If you are looking for a place to hold a Wedding or commemorative event, Kentlands Mansion should…read morebe on your consideration list. The staff were very responsive and helped us plan the layout of the rooms and educated us on how our event might flow. Great job!

I am an owner of Russian Piano Studio in Potomac. We have held student's piano recitals every year…read moreat this place. Antonia and the stuff are very professional, easy to communicate with and accurate. My students and parents love to come there for our events. We feel very welcomed. Beautiful facility and well organized.

Great venue. Great customer service. Great food. Great location. Priced well. All around perfection.read more

The atmosphere, landscaping, indoor/outdoor gatherings & quality service were amazing. I'd love to…read morego back for any party. The steak was perfectly cooked & so delicious. The side dishes were nice but could be better. The music was loud & got us dancing like no ending. Terrific place to host a big party (up to 150, I think). The bar is nice addition to the dining room.

We had our wedding there the weekend of July 7th. We loved the venue the first time we visited…read moreMilton Ridge. My wife and I worked with Milton Ridge representative Meaghan to make our wedding day perfect. The only issue was due to this being a July wedding, it was extremely hot. The chapel was air conditioned, but I think the amount of guests all in one room made the ceremony very hot. Also there was a problem with the air conditioning in the grooms suite, but since it was recently redeveloped I believe the issue will be fixed soon. The food we served at our reception was fantastic, even though the two of us didn't have much time to eat it since were busy mingling with guests. Overall, my wife and I are very happy with our choice of making Milton Ridge be part of the most important day of our lives. Thank you Milton Ridge, Benjamin Yeager

It has taken me six months to write this review because I wanted to make sure I shared our…read moreexperience thoughtfully rather than out of frustration. From the very beginning, our experience with this venue was disappointing. When we arrived for our scheduled tour, we waited approximately 20 minutes before anyone greeted us. Once someone finally came to meet us, she didn't know who we were or even the year of our wedding, despite us providing that information when scheduling the appointment. During the meeting, we explained our vision for our October 2025 wedding. We also shared that incorporating my Puerto Rican culture into our menu was extremely important to us. We were told that their caterers could "pretty much do anything" and that we would be able to customize the menu with Puerto Rican appetizers and entrées. We also informed them that we had hired our own wedding coordinator. We were assured that this would not be an issue because they regularly worked with outside vendors. The venue itself is beautiful, and that's ultimately what convinced us to book. Unfortunately, the problems started almost immediately after we paid our $1,000 deposit. When it came time to sign our contract, we were quoted a completely different price than the estimate we had received. We later learned that the consultant had mistakenly provided us with 2024 pricing instead of the 2025 pricing--even though we repeatedly stated throughout the meeting that our wedding was in October 2025. The written estimate included prices but did not indicate the year they applied to. When I brought this to the attention of the venue director, I was met with attitude rather than understanding. Instead of acknowledging the mistake, I was told I would have to pay the higher rate. It took my wedding planner stepping in and advocating on our behalf before the venue finally honored the original quoted pricing. Sadly, this set the tone for the rest of our planning experience. Throughout the year, communication was difficult. Questions often went unanswered for days, and when my coordinator reached out for information or clarification, she was frequently met with resistance rather than cooperation. One of our biggest disappointments involved the food. We specifically chose this venue because we were told the menu was highly customizable and that incorporating our culture would be easy. As planning continued, we learned that wasn't true. The only customization we were ultimately allowed was one appetizer. The flexibility that had been presented during the sales process simply wasn't available. We also encountered unnecessary difficulties because we chose not to use the venue's preferred vendors. While we had been told during the tour that outside vendors were welcomed, that did not reflect our experience during planning. On our wedding day, things did not improve. Our coordinator had to push just to gain access to the reception space so she could finish setting up in less than two hours. Throughout the day, no one from the venue checked on us, asked if we needed anything, or made us feel like valued clients. We felt like just another event rather than a couple celebrating one of the biggest days of our lives. Several of our guests were also denied drink service despite not being intoxicated, which created unnecessary confusion and frustration during the reception. At the very end of the night, the only interaction we had with venue staff was being handed a gift and told we were receiving a refund check. When I asked how much it was, I discovered the refund was for one dollar. After everything we had experienced over the previous year, that moment honestly felt insulting. The most disappointing part of this experience wasn't the pricing issue, the vendor restrictions, or even the communication problems. It was the overall feeling that our happiness as a couple simply wasn't a priority. We never felt supported, appreciated, or cared for throughout the planning process. It's unfortunate because the venue itself is beautiful. However, beautiful grounds cannot make up for poor communication, inconsistent information, and a lack of customer care. Six months later, I'm still disappointed by how we were treated. We were happy to invest thousands of dollars in our wedding here, but we never felt like we were treated with the respect and care that every couple deserves. I sincerely hope this feedback is taken seriously so future couples have a much better experience than we did.

Relish Catering was featured by SDSC Gaithersburg for the second time. I missed the first time…read more It was a wonderful and smooth experience from ordering to curbside contactless pickup. It was a pre-set menu: peach salad, choice of seafood or veggie cannelloni, and choice of strawberry pretzel pie or chocolate ganache cake for $22. There was an optional add on of the pina colada sangria for $10. The peach salad with candied walnuts and balsamic vinegar was wonderful start. Next, I choose the seafood cannelloni. It came with heating instruction. The cannelloni was filled with plenty of seafood. It was divine. Lastly I choose the strawberry pretzel pie. At initial look, it didn't look like anything special, however after the first bite, I realized how wrong I was. I did ended up ordering the sangria - it was strong and plenty. Overall, the experience, food and service were excellent!

Ordered rosh hoshanah catering from relish. Alison was very friendly, responsive, and easy to work…read morewith. She brought the meal out to our trunk when we were parked on Nebel street. We enjoyed all of the dishes and they were all well prepared. The chicken should have been cooked a bit longer but otherwise everything was good. I would order from them again but would also be curious to try other caterers in the area.

My sister and I celebrated our birthday at Rocklands Farm Winery with a group of 20+ people, and it…read morecould not have been a better experience. We reserved a private space with a private tasting, which made the day feel extra special and perfect for a large group. For many of our guests, it was their first time visiting this location, and everyone had such a great time. One of the co-founders, Greg, personally led our tasting and was fantastic. He was knowledgeable, welcoming, and checked on us throughout the afternoon to make sure everything was going smoothly. Every staff member we interacted with was friendly, attentive, and clearly passionate about what they do. I also appreciated that some friends who don't drink were still able to enjoy themselves thanks to the non-alcoholic options. The property itself is beautiful with scenic views, plenty of space to relax, and such a peaceful atmosphere. We had amazing weather the day we visited, which made it even more memorable. If you are looking for a great place for a birthday, celebration, group outing, or just a relaxing day with friends, I highly recommend! We will definitely be back.

I had an awesome first experience at Rocklands…read more I joined a group of 15-20 on the first really nice Saturday of the spring season; it was fairly crowded but we got there right at opening to secure a large section of shaded picnic tables. There was PLENTY of seating still - lots of large and small tables scattered throughout the property. They also have seating inside the winery at a small bar. The wine itself was really nice; we had several bottles of the rose at the table. It was light, crisp, and easy to sip in the nice weather. I was impressed that they also had 2 non alcoholic wines; the non drinkers in our group were happy to have some options made just for them (which were delicious also). There is a third party pizza business that had food offerings; we had many different types of their pizza which were all good. Very smart to have a food option for folks to enjoy while we sip our wine. Overall, the property is wonderfully maintained and the wines meet all expectations. I'd recommend giving this spot a try if you're looking for a nice winery north of the beltway!

We love Linganore Winery, chose to have our wedding there because of visiting for 15 years. It's…read morebeautiful!!  Our experience there through this pandemic has been upsetting, disappointing, and not ok! Their event coordinator needs to be replaced. She cares more about her paycheck, than the safety of the families/friends attending a wedding! Working with her was one of the worst experiences. Please be very cautious if considering a wedding there, we were suppose to get married 4/5/20, but rescheduled because Maryand shut down. Rescheduled for 6/7, still shut down, so rescheduled for 4/11/21. Seeing reviews where people got married in April-August... wow!!! Things were shut down here!! We decided to push back/cancel for now because it's not responsible to have 100+ people together (per the cdc and state, even the county says you can't dance together if not living together- not at all what we signed up for). Mary Beth was cold, uncaring, and huge reason for this post!! Linganore did the responsible thing, and reimbursed our deposit. Mary Beth is the coordinator for them AND the ONLY catering company allowed (Fine cuisine). After emails back and forth, they gave us less than half our deposit. Cold responses. This is a pandemic! Money hungry! I'm upset to not have our wedding, and planned out for Linganore, now we'll find another location in the future. Beautiful, reasonable prices, great wine.... but do not book if only Fine Cuisine and Mary Beth!! The Chef's son, at Fine Cuisine, was who I ended up corresponding with and he didn't care. They got their money, and that's it. They were willing to hold our deposit though until 2025 when we plan to reschedule, ridiculous! Mary Beth also said if we didn't use it by July, we'd lose it. What a joke!

In planning our event, Fine Cuisine Catering was very friendly and easy to work with. The food on…read morethe day of was very good. However, on the day of the event, the staff arrived late. The staff were also inattentive and did not assist with the cake cutting. My husband and I did not receive a piece of our cake because toward the end of the event, the staff had already disposed of the extra. In addition, it appeared that they had served us the wrong type of potato. Days after the event, my husband and I composed a polite and thought out email to express our concerns. We were hoping for at least an acknowledgement of our concerns and an apology. Instead, we received a rude email, which basically blamed us for all of the issues we expressed. At this point, I was very upset and responded with an email laying out timelines and illustrating exactly why they should at least take some responsibility. To this, I received an email simply supporting Fine Cuisine's previous email in a more polite way. When I responded to request that the issues be addressed, I was ignored. I was left feeling extremely offended and unacknowledged. It seems that after receiving their money, they no longer care about client satisfaction. The issues at the event could have been easily dealt with. It was the way I was treated after the event that leads me to leave this review and NOT recommend this catering company.

Our family recently had a large gathering here. Brian, the owner, was amazing to work with. The…read morevenue is comfortable, the food was very good and plentiful, and they packed up the leftovers for us to take home. Wonderful experience. We highly recommend.

I attended a Celebration of Life at the Wheaton Moose Hall Lodge. The room we sat in was huge…read more There was a separate full bar area and separate room off to the left. There was a huge stuffed moose hanging on the wall, so you can certainly see why this room got its name. They had television system playing with videos of the loved one. There was a whole wall devoted to food. It is a bit dated, so I took off one star. But, if you are looking for a gigantic room with all of the electronics and clean bathrooms, then, Moose Lodge is the place for you.

Great prices, people and space highly recommended for all people and ages. Great place to watch…read moresports or host an event!