Cafe Cortina Reviews
Reviews
4.6 out of 5 rating
4.6 out of 5 rating
17 Reviews
92% recommend it
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Faith H. Sent on 07/13/2023Truly Amazing!
We had our small afternoon wedding (45 people) at Cafe Cortina on July 8th & could not have been more impressed by the food, service, and atmosphere. Our guests raved about the attentiveness of the staff, the delicious food, and beautiful grounds at Cafe Cortina! The day of the wedding just before the ceremony began, it started to rain. Kelley was very accommodating and quickly changed the ceremony location from the outdoor patio to the covered tent. It turned out beautiful! During the ceremony the rain trickled on the tent and it created a very romantic atmosphere. The rain ended up clearing after the ceremony and our guests were able to walk around outside on the patios. Leading up to our wedding, I appreciated the responsiveness from Kelley to answer all of our questions. She met with us in person to go over the timeline, layout, and all details for the day of. We had our guests complete preorders for their meal selection, which I think helped with the flow of the reception. The duration of the reception was just the right amount of time to take photos, mingle with guests, and enjoy the day. What took us by surprise was the amazing service we all experienced during the entire reception. I had never seen anything like it! The food portions are very generous & Cafe Cortina even boxed up our leftovers and we enjoyed it later on that night. Highly recommend Cafe Cortina to anyone who is looking for an intimate ceremony and reception spot that offers quality food, service, and a beautiful scenery. Thank you Cafe Cortina for making our day so special! -
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Madeline D. Sent on 05/12/2021Outstanding Service & Outstanding Food
We had to change our wedding reception plans to be hosted at Cafe Cortina at the last minute due to the pandemic, and wow was it amazing. Kelley and the rest of the staff is a dream to work with. So professional, polite, and accommodating. Even when it started hailing, no one blinked an eye, just did what had to be done to keep everyone safe. Kelley literally took care of everything so we could have a stress-free day.
The food is also absolutely amazing. So fresh and expertly prepared. All of our guests raved that this was the best wedding meal they've ever had. We had the entire restaurant to ourselves, and felt very safe the entire time. There's also a great outdoor patio space available as well that would be great for large groups. We barely needed to bring-in any decorations because the space is so beautiful!
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Lori Sent on 11/14/2017We had our afternoon garden ceremony and luncheon on a gorgeous Sunday and could not have been happier! The venue is gorgeous, the service was terrific and the food and wine were outstanding! It was the perfect place to have our intimate wedding!
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User2387047 Sent on 10/24/2015Rina and Tammy were amazing. We had the wedding of our dreams. We could not have asked for a more romantic setting to our wedding. The food, wine, and atmosphere was perfect. Cafe Cortina was the perfect place for our intimate wedding we wanted. -
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Amy W. Sent on 01/02/2022Beautiful venue, disappointing service
Cafe Cortina is an absolutely beautiful venue for a wedding. The food is divine and the outdoor patio feels like a little sliver of Italy.
Our frustration was not with the venue, but with the planning, communication, and organization around our wedding day. Prior to paying our deposit with Cafe Cortina, we had hired a day-of coordinator. We were told that a day-of coordinator wouldn't be necessary and that Kelley would handle all day-of planning, and planning leading up to the day. Unfortunately this was not the case.
CONS:
- Pre-wedding communication from Kelley was lackluster at best. We had to be the ones to initiate communication to create a seating chart, schedule a walkthrough and create a day-of plan. While Kelley was quite easy to get a hold of, we had a hard time getting answers from her and often had to ask the same question 2-3 times before it was answered.
1) Unfortunately Kelley was not much help on the day of the wedding. We provided her with a copy of our day-of schedule several days prior to the wedding, but it was not on her throughout the day, which caused concern and frustration several times on the day of the wedding. As the bride and groom, we were looking to her to let us know when events should be happening (ceremony starting, dinner beginning, etc) which did not happen.
2) We only had about 1.5 hours to set up decor before the wedding and were told that it was our responsibility to coordinate and arrange the decor, but that Kelley and the staff would assist. This was not the case at all. We had very simple decor (paper lanterns, flameless candles, one-piece table decor) and had three friends arrive 1.5 hours prior to the wedding to set up. Not only did Cafe Cortina not have a ladder (how??), but our friends received absolutely no help setting up and were still putting together decor when guests began to arrive.
3) We asked if the restaurant had a sound system to do our own music, or if we should hire a DJ and were told that most couples just use a bluetooth speaker. The three large speakers we brought were not near loud enough for us to be heard during the ceremony, for music to be heard during dinner, or for speeches to be heard. This was incredibly disappointing, as we would have gladly hired a DJ if we knew that sound would be an issue without a DJ-quality speaker system.
4) We really wanted Kelley to go the extra mile- when we asked what other couples had done for the ceremony or for advice on seating chart, her response was that we can "do whatever we want". That's great for flexibility, but as someone who has never planned a wedding before, I would have loved some guidance.
Overall, for the price we paid, I did not feel like the service provided by Cafe Cortina was worth it.
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