LaNeve's Banquet Hall

ere was not enough food at our party. Furthermore, the food that was available was subpar at best. One guest flew in from Florida to celebrate with us, and said several dishes ran out and weren't replenished. Another guest told us she only had rice and beans to eat because all the other dishes ran out. One guest who managed to get some meat said it was so fatty she couldn't even eat it - it was causing her to choke! Another guest panicked trying to figure out how to discreetly spit out an inedible piece of gristle. I cannot put into words how mortified I am. I have never hosted a party where guests left hungry and I am absolutely humiliated. The catering charge is calculated per person, so there should have been plenty of food for everyone - especially since we had several no-shows. We paid for MORE people than actually attended and they STILL ran out of food. We paid an extra upcharge for salmon, and the piece I received was about the size of a silver dollar. Many of the dishes were rice-based, making this even more inexcusable - how GREEDY and CHEAP do you have to be to run out of rice at a 100-person party?! Part of the reason we chose this venue was their "authentic" Peruvian menu, but it was embarrassing serving this to our Peruvian relatives! The ceviche was bland and disappointing, like the rest of the food (what there was of it, anyway). These owners pocketed nearly $10,000 and had no shame shortchanging 100 guests. I will be sending out apology notes with our thank you cards for this debacle - something I never imagined having to do for my own engagement party. Several guests have actually expressed pity for us because it's glaringly obvious we were ripped off and taken advantage of. Thank god we aren't having our wedding here! Do not make the mistake of trusting this venue with your celebration unless you want to spend it apologizing to your loved ones instead of celebrating with them.