Pennas of Sterling

Had my wedding reception here August 2015. So happy with everything! Beautiful hall, great food, and nice staff. Mary Lou Penna is so sweet and great to work with. I wish all my vendors were like her. She knows what she’s doing and makes you feel at ease. Many guests complimented the food, service, and atmosphere!

Been here probably 50 times or more for weddings over my lifetime… Food and service is always great! Every time I come back, the facility seems to get upgraded.
I would recommend Pennas to anyone and everyone. Great place.

I had a friend’s wedding reception here over the weekend and the hall itself was beautiful. The staff was on the ball with serving and clearing and everything was pretty fantastic. As far as the food, the meal began with soup that servers ladled into the bowls in front of guests while the antipasti, salad and main entrees were all served family style. The soup and salad were fresh and delicious and the pasta was a nice addition to the meat selections. I think it was Chicken Piccata and Beef Marsala (or a beef in a mushroom sauce sans the Marsala?) both of which were tasty but not traditional exactly. The Cherries Jubilee seems to be their signature dessert which was also delightful. The whole shebang ran seamlessly. A visit here for a wedding is a treat.

We had our wedding at Pennas on 5÷10÷2014. Everything was fantastic. The entire building is beautiful, the staff are very professional, and the food is amazing. We received so many complements and couldn’t be happier with our experience here. They made our wedding the best night ever.
We also eat at the other location Villa Penna (43 985 Hayes Rd, Sterling Heights, MI) and had the same wonderful experience.
We cant thank the owners at Pennas enough for making our wedding a night to remember.

We had our wedding reception here! Tony is the best! We have been coming here for years to celebrate various occasions; we love the food, the layout, the banquet hall, and most importantly, the service. When we got engaged, I immediately thought «I hope Penna’s isn’t booked!» From the setting up of our seating arrangements to recommending a good valet service, Tony offered help with everything. He made us feel like family… and knew most of our extended family anyway (not many banquet halls in the area can accommodate big Chaldean weddings like ours). My florist did a beautiful job decorating the hall, the food came out promptly, tasted great, and all 600 guests had nothing but nice things to say about our wedding. We feel very lucky to remember our wedding day at such a wonderful facility. Thank you, Tony and the Penna’s team!

We had our June wedding reception at Penna’s and LOVED IT! Mary Lou and Tony are great people and very accomodating with food and drinks. They work with you to ensure you have everything for your big day. The food is amazing and well priced! Our guests still remind us about how great and plentiful the food was. The reception hall itself is beautiful with dimed lighting and spacious rooms. I would highly recommend people to have their event at Penna’s!

Somehow, after living in this area for 50+ years, I have never attended an event here for food, other than some regional meetings. until 2−9−13
WOW!
Is truly all I can say!
We were there for a 5:30 reception & the hall was gorgeous as the happy couple, had it decorated very very elegant & splurged on the purple satin chair covers, along with a winter theme.
THE FOOD 5 stars !!!
Nothing was over or under cooked.
And we were amazed that although it was served family style, everything was served piping hot to the point, you had to wait for it to cool a bit
Not sure what stole the show more the 8 piece Maraci Band that performed for an hour, or the Starlazitta Soup or the Flaming Cherries Jubilee
Our personal server, for our table, Michelle was super bubbly & very efficient, as were the 2 bar tenders Jim & Earl, as were the hall managers, who were every present, Mary Lou & Reno.
I was fortunate to get a tour of the sparkling & very clean kitchen, the back of the house is as clean as the front.
Bravo Pennas!

We had our wedding here in October and we were delighted. Although being the bride and groom we didn’t get much of a chance to eat, everyone raved about the food and the service at our event!
Planning our event was really easy thanks to Mary Lou and all the girls in the office. They were always available to help whatever the issue was.
The only reason I didn’t give 5 stars was because of the other weddings going on that night. I understand that a banquet facility is probably going to have more than one event at a time, but we could clearly hear their DJ in the next room while our toasts were going. The other issue was that there was some wedding crashing between the events, but it was all in fun!
I would for sure check them out if you are planning!!!