The Brownstone

I was scouting wedding locations this weekend & met with Al from the Brownstone. I've honestly met NYC Street Merchants with more personality. A woman escorted us into his office where he didn't even get up to shake our hand and introduce himself. In the middle of our meeting he picked up the phone for a personal call, no "Excuse me" or "I'm sorry, just one moment". Menus he provided were vague & without pricing. They like to "customize their menus to accomodate the function" it what I was told when I asked. There were 2 Bar Mitzvahs & a slew of other functions going on, so there were kids running around everywhere and the tour we were given was unsatisfactory. When I asked how many functions they would accomodate at once I was told that he would rather book 1 $50,000 wedding then 5 $10,000 weddings, and for the right price I could have the building exclusivly. The impression I got was that he doesn't need to sell the place, it sells itself & if I didn't book the date a dozen others were waiting in line behind me to do so. I would never book any functions at this location

I attended a party at the Brownstone. Let me start with the parking. You will be lucky to get any, the valet stole my husband's GPS. I waited on line to get into the women's bathroom, there was only one and it smelled from human sewage and filth. We asked the staff where our pary was and nobody spoke English or knew anything. The DJ did not know where to set up because of the problem of the staff not directing his company and not knowing which one of the many rooms the party was in. I could hear music from more than one party which was irritating. After the hall screwed our DJ up as well as late food, we were kicked out of the room so fast to make way for thier next party which was so rude. The food was equal to hospital food. One of the guests could not find her purse and we found out the staff stole it but did get it back after a lot of aggravation. There was a man cursing the guests. I guess that must of been the owner, to get out. I would not reccomend this place to anyone.

We recently attended a wedding,the food was excellent and the service professional. The atrium room for the reception,gardens and fountains were stunning. We have been at two other events here over the past few years and all were wonderful. The realty TV show has no relevance to the catering facility. Just remember they worked for their success.