The Lantana

I just finished a two day conference at the Lantana in which I was one of the organizers. We have had events here before and never felt so nickel and dimed as I did this time. The venue is still nice with lots of versatile clean meeting space and the food is very good (albeit expensive — they have requirements for their buffets which really run up the cost). Where we ran into problems was the head count. They had a very interesting way of figuring out head count for our two lunch buffets which I feel resulted in us being overcharged. They decided if someone asked to have a newly vacated seat re-​set it should count as a new meal even though enough seats to fill the requests throughout the 16 tables went unused. On the second buffet, 4 of our committee members decided to eat at the registration table outside the ballroom and asked for silverware and napkins — which resulted in adding 4 people to the count — even though there were many seats unfilled. I think what bothered me most was their intractability. It was their way or the highway, customer be damned. I will certainly shop around for my next conference as I cannot afford their «fuzzy» math. If they are willing to let a customer walk out the door with bad feelings for $ 500 on a $ 28,000 conference, so be it.
If you decide to choose the Lantana, or have already made plans, it will probably be a lovely event for your guests, just watch your back and document everything, even though that didn’t help us one bit.

I had a surprise 60^th for my mom last night & i can honestly say that the staff that helped with renting the space at the Lantana was alot more pleasant & kind than the ones that actually worked that evening. Kudos to Esther for helping put this together, you are fabulous. Ill remember you for my wedding.
My experience the evening of was not what i expected. As i said this was a surprise party so due to unforseen circumstances the guest of honors arrival was about 30 mins late. Which pushed back our dinner start time. The servers were rushing our guests to finish salads & entrees. They were clearing plates when guests hadnt finished yet. They rush us to sing happy birtgday so they could cut the cake. If they could they wouldve taken the cake & cut it before we could even sing. All of the above ruined the experience & i didnt like that my guests felt so uneasy. But i must say that the bartender Tom was very nice & that made me very happy.
Id recommend the lantana for their beautiful ballrooms, for people like Esther & Tom. The food was good but again their servers need some people skills. (Im in sales i know how important it is to be a people person as you work face to face with the public).

I attended a wedding banquet here this weekend and I was quite pleased with every detail that went into Latana. The parking lot is spacious when I arrived, yet the walk to the entrance was easy and short. The dining hall is beautifully appointed and spacious as well. The waitstaff are refreshingly friendly, kind and thoughtful. It’s nice to be in a gathering of over a hundred people and still feel pampered. Donna, who worked our table was extra nice. The dance floor is the best I’ve seen. I am sure it has been well used over the years in the past but it still looks as if it the surface was finished only last week. And of course, it’s important to mention that the restrooms are immaculate and accommodating. All of this excellence added to the overall good feelings of the happy celebration.

This place still looks good. Tonight the Lantana is hosting the Park League Baseball Hall of Fame dinner. The food was good, roast beef and turkey with vegetables, stuffing, etc. Good service too. The drinks and beers are not cheap but that’s what you get. We had our wedding reception here 16 years ago last month. It’s held up well.

I have been here for a few weddings and all were very nice. I chose to have a big birthday celebration here for myself last February and working with Nancy was great! She was very attentive and made sure everything was perfect. The room captains were great, very friendly as well as the bartender. Since I was the only event on the bottom floor I got to choose which dressing room I wanted. The bathrooms were very clean and I had more than enough room for my guests. I chose buffet style and the items I had were yummy. Everyone talked about how tasty the stuffed pork loin was! Kudos to the chef! Thank you Nancy and Esther for making my birthday celebration awesome!

I was invited for a Brunch conference at the Lantana. What I can comment on was that their Breakfast/​Brunch buffet was really good. There was more than enough food for everyone. The fruit and salad were fresh and tasty. There was a bit of a wait whenever the milk or cream for the coffee ran out but you could see the servers were working hard to keep up.
The venue was clean and the bathrooms were tidy and spacious.

Attended a wedding here and was not impressed with my experience. The thing that irked me most was the food. Although I am a foodie, my expectations with weddings are quite reasonable. I understand they are catering to a few hundred people. The beef was freeze-​dried and dry, the salad dressing looked like orange marmalade, and drinks came in small glasses. Midway through the evening, we came back to our table after dancing up a storm, and all of drinks were taken. UM, can we please have some water we asked the server? His response was NO! Guess he didnt want extra clean-​up. We asked another server, and she gladly gave us water… in small, plastic cups. Better than nothing I guess.
This place gives the wrong impression from the neon sign on the side of the road; it’s actually a nice looking venue on the inside. Im only giving an extra star because I did like the set-​up of the dance floor in the middle of the hall.

I held my wedding reception here last weekend, and had a fantastic time. This place really is a great spot for any type of event! We chose the basic package for our reception because I wanted to be a DIY bride and do everything but the food/​linens myself.
The food is not absolutely fabulous, yet it is still very very good for the price. My DH absolutely RAVES over the mini meatballs and I heard really good things about the other apps we offered (spanikopita, cheese and crackers, mini meatballs and bruchetta) during the cocktail hour. Uunfortunately I was unable to grab anything but a meatball and a cracker with a slice of cheese. Oh the social responsibility of the bride! The pork tenderloin was huge and they even came around after asking if we wanted more. The chicken nepolitano was my face, cooked really well and there was a good amount of filling (motz cheese and pesto). We also offered a vegetarian option of alfredo sauce and bowtie pasta with mushrooms and spinach. I only talked to one person who had it but they said it was just ok. Didn’t hear any complaints from anyone about the food, so as far as I know everything thought it was good.
Esther is AMAZING, she made everything so easy for my DH and I, and was so accommodating to our requests and very very helpful! The room was set up very nicely (although a few things were not put in the areas I had originally wanted. Not sure if this was my error or theirs but it wasn’t a big enough deal to dock them an additional star).
I highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a fantastic spot to hold an event with good food and amazing staff.

My family held a «Celebration of Life» luncheon after my grandmother’s funeral at The Lantana, and it was lovely. The prices per person were not astronomical, and the woman we booked the event with was very sympathetic and made it clear they would accommodate all of our requests, which was done the day of the event. The food was delicious, the bartender sweet, and while they did clear the food and dishes a little earlier than I would have liked, we were allowed to stay as late as we wanted, and they kept the bar open that whole time too. I would definitely recommend this venue for an event.

I did have my wedding reception here. Loved the reception room (perfect, as we needed use of the elevator and we were right next to it), love the lobby and fountain outside for pictures, and people still on occasion talk about how much orime rib there was (and how good it was). They were accomodating to the hilt with time of the reception, etc., would recommend for functions.