We recently hired a bartending service for our event, and I can't recommend them highly enough!…read moreFrom the start, everything was incredibly well-organized and smooth. Shaylynne, the owner, was a pleasure to work with--clear, thoughtful, and totally on top of everything. Our bartender for the evening, Braelynn, was just as amazing--super sweet and professional, and made fantastic drinks that our guests loved. The pricing was very reasonable--$300 for 4 hours of service, and they brought all the mixers and full bar setup. We also added on garnishes for just $50, and they went above and beyond with options like fresh mangoes for margaritas--such a thoughtful and elevated touch. What stood out the most was their attention to detail. They provided us with a clear and considerate list of alcohol and ingredient suggestions, including smart tips on how to avoid overbuying or wasting supplies. It really helped us plan efficiently. They arrived on time and took care of the setup before the service window began, which was great since it didn't eat into the 4-hour bartending time. All in all, this was a 10/10 experience. Reliable, warm, and professional--would definitely hire again!

We had a very difficult time getting a caterer to respond to us or take our event seriously. Not…read morethe case with Grand Cru. They were very responsive and made a point of asking what problems we had with other caterers so they would avoid the same issues. We did not have a wedding planner and the staff of Grand Cru stepped up to fill that role for us. They were on-time, very professional, and had great ideas about making the event successful. They were also very attentive to my wife and I on the day of the event. The food was also fantastic! We received many compliments about it. We highly recommend Grand Cru!

Great people and excellent food. Their drinks are awesome too. I have had their Thursday family…read moredinners and their catering services. All great! Highly recommend.

Beautiful venue! Horribly shady owners. Bit late on my review, but my now wife and I were set to…read moreget married here back in 2020. A few months before the set date came the pandemic and the venue shut down for a while, unfortunately unable to fulfill our scheduled day. Long story short, the owners unnecessarily had a lawyer tell us we would not receive the deposit back for the day (not that we had asked). So just warning anyone considering this place, the owners will turn real shady on you if something doesn't go quite right.

My cousin had an outdoor wedding here in 2010/11, if not mistaken, great place. So it had been…read moreyears since I'd been. This past Sunday, posting this, Festa Italiana held their annual event that had been halted a few years, but if not mistaken it had been here the year prior? Can't remember. It definitely wasn't anything to be compared to the events that were held at Pioneer Courthouse Square back in the old days before Covid hit... But given that it's been a few years since they've held the event and then a lot of the people who helped out before, catering, musicians, etc. weren't able to help or make it this year we must take that into consideration. It was an experiment so to say being here at the lodge to see how it works and of course after a trial the next year always becomes better and better as it goes on. He gave it an Italian outdoorsy feel.

We held a charity benefit at the Melody, and it was a very good venue for a large event. Two…read moreauxiliary spaces were good for the silent auction and volunteer staging areas. The main ballroom was also pretty nice. I have hosted and attended many dozens of large charity events, and the space was fine. However, the in-house catering was the worst I have seen. Food quality and quantity were very poor. The salad was anemic, and the dinner was served lukewarm to cold. Portions were miniscule, and no vegetarian option was offered. I wouldn't mind doing an event here again, but I would not use their in-house catering.

Alan was friendly and showed us the whole venue. He had patience to answer all our questions. We…read moreare looking forward to our event at this venue

Mundo catering did our wedding food and did an amazing job. Sarah created a wonderful menu within…read morethe budget. The visual was lovely, everyone raved about the food and wanted to know the caterer company name. Such special touches like a bouquet of gorgeous flowers, keeping the food replenished perfectly, and after it was all over finding the staff had boxed leftovers and place in our refrigerator. Highly recommend!

Fantastic committed owners and employees provide an amazing spread of food! I've worked on most of…read morethe T.V. Shows and movies in recent years and Javier and his crew provided so many great meals all hours of days and nights. Great people and chefs all around. Hollywood/Weddings/drop off corporate lunches. It doesn't matter. Always on point with professional attention and taste! Viva Mundo Catering's success!

My cousin hired Broken Bottle Society to serve at her birthday! We had a blast, drinks were pouring…read moreand bartender was fun! I would highly recommend for your next event!

Great experience with spirited times at my event I got many compliments and the drinks we amazing…read more Thanks again

What a magical night for my nephew & his new wife. This venue was awesome from parking to RR to…read morechoices to beauty to ease to staff. Absolutely first class!!

My husband and I found Red Barn online in November/December of 2019. We were aiming for an outdoor…read moreFall wedding, and the property for Red Barn was absolutely beautiful from the accommodations, the scenery of the surrounding forest, to the water, the gardens, and of course, the barn itself. We reached out and scheduled a visit with the coordinator. The day of the visit we arrived, the coordinator had forgotten, but said we could walk around the site. It was no big deal, the day was kind of gray, but we could get a sense of what the property was, so we decided to go forward. We did have another meeting, and signed the contract for September 13th. A couple months later, Covid hit, and we were in limbo about the wedding and evolving government regulations. However, we kept informed of the changes and adapted as needed, they were flexible and we were comfortable moving forward together. So far, pretty good experience, you might be wondering why the low rating, but the turn happened a month leading up to the date. All of our vendors were booked and deposits all made. We had paid Red Barn ~$4500. The first issue was that the in-house catering was no longer available, but we weren't made aware of the fact. We frantically searched for another catering, and were fortunate enough to find Cheryl's on 12th. So, again, no big deal really, just momentary panic. Mon Sept 7th, however, issues started escalating. The huge Riverside fire was choking half the state, and with an outside venue, we were getting extremely concerned that this was becoming an impossibility. Thur Sept 10th, the venue was in level 3 evacuation, our house was in level 2. Family was in the process of arriving from out of state, or traveling from around Oregon. We reach out and they say that maybe we can reschedule, or just see how things turn out. Our vendors started calling. The catering would not travel to Oregon City, nor would the bartender, the florist, the baker, or the DJ. None of the vendors were willing to put their employees' health at risk to fulfill the business, and neither were we. So we changed venues to SE Portland. One indoors with heavy ventilation. We made it work, our vendors could still do business in a nice area, and our guests didn't spend a lot of money and time making it out to our wedding for nothing. We had heard nothing from Red Barn after the text mentioned above. Here's where things soured greatly: My husband reached out to Red Barn a few days after the wedding asking for a refund, and offered to pay ~$540 for their time of the meetings. There was a lot of back and forth. After months of negotiation, they said they would give back 50%, but with small payments over a period of time. That negotiation fell through, and Red Barn said they would only give back the deposit ($500). My husband is a realtor and at the time had a client in Tillamook. He spent over 40 hours working with the client, found them a house, got it under contract, and in the end, the clients backed out. He was entitled to his commission (around $5500), but he didn't want to put his clients in a bad position, understood that it is part of business, and moved on. He relayed this to Red Barn, and they stated they were much like realtors in that they do all this work in preparation for a wedding, so they are entitled to the money. Their communication was often condescending, talking about how lenient they were being with us, how generous they had been with their offers in the negotiation (i.e. "we don't generally offer this, but...") What they were particularly insistent upon, was that the wedding could've been held at their venue. That there was no reason for us to even cancel in the first place (but, as they stated numerous times, "it was your right to make a different decision"), despite the repeated response that literally no vendors were going to be there. We weren't going to put our guests, our vendors, or their employees in that situation. The air quality was at the most hazardous level, and still in evacuation. Over a year later, they responded with, "we even purchased a powerful air filter, the air in the barn was better than our own house." Knowledge we were never offered at any point. However, this is a barn. With wedding traffic, of guests, vendors, employees, no insulation, slim walls, it would be impossible. Our vendors would not be in attendance, and everyone would be subjected to some of the highest levels of air pollutants with its proximity to the fires. In difficult times, we are presented with people's true character. The venue is lovely, the coordinator was nice enough, and we never actually met the owners. The odds of another pandemic and wildfires happening to sabotage your wedding day are indeed nearly zero, but going through it ourselves, we discovered that the owners of Red Barn have one priority above all else, where our vendors' owners did not: Profit over people. And apathy for an incredibly challenging situation.