Mountain Terrace

What a fabulous place! My niece was married here June 18 and everything was exquisite. The setting is unimaginable — lovely building and deck, huge lawn for ceremony and playing, redwoods and spectacular Bay views. The food was catered by Mountain Terrace and was delicious.

We just had our wedding at the Mountain Terrace in June and it could not have gone better thanks to the amazing team there– Virginia, Denise and Caren all made our event organized, impeccably run, and so much fun. They were so accommodating to fun ideas we wanted to try or providing tips and advice. The forms they sent us from the moment we booked were so helpful in getting us organized. Hiring Virginia as our day of coordinator was a life changer. As the bride and groom we were so taken care of at the wedding and talking to her before the wedding was a huge weight off our shoulders as she took control of sending timelines to vendors, etc a few weeks before the wedding. Literally no detail was overlooked and it just made everything so easy to have her as the brains behind the operation leading up and the day of. She was very thoughtful of what we might need– tide wipes, super glue, granola bars, water in my hand– all magically appeared. I am also recovering from a knee injury and as the bride that was a bit tough, but we had conversations about how to accommodate me and Virginia had stools waiting for me wherever I turned. We loved it and so did our guests! The venue is also breathtaking and we had kids (and adults!) at our wedding that had a lot of fun on the lawn. We used their catering and we loved the food and the simplicity of going through them. The bar and service was great.

Wow I wish I could give 10 stars to this venue, such wonderful service also the best vendor to get back to you. Many couples my think the cost may be high but let me tell you they provide world class service, set up and take down, they handle all the communication with vendors for linens and tables and China, they do in house catering which is out of this world we chose the dessert bar my guests picked that clean. I would like to thank each and every staff member for making my day perfect. Trust me you will it be let down!

We had our wedding here in March 2016 and it was amazing. The location is beautiful. The location is in the mountains and has redwood trees surrounding the lawn area. The location has a beautiful redwood deck that leads out to a gorgeous lawn area. You have the option to have your guests dine inside or outside on the redwood deck. I recommend dining outside on the deck, weather permitting.
Caren was our coordinator and helped ease the stress of planning and made sure the day of went off as seamlessly as possible. Definitely hire Caren. I could not have imagined coordinating the wedding without her help and expertise. She was very responsive via email and was open to helping out with any questions I had. She has so much experience coordinating weddings and I really appreciated her advice and knowledge.
My guests could not stop talking about how amazing the food was. During cocktail hour my guests were chasing down the waitstaff to grab more appetizers (we had the ahi, lamb flat bread, crab cakes, and cheese platter). They were so good! We had a seated dinner outside and all 3 dinner options were amazing (duck breast, prime rib, and ravioli). I could not decide which dish was my favorite. I have attended a number of weddings and typically the food is just ok. I have found that for most weddings I attend I don’t expect much when it comes to the food. The food at our wedding was amazing! It was restaurant quality. A month later I am still getting comments about how good the food was.
The other thing our guests loved was the outdoor area. We had a cigar bar and a s’mores bar at the fire pit. The guys who don’t like to dance ended up hanging out by the fire pit all night smoking cigars while many of the ladies were dancing the night away inside on the dance floor. Mu husband ended up spending a good majority of the evening out at the fite pit smoking cigars and socializing with our guests.
The venue is definitely not cheap, however I will say it is very comparable to other Bay Area Venues. Good food and a good party were most important to us and TMT delivered both. I loved the fire pit option for our guests who don’t like to dance. I only wish I could have attended our wedding as a guest.

We held our wedding and ceremony at The Mountain Terrace, and we could not imagine a better place to have had our wedding. Before our wedding even happened, Caren (who we are so happy we hired as a day-​of coordinator) was so helpful with planning! She is super responsive to emails, knows all of the important details about the venue and is very pleasant to work with.
The ceremony and cocktail hour were held outside on the lawn. The weather had been up in the 100s during the second week of September when we had our wedding, but thankfully by Saturday it had cooled off to the very comfortable 70s. The setting was such a beautiful place to say our vows. We took photos before and after the ceremony, and the redwoods make for very beautiful photographs. We had dinner on the patio, which by evening was pretty cool (we had forgone the optional heat lamps), but still comfortable for the majority of the meal. Dancing happens inside in a room that feels kind of like a lodge. It’s not fancy, but it’s cozy and good for dancing.
We used the catering company owned by the venue and were very happy with both the appetizers during cocktail hour and food at dinner.
The only downsides to us was the loud motorcycles outside of the venue. We had been warned about this in other Unilocal ads and didn’t think too much about it, but we could hear them loudly twice during the ceremony, which definitely detracted from the ambiance, but in the end didn’t matter too much to us.
In the end we were very happy with TMT and especially with all of the help that Caren gave us along the way and on our wedding day.

My Husband and I just had our wedding at Mountain Terrace November 7^th 2015. I knew walking into this place for the first time back in January I would love it, and I did. It was a easy choice for us, the price was great for what you received, the staff was attentive and each one seemed like they really enjoyed working there and really enjoyed being there that night. The menu we went with was incredible, I recommend using the «in house caterer» he not only worked with my ideas and menu but produced each item above my standards, I am a chef so my standards are high and I felt some of the dishes were even better than mine.
The place sat the exact number I had in the dining room which was 132 guests with a lot of room for different stations (i.e.) double sided buffet with 2 chef carvers, cake, DJ stand and much more. The layout was perfect!
The outside ceremony was beautiful and serene, we even had deer walking through while the ceremony went on. the lighting was great and the temperature was perfect. 72 degrees at 2pm.
The cocktail hour went really well and the place was so inviting for everyone to mingle and talk.
Caren was so professional the entire time, I went with an outside wedding coordinator but Caren worked with her and I from the start, when I asked a question she got right back to me within hours. and helped make this the best wedding venue in the Bay area.
Some of the reviews state that this place nickel and dimes you. That is wrong, they have the best value for what you are getting, yes it is on the Mid range expensive side, but any other place you go to you will not receive the quality you get from Mountain Terrace.
The add on’s are a great value and to be honest their initial price for the ceremony and reception is like buying a luxury car with very little features, you need the add ons to really put your own personal stamp on your wedding.
Thank you Caren and all the staff at Mountain Terrace, We and our guests had a BLAST!!!

It was perfect! the venue was beautiful… I still haven’t stopped hearing it from guests :) and the staff there was always so willing to help! Even though I didn’t get a wedding planner and called them a ton. They were always nice and pleasant to work with!

We had our wedding at The Mountain Terrace in mid August and we would like to thank the entire crew! Caren, our wedding coordinator was amazing! She was on top of the reminders, coordinating, and meeting all of our needs. She was so helpful with our constant change of number of guests, and made us feel so stress free during the whole event. All of our guests enjoyed the hors d’œuvre, main dishes, service and awesome venue! What an A+ service! Thank you again:)

My husband and I were married at The Mountain Terrace a couple of weeks ago. I found them on a wedding website and knew we had to take a look. It was the first and only venue we visited. I booked them 17 months in advance for our ceremony (we couldn’t afford to have our wedding and reception there since it was pretty expensive).
Took off a star because: Initially there was a changing room for the men and for women. When we got there for our rehearsal a day before our wedding, we found out they had remodeled and that there was only one room for all to change into their wedding gear. No email to inform their clients, nothing. Our coordinator, Caren, failed to mention this to us as well and simply informed me to get ready elsewhere prior to arriving as the room was «pretty small and didn’t have good lighting.» Luckily, I was able to get ready elsewhere and my husband and his party got ready there before my bridal party and I arrived to get into my dress before the ceremony.
Took off another star because: they really nickle and dime you for EVERYTHING! There are so many hidden fees we weren’t aware of until we got an invoice. We weren’t too happy about that, hence committing to only the ceremony there.
It’s a beautiful venue, and the views are spectacular, but make sure you have money to splurge. It’s a little hard to find the venue if you aren’t familiar with the area. Alice’s Restaurant is across the street and on the weekends, bikers love to hang out there and check out each other’s bikes… the loud motors of the bikes are pretty annoying during your wedding.

Although the setting is breathtaking, it would have been nice for the staff to let us know that using the Mountain Terrace for ceremonies only would mean a 2pm end time so that another ceremony and reception can occur on the same day. I have been searching for wedding venues and emailing multiple locations, however, this is the only one that failed to mention this crucial fact prior to setting up an appointment. We spent an hour driving to the location only to turn around and drive home.

I just had my wedding at this venue on August 1^st, 2015 and I would like to thank the entire crew of Mountain Terrace!
Caren and Sarah were both very helpful in our planning process. Caren would respond to my emails at hours I wouldn’t expect her to be working! She was definitely on top of the reminders, coordinating and helping us figuring everything out.
Denise and her crew made our day effortless on the day of. Denise went above and beyond to make us feel comfortable, serviced and on schedule. I didn’t eat much on my day of and asked one of my bridesmaids to ask if the kitchen had a bite to eat as well as coffee. I didn’t realize the kitchen didn’t have coffee ready yet. Without hesitation, Denise got me a coffee from the market next door. I didn’t hear this story until a week after my wedding from my husband. I am truly thankful and touched by her devotion to excellent service and making the bride feel truly special!
The weather was gorgeous at Mountain Terrace on our day of and all of our guests enjoyed the delicious food/​drinks/​awesome bartender/​class A service.

My fiancé and I made an appointment with them over a month in advance to come and look at the venue, and then confirmed one week before we came to visit. We were driving up from the LA area, so we only had a four day weekend free to check out venues. The appointment was at 11:30, so we showed up at 11:15, and started walking around to get an overall look at the place. We wandered around back, where their signs indicated the main entrance was, and wondered inside the building where we saw another meeting going on with another client. We went back outside and ended up in the front, where a sign indicated the sales office was located. The office was completely dark and the door was locked, so we could not go in there and wait.
At 11:30 we still had not heard anything, so my fiancé called Charisse (with whom we were supposed to meet for our tour) just to let her know we were there. The phone went to voice mail, and she left a message stating that we were out front. At 11:45, and after we saw the other meeting disburse, we still had not heard from them, so my fiancé again called, leaving another message saying that we were going across the street to Alice’s Restaurant (Side note: Amazing breakfast and lunch. 5 Stars all the way), and to call us when she was finished. We ordered our food, and ate it, still not hearing anything. As we were getting ready to leave, more than an hour and a half after our scheduled appointment, we wrote an email to Sarah (who had originally set up and confirmed the appointment) telling her what happened. We finally wound up leaving the area around 1pm.
At 4pm (four and a half hours after our confirmed appointment), Charisse called us (we let it go to voice mail), stating «I don’t know what you are talking about. I have been here since 9am, and have had back to back appointments. I just assumed you decided not to come.» A couple of points on this: 1) Yes, we know you had back to back appointments, as we were supposed to be one of them. 2) If you knew that we had confirmed and were supposed to show up, why didn’t you check your phone when we didn’t show up at our scheduled time? How long do you expect potential clients to sit around and wait after their scheduled appointments? We can understand if you’re running late or accidentally get double booked, but to hear absolutely nothing is inexcusable. It then took them nine days to get a response to the email we sent them while sitting at lunch a mere 200 feet from the venue. If they can’t keep a one hour appointment, how could we trust them to manage our wedding?
I would not recommend this place to anyone.

I’ve attended over 250 weddings (I’m a wedding photographer) and this place is really something! It makes beautiful photos plus the food is out of this world! The food is astonishing delicious– I had no idea it’d be as excellent as it was.
Highly recommended!

Came here for a Tasting Table event that entailed lots of delicious beers and super scrumptious grilled cheese sandwiches from many different vendors.
First of all, the beer and grilled cheese were amazing.
The Mountain Terrace was so gorgeous and it’s such a lovely drive to get there. It has a picturesque view of the bay, surrounded by huge trees, it’s patio and lawn area are perfect.
Icing on the cake? The deer that wandered around, minding their own business, looking adorable.
Everything about this place was gorgeous.

Came here for a friends wedding a few weeks ago. The venue is really nice and spacious. I love that we are surrounded by redwood trees. the only bad part is the road to get up to the venue. its really winding and long. Expect to get motion sickness if you aren’t use to winding roads. Its not as bad in the daytime as it is at night.
It was a nice day so everyone was able to sit out on the patio and eat dinner there. It was a little cold, it would have been nice if they had more heat lamps near the tables. Dinner was buffet style, and it was actually not bad. There was brisket, chicken, salad, and mashed potatoes. It was a decent dinner. It was also nice when they ran out of brisket, the servers brought out a fresh batch to our table since we didn’t want to stand there waiting. Overall, a really nice daytime wedding spot. Would come back here again!

I got married here in April 2014 and it could not have been more perfect. Not only is the venue stunning, but the staff was incredibly organized and easy to work with. Caren was so communicative and helpful throughout the wedding planning process, I don’t know how she does it all but she’s great at it.
On our wedding day, the staff was wonderful. They made sure every detail was taken care of so I didn’t have to worry about a thing. They even brought over food to our wedding party while we took formal photos (the food was excellent, by the way, my guests are still raving about it!).
Everything about our wedding day was seamless and flowed effortlessly thanks to Caren’s help. I am so glad that we chose The Mountain Terrace as our venue, it made our wedding even better than we could have imagined. THANK YOU!

Being a wedding photographer in the Bay Area, I have had the pleasure of photographing weddings at The Mountain Terrace several times… and each time has been a great experience.
Not only was it a wonderful place to photograph, but the staff is so friendly and always takes cares of the vendors. This is so huge for vendors, as in the rush of the day it’s really hard for us to have to worry about how we are going to get a meal after working for 10 hours for 3 more to go! However the staff at The Mountain Terrace makes sure you don’t have to worry about that at all. They care about the guests and vendors who the couple has chosen to be a part of their wedding.
Now let’s get to the scenery! It’s stunning. Depending on the time of day it can look completely different in photos, keeping it exciting for me as a photographer. There’s a great amount of spots to be able to shoot in to keep it creative and keep my couples happy with fresh, new imagery not seen from my previous weddings there. Also the ceremony light is great in the location that the staff puts the alter.
Beautiful venue. Great Staff. What more could you ask for?

I was really surprised by Mountain Terrace. It’s very close to the church where we will be married and the pictures looked great so I expected this to be a top contender. What I didn’t realize was that Mountain Terrace would be so worn out. There is a really neat outdoor area with lights in the trees and Adirondack chairs but the area was so dirty that I didn’t want to sit down, even in jeans. The view is lovely, but its pretty limited between the trees. The deck area was very weather worn, as are the floors inside. The bride’s room was more of a closet. Not quite what I’d seen in the pictures. It’s also right next door to a biker bar so you hear the constant roar of motorcycles.
We would’ve still given it some consideration if it had been less expensive but when the proposal was written out, there were quite a few hidden fees. I was also not impressed when we showed up and the person who was supposed to give us a tour was running more than 30 minutes behind and had no idea. After meeting with her I asked that the proposal be e-​mailed to us so that we could look at it and give it some thought, but we never received anything.

What an awful place! My brother got married here in March of 2012 and the wedding went off fine. I guess there were some issues with communication but nothing to send my sister-​in-​law over the edge (I doubled as maid of honor and wedding planner) so it wasn’t a big deal. Wedding happened and aside from some unfortunate weather, no big deal. I took off my shoes after the ceremony cause they were evil. By the end of the night, I was exhausted and my feet were black on the bottoms which was a little gross but I figured it was muddy outside which was where the ceremony was.
Now for the bad part. The caterer had surprised us with some personalized decals on the windows and the dance floor to make the night even more special. When I went back the next morning to pick up some left-​over items, the venue manager informed me that when they went to pull up the decal, it pulled up the varnish on the dance/​bar floor. I told them that the family knew nothing about the decals and that they were a surprise from the caterer so they should call the caterer. I also asked her not to interrupt the happy couple on the first morning of their marriage and to call me if she had any further questions. She happily agreed.
Ten minutes later, I was on my way down the death hill that leads to the venue to go home and I received a frantic call from my new sister-​in-​law saying that the venue just called her and informed her that they would be keeping her $ 500 security deposit an would be billing her further for the floor.
Did they bother calling the caterer? No. Please note, this is nine AM the morning after their WEDDING! How inconsiderate!
I told her not to worry, to try to enjoy her day and started making calls. First called the caterer, left a message, he called back after a few hours, whatever, people get busy. I also called the venue. All three of the numbers. No one called me back. I finally got ahold of them the next day, before they could get someone to give an estimate of the floor.
Long story short, all they needed to do was mop. The marks that were left on the floor were actually the decal picking up the ground-​in dirt, how disgusting!
They STILL tried to charge the $ 500 for «the next bride having to put up with the imprint» and when we brought up small claims court, decided to return the money.
These people are low, greedy, rude individuals whom I’m glad I never have to deal with again!
Pretty venue, but not worth the hassle.

My husband and I could not be more thrilled that we chose to have our ceremony and reception here. From the first time I visited I knew it was the perfect place, and I still have the same feeling to this day. Charisse and Caren are both a dream to work with, and we are so glad we decided to purchase the day of coordination services. Caren made sure that we didn’t have to do anything except enjoy every moment of our wedding, and we did just that.
We chose the in-​house catering services, and our guests are still raving about how delicious the food was! Many people associate buffet services with cold, generic food, and the meal we ate could not have been more opposite. Everything was fresh, hot, and amazing!
My main concern when choosing this venue was the stipulation that there is no amplified music allowed outside of the building (i.e. on the deck). Honestly, I didn’t even notice. The music flowed wonderfully throughout the building and it was still very audible on the deck during dinner. Who wants to have to strain to hear the person next to them anyways?
I could go on and on, but honestly I would recommend The Mountain Terrace to every couple I know (and I have!). It was the perfect setting for our big day, and the customer service is beyond anything we ever expected.