City Winery New York Reviews
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Sofia Sent on 11/06/2019Panamanian-Jewish Wedding
We had an awesome experience with Justine and Brittany at City Winery. The venue was so accommodating to make our Wedding day perfect. The Wine Garden Rooftop is a beautiful setting for a City Wedding and it has an elegant, rustic, modern look / vibe to it. City Winery is constantly adding into the look of the venue, they even covered the walls with Ivy in the rooftop and it really added into our overall ceremony look. Also, we had about 110 guests with several food restrictions and they accomodated/catered to all of them, everyone was talking about how delicious the food was! Moreover, our wedding was a mix of Panamanian and Jewish traditions and we had several unusual requests such as a horah dance and an hora loca with Panamanian Carnival dancers. Let me just say that Justine and Brittany just went with it and even offered more than a few recommendations along the way. We highly enjoyed our experience at City Winery and wouldn't be surprised if they become one of the top venues in the District -
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Chris Sent on 06/03/2019A+ Experience & Excellent Venue!
I worked with City Winery DC as a vendor for a wedding and I loved the entire experience. The venue was amazing and the staff was really accommodating, ensuring that I was good to go while unloading, setting up, and loading. Brittany and her team were amazing and I really appreciated the open communication leading up to the event as well as during the event. Definitely looking forward to working with City Winery DC again. -
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Rachel Sent on 05/18/2019FINALLY, a BIG DC venue that has it all !
When we started looking for a venue for our 150-175 guest wedding, we knew we wanted to be in or around DC. We also knew we didn't want anything too stuffy or too fussy. That was really hard in DC! Everything big was not really our style. We wanted a more laid back vibe, with a little bit of an edge to it. We LOVED City Winery! It was a little bit rustic, a little bit industrial and a whole lot of amazing. Plus, it gave us the advantages of an all-in-one, like a catering hall or hotel, with a hell of a lot more character. The food was absolutely AMAZING (The short rib entree was to die for!) and our band LOVED playing at this concert venue. It looked, sounded, and tasted amazing. The staff was friendly and those in charge of coordinating the event did a great job. (I would recommend hiring a day-of planner to make sure everything goes seamlessly.) We used the wine garden floor (GREAT indoor-outdoor COVERED space) for the ceremony and the convert venue floor for the reception. Loved it! -
Irene Sent on 12/11/2018
Thank you City Winery
Booking City Winery for our wedding was the best decision ever! We took our hard hat tour back in December 2017. The venue was under major construction and still had leftover furniture from the old Love Nightclub that occupied the building. Colleen did such a good job working with us and walking us through their vision for the space that we took a leap of faith and booked the venue for our October 2018 wedding. Colleen was patient, responsive and extremely helpful! I was planning the entire wedding by myself with no planner and Colleen worked with me through every question and/or concern that I had. I honestly couldn't have gotten through the planning process without her guidance. Unfortunately, Colleen left City Winery a few weeks before our wedding day but she informed me that I was in good hands with Brittany. I was a bit nervous about our POC changing right before the wedding but Brittany was awesome! The transition was seamless! Brittany helped me finalize all the details and kept my mind at ease. She understood my vision and executed the entire wedding perfectly. She worked with all my vendors to ensure that everything was set up just the way I wanted it. Honestly, I was blown away. The end result exceeded my expectations. Brittany made me feel so comfortable and was such a pleasure to work with!
The venue itself was beautiful. We booked the 3rd floor Wine Garden for our ceremony/reception and the 4th floor Rooftop for cocktail hour. We received so many compliments from our guests about the food (dinner was amazing), alcohol (open bar), friendly staff, beautiful venue and just the entire wedding overall. Thank you Brittany and City Winery for such a wonderful experience! -
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Lynne Sent on 09/21/2018We had the time of our lives and we want to do it all over again. Our guests are still talking about what a wonderful time we had/. The venue is amazing! You get an outdoor feel but are under a roof. The food. Amazing! Chef Brandon did an amazing job and we are foodies who were pleased! Beverage selection is amazing! Working with Colleen made planning super easy! They are flexible and fair. Everything was amazing! We could not have asked for more!
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Stacey Sent on 08/19/20185 Stars all around! We held our wedding at CW's Wine Garden last weekend. It was amazing! From meeting and taking a hard-hat tour in February, booking the venue, and the day of our wedding, Colleen was super-responsive, helpful and kept us on track as far as planning goes. On our wedding day, from the moment we arrived, getting ready in the bridal suite, first look photos, ceremony and reception, the staff was truly first-class! Colleen and her team did an excellent job executing all of the details surrounding the big day. THANK YOU GUYS!
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Lacey Sent on 04/17/2015City Winery served as the perfect backdrop to our Manhattan wedding. My husband and I spent a lot of time researching and visiting locations in the city and City Winery fit all our needs.
We worked with Emily who was extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful. Her level or responsiveness was always impressive, even when we were still more than 6 months out from our wedding date, if I emailed her with a question she would always get back to me right away. As a bride, I valued that and appreciated it so much.
We held both our ceremony and reception for about 115 people at City Winery. We had a bridal suite option at City Winery, but opted to get ready across the street at Trump Soho, instead - which was a very nice location.
Our ceremony started at 6:00 in the main concert area, then all our guests moved into the winery (with the large steel barrels) and the restaurant for cocktail hour while the venue switched over the main room from ceremony to dinner/reception. The whole process was seamless and turned out beautifully.
We served a seated dinner with salad, two entree choices, a pasta course and mini passed desserts. Our guests absolutely raved about the food. One of our entrees was the lamb shoulder and I've had two people ask if I can get the recipe! My husband and I thought the food was better on the day of our wedding than at our tasting, even. I was very impressed.
We also had open bar all night and went with the upgraded wine choices. We worked with Tali to chose our wines and she was super-knowledgeable and helpful.
Overall City Winery is a top notch event space with high-end, delicious food and their weddings are beautiful. We had a live band (45 Riots) instead of a DJ, since City Winery is traditionally a live music space and the sound and acoustics were perfect. The staff is friendly and attentive. I couldn't have asked for anything more for my wedding day. -
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Janine Sent on 06/19/2019Unique Venue, Easy to Work With, Perfect Day
City Winery was the first place we looked at for our wedding reception and after touring a bunch of other places, City Winery was a clear winner, it truly had everything we wanted! The staff is lovely to work with; we worked with both Alienor to start and then mostly Erin throughout planning. They were very quick to answer emails (and I sent a lot) and the planning process went very smooth. Erin made sure that my vision was executed exactly how I imagined it day of and the space looked stunning. The food was excellent, the staff day of was attentive and our guests still rave about what a great time they had and how unique the venue was. Our photos came out amazing too; definitely opt for lights above the dance floor! They gave us a few options for a cake and we ended up hiring City Sweets; Deborah made a beautiful cake and it tasted really good too! We extended the wedding late night to the Barrel Room and it was a seamless after party transition. I can't thank Erin and City Winery enough for executing our wedding perfectly. -
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Caitlin Sent on 02/22/2019Beautiful space, aweseom food, and a great value in DC
We received so many compliments on both the space and the food at City Winery DC. We were one of the earlier weddings after City Winery DC opened, so there were a number of unknowns in the months leading up to the wedding, but we're so happy that we took a chance on a venue that was unfinished when we first walked through. City Winery DC has spaces large and small, we chose the third and fourth floors for a semi-outdoor ceremony on the roof and an indoor-outdoor reception on the third floor. The staff was totally open to setting up the space in any way that we wanted. It was great that the space is totally wired for sound and that City Winery DC has tables that can be set up in any configuration. Early on there was a bit of confusion about how many people could fit in the indoor wine garden space, but by the time of our wedding the staff had a much better sense of how many tables should be fit into the room. We loved that we didn't need any rentals (i.e. chairs, tables, lights, linens, etc). Also, we felt that the staff went above and beyond the day of our wedding by decorating, helping to cue the ceremony, and following our requested timing of service and events (i.e. first dance, toasts, etc). Overall I think that City Winery DC is an amazing value in a city where wedding venue and catering prices can be outrageous. -
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Becca Sent on 10/16/2021Overall a great venue, but some flaws along the way
We were able to book CW fairly last minute (a little over 3 months before our date), so that was extremely helpful. Their prices also seemed far more reasonable than some comparable places in the city. It also ended up being a very Covid-friendly venue, as we were able to utilize all of their outdoor spaces to keep the party as safe as possible. Overall the process of planning with them was fine, though it often felt disorganized and I had to be very proactive about asking for things. The biggest hiccup happened about 2-3 days before the wedding when our PoC at CW remembered that our vendors needed to submit insurance policies with CW listed (first I had heard of it), so I had to reach out to all our vendors and ask for this at the last minute. It turned out fine, but I was pretty annoyed at the lack of professionalism/organization. On the night of, the venue looked great and the food was decent, but I heard a lot of stories afterwards about guests getting served the wrong meal or dietary restrictions being totally ignored. Ultimately, everything worked out okay, our pictures look beautiful, and I would still recommend the venue, but they definitely have some room for improvement. -
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Elana Sent on 06/05/2019
Beautiful venue, all inclusive package, staff turnover
We booked City Winery after a hard hat tour in late 2017 / early 2018, and were excited about the reasonable price for an all-inclusive (read: EASY) event space in DC. We used the 3rd & 4th floors for our wedding of ~150. We liked that there was a lot of space, outdoor and indoor space, multiple bars, big bathrooms, nice (though sparse) decor. Our DJ *loved* the sound system.
There are other reviews about the staff turnover, and we had the same experience: booked with Colleen, then were given Brittany ~3 weeks before our wedding when Colleen left. The timing obviously was not ideal... Brittany was very green at the time when she led our final walk-through, so Erin the Venue director ended up being point person for our wedding. I'm not sure if Brittany even ended up working our wedding, which made the disorganization of the final walkthrough unnecessarily concerning for us.
The elevator still wasn't working by the time of our wedding, so we had to have guests use a service elevator instead - hopefully it is ready now. One area where I wish I could have had more help was around the seating... no one at CW seemed to know how to use the seating chart program they asked me to use, and I spent many hours re-writing the seating charts in different formats when the program glitched (or no one knew it well enough to troubleshoot).
We loved the food -- we still get compliments on the appetizers, and the main courses were delicious. We had a couple guests who requested kosher meals, and they seemed pretty unhappy with their food (though I'm sure that's not a common request). -
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