Riverview Restaurant

o person as the events gal was going to be out of town. I e-mailed him several times leading up to the wedding with specific instructions of things we wanted waiting in the bridal and grooms suites upon our arrival.. this did not happen. He was very hard to get a hold of and find on the day of the wedding. They also promote having AC in the reception hall- it was a sauna in there. The day of the wedding they did not set up enough chairs, or tables set up where we had discussed in the final walk through. All in all this venue is horribly managed and very unprofessional. It is a gorgeous venue and does supply a lot, which I have a friend who is having to pay for every little table, wine barrel ect so that is a plus that they include that. But for the amount of money you pay a venue, they should be helpful and do the things that you planned prior to the day with them.

ng our contract, we were told that while Riverview is not a wedding coordination service, they employed an events manager who, while limited in her responsibilities, would work with us to ensure our wedding was arranged and executed according to our plans, and that this person would be available and onsite to assist in the coordination between our people and the restaurant staff leading up to and including the day of our wedding. The restaurant loss this person 2 months prior to our event and chose not to replace the position, so the same ONE person ended up working as executive chef/general manager of the restaurant/and events manager. This placed a great amount of undue stress and added work leading up to the wedding, as I hurried to redo all the work I had already done to set up the details. There was limited communication from them. The absence of someone in that position resulted in many unfortunate mishaps that day. The venue ended up messing up the dietary restrictions we specifically chose the restaurant to accommodate, even though I worked with them to make sure our specifications were understood. The buffet was late and yet there was no communication from them, even though we could have easily compensated with additional cocktail hour time in the shaded cocktail area. Instead our guests sat around waiting, seated in direct sunlight in the reception area on a hot day without food, with poor drinks service. Some of my guests left at that point, and I -- the bride -- had to overhear others complaining. Also beware that the Yoshida estate only offers buffet dinners, not plated, and the quality of the food was much less than what we experienced in the tasting. I did not really enjoy my wedding when I found out my guests were not being taken care of, and I can't get that day back.