Palisadium U.S.A.

I attended a wedding recently for a family friend.
Some thoughts:
Like all the other reviews, the view is amazing. The cocktail and banquet rooms were large and spacious.
That’s pretty much the only positive things I could say. The food wasn’t very good. You could tell that the steak was literally cooked while frozen. The cocktail hour food was also not very good. The bars were staffed by people that literally would look at each other for every drink as if they really weren’t sure what the were doing.
THE BATHROOMS! So dirty. My god it was disgusting.

Theft of services!
My guests didn’t get coffee.
Risotto was terrible according to the 200 people that attended the event.
The owner Shella A. Is very unprofessional.

We made our daughter’s wedding for over 300 people here in August. First the good news: It’s a beautiful room with a great view and the attached terrace is great feature and a nice place to get a breath of fresh air. The food at the cocktail hour was good, if you didn’t mind waiting in a long line (up to 15 minutes) and the same held true for the bar. Long waits and not enough staff were major problems. The pass around apps were good but they ran out of them well before the cocktail hour was over. The food at the dinner was fair to good with raves about the Sea Bass and eh about the Ribeye.
Now for the bad news: I experienced some of the worst customer service one could ever imagine at this supposedly upscale place. My brother and his family were kicked out of their seats before the ceremony began and moved to the rear of the room. Carlos the Maitre De told him that the seats that they were in were reserved for someone else. He couldn’t tell my brother who they were reserved for but he insisted they move. Those seats remained empty during the entire ceremony. When I spoke to Carlos about this during the cocktail hour he promised to apologize to my brother. Needless to say he never sought out my brother out for that promised apology. I was promised Bulliet Bourbon and Sam Adams beer and got Makers Mark and Heineken instead. When I asked why they didn’t provide the liquor promised all I received was a shrug of the shoulders and was told that management vetoed my request. No apology was offered. When it came time for blessing of the challah, guess what… they forgot to provide a challah. Their excuse… nobody told them to get one. This was after we went over what would be needed with them twice. Again no apology but they did offer to substitute soft pretzels for the blessing. You can’t make this stuff up!!! Three days after the wedding I emailed a list of these complaints to the owner who never had the courtesy to reply. So to sum it up we spent over 40K and got great views, uneven food and horrible customer service. I have to think if you’re going to drop that amount of cash on a wedding their must be better places in the area who will treat you with more respect.

The Palisadium hosted our wedding and it went perfectly. First, the view was gorgeous — we got married in their outdoor space, overlooking the Hudson. The food was spectacular, so much so that we got comments for days afterward specifically about the food. (And wedding food is never usually amazing.) Yossi and his staff were on hand at every point to make sure that the ceremony and reception went smoothly, and we had a big party, at just over 350 guests.
I would absolutely recommend the Palisadium for any event.

I got married at the Palisadium a little over a week ago. Every single person came up to us during and after the wedding to let us know what an amazing place it was! The ceremony was outside – absolutely gorgeous! The reception has a view of the Hudson River and of the NYC skyline.
The most incredible part was working with Carlos. From the first phone call (where I was looking into and comparing prices, etc), he was focused on how to help us create our dream wedding within the budget that we had. Even during days he was not in the office, he was attentive to our calls and emails. He truly made such an effort to make it the most beautiful wedding ever, keeping in mind our concerns, wants, and needs. I am eternally grateful!!!
All I can say is give it a call and within the first few minutes, you will notice that this place is not only stunning, but has an incredible staff that is there to help you…

Went to a dinner event here in June and I absolutely enjoyed it. The food was absolutely delicious. It was a buffet style dinner, so they had so many good food choices and they also had servers walking around with other Hors d’oeuvres which were also delicious. The wait staff was attentive to everyone and were readily available if I needed anything. Also, they had two bars in the room and they were both bombarded with people, but the bartenders were attentive and I got my drinks quickly. The best part of this place is the view! It is a jaw dropping gorgeous view of the new York skyline! It definitely won me over and look forward to booking my own events here!

Been here for 4 weddings and my own bachelor party buffet challenge… if not for the view, 2-​Star, «Meh, I’ve had better.»
Gorgeous view of the Hudson River, New York City Skyline, and George Washington Bridge. The site location is great for pictures, and the facility appears well taken care of. It’s a bit away from the highways, and the local drive can get crowded during weekends and rush hours.
The park valets are pretty good. Even under a rush of 500+ guests coming for their cars at once, they got it together, and are kind. They drive your car away with care, and no reports of stolen items. They drive your car into a parking garage on site.
Service for the reception, banquets and buffets are fine. Even when I got sick from eating too much at once during my bachelor party, the management took it all in good fun with my group. During the weddings, it looked like a well oiled machine, directing people where to go in a nice fashion.
The food is great if you order Korean stuff, including sushi. If you order Italian choices for your banquet, it’s trouble. Pasta tastes like ketchup and mush. The place is run by Koreans, so why would you order anything else unless you want to ask for trouble.
The bartenders here are okay, nothing special. Depending on who is on duty, I get okay drinks, to drinks that are imbalanced.
That being said, not anything special or fancy, so it earns the, «A-​OK,» 3-​star rating.

What a horribly run place. I hate to write bad posts about any place but this just tops them all. A family member of mine had a wedding here very recently (Summer 2012) and then I was a guest here for a wedding shortly thereafter… let me just say, they have some things to work on…
Cocktail hour was messy with way too many people in the space and definitely too few bartenders that looked disheveled (much like the rest of the staff) and although the views are nice from the ballroom we had dinner in, the food was mediocre. We had steak and chicken served together with a pastry filled with potato… the steak had no sauce/​dry, the chicken was clearly a small breast just cut in half (which looked cheap) and the potato thing had almost NO potato in the pastry thing. The green beans were nice and fresh, but cold! My friend’s wedding was a similar meal— nothing really better. My cousin actually had to leave HER OWN wedding to ask someone in the office where the bartenders were and my aunt said there wasn’t even a person serving the bridal suite… I think thats terrible. My sister even commented that the pizza place we had lunch at had nicer table settings!
Like I said, I hate to write bad reviews but now that I’m planning my own wedding and this place came up… just thought I would warn other brides while the memory was fresh.

My wife and I had our son Matthew’s Bris at the Palisadium today. Big thumbs up! The staff was professional and very accommodating. The new management was a breath of fresh air they knew exactly what we wanted and had everything in place that we didn’t even know we needed. The food was top notch, fresh and delicious. But the highlight that our guests kept talking about was the panoramic view of NYC. Great job Palisadium, Thank you!

My husband and I got married here in April. It was the most beautiful venue and it was the best location we could have chosen. Patrice was wonderful each step of the way — Patrice made everything easy and smooth and was very helpful and Pat was a major help the day of the wedding as she ran around making sure everything was going perfectly. The view is spectacular and you won’t get more bang for your buck in my opinion. The linens, setup, and hall space is amazing and the options are endless. The best part is that there is a spa/​facial place downstairs where I got all of my pre-​wedding pampering done and their is also a small room to get dressed in as well. Plenty of parking and easy to get to… we had such a great time and so did our guests so still keep talking about what a wonderful time they had!

We had our wedding at the Palisadium on July 3, 2011. When we first booked the hall we were dealing with the banquet manager Bill, and we were dealing with him until about 6 weeks before the wedding. To be honest don’t deal with Bill. He doesn’t get anything done, he doesn’t return emails, phone calls or anything! HE SUCKSSSSSS! I was having so many problems with him that I had to tell my mother in law to deal with the situation and she got a hold of the Palisadium owner Silvia, and once she got on board everything went smooth as silk. Bill was my only issue with this place, besides him everything was beyond perfect. The food was AMAZING, my guests till now don’t stop with the compliments. It was the best Glatt Kosher wedding food they have ever had and we have ever had. The actual hall is amazing as well, it has a gorgeous view of the New York skyline and at night it is breath taking. The room fits a lot of people, we had over 300 people very comfortably. We had an amazing wedding!

My fiancé and were looking for places to have both our wedding and ceremony. After reading a NJ Brides magazine, we saw something that was close to our condo in Cliffside Park. We scheduled an appointment (almost a week in advance) to meet with a wedding planner there. There was no phone call prior to the appointment to confirm, but we thought no biggie, we will call to follow up. After confirming the appointment we arrive on our scheduled day to find that the wedding planner was not there!!! She (assuming she lives in New York) did not allocate enough travel time and ended up never showing. To make matters worse, how we were treated (nonchalantly) was extremely unprofessional to the point that we almost walked out. After being taken around the venue by one of the Vice Presidents there (older woman), we actually liked the place. She gave us her card and told us that she would have the planner email us with more information. This was on 5÷2÷10 and we have heard NOTHING from anyone at that venue. We ended up choosing another place that is nicer, but cannot believe the customer service here. After reading more of the reviews, I guess we can understand why as they are not rated high.

I give it a 3.5. Good venue, and everybody from Jersey has some sort of wedding-​related reception here. I believe it is all buffet-​style now with all kinds of food, but it is really a Korean establishment. I’m not huge on buffets b/​c I think the food always gets dry on those chafing dishes (hence the name, maybe?), but still, it’s a solid place to go, if your wallet is also solid. It ain’t cheap!

Palisadeum has a great view and good a la carte selections … I’m pretty consistent and usually go with the gopdul bibim bop and kalbi which I really like here. Good panchan and really good pajun. I have had several of their chigaes, chap jae, other dishes and always been pretty happy.
I’ve heard a lot about the buffet but never been. I do hear it’s a bit over-​priced now that they have taken lobster off the menu. I have also been to a few weddings here and the wedding buffet was mediocre (but that would be the case in almost any venue for a wedding buffet).
Having lived closeby, there are definitely more economical and better Korean restaurants in Fort Lee and Palisades Park but I really like the views and the ambience here.

I’ve tried both DaeWon’s Korean and American-​style cuisines here, but I’d recommend this place really for their Korean menu. DaeWon offers a nice environement for entertaining guests especially if your guests are virgin to the Korean culture/​taste. The décor here has a slight taste of old Korea (with art pieces made from huge carved out trunks and stone rice grinders) mixed with much more of a modern look (chandeliers, a fireplace, and a good view of NYC). They’ve just redecorated with many plants and round small tables. I like DaeWon’s stone BiBimBop and Kalbi, although their portion for Kalbi is quite small for their price. Shabushabu is pretty good here (I know that’s not Korean, but my husband always seems to order shabu shabu and sushi here). You might want to try their buffet as a starter. It’s totally «hotel style» but you can try some new Korean food while you’re at it. I actually rate this place high because of their buffet. Regular meals are four stars. Prices for their buffet is listed in their website. Word of caution: their website makes this place look fancier than it really is. This place is quite old, it’s been around for awhile, so don’t expect perfection. But it’s still a cool place to relax and enjoy company of good friends because the atmosphere will provide to be relaxing. Bonus: valet parking.

They have excellent Korean and Japanese food, and they have great buffet selection. We had our rehearsal dinner at this place and the food was fabulous. The banquet halls are pretty spacious and the bathrooms are plentiful. Sorry, I had to mention this for those ladies who needed to change into Hanboks! We had a great experience overall. Oh, they also have karaōke in rooms by request!