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Thanks so much! I'll definitely contact her!

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Hi all,

I'm going to keep this thread alive! Anyway, I'm a new user to the boards and was researching wedding reception restaurants in Flushing, NY. My fiancee and I have read some reviews about East Manor in Elmhurst, East Manor in Kissena Blvd, and Gala Manor. My question is, has anyone ever had their wedding or attended a wedding at one of those venues? We can't seem to decide which is better; any input would be appreciated. If you have pictures to share of these venues, please do share! It would help us a lot!

Thank you so much!

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I am so happy to have found this thread. My brother got married at the Linden Place this summer because the place he originally booked got shut down by the health department. It's beautiful for those who like french decor, with gold trim and painted ceilings. Anyways, they serve chinese food. check out their website.
http://linden-place.net/

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I forgot to mention that Linden Place was recently bought by chinese owners, the website does not have their menu selection, but it has pretty pictures.

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We checked out Linden Place as well, but my fiancee doesn't like it. Hence we are stuck b/w East Manor Elmhurst, East Manor Kissena, or Gala Manor.

Opinions? Advice? Anyone??

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I have a question as well....I'm having a reception at a reception hall and one of the cocktail hour selections is that you get to pick Italian, Spanish, Chinese, etc...

Is it worth it to choose the Chinese selection? Im worried that since it's an American place, they won't know how to cook Chinese food properly. Also since it's a wedding and most of my guests (95%) are Chinese, and eat Chinese food frequently, wouldn't they want to try other foods for the wedding?

Just wanted to know what you guys feel about that.

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Posted by HappyPlanner

I have a question as well....I'm having a reception at a reception hall and one of the cocktail hour selections is that you get to pick Italian, Spanish, Chinese, etc...

Is it worth it to choose the Chinese selection? Im worried that since it's an American place, they won't know how to cook Chinese food properly. Also since it's a wedding and most of my guests (95%) are Chinese, and eat Chinese food frequently, wouldn't they want to try other foods for the wedding?

Just wanted to know what you guys feel about that.

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Same with my reception hall. At first we didn't want to choose that station because we didn't think it would be cooked well enough. I mean, they can't compete with the chinese food that most of the guests are used to eating. But our parents really wanted us to include it just to have some 'comfort food' for those guests who don't ever really eat other cuisines. (basically, their friends hahaha).

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just going back to the post earlier about gala manor vs east manor. personally i like east manor better. it doesn't look as old and run down as gala manor and i've heard good things about the food there. haven't been to a wedding at either, but i've heard more positive things about east manor. my mom is going to a wedding banquet this sunday at ocean jewel. i'm waiting for her review.

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Thanks emcheung, which East Manor are you referring to? East Manor Kissena or East Manor Elmhurst?

Any other opinions??

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Posted by AW177

Thanks emcheung, which East Manor are you referring to? East Manor Kissena or East Manor Elmhurst?

Any other opinions??

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I like the food at East Manor Kissena better...

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Does anyone know where I can purchase chinese brocade, like the one in the picture? My mom said I should wear a chinese wedding dress with a phoenix on it and FH should wear something with a dragon. But FH refuses to wear tradition chinese wedding garment. So I thought maybe I can make him a tie or a vest to go with his tux using chinese brocade. He needs to represent!

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went to a wedding at gala manor recently, the food was only ok, nothing great, if you take over the whole 2nd floor it would be nice. They do provide projector so u have have your own pic slide show.

East Manor Elmhurst is a good place, I like the 2nd floor there, and for the wedding i went to a couple of years ago, the food was very good. (donno how it is now, but when they first opened, it was very good )

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Posted by Bride888

went to a wedding at gala manor recently, the food was only ok, nothing great, if you take over the whole 2nd floor it would be nice. They do provide projector so u have have your own pic slide show.

East Manor Elmhurst is a good place, I like the 2nd floor there, and for the wedding i went to a couple of years ago, the food was very good. (donno how it is now, but when they first opened, it was very good )

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Thanks Bride888, we're stuck b/w choosing Gala, East Kissena or East Elmhurst. East Elmhurst is a good place, but the problem is, we wanted the entire second floor, we didn't want to share w/ anyone and in order to do that, East wanted at least 75 tables, which we don't have!

Bride888, when you went to Elmhurst for the wedding, did they have the entire 2nd floor, or was it split into 2? Did you feel crowded?

Did anyone have the entire 2nd floor at East Elmhurst, and if so, did you actually need 75 tables? I know my friend had the entire 2nd floor, but she had nowhere near 75 tables...??

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Posted by AW177

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Posted by Bride888

went to a wedding at gala manor recently, the food was only ok, nothing great, if you take over the whole 2nd floor it would be nice. They do provide projector so u have have your own pic slide show.

East Manor Elmhurst is a good place, I like the 2nd floor there, and for the wedding i went to a couple of years ago, the food was very good. (donno how it is now, but when they first opened, it was very good )

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Thanks Bride888, we're stuck b/w choosing Gala, East Kissena or East Elmhurst. East Elmhurst is a good place, but the problem is, we wanted the entire second floor, we didn't want to share w/ anyone and in order to do that, East wanted at least 75 tables, which we don't have!

Bride888, when you went to Elmhurst for the wedding, did they have the entire 2nd floor, or was it split into 2? Did you feel crowded?

Did anyone have the entire 2nd floor at East Elmhurst, and if so, did you actually need 75 tables? I know my friend had the entire 2nd floor, but she had nowhere near 75 tables...??

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Hi just chiming in. I would just be careful of Gala for a wedding, though my family and I enjoy that restaurant for smaller parties. The only reason I say this is because we were having dinner there one day and a wedding was taking place literally next to us (only closed off with curtains). we could hear everything. It wasn't sectioned off properly and while im sure the wedding couldn't hear anyone on the outside, we were just all REALLY close together. I did attend a wedding at East Elmhurst and she did have like 600 people and had the entire floor BUT I have also been to parties there were it was sectioned off and it was fine. Just get the section where you can have the outdoor balcony access if you can.

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Sorry for the new topic..anyone found a good dj/mc..I was thinking of Event Solutions but not sure if anyone has used them? Any other suggestions will be great.

If someone can speak Mandarin/English, that is a plus, but not necessary!! Also what are typical quotes for these services for 4-5 hours?

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Aw177,

When i went to elmhurst they had the whole 2nd floor, it is very big, but i don't think my friend had 75 tables! that's a crazy big wedding....
the gala wedding was about 300 people and they took the whole 2nd floor

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Posted by HappyPlanner

Sorry for the new topic..anyone found a good dj/mc..I was thinking of Event Solutions but not sure if anyone has used them? Any other suggestions will be great.

If someone can speak Mandarin/English, that is a plus, but not necessary!! Also what are typical quotes for these services for 4-5 hours?

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I met with a few DJ/MC, haven't booked anyoneyet. Event solutions is pretty good, they get the party going, lots of people dancing. however, their price is a slightly higher than others. their MC will only speak English and they will bring an 'event manager' to speak chinese.

Sang along is another mc/dj that can speak chinese.

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Posted by AW177

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Posted by Bride888

went to a wedding at gala manor recently, the food was only ok, nothing great, if you take over the whole 2nd floor it would be nice. They do provide projector so u have have your own pic slide show.

East Manor Elmhurst is a good place, I like the 2nd floor there, and for the wedding i went to a couple of years ago, the food was very good. (donno how it is now, but when they first opened, it was very good )

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Thanks Bride888, we're stuck b/w choosing Gala, East Kissena or East Elmhurst. East Elmhurst is a good place, but the problem is, we wanted the entire second floor, we didn't want to share w/ anyone and in order to do that, East wanted at least 75 tables, which we don't have!

Bride888, when you went to Elmhurst for the wedding, did they have the entire 2nd floor, or was it split into 2? Did you feel crowded?

Did anyone have the entire 2nd floor at East Elmhurst, and if so, did you actually need 75 tables? I know my friend had the entire 2nd floor, but she had nowhere near 75 tables...??

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Hi just chiming in. I would just be careful of Gala for a wedding, though my family and I enjoy that restaurant for smaller parties. The only reason I say this is because we were having dinner there one day and a wedding was taking place literally next to us (only closed off with curtains). we could hear everything. It wasn't sectioned off properly and while im sure the wedding couldn't hear anyone on the outside, we were just all REALLY close together. I did attend a wedding at East Elmhurst and she did have like 600 people and had the entire floor BUT I have also been to parties there were it was sectioned off and it was fine. Just get the section where you can have the outdoor balcony access if you can.

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Hi all,

Thank you SOOOO much for your opinions!! It helps a lot. Like I said, I like East Elmhurst but we do not even have close to 600 people to have the entire 2nd floor. I heard through the grapevine, that if we have 350-400 people, in order to have the entire second floor, we probably need to get the most expensive menu, tip them extra and have an open bar, which might be too costly for us. So again, we're stuck w/ either Gala Manor or East KISSENA.

Any other opinions? Thanks so much guys!!!

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just wanted to let you girls know that i booked east manor at kissena today! i'm so relieved that decision has been made. it was down to gala manor and this place and i'm glad i chose this place. we're having about 60-70 people so they're closing off the right half of the restaurant. i like that idea because we would have our own private entrance and the valet parking lot is right off of it. so excited.

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Posted by emcheung

just wanted to let you girls know that i booked east manor at kissena today! i'm so relieved that decision has been made. it was down to gala manor and this place and i'm glad i chose this place. we're having about 60-70 people so they're closing off the right half of the restaurant. i like that idea because we would have our own private entrance and the valet parking lot is right off of it. so excited.

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yay! congrats. you made a great choice.