The Grand Promenade at Pat O'Brien's Reviews

I am so happy I chose The Grand Promenade as our wedding venue. It was perfect! The downtown location fit our theme perfectly. Jessica was a pleasure to work with. She would reply to my emails very quickly and always made sure the process was as easy as possible for us. It was such a stress free experience. The food options are great and very reasonable. Overall our expectations were definitely exceeded.

Great venue and more affordable than most places I looked at. We got to take great pictures outside without walking a lot, since the venue is on the same block as the Alamo and the Riverwalk. The staff was great, helpful and very flexible. They had no problem adjusting to my needs and were always very nice. The only downside is there is no parking at the actual venue. However, our guests were from out of town so they didn’t mind walking and sight seeing downtown San Antonio. Other than that, I got no complaints.

Christa was such a great help and ensured our vision of our wedding was executed perfectly! The food, the drinks, the venue itself was all amazing! Honestly, I recommend this venue whenever I can for any event. Price is great for what you get, AND in the heart of downtown.

We booked the Briar Suite for a rehearsal dinner and had a great experience! Christa was so responsive and accommodating to all of our requests. She let us customize everything to make it perfect for all of our family and friends that were in town. We were planning this event from out of town which we thought would be difficult, but was made easy by Christa as she fit us in her schedule for multiple meetings to tour the venue and taste the food. The projector company recommended had a great TV/microphone system for speeches and our slide shows. The room was well decorated the day of our event and the fajita buffet tasted great and worked out perfectly. Overall Christa and everyone at Pat Os (chef, bartender, Corbey) were friendly, flexible and easy to work with. Thanks again for everything!

We had our harry potter themed reception at the Grand Promenade this past weekend and it was perfect! We’ve been planning this wedding for over a year and Christa and Corbey have been great at answering all of our questions and working with us to make our reception happen. They answered all of my emails and calls and provided us with a signature drink and a food tasting. The food is delicious!! We got a food package with premium open bar included and it was absolutely worth it. Our guests were so happy and I cannot express how happy we are with our experience at the Grand Promenade.

There are not enough kind words to say for Jessica and her team! From the very beginning we were impressed with Jessica. She met with us several times and spent countless time with us long before we even booked the venue. She was flexible when we needed her to be, and always available to answer a question. Their execution was flawless on our wedding day. The venue is beautiful, flexible, accommodating, and so much more. The bar service is fantastic, and we had so many compliments on the Bruschetta station that we had for cocktail hour! Everyone was asking for the recipe! You won't find better service anywhere!

Venu was amazing! We had to move our wedding back a whole year because my brother was being deployed! They worked with us and allowed us to move our date without costing us money! We were so pleased with everything. The food was amazing and the everything was so beautiful! They did an amazing job and all our guest were so happy! We couldn't have been happier with everything that was done! Thank you so much for making our day so special! Jessica is so amazing!!!

Gorgeous venue, delicious food, and amazing staff! We had our wedding reception in the Grand Promenade, and it was more beautiful than I could have ever imagined. The venue is both stunning and unique, and the space was perfect for our 200 guests. Everyone raved about the food, and the Pat O'Brien's specialty cocktails were much enjoyed. Furthermore, the staff went above and beyond to make our reception an amazing experience. Jessica worked with us from the very beginning and was so knowledgeable, helpful, and caring throughout the whole process. She responded to any questions I had almost immediately, and she made sure that our reception was everything we could have wanted.

Jessica and Will were a pleasure to work with. They were very professional and helped make our wedding day perfect! We got SO many compliments on how beautiful the venue was and how smoothly the nights' events went. Will was there all morning while we set up and the next day while we broke things down to help with all the loose ends. And Jessica ensured the actual event went perfectly. It was great to not have to worry about the coordination of events and just be able to enjoy it. Love!

We love The Grand Promanade at Pat O'Briens! It was the best location for our wedding. They have a great staff and if I had a questions they answered and helped out as soon as possible! I highly or recommend it to everyone for their fairytale wedding!

Jessica Cortese (formerly Padilla) was so helpful throughout the whole process. I felt like I was bugging her with all my questions, but she was very helpful and never made me feel like I was. She truly knew everything I was going through and made the experience great. Also the staff and crew that night were wonderful!!!

The Grand Promenade is the best kept wedding venue secret in San Antonio! Jessica was extremely patient and helpful and helped make my daughter's wedding day PERFECT.

From the moment we met with Crystal we knew we were in good hands and didn't need to look further for our venue site. Our ceremony and reception were actually in the Briar's Suite at Pat O'Brien's. The room was amazing and romantic. Crystal was wonderful helping us plan for our big day, and everyone working that night was so nice and helpful. The food was amazing, the cost was excellent, and everything was set up beautifully! I can't say enough about how great this venue was. Best night of my life!

What a wonderful place to have a reception. The staff was so very helpful and professional. They made sure we had everything for our special day. The food was absolutely amazing! The bartender was wonderful with all the children that were at the party. Very family oriented and can adapt to any circumstance.

The first day we walked in to the Grand Promenade at Pat O'Brien's, my daughter and her fiancee knew this is where they wanted to have thier wedding! My husband and I accompanied my daughter and now son in law to the meeting with the venue coordinator, Crystal. As soon as we met Crystal, we knew that everything was going to be perfect for the wedding! Crystal was very warm, friendly, and caring. She wanted to go above and beyond from the moment my daughter and son in law told her thier plans. The room is beautiful and historical, it has full length windows, and a rock wall, and wood floors, you can have any type of wedding your heart desires, because the room changes with the decor people choose for thier weddings. Poor Crystal got to deal with me, mother of the bride (nicknamed myself "momzilla") because my daughter and son in law live out of state, so she got to deal with me. After hundreds of emails and meeting at the venue, we finally got to the wedding day. Crystal was there bright and early and was ready to help. She was a god send on a crazy day. Crystal helped us set up decorations, she made sure everything looked beautiful and was in place. She calmed down my daughter and myself several times...she is amazing to work with. My daughter's wedding turned out beautiful, the food was amazing (try the spinach dip, something you will never find anywhere else), and Crystal stood by us thru the entire event. There are no words to describe how blessed we were to find this venue. If you are thinking about a wedding, or even a party, you must visit the Grand Promenade at Pat O'Brien's, you will be amazed what a treasure they have hidding upstairs.... thanks again Crystal, we could not have done it without you!

Loved this place, they really worked with us on every aspect of our reception.

Everything was perfect. Pat O's was willing to work with me on every detail. The food was great. I highly recommend them.

I would definitely recommend this venue! Crystal was awesome and our reception turned out awesome!

We actually had our wedding in the Briar Suite, but it's practically run the same way as the Grand Promenade. The staff was absolutely fantastic! They handled all of the setup and cleanup and did it wonderfully. They were receptive to our ideas to make our wedding unique and went out of their way to accommodate the special dietary requests we had to make on behalf of two guests. The price is insanely competitive - $500 to reserve the room and then you just pay catering costs (menus start at $21/person). We were able to have a less than $5000 wedding for 80 guests here (that includes all other purchases - dress, invites, etc.). It was an absolutely gorgeous wedding and no one could tell that we had spent so little!

My husband and I wanted to get married somewhere in Downtown San Antonio because all of our family was coming in from out of town (Houston, Atlanta, California, etc.) and we wanted everyone to make the most of our wedding weekend. There are many venues downtown but SO expensive. The Grand Promenade is HUGE - 10,000 sq feet, but half of it is divided by a beautiful rustic brick wall for a ceremony (We had ours at a catholic church).

Anyhow, it was a $1,500 rental for 5 hours!!! That included the bartenders, servers, linens (black and white only but you can also take your own, we used white and added burlap table runners). It is so open and spacious - it was PERFECT! We had about 180 people attend.

Christa Napier is very laid back, flexible, and responsive! She was very easy to work with. She makes it clear she is not a wedding planner, only the manager of the venue (i.e. set up and take down - also included in $1,500 price). We didn't have a wedding planner so my family just filled in where needed.

The venue was right across the street from The Menger hotel where we booked everyone's rooms and we were all just able to walk across the street to the venue! Outside the venue you have The Alamo, La Villita and a riverwalk entrance to hit the riverwalk just 5min from the hotel/venue.

Again, we absolutely LOVED our wedding day, location, vendors, etc. The Grand Promenade is a hidden gem (3rd floor of a bar, but has its own private staircase entrance or elevator).

The Grand promenade was amazing for our wedding, the venue transformed into something magical and it was all very beautiful ( my wedding is pictured above, with coral and white flowers). Right in the heart of San Antonio, it was the perfect secret spot. My family was impressed and surprised with the venue, since they did not know it was there before. Jessica was very sweet to my family and she even helped the day of the wedding, to make sure everything went nicely. I really could not have asked for a better place to have our wedding. The food and drinks were on point, everyone had at least two hurricanes haha, after the wedding we went downstairs to Pat o Briens to keep the party going, oh and the Spurs did win the western conference that day so that made it even more fun to hang out on the balcony and cheer with everyone. I will never forget that most amazing night and I cannot thank the grand promenade enough.

This was really a hidden gem. The promenade looked beautiful at night and it was right in the heart of downtown. My guest were pleasantly surprised and had a great time here. The food was (expensive) but really good and the hurricanes were enjoyed by everyone.

We had our rehearsal dinner in the Briar's Suite at Pat O' Brien's & we had such a great time!! The food we selected from their menu was delicious & the drinks were so good!! Hurricane's were the popular choice & I highly recommend them. The service we had was excellent & there was no hassle in the planning stages. The only negative thing we heard was that the bathrooms could've been cleaner. I understand it is a bar but maybe some better care & attention to the bathrooms upstairs. Thank you again for such great food & service!!

We had our wedding reception in the Briar's Suite at Pat O'Briens on the riverwalk. Anyone who has been to Pat O's knows it is a fun place to be! I think all of our guests had a blast - great drinks and lots of compliments on the food/appetizers. All of the staff that night were friendly and on their game. One thing that I think is important to note: if you do buffet, it is unmanned. They specifically call out that the late night menus are unmanned buffet, so I assumed the standard buffet would be manned. Still went well for us and we didn't run out of food!

We enjoyed having our ceremony and reception at the Grand Promenade. Crystal and her staff did an excellent job of being attentive and helpful during the process of and day of our wedding. I would definitely recommend them to other engaged couples!