Villa Marcello

I had a great experience with Villa Marcello staff and venue. Special thanks to Lizette, Sarayi, Stephanie and the entire working staff on May 30,2015. Truly helpful in any way they could. Stephanie looked out for the bride and groom that day I did not have to go to the bar not once, exceptional service. My only concern is that I was under the impression the «bridal suite» would be complete before my wedding, but it wasn’t. Nonetheless the bridal party did have a hide out spot before the event began. I would recommend buffet style if you obtain a tasting first in order to make sure the food is prepared to your liking. The bar was really good, drinks were on point. Overall it was a great night and I have the staff to thank for it. I would recommend Villa Marcello, don’t judge the place from the exterior the interior is pretty cool.

It’s wedding season!“Hahaha. Nah, this was my first «wedding I attended as an «adult». I had a plus 1 however they fell ill so I had to go alone. It’s cool (not really). Upon arrival, I didn’t know what to expect. Villa is on a main road and surrounded by madness! However inside was a completely different story! Very calm and elegant (I think that’s the best way to describe it). I was ushered to the seating area to wait for the wedding party. Nice and small but very detailed with fancy lights and shit. Lol. So after the vows, ring exchange, and ONE man tear (hahaha don’t judge) it was time to party! We exited the building and reentered through the first door. Tumbs up for line control! Guest had to search their names for seating. The reception area was decked out in fancy glasses, hints of blue, and a cool draping light fixture in the center. I believe Villa offers a blank slate so you can go nuts! The food was buffet style and the highlight was the open bar! So happy for the couple and I was honored to bear witness.

I’m originally from Florida but I was visiting New York a few weeks ago for my brother’s wedding and it was held at Villa Marcello. Probably the best catering halls in Queens hands down.
When you walk into the building. You’re in a beautiful hallway with couches. There’s mirrors all around you and pretty chandeliers hanging. Then there’s the buffet and the ballroom.
The music was fantastic and so was the open bar. The waiters always smile when serving you and was amazing.
I will definitely get married here.

I felt so compelled to write a review to fair warn people about this place. If I was able to give 0 stars I soooooo would have. First off they have a photo copy of their «A» rating on the door ummm photo copies are not supposed to be posted and I really hope the department of health fines them for that. Lets start with the temperature of the place itself it was hot as hell and multiple times we asked for them to put the air on… never happened it was a good 80 – 85 degrees in there not ok on a hot summer night… the food was absolutely awful the chicken francese was so heavily breaded it was impossible to find any chicken and it tasted soggy yuk on top of that the food was ice cold and I was the first table to the «buffet» set up. The reason for the quotations on buffet is due to the fact that after the tray ran out they didn’t replenish them simply stating «there’s no more». Hmmm now this was a family members event so I know how much per person was and I know that it was set as buffet style so the audacity for them to run out of food after only having one tray is insane. Now the bathrooms … terrible the doors didn’t close or lock wtf! They seriously need to condemn this place it is a total shit hole!!!

We had a great time at Villa Marcello. The ambiance was nice, the staff was friendly and the food was first rate. I’d go back.

I recently attended a surprise 40^th birthday party at this location. While the place was beautifully decorated and the guests fit comfortably the service was undeniably horrendous! Having insight on the event I can tell you this party was carefully planned out. The beautiful host wanted to go above and beyond for her husband and their closest family and friends. Family members flew in from out of state as well as drove. The wrong doing here wasn’t only offensive because of the high cost it is mostly disconcerting because when planing a special event such as this for the person that means the world to you… When you have accounted and accommodated for every little detail on your end… When you see the look on the birthday boys face because of such an amazing gift… and then the owner is rude, nothing is as promised and the staff and food was a bad taste. Well … I’ll simply put it… I wouldn’t wish that on anyone. This place isn’t worth spending one red cent, let alone making memories of a life time. If you do, expect blunt service led by the barbaric owner.

Renting out a venue is similar to having foreign guests visit your home. You prepare, tidy, smile, be friendly, offer your hospitality and stay consistent. We rented this venue for a birthday party and received none of that. The first and last thing you notice is how the egotistical owner is to his patrons. The venue food was not good. And the drinks became extremely watered down quickly. Starting to question what the eff am I drinking? However the servers are just mere puppets mastered to do what is told. The venue itself is a ok set up. But it’s far from great. Please don’t waste your money here to get nothing in return. He will promise you the world take your money and not deliver the day of. Feroz the owner guy is quite funny lol your place is located in the hood my friend. Even though you claim to live in manhasset. Your standards are low in every department starting with you.

Never go here. Ever! I just had my wedding ceremony and reception done there. The only good thing we had going was the reasonable price but everything went down hill from there. Was a huge hurdle to bring any decorations and especially a DJ that wasn’t paid for through them. Besides all the headaches they caused leading to the big day, on the very day of the wedding we brought in parts of an arch we constructed to do our ceremony under. We were told to place it out back cause they were holding other events. We only had an 1 hour to set everything up before the guests showed up. Did not have enough time. We showed up to set up the arch as soon as they let us, and found someone threw the arch outside on the street with the rest of the thrash. Some how no one knew how that happened. Plus some how one of our personal wine glasses (bride/​groom set) was broken though we hadn’t touched them since we stored them there earlier in the morning and they were just fine. The service was a nightmare and management was not helpful at all. Some joker pulls on my t-​shirt (this is before I changed into my suit) while I’m trying to help set up decorations and the arch for my wedding and he says, «Is this an Illuminati symbol? You guys know what that is, right? Better not mess with this guy. Ha ha». What the hell? Then the coordinator didn’t discuss anything with me, my bride/​now wife, the DJ, or anyone else before the start of the evening. We didn’t know what was going on or what was next. This resulted in more than a few awkward pauses and confusion. The food wasn’t well cooked and the salad was going bad. We barely ate. Going back to the service, we were told by some of the guests that while we were exchanging our «I do“s in the front, the waiters were helping themselves to our buffet food near the back. WTF?! They hadn’t even served the food to us or the guests yet! Finally we had forgotten our personal step ladder there and came back the following morning. Searched everywhere and it’s no where to be found. Owner/​manager says nothing was touched. He barely knows what the hell is going on with his staff so how can he claim nothing was touched. I call Bullsh*t. I recommend to avoid this place like the plague. I advise even thinking about going there. Me and my wife’s special day was nearly ruined. I hope to forget we even had our wedding there.

We booked this place for my uncle to have a baby shower for his daughter’s first child. The woman who booked this party was very nice when we went to put the deposit down, but didnt really explain much. The day of the event, I found out why… While the place «looked» beautiful, the service was lovely. We had a four hour party and part of the package was sangria. They served us only ONE bottle of sangria for a table of eight and THAT was supposed to be for the entire 4 hour event. But you can bet their bar was open. My cousin bought a beer (the tiny bottle of Heineken) and they charged him $ 5!!! My Dad spent about $ 24 on three drinks, so I felt that was set up…
It was a buffet event, so there were snacks laid out. One of the things was FROZEN mozarella and tomato with what I think was supposed to be sprinkled basil??? The mixed greens salad came out of a bag. Then the buffet… oh the buffet. The steak with mushrooms was diigusting. They say the talapia might have been good but it was served cold. They servers all had attitude, like they didnt want to be there (with the exception of one girl). The manager stood by the bar with an attitude as well and the nice lady who booked the party wasnt so nice anymore.
Then the tackiest was when the cake was «served.» They actually cut it into pieces, and placed it onto a buffet table with two caraffes of coffee. C’mon, we had servers. They couldn’t serve the cake and coffee. Not to mention there was no decaf, which would have been nice for people like myself who cant have caffeine.
Oh!!! One last part… if you go to the ladies room, make sure to bring a close buddy who can take the stall next to you cause the floors are this black tile that are basically mirrors. You can see everything that is going on in the stall next to you…
Was thinking of having my son’s Sexy Sixteen party there, but no freaking way. I wouldnt recommend this place anyone ever again. And my family will certainly never give them any of our business…

please do not have a party there, go to bella vita or somewhere else.
For the money we spent (couple thousand) it was totally not worth it!!!
for one it was a buffet which was fine, but we saw the servers serving themselves and taking the plates to the back which i thought was tacky. My food was cold, also the food was NOT good at all!!!
We were given one bottle of sangria per table one bottle for all 4 hours. They renovated the place and the room we had was pretty but the service was horrible. The manager im guessing was not accomodating at all.
My family was very disappointed. My mother even spoke with the manager and was disgusted by the management and «rules».
Never again.

THE NEW VILLA MARCELLO
My niece had my Sis Surprise 50^th here March 16^th and Everyone had a great time.
I was Skeptical about this place but had already called after reading all the neg/​Old reviews when the Owner Fozan called me back, I shared my concerns/​he said he’s the New Owner, took it over last november, fully renovated it/​told me to come check it out. So I went, met with Mary and liked what I saw, the place is reformed and looks great. Fozan was in contact with me and we agreed on a package deal and he stayed in touch with me after paid in full, through all the planning.
Food, A-​OK All Tasty had mix of Soul Food, Italian /​South American which we took in, no complains from anyone! well as long as I say its good, its good, I tasted everything i think, I’m a food snob ;)
Music and Service was Good
So 3stars because of Just two kinks! Was Disappointed with, drinks issue which caused me some unease that could have been avoided! And all the food/​coffee was put away after the guest ate which shouldn’t be cause people always wanna pik, not to mention I didn’t eat all day since I wasn’t feeling well and when the party is over you want Fooood/​Coffee, we always eat after drinking/​dancing the nite away! from bar to diner in the am.
Anywayyyy I’m Still a Fan of Villa Marcello and would book my events there cause Fozan is cool, willing to accomodate and the Food was Good which is The Big Plus for me when catering and you don’t know what the food will taste like.
So I Highly Recommend Villa Marcello.

This place looks great, but it’s always booked.