Pandora On Green

Honestly I have eyed this place for years. Now that I am getting married this was the first place that came to mind. As I reviewed their website I became less and less enchanted. They want $ 15,000 but does not include very much. Also EVERYTHING is priced separately which makes me feel like I’m going to get nickle and dimed to death. For a bride that has no idea where to begin, this venue seemed liked they would take advantage of a novice like me.
I am sure a more savvy bride will fair just fine, but I’d be in trouble for sure. This venue? Not happening *sigh*. Good luck to you though!

Came here on a few occasions, and I’ll have to say that it’s a pretty nice little venue to host a dinner party or other event! The food they prep and serve is quite good the times that I’ve been here. Overall, the waiters don’t get in your way and the bartenders are usually pretty friendly.

Pandora… Just wanted to say that it was love at first sight when I stepped right into your venue. I still remember as if it were yesterday… I was peeking through the door like a little girl hoping someone would let me in… At first I thought the person who saw me was going to ignore me, i was wrong… Marc thank you so much for opening your doors to my fiancé (at that time) and I. From the moment we stepped inside I knew this was where Paolo and I would celebrate our big day.
Our events coordinator, Stacey was amazing! she was there for us for everything and always made sure everything was smooth sailing.
To the staff, bartenders, waiters, chef… Thank you sooo much for making our night so memorable! everyone enjoyed the yummy liquor =) to the waiters, thank so you so much for being attentive to everyone that night… and to the chef and his staff that prepared the amazing food that night… Everyone loved it! I still remember our guest raving about how good the entrees where. Desserts! (i wish i got to try them…) i heard they were soooooo yummy!
I miss everything about Pandora… everytime i walk by it, i get all nostalgic…

Very beautiful venue. During the day the lights shine through the big windows and give it great lighting for photos. Pandora is a great location for many different types of venues. Now the most important part for me was the food. It was great! I really love the food and got many compliments. Then again it is part of Café Santorini so you know you can’t go wrong. There is actually some choices and we opted for family style at our table which worked out wonderfully. Also, the staff is very courteous and efficient which made our venue super easy compared to other venues I have done at different locations. Planning was a breeze thanks to Stacey who was very willing to accommodate whatever situation that may arise. Other places are a bit strict which make it more difficult but Pandora was much more willing to work with me. All in all our event was a great success and we got numerous compliments. Thanks Pandora and all the staff that made it all possible!

Pandora on green is a great venue to host weddings, showers and birthday parties, I“ve seen the review regarding and unfortunately yes valet seems to be the issue but what many don’ t know valet service is run by an outside company un-​fortunately the valet stand is next to Pandora and many assume they run the valet, and since the parking company has a contract with the city the venue can’t hire another outside company to handle vale.

came here recently for a wedding. the instant you walk. you notice it right away… it’s beautiful. the lighting the step up the colors. .i understood why my friend choose this place for her reception.
the only reason I gave it a 4 instead of a 5. is because of the issues they had with valet. they filled up quickly and I had to drive around the block to try again.. they def weren’t prepared for all of the guests

A friend of mine had her bridal shower here. I’m from San Diego, and I drove all the way out to Pasadena for this occasion. I expected a little restaurant, but it was this amazing venue! It had a great space for a dance floor, tables, a bar and gift table.
I think if I was from the area, I would definitely rent this space for the same kind of occasion. Like my quick tip: absolutely gorgeous.

This was a pretty awesome Christmas party that we had — a fun filled night with amazing food, drinks, and great dancing. The service was top notch and the venue was very elegant for our party. We both had the rib-​eye dish and all the food was amazing. We had a great night and will remember it for a good while, this was a change of pace from where the usual venue takes place but I like the variety and something new.

What a beautiful venue!
I must say the owners had made this already lovely venue into a magical winter wonderland with classy but happy decorations and such a festive presentation. I can see the place without the holiday décor still crisp and gorgeous. With cement floors, high a-​frame ceilings, spacious bar area, white curtains used as separations.
This place is impeccably.
The bathroom is a 7-​star bathroom! You just have to trust me on this one. Breakfast at Tiffany’s should have been filmed there!
The service is also very nice. Very professional and patient crew. Well don!
Can’t wait to host an event there again!

I can’t begin to say how happy I was to celebrate my wedding here. From the first moment I stepped into the venue after just being engaged I knew this was the perfect place for my new wife and myself. We were greeted with a very welcoming «Hello» from one of their staff members Marc. He gave us a breakdown of the venue and showed us around so we could have a closer look. He even sat down with us to describe the venue in more detail.
I immediately loved the place right away. Our contact person for our wedding reception was Stacy. I can’t even express how great it was to work with her. She was very helpful and very easy to work with regarding our event. She always responded to our emails very promptly and made time to meet with us numerous times whether it was for making a payment or just to ask a question. She definitely made it known that she was there to make out event as memorable as possible.
We ran into one dilemma involving us hiring outside vendors for up lights. At the time of signing contract pandora didn’t offer this service but that shortly changed. But even with a small problem like this Stacy and one of the owners of Pandora (gentleman named Panos) were so accommodating to the issue and worked with us to to ensure we were taken care of as far as using their service.
Now onto the night of. The reception setup was amazing! I wish I was able to stand inside the venue before any of the guests arrived because I wanted to grab some pictures of it.
The food, really good. From the appetizers to the cookies offered in their dessert bar everything tasted very good and all our guests were pleased.
The staff, amazing. Very polite and very prompt with service. The servers and bartenders were great that night.
I really do recommend this venue to anyone out there looking for an event space.

I’ve been to this venue more than enough this year. Two very different weddings with completely different vibes. I’m was impressed the first time, but even more so the second time, as I didn’t think the venue could have two so very different styles.
The first, was a modern edgy wedding. Lights were neon pink, dressing boards and backdrop fabrics were pink on white. Very cool chic look, with crystal décor and less flowers. Blinders were drawn to use for light backdrops. Only the bride and groom were seated at the front, with a candy buffet on one side and DJ at the other. Bar and other activities like photo booth near the entrance. Dance floor in the center, no tables moved. Party of 70 – 80.
The second, was a completely different scene. Blinders were open, fresh white linens with white and light green floras. White head board at the table and exposed brick wall. Completely classic white wedding with elegant touches of ceramics and linens. Platform was put in at the front for the entire bridal party to be seated next to the bride & groom. Bar and dessert bar at the back. Dance floor in the center, after dinner some tables were moved slightly to make space. Party of 80 – 100.
This space is completely transformable into whichever style and mood you wish.
The bathrooms are gorgeous and have a beautiful long vanity area with plush chairs for touching up. Valet parking is $ 3 and they are super quick and friendly.
I can’t say much for being a host at this venue but as a guest it was fantastic. The bartenders were much too friendly to not give an honorable mention too.
Only negative thing I have to say is, this place isn’t really on the green. It actually backs out into an alley. But still a gorgeous venue and once inside, it feels like you are on the green. I would highly recommend this venue and feel free to invite me!

Party rockin’ the night away!
The Pinkshutter Photobooth had a Shark Tank party and the venue was quite impressive! The area can comfortably fit over 100 people and accommodate them with a good size bar. The DJ was the highlight of the party and a great singer and MC — such talent!
We were served with some yummy lettuce cups, steak skewers, and other finger lickin’ bite-​sized goodies!
There was a huge screen that projected the show for us, too!

I had my wedding at Pandora on Green on May 26, 2012. I must say overall I give Pandora on Green a 4.5 out of 5 stars ( Unilocal won’t let me do half a star! Sorry.). I wish I did not have to, but I must take off 0.5 star because in the beginning (i.e. RIGHT after we signed the papers & put deposit down) it was VERY stressful to deal with Pandora. I think they have several event coordinators, so at first I was given Stacy. She was SO hard to get in touch with — whenever I called, she’s always in «meetings» and she did not answer my emails in timely matter. When she did answer my emails, I got even more confused! Yes, I asked a lot of questions, but they were normal questions that a bride would ask.
Then I dealt with Stephanie (I forgot how I ended up with her); she was better and definitely an improvement from Stacy. She had lots of ideas and was responsive/​fun to work with, but she was not very organized. She scheduled our tasting and we gave some feedback on what to adjust on the menu, and later found out our feedback was not passed along to the Chef. We found this out because we were asked the same question by the 3^rd event planner… I think a lot of confusion and frustration came from the fact that the event planners may not have enough authority to make decisions/​give answers before running them by the owner.
3^rd one is a charm, so that’s when I was told Stephanie left Pandora and I was blessed with the amazing, super awesome, kick-​ass coordinator, Barbi. Barbi listened to all my concerns of the previous 2 coordinators, took my ideas, gave me suggestions without being pushy, and was simply helpful throughout the wedding planning process. She worked well with my Wedding Planner, Esther, from My Bride Story, and kept communication lines open at all times. I’m forever grateful for Barbi’s help =)
Execution/​day-​of-​the-​wedding:
Pandora kept the food coming for the Bridal Party who’s hanging out near the bathroom/​back entrance. This was definitely appreciated. The appetizers were SUPER delicious, especially the tomato soup shooter with mini grilled cheese sandwiches. The salad was good, and the entrees were amazing. We had steak, sea bass, and vegetarian pasta. They were as delicious if not more than the tasting =) Our guests left very happy.
Pandora allowed us to bring our own desserts (from Sweet & Saucy Shop) without additional fee, in lieu of their own desserts. I loved it because I wanted my own dessert table display. I don’t remember having coffee (the day went by way too quickly), but I remember seeing the station there, so I’m guessing it was passed at one point during the reception haha.
For drinks, we had an open bar that we capped at a certain $ amount. As we get closer to the $ amount, Barbi would come to one of the bridesmaids to ask if we’d want to up the cap. I thought this was a really great alternative to having a full open bar — as our guests actually never knew the difference!
Overall, a great experience. I really only wished that I had Barbi to begin with. Sorry, but Customer Service is super key especially when you’re spending $$$ on your own wedding.
and YES, I would recommend Pandora to other brides planning their wedding. Just ask for the right event coordinator =)

Took a tour of Pandora as a potential wedding venue. I really liked the look and feel of the place and I really appreciated the hands off approach the wedding coordinator had, but I just didn’t feel like she was that enthusiastic or energetic (maybe it was an off day for her). But during the tour she just showed us around and said that if we had any questions that we could contact her. I think we were in and out of there in about 5 minutes.
My biggest concern with the venue is the parking situation, Old Town Pasadena can get pretty hectic over the weekends so parking can be sparse. Their solution, valet parking. While I really like the modern feel of the venue space, I thought it was a little much that if you wanted to add draping it would be an additional fee, if you wanted to add lighting that would be an additional fee, there were just too many fees for me to wrap my head around (I guess that is when a wedding planner comes in handy).

Pandora screams chic haute glam but without the fuss.
It’s a place where you have a gorgeous brighty and airy blank canvas to throw all your event dreams on – sort of like a very large LA loft with glass all around (for natural light!). The black chandeliers add a special mystery to it all.
They have a very generous looking bar, the kind you’d see in green wedding or other chic wedding sites and magazines.
I loved their served appeitizers … so cute and I really loved their salmon and beef dish. so incredibly moist and tender. Hard to believe they could actually make so many!
The staff was very helpful and accomodating even to us vendors! :)
Totally recommend for a great wedding space. ** I actually looked up the prices cuz I fell in love with the space. it’s actually pretty afforable for weekday lunches (not on Friday) .but the prices go up 2 – 3 fold on prime days!

My wife and I had our wedding ceremony and reception at this venue, we had approximately 100 guests. The venue was perfect. The food was amazing. The staff was wonderful. We worked directly with Barbi, who was very attentive and mindful of our budget when planning the event. She responded quickly to our emails and was available for meetings. The venue had a great recommendation for our florist, Frankie the Florist, who has worked with Pandora on other events and new how to use the space.
Pandora on Green has a very unique setting and atmosphere. The space itself is quite large and has a large ceiling space with chandeliers as accents. The bar is a great set piece. We were able to provide an open bar, and the service was incredible. Top notch alcohol was served.
The staff really wanted to make sure this was our special day, and it went off perfectly. Our guests are still raving about the food that was served. We served the following
Appetizers: Mediterranean stacks, Chicken Tostadas (amazing), Brushetta, Chicken Skewers (amazing), Mini-​Quiches (amazing), beef empanadas, hummus and pita, and beef skewers.
First Course: House Salad (super good)
Main Courses:
–Grilled rib-​eye steak w/​fingerling potatoes and vegetables (super amazing),
–Roasted Chicken with a Cherry Tomato Cream sauce, served with fingerling potatoes and vegetables.
–Grilled Filet of Salmon with a lemon tarragon buerre blanc with seasonal vegetables and rice pilaf
–Vegetarian Spinach and Cheese Raviolis in a Pink Sauce.
The space looks amazing in our wedding pictures and everyone wanted to make sure that this was a memorable occasion.
Cons: Parking. Because this is Pasadena, we had to make a choice, have people find parking, provide valet for the guests to pay for, or pay for valet parking for our guests. In the end, we chose to pay for valet parking for our guests, which could get very costly depending on your guest size.

PERFECT for end-​of-​the-​year banquet for student organizations!
When I first saw the pricing online, I was a bit hesitant because my organization was on a tight budget, but I decided to shoot Pandora an email anyway to get estimates. It probably was the BEST DECISION that I made planning for the banquet because our event planner, Niary, and the ownership were extremely accommodating and willing to work with our budget!
Niary was very prompt with her email responses and very patient with little changes that we made throughout the planning process. We had given a guaranteed guest count of 200, but only 165 guests ended up RSVPing and they let us use the $$$ difference for 35 guests toward drink tickets and appetizers.
Cozy atmosphere. Convenient parking. Great food. Wonderful staff. All of our guests had a great time and I definitely would not mind having next year’s banquet at Pandora again.
Do check it out if you are looking for a banquet/​event venue and on a tight budget! You might get surprised by what they can work out for you :)

I first heard about Pandora on Green as a banquet hall-​type wedding venue when eating at Café Santorini (the restaurant that owns and caters for both locations). I thought the place only had the Rococo Room or the restaurant itself for weddings, so I decided to check out all of their venues/​locations.
The initial view of Pandora is fabulous – it has such a fresh and chic look to it. Other reviewers really nailed it when describing the architectural details. There are red brick walls, exposed wood beam ceilings, classy chandeliers hanging down, smooth concrete floors, and huge, floor-​length windows.
By the entrance, there’s a full bar to the left, a lounge area with couches to the right, and a large open space that’s the rest of the room, which allows for wiggle room regarding table placement. The restrooms are toward the rear. They’re cute and well-​designed; the only odd thing, as another reviewer mentioned, is that the bridal prep room is, essentially, the restroom (entrance to the women’s room is furnished with a long white couch).
The same space can be used for both a ceremony and reception (they’d move the chairs around for you) or simply reception. Any other amenities, such as colored wall washes/​lighting, extra decorations, or chiavari chairs, valet for parking, etc., cost extra. The best part about this place is that I know the food would be absolutely delicious because it’s catered by Café Santorini. They’d also provide all the tables, chairs, linens, and all dinnerware! Their rates are extremely reasonable and are lowered for non-​Saturdays or even if you decide to do a brunch instead of dinner.
We didn’t end up choosing this venue because we expect 150 guests, but if you want to have an intimate wedding in a beautiful place, with delicious food, at a GREAT price, definitely look into Pandora on Green! I recommend it!

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Came here for a tour of the facility for a potential wedding venue AND came here for New Years! «Midnight on Green» (Skybox Productions)
Barbara (Barbie) is the coordinator. She has a lot of energy! I really liked that about her. We went over the policies and my questions.
VENUE:
Really warehouse rustic feel to it. I love the brick walls and exposed beams in the ceilings. They also have chandeliers for the lighting. I like the vintage feel to the room. The bar is near the entrance and it’s a full bar. I got to experience the bar at New Years… Awesome.
Bathroom/​Bride Room:
I was kinda sad about this because although the bathroom is gorgeous, it’s also the bridal room.
Ceremony:
It was be in the same room as the reception. They would just change it and set it up for you for a fee ($ 250). The have tables for you and you can do a candlelight vigil (for the union).
Cocktail hour: be at the front of the place. They will rent the cocktail tables for you for a fee.
Reception: the entire room fits 300 people. There is no need for an actual dance floor since the floor is cement. They will provide the tables, linens, utensils, etc.
I’ve seen photos of weddings and events from here. They do not provide any of the draping and extra lighting, but they can for a fee. You can bring your own décor, but a professional licensed decorator would have to put them up for you.
Since the location is in Old TownPasadena, you could get crashers, so you must have a security guard ($ 250/​guard). Totally understand! It’s old town!
PARKING:
They have a special deal with Pasadena’s Valet group and would charge $ 7 per car. She could either charge the guest or the couple (I would rather pay for parking for my guests). There is also the lots ($ 6).
FOOD:
All done in the kitchen! The same chefs from Café Santorini. I like that place. It is good.
Overall: I like Barbara and the look of this place. I’m thinking maybe for the reception if I find a ceremony site because of the changes it would have to do for the reception. I need to check with the fiancé!
As for the New Years event, it was SO fun! The place had over 300 people and it id not feel crowded at all. the décor was great and I loved the look. they did an amazing job!

Came here last night for a wedding. Even though I’ve been to Old Town Pasadena many times, this place can be easily missed.
Parking: There is valet parking ($ 7) provided or you may park in the parking lot on 45 S De Lacey Ave. (90 minute free parking, max $ 6 daily). The walk from the parking structure is just 2 minutes. It is literally just right around the corner.
The venue is very spacious and the design is very chic. It has a concrete floor with red bricks for its walls. Once you enter, there is a bar to the left and a leather seating area to the right. The main space has multiple chandlers hanging from the wooden ceiling. For the reception, we were able to have 16 tables (8 people per table) in the main area with plenty of space to spare. Huge glass windows are on 3 of the 4 walls. I was amazed by the décor of the restroom. There are classic photos of Audrey Hepburn hanging on the walls. Two full length mirror are available, one right before you enter and another after the little powder room.
This is definitely a great place to consider if you’re looking for a place to host an event :)