Larkfield

Had many events here!!! Can’t say enough about the staff & owners! NYE was a freakn’ blast. Music was bumpin «power station» & lambropoulo were off the charts. George & harry are very accommodating, my wife & I are looking for an excuse to have another party here. First class all the way 2^nd to none!

Recently attended a wedding here. It was the first time my wife and I attended this venue. All of the staff was courteous and extended timely & efficient service. Excellent food and very nice establishment. A Tuscany feel throughout the entire property.

My husband and I recently got married at Larkfield on May 30^th, 2015 and we LOVED it! During the planning process we primarily dealt with Peter and Marianne, but everyone at Larkfield is very welcoming and knowledgeable. Larkfield is clean and beautifully manicured both, inside and out and the food is absolutely delicious!
The planning process was slightly chaotic but we had such a wonderful wedding day — it is easy for us to overlook the mishaps that occurred in the beginning. At first my husband and I wanted to get married on October 3^rd, 2014 — we were told the date was available when we called to inquire about an appointment. However, once we visited and fell in love, the date had been booked. Due to my husband’s tight work schedule we tossed around a lot of different wedding dates. Even with us changing our minds multiple times, Larkfield was very accommodating. Peter changed our contract each and every time we needed to without any issues. We finally settled on May 30^th and then we received a call that the computer system had not been updated and that there was another wedding booked the same day, at the same time, in the same room. We refused to change our date and Marianne was able to work her magic to get the other couple to move their date.
From that point forward, everything else was seamless. Peter threw in a bunch of extras (mashed potato bar, raw bar, ice luge) in lieu of all the confusion when my husband and I were settling on a date. Every time we met with Larkfield, it was a pleasant experience. Peter is laid back and funny (but definitely knows his stuff) and Marianne is extremely organized and sweet — I would recommend them both when hashing out the details of an affair!
The day of our wedding was more perfect than either of us could have ever dreamt! Everything was exactly how we planned it! Our Maitre D’, Jake, and our bridal attendants, Philippe and Karen, were phenomenal! Jake took care of everything we wanted from organizing bridal party entrances to waiting hand and foot on my 90 year old grandparents. Karen and Philippe were there, at our beck and call — they helped me with everything I needed ranging from getting my husband and I fresh drinks to carrying my train as I traipsed around for pictures.
Our guests have not stopped raving about the food and we have received so many compliments claiming that our wedding was the best wedding people have ever been to! There is SO much food — Larkfield comes around with trays during dinner so that people who desire seconds can try other entrees. If the food is too much, guests are able to take home doggie bags. The service staff are nothing but professional, alert and friendly.
After the day was over, everything was packed up for us before we were ready to depart — Karen and Philippe packed us one of every dinner and FIVE trays of Dortoni cookies and pastries as well as the top tier of our wedding cake!
I cannot recommend Larkfield enough!

food, staff, venue excellent

Went there for some price quotes… John was very sweet and helpful. The place is beautiful!!! They really did it up.

Our wedding was in November and it was absolutely amazing! From booking with Pete to the actual wedding day we had great experiences with the staff and management. They made us feel at home and welcomed. We were dealing with Pete most of the time as we were planning our wedding. He was very knowledgable and answered any questions anytime I had them and put my mind at ease. Our families are still raving about the food (cocktail hour was amazingg), hospitality, and how beautiful Larkfield is. Right before our entrance, my husband was getting tired from the long day of pictures lol. He had wanted a monster energy drink, and Felipe (bridal attendant) ran to the store, no questions asked, fully energizing him haha. I was treated like royalty on our wedding day, and we are thankful to everyone at Larkfield for making it an enjoyable experience: D

I had attended events at Larkfield prior to the renovations and had a great time. It was only natural that I visit the venue as a potential wedding reception location. The space was great. However the staff was another story.
Upon entering the venue, we were greeted rather awkwardly by Peter. Rather than asking who I was, we were greeted by Peter with a «You’re here to see me.» I let that greeting slide. During the tour, he didn’t seem confident and repeated himself a few times.
At the end of viewing the facility, we really liked it and decided to put a deposit down. As we were walking out with the signed contract, Peter excused himself from us to say hello to another bride who was there for a tasting. While speaking with that bride, his demeanor completely changed. He treated her differently than us. I was a bit thrown by that as we just signed a contract and put a deposit down.
After thinking and touring other facilities, we decided to pick another venue. The staff at our new location are accommodating and treats everyone professionally and courteously. When we called to get our money back, Peter proceeded to ask my fiancée who he was on the phone. I understand that they see a lot of couples but we were there only 3 days before. Peter also asked for him to call back later and send an email. The decision was made to send an email, which we did and never got an acknowledgment that he received it. It wasn’t until, we called to speak to the owner to ask for our money back that it was refunded.
If I had to work with Peter on any detail of my wedding, I would probably lose it. I have organized a lot of events and never have I come across someone that made me doubt even booking the facility.

Just attended a Saturday night wedding here. The place has been renovated and is beautiful. Ceremony was on site followed by the best cocktail hour ever. Food and selection was great. Main courses were awesome as well. Overall perfect ambiance. For some reason did not think the place was at such a high level but it was one of the nicest weddings I’ve ever attended.

Recently attended a wedding at the Larkfield, it was excellent. From the moment we drove in it was beautiful in and out. The staff were friendly, alert & professional.
The Service was held on premise, nicely done.
The Cocktail Hour was amazing. 4 International sections with a huge center section of fruits, vegetables, and cheeses. In a beautiful room.
Reception was great as well, plenty of room with about 200 guests. Wait Staff even cruised the room with trays of seconds! Another beautiful room.
Bartenders must get honorable mention as well the Valets who were friendly and running to accommodate us.
Was just a guest, but treated like a gentleman. Thank you !

My daughter had her wedding there this past weekend ! I can’t begin to tell you how amazing the wedding was … Where do I start? Everyone has been calling me and my husband and telling us that this was absolutely the nicest wedding they ever went to! the cocktail hour was extravagant… Everything you can imagine. Shrimp, sushi, pizza, stations. Chinese, Italian, Greek, too much to mention. I can’t even say enough and then the dinner was outrageously delicious. Elegant. Just magnificent.
I don’t understand what other people are saying. Didn’t experience any of that Just the opposite!
S W

I attended my friend’s wedding this past weekend and I have to say it was one of the best weddings I have ever been to. When we entered the lobby we were offered champagne and strawberries, which I thought was a nice touch. The cocktail hour was the best. There were so many stations and all of the food was delicious. I especially loved the sushi… So fresh! We had six dinner entrees to choose from and my filet mignon was amazing. I was so full from my meal that when they came around to the tables with trays of food I couldn’t eat anymore! The staff was so professional and accommodating. They brought us our drinks so we did not have to get up and go the bar if we didn’t want to. They had a Viennese hour for dessert that was over the top. From start to finish it was a great night. After all of the weddings we have attended this year, Larkfield was definitely the best

A few weeks ago I came here for a friends wedding. the outside of the place had such beautiful landscaping. i heard this place was redone and it looks it. it had a very warm inviting feel to it
the cocktail hour was delicious they had stations for everything, from tacos to mac and cheese to sushi. Everything looked and tasted delicious. the room we were in was very nice. although i thought the size of the dance floor for the size of the room was a little small it worked for our crowd.
the bathroom attendant was sweet and the bathrooms were very clean. the staff was very quick with whatever I needed. At our table two guests were not able to make it. so the waiter was nice enough to serve us an extra meal or two. After all the bride and groom paid for the plate!
the only thing i didn’t like that and this is my own personal preference is another wedding was going on at the same time. So either party could walk in or out of to the other. I though their would be separation or a separate bathrooms for the other party, but maybe that wasn’t in the plans for the design.
Don’t want brides running into each other. so maybe the bridal suites are on opposite sides.

I’d like to say I loved this venue, but because of frustrating shuttle issues with the recommended hotel, my family didn’t arrive at the venue until 10 minutes before the cocktail hour concluded and as the guests were being told to move to the larger room, my family — starving, having not eaten most of the day in anticipation of the food here — went to grab some food from one of the cocktail hour server tables to take with them to the dining room and were flat out REFUSED and told the hour was over and we couldn’t take food with us. (Food, that the bride and groom already paid for and would just be thrown away?) As a member of the wedding party, I brought this up to the maitre d’ since we had two hungry toddlers and it was dinner time — nearly 7PM — but as any parent knows, these 2 & 3 year olds wouldn’t hold out for the main meal to be served. She was kind enough to bring the boys a plate of food to the dining room for them — sliders and pizza and some french fries. But I shouldn’t have had to go to that length for service.
The venue was beautiful, the dinner was excellent. However, I have another qualm and it is with the servers. No sooner than 10 – 15 minutes elapsed between the time our individual courses were placed in front of us and then removed from in front of us. Within 10 minutes of plates being placed, the deejay would call for everyone to dance — EVERYONE — and I started to realize after the 2^nd course that that was the call to get everyone away from the table so the servers could confiscate the dishes from the table. Everyone came back to the tables and were like «Where’s our food?» For instance, after the 2^nd course was served — pasta — my sister-​in-​law had eaten about half of it and turned to address one of the toddlers sitting next to her who was asking her something. She was not done eating, but just turned to the toddler sitting next to her. I watched the server sweep in and literally grab her plate off the table from in front of her and walk away. He didn’t even ask her if she was done, despite it being in front of her with ½ the pasta still on the plate. He just flew in and swiped it away. It got to the point where they would come in and take my food and I felt like I had to say «No! I’m not done!» And by the 2^nd and 3^rd course + dessert, I realized that I could forget about getting up to dance because if I returned, my plate would be gone. This is all food that the bride and groom had already paid for and was just being thrown in the garbage. There is no reason for the quick turn around. The length between the courses was long and there was no need to take the plates away so quickly.
And while they allowed people second helpings, they refused to let my husband take his leftovers to go (which was something the bride was told they would allow and something she encouraged even before the wedding… she said «we paid for it, make sure you take it home!»).
I don’t have the heart to tell the bride and groom this but I want potential clients to know about it so they can rectify these practices with the venue BEFORE their weddings.

I will not be booking my wedding here, despite the fact that the venue is gorgeous.
We arrived ten minutes early for our appointment to view the event space and were left awkwardly standing in the lobby. A man and woman were seated on some couches, but couldn’t be bothered to greet us. Eventually the man got up and let us know that someone would be with us shortly. We were never invited to have a seat, or given any photo albums to peruse, as we were afforded at other reception halls.
A young man named Peter then appeared to begin our tour. As we walked through the various rooms; ceremony space, cocktail hour, etc., my fiancée attempted to take a few photos, but we were told that this is not allowed. I explained that we were considering up to seven or eight different venues, and photos would be essential to keeping them all straight later on, but he still refused. The reason he cited was that the hall wasn’t set up for a wedding. Again, I explained that in visiting the bulk of these sites on a weekday afternoon, I don’t expect them to be set up for a wedding, and that I could use my imagination. Nope, still a no go. Okay, at this point I can see that they’re not at all interested in working with us, or in providing great customer service, but for some reason, we finished the appointment anyway.
Back in Peter’s office, we went over the menu options. His photos, instead of being organized in different folders such as ceremony, cocktail hour, cakes, ice sculptures, etc. were all stored together in one place on his computer, so we waited and waited for him to flip through them all every time he tried to find something specific to show us.
We were also curious about the various upgrades and packages available– like many couples, we want to personalize our wedding and make it unique to us. But when we asked about things such as customized desserts, or a signature cocktail, all that we were told was that it would be very expensive. I didn’t even know how to interpret that– as if he was implying we couldn’t afford it, or if they didn’t really want to be bothered with putting in the extra work. Either way, not a great impression.
Peter also chewed gum, drank coffee out of a styrofoam cup, and checked his phone throughout our appointment. Now, I know that might seem like I am nitpicking, but when I’m planning to spend around $ 20K on a catering hall, I don’t feel that forty-​five minutes of your undivided attention is too much to ask. The whole experience just did not instill a sense of confidence in me about Larkfield Manor, which is unfortunate. The place is beautiful, from the floors and staircases to the hand-​stenciled ceilings, and the prices are competitive, but I was turned off by the lack of professionalism.

I had the most incredible wedding at Larkfield – where do I even begin. In short, the owners treat your wedding as if they are throwing a wedding for their own family. They go above and beyond and the hospitality is wonderful. I can’t stop hearing from our guests about our EPIC cocktail hour. The amount of food and types of food is just insanity. I also heard that the dinner was of course fantastic and that guests couldn’t believe they came around with seconds! The venue is gorgeous and the reception room, first class. I almost teared up when the maitre’d brought us in to see it at the wedding, it was so beautiful. The service throughout our planning was equally impeccable. Marianne was amazing to work with, she really made us feel like we were taken care of. We couldn’t be happier with choosing Larkfield as our venue!!! I highly recommend it to anyone having a Long Island wedding. Nothing but class.

Leading up to my wedding I had worked with the owner’s son on every detail, I had a vision and made sure to clearly articulate to them what I had wanted down to how to fold the napkins. Everything and I mean everything was discussed in great detail. The day of my wedding, I was disappointed due to several mis communications. How is this possible I went over every detail and asked every possible question? They had neglected to provide full information. The day of the general manager was not only RUDE to the me the Bride, but had the audacity to blame me for the miscommunication. What kind of customer service is this? But of course because the bill is paid in full he left me there in the bridal suite for an hour upset and issues left unresolved.
Things that went wrong 1. lack of disclosure on connecting to sound system 2. they completely changed my cake!!! I had LONG conversation with the bakery and provided a picture but somehow, after I had specifically mentioned I do not care about the frosting type (i.e fondant vs buttercream) as long as it looked the same as the picture. My cake the day of was no where remotely the same as the picture I provided– the only commonality was that it was white (at least they got that part right)
The owner’s son was great to deal leading up to the wedding but I had only wished he was more clear on all the information and would have been there the night of my wedding when things went wrong to remedy the situation rather than the rude general manager who obviously has no understanding of what customer service is.
The bartenders, bridal attendants, and owner were great the day of and the only reason I didn’t want to sue this place for ruining my wedding day. I wrote them a long letter expressing my disappointment and got some BS response that did not even include an apology for their mistakes.

I was here for my girlfriend’s wedding. The place is easy to find. As we pulled in parking we found that valet parking is a must at this place. As we walked in there was a coat check. They had simple elegant décor.
After the ceremony everyone was escorted to cocktail hour with champagne with strawberries. This made me really start to love this place. Cocktail hour was amazing. Above all the food was so great. So many choices and various stations. I couldn’t get enough. Open bar with amazing cocktails. They even had a special punch that was delicious. The main hall was beautiful and spacious. Dinner was amazing. I couldn’t get enough.

Attended a wedding this passed weekend. Was not impressed. The bartenders were rude and would only tend to you if you had a $ 10tip in your hand to give. Waiter was barely seen. Cocktail hour was decent but so difficult to get a drink or a seat it made the experience miserable. I would not recommend this place.

We booked Larkfield 2 years in advance. They were a great venue, and were renovating to be even better. They were not put off or confused about our specific needs, due to being 2 brides. The communication was great and we were totally pleased. Our contract included our 2 bridal suites and that we would be the only wedding– 2 brides is enough for one day!
Later, we found out they booked another wedding that started at the same time as ours. After discussions, we agreed to a few stipulations, mostly to protect us AND our guests on our day: Our guests wouldn’t be inconvenienced by their guests, we wouldn’t see the other bride, we agreed to different suite arrangements, their cocktail hour music would not impact our ceremony, etc. On the Monday before our wedding, we found out that they had re-​sent invites to all the guests of the other wedding. Their cocktail hour would now start at 530PM. Which meant their reception would start at the SAME TIME as our ceremony.
The day of: During our line up (we didn’t know until afterwards) our guests were RUSHED into their seats, and even sat at PATIO TABLES due to the other party’s cocktail hour being in OUR CEREMONY SPACE!!! So they had no time to set up properly! Then, their DJ played «Blurred lines» during our I DO’s — so loud that EVERYONE– including ME – turned their heads. I really feel like they made a genuine mistake, but in trying to correct it and «save face» for themselves, they hurt our wedding (the larger party, who had booked 17 months sooner).
Cocktail hour & Reception: Absolutely AMAZING. The amount of food seemed crazy, even though we had seen the list a million times, in person it was so much more. Out of towners thought the cocktail hour was a buffet dinner! Dinner was so good– NO ONE was disappointed in their food! Then they came around with seconds. Overall, our guests felt so special & impressed. The timing, setting up of our DIYs, and day of staff were great!

I had my wedding at Larkfield this past Saturday and everything was absolutely amazing. The food was perfect and there was more food than you could possibly ask for. The cocktail hour was the largest I’ve ever seen and everything was absolutely delicious. During the reception, the maitre d kept everything on point and was more than professional and caring for myself and my wife. Finally our bridal attendant was probably the most important aspect of the night for us as he made sure we always had our meal for us and our drinks full. My wife’s dress even had a strap pop and he got a needle and thread and fixed it. Maryanne was also a joy to deal with as a salesperson when booking the whole affair. I would recommend Larkfield to everyone!