Ok, I had my wedding reception here the year they opened. It was exceptionally beautiful.

We had our daughter's wedding reception on Saturday and had an absolutely wonderful experience. The venue was perfect, nothing but compliments from the guests and the food was delicious. But the standout of the night was Matt, the bartender. I cannot tell you how many of our guests commented on how great he was! He was the only bartender for the 100 guests and kept up, had a great attitude and took very great care of everyone. He deserves a raise and recognition!! If I had any complaint at all was that the person my daughter was working with in the early planning process was great and she disappeared and the gentleman that took over was not as responsive, was a bit more disorganized, but in the end got everything right. We absolutely loved the evening and the venue. Again, props to Bartender Matt for making the night perfect. read more

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Came here for a wedding reception. It was a beautiful, large, open space. The balcony was a great feature. Bar was awesome, very nice bartender. Really nothing to complain about inside. Not having designated parking was the only con. read more

Windows On Washington - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

Went for a wedding here! Gorgeous venue, but in a rough part of town. They have a shuttle that takes you around the corner to their gated parking lot. Staff and everyone are wonderful here. Word has it that they will be closing soon which is unfortunate. read more

The BF and I attended a wedding here recently. It was absolutely beautiful. The moment we stepped in the door and that fountain captures your eyes and takes your breathe away. We were immediately offered glasses of champagne by the staff which were stacked in a pyramid. We hung out on the lower level enjoying ourselves for awhile, sitting on the comfy couches. When we made our way upstairs to 6, the room was beautifully decorated, very romanitc, intimate and classy. The views from the floor to ceiling windows were amazing. This is a great event space. It offered an outside balcony for the smokers, a huge bathroom that was clean for both genders. We enjoyed an open bar. A photo booth was provided for entertainment. The food was actually very good. The salad along with chicken marsala. It's just a classy space that can be transformed into anything you wish. They offer a free shuttle service to take you back to your vehicle, thank GOD because we had to go all the way back to The Hyatt where the wedding took place. read more

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Great venue for a wedding reception. They take care of everything. I have never seen such an efficient kitchen. They had service down to a science. The food is excellent. Very nice place. read more

The service charge doesn't go to the employees. They make minimum wage which is $10 in the city. Don't pay the service charge on your bill. People pay well over $1000 a night (when counting three rooms that's $3000) in service charges and none of that goes to the workers. Thievery. No wonder some of the reviews say the staff was rude. You get what you pay for. Also no wonder some guests say they had stuff stolen (wedding presents/cards small purses off the table). They pay minimum wage - poor people give poor service and are more likely to steal to provide for their family. It's 3 weddings a night with average gratuity of $1500 each (10k wedding 15% tip) so that's 4500 a night. Times 2 nights a week is 9k every weekend. Times 4 weekends a month is $36000 a month. Times 12 months is $432,000 a year in tips that never reach the workers Basically the owner steals thousands from the employees every night and they in turn steal from the guests to make up for it. read more

I'm writing this review as a guest for a reception instead of the host. It seemed like an excellent location for a variety of formal events - graduations, homecomings, weddings, and engagements. The reception I went to took up the 6th, 7th, and 8th floor. The food was great - they offered a nice variety and did a wonderful job catering to people with a variety of dietary restrictions. The top floor was absolutely stunning and had the most spectacular view of the city. The two lower floors were a bit smaller, but still beautiful. I would highly recommend this for a wedding reception or an anniversary. read more

As a wedding coordinator, I get to work at Windows On Washington at least 3 times a year. Previous comments are true about the wedding coordinators you work with BEFORE the wedding - doing the planning of the floor plan, going over the menu etc. But they are not actually at the event. They type up all the details and an Event Captain handles it from there. Most other banquet centers are the same, but many coordinators are there at the BEGINNING to make sure the set-up is according to plan. But here's something funny. MOOD LIGHTING is a new trend right now and Windows on Washington is trying to take their existing lights and change the light bulbs to purple. This may sound nice, but this makes the space DARK. VERY VERY DARK. When guests get off the elevator, there is good lighting in the foyer area. This quickly goes away as you try to look for your name on the escort card table. Romantic is nice, but I want to be able to see my food! I feel they are still UNDERSTAFFED. When you pay for two bartenders, you don't want to see the Event Captain serving drinks. I had to go around and re-set the guest spaces. Silverware was not straight - maybe I am picky. All of the candles were out at this event, but I have had to be sure the cocktail hour food was put out on time and candles were lit on the tables for a previous event there. Carolyn Burke - Wedding Liaison read more

Windows On Washington - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

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Windows on Washington is an excellent location for your corporate needs. My organization searched for a location to host a very important plated meal for our donors, as well as honor a prominent leader in the community . WoW offers three different floors that will suit any occasion. The 6th & 7th floors are smaller, and offer a more intimate setting. The eighth floor is larger, and is best for a more formal setting. It has a greater view of the sky line, a large bar in the back of the room, as well as side patios. We chose the chicken picatta meal with golden potatoes, and Tuscan vegetables for our guests, they really enjoyed it. The bar & service staff were very friendly and efficient. WoW has gated & lit parking that is free of charge to those who have reserved an event with them. Since it is two short blocks away (on 18th street) They provide a complimentary shuttle service for guests that will run from the lot to WoW during your event. The only reason this review received 4 out 5 stars is due to the fact that- if you arrive early to set up for your event, you will not be able to park in their lot and will need to find/pay for parking elsewhere until start time. This can be very inconvenient if not aware of this ahead of time if you are on a tight schedule. My experience with WoW was fantastic, they should be at the top of your list. (Ask for Hadley, she rocks!) read more

Windows On Washington - One dinner set up option - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

Windows on Washington is an interesting venue and presented well during the daytime walkthrough. The evening of the event however, guests were welcomed to a dark lobby and hallway giving the impression they were closed for the night. With minimal signage and no greeter directing guests to the correct floor and no welcome champagne as promised, first impressions for our guests were disappointing. One of the two bartenders was often absent, away handling other duties, causing long lines at the bar throughout the evening. The agreed to event timeline was not followed by the service captain and staff. A very long gap between the salad and the entree caused guests to begin milling about and refreshing their drinks at the bar, sending the father of the bride searching for food. This delayed his speech which he delivered having only eaten half of his meal. Some tables lacked rolls or butter or both. There was no coffee or tea service with the cake. What we were promised during the planning process and what we received the day of the reception was very different. At the end of the evening shuttle buses were MIA. We were told they were stuck in traffic even though our guests' ride shares (that they resorted to) had no trouble getting through. Traffic was problematic early in the evening but not at the end. They definitely over-promised and under-delivered. Management and Owner (Tom Klein) were non-responsive, made excuses and blamed us for any mishaps. Had they taken ownership for the issues we would have at least given them 3 stars as there was some good with the bad. read more

Yesterday we attended a wedding reception at Windows on Washington. I really don't see the attraction for this place. The ceilings are low and are concrete, so the music is louder than what would normally expect, the food was fair, the wait staff was good however. What happened at the end of the night was very disturbing. When the cloth napkins were being picked up, someone stole my niece's clutch purse and stole money from it. The purse was later discovered by staff, under a table away from where my niece was sitting. I am writing this review to warn other women about this problem. read more

Beef brisket was 50 percent fat. Staff was courteous and friendly EXCEPT for the woman in charge. She was rude and lectured me for not being seated when the meal was served. read more

Completely Horrible!!!!!!!! On all aspects... Let's just start with what I remember off the top of my head. Staff rude as all get up!! The coordinator who was handling our wedding went out of town leaving a staff who didn't have a clue to handle my wedding. Which made the dinner portion off. I had to tell them when to being food & set up cake after we cut it. Not just that, as seen in the pictures a small portion of the cake was served out of a cake made for a hundred and fifty people. We only got the top to take home. Wow stated we won chocolate covered strawberries for our guest. We received a tray of berries after our guest started to clear out which was also at the time we got cake. The coordinator was unreachable for more than 80% of the time. The food was cold and had no seasoning or flavor. and we specifically told them that we have food allergies for tomatoes and for mushrooms so do not serve them to the wedding party. Which was served anyway. One of our bridesmaids had a allergic reaction. The venue didn't even have a EpiPen. So we couldn't continue with our speech or anything. We pay for open bar they didn't have brown liquor and only had one type of whiskey. All around nightmare!!!! I promise all your paying $6000+ for is the space. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. read more

Windows On Washington - The only Cake served out of cake for 150 people. & Chocolate covered strawberries for my guest from the raffle. - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

With hardwood floors, exposed brick, and views that make downtown St. Louis look like a nice city, this is a great space for a wedding or other party. The staff was really friendly and efficient. I'm only knocking a star off for the wine offerings. Will someone please spread the word that white zin is not rose and has no place at nice events. I mean, I'll always treasure my second Thanksgiving away from home when we watched Glitter, Crossroads, and drank pink Sutter Home to fight breast cancer, but that was a celebration of bad taste not a wedding reception. read more

Completely Horrible!!!!!!!! On all aspects... Let's just start with what I remember off the top of my head. Staff rude as all get up!! The coordinator who was handling our wedding went out of town ((TTTOOOOMMMMM )) leaving a staff who didn't have a clue how to handle my wedding. Which made the dinner portion off . I had to tell them when to being food & set up cake after we cut it. Not just that, as seen in the pictures a small portion of the cake was served out of a cake made for a hundred and fifty people. We only got the top to take home. Wow stated we won chocolate covered strawberries for our guest. We received a tray of berries after our guest started to clear out which was also at the time we got cake. The coordinator was unreachable for more than 80% of the time. The food was cold and had no seasoning or flavor. and we specifically told them that we have food allergies for tomatoes and for mushrooms so do not serve them to the wedding party. Which was served anyway. One of our bridesmaids had a allergic reaction. The venue didn't even have a EpiPen. So we couldn't continue with our speech or anything. We pay for open bar they didn't have brown liquor and only had one type of whiskey. All around nightmare!!!! I promise all your paying $6000+ for is the space. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. First review!!! As of right Now, I feel like every other PERSON renting this very lovely Establishment. As for the look & "Wow" of the venue & location exceptional!! Yet, the amount of service so far ... Smh Not worth the $$... My wedding is less than a Month away & I'm still being hit with new pricing for items that originally had been apart of the "Special" Not to mention the change of coordinator throughout planning my event. Let's just say I'll be back with an Update.. so far I'm not happy AT ALL... #NotAHappyBRIDE #YELPREVIEWCOMINGSOON read more

Very pretty and nice location for a wedding reception, however the consensus is that the chicken meal at the reception we attended was dry and not great... Also, waiters were a bit over zealous, taking glasses basically out of our hands and picking them up before drinks were done. Also, the person next to me had their salad delivered and the man delivering it to the table had his thumb in it... Kind of gross. Pleasant staff and nice place, but wasn't impressed with the food. read more

Went to a friend's wedding, and everything was tons of fun and very classy. Here are just some of the highlights: 1) Shuttle service from the parking lot - If you're not lucky enough to grab a close parking spot, they will shuttle you from the parking lot to the front door. 2) When you enter the front door, there will be champagne waiting for you and a nice sculpture in the lobby. 3) As you get onto the extra large elevator, an elevator attendant will greet you and get you to the correct event. 4) When you get off on your floor, the entire floor is your event. You walk right into the event. There are foods out on the table and finger foods being passed by servers. 5) You can walk out to the balcony and get a beautiful nighttime view of the night sky and the City Museum across the street. The balcony was big enough that both smokers and non-smokers seemed able to share it. 6) The bartender staff was top notch and on their game 7) The food staff was also top notch and on their game except they took my dessert before I was done with it. :( 8) All of the hors d'oeuvres and the main entree with sides and salad were very, very good. I had no complaints at all. We were fortunate to have attended an event at this location. read more

I attended an event here in September and was blown away by the service!! Generally, I am not a fan of large receptions, but the Windows staff pulled off an event of 200+ with seamless logistics and precision. Should I ever have the need for event space of this size - I will certainly turn to the experts here! read more

I was a guest at a wedding here. The bartender was good, the bathroom was huge and clean with lots of mirrors (although the sign was kinda small, and I feel like if I'd been drunk it would have been easy to get confused and end up in the men's room) the space was gorgeous, the food was...mediocre. The appetizers were good, but nothing special- the tastiest ones were the cheese (not complicated) and the shrimp cocktail, but that does not work well as a passed appetizer. Dinner seemed phoned in. Both entrees had the same veggies, which were unseasoned carrots, broccoli and cauliflower. They were good, and not overcooked, but roast them or something! People are all dressed up and out for a fancy evening. And they inexplicably put tomato sauce on the mushroom ravioli. Totally overpowered the ravioli. read more

Windows on Washington provided my organization with exemplary service, great food, excellent bar service, and wonderful atmosphere for our Banquet. Our school organization needed space for a 200 person alumni banquet and scholarship corporate event with room for a cocktail hour, seated dinner, and space for dancing after. Every one of our needs were met, and the crew was a joy to work with. For the dinner, we chose the chicken picatta meal with golden potatoes, and Tuscan vegetables for our guests with a portobello ravioli vegetarian option. The attendees really enjoyed it. The bar & service staff were very friendly and efficient. A big thanks to Dominique for helping us plan a successful event, and Steve for being a great event captain. Dominique was awesome, and I'd recommend her to anyone looking at a venue for a corporate event. read more

We needed the perfect location for a 400 person Gala fundraiser with space for a cocktail hour, seated dinner, full silent auction, and space for dancing after. Windows on Washington has provided us with impeccable service, delicious food, and the perfect location and atmosphere for our Gala, not once, but twice! The first year, we even brought in a live jazz band. Our guests have been delighted at the ambience Windows on Washington creates, and our staff and volunteers have found working with Windows to be a dream: easy, accessible, everything we need! Thank you again to Tom, Jodi, and Hadley for helping us throw a successful event 2 years in a row! read more

The place is absolutely terrible. There was a guest of a reception with an allergy. She spoke to the manager to ask for something without that ingredient. The manager was completely rude. He was basically yelling at her saying there was nothing they could do since it's all prepared. If that is truly the case, I get it, but you don't have to be a complete @ $ $ about it. You can tell he's a d**k just by looking at him. He's got that d**k looking haircut. He probably has some serious personal issue. Seriously go to an event there and you'll know who I'm talking about when you see him. read more

modern loft-style venue with exposed brick and pipes, beautiful lobby with a display of glass flowers and great views of st louis. i'm not sure if WOW was responsible for the -1 star. half of our table's place settings were reversed and the wait staff at the event weren't very well trained. overall it was a lovely setting and a fun event. read more

Everything about this venue was cool. The staff, the decor, the location, the parking people, everything. I have to give it one star though for the way the owner, Tom managed a major issue we had at my daughters wedding. As I said, everything was picture perfect...until we ate. The food was airplane food at best and what was supposed to be hot was cold and what was supposed to be cold was luke warm. The food tasted NOTHING like what my daughter and son in law tasted at their food tasting meeting. We made mention of this the night of the wedding to our floor manager but since everything else was perfect, we decided we'd deal with it later and let the party continue. In the weeks after the wedding we contacted the planner and the owner, Tom with our complaints of cold hot food and luke warm cold food and had some emails going back and forth. We requested a 15% discount on the $9800.00 food order considering it was horrible and many guests brought this to our attention DURING the wedding which was SO embarrassing. This is NOT what father of the bride wants to hear during the wedding. Anyway, we traded emails back and forth with Tom and the planner and after we asked for a measly 15% rebate which we equated to the amount of the tip. The owner and the planner went silent and we never heard from them again after numerous email and phone attempts. My advice as a Dad...have your wedding here but don't buy their food. Had they made the meager attempt to rebate my kid 1400.00 on a 9800.00 food order we'd of kept our mouths shut. Silence on the part of Windows on Washington has left us no other options but to write bad reviews on every wedding site in St. Louis. Bad business move on their part. If I complain about a bad meal at ANY restaurant including fast food (which I rarely do) the ENTIRE meal would be comp'ed. We asked for $1400.00 rebate on a 9800.00 food bill and we were met with complete silence since September 9, 2017 and it's now 2/14/18. If you want decent food, book another venue. Sincerely, Aggravated Dad. PS The drinks were watered down as well. Four bloody marys in 30 minutes didn't soften the blow of guests telling me how horrible the food was. read more

Went to the same wedding here as Leigh M, and agree that this is a great event space. The views are great and make St. Louis seem way more majestic than it really is, and the interior space is well laid-out for large parties and dancing. Friendly staff too! read more

Windows On Washington was the perfect venue for my daughter's wedding reception! Tom Klein and his staff were so professional and went beyond expectations! The food and drinks were amazing. The decorations were beautiful! I couldn't be more pleased! Thank you to everyone at WOW! read more

A pretty place to have a reception. Wash Ave is a lot of fun to have your after party. The personnel at WOW are nice and reply to your questions. HOWever - the food was not good at all, not like what we sampled. Our tables were not set up according to the diagram I gave them, so all the seating at the wedding was off kilter. No particular apology was given, pretty much I was told it was my fault. There's a ton of places to have a wedding reception in st Louis, go where they care about your business and not just in it to cash the check. read more

Our daughter's wedding reception was last Friday here. Beautiful venue, very polite and professional workers.... from the door attendant to the wait staff everything was beautiful! 8th floor reception and bar area were all very nice, the food was very good also. Shuttle ran our guests the two blocks to the free parking lot that was made available to all of our guests. Thanks Windows on Washington for a fun evening! read more

Don't book here: Had many issues with windows on Washington 1. They changed 4 different coordinators on me when I'm already stressed enough with my wedding they have new people learning the ropes of their company trying to know what to do. The final girl seemed like she knew nothing 2. WEDDING CRASHERS: we were told there was security. Well there wasn't. And they say they have no security Cameras. We had over 20 presents missing and we noticed a couple that was not invited. They left when we approached them. Come to find out a friend had her wedding here and caught the STAFF stealing her presents. Now we will be in an investigation to see if it was there staff or crashers. And windows did not care to help at all 3. The staff was rude and over an hour before the event was over was smashing plates one on top of the other on fresh pieces of cake while people were dancing and would come back to eat it. 4. They threw away the cake pillars that we had to return for a deposit and when my mom asked one of the staff to get them they would not. We lost our deposit on that. 5. We had party favors that were not eaten and again over an house before the event was over they threw them away. Our guest were going to take those home as a memento. Very upset that I paid A LOT of money to have my wedding here and they treated me and my wedding rudely and to this day do not care of what all went down at their venue. Would not suggest this place unless you want to be ripped off and just another money maker for them. read more

We had a wedding at Windows on Washington on 6/3/11. We were on the 8th floor. Everyone thought the space was gorgeous and loved the food. We worked with Jodi and she was extremely helpful throughout the planning process. The night of our reception there were a few small issues- it seemed like there weren't enough staff working, particularly at the bar. A few of our centerpieces were missing candles. For some reason they only put out 5 pieces of cake at a time and we came home with way more cake than we thought we would. But, overall I would recommend having a wedding or reception here. read more

Venue is beautiful. The owner came off as rude upon our first engagement but by the end of the night we were on great terms. I took into consideration that he has multiple events occurring at once. The rating is mainly due to the food. The food was very bland to me. I didn't get that, "this is so good" feeling from this venue. Very spacious, the set up was beautiful. I do think that someone needs to be attentive to the restrooms while the event occurs. I did like how there was a balcony to which smokers could smoke without the non-smokers inhaling the fumes. More bartenders are needed for a wedding party of 175 adult guests. There were only two working at the time. The lines were ridiculous. read more

This is such a great venue and the staff are wonderful. They definitely go out of their way to make everyone at Windows on Washington feel special. The food is top notch and the views are tremendous. The lighting was absolutely perfect. I disagree 100% about it being dark. The people here ensure that the ambiance is exactly as the hosts have requested. I am looking forward to my next event at WoW!!! read more

My little sis celebrated her wedding here recently. The space is magnificent. It was open and spacious yet intimate. The balcony looked out onto the City Museum. The bartenders and servers were on point. I dare say it was magical. read more

I would not recommend hosting your wedding here unless you don't care about good customer service, high security, or hearing the speeches. Windows on Washington left me saying "WOW" for all the wrong reasons. The event planners are not actively involved in the planning or setup of the event. They do not even attend the event, someone else (event captain) who knows nothing about your event shows up 30 minutes before and doesn't really do anything. There is no security regulating who goes into what room; the wedding I was at had wedding crashers that were not noticed by the "event captain," who was supposed to be in charge of the room that evening! Nor were there security cameras! The microphone cut out during all of the speeches and could not be heard in the entire room. We could not get in the room to setup until halfway through the day on the day of. Catering cleared everything off of the tables less than an hour after dinner, wasting cake, and throwing away party favors. I could go on but I believe the lack of customer service is evident. read more

Just got home from a wedding reception at Windows ON Washington . It has a parking lot w shuttle that runs till 1:00 am, that was nice. Lobby was beautiful with blown glass flowers under a water fall. Champagne was offered upon entering (purchased by the brides father ) and proceeded to reception on 8th flr. Weddings were held on the 6&7th floors as we'll. reception started @ 7:00 &!we were early, sitting at our table & 5:40. Very pretty floors , lighting & windows& bathrooms. Open bar didn't start till 7:00. We were sooo thirsty we asked for soda but not till 7, we were told. When water was passed out @ 6:40 (knowing we were thirsty) empty tables got water 1st & we were nearly last. We all gulped it down and grabbed more from empty tables. Salad was super tart, nearly Inedible, chicken & potatoes were tasty , steak tough, & fatty. No biggie, not a fan of wedding food any way. Nice enclosed verandah (closed off) but w opens windows for the smokers. I would hold an event there , but be very particular on the food I have offered. read more

We had a wonderful experience with Windows On Washington. Colleen was wonderful. She was very helpful and very prompt in returning emails and answering any question we had. We had a sit down dinner and we felt that everyone was served in a timely manner. I did not have any complaints at all. The staff was great and we all had a great time. We were on the 7th Floor and had a wondereful experience. Tom is a very serious soul but got the job done! Thank you all! read more

I attended Windows on Washington August 4th, 2012. I was one of the groomsmen at the Head table. The venue itself is nice. However the service we recieved was HORRIBLE!!! First the sales and catering representative was not there at all. The staff DID NOT serve the Bride & Groom FIRST !!! That's a huge NO NO. Also, one of the groomsmen requested a fruit plate ( which were already being served to the children ) instead of the green salad that was being served. The Banquet Mgr. told us "absolutely not"!!! The Banquet Mgr. was very rude and dismissed our request totally. THEN the groomsman asked the same Mgr. if he could have a different dressing instead of the one on the salad. The Banquet Mgr. told him, "You need to stir your salad up, there is already dressing on the salad"!!! So finally after going back and forth with this extremely rude person, he then went to the kitchen, and brought back a small ramikin of ranch dressing, BUT, he did not have the common sense to bring out a new salad without dressing, SO the groomsman had to mix ranch with oil & vinegar. Later, I noticed that the Groom was looking around like he was disturbed, I asked him what was wrong. He then said, he wanted to know when the staff would clear the entree plates from the table. So I had to get up, to try and find the Mgr. ( who never came ) to clear the plates. Finally I was able to get the servers to clear our dirty dishes that were all over the Head table. ( we even had dirty salad plates from the 1st course ). We were never offered coffee. The water glasses were never refilled AT ALL. The entire staff, except for the nice young lady behind the Bar was very unfriendly, They did not smile, or show that they were concerned about provding excellent guest service. I felt has though our pressence pissed off the whole staff. We did no deserve the TOTAL LACK OF RESPECT & SERVICE from the staff at Windows on Washington. I would advise anyone considering using this venue, to think again. I was extremely disappointed from beginnoing to end!!!! read more

We just attended a wedding here this past weekend. It was a very beautiful venue for a wedding. The food was good, the atmosphere was great. Staff was super friendly. This was an awesome location and space for a downtown wedding! read more

My husband and I recently had both our ceremony and reception at Windows on Washington. While the space was beautiful and food was decent, we had some unfortunate difficulties. The space was not ready when promised and was still being cleaned when I arrived. The room was not set up the way I asked, and the coordinator was not present at all the entire night. Worst of all, in the middle of our wedding ceremony, a staff member walked in with a sqwaking walky-talky and interrupted the ceremony. Our wedding was still beautiful, but I have to admit that I was disappointed with the level of service. read more