Ms Linda went above and beyond to help us prepare for our big day. She was so helpful and the…read moresweetest! She walked us through everything we needed to do. On the day of the wedding, the place was decorated beautifully. We couldn't have done it without her. She helped make this day beautiful and stress-free. We would recommend Ms Linda & The Carolina Country Villa to everybody!

The lady Linda that operate this place is disrespectful my Moma walked over to where me and my…read morechildren were standing because there were not enough seats for all of us to sit down. Because supposedly the table we sat at was reserved. Come to find out when speaking with a family member they did not have any reserved tables. So before the wedding party started walking out I told my mom to just go sit back down in her chair. We would stand at the back for the ceremony so as my mom tried to walk back to her seat she was already sitting in this lady "Linda" grabbed her and told her she would have to stand here at the back for the ceremony. She had no right to grab my Mom and stop her from going and sitting back in the seat she was already sitting in for my cousin's wedding. To add to the disrespect. My mother is soon to have a knee replacement surgery so there is no way my Moma could have stood there. And the sad part is my mom was stuck behind a wall and couldn't even see the wedding ceremony. Top it off I had to leave and take my son home because he was so angry about the situation. Then when I made it back to pick my mom because she wanted to stay and try to enjoy the rest of my cousin's beautiful day. Linda's staff were walking around and throwing people food and drinks away and they were not even done with the food or drinks. Also Linda's staff was telling guests where to park them when they did Park where they were told to she was screaming at them they couldn't park there so then they had to go back and move there cars. So with this being said I would not encourage anyone to book any event with this vineyard.

It was great! The staff showed care and interest in me. They pulled a cart around for me. It was a…read moregreat experience.

I played at the Country Club of Johnston County for the first time on Saturday and was pleased…read more It is a semi-private course so, public tee times are available. It was a great value at $35 on a Saturday! The course was in good shape. It is pretty flat with wide, forgiving fairways. The greens were in nice shape and fairly quick. I was most impressed by the friendliness of the staff and fellow golfers. There were three foursomes stacked up on the first tee at 0930 Saturday. The starter allowed us to start on the back nine instead of waiting. As we were a twosome, we caught up to a couple of groups ahead of us. Both allowed us to play through without making us feel rushed. This has not been my experience at other golf courses in the area. We'll definitely be back.

Ordered their Thanksgiving meal again this year, and it was flavorful!…read more The turkey, an offering of both white and dark meat, was juicy and tender. The roasted brussels sprouts would make a believer out of anyone who claims they do not like brussels sprouts. Bits of ham in a balsamic reduction. Garlic mashed potatoes were a golden treat, creamy, with the right amount of garlic. Mac and cheese, wow, a pinkish color, but so creamy, cheesy and buttery. Wish I knew how to make them. Easy to follow directions for reheating. Ordered enough for two. It was perfect.

You will NOT find better tasting food from any caterer around here. I am so impressed with the…read moreamazing quality of the food. I have had great caterers before, but UTO goes above and beyond to serve a 5 star meal. I worked with Lara for over a month for a meal for around 50 people. She helped me make the perfect decision. We went with the filet, chicken piccata, roasted vegetable's, garlic mashed potatoes and 3 passed appetizers of chicken and waffles, crab cakes and shrimp ceviche. The southern salad was one of the most delicious salads I ever had. The shrimp ceviche was my fav thing of all. But every single item was perfect. I have never heard so many people say how good the food was. The servers and bartenders were great, too. I would definitely use them again! Loved it!

Came here with a big group of us girls for the open paint on a Saturday. We had an absolute blast!…read moreWe all booked through their website. You are encouraged to bring wine & snacks. They don't provide it. For open paint, you can choose from any of their designs throughout the studio. They have them color coded from beginner to advanced. The staff is very accommodating and patient. We had great time!

I love this place. I do a lot of girls nights here with a bottle of wine and snacks. I did my first…read moreDIY class here last week and it was incredibly cute. Tami is really nice and always helps you out when you need it. I feel like she's made me a more confident and adventurous artist. My husband and I are now doing date nights here and really enjoy the open studio options. I can't wait to see what other new and exciting things they do.

All they care about is the money. We paid $4150 to have my daughters wedding and reception here and…read morethey opted to keep our deposit to cover the cleaning of table clothes, remove scuffs from the floors, clean stains from the carpet and clean up there grounds not to mention some other charges. Basically from there assessment we paid to clean there venue with our deposit for normal usage which one would think is covered in the price. we cleaned up after, took out all the trash. the staff member said we did more than anyone else had after a wedding. My advice to anyone wanting to use the venue is to do a good assessment ahead of time . when you rent a turn key event center the deposit covers damages to said property not to clean so called stain carpet, clean the table clothes they provided and scuff mark on floors. when you have food there will be stains and when you have dancing you will have scuffs. I have never been so disappointed in my life. Greedy is what it is !This is the assessment and there email justification. Final Assessment -FLOORS -DANCE FLOOR - Center room stains where tables were/several white stains($50) Standard vacuuming did not remove these soiled areas. -WOODEN FLOORING/WALKWAYS has black scuff marks ($200) Scuffs did not come up with standard mopping. Additional buffing had to be hired in order remove these. -WALLS - White slat wall was torn in The Southern Room's off limits lounge. ($125) -TABLES/LINENS - 10 Table linens were stained ($10ea @ $100) -SOUTHERN ROOM DECORATIONS - Unaccounted for - 12 glass votive cups ($13) and 2 wide burlap strips $15) were stained from food. -EXTERIOR ENTRANCE/PARKING LOT - Many cigarette butts, a beer can, beer caps, and trash had to be removed from the front entrance and parking on asphalt. ($200 See page 2 of contract under decorations) Also "Wedding" yard sign borrowed to put at the end of road was not returned. -DJ CENTER - Security System behind CURTAIN with sign "Do Not Remove" was tampered with and pulled down. DJ was advised prior to event not to remove section of curtain. Below is some of their response when we replied to the assessment.You be the judge. just dont expect your deposit back! To answer your email I would like to say that normal cleaning and having to call a professional carpet cleaner are two completely different things. Some vacuuming and sweeping are one thing but having stains that would not come out are two different things. We also never let people in to our lounge area and there is a sign that says no entrance, I can assure you there was no slat wall damage before the event. We have pictures of the outside with numerous cigarette butts, trash, and a beer can that required above and beyond clean up. We provide cigarette butt cans at the exit and multiple trash cans throughout the facility. Table linens that are soiled beyond a Clorox cleaning and have to be trashed need to be replaced, this is not considered normal eating stains. Lastly we have held a number of events here and never experienced the black rubber scuff marks around the wood floor area (not dance area that is carpet) before, as well as the 12 votive cups missing. We don't ever want anyone to finish their event on bad terms and definitely harbor no feelings like that to any of our customers. We appreciate you trusting us with your wedding and am glad the day went well! In the end whoever rents the facility unfortunately is responsible for everyone that attends and on occasion people in attendance don't realize what it takes to not only plan and organize the event but also maintain the Southern Room so that the next weeks function is just as clean an neat when they enter. Again I hate that you feel this way and appreciate you greatly, I truly hope that you can . My response is, If you can live with it, I can! You want be getting glowing remarks from 250 people that was there and that can attest that this is wrong and the place was not left as you describe.

Perfect venue for our wedding! The coordinators, Leigh Anne and Jennifer, make you feel like you…read moreare apart of a their family. Deciding to have our reception here was the best decision of the whole wedding planning experience. LOVE THE SOUTHERN ROOM!

This year my plan is to experience things that are out of my comfort zone. Staying at a motor lodge…read moredid just that!! On a trip back home to NC I decided to see what the hype was all about at Mother Earth Motor Lodge. When we arrived my daughter had a look of concern because it didn't look like our usual hotel choice. Check-in was super easy and the front desk person (can't recall his name) was very friendly...love Southern hospitality. I reserved a double-double suite. The suite was so cute with the 1960s vibe. We had a view of the pool which was surrounded by palm trees...in NC The room was super clean and the beds were quite comfortable. We had a great experience and the hotel is located in the downtown area so we were close to restaurants. We will surely stay again especially when the weather is warmer and we can take advantage of the pool and other outdoor amenities. Moral to this review....NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER.

Absolutely a gem. In town for a dinner , stayed the night. Couldn't ask for a better and unique…read moreplace to spend the night. Very large and clean room. Excellent price for what was provided.

Food Truck Rodeo Stop #1: Funky Fresh Food Truck…read more After reading the descriptions of the tacos at this food truck I was extremely excited to give it a try. An order of two tacos is $10, there were three options available: Tuna, Duck and Pork Belly. Since the rodeo was just starting and there was not a long line we were able to get a tuna and pork belly taco in our order, score! The ingredients were fresh, the tuna taco contained a mango peach salsa, honey chipotle aioli and cilantro lime slaw. Unfortunately the tacos were not as flavorful as I was hoping but I did like the funky freshness that this food truck had to offer.

Great catering for our event.... we recently attended an event catered by Funky Fresh and they did…read morea great job. The chicken and fish entrees where both seasoned well and the zucchini actually had like a hint of tea or something we couldn't put our finger on but it was great. They had a few amazing deserts also, a key lime pie and a chess pie. Both of which were homemade and rich. Next time your having a special event in NC consider Funky Fresh to cater your event.

The customer service was perfect thanks to Emma which was our waitress she constantly checked up on…read moreus frequently, talking with us, and joking. The view and food was awesome I got the buffet Mac and cheese , fried chicken which was delicious and crunchy , banana pudding and more, all food was so fresh and good.

Took my husband here for his birthday lunch... we drove two hours. We decided on the buffet which…read morethey have all the time and it was wonderful. The only thing they don't have on the buffet is beef brisket, which is what we love, but all the food that we got the shredded pork, ribs, barbecue chicken, vegetables, bread...everything was really good. It's an odd place to have a barbecue restaurant, but it was definitely enjoyable. The service was excellent and they were very good about keeping the place clean. Being able to watch the airplanes land and takeoff was just an extra bonus.