About this vendor
Have your wedding ceremony on the River Crest's lushly landscaped patio and pose for pictures in the garden overlooking the Clinton River. Then step inside and enjoy great food and outstanding service! Thirty+ years of experience, mature and competent waitstaff, quality food, and great prices!
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- Bar & Drinks
- Cakes & Desserts
- Food & Catering
- Rentals & Equipment
- Service Staff
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- Wedding
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4.9
out of 5.042 reviews
Cannot say enough great things about Rivercrest! From the moment we met with Nino we felt comfortable. Rivercest is very affordable, in comparison to other venues in the area. Ther...
e are two rooms to choose from, our reception was in the smaller room, we had 92 guests and we fit perfectly with 9 guest tables and a head table. Nino and his staff were extremely accommodating to our requests and questions. On the night of the reception, the staff was friendly and helpful. One of the bartenders made a point to continue to check on the groom and I to make sure we were satisfied. The food was delicious- we had prime rib, chicken marsala, as well as a few vegetarian dishes (eggplant), a gluten free meal, and a kids meal. Everyone loved their food! The staff was also very helpful at the end of the night with clean up. I 100% would recommend having your reception or event at Rivercrest.
Nino and his team at River Crest played a critical role on our wedding day. They kept everything running smoothly, helped us add personal touches to our reception space, and made s...
ure my husband and I were attended to the night of our wedding. I continue to recommend River Crest to every future bride/groom for their quality, value, and for how genuine and thorough they were during the entire process.
I cannot say enough AMAZING things about River Crest!!!! We just got married yesterday, and every single thing with the wedding went 110% perfect!!! To start, during the planning p...
hase, Nino and staff were so accommodating. All of my requests for the wedding were answered with "Of course! Anything for your special day!" All emails were answered back within a day and they always answered all our questions!
For the wedding, it was a dream come true! The staff was REMARKABLE!! So many comments from our guests on how polite, helpful, and just all around amazing they were! Since I was in a larger dress, they even carried my plates for me to the table and Nino himself was there to assist me with getting my food. We received so many compliments on the venue and how beautiful it was. I would recommend River Crest one hundred times over to anyone looking for a venue on their big day!!! Seriously, it was a dream come true! Thank you!!!
River Crest Banquet was absolutely amazing! Whenever I had questions Nino and Scarlett were always on top of their game! The wait staff was always checking in with us to see if we ...
needed anything during our reception. They were also very flexible with pushing back our dinner start time due to unforeseen circumstances. Overall, the experience I had with them were amazing and would recommend them to any bride getting married!
We had our wedding and reception here 6/4/16 and everything was perfect. We were going to be married outside and then it rained. They quickly got everything set up inside and we ha...
d a great ceremony indoors. Nino and his team did a great job with everything and the food was so good. I'm a picky eater and I loved everything we had!
Everything at river crest was amazing and it made my night perfect! The staff was so helpful and the food was wonderful! Prior to the wedding Nino was great at making sure we had e...
verything we needed. If you are looking for a great place to host your reception I HIGHLY recommend River Crest!
I can't say enough about River Crest - Nino and his team were wonderful. From day one of planning till the moment we left the venue Nino and his team were professional, organized, ...
flexible and helpful. Nino answered all my questions quickly (and I had a lot), helped up figure out layout and planning, worked with our other vendors and was accommodating to our guests! We could not ask for more, the space gave us options and the beautiful patio and outdoor space gave us a lot of photo options and worked as our dream ceremony space. And as if you needed more reason to call the food was FABULOUS and many of our guests have commented on how wonderful everything was. Five stars for sure!
My husband and I had the best time at our reception. Everybody that came to our reception had nothing but awesome things to say about our celebration!! Nino was amazing to work wit...
h throughout the whole process! It was nice to work with him, being that he is the owner of the facility! The food was amazing as well and the only regret that we had was that we didn't request a carry out bag to go with us afterwards because we were starving once we finally got to the hotel! I would recommend everybody that wants a great time to rent this facility as your vendor too!
Nino and everyone at River Crest were amazing. Nino and Rebecca were accommodating and helpful all throughout the planning process, and just made everything easy. The bartenders an...
d waitstaff were attentive and professional, and the food was simply delicious. All my guests were commenting on how good it was.
There are two reception halls so two weddings can happen at the same time, so when I was choosing venues I was worried this might be disruptive from my experience at other venues that host many weddings at once. But besides a few guests from the other wedding and signing our guest book (which I just laughed about, it really wasn't a problem), we couldn't even hear that there was another wedding happening (although our times were staggered by 90 minutes, so that helped).
River Crest was also far and beyond the best value of all the venues I looked into, which was really important to us, and I couldn't be happier with how our wedding went. Definitely recommend!
river crest was extremely helpful and accommodating. I can't imagine having our wedding anywhere else. the food was also wonderful!
The time we spent with Nino and Rebecca preparing for our daughters wedding reception was Awesome. They were so on it! Very personable and extremely helpful. We used the entire pla...
ce, both rooms... It was so great to have the dance room separate from the dining... joined by double doors. The guests loved that!!!
The tables were set beautifully and the dining area was gorgeous! The dance room was had regular tables and cocktail tables for people to sit at. We used their sound system which was excellent! The food was excellent as well, we had several people approach us at the reception commenting on how delicious it was. We had the grilled chicken (boneless), Italian sausage, zucchini, baby red potatoes, spinach fettuccine which was outstanding and Greek salad. It was all fabulous! The waitstaff were very attentive and so polite. In good conscience, I cant leave anything less than 5 stars. We were that pleased with everything in it's entirety . We appreciate you all very much.
Sincerely,
The David Johnson Family
David, Nancy, Faylyn, Jonathan, Nathan and (Robert and Shelby Kub)... the newlyweds. (:
When you first pull up to River Crest, you don't realize how great it actually is. The rooms are well laid out and have floor to ceiling windows that overlook an AMAZING outdoor s...
pace.
Some people have their ceremony out there, but we did not. We did put a fire pit out there and have a lounge area - so nice with the November chill in the air and the trees all strung up with twinkle lights.
The staff is unmatched in their customer service - they really do want to make sure that your special day is all that you would like it to be. Accommodating for nearly every question or request. One of the servers continued to come over and make sure that I was taken care of - enough food, did I get cake, do I need a drink...so nice and made the evening perfect.
Nino is the best! Thank you, River Crest!
My wedding reception at River Crest was over 6 years ago,I am prompted to write a review because since then I have had 3 other people from attending my wedding and/or seeing pictur...
es book and have their wedding there as well. I love the location of River Crest and the garden patio is beautiful and gave a feeling of nature in the city. The food was excellent! Nino can personalize it as well, for the appetizer/cocktail hour we had sport themed food, such as, nachos, mini hot dogs, soft pretzels, to show my husbands love of sports! Also had a chocolate fountain and a pizza snack at the end of the night. We went with a band and they had plenty of room to set up and the dance floor was packed all night. I can't say enough great things about River Crest, it will be a day I will always remember!
We had around 200 guest . We had light snacks, full bar, 3 meat choices, and late night pizza dogs and sliders, all the food was amazing. The guest had a great time also. Nino was ...
right there if we needed anything. I recommend River Crest to anyone.
River Crest was a wonderful place to have our wedding. They have a gorgeous outdoor patio space where we held our ceremony. There is a beautiful garden area behind that space where...
a creek runs through as well. It was a spectacular place to take really nice pictures after the ceremony right on site, which saved us a lot of time. The owner does a fine job running his facility. He and his staff were very professional and the service during the reception was exceptional. You can tell he truly cares about delivering quality service and product. The food was delicious, and the feedback from our guests was overwhelmingly positive. The reception hall itself is clean and modern with an open view of the outdoor space through large windows on one side of the hall. Overall, we were so happy with deciding to have it at River Crest. The best part of all was that we didn't have to exceed our budget to make it happen. It was a simple but elegant wedding that we were able to plan with the wonderful value River Crest provided. My husband and I would 100% highly recommend this facility for anyone planning a wedding or other major event.
River Crest is your answer for a small, affordable reception venue. When my husband and I began planning our wedding, we were flabbergasted by the outrageous prices of reception ve...
nues out there. We visited River Crest and couldn't believe we could get a 3-course meal with open bar for $32 a person! Nino helped us find the best package for our event and our budget. He even helped us pick our date, suggesting the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend because he could give us a discount for that date.
Further, my husband and I are vegetarian, thus we wanted a 100% vegetarian menu. Nino worked with us to create a menu that fit our needs and the food was amazing. The eggplant parmesan was a hit, even with our meat-eating family and friends.
It just goes to show that you can have a beautiful wedding reception without having to pay $30,000! River Crest is your answer for a simply elegant, affordable wedding. Just because it was affordable didn't mean that the quality and service lacked. The staff at River Crest were impeccable. They made me feel special all night by calling me by my married name, Mrs. Janes. They treated the wedding party like royalty! Although we had a buffet, serve staff were at the ready to help guests (including the bride in a white dress) carry their dishes back to their seat. They also took drink orders and served drinks.
The patio was open all night for guests to come and go. The outdoor cocktail tables and lit trees made for a beautiful evening ambiance for people who wanted to get some air or take a break from dancing.
The staff here are down-to-earth and really make you feel special. Do not judge this book by its cover - from the road it looks like a warehouse. However, once you enter and get the full ambiance of the elegant room as well as the patio, lawns and river, you will fall in love!
I cannot thank this place enough for existing because on a small wedding budget, we had a beautiful, fairy tale evening where we felt like royalty!
My experience at River Crest was amazing! Nino and his staff were very accommodating and the food was delicious! I would highly recommend them!
nino is rude and doesn't know what is going on. he could not tell who the groom was, didn't have the room set up correctly, and was lurking around very creepy. but Rebecca is amazi...
ng and knows her stuff. the kitchen is extremely dirty and belongs on kitchen nightmares and wastes too much food.
The food was wonderful, the service was fantastic and the room size was more than big enough to fit our party comfortably. Children under 6 ate free and 6 to 12 ate half price. The...
re is an open bar included in the price per plate. The one thing that was a small issue was that their glasses at the bar were a little small. Each of their rooms has a patio area with a beautiful view. I was extremely happy with the venue. There is a memorial park across the street as well, which was a great place to take pictures.
From the initial booking to the end, we were extremely pleased with Nino and his wonderful staff. We could not have asked for a better, more organized wedding, and our event was a...
little unusual as my daughter and son-in-law were married by Darth Vadar. The food was simply scrumptious, the waitstaff was marvelous, the venue clean and beautiful. I would highly recommend this venue. Again, we were very happy!!!!!!!!!
Married 6-29-13 and they were amazing. All the guests loved the food and the wait staff and bartenders were amazing! So helpful and accommodating.
Nino and his staff were very professional and sensitive to our nerds and request. I will use them again and would recommend them to anyone.
We had our wedding on 5/11/13 at Rivercrest and it was absolutely amazing. The owner, Nino, is fabulous to work with. He answered all the questions I had approaching our big day,...
and handled every curve ball I threw at him like it was nothing.
The food at Rivercrest is delicious! We went with the family style menu and everybody was very impressed. The bar service was fantastic as well, the bartender repeatedly came over to us to make sure we had everything we needed.
This facility is beautiful and the staff is wonderful!
River crest was amazing for our wedding reception. Their staff was professional, polite and hard working. We were able to decorate the hall the day before, the asked for the name a...
nd contacts of all our vendors to be sure everything was taken care of. The food was amazing. All in all I highly recommend them.
From the first time we went to look at the place until the last minute of our wedding this was a perfect experience. Nino (the manager and coordinator) was very organized, friendly...
, and accommodating to all of our needs and requests. The prices are very fair and you don't have to upgrade to an entire new package if you want a few things changed here and there. The food was great, the bar tenders were fast and poured delicious drinks. Overall this was a great wedding venue!
I searched places on line and found this place, it was in the middle for not the cheapest but not the most expensive and the price per person was a good price for buffet and open b...
ar. It was the best place for wanting to have a wedding but cannot afford 10,000 just for hall rental. All the people were awesome and so nice and helpful. anytime i had a question i always got to talk to someone. my overall experience there was amazing!! the food was great! I would occasionally hear from a friend or someone that went to a wedding there, before i got married, or had a party there that the food was good and all the people were great and they were! i would recommend this place to everyone i know!
We had our wedding and reception at River Crest on August 3rd and couldn't be happier with the event. We have received nothing but wonderful comments and feedback after the event ...
from our guests. The ceremony, hall, and food where all above my expectations.
One of our guests noted that his niece had recently gotten married and spent far more then we did and had no where near as nice of a wedding as ours.
Nino and his staff where accommodating to our needs and Mary helped alleviate the stress of the day helping things flow smoothly.
I can't thank them enough for helping to make our wedding a day we'll never forget.
This is a great place to have your reception. We had about 160 people and it was perfect. We were able to have our ceremony outside on the grounds and it was beautiful. At night...
, there were lights that lit up the tree and my photographer got some great pics. I received many compliments on the food. Nino & Rebecca were awesome and always promptly answered all of my questions. They are very accomodating.
I had my wedding ceremony and reception at River Crest. The facility has BEAUTIFUL patio and grassy areas perfect for an outdoor wedding. There is a creek that runs through the b...
ack of the area. Nino, the owner, was very professional during the planning and made me feel like I didn't have anything to worry about for the big day. Nino stepped up when needed during the ceremony and during the reception. We had a buffet dinner for the reception and the food was fabulous and hot! The staff was professional and plolite and made sure everyone was happy! I was so pleased with the way River Crest helped host my wedding and reception and I would highly recommend Nino and River Crest for anyone's wedding and/or reception. The service and food was impeccable!!
Awesome service. Great food. Great experience. Beautiful place
We used River Crest to cater our wedding at a different venue. They were much more accommodating with what we wanted to do than any of the other caterers our facility worked with....
When we tasted the food, it was wonderful. When it came to the actual event, they rushed us to eat. The food was ready way before the time they were supposed to serve us. As a result, they were all trying to rush us through our pictures and moments after the ceremony ended. The food was definitely not as good as it was the first time! Everyone else seemed to like it fine, but mine was cold and tough. One of the dishes was overcooked. The site coordinator was very mad because they were supposed to put away the tables and vacuum up before they left which they didn't. In setting up, they had to go back for more linens because they didn't bring enough. The most positive thing I can say is that the server who took care of me was fantastic. She was attentive and kind.
Our experience with River Crest was all around perfect! From the first time I met with them while I was still shopping around for a venue, til the end of the reception, their staff...
was very, very nice. They're more accommodating than I could have ever expected! Thank you so very much for helping to make such an amazing night for us and our friends and family!
Wonderful! Nino took the time to answer all of my questions (trust me, I had plenty!) and the service was great! He even went out of his way to make a seperate dinner for my only v...
egetarian guest (she loved the eggplant parmesan). The food was delicious (try the grilled chicken) and we couldn't have asked for more. :) I recommend River Crest for your wedding!
Nino and his team at River Crest made our wedding fantastic. They were always helpful and quick to answer our questions throughout the planning process. At the reception, they were...
always asking if we had everything we needed, making sure we had a full drink in our hands, and that everything went smoothly. The food was wonderful, and everyone keeps telling us how awesome the reception was.
This place was amazing. River Crest comes with everything (centerpieces, color napkins, and etc)! All I had to really do was show up. The food was AMAZING and everyone could not st...
op talking about it. We got married outside in their garden by the pond and the set up was wonderful. The owner and staff was WONDERFUL and VERY HELPFUL. They worked with me on everything. They made sure that they keep it about making us happy. I would recommend this place to everyone. Not to mention we got ALL OF THIS FOR A GREAT PRICE.
My mom, and future mother in law set up the reception site, and ceremony. We had the ceremony out on the patio, and we got very lucky with the wedding. The scenery made for some am...
azing photos! it was an amazing night, and the food was even more amazing. We have gotten so many compliments, and our hotel was 1 mile down the road.
If you are looking for an affordable and beautiful location - look no further. Not only is the venue scenic and well maintained, but the staff is 100% there to assist you in every...
thing you need. Nino the manager/owner is readily available and even onsite during your event! We had a worry and stress free planning process with the River Crest. They respond promptly to emails and phone calls. I couldn't have been happier with the reception we had there. The food is incredible! The serving staff is friendly and attentive. This is a gem in Oakland County. Make sure you check it out!
The River Crest Baquet Facility and all it's employees were fantastic. Excellent customer service and help throughout the whole process. I have many friends and family members who ...
have also had their wedding and/or recetion here. Would recommend it to anyone! Thanks!
I LOVED having my wedding and reception at River Crest. Nino answered all my "can we do this" questions with "of course!" or "anything's possible." The value was awesome, giving us...
a discount per person for being on a Friday and in the month of November. My wedding was November 19th and too cold to be outside so they pulled an arch inside and we had the ceremony right on the dance floor. The food was excellent and all my guests were very impressed. The service was great and I loved that the server for the head table went out of her way to call my by my new married name, it was very cute.
My husband and his brother could not figure out how to tighten their tuxedo pants and when they got to River Crest Nino showed them how and they were fixed right up! My husband was so thankful he didn't have to waddle down the aisle!
I HIGHLY recommend River Crest for weddings and will use it again should I have any other banquet needs.
We had our ceremony on the patio at River Crest and the reception inside and it was absolutely beautiful. People are still commenting on how great the food was. Nino will help yo...
u every step of the way and is so helpful. He gave me a list of perferred vendors and that is how we found our Officiant for the wedding. Would recommend to others!
I loved that we were able to get married outside on the patio. It provieded a very nice backdrop for a beautiful ceremony and nice pictures afterwards. There's a park accross the...
street that also provided a nice backdrop for pictures. (within walking distance from the venue) My guestes were then able to go directly inside for drinks and a few light appetizers while we did pictures. The food was excellent and they were able to accomidate all the decorating we wanted to do to the room.
Family owned very accomodating. Everything was beautiful they set up and customized everything down to the menu.
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900 W Avon Rd, Rochester Hills, MI
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