I chose this venue for my wedding because I wanted something on the small side with vintage charm…read moreand at least one fireplace. Missy, the event coordinator, did an amazing job; she suggested vendors for us to use, all of which were great, and made sure everything looked perfect on the big day. I had bought some decorations that I wasn't certain would look the best because I was on a budget, but the staff arranged them better than i ever could've done and the wedding was more beautiful than I imagined. The food was also great, especially the salmon! Couldn't have asked for a better experience.

The Longacre House in Farmington Hills, Michigan is a registered local historic site. A sign is…read moreposted outside that reads: "Luman W. Goodenough (1873-1947), prominent Detroit Attorney, charter member and first president of the Detroit Rotary Club, acquired this building and land surrounding it in 1915, naming it the Longacre House. The earliest portion was erected in 1869 by Palmer Sherman. The twentieth century saw several additions here including the impressive six-foot high stone wall constructed in 1917 along the east property line. In 1969, Goodenough heirs gave this handsome Georgian manor home and five acres of land to the Farmington area to be used as a community center. This facility hosts conferences and club meetings, numerous weddings and receptions, and recreation courses in crafts and the arts. Local citizens are proud of the Longacre House, which is an area landmark." I attended my fiancee's good friend's pellikoduku at the Longacre House. (A pellikoduku is a traditional Indian pre-wedding ceremony for the groom.) This house is located about 25 miles from downtown Detroit. It takes a little over 30 minutes to get to the house from downtown Detroit without any traffic. The house is owned and operated by the City of Farmington Hills. This is a beautiful historic brick home that's been well-maintained, inside and out. The outside is picturesque with finely-manicured lawns and nicely-landscaped grounds. I made sure to get a picture with my fiancee in front of the house where there is a nice brick pathway and colorful plants and flowers. The event took place inside what I believe is the Longacre House's main event space. It looks like a living room (with fireplace) that has been converted and combined with perhaps a back porch or patio area to serve as an open event space. There were five round white tablecloth tables set up with place settings (each table seating 12 people) along with buffet-style catered food and drink. The event space had a drink and dessert station while the salad, entrees, and sides were set up in a separate room nearby. The house was simple with minimal decor - nice chandeliers, curtains, and hardwood floors. There's a small garden and gazebo outside. I believe dinner catering was provided by Longacre House's in-house catering group, Gourmet Express Catering & Event Planning Group based out of South Lyon, Michigan. We had glasses of a fruit drink with slices of strawberry, purple grapes, and Mandarin oranges. Dinner consisted of spinach salad with croutons, an herb rice risotto, asparagus, lasagna, and a potato dish with vegetables cooked-in such as chopped carrots and squash. There was a coffee and dessert station with both regular and decaf coffee plus assorted dessert bites including what looked like brownie squares and baklava. In general, I thought the food was good. I love greens and vegetables so I got seconds on the spinach and asparagus. This was a fairly straightforward event. Aside from dinner, there was a pre-dinner gathering, sort of like a cocktail hour, where people mixed and mingled. After dinner, the actual pellikoduku activities commenced. There was also a mehndi (Indian body art) artist who applied red-orange mehndi "stains" to many of the female guests. Longacre House staff were present, but they were fairly hands-off as the food and drink were self-serve. They mainly made sure the food and drink stations were in order, replenished as needed, and cleared finished dinner plates. They were professionally (formally) dressed, polite, and did a good job throughout the night. If you get a chance to check out other rooms of the house or take a look around outside at the grounds, you should. It's a neat place to explore. There's plenty of parking too which is convenient for guests.

If anyone knows this establishment from previous interactions, please understand that THEY ARE…read moreUNDER NEW OWNERSHIP and the experience is definitely not the same. I hadn't been here in several years and was surprised with the changes. Went to this establishment for an event. The chairs were stained/dirty and service was extremely slow and the wait staff was very unfriendly. Bathroom was low on soap and for sure ran out by the end of the night. When the food was finally served it didn't taste good or fresh. Despite it being cold outside, there were flies/gnats flying around inside. I wish I would have taken a picture but when I left there appeared to be a roach crawling in the wall in the foyer. I was just ready to get out of there and left as quickly as possible. For some reason the entrance door has reflective tint on the INSIDE and when you're leaving you can't see if anyone is on the other side! Not very smart I'm sure that people have gotten smacked by the door because you can't see if someone is trying to come in while you're exiting. To top it all off they had some sort of HVAC issue that caused the fan on the roof to make a loud noise the entire night. I've been to several of these type of establishments over the years and this one by far is the worst. They've done some updates to make it visually look better but it's clear that it's a distraction from larger issues. If you don't care about cleanliness, fast service and pleasant wait staff - this is your place. If all of those things mentioned above matter to you, look elsewhere.

Awful! Do not book this venue! Horrible service, kitchen was disgusting, they dropped the wedding…read morecake and tried to pass off the bottom as ok to serve with hair and dirt on it, people working the bar and in the kitchen wearing flip flops, bartender would take your cup to refill from you touching the rim, garbage visible to the guests, had to ask multiple times for toilet paper and soap for the bathrooms, cheese trays were sliced American Cheese and saltine crackers, food was terrible and not what the guests rsvp'd for, promised wedding coordinator did not show up! The list goes on and on! Please do not waste your $$$!!!

Hollywood from Hollywoodz palace made my son's prom send off such a special occasion. She was full…read moreof ideas and was such a big help. You can tell she loves what she does. My son's special day was just as important to her as it was to my husband and I. There was a variety of items with the food plater and the desserts. If your looking for a venue check out Hollywoodz Palace, she really cares about the customers experience.

I recently reached out to the owner of Hollywoodz Palace to host my (MIL) memorial for my husband…read moreand his family and I must say Mrs Shonda did not disappoint. We live in Nashville she handled everything exactly as my husband and (Bil) requestEd. From the food the cost of the hall the decoration even down to the guest registry book Mrs Shonda took care of it for me. She made such a sad occasion easy to get through without all the ripping and running around for us as we arrived in town the day before Thanksgiving set to celebrate the life of our loved whom passed during the holiday season. I will definitely use her over and over for any occasion. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, Brown Family.

If you want a warm and inviting venue that is the perfect size for a small gathering Salute is the…read moreperfect answer. They took care of everything at my son and daughter-in-law's wedding shower...it was perfect from environment, service and especially the food ...thank you Salute for helping to make their day so special!!

Dear Owners, What a mixed bag of feelings I had when I…read moredined at your establishment tonight! First was WOW! What a cute place! Do we really have a "wine bar" with this kind of atmosphere downriver? I saw a picture of your establishment on a friend's Facebook page a while back, she told me about you and the pictures didn't lie, it is as cute, quaint and cozy as I had expected. I was fortunate enough to have a restaurant.com certificate so I could check you out! We were seated in a little alcove that felt cozy and private. We ordered a bottle of white wine. Our waitress delivered two glasses. She explained to us that she wanted to keep our bottle under refrigeration so it wouldn't get warm. As a pretty serious wine drinker, this isn't the way it's done. We want the excitement when our bottle arrives and the special feeling when the wine is opened for us. Teach your staff how to properly serve a wine, or don't call yourself a "wine bar." We asked for our bottle, and nursed it through the food. It did get warm, if you invest in those stainless steel or clay coolers your staff won't have to worry! Your waitress made a little mistake; she delivered the bread for us to another table even though we were next. She looked us in the eye and apologized. She is a keeper; you don't often find folks like that - except Downriver - the in your face honest type. This made a negative into a positive. And the bread! Seriously, home made, with lots of warm crispy outside and soft insides and a sauce with a little extra zing on the finish! YUM! My little secret is that I have been gluten-free recently, not tonight, not with that bread on the table! The salads were gorgeous - homemade dressing, mixed greens and lovely. I can't help but wonder if a little cracked pepper offered for my salad would have added another nice flair? I like this too. It isn't an expensive thing to do and gives you that extra-special feel. Next was the hard part we waited a long time for our food. We were getting frustrated. Apparently, tonight was the first night of a new menu. My husband liked his Chicken Saltimbocca, but my swordfish was a bit over-cooked. My polenta was kind of watery. What did you do? Both proprietors came to the table, looked us in the eye and apologized. You shook our hands. You let me make suggestions and took me seriously. You are "salt of the earth" people and you WILL succeed. Our meals were comped due to the extenuating circumstances. This is what I like about Downriver; the no-nonsense approach of its people. I have seen enough of your restaurant that I will recommend it, I will be back, and I will not be disappointed! I will also write another review, and I know it will be a star or two better. Folks will give your cute place a chance, and they won't be sorry! Sincerely, Lisa L.

I was recently a guest at Farmington Hills Manor for a youth sports banquet and was very…read moredisappointed in the service we received. Although the facility was beautiful and spacious, the staff were less than friendly and the portions for the amount charged were terrible. Our youth attendees received chicken tenders and fries, it was 2 tenders and a handful of fries, approximately 10-12 fries. Our adults received a small chicken cutlet, half of a potato sliced, and for vegetables 5 string beans and two baby carrots. The vegetarian plate was one potato's quartered and a handful of veggies. To my dismay, when the owner was told about the dissatisfaction with the portion sizes, he was extremely rude, disrespectful, and dismissive. I would not recommend doing business with Farmington Hills Manor.

We booked this place for a youth sports banquet on 12/7/25 with approximately 250 ppl. They…read moreinitially were very accommodating and promised a great meal with a "deal" on the food. They insisted on a plated meal and at first you think wow - fancy and convenient! But they really do that to control the portions because they do not cook the food in house - it is outsourced from another vendor which I realized on the day of our event. The portions were offensive - adult plates that we charged our guests $40 for came with a small piece of chicken, 1 piece of potato cut in half, and literally 4-5 pieces of green beans and carrots. We were stunned! The kids plates - which we charged $25 for - had a meager 2 chicken tenders and 10-12 French fries. It was so few we counted them! Our vegetarian requests that we gave in advance? They simply took the chicken off the plate and served the handful of vegetables and they upped the potatoes to 4. After the event I talked to the owner to voice our dissatisfaction and the charm did a sharp turn to rude and condescending. I asked for compensation for the vegetarian dishes - he said sure I'll pack you up some veggies (as he showed me a Sams club value size of frozen mixed veggies). There were other events I had planned on booking with him - this could have been a fruitful relationship but after his response to my complaint - I told him to erase my January booking and we would not be back and he did not care. He was extremely dismissive. Other than the food - the venue was clean, nice, and the staff were friendly. Photo below of the vegetarian dish!

I would like to Thank the staff at ever and ever wedding studio. Me ans my wife had our wedding…read moreceremony on 3-21-26, they were very professional throughout the whole process and very flexible with issues that arouse, I would definitely recommend anyone thats looking to have a nice, clean, private ceremony with this business, you wont be disappointed.

I support this message....Pearls Event Center in Southfield is a beautiful venue for any occasion…read more This is a hidden gem tucked away in a business complex off of the Lodge Freeway. There is plenty of free parking. The venue actually has a nice size foyer plus two different sized rooms on opposite sides of the foyer. The larger room is decorated beautifully with a ceiling canopy that is draped across the length of the room. The other room is a nice size but much smaller. The occasion for this day was the Annual Donate Life Creating Comfort Blanket Event. I believe this is the third year it has been held here at the Pearls. The table and chairs are spread out throughout both rooms for creating blankets.

This is an absolutely BEAUTIFUL venue. Conveniently located in Southfield, it's a new building that…read moreserves as an event space and wedding venue. It has plenty of FREE parking and is barrier free. There's rooms on both sides of the venue, along with a full kitchen, dressing room containing a flat screen TV, tables and chairs, along with super clean restrooms. It's a great place to have a party, wedding or any gathering of around 100 people. The lobby and decor throughout are marvelous. Highly recommend checking them out for your next event!

This venue was great and came with a lot of accommodations... My daughter's Sweet 16 was so…read moreamazing.... Thank you

Darryl is the owner and his customer service is BEAUTIFUL. This venue is beautiful so you don't…read moreneed extreme decorations. Everything about my experience was PERFECT. Open bar. Enough room for about 40 ppl, dance floor, & luxury booth. I will be having my birthday party with my close family and friends this year.