The View at The Battery Reviews

Truly the best venue in NYC! Booked 10 months before our wedding and it was such a seamless process throughout. Nikki is the best person to help with any of your wedding needs and truly made me feel calm and taken care of the entire time. She was very responsive to all of my questions and was so caring in our wedding. Went through everything clearly during the tasting and the rehearsal and was a rockstar at the wedding! They made us a plate of appetizers for right after the ceremony and Nikki came to make sure if we wanted anything else and brought us some more of the passed around foods that weren't plated yet. Truly the best day of our lives and such an incredible venue. The food was delicious and people got so full during cocktail hour that they forgot there was also a dinner! The cake they provide was beautiful and tasty. There was construction on the pier outside the venue, but wasn't noticeable on the balcony and still had a fantastic view and pictures. The pricing was also the best in the city and they were very flexible with last minute changes.

From day 1, Nikki and the staff at The View were wonderful to work with. They were incredibly helpful, transparent, and genuinely invested in making sure our wedding day was perfect. Nikki answered all of our questions quickly and provided guidance when we weren’t sure on something. The food was delicious and the whole day flowed seamlessly thanks to Nikki and everyone at The View.

Thank you for your perfect service! It`s so tasty food. And nice staff!!!

There will never be enough words to describe how absolutely amazing our wedding experience was at The View at The Battery - from initial planning through to the actual day. My husband and I really had our hearts set on getting married in the city but when we started looking at venues, really did not think it was going to be possible to find a place that offered everything we were looking for, was high quality AND within our budget but The View at The Battery changed everything! The space is beautiful, the food is beyond words, the service is 5 stars and the team you will work with is the best of the absolute best in NYC!!! Kevin, Nikki, and their whole team were so incredibly kind to us from the very start and made the whole planning process so incredible easy. They were SO accommodating, honest, transparent, and thoughtful every step of the way. The team went above and beyond to make sure we had everything we needed/wanted (no matter how big, like a swap in the menu or how small, like helping family members with directions) and made sure that, not only did my husband and I have an amazing day, but also that all of our guest did as well! All of our friends and family have been to many, many weddings in their lives, and nearly two weeks later, they are all still talking about how amazing all the staff was and that they are still dreaming about the cocktail hour and dinner meal!! All of our wedding dreams came to life thanks to Kevin and his team. I truly cannot ever say enough good things about The View at The Battery and we will be forever grateful to them for all they offered and did to make our day a perfect dream come true. If you have read this far - look no further than The View at The Battery!!

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My husband and I held our wedding reception at The View in March of 2023, and could not have been happier with the experience! From initial consultation to the actual day, Nikki and her team did everything imaginable to make us feel comfortable, relaxed, and cared for. Nikki is extremely personable and organized—you can tell she’s an absolute professional at handling every imaginable wedding detail! From the moment we booked the venue, she was super attentive and responsive to any questions or emails (I even noted some very late-night email replies and wondered when she sleeps!). It’s no secret to most brides, the closer to your wedding date, the more stressful and overwhelming all the nitty-gritty details become. At our final meeting before the wedding, Nikki confidently reassured me that on the day of our rehearsal and final drop off to the venue, there would be nothing left to stress about. It was exactly the pep-talk I needed at the time, and she could not have been more accurate! The entire event ran seamlessly. If you’re looking for an amazing cocktail hour—look no further! The food was absolutely delicious and our guests still mention how great the lobster rolls were months later. Our photos came out beautiful, and while the waterfront is gorgeous, we also have incredible portraits in Battery Park with the Freedom Tower as our backdrop. When all was said and done, it felt like we had a trusted friend looking out for us on our wedding day. 10 out of 10, would recommend having your NYC wedding at The View!!

My wife and I got married here a year ago. Nikki was professional and made sure we were taken care of. All of our guests raved about how amazing the food was. They worked well with our wedding planner and made it a very seamless event. My wife and I lived our best lives that day.

Affordable! Accommodating! Flexible! Beautiful! This venue is absolutely amazing - like out of this world, make your wedding dreams come true AMAZING!!! We weren't sure our NYC dream wedding was in our budget but after our first meeting with Nikki at The View, we knew it was the place we had been looking for. Nikki answered EVERY single one of my questions (I mean every email, every text and every phone call) in the year leading up to our wedding and offered her suggestions when we weren't sure about certain things but she also respected and honored our vision from the beginning and worked with us from the second we first viewed the venue to the second we were leaving at the end of our wedding. Our guests could NOT stop talking about the food, the location, the drinks - everything!! I still can't believe how lucky we were to find this place. If we could get married here every year we would because we were so stress free the entire planning period and felt like we had the support of Nikki the whole time. I even asked her if she thought I would need a day of coordinator and she said that she would handle everything. I was worried about leaving her with too much but she took care of it. Her and her team put out all of our individual place cards, put our family pictures in the picture frames and found a holder for our drink sign that had broken. They also packaged EVERYTHING up (I'm talking BOXES of decor) and put it all back how we originally brought it the day before. When we came for the rehearsal the day before, our guests were treated to champagne and cold drinks and welcomed like family. Nikki helped me gather everyone I needed for our formal pictures after the ceremony and made sure everyone knew where they were supposed to be and when. She was EXCEPTIONAL and helped us bring our wedding vision to life. We handled most of the décor portion ourselves (centerpieces, florals, arch, décor) and she worked with us the whole time to make sure it all came together how I pictured it. I would recommend this place to everyone!! Our guests still haven't stopped talking about our wedding 2 months later and it's all thanks to Nikki and her team.

My husband and I got married at The View in September 2022 and it was an absolute DREAM! From our first meeting with Kevin, we knew we were going to be in excellent hands as we embarked on wedding planning and he continuously proved us right in that regard. Kevin was extremely attentive and detail oriented (which, as a Type A person and bride, I really appreciated) and ensured we had everything down to the last detail ironed out ahead of the big day.

The weekend started with a beautiful rehearsal accompanied by champagne and other cold beverages for our family and wedding party. The day of the wedding went by a mile a minute but Kevin and Nikki were there moving everything along without a hitch. My husband and I greatly appreciated having a few minutes to ourselves post-ceremony in the bridal suite, and Kevin and Nikki made sure we got to taste everything from the cocktail hour during our time together.

Everyone raved about the all food and drinks and desserts, and we were able to schedule everything so that we had a 2 hour dance party at the end of the night! It really was everything we had hoped it would be and more.

We looked at several venues around NYC and The View was by far the most transparent about pricing as well; something anyone can appreciate when planning a wedding! We were able to budget everything down to the dollar including taxes, gratuities, etc. which really helped ease some of our stress.

Honestly if we could get married a second time we absolutely would; but in the meantime we look forward to many anniversary dinners there for years to come.

We had such a completely wonderful experience with Masterpiece Caterers and Kevin/Nikki. Kevin was so incredibly helpful to us in all aspects of planning our wedding and was there every step of the way to help us with questions. We had our wedding at The View at the Battery which was a beautiful venue; the staff was professional and our ceremony and reception went off without a hitch. Nikki was on-site on our wedding day and she was great to work with; she made sure the night ran smoothly and was very available to us. We can't recommend Masterpiece Caterers highly enough!

I am so grateful and appreciative for everything that Kevin and Nikki did for me to make my wedding such a beautiful event and a smashing success. We were supposed to get married at Central Park and the reception was at The View. The weather wasn't going to cooperate and the day before the ceremony, Kevin suggested holding the ceremony at The View just in case. We had to move some things around, but if it wasn't for his professionalism, flexibility, his stray strong attitude and most importantly his sincere feelings on wanting my day to be so special, I wouldn't have known what I would've done or how it was going to turn out. Could I risk everyone getting rained on in Central Park? He said "no, that's not going to happen, we will have the ceremony here and everything will be fantastic!" He was so right, everything was beautiful and my guests still contact me to tell me that my wedding was on of the best weddings they ever attended. Not only is the venue beautiful, the food was absolutely amazing. My vendors even contacted me after the wedding to say what a great time they had at my wedding. Please check out The View at Battery Park for a first class reception and ask for Kevin and/or Nikki. You won't be sorry. Every detail was perfect and they handled everything that had to change at the last minute with such ease and professionalism. Aside from saying "yes" to marrying my husband, this was the best decision I made regarding my wedding. I have the utmost gratitude and offer my sincerest thanks towards Kevin, Nikki and Alec. Thanks again for all of you for making my day so special and one that not only myself and my husband will fondly remember, but my guests as well. I give this venue and their team 5 GOLD STARS and then some!!

Finding Kevin and his excellent team at The View at the Battery was a dream come true for us because we were so excited about the idea of getting married in the neighborhood that we live in (and met in). From day one, Kevin was an incredible resource: highly responsive, very professional, extremely accommodating, and exceptionally kind. Kevin's MO is to operate his business with warmth, recognizing the importance of people's wedding days, and we felt that throughout the entire wedding planning process. The day of our wedding, Kevin and Nikki handled absolutely everything for us, without us worrying about a thing (even inclement weather, that of course hit right when the ceremony was to start!). Although our ceremony ended up being held inside (we had planned to hold it outside), the ceremony looked stunning from the second floor of the venue, where big glass windows captured the beauty of the stormy skyline and the Statute of Liberty in the background, with beautiful floral arrangements and curtains in the foreground. The whole day feels like a blur, but throughout the experience we felt so well taken care of--as did all of our guests, who raved about the incredible cocktail hour, seated menu, and drinks. We are so glad to have worked with Kevin and Nikki, and we look forward to visiting The View's restaurant many times in the future as old friends.

The location itself is stunning and was a truly amazing place for our cocktail hour, just as the sun was setting over the Harbor. But the food and Nikki, the coordinator, were in a class of their own and made the reception better than we could have imagined. The food was abundant and flawless - many of our guests reached out days after to say it was the best food at a wedding that they have had. And Nikki was simply amazing in communicating with us, being flexible at every turn even as we were planning with only two months in advance, and was everywhere on the evening. Can't say enough, but it was a dream and we are very grateful for a perfect evening.

We got married at The View at Battery Park September 2021. It was a perfect day thanks to Nikki and her team. I started to panic before the wedding that I should have hired my own day of coordinator but there was no need to worry because Nikki had it covered. She was the perfect mix of calming energy but also on top of everything- it allowed me to relax and have fun! She put aside food for us at the cocktail hour and even bustled my dress (which gave my mom relief). I can not compliment her enough! Every (slightly control freak) bride's dream!
 
The venue itself was great as well. We received several compliments on the food, drinks/bar service and of course the beautiful location (the perfect weather and sunset cocktail hour helped!). Food highlights for me were the lobster rolls at cocktail hour and the fact that all the beef tenderloins at dinner were a perfect medium rare. The venue worked with us to be flexible and accommodating which is so important planning a wedding during these times. Highly recommend The View! 

Words cannot express just how grateful we are to Kevin, Nikki, and the whole Masterpiece Caterers staff! Our wedding was rescheduled due to the pandemic, and Kevin worked with us throughout the process with so much patience and care. Kevin was extremely generous with his time, meeting with us virtually and in person multiple times to ensure that every detail was accounted for. Kevin also set us up with several vendors that were fantastic! On the day, Nikki was absolutely amazing. She was on top of every single detail - setting the tables perfectly, directing all of the guests, and even calming our niece when she was having a temper tantrum. She made everything run so seamlessly, the day would not have been possible without her.
Each member of the staff went above and beyond on the day. The date just so happened to also be during a hurricane, but you would never know there was a storm outside based on how bright and joyous everyone was at the View. We have continued the get comments from guests about how wonderful the whole experience was, and how much they loved the food (and we agree!). The day was better than we ever could have imagined! The View is truly a special place and we cannot wait to go back and visit!

Greatest wedding! The lead up and planning, the flexibility, the space, the food, the music, the suggested vendors... everything was perfect. My husband and I had to postpone our wedding 2 times due to Covid-19. Kevin and Nikki from The View were so flexible and accommodating with each reschedule. They were incredible responsive and flexible over the year and a half that we went through plan changes and eventual actual planning. I was a pretty low key bride and I felt like they were so helpful while also not being stressful AT ALL. Everyone at the wedding raved about the food and about the venue and experience. On the day off, they were so helpful and kept the whole evening moving at a great pace. We felt incredibly cared for and again... so stress free. I cannot recommend The View and Masterpiece Caterers enough! You won't be sorry!

I cannot speak highly enough of our experience with having our wedding at the View at Battery Park. Kevin, Nikki and his entire team went above and beyond to make our wedding the best night of our lives, and our guests are still raving about food. We had been told that Masterpiece Caterers (who owns and caters out of the View) had the best food in the wedding game in NYC, and I can say that those rumors were absolutely true. SO MUCH FOOD, and the quality was like having a reservation at a high end restaurant.

Kevin Mattner, who runs the events at Masterpiece/The View was a true professional from our first interaction. He was more than fair and accommodating when we asked for any special request. He was flexible with scheduling, and nearly always available when we needed to talk to him. I don't know many people in ANY industry who are so accessible and communicative. He made our entire experience easy, which is hard to do while wedding planning during a global pandemic.

We are so happy that we chose Masterpiece Caterers, The View, and Kevin Mattner. We consider ourselves extremely lucky to have worked with the best in the wedding industry.

We are so grateful that we found Masterpiece Caterers. From our very first meeting with Kevin (and later with Nikki), we felt completely taken care of and knew Masterpiece would help us pull off our perfect wedding. We were a COVID wedding, which meant rescheduling our original September 2020 date not once, but twice. Every step of the way, our partners at Masterpiece were understanding, accommodating, and supportive. We were frankly surprised at how seamless Nikki and Kevin made the process.

Beyond the pandemic, every aspect of our wedding – from the food and drinks to the tables and layout to the service and ambiance – was handled with incredible attention to detail. We had our August wedding at The View, so having multiple indoor and outdoor options was a great benefit. Our guests, even the New York natives, were in awe of the panoramic views, and we lost track of how many people pulled us aside to mention how wonderful all of the food was. Honestly, no duds! Having catering managed in-house with the venue removed one more complexity, which, when you’re planning a wedding, is a huge help. Masterpiece also has great partners (we used their florist and DJ partners) that are equally great.

We can’t imagine our wedding without Masterpiece and The View, and we are so happy we don’t have to! Masterpiece Caterers is the epitome of true hospitality.

My husband and I came across the View here on Wedding Wire when looking for our Venue. I emailed Kevin and he immediately followed up with an email and phone call. What I loved was the attention they provided from start to finish. Kevin was able to give us the exact date we wanted. We also had a micro wedding in which he allowed us to have a slightly smaller than expected number of guests. Everything was absolutely beautiful, seamless and not to mention the food and drinks were all good. We were also allowed to have our own vendors and the process was extremely easy. Nikki is also absolutely amazing! She was so helpful leading up to and the day of the wedding making sure everything we wanted turned out perfect. I would highly recommend.

My husband and I just had our wedding at The View, and I am so grateful to Kevin, Nikki, and to all of the other phenomenal staff for making our wedding an absolute dream. My husband and I became engaged just as the pandemic was beginning, and Kevin graciously worked with us through all of the different planning challenges and changes that happened, as a result.

We were married on the second floor of The View, and our guests had an amazing time looking out at the Statue of Liberty and taking pictures in the nearby park. The dinner was delicious. I would happily order those exact dishes again (the lamb, swordfish, and vegan options were fantastic). They even designed a sober bar especially for us because our wedding was a dry wedding. Nikki and Kevin also both went above and beyond the call of duty to work with our family who came from out of town to celebrate with us, and Nikki even stepped in to help save the day when my makeup was smudged after taking pictures. I would recommend Masterpiece Catering to anyone who is looking for a gorgeous wedding venue with superbly prepared food and awesome staff! 3 cheers for Masterpiece Catering!

The View at Battery Park just reopened under new ownership just in time for us to move UP our wedding. They were so flexible and accommodating during a really hard time. We had to cancel our old wedding and lost a ton of money and were out of options. I decided to inquire and even when we gave them a hard time about small stuff they were always so flexible, approachable and helped us make this day happen in a way that it was easier. It was as perfect as it could be given the hard times during a pandemic. They were open and honest with us, and even that day Nikki always made sure I, the bride, was feeling great (which is super awesome, the day is so overwhelming and I planned essentially two weddings and one of them was in a couple of months!) I can compliment the food enough, the guests were RAVING about it, even the cake was freaking fantastic (we didn't save our top, haha we ate it that weekend!) Everything came together so nicely with little mistakes but it was as perfect a day that it could be thanks to the people at masterpiece caterers, and bless them all for dealing with couples during this time, and all of my personal shenanigans and worries. The venue upstairs is absolutely GORGEOUS. I wish I planned my original wedding here! The ceremony was on the promenade and it was amazing. Cocktail was also outside under a tent with perfect ambiance. Everything was perfect and this venue is so generous and knows how to run a wedding, Nikki went beyond to help set up and clean up and again helped (and dealt) with me on the big day! Even when we ran super late and guests were late the venue just worked with us and just made sure we had time and were calm. Just so amazing. I was so stressed out as a bride and perfectionist and honestly the day had small things wrong out of my control but by the time we got to the ceremony and everything thereafter run by masterpiece it all came together and me and my husband were just so relaxed haha!

Battery Gardens was a perfect venue for us. Gorgeous location. Delicious food. Stellar service. And amazing prices for all you get. Alex helped ever step of the way. I highly recommend them!

Michele and the team at battery gardens were absolutely spectacular. The food, the drinks, and the service of the staff were all amazing.

From start to finish the service was excellent and made our night one to remember. I can’t thank them enough!

We had our wedding reception at Battery Gardens in May and it couldn't have been more perfect! Michele, the coordinator at Battery Gardens, was an absolute JOY to work with from day 1. She was very detail oriented, quick to respond, and helped provide us with a lot of guidance along the way (including scheduling, vendors, food choices, decor, etc)! The tasting was amazing, we got to try so much of the menu, and felt very pampered. The day of the wedding the staff at Battery Gardens handled everything better than we could have ever imagined. We had our cocktail hour on the first floor of the venue in the indoor space as well as the outdoor patio, and the reception was on the second floor. The food is incredible, the space is such a unique NYC venue and overlooks the water with huge windows all around the perimeter of the room, and the staff executed everything without a hitch! The staff was very attentive, asking myself, my husband, and our families if we needed anything throughout the day, and gave great service to our guests! Our guests can't stop raving about how amazing the space was, how wonderful the food was, and how detail oriented the venue was. I honestly cannot recommend Battery Gardens enough for your wedding! Thank you to the amazing staff there that made our wedding day the best day ever!

Wow, what can we say?? We were blown away by this venue and the professionalism of the staff, namely, Michele Cavallero, the Senior Catering Manager. Our wedding was a dream wedding and everything went perfectly throughout the night. The venue was stunning with gorgeous views of the harbor and the statue of liberty and everything was executed perfectly in terms of setting up the upstairs room for the ceremony and then transitioning the space for the reception. Michele was the absolute best-- I don't think there's anybody out there that could have been more talented at their job than her. She was thorough, 100% responsive to every inquiry/concern /question that we had (and there were a lot!), super organized, and made me feel comfortable and at ease every step along the way. Michele remembered every detail of all the requests I had to make the day special. She took care of decorating the space beautifully, organizing every aspect of the ceremony and reception, and making the whole day and night flow seamlessly. Thank you, Michele!! We also met the owner of Battery Gardens, Paul, a few times. He has been in this business a long time, and started out doing events at the Plaza in New York, and it shows! Paul clearly cares about providing a phenomenal experience at his venue and making his guests happy. Thank you, Paul!! And did I mention the food? It's very hard to cook for large scale events of over 150 people and still make the food good. But Battery Gardens exceeded our expectations on that front. Our guests raved about how delicious the food was at cocktail hour and the reception. Book your wedding with Battery Gardens, you won't be disappointed!!

It was an absolute DREAM to work with Donna and her staff at Battery Gardens from start to finish. During the planning process she was extremely helpful with suggestions but also open to our ideas and came up with creative solutions to make them a reality. She truly went above and beyond - from little things like writing a specific brand of vodka into the contract for my mom or making a different salad for the groom to letting our guests into the cocktail hour practically an hour early due to the driving rain outside. We got married on New Year's Eve and the timeline she developed and executed was impeccable. I didn't feel rushed for a single second and everyone had a glass of champagne in hand for midnight without a scramble. Also the food was incredible. Passed items at cocktail hour were plentiful and delicious and the stations never ran empty. The most impressive part, however, was the fact that the entrees (filet mignon & sea bass) arrived at the table piping hot and were cooked to perfection. Many guests sought us out to happily report that their meat arrived at the temperature they ordered it - not easy to do with over 100 guests and frankly not something you typically get at weddings, galas, etc. Also the vegan/vegetarian dinner option is an actual delicious dinner and not just the sides from the meat dishes plated as dinner. There are ton of options to pick from regarding menu and the amount and quality of the food is incredible. The rooms are tasteful and understated so your linens, decor, theme can really shine through. There's also outdoor space and terraces that we took advantage of even in the winter. Plus the view of the water and Statue of Liberty can't be beat. All in all, would absolutely recommend Donna and Battery Gardens to anyone looking to get married in Manhattan. Amazing service.