Attended a wedding here this past weekend, and it was a nice affair. Was kind of a pain driving through the town to get all the way down to the water, but the views were worth it. We parked in the lot, and it was easy as spots were plentiful and there was no valet. We walked into the venue, which is mainly outdoors for the ceremony and cocktail hour. The views are great outside, can see the great South Bay right up close, and the ferry to fire island heading back and forth. The ceremony was set on the lawn under a gazebo, although it looked like they had a small area of beach if you prefer to have your ceremony in the sand instead. There's a small wooden walkway to stroll along the dock and see some of the boats and water. The cocktail hour was nice and the one bar outside was great, never got too packed. They needed more pass arounds though, as some of the items were so popular that we never got to try them. There were a few different food stations set up during the outside cocktail hour, and we thought the food was just ok, if not a bit weird. Selections were spotty and mismatched, and all of the pastas were swimming in sauce. Seafood was decent, but wish they had more modern choices, everything was very old school. The outside tables were covered by a canopy or umbrellas, and the setting was great.
Fast forward to inside, and the bathrooms and ball room are small and dated. Everything is very bright and worn in, definitely in need of updating. Bar and bartenders were good inside too, but dance floor was old and beat up. Even the design on it looked like it was out of the 70s. Food was ehh, had some sort of waffle with cheese thing for appetizer that was ok. I had the sea bass entree as it was a day wedding and I didn't want to get too stuffed before a dinner we had planned later that night. Fish was tasteless, wasn't bad, just tasted like nothing. My wife went for the vegetable choice, and said it was weird, she really didn't enjoy it. I tried it and it had a strange taste to it too. Other complaint, there was a band at this wedding, not a dj, but they didn't play the whole time. There was a lot of time during which there was no food on the table, the bride and groom were not doing any events we were paying attention to, and the band was not playing. You would think during this down time they would have been playing some mood music or something.
Overall, this place is nice for the views outside, although beware, there is no shade during the ceremony, and we were hot sitting right in the sun with our suits on. Food was take it or leave it, bartenders, bars, and drinks were great. read more