I didn't even know it existed until my cousins wedding! Parking wasn't too bad, it's ofcourse free, and the parking attendants were a huge help. Guests enter through an unusual side door gate to the garden, which is not too bad, but not as formal as I would have liked for a wedding venue, this needs a little help. The patio and tent area are really nice! Even has a nice fountain. The bar is a bit small. The bartender was nice but it seems like they need more help just being more attentive. The grounds a really nice and kept up, a smaller venue, but just right for an intimate wedding and reception. Great spot for photo opportunities, especially at sunset. read more

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If I could give this place 0 stars I would. My fiancée and are we're trying to get married here but as you know pandemic hit and the contract got breached by them (no Dj, can't be around guests, limited time at the venue to name a few...) Now were in a position to look at other options that can allow those things. The venue coordinators/ managers have no communication to cancel wedding and retrieve original deposit. I advise you to not do business with them. read more

We had our son's wedding at this venue last weekend. Brittany the coordinator was super cooperative with us. We had a wonderful event . Every thing was great. Staff was super helpful, food very delicious and the garden itself was so pretty. I recommend this venue for any outdoor event in this area. read more

I cannot say enough GREAT things about my experience with Vintage Gardens! I had my daughter's Graduate School graduation party there this past weekend. The grounds are absolutely gorgeous and there was lots of room for the little ones to run and play. The food was spectacular and cooked to perfection. Hot food was hot, cold food was cold! The staff was also amazing! They were ever present but not obtrusive. They had decorated nicely and even helped with our personal decoratations. They kept us on schedule with lunch, cake, etc. The price was reasonable and well worth every penny! Thank you Brittany and staff, you made a special day even better! I will book this venue again!! All my thanks, Dawn Buhler-Heinricks read more

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I have NEVER seen or HEARD such UNPROFESSIONAL behavior!! JULIE the event coordinator was EXTREMELY RUDE & UNPROFESSIONAL on a REGULAR basis! Not returning calls or emails & COMPLETELY spoke out of her ass when asked questions or asked to speak to the owner & saying the proprietor Bob was mad at a client & didnt want to speak to a client or that the client couldn't talk to the owner! Then she she shows up & works a FORMAL event in JEANS & a FLANNEL shirt! THEN tries to charge for things that had not been done & CONVENIENTLY FORGOT about the &1,500.00 deposit that was put down prior to the event! Then at the end of the event MAKES A SCENE in FRONT of patrons & guests of the event! JULIE is a COMPLETE EMBARRASSMENT to this LOVELY establishment! such a SHAME!! The venue itself was lovely & the food & serving staff was good! read more

The only thing this place has going for it is that it is one of the only place for outdoor weddings/receptions around these parts. The garden area w/gazebo(kinda '80s-ish but that's just me) where the wedding ceremony is held is pretty, not spectacular, but nice. The grass(most of the "garden") was poorly tended and the nice gardener watered the day of the ceremony-sweet! Nothing like sinking into wet grass in your new strappy heels to get the party started! For the reception...The tent covered outdoor area is on poured concrete and in the center is a large fountain that is dry and surrounded by plastic plants. -Ugh. I hate plastic plants especially outside! Oh, don't get me started about the 4 tiered cake which was actually beautiful btw. This cake should have been enough for 200+ people. There were about 120 at the wedding. Where did all the rest of the cake go????? The damn caterers threw it away. Yes, they trashed the whole gorgeous fondant covered beast and w/out apology at that. ---This was not my wedding venue of choice but hey, it wasn't my wedding. However, it was the event of a close family member and I can't help but think Vintage Gardens could do better. read more

My fiancee and I are getting married at Vintage Gardens next year. After months of searching for a wedding venue we liked but that was within our budget, we finally came across this place and fell in love with it. The gardens are beautiful for a start, but it's the people that own it and run it that really sold it for us. The owner Bob is super funny and friendly and helped us work a wedding package around to get it within our budget. One of the staff members, Stacey, is the friendliest person we've met during all of our wedding planning adventures and she continues to treat us like family every time we visit the Gardens. We have since booked the venue, visited the restaurant for dinner and drinks (great food!), booked some of their recommended vendors and worked with their staff to start making our dream day a really special one. After visiting so many wedding venues, and being told "no" so many times (whether it be about customizing the menu, working around our budget, hanging lanterns from the ceiling, etc) it is certainly refreshing to be told "yes!" We are very excited for our wedding and looking forward to working with Stacey that day. After the wedding, if it comes and goes without any hiccups as we think it will, we will update our review here to 5 stars as well. We are so thankful that we found Vintage Gardens and we wouldn't change our choice of wedding venue at all. read more

I'm a photographer in Modesto and we work at Vintage Gardens regularly. The grounds are gorgeous, the food is wonderful, and the staff is great to work with! read more

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What a great Dental Society party!! The staff at Vintage Gardens did a great job hosting the dentists and staff members! The food and drinks were great and the venue was absolutely stunning! read more

We recently had our wedding here and it was beyond perfect!! Yes, pricey but worth it! Our event coordinator Brittany was amazing! Bartender Chris is a plus and the Vintage Garden team was extraordinary ! No complaints here!! Beautiful garden for great pictures!! read more

This place was beautiful, the people that work here really are very nice and Danny parked my car for me yesterday when i attended a wedding!! Wow so nice of him knowing that i was in my heels and i couldn't walk right. The food was good but the service was wonderful. read more

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4 stars because my guests were charged $2 a soda and I had already paid $180 for unlimited soda

Just had my Son's Wedding there, Paid a lot of money for around 180 guests. Around 12,000. My issues with this place was they scheduled another party the same day, we had our wedding booked over a year in advance. People from that party were in the garden area. Taking pictures. As our wedding party was taking pictures. My Photographer had to ask them to leave. We had tons of food left, they did not offer it to us, it was thrown out. People in my party seen the the workers there, taking our cake to feed themselves. The colors on our table was not what we picked, we picked a light pink with grey, we got the grey, but with dusty rose. Our planner left early, we were on our own in the evening. Over all. Beautiful venue. Not worth the money we spent. Yes they set it all up, tear it down, decorate. Not pleased. read more

I had my wedding here on Halloween 2015. Everything was perfect and just as I had envisioned, if not better. Kim and the rest of the staff took care of all the details and the groom and I didn't have to worry about a thing. Many complements from our guests on the food. The full hosted open bar was a hit too. Best wedding venue in Modesto! read more

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Vintage Gardens has a unique perspective to kill two birds with one stone. The management at Vintage Gardens saved the elegant front end cafe/bakery from the over bearing Vella's influence it once represented. The almost gaudy retail items have thankfully been removed and what remains adds a touch of class and simplicity the casual visitor can enjoy. The dining area contains high end tables and chairs which are also spaced so each meal can be shared privately. The coffee is on par with Starbucks, but the bakery is where to pile on the calories. The menu retained the best of Vella's but upgraded it's quality. If you can finish the rich chocolate cake, you'll be in rare company as it's sugar content can leave the biggest sweet tooth in the dust. The daily lunch special is also a wonderful meal. If you're lucky enough to come on the spaghetti day, you'll sample some of the best garlic bread around. The service is very friendly. Even when the place shifts into the upper class atmosphere during the wine tasting, the servers are polite, attentive, and appreciate any feedback you can convey. If you're a blue cheese fan, the blue chips appetizer is for you. The fresh cut potato chips are toasted with a very pungent blue cheese that can either make the taste buds wanting more, or the cheese will overpower all your senses. Either way, it is a dish to try at least once. The calamari is fresh and fried to perfection. It's very much on par with the best restaurants Modesto has to offer. Four stars for a great place to relax and be surrounded by friendly people. The wifi is pretty fast too. -Carmelo Dela Fuente read more

I was helping out with one of my closest friends parties. She had her parents 50th anniversary here. We show up to set up decorations for a 100 person event and there was no staff to be seen. The agreement was that the staff would be there before 8 to set up for the 11 am event. We could not get into contact anyone until a cleaning lady showed up. She got into contact with the Events manager Julie and she continued to tell my friend that there was no party booked for that day and time. REALLY? My friend continued to tell her facts about the event and then Julie finally says "That rings a bell". We had to set up tables and chairs, etc. before all the guests arrived. We had special arrangements where pork could not be served and the event assistant told me that that was not in the contract. We pulled out the contract and it specifically said NO PORK This events team was already digging a large hole, why would they argue and not accommodate? I could continue to go on and on about how horrible this experience was for my friend and her family. The event was beautiful because WE pulled it off. I would recommended hiring staff that is more considerate of customers needs. I am in the event industry and seeing the way the management handled this situation was the poorest I have ever seen. Please consider hiring professionals so you will receive better ratings and better experiences. read more

Hard to even give a star when during the last two weeks we have left 3 phone messages and an email message to inquire about their wedding packages. If this is the customer service you get when trying to gather information I would hate to see what the service is like when you have plans that can't be changed. Will gladly take my business elsewhere to people who want our services read more

So I see that my review was removed so I'll post again. My experience was great with management under Julie. I have been going to banquets and eating at restaurant for more than 10 years. When I learned that Julie was removed from business under questionable circumstances I posted that I will not be returning and will not hold any additional nor refer any additional banquets or diner parties to this restaurant. If owners want to contact me I am available for questions but removing me is not the solution it only makes the matters worse. read more

I recently booked my wedding ceremony and reception here. We met with Caroline and she was amazing. Any questions we had she was able to answer. Communication was very fast too. We are so very excited to be having our special day here at Vintage Gardens, its just a wonderful venue! Every employee we came in contact with that day was very polite and professional. read more

I was planning to use Vintage Gardens for catering an event I was planning, and we had even talked details, but after the lack of response to phone calls and emails I quickly found someone new. Event planner beware. read more

Beautiful venue and amazing staff ! Everything ran so smoothly and beautifully mainly because of them. Julie and her staff go above and beyond and while doing that they have the greatest customer service attitudes ! I got so many compliments about how kind and accommodating the staff at vintage gardens were and I will definitely be throwing another event there. If you are searching for a venue then look no more. This is definitely the place :) I cannot thank you enough !, read more

Julie the event manager was very unprofessional. First she was almost an hour late for the first meeting, and then was absent during trying to plan the event. She also gave incorrect or maybe just false information about the fact that it would be a private event. When issues arose from an uninvited guest, from the restaurant coming into our party and causing issues, she would not handle the problem, even when we had to pay for a security guard. Things then got out of control, Julie made issues worse by making racist remakes and using profanity, not just to the host, but to all of our guest. The rest of the staff and food was great, but I will not return due to Julie's lack of professionalism and behavior. read more

Nice place for a breakfast/brunch, looks like a home with a bunch of tables. Food is a buffet style, I thought it was pretty good food! My husband is really picky and even he thought it was good, so It was a big surprise. The only thing is I would have gave it 4 stars but it was a bit pricey, the 2 of us for brunch was $27 read more

Had my wedding here in March of 2015. Staff was wonderful to work with, not one complaint about anyone from Vintage, they were all terrific! The planners, bartenders, set up staff, etc., all were wonderful. Lorna, the main event coordinator, and Leann, the assistant coordinator, always responded to my inquiries in a timely fashion, I never had to wait weeks at a time for any answers to questions. The venue is beautiful and well maintained, I loved that it was local so my guests didn't have to travel. They really allowed me some leeway to make my wedding day unique. Best of all, they have a full liquor license, so none of that "beer and wine only" garbage like at most weddings. The only reasons I didn't quite give a full 5 stars may come off as petty, so if these things aren't important to you in your wedding planning, consider Vintage Gardens a 5 star review. I spent quite awhile the day of my wedding setting up centerpieces with candles. I was told that the staff would light them during dinner. The candles never got lit, not even one. The sound system wasn't particularly loud, and I would have preferred to be able to play our wedding music a bit louder. Also, I had a live music/dj combo which the staff claimed they knew nothing about even though I had in fact told them multiple times, and have witnesses to attest to this. Apparently this was an issue the day of the wedding. The sound kept shutting off and on, and the poor guy in charge of the music had to keep running over and resetting the breaker. I have heard that this is an ongoing problem here. I also feel the rehearsal could have been a bit more thorough. It also seemed the ceremony fell slightly short on seating, which did trouble me a bit. I was very precise with my guest count, and I feel that extra chairs should have been set up for the ceremony so that there would be plenty of room for guests to sit. People having to stand during a wedding ceremony is a pet peeve of mine. All in all, great place. It is a bit pricy, but you get what you pay for. Staff takes care of everything including set up and clean up, linens, tables, chairs, plateware, you name it, they take care of it there for you. I truly felt that the experience was about what I wanted for my wedding, not how much money they could make off of me. I never felt pressured to upgrade anything just so they could make an extra buck. I highly recommend the spot to anyone who's interested in having a fun, gorgeous, local wedding. read more

Oh my goodness. We went here for a dinner with our parents and children (party of 7). We didn't have reservations and were seated within minutes even though it was pretty full. Dinner was delicious, drinks were tasty and service was amazing!!! Will definitely return! PS, very romantic setting with lots of ambiance. read more

Everything for our wedding was executed perfectly. The only glitch was the monsoon type rain but their staff handled everything very well and worked hard to keep the floors dry. Thank you soooo much to our coordinator Leanne! read more

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We were here with our Photo Booth last month. Great venue. The people were very helpful to my husband and myself. www.marygphotography.com

We booked our June 2014 wedding here! This place is GORGEOUS! The staff is very friendly! The food is great! The garden area is everything that I've ever dreamed of! Definitely check it out! You won't be disappointed! :) read more

Awesome time at the Midland concert last night. Have had our company party here several years in a row and it's always great. Now a small venue concert place - love it! read more

I recently attended a wedding here on 9/9/17. Although the bride and groom were a sight to see, I cannot say the same about the facilities's staff. I had learned that there would be appetizers, to my dismay there weren't any set out. When it came time to get alcoholic beverages, I was very excited t enjoy an ice cold beer on a hot September afternoon. Much to my surprise, the beer was as warm as the weather that day, I ended up having to pay for a colder beverage instead of drinking what the Bride and Groom had already prepaid for. I saw someone that looked like they may have been the coordinator but she did not look approachable at all. I must say that the clean up crew was very kind and helpful. read more

My husband and I just celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary and wanted to thank Vintage Gardens for making our wedding day a spectacular success. Friends and family still comment on the location, food and friendly staff. It was a pleasure working with all of our vendors and the staff a Vintage Gardens made the day go smoothly. read more

I had my wedding reception here after looking at the other venues in Modesto, and it was such an enjoyable experience! Lorna is an amazing event planner, and such a sweet person to work with. The decorations were more beautiful then I had imagined possible, the food was delicious, and the staff was so polite and helpful. Not once was I stressed about things going wrong. They made me feel like a princess, and made my wedding day the happiest day of my life. The owner, Bob, has an amazing sense of humor, and the entire staff worked so hard to make sure everything turned out perfectly. Because we had such a wonderful experience here, when my brother got married, we again chose Vintage Gardens for the reception, and they again did a marvelous job. If you are looking for a magical place that fits your budget, this is it! read more

Attended a wedding at Vintage Gardens on June 6, 2014. Beautiful gardens, nice bar, clean bathrooms, nice lawns and trees. It was a hot day so was glad the staff kept refilling the ice tea and water pitchers on the tables. They also had large box fans to circulate the air under the canopy which helped greatly. The venue is very unique as it is outdoors with a canopy area for tables. Beautiful lights around the canopy area, very attentive dinner staff, the food was delicious (and I am picky about my food!). I had not heard about this place, guess it is a hidden jewel! Would have given it 5 stars but the sign was not very noticeable so we had to circle around to get back to the driveway entrance. read more

THEY FORGOT OUR EVENT (No i'm not kidding)! I truly hope anyone contemplating Vintage Gardens for their special event seriously reconsider. Even as I sit and write this review, I am still in utter disbelief with my experience on October 2, 2016. My family worked for months to plan my parent's 50th Wedding Anniversary. It was supposed to be such a special day for us as this sort of celebration is rare nowadays. Julie, the manager was wonderful when we signed our contract and made the final details for our event as she assured us they would do everything to make our event special. We were to arrive the morning of the event at 8am to begin set-up with our decorations and were told their staff would already be there since the event was to begin at 11am. Nothing will describe the feeling of pulling into the parking lot at 8:30am and realizing no one was there. They had completely forgotten about our event. Like I said no words can describe that feeling. At 9:20am a cleaning lady arrived and if it weren't for her, we have no idea what we would have done. She opened the gardens and we quickly began damage control. We set up all of our own tables and chairs and used whatever clean linens they had. If I were to list all of the things wrong with our event besides the fact that they forgot it completely, it would be a novel. Julie showed up a little before 11am when the event was supposed to begin and informed me that their system must have been hacked and our event was deleted. In the end there is nothing Vintage Gardens can do that will fix this huge mistake. A 50th wedding anniversary is a once in a lifetime thing, something that my family will never have the opportunity to "do-over". read more

I booked my March 2014 wedding in April of 2013. Lorna assured me that we would have no problems, and the bride and groom should not worry about anything on their wedding day. Everything will be taken care of and if there are any discrepancies, we can pay the difference or take care of it after our event. This put my mind at ease and I felt as though they really cared about our event and making it nice for US. Lorna gives her customers excellent attention, but somehow, things get lost from our vision and discussions with her to what ACTUALLY happens on wedding day. SO, it is a beautiful venue, however, when we arrived, there were not enough tables for our guests to sit comfortably. Very disappointing since Lorna and I had just discussed an increase in our head count AND I PAID FOR IT! The women working our event acted like we were trying to pull a fast one and told my mom that there was nothing they could do, and if she had a problem, I needed to talk to Lorna. THEN, someone had donated the fruit display for our wedding. It was their gift to us. Well, there was no fruit display, platter or plate for that matter. I paid $257.10 for this display and had nothing to show for it. When asked about the display, the workers told my mom that they were uninformed of this purchase and 'Besides, even if we wanted to help you, we couldn't because we have no fruit.' I was livid on my wedding day. Once again, I tried to compose myself, since I hadn't even walked the aisle. We were introduced and sat at the head table after the first dance and nothing to toast with. When the servers were asked to provide us with at least water, the lady comes to me (the bride) and says, all you needed to do was ask for drinks. Then I found out that the bar was charging for sodas halfway through our event, which we had agreed to pay for back in April 2013, a year prior. My husband gets up to tell the woman that we are providing the guests with soda and she says, I'll have to ask. We weren't told that so I will need to see receipts or there is nothing I can do. She insulted us by acting as though WE are the THIEVES. We paid for fruit, and soda, and neither were provided by the venue, who is the real thief? The staff was down right rude and did nothing to enhance our wedding. Stacy was nice, but there are far too many communication problems since all that we experienced were problems. There was no cake serving plate, and when asked the staff stood there looking at me because I had just interrupted their conversation. The worst part of all of this, was the display of the food. The presentation was horrible. They left a huge empty spot on the serving table and the food was delivered to the buffet table cold. Lastly, when we asked about security guards there were none in sight. No one could even point them out. This was odd to me since I had paid $500 for 2 security guards since we had over 100 people. I was so disappointed and I felt like I was cheated. I can tell you, if you use them, get everything in writing, take/ask for receipts and make sure everyone is on the same page. I would review the contract with BOTH Stacy and Lorna to make sure they both know, because if you don't I gaurantee you will have difficulty getting the things you need. I would not recommend this venue. I would pay the difference to have friendly service, excellent presentation, and treated like it is YOUR wedding day. The venue did return $250 for the no show security gaurds, but other than that it was just excuses. I would not recommend them nor would I ever use them again. read more

DELETED 50TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT???? No matter how beautiful the gardens are if you show up on the big day and nobody is there IT IS A FAIL. October 2, my sisters and I arrived to set up decorations and found ourselves in the horrific position of being locked out of the venue. When the cleaning lady let us in it was 1 hour and 14 minutes before our guests were to arrive. The four of us had no choice but to clean the venue from a previous party. We literally stripped the tables of dirty linens. Because our event was forgotten there was no staff and no food scheduled. We set up the tables and chairs ourselves. The staff that did show up looked as though they were pulled out of bed and called into work on their day off because THEY WERE and their attitude reflected it. The food was store bought, my guess is a Costco and Save-Mart run. It was embarrassing for my parents to serve there guests this food. Whom ever may read this I want to STRESS THIS POINT after this once in a life time event was over the staff at Vintage Gardens was pleased they had pulled it off and offered no sincere apology. I was treated poorly by Julie and her staff after the event.I WOULD NEVER ENTRUST AN EVENT with VINTAGE GARDENS. read more

Pretty garden. Too bad they don't get back to people on prices....no one likes waiting when they are planning something as big as a wedding. Completely disappointed by Vintage Gardens honestly. read more

came here for lunch today with my sister. cute little place that I could imagine myself making it "my place". how could one not love a place that entered by way of a trellis? ambiance - felt as if I came to a wealthy friend's house and was having lunch in her ante-room. if they'd just complete the patio outside, they would have gotten 5 stars food - very good. I had a perfectly -grilled medium done cheese burger with crispy sweet potato fries. sister, picky eater, actually finished her spaghetti. we had some alcohol service - excellent. I love this bubbly blond behind the counter. left her a 25% tip new goal - order everything on their menu by this time next year read more

Altogether, Vintage Gardens was a sad experience for my wife and me. At first things seemed to be going well with the wedding preparations through Vintage Gardens. However, about a month or so after we paid our $2000 deposit, we called to ask a question and were told that the lady we were once working with is no longer employed with Vintage Gardens. Sadly, their new representative was temporary and rude. My wife and I had concerns with the cleanliness of the tent, and some of the construction that was going on. Collectively, all the discrepancies were enough for my wife and I to pull out. We were young and only put up a little bit of fight in trying to get back our $2000 deposit. In the end, it was usury on their part to give us nothing back and also to provide nothing in the way of services. Vintage Gardens was not a pleasant experience :( I wish I would've taken this to small claims where consumer voices are heard and respected - just a bit of advice for anyone in a similar predicament. read more

Had my daughter's wedding there in August, 2016.. We had 350 people there and were told they do big weddings there all the time and they do it all! They are totally not equipped to do big weddings. Very depressing. The service was terrible!!!! There are 350 people that will never have a wedding at that place and many of our guests actually told us they had a hard time getting their drinks and their food.. We paid per person for drinks and were told there would be 2 bartenders at each of the 2 bars and the beer bar. There was only 1 at each bar and the lines were huge all night. Many of our guests actually went into the bar to buy drinks. Then as many guests hadn't even had their first drink, they closed it down to eat. The line at the buffet was terrible and no one called the tables in the back. Guests who had already finished dinner actually told guests in the lawn area to go eat before they put the food away! They were out of food before they went to the back to get more. The DJ they recommended was really good and tried to get things going but champagne for the toast was brought out to only some tables and it was warm. Wine was supposed to be out so people could get a bottle for the tables while they ate. Halfway thru dinner, a guest asked me if there would be wine on the tables. Had to find someone who had to go up in the storage room to get wine and open it before it could be served. The white wine of course was warm and they told us we couldn't help open them because of the liability. I was so mad by then as people were asking me for water, tea, coffee, plates on table, etc. that I told the bartender, we were going to open them anyway and when I walked away, the bartender actually told my guests in line that the "mother of the bride was a bitch". Other rude remarks were said to other guests by overworked employees who should have had more help! We actually had a meeting with our coordinator, Julie, (changed our coordinator every time we went in to talk to them)) and 2 others after the wedding and they thought everything was beautiful and wonderful and didn't see the lines or any problems and we were wrong about everything. The place was beautiful and the food that was served was ok. They cannot accommodate big parties. read more