historical info about the Darwin Martin House, but it also provides a venue for a cocktail party (up to 150), a formal sit down dinner (up to 100) or a lecture space. I like this space because it is long, open and has unobstructed views throughout. You can really see what is happening from anywhere in the space. You will overlook the Darwin Martin House from this (mostly windows) space. Its an unobstructed view. Gorgeous day or night. The restrooms are modern and functional. There is a space for coatracks, or you can have a coat check. I'm not sure if there is a choice of caterers, but the food I have had at a few events has been good. The service professional and unobtrusive. Its available 7 days a week for rentals. While they don't do weddings or wedding receptions here, they are open for anything else, including the rehearsal dinner. It unique and beautiful. You can decorate to make it "your own" too. Street parking. 10/2015

This was the first time I have been here for a concert. My previous visits were for a fund raiser;…read morethere were no chairs set up, only vendors. I could not judge the space as a concert hall. My estimate is a capacity of 400-500 chairs, in rows of 14 the floor, plus the balcony. I was there to see Judy Collins, who still has a wonderful voice. (She is 87). A friend asked why she was not performing in the Mary Seton room at Kleinhans Music Hall. I think the acoustics are better here, as are the slightly padded chairs. It is certainly more intimate.

Great live music venue in Buffalo, NY. They have on site…read moreparking but there were no spots available when we arrived. Street parking was free and easy to find. We parked right across from the venue. The venue is located in a refurbished church and the highlight for me was seeing all the fixtures including pews and glass stained windows still in tact. Getting in was easy they just checked our ids and scanned our tickets. Short walk from the entrance to the actual music area. There is a floor standing room area you can watch the music, as well as two elevated seating areas. The seats were pews and very roomy. It was nice to be able to sit and enjoy the show free from the crowds. The sound quality was mostly good but at times I found it was very loud and hard to hear what the musician was saying. Didn't get any drinks or use the bathroom, so I can't comment on this aspect. Overall, I thought this was a great venue.

First time going to Lodge on the Green for dinner - and it was amazing! The entire experience from…read morecalling to make a reservation, to the very end when we cashed out and left. I believe it was the owner who answered the phone, and took our reservation. He was so pleasant and even started a conversation because I have the same name as his sister. When we arrived, we were seated right away, our server came over and she fully explained the specials, brought us our drinks and was very helpful with every question we had with the menu. On Wednesdays they have half off appetizers, so we decided to try four different ones. We ordered the calamari, stuffed banana peppers, bang bang shrimp and fried mozzarella. Everything was so good! For dinner, I ordered the chicken Milanese with a side salad instead of having it as a sandwich, and my husband had the spaghetti with a single, giant meatball. They make their pasta homemade, and you can definitely tell! We finished off our meal with their molten lava cake and ice cream. I've only ever been to Lodge on the Green for brunch once, and that was an incredible experience. Now I can say that their brunch and dinner is absolutely exquisite and I would recommend this place to anyone!

My daughter attended a Friendsgiving at the lodge. I stopped in quickly as I've never been to this…read morelocation. It's very spacious for a group and dinner. Clean restrooms and good layout for a party. Plenty of parking and easy access. Bar is located outside.

Attended a tour led by Explore Buffalo of this unique boathouse. I highly recommend going on the…read more$15, 1 hour tour so you can go inside. The boathouse was designed in 1905 by Frank Lloyd Wright for the University of Wisconsin rowing team. The University was unable to raise enough money to have it actually built, and the prints laid dormant until 2003, when fundraising efforts began, construction beginning in 2006 in Buffalo. I don't want to give away the tour, so if you're interested in the history and the design, definitely go on the tour.

It's a boathouse. Frank Lloyd Wright designed it. You can walk in it…read more Not sure about upstairs. No real direction - just took a picture and left.

I was able to visit the BFLO Event center for the first time because I was invited to a Yelp event…read more Since I don't live in the area I wasn't aware of the entire transformation happening at the Eastern Hills Mall. I am amazed that the space was an old Sears. The space was beautifully designed, well thought out and is now a destination instead of turning into another abandoned building. In addition to the event center attached is the BFLO store, a hair salon, Chruscicki Bakery, Simply Pierogi and Sto Lat. The space itself is perfect for a wedding or your next big event. It is a large open and airy room with darker wood floors, light walls and furniture and gorgeous crystal chandelier and snowflake accent lighting. The interior design is very modern and elegant with touches of Buffalo subtly added in. Great lighting, tons of parking and a huge bar. To the back of the room are doors which take you to a hallway that connects to the other businesses in the complex. The hallway is large enough to accommodate mingling of overflow guests from the event center.

Just Wow! The brand new BFLO event center certainly will be Western New York's newest and most…read moreprestigious event venue! Very elegant, modern, and sparkling. Certainly, many a bride's dream come true in the making. Wedding receptions, engagement or anniversary parties, graduation or other special events held here will be memorable. Photography for your special day will be incredible in this beautiful setting too. Check out the one-hour photography package they are offering now on their website. A photo on the Buffalo Bills 50 yard line with a personal photographer framed in commemorative frame. Doesn't appear they are holding large events quite yet due to the COVID-19 restrictions. I will be eager to see how things take off for this lovely venue in the near future. This venue is part of the newly formed "BFLO District" at the Eastern Hills Mall. Who knew that Sears could look so chic?! Quite a make-over, indeed! Four stars for now. Let's see if this total flip is a flip in the right direction. Not a flop - when it comes to customer service, value, communication, collaboration with customers depending on them to make their special day outstanding.

We visited this for the first time. Never knew there was an event venue hiding behind Platters…read morechocolate and Woodcock Brothers. The room we were in was spacious. Our party had about 100 guests. The tables were set out with more than enough space to move around. There was a cash bar with quick service, but the bar tenders were not really talkative. The buffet was set up on the side with room to go by on both sides. Enough choices to not leave hungry: beef, breaded chicken, pasta, mashed potatoes and salad. The food all tasted great. The room had an industrial look. Maybe because of that (concrete columns and ceiling) the acoustics were not great. The music was no problem but understanding a speaker using a microphone was not great.

This event center focuses on weddings. There is an outside patio area with sofas and a fire table…read moreas well as an outdoor wedding area with seating. Inside there is table seating a bar and a dance floor. The parking lot is huge so no problem there. The only annoyance was a band performing outside at the business next door which made it difficult to hear the wedding ceremony which was also performed outside. The food was very good.

What a neat place! They offer tours of the space on Saturdays at 11am - no reservations needed,…read morejust show up at 11. Ring the buzzer and they will come let you in (be patient, sometimes they may need to walk to the door from the other side of the building). The staff is friendly and helpful, and happy to answer questions. There is a wood shop, a metal shop, a fabric area, a Cricut machine, embroidery machine, 3D printer, laser cutters, and all kinds of other interesting tools to make stuff. They offer classes, and let people use the tools after taking safety classes if you show up during open shop hours when the supervisor of the space is there. They rent out small spaces as incubators and offer classes and guidance for growing businesses. If you have ideas of a thing you want to make, chances are there is somebody here who can teach you how to make it. The organization is very much based around community and sharing knowledge. If you are at all curious, I highly recommend the tour.

The Foundry is a place, a space, an incubator. At the Foundry you can learn, create an explore…read more If you haven't been here or looked them up do it, do it now. So far I've had the opportunity to make a shot glass, make some jewelry and learn the history of glass beads and play with 3D printing. As I mentioned previously the Foundry the incubator for a variety of business that make their home here. I recently attended the holiday market where a number of the vendors that make the Foundry home were open and many visiting crafters. Many if not all of these vendors host a class or two that for a reasonable price you can get hands on to learn a new skill. So far I've taken 3 and I can tell you these classes are small, intimate and really give you a hands on experience that really makes the class worth it. Some of these resident creators include a company that makes pucks and baseballs into bottle openers, a metal worker, glass blower, jewelry maker, a wooden frame bicycle maker and a man that makes bird feeders that resemble Frank Lloyd Wright windows. Most of them have etsy or other stores to browse what is available for purchase. For me, The Foundry is about creation, creativity and the access to be able to taken part in it. To work with skilled craftsmen, hear their stories, get tips while making something in the process. So check out a class or 10, it's worth it!

I found myself here the other day looking at apartments. Friend of mine's moving back to town and…read moreis looking for a new place to live, it's close to downtown. This building is beautiful. There is all sorts of interesting stuff in it, including a dog grooming place, a haircutting place, a really nice gym, a massage studio, a place for a quick breakfast or lunch, a nice high-end restaurant. There's also plenty of offstreet parking for the tenants. It isn't covered. There one and two bedroom apartments here. The way they reuse the reclaim space is really nice. I can't say enough about this space. Update 140 2021

I was at 500 Seneca for another great Spree Event. It was a Spree cocktail party. There were roast…read morebeef, turkey and chickpea sliders, cheese, fruit and chocolate platters and several spreads which could be enjoyed on bagel toast pieces or pieces of baguette. The spreads included a chopped olive tapas, a apricot mostarda and a caramelized onion dish. These could be enjoyed on the toast points or along with the roasted garlic goat cheese. There was also a cash bar. The event was a way for several merchants to display their wares, among them Blue Table Chocolates, Tommyrotter Distillery, Rebel Ride and several artisans. The wait staff was great, replenishing the various platters and serving trays of tasty mini-potato pancakes and boneless chicken wing bites throughout the evening. They also picked up plates, cans and bottles, taking them back to the kitchen for disposal vs. there being many unsightly trash cans throughout the room. This also added to the event, making the room more attractive.

The staff at The Tewksbury Lodge were very accommodating when we held our company picnic there…read moreyesterday . We had 3 salads , hamburgers and chicken breasts , a desert table and a cash bar with our package . Both, the inside of the facility and outdoors overlooking Riverworks were utilized that afternoon . They allowed us to bring our own lawn games and played some decent tunes while we socialized . I would think it would be hard to find a better atmosphere for a picnic than here . We are definitely going to use them again in the future - they have several options to choose from as far as catering goes . Check it out !

Friendly and welcoming staff, a clean and comfortable space, and well-maintained bathrooms. I…read morereally appreciated having a place to hang coats. Separate bar area but plenty of space for table and foods. Would love to return to see the outdoor space. A few parking spaces but plenty of street parking nearby. Overall, a great spot with a pleasant atmosphere and attentive service. Would definitely return!