I couldn't find recent info on their NYE events. Like within the past decade. Shocking. But it was awesome. Nye can be messy because every event business throws something. Here's what you want and what Crystal Tea Room had: multiple bartenders, never running out of alcohol, tables and chairs, lots of bathrooms, plentiful food, live music, room to spread out and a dance floor. Many places won't tell you that they don't have this. And that's why people say they learned to not go out on nye lol. Do your due diligence and party like an adult - not a child. read more

Crappy service and staff...it's like an insane asylum. Bunch of kids who don't care work there--caused a lot of ruckus at a recent wedding I attended especially during the hosts speeches...speaking loudly, laughing, and clanking glasses and silverware. They yes you and don't come back with what you requested. read more

Crystal Tea Room At Wanamaker - Nice venue - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Nice place!! The spaces we used were very nice. The food and appetizers were all good. Located in the Wanamaker building. There is public parking below the building with pay stations, so take the ticket with you or use your card when entering. read more

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Horrible service. Had open bar and bar tender started screaming at people bar closed when his manager kept telling him 5 more mins when people started telling him she extended it he told them to email Steven finley and refused to make drinks. After paying $150 for open bar we expect more. Will never ever host an event with Finley catering after that experience. So disappointed read more

So beautiful!!! The building was always a great size and you could feel the history walking throughout however now it is truly a gorgeous place. The modernization of this place does not take away from its historical essence. The event I attended had a green them so I am not sure if the chandelier always shines green but it is a lovely touch. I can't wait until the next event I attend there. read more

Crystal Tea Room At Wanamaker - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

There is no conveniency and feeling of care from their service. Made the start of our search more stressful than any other feeling.

Me and my fiancé has a party of about 600 people so we are venue touring a lot. Crystal tea room scheduled and rescheduled our appointment several times for whatever reason and the last email was to reschedule again so they can fit other people in. Instead of constantly moving our appointment you could just ask if other people could do those times instead. Please read the reviews on here before even deciding with crystal tea room. The beginning of my experience was already rocky. I'm glad I did not move forward. read more

I've been to the Crystal Tea Room for law school formals and a few other events like last night's Taste of Philadelphia. My impression is "eh." Nice, yes. Stuffy, yes. Outdated, yes. My impression of the Crystal Tea Room always begins when you have to enter-instead of entering with crystal chandeliers or so, you walk through an area with a view of...Macy's. Odd. The actual room has crystal chandeliers but carpet that has seen better days. I would expect for a venue that is this expensive that it could be updated. read more

Been here a few times attending corporate events. Very spacious can accommodate ~500+ attendees. Always there is a Good set up for dinning, stage area and round tables across. Not sure if this place only hosts corporate events or wedding receptions and birthday parties. If they do its an awesome place to host these events specially if looking for a place in center city. read more

Went there for an event so i am not sure who catered the event so i am reluctant to share the comments on the food. The place was really nice and spacious and well arranged. Staff was very friendly and catered for our asks read more

Yesterday I attended PhillyMag's Philly Cooks event at the Crystal Tea Room. I was a guest judge, which was especially fun since I was able to hobnob with some very interesting Philadelphians in the Judges' Lounge. I won't lie, I almost felt like a child who had somehow snuck her way into a seat at the adult's table - and I loved every minute of it! During the judging, staff members quickly reset our place settings after every single course, and there were many. They did it with a smile and some humor. Afterwards, the event opened to ticket holders, and a flood of the young and hot took over the grand room. Particularly swanky was the Blackfish lounge, which was separate from the rest of the party. Stations were arranged in such a way that traffic could flow pretty easily through the corridors. There were plenty of trash cans, high top tables, and stations for used glasses around the floor, which is always a good thing. "DJ Chef" Marc Weiss spun bumpin' tunes as he simultaneously cooked up some delicious-looking eats. This was one fun party that I was glad to be a part of. I look forward to returning for another schmancy soiree! read more

I was at a wedding here recently. The space, decor, the cocktail hour(s) in the Atrium were breathtaking and elegant. Now for the food: Apps-Over sodium'd everything, from the sodium laced lamb chops, scallops wrapped in bacon, spring rolls, pasta stations and by nature the antipasto tables. The shrimp were overcooked, the crab legs had no flavor. Dinner-my fillet was tough, my date's fillet was tender, the crab cakes were loaded with salt, once again, the damn salt. The potatoes were salty also. Snap peas were fine. Desert Room-wonderfully presented, the chocolate fountain with dipping items, cakes, strawberries were terrific. The other pastries and cookies were a little soggy, not fresh, or they sat out in the humidity too long. I would say 50% of this room was very good. Service-the service was efficient and timely except every time we went to the dance floor, our drinks were cleared from the table, whether it was a half empty beer, scotch, decaf coffee, cappuccino. Overall, not bad for a wedding with 300 people, but not the best. read more

I am solely reviewing the staff at The Crystal Tea Room on this review. I attended a luncheon yesterday by non profit Tech Impact and I (along with several others) was beside myself at the staff's ignorance to the people who were speaking at event. Instead of waiting for the event to be over the staff was roaming around on the floor collecting glasses, silverware, plates, etc which eco'd throughout the space as they stacked plates and glasses. You think it was the world record showcase of who could pick up the most drinking glasses in one hand & make the most noise. I asked our waiter (sarcastically trying to drive point) "Do you guys have any event immediately following this or do guy have somewhere to be" and he didn't get it and said no. On his second round of speeeeed clean up "Please stop. I am not sure if you are hard of hearing but there is a person right up there (behind you look) on the stage speaking into the microphone. He speaking to us and you are making it very difficult for us to hear him & pretty disruptive".... He left the table but 1 minute later her returned and started making that CLING CLING noise. After the event I spoke to one of the host to voice my concern & she said "Waitstaff?" Yes apparently they complain about them every year and every year they are more disruptive then the last. For an event space that is in the heart of the city, well known & quite expensive you think they would spend some money on customer care. read more

We attended a wedding reception at the Crystal Tea Room in the Wannamaker Building. It was lovely and one of the nicest weddings we have ever attended. We started with cocktails and h'orderves in the atrium. It was a nice way to start a party--glass ceiling, lots of light, a fountain, and plants all around. Then we were moved into the Crystal Tea Room for dinner (see picture). I had no complaints about the food--everything was good and came out promptly. Attached to the CTR was a cigar room and chocolate room. Wedding cake, along with other cakes, pies and sweets were spread about in the chocolate room. Guests helped themselves to the desserts. My only complaint? When our table got up to take a picture, waitstaff cleared our full drinks from the table. read more

NYE REVIEW I came here for New Year's Eve. We got the executive lounge VIP ticket (~250 including taxes and whatnot)....worth it. Your own table with party favors (hats, etc), 2 bottles of ketal one, champagne, PLENTY OF SPACE! You can go to any other room but other tickets can't come into your room. Every time I go out for NYE it's a cluster because there's so many people and I can never get drinks at open bar. Well this is OPEN BAR and plenty of bars for you to get drinks at!!! It's an older crowd in here considering the price is steep. It's a classy place. There's a buffet with excellent steak and other food (pasta, cheese, veggies). There's also a body art station where you can get free removable tattoos. They had a silent auction- if you are intoxicated- stay the f**k away from here. My friend ended up buying a LeSean McCoy signed helmet...600 dollars. Yeah you don't want to wake up to the new year with that. Con: Expensive compared to most NYE places Pros: Buffet Open Bars (literally around every corner..you will ALWAYS have a drink in your hand)- ends at 1am Two kettle one vodka bottles Champagne ROOM- no need to be sweating Private Seating Area Act sloppy but look classy Coat check- I just kept my jacket in our seating area read more

The staff who you get to talk to is very helpful, however a lot of riff raff gets in. I was here for NYE and there were dozens of people simply looking for a fight. The bathroom was clean until about 10 PM. A toilet overflowed and they ran out of paper towels in the men's room. The liquor was watered down, not the bartender's fault. However, the manager's always seemed to look down their nose at people. Taking the elevator up is a bit of a nuisance as well. Beautiful location though read more

Not bad, but definite room for improvement. I went for NYE this year. The size of the room was great, plenty of room for the masses of people attending. I thought the dance floor was too small for the size of the room. The decor was pleasant, but a bit too old world cheese for my taste. I ate (perhaps foolishly) before coming. The food looked really good, and there was a roast pig. Drinks were okay, depending on which bartender I went to. Some did not seem to know what they were doing and messed up drinks as simple as whiskey and club soda. Nico L. is correct, the men's room was a flooded, gross, smelly mess long before midnight. I think this best speaks to the inadequate size of the bathroom for the size of the venue. It is a bit strange that you have to walk through the Macy's to get the the elevator to go up to the tea room, we almost got lost without someone pointing us to the correct location. As we were leaving, someone had tripped the security alarm in the department store so we were forced to listen to deafening noise while we waited in line to get our coats. I am not sure how much of this is the location's fault, but some of these issues are potential nuisances when the entrance to the event hall is through a department store. I have enjoyed other event rooms in Philly more. read more

Over the past few years, I've been to a handful of events at the Crystal Tea Room including a few Taste of Philly's, a few Savors and the Bear Affair. The ballroom lends itself really well for different tables, if it is set up right. Over the years I've seen several different set ups and it really depends on the event organizer to make or break the space logistically. The decor of the Crystal Team Room is that of a classic style ballroom. There's nothing modern or funky about it. The room is large and filled with different shades of browns and neutral tones. There is wood trim and mirroring on the wall. The walls have little ledges which make perfect resting spots for food and drink. Long lines at the coat check are probably unavoidable and I've always run into a decent wait time during the colder weather months that require a checked jacket. At the most recent Taste of Philly, I was able to take advantage of the courtyard couches outside of the ballroom as a place to sit down and take a breather from standing and eating. I've never been here for a wedding or formal event although I'm sure that would be nice too. A few years back when my husband and I were looking for a wedding venue, the Crystal Tea Room was surprisingly within a "reasonable for Philly" price range. We ultimately didn't check out the venue because we'd already been to so many events there and the memories had already been made. It's probably worth checking out though. read more

I've been here now for a few events. They are always a good time. Crystal Tea Room staff is always on top of things and the events are always clean and under control (despite the large number of people drinking, eating, and generating trash at all of the events I've been at. The decor is perfect for your late 80s wedding reception--dark wood paneling, columns, mirrors, lots of chandeliers, dark dark dark. I'm sure that it's kitsch is part of its charm. The Wanamaker/Macy's building is one of my favorite classics in Philly but slight updating to the Crystal Tea Room wouldn't hurt anyone. read more

This is a gorgeous space. If you're looking for somewhere to host your several thousand dollar dream wedding or something like that, then definitely give this place a shot. I came here for a wine and spirits tasting convention type thing and it was a really lovely place to get a little tipsy. read more

My wife and I were affected by Corona Virus like many couples out there in Philadelphia looking to tie the knot in 2020. Out of all the vendors of our wedding, The Finley's were by far the most unprofessional. When it became clear the quarantine would encompass our Friday, July 17th wedding date, we were told we could take a Wednesday or Thursday in 2020, but Fri/Sat/Sun in 2020, and any day in 2021 would need to be renegotiated to a higher price. We were told we couldn't change venues, and under no circumstances could we reduce size/price, and or switch to an outdoor execution of our special day. We had mutually agreed to postpone our wedding, but when Gov Wolf of PA opened up the State in early Summer, The Finley's tried to force us to have our wedding on its original date/terms and were threatened with legal action if we chose to fully cancel. When Mayor Jim Kenney closed the city down, The Finley's went dark on us and refused to communicate ignoring all emails, calls, and letters. After 3 months we only received one response from Michelle Finley VP "All deposits are non-refundable at this time." Ultimately we have had to go to court to get any service or response from The Finley's. From our perspective, these are fair weather business people who have no commitment to your special day and have little understanding of common practice within the entertainment and hospitality industry on how to handle any serious issue that may arise with your wedding. In our opinion, during the Corona Virus, the result of the Finleys' policies have been to take advantage of those less capable of handling their wedding in the midst of a pandemic. Forcing many to switch to weekday weddings at original contract prices, and giving other clients back little or none of their money, while on the other hand receiving relief from the State and accepting roughly $1,300,00 million dollars in PPP loans from the Federal Gov Philadelphia Inquirer Jul 6, 2020. In summary, we were told we had to pay the same price or higher for something we believed to be far less in value than what we had already paid. To date, we haven't been shown that the Finleys spent any of our money towards any items related to our wedding, and didn't just merely pocket our deposits as profit. Tomas Finley, President - "Your honor, if we gave them their money back, we would have to give everyone's money back." Case Docket SC-20-08-14-3293, Philadelphia Municipal Court Jan 11, 2021 read more

Overall a real awesome wedding venue. Cocktail hour before was great. Food that was offered was very good. Lots of sea food options, all amazing. Main dinner was a surf and turf style and was very good as well. Good location, staff nice, ballroom was huge. I'd recommend for wedding site read more

I researched extensively into different Philadelphia venues for our wedding, taking into consideration all of the things we wanted (AMAZING food, beautiful space, ability to customize, what your money gets you, etc.) and choosing CTR and the Finley Group gave us all of that and MORE. Those are things that every one searches for, no doubt, but what Finley gave us that wasn't on any list was feeling like family...thanks to a team (especially our coordinator Emily and Tom Finley!) that made sure we felt well taken care of, staff that made our entire wedding guest list feel comfortable (Miguel the Maitre'd and Mike who took care of us and our parents), and an event we'll never forget. Every detail was taken care of, even down to making sure we had help getting our things at the end of the night. It's been almost a year and our guests continue to rave about the food, venue, and service, and how it was the best wedding they've ever been to. I'll never be able to thank the entire Finley Group for such a wonderful experience! read more

This venue seemed excellent for a friends wedding, the ceremony space was gorgeous and cocktail hour was excellent, but during the lovely dinner I went to grab for my water glass and found a cockroach crawling up the side. I was horrified!!!! Needless to say, I did not finish my dinner nor did I try any of the desserts. Major turn off. I don't think I will be attending any other weddings here ... read more

I attended a professional event at the Crystal Tea Room on 2/13/19. The venue appeared very nice...however, there were MICE scurrying throughout the 9th floor event space! Additionally, the fire alarm went off and I do wonder if mice had perhaps chewed through the wiring? Bring a mouse trap if you plan to attend any events at this venue. read more

Don't Have an Indian Wedding Here. My fiance and I checked out the Crystal Tea Room as a possible wedding venue. It's well-located and large with a pretty atrium just outside the ballroom that gives you the feel of being out-of-doors even though it's indoors. So we were thinking about having our cocktail hour in the atrium and our reception inside the ballroom. We put down a deposit, but from the moment they met us, it felt like they were trying to get rid of us. We showed up for a catering tasting, having talked by phone through a whole tentative menu with the director, but then the tasting itself was just two courses (salad and entree w/ sides) plus tasting pours of the wine options (and they charge for that -- $275 for 6 people -- no other place we had a deposit on charged for a tasting). Our only feedback to her was that we had been led to believe the tasting would include more than it did, and that the food was too salty. They said they had over-seasoned it "because we are Indian," and we tried to explain that while Indians definitely like more black pepper and other seasonings, that doesn't mean we like salt dumped on our food. The vibe we got is that they're not really interested in Indian wedding business. They kept making comments like "your people's weddings are a lot more complicated," and they initiated returning our deposit. It was weird because our wedding is on a Sunday, which is usually a day that venues will bend over backwards to get your business. I do not recommend this venue to anyone having an Indian wedding. read more

Nice and spacious place to have a very nice upscale event. I was there several times at an event, and it was quite nice. The room is very fancy and huge. Great place to host a wedding reception or a fancy party. Food was average, but it was an overall nice experience. read more

I recently attended an organization's luncheon at the Crystal Tea Room and I was excited to check out the venue. Since it was my first time, I didn't realize that I could enter on Penn street and avoid Macy's altogether (that's my tip). After checking in, a group of us navigated the elevators. There were ample elevators so people didn't have to wait long traveling up; however, attempting to leave was a different story. The room was very elegant in my opinion, standard banquet set up but the food was lacking. The chicken and mashed potatoes were very dry; the mashed potatoes were lumpy and had a hard dry texture. The standout of all things was their iced tea, which was very good. The service was also just ok. Many of the servers were very young and one dripped water on me in his attempt to serve another guest. Thankfully it was only water and cold at that. Overall, an ok time. read more

Was here for their New Year's Eve party. Great looking space in an amazing building. There was some confusion in the beginning of the night on what lines to stand in to enter (most venues seems to ignore this process). But once we got in, we had a great time. There were plenty of bar areas to order a drink from. The bartenders were good even with the huge crowd. The mixed drinks were pretty strong and they actually had some decent spirits for being an open bar. The food was good (and useful with all that drinking) and plentiful. Though there was a huge crowd I never felt like I was cramped for space or anything like that (and I usually do in large crowds, AHHH PEOPLE). We actually picked out a nice table (there were a ton of tables) and were able to dance near it instead of on the crowded dance floor. read more

Absolutely gorgeous venue, I will most definitely give it that. I was here for a company party and we filled nearly the whole area. I have a few complaints though, when we were trying to find our way upstairs to the room, there was no security at the desks by the elevators so we found ourselves wandering around with coworkers. At one point we were standing in an office looking across the buildings and into the party which was quite amusing, but we eventually found the place. I was not pleased with the state of the bathrooms at all. They didn't reflect the same quality as the room at ALL. It was really awful having people in evening dresses using such dilapidated bathrooms. The food was hit or miss. I had the chicken, which was dry, but my husband's steak was great. The salads were woefully stale. And the worst part was dessert. It was a puff pastry with fruit, that was left sitting in the middle of the table the whole night. Absolutely awful, and I usually love any dessert. But this was uninspired, almost impossible to cut, and downright gross. The wait staff was helpful when you could find them. Although nobody seemed to understand how we were supposed to go about getting parking "validated." Eventually we found someone that told us that we just tell the attendant that we are leaving from the Crystal Tea Room party, and it will be free. However, when we did so, the attendant told us a tip was required. Really?? Rather than argue, we gave him a tip for pressing a button. I found out later that this happened to a lot of people, that attendant must have had a great night. Lastly, I don't know who is to blame for this but it is worth mentioning. The music was so loud that it was quite literally impossible to have a conversation with the person sitting next to you, even at the back tables far from the speakers. They didn't even turn it down during dinner! read more

What a beautiful venue for a wedding!! My cousin had his wedding at the Crystal Tea Room and it was simply gorgeous. The space was clean, food was great, and service was great. Everything was great!! My memory is kind of splotchy because of the OPEN BAR, but I can definitely say I had a fabulous time at this Tea Room :) read more

Rating this for the NYE bash: NOT worth the price. Save your money; you could get the same thing for way cheaper at almost any other venue on New Years in Philly. I was looking for something classy and sophisticated, where my friends and I could get all dressed up, have good food and drinks and dance all night in a nice venue. For that I was willing to pay steeper prices. My friends and I were debating on Piazza at Schmidt but we thought this would be a much more upscale event, so we didn't mind paying the higher price... until we got there! We paid $115/ticket at the "early bird rate" to eat garbage food, standing up mind you, because they didn't even have enough tables-are you kidding me?!?! The band was TERRIBLE! They were so off beat and off pitch that on some songs I actually had to think about the lyrics in order to figure out what they were playing! Their breaks when a DJ took over were the only times when there was good dancing music. If I wanted to spend NYE stalking a table, so that I could eat lousy food (I mean come on- a white pasta, a red pasta, a chunk of roast beef, and some sandwiches-you can't do better than that for $115/head?) and listening to a sub par cover band, I would have gone to a craphole in the NorthEast-at least I wouldn't have spent so much! I have one positive comment, which is the only reason I'm giving this event 2 stars: they did give you your money's worth with the alcohol. Thank God because I really needed something to mellow out my irritation! There were enough bars that there was never a long line, and the bartenders (and I use that term loosely since they couldn't do much more than stir a shot into a soda) did pour heavy. So in that aspect, they did a good job. Nonetheless, I will NOT be returning next year... Is it just me, or does it seem like every venue in Philly that hosts a NYE event has this attitude of, "We're going to sell out anyway because it's NYE, so why bother to make it nice?"? Next year I think I will try the Spirit of Philadelphia NYE cruise and see if that's any better... read more

My daughter's wedding reception was truly the way she dreamed it. The Finlely staff is helpful and happy and provided really amazing food, service, and atmosphere. Our guests were delighted and impressed by the elaborate cocktail hour buffets in the beautiful atrium and the dinner was delicious; tender tasty tenderloin cooked perfectly and decent crab cakes with great salad and sides. The dessert buffet was also generous and delicious, and the wedding cake was the best I have ever eaten. I cannot say enough good things about Miguel and his crew. They brought us food and drink and cued the speeches and even walked the gifts and flowers back to the hotel. You absolutely can't go wrong by booking this venue for such an important event. read more

It seems like elegant rooms like this are a dieing bread in the city. I work in the Wanamaker building so luckily I get to visit this room often. Recently I was there for the Philadelphia Magazine Whiskey Festival. Amazing crystal chandeliers and everything is dark woods. Walking in there feels like walking into a party with the Gatsby's. read more

RUDE!!! Terrible customer service Was attending event there and called to ask walking directions from the Market East train station, closeby but needed exact street names/directions) I called the number and asked how do i get there from the market east train station. The woman answering said I dont know where the station is. I said (surprised) well it is around the "corner" (surprised she was clueless as it is about 3 blocks away but i was unsure of exact st name and how to get there walking from the station). Her reply was "then walk around the corner" Real nice promotor for facility! If it wasnt a benefit event I would have stayed home. read more

Classic Philadelphia elegance! A beautiful venue for any event! The staff is super helpful, the room is beautiful, and the food was delicious. There's room for improvement in their dessert menu, but their appetizers and dinner menu offer a wide variety of options for even the pickiest eater. There were even vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options available. We enjoyed the spacious room as well as the beautiful atrium. Miguel and Francine, the maitre'd and head waiter, lead an enthusiastic waitstaff who were on the ball all evening. The Crystal Tea Room is a beautiful location for any elegant, upscale event! read more

Nice venue and very spacious! I will say that it is absolutely ridiculous getting up to the crystal tea room from the garage there are no signs that point you in the right direction and to be honest they should have had security directing ppl instead of them all being in the one section by the elevators dicking around! The bathrooms were small for the size of the venue our they should have more but the staff kept it clean,I really appreciate that because no one likes a gross bathroom,yuck!,,,I think they need to reinforce the floor because when I was on the dancefloor it was like moving from all the ppl dancing that made me nervous so I moved to the outskirts of the dance floor just to be safe. read more

My husband and I were married at this stunning venue on June 30th 2018, and everything was flawless start to finish. We booked the Crystal Tea Room after our engagement 1.5 years before the actual wedding because we knew that this was our venue and wanted to secure the date we had dreamed of. When we toured venues we fell in love with the classic feel of the ballroom with its stunning chandeliers, oak paneling, pristine bridal suite, and pub room. This in contrast with the atrium (where the cocktail hour is held) with its outdoor feel and views of the starry night sky gave us the perfect combination of and outdoor feel with a classic ballroom wedding. To make it even better the already perfect venue did a full furniture update in the pub room and bridal suite making the venue absolutely breathtaking. All of this coupled with the outstanding service we received from start to finish from Michelle, of Finley Catering; Miguel, the manager of the ballroom; and Devin, our personal -day-of- server; made this night truly our perfect wedding night. We STILL a month later have friends and family raving about how amazing and abundant the food from Finley Catering was. This was our perfect night and it would not have been if not for everyone with Finley and the Crystal Tea Room. I wish there was a 6 star rating to give because this team deserves nothing less than a 6 star review! read more

We we're at the Pasquarini wedding at The Crystal Tea room on Saturday Night, this wedding was probably one of the best weddings, hands down that I have attended so I felt the need to give them a review and 5 star. The cocktail hour was extravagant, enough food for dinner! My husband and I both had the steak which was cooked perfectly and even toped a steak that I recently had at capital grill which is hard to do! The bartenders were very pleasant and professional- they were very impressive and remembered my drinks after just coming to the bar 2 times! Overall it was a great experience and I look forward to hopefully celebrating more weddings at this location. I believe the NYE party gives them lower ratings then they should have, It's an event that my daughter has gone too and it is put on by some outside promoter in Philly i believe. Anyway Thanks Crystal Tea Room for a great night :) read more

I have been to three events at Crystal Tea Room and all were nice but there is definitely room for improvement. Above all, it is a beautiful space and the staff is very friendly. The cocktail hour space can get a little cramped. They always have a very nice Mediterranean and cheese and veggie spread, but the passed hors d'oeuvres were just ok and don't get passed around enough. The dinner isn't bad and is pretty much what you would expect from a buffet. Good not great. They usually close the buffet off early so don't waste time debating seconds! The bartenders and servers were very friendly. Some bartenders were generous pourers, some were not, it just depends who you get! I would recommend this place for a fun nice event where the focus is less on the food quality and more on the social aspects. My events were all Barrister's Ball, which is a law school formal. It is a perfect venue for that type of event. read more