Yamashiro Hollywood Reviews
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Josh Sent on 10/06/2024Perfect wedding experience
We had our wedding at Yamashiro this past weekend and I can't imagine having a better and more smoothly run night.!! From the get-go, venue coordinator Sydney was a major pro. She was responsive, friendly and full of great insight on what tends to work and what doesn't.
The garden courtyard venue does a lot of heavy lifting in terms of being incredibly beautiful. But everyone was remarking on how good the food was, including the extremely popular sushi boat.
We felt very taken care of all night, and the staff were so kind and personable. I assumed we'd hit a snag or two, but honestly it was all pretty much perfect in execution. We feel so fortunate we were able to choose Yamashiro as our wedding venue -- as cliche as it sounds it was a completely magical night! -
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Kathleen Sent on 09/24/2024Couldn't ask for more
Our wedding was absolutely perfect. Sydney, the venue coordinator, and the entire staff were so accommodating and helpful! The venue itself, is, obviously, extremely beautiful, and is on a hill that overlooks LA. The view is amazing, and anyone visiting should definitely bring a jacket as it can be a few degrees colder on the hill! (Our wedding was in September).
From the very beginning, Sydney was very responsive and accommodating to any questions we had. We booked almost a year in advance, which wasn't super necessary, but it helped us figure out our plans. As we got closer to the day, all the details fell quickly into place, and Sydney knew the answers to everything. We really didn't need to worry about anything.
The food was buffet service, and it was really great. There were vegan options as well as gluten free, so all of our guests were taken care of. We also had a giant sushi boat during cocktail hour which was very popular and I'm told was eaten pretty quickly! Sydney made sure that we were taken care of the entire time and was very accommodating with the all the photos we took in the garden. Honestly couldn't have asked for more from Yamashiro, all our guests had a fabulous time, and we will definitely come back to visit in the future! -
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Shakti Sent on 09/19/2021Excellent - Recommend
Perfect. Thanks Sydney. Great food -
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Stephanie Sent on 04/06/2015We had our wedding at Yamashiro and could not be happier. The amount of guests who have come to us saying it was the most beautiful wedding venue they have ever been at was incredible. Additionally - John, Bridget and Reneice are AMAZING. They make it so that you almost don't have to worry about anything. The food was great, at the wedding Bridget handled all things that came up and still managed to always have a drink in hand for my husband and I. Her calm demeanor and attention to detail made this a dream. I highly recommend Yamashiro - it was so memorable and I can't even count how many people told us it was the most fun, best food, most beautiful wedding they have been at. Thank you Yamashiro! -
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Veronica Sent on 07/07/2010Yamashiro has a historical background dating back to the luxurious glamour of the Hollywood glitzy "Hollywood land!" years and the oldest structure in California "the Pagoda" 600 years old. Breath taking! My fiancee first proposed here overseeing the city lights and we made this our venue choice away from the Beach scene of Orange County. It's perfect. Everyone was nice and accommodating. It's cozy and the Gardens with Koi ponds... waterfalls, dress up the Wedding with sophistication as the lanterns were lit and Jazzy music was played. Photographs taken at sunset over the trails is a must. It was a true night to remember. Thanks Reem! -
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Brooke Sent on 07/14/2008AMAZING! Alana was so helpful, always responded immediately to my emails and was so sweet and kind. The entire Yamashiro staff made us feel so at home and so taken care of. The food was INCREDIBLE and everyone was so happy. They made it really easy to get our centerpieces out, kept our cupcakes in the fridge so they wouldn't melt and every server had a big happy smile on their face all day. A lovely wonderful experience that we will never forget ever! -
Teresa Sent on 09/27/2022
Really disappointed with the event coordinator
Honestly, I’m sad to write such a negative review. I got married at Yamashiro in August 2022. I had really high hopes with it’s beautiful location, especially considering the account of money we spent on such a small wedding. However, the event coordinator Sydney, was really terrible. She took a long time to respond to emails, didn’t answer most of my questions, and her answers changed depending on the day. The day before the wedding she was texting me, asking me things about the wedding that she should have known the answers to. She was asking me if we planned on having the ceremony there, after we clearly paid extra specifically for it. She was asking me about music, if I planned on bringing my own music… this is the DAY BEFORE THE WEDDING. I had to initiate a food tasting a few weeks before. I specifically asked about vegan options since I’m vegan and so were some of my guests. She brought out food that, we found out later, wasn’t in fact available for the wedding buffet and wasn’t actually vegan! The day of the wedding, she was nowhere to be found during the ceremony/cocktail hour. Our guests and us were standing around waiting for the cocktails and appetizers to be served. There was nothing going on until my sister found the manager and asked him where is the service we paid for. I found out later that Sydney was giving a tour of the restaurant to other potential clients during that time. And, one of the most disappointing things noted that day, was during the reception my guests were trying to tip the bartender and staff, but they saw Sydney taking their tips. I find that absolutely unacceptable, considering we paid an extra fee for Sydney. She shouldn’t be taking tips from the staff serving us. In conclusion, the location is incredible, one of the best in LA, however, a bad event coordinator can really add extra stress to an event that is already extremely stressful. I got incredible photos, but I would warn anyone from having their wedding there as long as Sydney is their event coordinator. -
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Shauna Sent on 02/04/2023Would not recommend due to the coordinator
When I started planning I wanted to find a venue that could offer an all in one package for a small ceremony, cocktail hour, and dinner reception. Yamashiro seemed like a great fit at first, but the actual experience was stressful due to the in-house event manager, Sydney, who you're required to coordinate with. Communication and actual planning was very limited on her end. Sydney never answered the phone or returned voicemails. The first time we talked to her was at our tasting (which we initiated). When emailing questions almost every time she would half answer one or two and ignore the rest. As another reviewer mentioned, her answers would change day by day when asking her about things like whether we could play music, do speeches, etc... Despite it being in our contract and discussing in detail, there were at least three times when she made it seem like she didn't expect us to do the ceremony at the venue. We were nervously waiting for the other shoe to drop and find out she had double booked us or something. She/the venue also tried to casually increase the pricing a couple months before the wedding and backtracked when we referred to our contract.
She ended up not even coming on the actual wedding day, which honestly made me more relieved than anything. She never neglected to mention how she was busy coordinating other, much larger events than ours. When we arrived at Yamashiro at the time we arranged with Sydney, the doors were locked and we had to wait for the staff to arrive. In addition, there was construction blocking out sections of the venue and Halloween decorations everywhere, something she didn't mention would be there (we worked around them for our photos). We had to spend time fishing pumpkins and plastic body parts out of the bushes of the ceremony garden. The rest of the wedding went pretty smoothly. The restaurant manager, Tyler, was super helpful and the rest of the staff was great. Everyone especially loved the bartender, Jordan. However I would never recommend Yamashiro as a wedding venue to anyone with Sydney coordinating.
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