Historic Del Monte Building

I was considering on renting this place for a private function o my own. –and how lucky was I to find out that our Christmas party was going to be held here. To get the the large room you have to go up a large flight of stairs (may not be good if you have older ppl that have trouble getting around)
The main ballroom fit about 200 ppl however we were a bit cramped and some of the tables were on the dance floor — which wasn’t too bad since the dance floor is huge. — but I don’t think I would do that if I had my party here (kind of tacky) but that’s how my company rolls :)
At the bar they had 2 ppl which was nice because the drinks were served promptly however the drinks were weak. I had three long islands and felt nothing. Well maybe just a little bit warmer. The food was ok, I wish it was great but honestly it did not stand out. There was bread rolls, salad, tortalini, salmon, and prime rib. I have no idea how the salmon tasted since I don’t like seafood but the prime rib was completely flavorless and extremely pink– my food was practically mooing.
The inside building itself was lovely and had lots of bathroom stalls. The place had a perfect spot for a DJ, the lighting was low and romantic, the place is located on a corner and there is a Parking lot diagonally to it across the street (super convenient).
This place was alright except for the food it was a bust and I thank god I did not eat the meat since lots of my co workers ended up getting sick for the following three days.
If renting here order different food!

We just had our daughter’s wedding reception here this past Saturday. The reception was beautiful. The tables were decorated beautifully and the room looked so pretty. The food was delicious and more than plentiful. The buffet was not taken down until the banquet manager asked if it would be o.k. The recommended cake baker (A Piece of Cake)) and and DJ (Kimbrough Salas) were absolutely perfect. The bartender was friendly and fast. Maria was easy to work with and accommodated a few special requests. I would highly recommend the Historic Del Monte to any couple looking for a beautiful venue where the family actually gets to enjoy the reception because everything is taken care of.

The people here are super nice. I love coming to this place, and everyone down the entire block are friends. It’s actually really refreshing. =)

We took a look at a few venues and really like this place due to the budget and how the reception room looked. There are Multiple chandeliers on the ceiling and the room has a huge dance floor. It already looks elegant without any decorations.
The food was surprisingly great. Usually American Style buffet food isn’t that impressive, but everyone complimented the food. We had fish and beef, with rice, vegetables, cesar salad, feta cheese salad, bread rolls. No complaints about the food here!
I would also like to discuss the open bar. Our wedding had a little less than 200 guests… whom are all robust drinkers. There were only two bartenders serving the bar area and everyone was wanting a drink. These bartenders were FAST! There was hardly ever a line, and when there was, the line moved rapidly. The drinks were good and strong :) They did an awesome job!
Also Maria was great to work with! GIVE HER A RAISE! She is very responsive to emails and phone calls. Accommodates your schedule and answers all questions with clear answers. We had her for day of wedding coordination which I would highly recommend! She made sure everything ran smoothly. Refilled the candy bar, made sure all the vendors were there. She is definitely a valuable asset to the venue
Overall, we had a great reception and everyone had a good time. The room/​banquet hall was beautiful with all the decorations. Thank you!

We went to the Historic Del Monte Building to take a look at their facility as a possible wedding venue. Although we did not book the Historic Del Monte Building, my fiancé and I were very impressed with the size and décor of their largest ballroom (which is on the second floor) and their menu/​wedding package options. The largest ballroom that we looked at had a large wooden dance floor in the center of the room. There’s a large bar towards the back of the room. The room’s décor is very classic with large chandeliers hanging over the ceiling, large french windows surrounding the room, with a neutral wall color. There’s a balcony that leads to a staircase down to Murphy Street (the downtown of Sunnyvale). As far as the wedding packages… we found it to be reasonable and not as expensive as some places we had checked out. The building manager, Maria, was very responsive to our e-​mails, phone calls, and visits. She was indeed very accommodating to our schedules (as we went to see the place twice at later hours in the afternoon) and always answered our questions in detail about the place and packages. Overall, it’s a nice place in the center of downtown Sunnyvale. After a reception at the Historic Del Monte Building you can definitely walk a few steps down and you’ll be smack in front of bars for late night partying.

i went here for a friend’s wedding a few months ago. First, we had to park on the other street because there’s not enough parking where the hall is. The banquet room itself isn’t that bad. Pretty nice, actually. Food was served buffet style so you’d think there’d be plenty since not everyone made it to the reception. Well, not the case. There was nothing left for the table next to us except salad. The wine bottle at our table remained unopened because nobody served it. Nobody even refilled our water. The DJ/​mC which I believe came with the package doesn’t seem to have a clue on the order of events. So the 1 star is just because the place looks ok.

3.5*
We had our wedding reception here in April 2010. Unfortunately this was during the time when Murphy was getting completely renovated, so the roads were all tore up, with construction gear everywhere. This really bummed us out because we weren’t really able to take any outdoor pics on the (what was) cute street there. If we had known that there was going to be construction during that time, we may have gone with a different venue.
Luckily, Maria, the staff, and venue made up for that damper. Some of our guests are still talking about how yummy the food was at the reception! The bartenders were awesome too, making sure our guests were having a grand ol’ time.
I have to admit that I was a bit worried since Maria was hard to get a hold of sometimes (via phone AND emails), but everything turned out great in the end, and that’s all that really mattered to us!

The building is beautiful and is right in the heart of downtown Sunnyvale. I can’t say enough about the service that I received from Maria! She is amazing! SO caring and takes time to meet your every need and answers every question quickly. She was so helpful the day of my wedding and I just enjoyed working with her. The staff brought out the food quickly and it was delicious, We had filet and The Del Monte chicken (that was my favorite). The room was so beautifully set up and I know it wouldn’t have happened w/​o Maria! YAY Maria!

Working with Maria in trying to coordinate our wedding was certainly nice. She was great in answering all our questions, which was great considering we must’ve asked about 200 of them, and not all at once. She answered every phone call and e-​mail and made appointments for us to come and look at the facilities and pricing two or three times in the span of about 2 weeks.
We decided to change our date completely and won’t have time to coordinate everything that would need to be done there, nor would it fit in our budget, but if we had a year or two we would most likely go with Del Monte.
Also, when we told a few friends about it, they said they had been to events their and everything was amazing.
Definitely one of the better, historic and elegant locations for ceremonies and receptions in the South Bay if your budget is under $ 20k.

I have to admit I’ve only been here once for a wedding and although it is pretty, I wasn’t impressed. they don’t seem very flexible with their scheduling and my good friend did experience some difficulties with the staff while planning her wedding. I was in the wedding party and the fact that the food I got was already cold was pretty disappointing and made me think «I wonder how everyone else’s was since we were served first» My BF later informed me his was cold as well. I had asked as server a question and she was kinda rude, so that was pretty uncalled for. As far as wedding venues go I’d say this was pretty average
On the plus side free parking across the street, large dancefloor in the ballroom and nice patio area

This is such a wonderful indoor venue for a semi-​formal event.
My husband and I had our wedding ceremony and reception here in October 2008. Though we ended up dealing with multiple facility coordinators due to a personnel turnover, our event was FABULOUS. We were able to use both floors since it was the wedding off-​season, which meant that our guests didn’t have to drive between the ceremony and reception at all. This was a major plus, especially given than we had nearly 200 people in attendance.
The food is fantastic, the staff attentive, the facility both ample and beautiful. (Our wedding photos turned out wonderfully, which is always due to a magical combination of setting and photographer.) The floor in the Grand Ballroom is FABULOUS for dancing, be it salsa, waltz, or bootilicious-​style. Acoustics are likewise quite good.
Plus, the price is reasonable for a wedding package in the Bay Area! Having comparison-​shopped around San Jose, Sunnyvale, and Palo Alto, and having attended many weddings in the last 2 years, I would definitely recommend the venue to any couple getting married.

Went here for my school’s winter formal last night.
The DJ was great, there are mirrors everywhere, the whole building is really nice.
A good place to bump and grind the night away.
Keep it classy, Historic Del Monte Building.

I am a local wedding photographer and shot a wedding at this location about a month ago. It is very much a hidden gem and the facility is beautiful inside. It helps that they have staff who helps you plan your wedding and know what they are doing. The wedding I shot went perfectly and everyone had a blast! Definitely check out the location and ask for Maria.

Beautiful place. I had my wedding reception at this location this fall, and it was amazing. As a couple on a budget, we definitely looked everywhere in the South Bay for months, and found the Del Monte to be the best value for our money. We had the all-​inclusive package (which was fantastic because everything was included — even tax and gratuity — so there was no guessing what the total cost would be). The service was great, and the coordinator that we worked with (Maria) was fantastic. She was very responsive to my emails and many questions that I had. She also was there on the day of the reception, and kept everything on schedule — I didn’t have to worry about a thing. I have nothing but great things to say about this venue — we had so many compliments from our guests.

space wise, i think it was fine and dandy.
HOWEVER the servers sucked ass.
first of all, there were some no shows SOOOO of course there are extra plates. i attempted to retrieve those plates since they have already been paid for, however they said they had no more… wtf… what if they showed up, you wouldnt have a plate for them???
secondly, i wanted more sauce cuz my salmon was dry and over cooked, and it took like 20 min to get me fuckin sauce r u serious?
thirdly, there wasnt anyone refilling the water glasses. i mean i don’t expect them to refill my martini or go get me the drink, but seriously, water? water?
lastly, if you arent from the area, its not that easy to find.

I had my dinner wedding reception on August 31 on the 2^nd floor main ballroom. We had the seated package, which includes the food, cake (from Piece of Cake Bakery), DJ (Kimbrough Salas) and rose centerpieces (6 roses in a square vase). It’s a beautiful room — old-​fashioned grandeur with molded ceiling and chandeliers. The food was delicious. The room was set up as discussed and everything went smoothly. Dee and Maria were great! They returned my emails promptly and were very accommodating.
One star is missing because the coordinator we originally met with (Diane) quit in June. That was a little stressful as we were getting closer to the wedding. So we had to do another food tasting, but Dee set it up great. The food was very salty, but we asked for less salt, and the food turned out great at the reception. Lastly, I was originally quoted a lower price by the package florist to purchase the glass vases, but ending paying a little more (not sure if the package florist is still there). I did receive a a refund for some of the vase price when I looked up the original, quoted price. I appreciated that gesture.
I recommend the Del Monte building for your wedding!

Really nice place!!! I think this is the greatest looking hall I have ever been to for a wedding reception! Kinda hard to find, but its definitely the nicest I’ve been to. If I ever get married, I’ll definitely have it here. =)

We had our wedding ceremony (3^rd floor/​Del Monte room) and reception (2^nd floor/​Grand Ballroom) here for about 80+ people. We had a wonderful and very memorable day!
The setup was beautiful and just like we requested (table settings, floor layout, etc.). Everyone was so helpful and organized! We had the complete buffet package and the food was wonderful. I have to give kudos to our bartender because he was awesome and had a great personality. Lots of peeps commented on what a great time they had!
Why not a 5 star rating then? Well… 1) Sometimes I felt Diane’s replies to my questions/​ideas were short. However, it seems as she’s been doing this for a long time and always responded to me promptly. We also worked with Spencer who was very helpful. 2) Although everything went well in the end, I did freak out when the florist (as part of our package) wouldn’t return my calls/​emails for almost 4 weeks. With help from Spencer, she finally contacted me and assured me everything okay. Other than that, she was very nice and did a great job on the flowers (see pics). 3) Communication was not that great. In reviewing our final contract, we noticed we were charged a higher price per head (for our package) than what was originally discussed. We were told prices were subject to change but we were never formally told the price went up until I reviewed and questioned the final paper work (at this point we were only a few weeks away from the wedding date). In the end, Diane gave us a credit right away.
Overall, I highly recommend the Historic Del Monte Building. Diane and her staff were great to work with… they are personable and really know what they are doing!

I’ve been to the Historic Del Monte Building three times, twice for a company holiday party and once for a former roommate’s wedding.
I organized one of the holiday parties, and we held the party on the third floor of the building. The party coordinator worked with our budget, and honestly gave us one of the best holiday parties that we have ever had. The room was perfectly sized for our group (around 50 – 75 people), there was a bar for the drinkers, and an outdoor patio for the smokers in the group.
The wedding was held on the second floor «grand ballroom» and was nice, as well, and offered the same experience that I had with them before.
This place is a great venue for those of you looking for large event spaces with a great, professional staff that is willing to work with you.

Attended a high school reunion (not mine) here recently and was not all that impressed. Parking is fine, what with a large garage nearby, the downstairs rooom is larger and nicer than the top floor/​smaller room but the food was not that great for what the event cost, IMO. Nearly $ 200 per couple, drinks not included. I’m sure that’s quite a deal when it comes to large events but… eh.
The hors d’ouvres were generic sliced cheese, baguette rounds and roasted vegetables. No one even touched it and I’m not sure if that’s just cause it sucked or it wasn’t set up very well or what. For example, one small tray was just set on a podium in the middle of the dance floor.
The buffet was your standard green salad with some feta crumbles, no carrot, cabbage, tomato or other color to speak of. An uneventful looking Ceasar that I didn’t try. There was sliced fruit, melons and strawberries, which seemed fine. A tray of seasonal vegetables, which were actually seasonal, which is good… but totally undercooked. The butternut squash slices were practically raw. Really. They crunched, and not in a blanched way… they were nearly raw. The wild rice was okay. The mashed potatoes were flavorless even though they were tinted orange from what one would assume was cheese. Plus, they… as well as the salmon in cream sauce and the beef in whatever-​that-​scary-​looking-​dark-​sauce-​was were all slightly dried out on top and overly thick from sitting out in the chafing dish. The rolls were even hard.
To add insult to injury, the two bartenders could not handle the large crowd and it was the worst martini of my life. So much vermouth you could marinate a chicken in it.
Although the reunion dynamics were somewhat amusing to observe… we didn’t stick around for dessert.