We hosted our wedding at Garden Manor on 9/5/25, and it was truly an amazing experience. The team provided linens, bar service, and food service, and everything was handled so smoothly. They were so kind to allow us to bring in our own centerpieces and our papel picado, which we carefully hung ourselves). From start to finish, the staff at Garden Manor were professional, attentive, and easy to work with. They always responded to our questions quickly, offered helpful advice during planning and contract signing, and made the process stress-free. The venue itself is beautiful--modern, spotless, and so elegant that it needs little to no extra decoration. Our guests loved it, and so did we! I would absolutely recommend The Garden Manor to any couple looking for a venue with excellent service and a stunning space. read more

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How do I start with this one. It was a cluster if your looking for a simple summary of this fiasco that this horrible place pretended to disguise as a formal banquet hall. The incident started with a sweet 16 that my family booked there. First of all, the bill was why to high for just a hall with no food or decorations. Not even an open bar was offered for the $5,000.00 price tag. There was a young lady when we walked I who was asked to make sure that invites were in hand and that wasn't the case. I had to ask her twice during the night to continue to do her job. The next gross level of horrible service came from the bartenders who not only didn't know how to mix a drink, they were to check IDs that according to them is their policy. I know of at least 3 family members who are not 21 who got drinks. This was discovered after the end of the night when one of our aunt's called to let me know that her 19 year old was intoxicated. If you think this is the end, please read on. At the end of the night the banquet hall manager explained that the liquor that we had purchased,. Over $600 worth needed to be inventoried so we would be able to take back the rest of our spirits until Monday when the inventory was completed. Well, Monday comes around and more than half of the alcohol that was left over was magically gone. I mean, how doea this happen? I asked my aunt that night where in the contract this was written and she said that it was the agreement that she signed. I asked her again a couple of days later and she still was reluctant bro let me see it because I knew that this was a horrible way to do business. I ask that anyone looking for a banquet hall and you find yourself stumbling across this "gem", look elsewhere. The place is dated, the restrooms were not clean, the staff is very disorganized, and their practices are worst of all. There are way more options out there. read more

El peor banquete que he tenido el mashed potatoes parecia atole y la carne con gravy roast beef con ajus de lo peor, los meseros muchachos de 17 años read more

My husband I were looking for the perfect banquet hall to hold our wedding reception. Garden Manor was the first hall we looked at and needless to say, we looked no further! We highly recommend this banquet hall because the entire staff is very friendly and pleasant to work with, the food is really to die for, and not to mention the open bar! You really do get the most for your money here! No hidden fees, everything is broken down in the contract, and there are little tips to help save money too. The staff really treats you like family. They go above and beyond to make sure your party runs as smooth as possible. Make sure to ask for Luis, he will most definitely take care of you! Excellent Banquet Hall! read more

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It's hard to rate this place considering it was most likely a one-time visit and there is so much to say about so many different elements. Let me break it down for you: The area is not great and the outside looks a little janky but once you get inside, you sort of forget about that. The support poles in the room have been encased with molded cement to mimic tree bark and at the top of each is a sprawl of leaves with white lights woven through (hence the "garden" in the name) to a lovely effect. The dance floor is black and white checkered ceramic tile and spacious, the round tables nestled perfectly around it. The bathrooms are outdated but were kept clean and stocked. The food, ours was served family style, was plentiful and pretty tasty (fried chicken, delish. Pot roast, can't go wrong. Potatoes, green beans and a bread bowl of soup to start with the top bit of bread cut out in the shape of a heart, aww). It wasn't gourmet fare, but pretty good as far as wedding food goes. The only beef I think most of us had with the place was the apparent lack of stemware. At each place setting was a water goblet, a champagne glass and a coffee cup but when dinner arrived, they set down a carafe of red wine. We took a moment and surveyed the table, perplexed. Most people wound up putting wine in their champagne glasses but I took advantage of the empty spot next to me and used the water goblet. When it was time to head back to the bar, they resorted to serving wine in rocks glasses because they'd run out of wine glasses which lead to the servers running around picking up every stray glass that wasn't in someone's hand to bring back and wash. Many, many drinks disappeared while our backs were turned. Hrm. We danced, we sang, we celebrated nuptials. It's inconveniently located unfortunately, but cabs did come by and responded to being called pretty quickly. There is no public transit nearby but a Metra stop and a few bus lines that I probably wouldn't take late at night anyway. They have two parking lots however and street parking was easy (but heads up, don't park in the Home Depot lot across the street or you WILL be towed - thanks to the neighbor for the tip). read more

I had my 15 there this Saturday and I loved the service and the food was amazing. My family as guest loved the place and were satisfied with everything. I will recommend this place to many and will be back soon for two more events. Thank you Luis for all your help. read more

Excellent place. The services and food is amazing. We just celebrated our daughter sweet 15 Quinceañera party and I can only praise them for there amazing great job, all there amazing talent in helping organize an important date. read more

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I had my wedding with the Royal Garden Banquets September 17th in the Sherwood Room. I was extremely happy with everything! I fell in love with the room the very first day. All of the staff were very accommodating and they made sure I felt comfortable with every aspect since I was having a ceremony and a reception in the room. Luis and Javier were godsends they were absolutely amazing they helped me & my husband with everything and made the night magical! The food was awesome and my cake which was made by Claudia was truly amazing ! I highly recommend this venue they make your dreams come true. read more

We just had our daughters quinceañera on September 1st. she had a blast !! We hosted over 220 guest. All very comfortable , the hall has a big round dance floor, private room for the special one! And friendly staff at the bar, all of them always with a smile and nice attitude. Luis and Javier made our night go smoother as they often approached us and asked how everything was going , both of them always available for whatever we needed. Even since before the big day, they both had such a positive attitude and were able to honored some special request we had in order to make my daughters day extra special. My daughter and her core were also able to make used of the hall to practice their quince choreography 2 different days prior to her big day. We have hosted 2 other events in this location. All of them very satisfied with. Customer service can go a long way and I can say that Luis and Javier's excellent customer service is one of the main reasons we continue to come back . Thanks!! read more

I had my wedding this july at the Royal Gardens located on harlem ave. Once I saw this place I knew this was the place i wanted to have my special day. Jody really cares to leave you happy with everything you need. I asked for a specific wine to serve and they made it happen. I wanted my wedding to be elegant. Thats exactly how it was. Comming from a mexican background, we are for sure going to have a big list of guest. In my case i reduced it to 270 and John organized the tables so it didnt look crowded. Overall i could say i wouldnt have asked for anything better. Think twice because your first impression can change i was not convinced with the sherwood room at first but i went to a food tasting and i can say i regreted not getting that room. Large dance floor cool bar... but the royal was perfect also!!you can choose what you want even the lighting, if you want the lighting dimmer. I had it dimmer for dinner to make it look fancy. Theres a private room for the bride, bathrooms are ok but not great. In sherwood room theres a private bathroom inside the brides room. read more

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I had my quince this past Saturday 6/27/2015, and it was so beautiful. The food and service was great. The decorations were fantastic. One of the best ballrooms I've been to. The attendants help organize the event according to your favor. All my guest really enjoyed the service in the bar. The waiters were quick and present throughout the entire night. I recommend this banquet hall for all the qualities that I mentioned. read more

BEWARE: Poor customer service. When I was going to go pay no one showed up to the banquet hall for my appointment and when I called to confirm the day before they changed the prices that I was quoted. DICI is the worst and terribly rude. Please do not spend your most valuable day in hell.. Thank me later!!!! read more

My review is based on attending a wedding here as a Guest this Summer. The venue itself is very, very dated and reminded me of something out of the late 1980's. It needs a major overhaul. My first impression when I walked into this place was how tacky it was (is) in appearance, and how poor the lighting appeared. Service was disorganized, and at times, chaotic. We went to dance several times, and our drinks disappeared from the table even though it was obvious that the glasses were half-full. The food was very bland, and really not great. Some of the food was a bit too mushy. Maybe this is why it is an affordable venue, but I really don't know, and don't care. I would only recommend this venue for a huge high school graduation party (especially if you don't want to have a big party filled with teenagers at your house). However, this is not an appropriate venue for a wedding. What I do know is that if I am ever invited, again, to attend a wedding here, I will definitely make sure to return the RSVP card as "not attending" and I'll mail the bride and groom a check, instead. read more

I'm writing a review about the Irving Park location of the Garden Banquet Hall. This place is horrible. I recently attended a wedding reception at this "banquet" place and all I can say is how horrible this place is. We were rushed during the dinner time. Every time we took a few bites of food, the cleaning crew came to clean out our table after every dish. The manager that night was very unprofessional. Apparently there was a mistake made on the banquet hall for the payment of the place. From what I know, the place was paid in full. The manager brought the bill to the bride in front of everyone saying that she was $100+ short on the bill and it was the banquet's mistake because they can't add their numbers right. Everyone saw how upset the bride was during her reception. The ultimatum was given to the bride: either pay the leftover balance (again the banquet hall managers can't add or have the brain capacity to use a calculator) or shut down the bar early so her guests will not have anything to drink the rest of the night. How unprofessional are the management staff? The way the wedding cake was cut and served was very unprofessional. The cake was cut into small slices and served in cookie bags. Where were all the dishes to eat the cake on? Apparently us guests were peasants receiving our share of crumbs. In all my years of attending family and friends weddings, this was the very first time I saw a very stressed out and extremely upset bride who had to pull money out to pay the stupid mistake this place made in front of all her guests. This sounds like the staff pocketed extra cash on the bride that night! What a scam!!! Her sister tried to contact the owners of this place and all the management kept saying is "they're always busy" but they will try to contact them to contact her. They are probably out there scamming other people too. Garden Banquets is VERY UNPROFESSIONAL, VERY DATED, and UNFIT FOR ANY WEDDING OCCASION or anything of the professional caliber. I do not recommend this place to anyone because who knows, they will probably get scammed and receive the worst service of their life. I've seen better service at fast food restaurants. read more

Went to a quince at this location and it was wonderful. The decor is VERY nicely done and NOT tacky at all! I've been to some tacky quinces and this was not one of them. The servers were quick and not disorganized. Honestly almost everything from Lauren's review is wrong. The food was bland I'll give her that but the decor and everything else was wonderful! I'm seriously considering having my wedding here. read more

I recently held my wedding celebration at their Irving Park location. At the beginning of the planning process everyone seemed so nice and everything seemed very clear! However, just a few weeks before the wedding EVERYTHING started to go wrong with them!!! When I went to make my last payment with Joan she told me that the menu I had chosen about a month ago had extra charges which were never explained to me and that I had to change all of my menu because some options were not even suppose to be offered to me . She said that the lady at their Armitage location which had helped me choose the menu was a beginner and that she had given me the wrong options. She never apologized for the confusion! Just a few days before my event she said that the cake could be dropped off as early as 3pm and the day before the wedding I figured I will confirm with her just in case, Joan said that she had given the wrong info again and that the cake could not be dropped off until 5pm. Once again she never apologized for giving me the wrong info. Luckily the lady that I hired to make my cake was nice enough to accommodate last minute changes. The day of the wedding was another day filled with mistakes and last minute surprises by her and the staff there. The night before I instructed her to light up the candles that I placed in the tables before the guest arrived. She said that was not a problem and that she will take care of it. When I arrived there was not one candle on. When my maid of honor questioned her about that she completely ignored the question. When the bridal party and I arrived at no point did her or any of of her staff greeted us. The dinner part was the worst!!! Our guests were served hot water and at no point was ice offered. It was explained to me that we will have soda during the dinner time and no one was served soda. When we questioned Joan about that she rudely responded that I had chosen to have wine not soda during the dinner time. However, I was never made aware that I had to choose between wine and soda for the dinner time. She did not apologize for the confusions on their part.Then my maid of honor noticed that food was running out in the tables so she instructed Joan to tell the servers to take more food to the tables. To this Joan once again RUDELY responded that she was not going to do that because if my guests wanted more food they had to say so!! And so my maid of honor had to leave her dinner to tell each table that servers were not going to give them more food unless they asked for it because they will not obey me!!.... When it was time to cut the cake, they made yet more mistakes!!!..... I was charged a cake cutting fee because i did not like any of the cake options they provided me with, which was no problem for me. My husband and I took the typical cake cutting picture and then were puzzled and pretty unhappy that there was not one server nearby to cut the cake. When it was finally cut by them they did not even serve it to my guests. They simply put in baggies over by the door without making me or my guests aware of where was the cake. This place is beyond unprofessional!! Later during the dancing time. I saw an unfamiliar face in the dance floor, I realized that Joan had stepped in for the bartender so that he could have him some fun in the dance floor with my guests! Joan closed the bar without even making anyone aware that the bar was getting ready to close. Nevertheless, I had a great time at my wedding but it did take a lot of patience to work with these people. I will NEVER recommend this venue to anyone!!! read more

We were married at the Royal Gardens and had a wonderful experience. The staff was great, our food (we chose family style) was fabulous, and all our guests had a great time. If anyone had a question, our Maitre'd was right there to help us. We had no problems with any of our meetings; they went out of their way to make sure everything was going alright, especially since we were both out of town and planning the wedding out of state. Our friends keep saying our wedding was the best party, and that's saying a lot! read more

The sherwood room was amazing! If you are going to work with them for your wedding reception they really know how to make it a wonderful night when booking I recommend you deal with Luis because Jodi really makes things difficult would not recommend working with Jody but would highly recommend Luis he is so down to earth two other people that made the night amazing Were Victor and javier they made sure every detail was to my liking it was the best experience I've have had and I'd do it all again but would take those hours wasted with jody out she is more about jacking up the price and dealing with numbers then worried about what you want or you having a good time. I am so happy all the other staff and all the employees were amazing very courteous the maitre d security door Usher parking attendant servers bartenders all amazing very friendly unapproachable that would help with anything we needed without asking twice I love it the owner actually took time to come down and meet us at the event and congratulate us it was very nice and sweet that he took his time to come in speak with us it was a wonderful experience THE FOOD IS HEAVEN! read more

This place was great we all had a wonderful time. The ushers and waiters were great. All I had to do was ask and they were there to help us. I highly recommend this place for all your events. read more