We hosted our cocktail style Wedding Reception here in June and felt it was woefully mismanaged…read morefrom start to finish. We booked all three rooms back in Fall of '23 and paid our deposit and were excited to get planning come May this year. We got to a month before the event and hadn't heard anything from the Event Coordinator regarding current menu, bar, timing, anything. Three weeks prior to the event we reached out and heard nothing for a week. Two weeks out we followed up and found out the Event Coordinator had changed from the one we booked with and the new one was out for an indeterminate period of time with a family emergency. We worked as best we could with the Event Captain but ended up with incorrect menus and pricing and were finally told the Event Coordinator would be back the Monday of our event week and it would be handled then. We got finalized menus and pricing 36 hours before our event. This was extremely stressful, however, we empathized with the Event Coordinator and were assured the event itself would be great. On the day, we arrived and the staff setting up was unsure how many chairs we wanted. They didn't know which equipment we had paid for to use that needed to be set up. They didn't know what the event was for. They were all very nice and let us know they had extremely limited information about our event which was very concerning for us. The Event Coordinator was present for about 5 mins to ask us about a backup wine if ours ran out and that was it (it did run out because there was only one bottle). There was no Event Captain, and the Coordinator was not on hand and (according to staff) unreachable during the event. We had agreed upon several things including a finite amount to pay for "open bar" and then switching to card after that point and we found out only AFTER we met our minimum that they were never told/weren't prepared to take cards. At that point, our options were no drinks (N/A or otherwise) for the last 3 hours or so of our event or we could just keep paying. So we ended up paying much more than was quoted/agreed upon due to lack of communication/oversight. We were told that guests could visit the attached Blue Stem bar, but it closed two hours before our event ended. We also had guests with dietary preferences/restrictions and had ordered vegan options and gluten free cake. We had asked if these could be explicitly labeled to avoid confusion and were told "yes" and on the day it did not happen so many of our guests were unaware there was anything they could eat at our reception. We were also told we could take our leftovers home and we only got cake when there was a lot of food left when they took it away. The sternos were out for some period of time and we couldn't find someone to help with that. The bar was left unattended. The bartenders were serving and refilling alcohol table to table (which we did not want or ask for), and did not pass appetizers as agreed upon. We reached out to the owner, twice, following our event to discuss our concerns to no avail. We LOVE French Meadow and are just heartbroken to have had this experience with them. Posting this (very lengthy) review in hopes no one else goes through this expensive disappointment.

We were married and hosted a reception for twenty two guests in the Nord Room/French Meadow Bakery…read more& Cafe. It was so fabulous and we cannot say enough positive things about our experience! All of French Meadow's staff were so lovely to work with. Briana and the entire catering group were so helpful from Day 1. As most wedding couples do, we had a lot of questions about logistics and planning. They answered every one of our questions in a timely manner and were thorough in coordinating all of the details of our special day. The day of our wedding, everyone there was immensely helpful and went out of their way to make us feel comfortable. We truly owe them the world for making our wedding day so special! The room is perfect. We added floral centerpieces, but the room itself was setup exactly how we wanted, the chairs outside were moved once for our ceremony and then again for our first dance. The lighting both inside and out was more than we could have imagined. We were able to play our own music (a friend just had to manage the playlist), which was super easy! The FOOD, OH MY GOSH THE FOOD! So superb, we got so many compliments from our friends and family about how wonderful the food was. We got to choose 4 food options for our guests and only heard wonderful things about each entree. The cake was also super wonderful and delicious. We would recommend the Nord Room to anyone looking for an intimate wedding location. It was such an easy day (seriously, nothing went wrong!) and we couldn't have asked for a better staff or location. We had a beautiful day and we owe much of that to the wonderful folks at French Meadow!

I came in here to take a sneak peak at some tiaras (ended up buying one elsewhere because customer…read moreservice here was just not friendly at all) - one of them came over to me and asked if I had an appointment. I said that I wanted to look at tiaras and then, I was informed that I needed an appointment to look at tiaras. To be honest, they had three people working there and only one of them was preoccupied with another customer.

What a concept! Getting married right at the Mall of America. Pretty cool if that's your sort of…read morething. I wandered in with my cousin who is getting married this summer and she was looking for a tiara. They had quite a few and she tried some on, but she has envisioned the perfect tiara for her and she just hasn't found it yet. The employee who helped us was friendly and more than willing to answer questions patiently. It's a cute little shop with a wide variety of items available. Even gowns in all different shapes and sizes. No flower girl baskets, but it's more of a boutique, so I didn't expect them to have everything.

Cool space! I attended a conference up here and really enjoyed taking in the views from every side…read more Especially nice on clear sunny days! Although some colleagues felt a little woozy from the height. The food was very good, although the staff was quite militant about making everyone leave the dining areas the moment mealtime was over. Restroom was clean with lots of stalls so there was never a long wait despite hundreds of attendees. I'd happily come back to an event here.

Attended a wedding reception my first time at the venue. The views are nothing short of…read morespectacular. There was wonderful appetizers prior to dinner and the food was very good. The space is so nice for a beautiful event.

This was a great venue. My friend used it for her fashion show. I didn't like that they don't have…read morea attached or a included parking lot. It's always hard to find parking over in this area. Everything around this area is paid parking. However, this place was perfect for my friends fashion show fundraiser.

Attended the valentines night craft fair here for a date night and it was such a lovely experience…read more Coat check in the front, speciality cocktails available. On the first floor there were various vendors selling wood decor, jewelry, body and skin care, candles and even pastries. On the second floor even more vendors along with a tarot reader. The space wasn't too packed so we weren't bumping into other people. Elevators and stairs easily marked and accessible. The only downside is this building is located downtown there was a parking lot next to the building but it was small and filled up. Street parking is available to pay but it's free after 6pm but it fill up quickly so you may have to walk about a block like we did.

Michael is amazing at pulling together details that are unique to an event and the couple's…read morepersonalities! He officiated our wedding perfectly encompassing important moments of our relationship, lightened my emotional side with laughter, and made the ceremony such a special moment for my husband and I. All of our guests raved about how great Michael was and how our ceremony was amazing compared to others that they have attended. We are forever grateful for Michael and we cannot wait to watch our ceremony video each and every year! Thank you so much for making it so special and perfect!

We hired Liquid Motion to provide wine and liquor at our brewery wedding reception for about 50…read morepeople. The bartender (Jessie) was incredibly professional and nice. We heard great feedback about the strength and taste of her drinks! Communication with the company in the weeks leading up to the event was easy. We liked the different price levels of options they offered. We would recommend Liquid Motion for an event!

LiquidMotion provided bartending and table-side wine pour services for our wedding, and our whole…read moreexperience with them was outstanding! The creative flexibility in both business-model and execution made LiquidMotion one of our favorite wedding vendors to work with. Their promptness, patience, and attention to detail took a lot of the stress out of the planning phase, and we found that their services were a great value for the money. One thing that really blew us away was how flexible and accommodating LiquidMotion was in allowing us to customize the beverage experience to fit our overall vision for the wedding. First of all, they allowed us to source alcohol from multiple sources. We sourced most of our alcohol through their partnership with Mac's Liquor (highly recommended), but we also sourced a lot of our wine from Costco, and even some additional liquor from Surdyk's. LiquidMotion didn't bat an eye at this, and all we had to do was put our self-sourced alcohol behind the bar at our venue. When we told them that we wanted to serve champagne via a champagne wall, and also have signature 'His and Hers' cocktails served through a custom ice sculpture, they said 'no problem'! Brian, Corey, and the rest of the business team at LiquidMotion did a tremendous job in making the beverage service at our wedding a huge success! And on the day-of, we couldn't have been happier with our two bartenders Ryan and Maxim. They were super professional, entertaining, and made lots of friendly conversation with our wedding guests. (In addition to making outstanding drinks!)

My husband and I had Green Mangos do the food for our wedding, and everything was phenomenal. The…read moreinitial tasting was cute and well-planned, and the wedding food planning was so easy. Thao was an absolute pleasure to work with and she attended to every detail and special request, including vegan meals and kids meals. We had a plated dinner at the wedding, as well as butler-passed appetizers, a non-alcoholic beverage bar, and a root beer float bar. The service was exceptional, all of the servers were friendly, helpful, and appropriate. The food was excellent, and they did a great job on the root beer floats, which were really a hit. We could not have made a better choice. Thank you!

We hired Green Mangos Catering to cater our wedding, and they exceeded expectations on ALL FRONTS…read more The food was delicious, the staff was professional and courteous, and they left the venue just as it was when they arrived (private residence). Chef Thao Moore and Maître D' Thomas Moore set the bar in the catering industry; a holistic service, creative approach, and admirable work ethic should convince anyone to bring Green Mangos Catering on board for their event. Chef Thao's direct approach and no-messing-around attitude instilled confidence in us & were the leading factors in choosing them as our caterer. Thank you for everything you did, and thank you for cultivating a wonderful event! -M&M, 6-21-201

Great Experience! We had issues with our first caterer up until the week of the wedding. We fired…read morethe other caterer only days before the event, after contacting Luzette. We finally got the customer service and attention we deserved. They were excellent. Extremely responsive, professional, accomodating, executed perfectly, food was great. The chef and servers made our guests feel like royalty! They really came through for us and would recommend them!!

This review is going to sound like it was written by a friend or family member of Luzette Catering…read more It was not. My daughter got married in Lake City MN. She carefully looked for a caterer that looked like the food was good and the price was reasonably. Luzette Catering was willing to drive to Lake City. As the father of the bride, I told my daughter we had distinguished guests coming from all over the country and they deserved to be fed well with high quality food so find something good but not expensive. Tall order indeed. Daniel, the owner, came through beyond our expectations. I had lawyers who were "foodies" come and tell me the BBQ chicken was the best they had ever eaten. The mushrooms were to die for, the pulled pork sandwiches were fantastic. My wife a fine cook, said the potato salad was the finest she had ever eaten, the two green salads were delicious, fresh and unique. He provided gluten free options. I found Daniel to be a bit rough around the edges in communications at times but came to realize he is a passionate artist when it comes to his food and probably doesn't like the business side of things so much. I cannot say enough good things about his great work. Again and again our guests spontaneously commented how good the food was and it that made me, the father of the bride feel like I'd been a good host. Thank you Daniel and crew! Don't make a liar out of me on your next client who read this OK?