I attended a wedding there over the weekend. Although the facility was pretty. The service was awful. There were few too many servers during the cocktail hour and the line for the bars was 8 people deep at all times. Our server, at dinner, dropped food on both myself and another quest. The food was very average, at best. And to top it all off, the whole evening was very disorganized. We had finished our meal and some tables had yet to be served. read more

I visited The Imperia as a potential venue for my daughter's Sweet Sixteen Party. When my daughter and I arrived to tour the facility, we were greeted warmly by a very professional woman named Arlene; she is the Director of Catering. She showed us all the different room decors and linens to choose from, and then sat with us to explain in detail the various party options available. She answered all of our questions and provided suggestions as to what she thought would work best for the theme of the party we were planning. As the date of the party grew closer, I stopped in to the Imperia several times to check on things. Arlene was always very helpful and courteous. If Arlene was not available, her associate, Jorge, stepped in to answer all of my questions and go over things to be sure that all of my needs were met. The night of the party, Maureen was assigned to serve as my right hand. She was wonderful and proficient. Maureen made sure that everything ran smoothly, from the candle lighting ceremony to the cutting of the cake. The entire staff was wonderful, and the food was delicious. Anyone with a teenager knows how particular she can be when it comes to something as special as her Sweet Sixteen celebration. I'm happy to say that everyone at The Imperia made sure that my daughter was treated like a princess and that everyone had a great, memorable time. read more

Stay away from this dump. If you can find a server who speaks english you might get served. I almost wanted to put on a windbreaker with "ICE" screen printed on its back and watch 90% of the clowns scatter. If you want a nice affair, don't go here. The "appetizers" looked and tasted like microwaved frozen food from a supermarket. The bartenders were rude and didn't know how to mix a daquiri, and that was after you tried to tell them how to make one in their native language. This place had plenty of ambience, but the rest was pure garbage. The "Filet Mignon" was Prime Rib and was tough as shoe leather. One other thing that really aggravated me... The lazy scumbags who didn't want to walk far parked their valets in the handicapped spots, leaving handicapped people to walk much further. When they were confronted about this they just shrugged and could care less. This was by far a well decorated dive. The couple would have done better at Burger King. The only reason that they got a star is because you have to mark at least one to post. read more

Had our company party here. Can't say enough good things about Arlene and her staff, we loved it and will be back next year. Food was amazing and decor was perfect for an upscale event. read more

Had my wedding at the Imperia in September. I love the place as far as the interior and great place for photos. Food was good everything was good except for one thing that all my guest talked about. The STAFF that served. The food took way to long to come out which totally threw off the Program at first. The servers were extremely rude to my guest. Some of my guest didn't even get served untill my mom said something. And one staff member served the salad over the guests head! He got some dressing on my uncles shit! Even one of my guests asked for more salad and the server said no and he hated his job anyways! Do not have your wedding at the Imperia. They have young kids serving who don't care about there jobs. There are many other nice places to get married! I'm sorry the place is very elegant and up scale looking but the servers are very very not so upscale. read more

We fell in love with the venue when we walked in and saw the staircase and then we fell in love again when we walked out onto the Majestica patio. We never wanted an outside wedding until we walked outside and saw that patio! The rooms were amazing and the layout for the majestica room was perfect and private. We originally had Stephanie helping us and she was amazing to work with. She moved up to corporate and then we had Jaci and Phil working with us on our wedding and both were so nice and helpful. They worked with us on pricing and fit an amazing reception into our budget and Phil even threw in the ice cream sundae bar which made my husband THRILLED!!! Phil really is the best asset the Imperia has he was awesome!! They set up all the items we made and all the things we did for our day. They set up tables for our baskets of blankets for the ceremony along with hot chocolate station, they set up all the signs we made to put around. They made sure all the details we dropped off were out and set up perfectly! I mean we dropped off a ton (more than 500!) of votive candles to line outside and inside and they set them all up and lite them all for us and made sure they all looked great!! It was a ridiculous amount of candles and they didn't bat an eye!! They helped walk us thru every step and were so helpful responding to all my pain in the butt emails I sent!! They set us up with great vendors, and the centerpieces are included in the cost of the venue and the choices were still beautiful!!! Our Maitre D Maureen was so awesome and wonderful! Daisy our personal waitress was so attentive and made sure she was always floating around us to get us another drink, bring our food when we sat, I didn't even realize all the times she was following behind me carrying my train!!! The food was so amazing and tasted so good!! All of our guests and family couldn't believe how much food there was!! Plus everyone LOVED the he-man station, including my husband! It was so unique and different to have comfort type foods along with the more exotic options!! The cocktail hour was so abundant that most of our guests thought it was the actual dinner!! Then getting to choose table side for your entrée was sooo nice and added a bit of elegance to the night! Plus saved us from having to get everyones orders ahead of time and risk changing their mind that night. The wait staff was so attentive folding napkins when guests got up to dance. Always removing plates and even at cocktail hour they were removing plates and cleaning up spills. The whole venue was so attentive and making sure all of our guests were comfortable and taken care of! I just really cannot tell you how amazing and perfect our night was because of Phil and his staff at the Imperia!! They made us feel like their only event and all the food and set up was amazing!! Really the BEST VENUE out there we could not have asked for anything more perfect than the Imperia on Easton!! Thank you Imperia for making our night PERFECT!!! read more

I was a guest at a wedding on 10/19/18 and I hope I never have to be again. While the venue itself is not bad, the service was horrendous. Beginning with the fact that the female bartender was a miserable human being, I was lucky if I could get a lime in my vodka soda (isn't that standard?) even after I asked. Then dinner comes and the appetizer of tomato and mozzarella salad was picked up and taken away from me before I even had a chance to eat it. God forbid I go to the bathroom. The salad course comes and 3 pieces of lettuce were put on my plate. Next, the server comes to the table to ask for my meal choice. I ask her 3 times which entree is gluten free, to which she finally understands what I'm saying (doesn't speak English), and goes to ask the chef. She comes back and says none of the entrees are gluten free. We then stare at each other for about a minute before I give up and say, "Ok, I guess I'm not eating then". No GF option was offered whatsoever. I don't need a 4 course GF meal, just a piece of grilled chicken would have been fine. But, no. I sat there during dinner and watched everyone eat. I wasn't even offered any sides such as asparagus or roasted potatoes which are generally GF. How do you run a business this way? I plan corporate meetings for a living and if I had an attendee that watched everyone eat because we couldn't give them a GF meal, the client would have my head. You should be embarrassed with your chef and banquet servers because absolutely no one came up to me and asked why I wasn't eating. I never saw a banquet manager or captain to tell that evening either or I would have while I was there. read more

My son recently had his wedding at this location. From the time you walked into the venue it was perfect. We were treated like royalty. Arlene went above and beyond to make everything perfect. The food was excellent not buffet style, it was plated with 3 choices for the main course. We had some picky eaters and they accomadated them to their preference. We had the lower level all to ourselves, so it was perfect. There was so much food, with so many choices for cocktail hour people thought that was the main course. Through out the night people were commenting that it was like a Hollywood wedding. When I had arrived at the venue I noticed I had lost one of my earrings, and Arlene was kind enough to lend me hers. Thank you Arlene, for helping me because I was frantic and Thank you for making my sons wedding perfect. read more

attended an friday evening wedding reception there last night and was not impressed in the least. it was nice to have free valet parking but if you choose not to go that route, there is plenty of self parking available close to the front door. the cocktail hour was over an hour and that was too long because there were so few tables in that room. it was very uncomfortable for people who had to stand around holding a handbag, drink, plate and try to eat with a fork. the soft drinks were so watered down i thought i was drinking water with a splash of soda in a glass filled to the top with ice. none of the appetizers had salt and no salt was available so everything was bland. the items were probably the choice of the bride n groom but i think the restaurant should have guided them much better. there was one platter with a mound of cheese, tomato and cheese, cheese, cheese everywhere. they had mashed potatoes, mashed sweet potatoes, creamed spinach, creamed corn served in cocktail glasses which was just weird for a cocktail hour. the small bowls on the appetizer table were not labeled so you had no idea what was in them. the food ran out in the first 15 minutes. it was embarrassing. by the time everyone was ushered into the dining hall, it was 8:30 pm and people were very hungry. the rolls came at 9:15, the soup at 9:45, a MEAGER salad at 10:10 and the main course at 10:45!!! i had the baked chicken which was so cold, tough and dry that the piece of cheese they put on top of it had turned to a piece of rubber. not one person at our table of 10 ate their main course. salmon was fishy was a big complaint. we left at 11:15 pm and there was no sign of cake or coffee!! nuf said i hope to never return to imperia in somerset, nj. read more

We (Mr. & Mrs. Fahmy) just had our wedding at the Imperia last month (July, 27); this note is the least we could do to thank Arlene for doing such a wonderful job with our wedding. Words are not enough to describe how much we appreciate Arlene's help in making our day so special. We could not have asked for better service than what was provided at Imperia. Arlene made us feel as if our day was the most important day of her life; we truly appreciate her patience, grace, good judgment and incredible planning/ there was absolutely nothing left for us to worry about. Writing this review is the simplest way to thank Imperia's staff for making our dream day perfect and memorable. We couldn't ask for anything more, the Imperia's staff did such an amazing job with everything; we are still getting compliments from our guests. The food was fantastic and the staff did a great job getting everyone served. Most of our guests told us that Imperia is one of the best wedding receptions that they had ever been to. True, the reception has left us with so many wonderful memories; we will always appreciate the staff's hard work and help in making our dream wedding come true. Overall, Imperia exceeded our extremely high expectations; not only are we still talking about our wedding day, but we're also recommending the place to any and everyone who inquires. We have been and will continue to suggest Imperia to anyone looking for a wonderful/professional place to hold an event, because we are sure that any couples will definitely be in good hands, especially if they choose to work with Arlene/ she is the best. My best, Selina read more

The Imperia is great! The Staff is awesome. Don't leave if Arlene seems a bit controlling...Thats just her and she really really means well. The staff, the food, the manager everything is perfect. Great place to have a wedding and the cost is definitely within budget. I give the Imperia 5 stars!!!! read more

I had my wedding here recently and all I can say is keep looking, do NOT sign a contract with these people. They are nice when you first meet them and then you sign a contact and they forget about you until you owe them money. The staff and management at this place are beyond awful !! While the food and place is nice it does not make up for the horrible people working here. I can not stress enough to NOT book your wedding at this place. read more

I got married here in Sept 2011, I was very nervous as I had huge expections and I am happy to say I was impressed and expectations were exceeded. The best part of the Imperia was the executive chef, he went above and beyond to ensure our very Italian families were pleased with the food. The cocktail hour was amazing, people still comment about how nice and great the food was. The staff was really nice to everyone. I read bad reviews about the staff but they provided great service for our wedding. Our wedding corridinator Arlene was also really helpful and all in all I have to say we all were very pleased and really appreciate the great job the Imperia did. read more

The Imperia We just had our wedding reception at the Imperia and had a great experience. While we were looking at wedding venues, we happened to drive by the Imperia. I remembered that my friend had recommended that I check it out and I am SO happy that we did. We stopped in without an appointment and met Arlene. She walked us around the venue, explained the wedding packages and was very accommodating when we had questions or wanted more information after our first visit. We had lots to consider and narrowed down our venue options to the Imperia and another venue. The tipping point for us was the alcohol package. Once scheduling lined up with our officiant and chapel, we decided to go with the Imperia because the venue was so nice, its location so convenient, reasonable cost and alcohol package--the Imperia offers top shelf alcohol as a standard! Arlene was easy to work with. She was nice, professional and responsive. She had great suggestions and was flexible to my vision in terms of seating chart, room arrangement, and personal items displayed throughout the venue. Every time I stopped by the Imperia, the staff was extremely polite and would offer a bottle of water and make sure I was okay. A few days before the wedding, I was able to drop off items and it was a relief to have that out of the way and in good hands of the staff. I made an itemized list of every item and provided the designated location for display the night of the wedding. I will say, one of the items did not make it on the table, but when I mentioned it to the Maitre D, the staff quickly made the adjustment and got them out. The night of the wedding went extremely well. Our Maître D' and her staff were great. She was really nice and attentive. She kept checking on us, making sure we had everything we needed, had food on the table for us (we had buffet stations and she made our plates). They attended to us and made sure our guests were okay. The bartenders were excellent! Kudos to the team! The bartenders hand delivered drinks to our table and made sure if we needed anything, they got it for us. Overall, the night ran very smoothly. At the end of the night, they packed up all our personal effects and carted the item upstairs which was super convenient and easy. Now that we have had a chance to talk to some of our friends and guests, they have all been raving about the food during cocktail hour and the reception; how nice the venue was and what a great wedding we had! We are really appreciative of the Imperia and the staff. The Imperia provided excellent service, delicious food and a great ambiance. We would definitely recommend the Imperia. The Imperia delivers on ambiance, quality of service, responsiveness, professionalism and value. read more

I had my wedding here. Great service! Beautiful day! Everyone still raves about the food over a year later! Totally recommend!

I was very disappointed when I was there for a large 450 plus people function. The wait staff was poor and inattentive. When I asked for a spoon I was told I already had one and didnt need another. The waitress was annoyed when she offered coffee and I asked for tea. The chicken francaise was soggy from sitting under the cloche while waiting for the waitress to get her act together. Some of the wait staff were white glove and others were not. There were caution signs that the floor was slippery even though it had not been raining. Other parts had sticky floors. The bathrooms were small and the door(full size door) stuck when I tried to get out of my stall. I would definitely not reccomend this place for anyone to have a function or wedding. read more

On 7/5/13 we had our son's wedding and reception at the Imperia. We were very impressed at our visits and could not wait for the wedding day. Unfortunately the day was nothing but mistakes, missteps and just plain screw ups. The bridal suite had a clogged toilet that never got fixed, tv not working - needed it to enterain 7 flower girls. Cocktail hour ran out of food. Main buffet set up in wrong place - food wrong, cold and mash potato bar just plain missing. Very skimpy on beef dish and refused seconds. Did not have maitre'd that was requested and promised. Cake served almost 1-1/2 hours after cutting. Many guests already left without dessert. Could not believe how bad a job they did. No one had any answers or explanations. Tried to compensate with free ice cream bar - what good is it since many guests had left. Even the flow of the wedding was fair at best. Massive Indian wedding upstairs - believe most of their time, energy and attention went there. Just my opinion. Don't even want to give them one star. Our once in a lifetime day was not what we were expecting. Extremely disappointed. read more

I was just at a wedding here this past weekend and it was the worst ever! The place is absolutely beautiful, especially the outside patio. However, the servers were extremely rude and unprofessional and even snappy with us with their remarks, they ran out of plates, napkins and forks during the cocktail hour and I had to get the banquet manager to get more. It was a buffet and they would let all the food run out until they replaced it, making the guests stand around like beggers in a soup kitchen. Many people at this affair thought the banquet manager should be fired. The wedding cake looked like you purchased it from the local supermarket. There were 100 ppl in the cocktail hour yet the butler style hors doevres would come out once every 10 mins and there would only be about 10 pcs on the plate. The majority of the guests didn't even get any. One of the bartenders took 5 minutes to make an appletini. It is such a shame that the service was so terrible. The place is absolutely beautiful. When we could get some food, it was good. Nothing fabulous, but good. I suggest if you book your wedding here you bring your own servers, bartenders, banquet manager and food. Just for the record, I am not a complainer nor am I exaggerating. I would just hate to see anyone else's wedding ruined like my friends was. People were actually saying that the bride should sue to get her money back. read more

My daughter got married at the Imperia. the wedding was booked a year in advance. One huge concern for her wedding was other events at the same time. We asked the staff on 3 occasions whether any other function was booked. One month before the wedding, I found out from another event planner because our event planner wasn't available that a high school prom was booked!!! We were very unhappy they of course kept this from us. We had no choice but to have the wedding there and they assured us that no one from the prom would be anywhere near our event. The second major complaint I have is.... we had a thunderstorm pending and we had to have the ceremony inside. The room was so small and elegance was not the word of the day. It felt like we were in a hospital room. The imperia has great food and great service but they really need to have much better facilities for in-house weddings and not intentially hold the truth from clients what other events are being held at the same time as theirs. read more