I have never met such a dishonest man as I did meeting Jeffrey at the Liberty Warehouse.
I was recommended by a few friends and colleagues to have my wedding there since they held previous events here and one was getting married soon. I saw... some photos of the event and read good reviews about the place and was hyped to see the venue. But now, I feel that these reviews were paid for and the bad reviews were paid to go away.
I made an appointment with Jeffrey for a tour and it was stunning with a wonderful view of the New York City skyline, a cool breeze from the ocean, and a rustic touch. He gave us the tour of the space.
The first floor has access to the promenade where people can have the ceremony with the Statue of Liberty facing the building and the second floor has patios, a full kitchen with gas ranges, and can fit up to 400+ people. I asked what made The Liberty Warehouse different from other places; he specifically said to me, “We’re not a catering hall, but a venue space.”
This place was a dream, then, we sat down to talk.
He went over the pricing with us, which he gave me a price range through email. Since I was not planning to get married for awhile, he jacked the price up by two arms, a leg, and a kidney. I figure if I book early, they would give you the price for the current year and put a down payment. Many of the other venues do allow this, however, The Liberty Warehouse does not. I mentioned the year I wanted which was a little later, and told me he already adjusted the inflation prices for the year I wanted. So he did not only do they not want to honor this year’s prices, but he took the idea to adjust the price already. Somehow, $185 per person shot up to almost $300 per person. I thought that was just too much, when I asked him how determined the price, he told me that he included already the 20% administration fee, the taxes, other fees, and also if you’re thinking about paying by credit card, that’s an additional 3% on top of that. Remind you, he called The Liberty Warehouse a VENUE SPACE, NOT A CATERING HALL. If you are renting out the space, why is it so expensive?
When we mentioned that a colleague was getting married this month, he pretended that he did not know the name and practically called us liars since he never heard of the name or the couple because we knew the couple got an amazing deal for the space. He tried to prove us wrong by going through his calendar and reading off couples that are getting married for next year on the same month. We insisted that the couple indeed was having their wedding at the space. However, he kept lying through his teeth and beady green eyes was still acting to the point that he texted a colleague of his, then called someone to “confirm” no such name existed. I watched his every move, and scrolled through his phone and agenda completely going a lot further than he was supposed to.
When I read the reviews that he would accommodate to your every need, he didn’t. When I said I wanted specific type of menu, he said “I can’t do that, I can’t do that. It’s like asking for Chinese food when you’re in a French restaurant.” Excuse me? That was the last draw and couldn’t take anymore of his insults. If he does not get his way, he will get very nasty to you.
This man is running a monopoly at this place, the venue isn’t worth dealing with this man.
Needless to say, we’re looking for somewhere else, and I suggest you do the same.