Still floating on cloud 9! (Thanks to The Ryland Inn, Michelle, and the fabulous Coach House Staff/Team) We just got married in The Coach House at The Ryland Inn and it truly was an amazing experience. We were looking for a venue that had a "rustic/chic/barn/Hudson Valley" feel, but with all the amenities of a more upscale venue, near reliable accommodations, and more easily accessible to a New Jersey and NYC crowd. The Coach House checked all the boxes. Our wedding night was full of great food, amazing ambience, and perfect acoustics for music & speeches. Note: By moving the dance floor into the "Silo Bar" area of the Coach House, we were able to very comfortably accommodate close to 200 people for a seated reception. Special thanks to event stylist Michelle Ross, whose ability to navigate the obstacles and rise to all the challenges that came her way is unsurpassed. Her patience and flexibility meant such a great deal to us and our families, and it's no secret that Michelle undoubtedly went above and beyond to ensure all our concerns and needs were addressed. She truly showed grace and poise throughout this entire process, and we have the utmost respect for her and the entire Ryland Inn/Coach House Team's commitment to excellence and client satisfaction. Special shout out to Chef Christopher Albrecht, who worked closely with us to design a deliciously unique experience, and to our wonderful Maitre D', Cat, who was able to execute our unique flow/floor plan flawlessly. read more

With only a few reviews, it's obvious why this restaurant scores poorly. It used to be the top restaurant in the state. I can see flourishes of what made it great. Beautiful grounds, lovely interior, great service and well prepared food. My car club had a lunch here today and it was a delight. My table mates gave the food high marks - one is a trained amateur chef. I enjoyed my steak and potatoes - cooked to a perfect medium rare as requested. I sent a thanks to the kitchen. I have few nits to pick. The quality of the steak knives is very high but they need a professional sharpening. The air conditioning gave off that odd "hotel hallway" scent. Not strong but noticeable when you first walk in. That's it. Overall, we all enjoyed our experience. By the way, the bar keep is fantastic. Puts on a nice show and serves well mixed drinks. Bravo. A good place, much better than the ratings imply. read more

The Ryland Inn - Delightful summer fresh salad. - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Whitehouse Station, New Jersey

Came here for my friends wedding and the location and ambience with sunset was beautiful . wasn't too cold outside at 530 either . Cocktail hour was great with yummy mini dishes . Great music and fun people ! read more

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The food was fine. That's not the issue here. The handling of a wedding during COVID-19 was the problem. My wife's cousin got married in October 2020, during the COVID pandemic, but a time when restrictions were slightly lifted. This doesn't excuse the poor performance by the venue. My wife and I have been very careful during this pandemic and were hesitant to go to this wedding. Then her cousin assured us that the venue would be very careful. This was not the case. A few things they did very wrong: - Masks weren't required. The staff all had masks but the DJ and photographers did not. They should have made everyone wear their masks, especially the non-guests. - No temperature checks at the entrance. This is something that is required anywhere with close contact. It's a simple tactic that would make everyone feel safer. - There was a dance floor. This is something that isn't supposed to be allowed at this time. - No bathroom attendant to clean after every use. - Self-serve buffet with no protection. I'm sure during a normal time, this venue would be nice. But it was a real shame that they failed on so many simple aspects that could have easily been controlled. So disappointing. Because of this, I would never recommend this place to anyone. read more

This review is based on how me & my fiancé were treated by Ryland Inn DURING the COVID-19 Pandemic. We signed our wedding contract to have our wedding here on August of 2020 about 1.5 years in advance. When COVID-19 hit in march and everything went into shut down mode, we honestly thought by August it would be back to normal. Around Mid-April when things did not seem to be calming down at all, we reached out to our event coordinator to see what other couples were doing in terms of rescheduling. She was actually furloughed & the general manager reached out saying they are only rescheduling weddings for April & May (by wedding order). I suppose this makes sense. In May, our event coordinator came back from being furloughed so we had a phone conversation about the possibility of rescheduling. In our phone call, we discussed the terms of rescheduling as we were still interested in having our wedding here. The term was that we had to reschedule our wedding WITHIN 90 days of our original wedding date to not have an extra fee added to our bill. When looking at their schedule, they had no weekend availability. This was upsetting as we had originally planned for a Friday night wedding but we were willing to compromise for a weekday night. However, they were not going to give us a discount for having a Tuesday or Wednesday night wedding. The fees for a weekday vs weekend differ SIGNIFICANTLY. They were also going to hold us accountable to most of our guest count. I am not sure how that is possible considering there is a pandemic, many guests may feel uncomfortable to show up, it is a weekday so they wont be able to make it, there are travel restrictions put in place by the government that vary by state, etc. What is shocking is that if we wanted to move our wedding to a weekend date of our choice for 2021, our bill would get an increase of 25%. I am not sure how this is best practice for a business considering COVID-19 is out of my control. I understand every year wedding fees increase. However, for couples who had to postpone their wedding due to COVID- it is not right at all to put an INCREASE to a bill that is already $50,000. I get that Ryland Inn is a business but everyone has been impacted by COVID one way or the other. I am assuming they are trying to make up for their losses for the year 2020 but just like everyone else, file for unemployment from the government if you are impacted. DO NOT put the stress on your clients who are already paying so much money to have a wedding here. It is already stressful and difficult enough to post pone a wedding. I already had my invites costume made, stamped, ready to go out, as well as other costly purchases for the upcoming wedding. The icing on the cake is that promises were NOT made by the employees at Ryland Inn. During our phone call in May, our event coordinator said we can opt for the "force-major" clause in our contract and cancel our wedding & get our money back (minus the admin fee), 6 weeks before our wedding. We emailed her back exactly 6 weeks before our wedding & decided to cancel and opt for force-major clause as there is no way we can conduct a wedding that we wished/signed up for. She emailed us back saying we can not do so because Gov. Murphy just announced out door dining & will continue to open businesses. I am not sure how this is positive news for us as we never agreed to an all outdoor wedding. A few weeks later, we emailed back, once again, asking for our money back in a timely manner or we will get in contact with a lawyer. They replied back saying if we wish to do get a lawyer, that is our choice. So we did. It took us paying lawyer fees, a demand letter from the lawyer, for Ryland Inn to give our money back to the lawyer. They just sent the money to them. No letter, no apologizes or comments, no "how can we have your business again". Although COVID-19 pushed back our wedding plans, we still would have loved to have our wedding at Ryland Inn if it was not for their unfair terms. If you are going to basically force us to have a weekday wedding, you need to give us something. I am not talking about including an extra fancy appetizer or dessert (like they wanted to do). I am so confused why they would ever think we would want to pay a Friday night fee but have it on a Tuesday for the SAME amount of money and almost the same number of guests. No incentives. As you can see, we were trying to work with Rylan Inn and reschedule our wedding. But with the unfair rules/terms/unwillingness to work with clients, we are out. read more

Prior to Covid my husband and I had eaten a couple times in the restaurant which was very pretty and good quality food. If the restaurant portion ever opens again I have no doubt they'll have a lot of business. I know this is mainly a wedding venue which I'm sure is where they get most of their business, but I had to only give 2 stars as the customer service for any other kind of event seems to be non existent. A few years ago I called and left a message and sent several email's about having my husband's 40th birthday party and I never got a response. I chalked it up to it being during Covid even though this was past the initial shut down and parties and weddings were allowed to resume as normal. Fast forward to a few weeks ago I again emailed and left a message for the event coordinator as we wanted to have a small party of 10-15 people. I got no response. My husband called and left a message and he at least got called back. He was told that they would have to check with the chef to see how the menu would be as they plan it around seasonal availability and that they would email him back....which shocking a whole week went by and we heard nothing. My husband again called at the end of the week and left a message, but I'm not holding my breath for a response. I will be taking my business elsewhere as the Ryland inn must make enough money that they don't need smaller parties such as ours. read more

Was here the other night for a friend's surprise 40th birthday party. Little to say the friend was truly surprised. The hospitality and attentiveness of the staff was top notch. They made sure there was never a shortage of libation and good cheer. The food was excellent as well and the space was very warm and welcoming. Looking forward to hopefully sharing another happy occasion here in the future. read more

I love the venue and the beautiful historic building. I'm always happy to have an opportunity to dress to the nines. The elegance and class of The Ryland Inn is from a bygone era. When executive chef Chris is in the kitchen you're guaranteed an excellent meal. Brunch is delicious and the French Toast is the best I've ever had!!! I also love his cooking classes! read more

I just recently went to a wedding at Ryland Inn and it was absolutely beautiful from the hot apple cider that was served when we walked in to the beautiful rustic ceremony that made us feel like we were in forest. The floral finishes were phenomenal and the small touches were perfection. The only thing which is the most important thing is the food and they didn't quite hit the mark read more

The Ryland Inn - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Whitehouse Station, New Jersey

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After a $450 dinner for four, I received my vehicle from valet and noticed a key scratch down the right side on two doors. The run around I've gotten from the general manager and valet company (East Coast Valet) is pathetic, no one is responsible for the damage. They lost my business as well the other couple that was with us. The food was decent, too bad for them. I do a lot of wining and client dining, but to use a valet service at an upscale restaurant on private secluded grounds and to receive damage to my vehicle and for them to ignore this issue is real poor customer service. The funny part is their business cards say "memorymaker" on them, it's true! read more

I would never good conscience recommend this place to anyone, especially if you are military. It is such a sad thing because I was so excited to have my wedding here but time and time again, the staff lacked communication and compassion. After putting a $5000 deposit down with Lauren for my wedding, within a month she quits and I am "transferred" to another wedding coordinator who took MULTIPLE weeks and MULTIPLE attempts on my part to reach out to her with no response. Finally after multiple emails and weeks had gone by, Michelle finally called me back so we set up a meet since my fiance was in town (he's military). After finally setting up a date, Michelle said she would comp a dinner for us due to the lack of communication. After our meet, we got a comped drink only. 6 months later COVID hit. The venue, FIRED my wedding coordinator and didn't tell me. I was forced to speak with Danielle who was less than helpful and when restrictions were lifted, they hired my wedding coordinator back. Even though our original wedding date was 12/26/2020, we didn't want to chance it because we have family members who assured us they wouldn't come due to underlying health reasons. The venue was not helpful with letting us push our date to 2022. They did not want to agree to our current contract due to covid and my fiance's military orders since he was due to deploy spring/summer of 2021 for a minimum of 6 months. If my fiance didn't have orders to deploy, we would have been able to do a 2021 wedding. The venue DID NOT CARE .We were forced to pick a new date out of season in late 2022 on a Sunday afternoon so the cost would not greatly increase. Now after the constant mistreatment, lack of communication and new orders arising for my fiances job again, we were forced to entirely cancel out wedding and guess what? I had emailed my wedding coordinator and days later still did not receive a response. I emailed their rep, Danielle, days later still did not receive a response. I had to send a certified letter to the venue to receive an email response from the venue. Finally, after my multiple attempts to get their response, I was just not informed my wedding coordinator (whom they fired and rehired) was on a leave of absence. As a client, I should have been aware of that and both Michelle and representatives of the The Ryland Inn failed to inform me of that. After all this, in order to cancel, I would still need to owe money for my late fall 2022 wedding after my $5000 deposit. You pay for service except i received none. read more

The event planners are called 'memory makers'. The question is, what kind of memory do they make. This past week I was part of a 6 member group trying to hold a chef's tasting dinner in the private room looking into the kitchen. Sounds like fun, right? Well, fIrst advertised as menu $139 and wine tasting optional....when we said we'd like to personally order our cocktails and bottles of wine, it became $1500 for the room. Deceptive advertising and evolving verbal communication from the memory maker. Thru all this our point person repeatedly asked to get a proposed menu. With a touted 9-12 courses we expected some to change with the night's kitchen. Couldn't get a menu. Memory maker...oh, I don't that. It has to come from chef. Fine, get it. Never happened. Who contracts for a $1500 dinner without an idea about the menu!? Really Ryland? Bad memory! read more

Place is nice. But we had New Years eve dinner there n after sending the Cod back twice, it still came out raw/undercooked. However manager took it off our bill. Very nice person n was genuinely trying to make it right VERY PRICEY. For what they charge, the food could n should be higher quality. Its another high end price place trying to sell avg. food n suckering u in with good atmosphere, IMO. read more

My fiance and I were scheduled to have our wedding at the Ryland Inn on May 2020. Due to the coronavirus, we had to postpone our wedding. We initially wanted to keep our wedding at the Ryland Inn, but the only dates available were dates such as 9/11, Halloween and New Year's Eve. When we asked Landmark Hospitality if we could get a full refund given the circumstances, they immediately started avoiding us, not responding to any of our emails or calls for 4 weeks. It required an email directly to the CEO of Landmark Hospitality to receive a response. She pushed us to hold our wedding on a non weekend day to maximize her profits, telling us that "Pandemic Monday is the the new Saturday!" Unbelievable given the circumstances. Given that we had already paid over 80% of the total deposit, they held our money hostage for over 2 months, which prevented us from booking another venue. We still have not received our full deposit back and at this point, are treating it as a sunk cost. However, it's our responsibility to all of the potential bride and grooms out there - we highly recommend looking at other venues. The actions of Landmark Hospitality's staff and leadership are truly shameful - we hope nobody else has to go through this experience. read more

I can honestly say my meal was one of the worstI've had in a long time. I ordered the duck which is one of my favorites. The seasoning was very strong and odd. Not something you'd expect with duck. The fat layer was not rendered down and outside of the duck was just that, fat. Not crispy, just fatty. There were only two tables being used for dinner servings which I now understand. The sides were terrible. They're reaching in trying to have a sophisticated menu but missing the boat. Im wondering if the chef and owners actually taste their food. Looks like they pay their bills through their weddings. read more

A disappointing anniversary dinner The server was nice but seemed rehearsed and we felt rushed . The bread was Terrible ! My soup was luke warm, the black cod was just Warm, not hot, .even the mushrooms were rubbery. It was a Friday evening and busy. The food was very good last year when we were there. This time.... I don't know what happened.. read more

The Ryland Inn has quality food, superb service, and atmosphere you just can't beat. The Ryland Inn provides a farm to table culinary experience. There's also plenty of weekly/monthly cooking classes and other events. I've been here numerous times and always leave impressed with my experience. read more

The wait staff was personable and knowledgable. The food was great and they happily tailor the menu to dietary restrictions.

The grounds and buildings are quite lovely, but was very disappointed with the food and the staff. We went for a wedding and the staff was not attentive at all. During the cocktail hour they walked around briefly with small trays of mediocre apps, then spent the rest of the time picking up people's empty tray's and glasses. The salad was a giant pile of arugula with a hard roll, that's it! What really surprised me was the tiny portions of the entrees. The filet mignon tip was overcooked and served on a 1/2 cup of mashed potatoes and spinach. The salmon was raw and then the cake slice was smaller than a Twinkie. We were so hungry when we left, we stopped at Wendy's on the way home. Would not at all recommend this to anyone! read more

I've been to this place twice in the past 6 months for birthday celebrations and was disappointed both times. What a comedown from the reign of the great Craig Shelton, former chef owner. Extremely slow and inattentive service combined with uninspired if not mediocre food make the high prices a terrible value. Great place for a drink though - the bar was the high point of both visits. read more

I went for brunch last weekend remembering how good The Ryland used to be. The new owners absolutely ruined the place. An elegant restaurant turned into a place with slow service, zero sophistication, and bland food. Very disappointed. read more

Attended a wedding, the only nice part was catching up with family & friends. This is a wedding factory, the salads and entrees were uneatable. The cocktail hr was ok but you had to stand for nearly 2 hrs no tables for seniors to sit at. But the staff was very helpful, that's why I give it one (1) star. read more

Honestly, not good. I so wanted to like this place and the ambiance was nice. The staff was friendly but slow, the chef came out which was very cool but the food was not good and service was mediocre. Waited a long time for he wine we ordered (bottle came after our meal) and the fish was dry and had no flavor. I won't be going back. Especially for the price. read more

I was a wedding guest , all seems perfect beautiful and a very nice venue , it has been about an hour when I took a walk to the bathroom as I was exiting the bathroom I took the wrong turn and it was the kitchen doors , there was a tall white men as a hostess I commented to him I almost went thrugh the wrong door , his comment was , " pretty sure they need help in the kitchen plenty of dishes " I walked a few steps and turned around and approached and told him your comment was rude and demeaning , he said sorry I did not mean anything by it , how can I fix it have a lovely evening , I walked away and I asked the bartender I needed to speak to the manager , I explained to her the situation she apologized she said that never happened there she will talked to him she came back to my table and said the men told her he only said they were busy in the kitchen , that I misunderstood him . Just to be clear , I understood his comment clearly , I'm of Hispanic heritage female , a profesional individual ." No an illegal ,I'm an American citizen born and raise I took that comment extremely offensive . I did not wanted to bring it up to any relatives because of the ocasion when I finally came back to the hotel I discussed it with my husband . And he called the venue back and spoke to someone name Melissa she said to my husband it was a bad joke and she was apologetic . For the first time in my life I experienced this type of situation , this is bad for any business . Unfortunately that particular employee misrepresented the business , a business where they make people feel uncomfortable is not a welcoming place. . The suggestive comment was extremely inappropriate for a high end venue . read more