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September 2024 by Gabriella Velez
Where do I start! My husband and I had our engagement party and wedding reception in this venue and we couldn't have had better events. This was all possible with Anthony Amen. He was do attentive and considerate with us that he made everything run smoothly and beautifully. The food was amazing my guests won't stop raving amount it. My husband and I even tried to find if they do take out because of how addictive it was. Our family and family friends have had events here and weren't disappointed. If you want to host your event, ask for Anthony we can't recommend him enough! 11/10!
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August 2024 by Teachr Kimmy
Very nice venue but the food is just.....meh.
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July 2024 by Marlene Sabio
The food was good. The staff was great! I enjoyed the special alcohol drinks of the night.
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July 2024 by Michele Hull
Attended a recent event here and while the food and service were good, I was extremely disappointed that there is no handicap access! I’m pretty sure that the majority of people who would use this facility for Weddings, parties and special occasions have someone in their family or friends with a physical disability. It’s a shame that in this day and age a banquet hall would have no provision for the disabled. Due to this lack, I in good conscience would not recommend anyone here.
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July 2024 by Zouka Khawam
Celebrated my daughter bridal shower. The management team was wonderful. Very accommodating worked very hard to make sure everything went smoothly.
The food was delicious
Highly recommend. Thank you to all who helped to my my daughter bridal shower day perfect
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July 2024 by Katherine Zilenziger
I had my baby shower here this past weekend and I can’t express enough how DISAPPOINTED and DISGUSTED I am with this place. My mom and mother in law arrived earlier to set up the event space and it was so dirty!!!! There were crumbs everywhere and graduation signs everywhere from an event before. The manager tried telling my mom a cleaning crew had cleaned already when my mom asked her for a vacuum since the floor was gross. When my husband and I arrived to the space the room was so hot we both felt like we were going to pass out. I am 30 weeks pregnant and had other pregnant friends invited to this event and we all were dying because the AC was broken!!!!!! I had guests leaving early because of how hot the room was. There were babies at the event that were turning red in the face! The manager tried telling me the AC was locked at 68 when the room was literally 80 degrees! The manager then tells me a couple days after my event that the AC wasn’t working and that it is out of their control! Nothing was done to accommodate my guests and I. I asked to speak to the owner multiple times on the phone about refunding but I was always told he was busy. DO NOT BOOK this place for any of your events! Awful management and service!
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July 2024 by Elsa M
ZERO STARS. I attended a baby shower here and not only were the staff visibly arguing with EACH OTHER in front of an entire party of guests, but the 4600 dollar dingy room had BROKEN AC in 87 degree weather with pregnant women, and small children. Also, when the family arrived to set up the party, they did not even clean from the event before. FAMILY had to band together to clean and set up the room, even had to BEG the manager for a vacuum. So unprofessional, and one of the most unhelpful management staff and wait staff I ever witnessed. As someone who worked in the food business for 5+ years, I understand that events can get hectic, but maybe the owner should reevaluate that type of staff being hired.
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July 2024 by B G
Look elsewhere. The staff is unprofessional and they charge $4,600 for a room that doesn’t have AC. Plus, the venue is dirty and dingy. I attended a baby shower here and I wasn’t able to enter the party because the temperature in the room was 85 degrees. There were several pregnant woman at this event, all of which were visibly in distress. All the small children had bright red faces and all the guests were visibly sweating bullets. On top of this, the staff were arguing with each other in front of guests making the situation even worse. I never sat down, I had no choice but to leave the event with my children.
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July 2024 by JUDI HERKLOZ
Was at a baby shower at Portobello Banquets in Oakland NJ the temperature in the room was so hot the mom to be was feeling dizzy and faint guests were leaving early the hostess repeatedly asked the staff to turn the air cooler for a fan anything. They did not help. The food sat out for hours until it wasn’t even edible with the extreme heat in the room guests left before the cake thinking there was none. The staff came out cutting cake with bare hands dropping cake on plates with fingers it was absolutely the most unprofessional, disorganized event I ever attended I felt terrible for the host who was mortified.
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June 2024 by Laura Naseef
Celebrated my daughter’s baby shower here on Saturday. Would highly recommend! Everything was amazing. Food was delicious and surprisingly for a buffet the food was hot. The service was also great! Food and mimosa bowl always kept full and staff was attentive! Really a wonderful experience.
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June 2024 by Mahmoud Saeid
Very nice and clean place to hold events
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May 2024 by Maileen Baluyot
The tour, preparation were all really good. The staff are always following up to make sure we are prepared for the party.
However, on the day of the event., We feel like those very happy faces and helpful staff are not around. We constantly have to look for people to ask questions.
Upon my arrival I asked the person by the bar (who doesn’t have a welcoming face, it looks like she hates to be there) if there’s a dolly or cart that I can use because I have so many things I need to bring upstairs. Her reply is “no we don’t” , so then i asked if there’s elevator, she then replied “no we don’t” . She didn’t even acknowledged that I need help. She never stood up to see if there’s something she can help me with.
I was gonna ask her if they will put a direction by the door to direct the guest where to go. But I think if I ask her, I will get another blank stare again.
Later on , she was seen doing tour for a prospective client. one of our guests was asking for help, but he was told to wait. The guest then replied that maybe they need to hire more people. Upon hearing this, she followed the guest to confront about what she heard. That’s when I told her, you really want to argue this time! Seriously!!! We understand , everybody maybe busy. But how she speaks with people is downright rude!!! And she is supposed to be a manager!! She wears jeans and a shirt, not in any way you would think she is a manager.
We spoke with Michelle about her and she said that’s the manager.
We also reported her to Anthony ! Who looks so professional. They were all apologetic .
But the service in the party is good. The food is good!
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May 2024 by Tony Ortiz
Portobello's banquet is the best, our birthday gathering was fenaminal.
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April 2024 by Neelum Teckwani
We just had our daughters sweet 16 here in the Dome room and everything was fabulous! From the beautiful venue to the amazing food to the service!!! They took care of everything to make sure the party ran smoothly and they guests were enjoying! We had 120 people and everyone loved it! It was truly a magical night for my daughter and I can’t thank the staff of Portobello (Devana, Anthony, and the wait staff) enough for making this such an amazing night! Don’t hesitate to book your special event here! You won’t be disappointed!!!!
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April 2024 by Ruth Angelina
Fantastic. Went there for a baby shower. Lovely ambiance. Penne and cannoli, chefs kiss
