Chateau La Mer

Love, loved, the remodel. The food & presentation was excellent ! Kudoo’s. We enjoyed everything & don’t understand the negativity via other posts .
I would love it if we were invited to attend another function here !

Had a great time at a wedding tonight. Service and food were on point. Seafood was fresh and steak was cooked to order. Bartender Jerry was extremely helpful, friendly and entertaining. Weather wasn’t perfect but the the location was amazing. Couldn’t have had a better time.

Be ready to be treated like garbage here. The host has an attitude and the food was horrible. We came for mothers day and for $ 45 per person, I don’t expect a host with an attitude. I asked to speak to a manager and he said too bad, I’m the manager. Plastic palm trees were a joke. The only thing good here is the view. will never come here again.

Since new owners have taken over the place is a dump. Don’t waste your $$$$$$.
The only thing it has going for it now is the view, maybe ??? Plastic palm trees, really, come on owners spring for the real ones. Food is horrible. Raw bar is the fishiest I have ever encountered at a wedding. It is a shame what has become of a once phenomenal venue. These owners are in it only for the $$$$$$$. Poor service, not enough staff and just plain horrible. Very sad !!!

I say due to the change in ownership, this place either closed-(shut down) or new owners within 2 years. And that’s being generous.

We went here to book our daughter’s baptism party for next summer. We met with a banquet manager and agreed upon a price and date. We gave them a down payment and signed a contract. We got a call later that night from the banquet manger telling us that the owner didn’t like the price we agreed upon and was backing out of the contract. It all worked out for the better because the more we asked around the more we heard horror stories of how bad this place has been since the new ownership took over. I would not recommend anyone go here as they wasted nearly 3 ½ hours of our time. We ended up booking another waterfront venue where management actually cares about their customers.

I attended a wedding here last night and the entire venue was beautiful. From the main entrance to the outdoor ceremony site everything was pristine. (I loved how they had the outdoor palm trees lit up during the evening I felt like I was in Miami!)
As you enter the cocktail hour and then after the main dining room both environments were welcoming. The workers were nice and attentive. The amount of food was overwhelming, I definitely couldn’t eat everything that was presented but the items I tried were very good. Overall the wedding was a night to remember and the best thing about it is that the Bride & Groom looked happy, which is all that mattered!

Amazing! Laura, Monica, Derrick and Lou were amazing and extremely accommodating. It was an amazing venue and so happy we chose. The pictures looked insane and the food was still delicious. We received so many phone calls the day after stating the same! So happy thank you guys for your hard work and patience

We recently went to a family wedding here and had a fantastic time. My favorite part of this place was the incredible view of the Great South Bay. Some of the guests were early getting to the place and they were very accommodating. The wedding was in August and they had beautiful palm trees where you could sit during cocktail hour. Cocktail hour was very nice and had a great variety of food to choose from. The bartenders were great and drinks were fantastic. Dinner was very enjoyable and the were happy to accommodate all the Gluten free people in the family. I had filet mignon and it was perfectly done. Dessert was delicious, they even had a huge and I mean huge selection of goodies. Plenty of room for everyone to dance. The tables were oblong instead of round which made it easier to talk to everyone. Very pretty venue.

Having our wedding at Château La Mer on 9÷5÷2015 was probably one of the easiest choices that we had to make. We are incredibly happy that we chose to go with them. They are everything and more in terms of what we wanted from our wedding venue. We initially dealt with Lou who is absolutely a joy to deal with. He gave us the tour of the place and explained all the available options. Derik was also helpful and incredibly friendly. They are incredibly easy and flexible to deal with. Extremely communicative, not one phone call or email went unanswered. The venue is also a good value, you get a lot more for the money than you do at other places. Let’s start with location… it’s gorgeous. The ceremony took place outside with the sunset in the background. We entered the cocktail hour by yacht. It felt like we were in a fairy tale. The Maitre’D and bridal attendant were incredibly helpful and attentive. Everything went off without a hitch, like clockwork. The food was amazing and consistent with what we tried at the tasting. Their fillet mignon is comparable to what you would have at a high end steakhouse. Drinks were consistently refilled and flowing. Waiters were incredibly professional and attentive. The venue is also equipped with a bridal sweet which is a convenient place to keep spare clothing or items that you no longer need in the dining room (i.e. Gifts, etc). Overall, could not ask for one thing to be different about Château. It was truly the best night of our lives.

New owners. I’ve personally run many catering events here over the years and I would advise you stay away. I was very disappointed with the way the new owners operate this place and the way we were treated. We held an event there this past weekend and the food was no where near what I’ve experienced in the past. The main room was leaking on top of it. Just poorly run! Great views only! If you are running an event I would highly advise you don’t buy with your eyes.

Had our wedding here August 16, 3015. Total disappointment to say the least. When we booked we were NEVER told there would be multiple weddings at the same time. The bathrooms, supplied with all of our extras for the ladies and men were used up by guests from the other weddings. Our outdoor ceremony could barely be heard thanks to the Calypso music blaring from the bar across the dock while cars zoomed with their radios blaring as well.
Our bridal suite was a joke and we were told once the bridal party from the previous wedding left we could move to the suite originally promised to us. We never did see the inside of the new bridal suite we were promised. The food prior to our wedding in our bridal suite was a few slices of meat, some rolls and olives. We did have some tomatos and mozzarella cheese drenched in Balsamic Vinegar. Just what a bride wants to eat while in her white wedding dress. No cut cheese or cracker platter. No vegetables with dip. It was a joke.
Fast forward to our line up in front of the fireplace before our ceremony. The previous wedding in the big ballroom had just finished moments before so the staff was cutting through our wedding line up to set up the room for our wedding. Carrying plates and napkins and favors and silverware moments before I was to walk the isle was disconcerting at best.
During cocktail hour we were promised hand passes trays of scallops wrapped in bacon. Not TRAY. There was only one tray passed. In addition we had a raw bar with clams on the half shel, oysters and shrimp cocktail. The clams were NOT good and uneatable. These clams were not the usual little necks or cherry stones but rather large quahogs. Who eats quahogs on the half shell? Who eats bad clams at all? This was a letdown to me and my guests.
My husband is a small airplane pilot. For a large fee and as a surprise I had an ice sculpture made in the shape of his plane with his tail number. I was told it would be safely moved from our cocktail hour to our reception room. It was moved by one nineteen year old and it was also dropped on the floor and ruined.
I could go on here but the more I write and the more I think the more disappointed I become. I spent a lot of money on this venue and on this special day and would hate for anyone else to be as completely disappointed and enraged as I am. DO NOT use this venue for a wedding or important event. You too will be let down.

This place is the worst of the worst. The parking situation is terrible, the food is terrible, the service is terrible, and to top it off the place has not been redone in 30 years. I would strongly recommend that if you have to go to an event here don’t eat the food. The only thing nice I can say about this place is that it has a great water view. Stay away!!!

I went to a sunday wedding there… the food was horrible, my date didn’t even touch his dinner it was that bad… the room was very nice but the most important part of a wedding venue is the food. that’s what your guests remember.

I just had my wedding there June 14,2015! All my guests were reeling of the beautiful view and how they felt like they traveled to a tropical place with the palm trees and the gorgeous waterfront view. Don’t be deceived by the size of the outdoor space, trust me everyone will fit. The ceremony was nicely planned due to my event coordinator, though I heard she had trouble setting up. Because this venue accomdates more than one wedding at a time in feel like the setup for both my decoration and for the DJ was difficult. They should probably get all that fixed maybe a back entrance or something.
The food was delicious, I had gone with my father to the tasting and their chef is amazing, everyone raved about the cocktail hour and the abundance of food. It was something my dad really wanted, that abundance and deliciousness.
The boat ride was so relaxing. It was so beautiful, thank God for a sunny day! I can’t wait to see the pictures! The only thing is that the didn’t really announce it at the cocktail hour so we were not received at the pier how I had imagined.
Be ready for a new and improved Château La Mer! The recently switched owners and they are making improvements to update the place. They have installed new floor, new carpet, and new ambiance up lighting!
Because my DJ couldn’t set up properly because they were being held; I didn’t get my wireless up lighting, the good thing is that the venue just installed theirs! So towards the end is when they were on, which means they weren’t in my pictures (boo, I wish they would have thought of it earlier)
Besides the little things everything was beautiful and perfect, just like I dreamed, people are still talking about the affair, it was truly a night to remember. I want to thank my banquet Manager Derek and my Bridal Attendant Marian, such great people thank you for making my day extra special!

I could have had a better meal at McDonald’s. Salad was so soggy, meat was undercooked and looked like the vegetables were microwaved. Our plates were served by being thrown at us. Felt dirt. In addition, valet returned our car with the seats all adjusted to meet their needs. I gave it One star only because the bread was okay.

Went here over the weekend for First Communion party. First off the venue was really pretty. The room we were in and the view of the water was beautiful. They had a sit-​down lunch, which consisted of a starter of fresh mozzarella & tomato (pretty good), then a penne in a vodka sauce (very good)…they even accommodated my son with penne with butter. Then you had a choice of a house salad or caesar. I tried both — very good. And then you got a choice of salmon oreganata, chicken cordon bleu, or prime rib. Everyone raved about the salmon (they even made just plain salmon for someone with a gluten allergy). I had the chicken cordon bleu and it was REALLY REALLY GOOD – like amazingly good! The prime rib from what I heard was not great. The chicken fingers and french fries were not good… soggy and cold. But luckily, the kids were having too much fun to really eat. AND they had a great ice cream sundae bar with Loads of different toppings for dessert. All in all, they throw a good party… and I thought all the servers and bartender were friendly too!

WEDDING VENUE SWEAT SHOP.
I went here for a wedding on a Friday night, please see below —
Cocktail hour — Cocktail hour was supposed to start at 7PM but we weren’t allowed inside till 7:15, all the chafing dishes weren’t presented, a few of the stations didn’t have serving silverware, guests had to wait for clean plates, they didn’t have enough staff so the dirty plates were being stocked on the table, the shellfish was extremely fishy.
Dinner — The bread was rock hard, I order steak for dinner and I requested a medium-​rare temperature — it was cooked well done, the coffee was warm. I can go on but I think you get the idea :)
The staff seemed miserable which didn’t make the experience any better. The best thing was the view overlooking the water. It was beautiful!
I strongly advise booking one of the most memorable moment of your life elsewhere. Cheers! :)

Went to a wedding here and it was awful. I guess though you get what you pay for. The valet line was down the block because they didn’t have enough staff working (for a Sunday afternoon wedding) and we missed the bulk of the ceremony after running in like madmen. The lines were even longer to get a drink at the bar during cocktail hour because they had one bartender working a party of about 150. Food was eh, service was eh, place was eh. I’m just glad it wasn’t my wedding.

Try the exact opposite of classy…
During a wedding ceremony my friend developed shortness of breath and chest pain. I asked the receptionist for aspirin and she did not have any. I asked for the BLS kit which she also did not have. As a physician I asked them to call for an ambulance. I went to see my friends and I was stopped by the manager. I went to proceed after telling him I was a physician and he put his hands on me, I then pushed him off of me… I proceeded to check on my friends and once I realize she was stable I went upstairs to the party. After sitting down for about 10 to 15 minutes I was told that I needed to leave because a manager «said so». Besides being embarrassed and outraged I am upset that they didn’t even have the basic first aid/​acls kit available.
I strongly suggest booking ur party/​event elsewhere.