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Anyone else has the Venetian Room? Not sure about the food tasting, but I believe I heard in the beginning of June.

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Posted by Annoulak

Does anyone know when the next food tasting will be in June?

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It's this Saturday.....

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Posted by Mrs.D08

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Posted by Annoulak

Does anyone know when the next food tasting will be in June?

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It's this Saturday.....

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right, i was wondering if they had announced the June date yet...it's ok, I'll call next week

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Ladies,
I called Leonards today to find out the next food tasting....

Saturday, June 14 at 12noon

I plan to be there!

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I getting married at Leondards on 9/6/2008!

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Posted by ItalianBride428

I am in the tiffany-crystal room

I have seen it done both ways at different places, but I have never actually been to a wedding at Leonards

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I'm in the Tiffany room as well. I haven't seen any layouts yet but where are you putting your Dj/Band? I was thinking about putting them on the opposite side where we sit.

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That is where we are putting ours, in front of the fireplace...I dont want the room to seem split ....plus you will get a bigger dance floor that way!

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Posted by Annoulak

Ladies,
I called Leonards today to find out the next food tasting....

Saturday, June 14 at 12noon

I plan to be there!

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I went to the last one, it takes about an hour and half. Food was great, no worries...but it is only cocktail hour food...not the entree'

ps, they changed the menu a bit, but they will honor what they had at the time of our contract signing...just an FYI

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Im no longer a 2010 bride lol Alisha2010 is an 09er! please add me! alisha2010 - 8/22/09

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Posted by JnD110808

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Posted by ItalianBride428

I am in the tiffany-crystal room

I have seen it done both ways at different places, but I have never actually been to a wedding at Leonards

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I'm in the Tiffany room as well. I haven't seen any layouts yet but where are you putting your Dj/Band? I was thinking about putting them on the opposite side where we sit.

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That's so funny, I was thinking the same thing too! I'd feel all hidden and tucked away in a corner with the way its set up now

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Posted by alisha2010

Im no longer a 2010 bride lol Alisha2010 is an 09er! please add me! alisha2010 - 8/22/09

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Congrats! I'll change it now

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Posted by ant090608

I getting married at Leondards on 9/6/2008!

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I'll add you now!

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I just came back from the food tasting at Leonards...I went with only my parents this time since FH couldn't make it, but FH and I had gone to a food tasting last June. It was held in the Parisian room, one of the rooms on the main floor where the woman sits at the desk. We arrived about 20 minutes early, and the woman at the desk had to call to find out where the food tasting was goign to be...I found that a bit odd...shouldn't she know that?!? Anyway, we were escorted into the food tasting room at 11:55am.

Most of the cold CH foods are the same, but they actually changed quite a bit of the hot foods, and I have mixed feelings about the 'new' CH menu

According to the papers they gave me when I signed my contract and based on the notes I took from last June's food tasting, the 'old' CH menu included:
veal marsala
meatballs with tomato sauce
chicken cacciatore
sweet italian sausage with onions, peppers & potatoes
fried calamari
tortellini tre colore in alfredo sauce
eggplant rollatini

Based on last June's food tasting, the stand-outs from the above list were the meatballs, fried calamari, eggplant rollatini, and tortellini with alfredo sauce...everyone has slightly different tastes, but these 4 were amazingly good

Here's what's on the 'new' CH menu (based on the food tasting, not on any paperwork):
sesame chicken
veal brasciole (spelling?)
penne with meat sauce
sweet and sour pork
pork medallions with sweet peppers & carrots
sweet italian sausage with onions and mushrooms (no sauce)
steak pizzaola (spelling?)
fried calamari
tripe in tomatoe sauce

The stand-outs from the above list were the brasciole, penne with meat sauce and fried calamari. The steak pizzaola and italian sausage were also very good, just 1 notch below the others listed. The 2 pork dishes and sesame chicken were decent but forgettable, and we didn't try the tripe.

I spoke to Maurizzio and a new banquet manager called Tommy, and they both said that since we signed with the old contract, it's not all or nothing, but rather they can work with us to mix and match items from both menus. That made me feel a lot better because the eggplant rollatini we tried last year was AMAZING and it'd be a shame to not have that.

We've got some more time to think about this (we're expecting to meet with Ian sometime in late August or early Sept), but I at least am leaning more towards the old menu but substituting a couple of items from the new menu...we'll see

On a side note, I noticed that the food tasting this time was very scaled down compared to last year's and Tommy didn't serve us everything that was available. We asked him if there was fried calamari, he said yes, but he didn't serve it to us!! I walked around the food displays with my father and we noticed the calamari and asked our server to bring us a plate! We also were not served the tripe and 1 of the pork dishes (we asked for the pork dish but not the tripe).

There was a lot less personalized service on the part of the Tommy, who only served us and asked us if we had any questions but didn't really spend any time with us We saw Maurizzio walk in, my father waved to him and Maurizio sat down to talk with us for a few minutes. There were also fewer people coming in for the food tasting than last year.

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yep.. i noticed that at the last food tasting I went as well!! i think that was in May.

I think 'personalized' service is something that is seemingly less in Leonards, especially because they cater to sooo many weddings!

They can cater upto 2-4 events at a time! When i asked about this, they said that the timings are slightly alterned so that there aren't any conflicts.. but reviews from previous Leonards brides, shows that there are always 'conflicts'

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I'm a Leonard's bride ... can you add me ... I'm new on here ... November 6, 2009

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Posted by Annoulak

I just came back from the food tasting at Leonards...I went with only my parents this time since FH couldn't make it, but FH and I had gone to a food tasting last June. It was held in the Parisian room, one of the rooms on the main floor where the woman sits at the desk. We arrived about 20 minutes early, and the woman at the desk had to call to find out where the food tasting was goign to be...I found that a bit odd...shouldn't she know that?!? Anyway, we were escorted into the food tasting room at 11:55am.

Most of the cold CH foods are the same, but they actually changed quite a bit of the hot foods, and I have mixed feelings about the 'new' CH menu

According to the papers they gave me when I signed my contract and based on the notes I took from last June's food tasting, the 'old' CH menu included:
veal marsala
meatballs with tomato sauce
chicken cacciatore
sweet italian sausage with onions, peppers & potatoes
fried calamari
tortellini tre colore in alfredo sauce
eggplant rollatini

Based on last June's food tasting, the stand-outs from the above list were the meatballs, fried calamari, eggplant rollatini, and tortellini with alfredo sauce...everyone has slightly different tastes, but these 4 were amazingly good

Here's what's on the 'new' CH menu (based on the food tasting, not on any paperwork):
sesame chicken
veal brasciole (spelling?)
penne with meat sauce
sweet and sour pork
pork medallions with sweet peppers & carrots
sweet italian sausage with onions and mushrooms (no sauce)
steak pizzaola (spelling?)
fried calamari
tripe in tomatoe sauce

The stand-outs from the above list were the brasciole, penne with meat sauce and fried calamari. The steak pizzaola and italian sausage were also very good, just 1 notch below the others listed. The 2 pork dishes and sesame chicken were decent but forgettable, and we didn't try the tripe.

I spoke to Maurizzio and a new banquet manager called Tommy, and they both said that since we signed with the old contract, it's not all or nothing, but rather they can work with us to mix and match items from both menus. That made me feel a lot better because the eggplant rollatini we tried last year was AMAZING and it'd be a shame to not have that.

We've got some more time to think about this (we're expecting to meet with Ian sometime in late August or early Sept), but I at least am leaning more towards the old menu but substituting a couple of items from the new menu...we'll see

On a side note, I noticed that the food tasting this time was very scaled down compared to last year's and Tommy didn't serve us everything that was available. We asked him if there was fried calamari, he said yes, but he didn't serve it to us!! I walked around the food displays with my father and we noticed the calamari and asked our server to bring us a plate! We also were not served the tripe and 1 of the pork dishes (we asked for the pork dish but not the tripe).

There was a lot less personalized service on the part of the Tommy, who only served us and asked us if we had any questions but didn't really spend any time with us We saw Maurizzio walk in, my father waved to him and Maurizio sat down to talk with us for a few minutes. There were also fewer people coming in for the food tasting than last year.

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This happened to me like a week before my wedding. When I signed the contract I was supposed to have a certain package (lets call it the gold package). But when I went to pick my final details I was told that they had upgraded the menu and that the gold package was out. They told me that the food on the new menu was a upgrade and they were giving it to me for free so I should be happy (they are great salespeople over there). I wasnt really that concerned so I didnt sweat it...plus the week b4 my wedding I had so many other things to worry about I didnt get a chance to really think about it. I never got a chance to compare the two menus side by side but now that its over I think wish I was given more notice of the changes so I could take the time to compare and make sure I wasnt jerked. I still love Leonards but your story just made me remember that part.

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Hello ladies... its been a good minute since I've been on the thread. I'm relaxed now after the wedding and I'm ready to tell you guys about it so can someone FM directions on how to do a review with photos. Thanks

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Posted by SoulMates4Ever

I'm a Leonard's bride ... can you add me ... I'm new on here ... November 6, 2009

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Posted by Annoulak

I just came back from the food tasting at Leonards...I went with only my parents this time since FH couldn't make it, but FH and I had gone to a food tasting last June. It was held in the Parisian room, one of the rooms on the main floor where the woman sits at the desk. We arrived about 20 minutes early, and the woman at the desk had to call to find out where the food tasting was goign to be...I found that a bit odd...shouldn't she know that?!? Anyway, we were escorted into the food tasting room at 11:55am.

Most of the cold CH foods are the same, but they actually changed quite a bit of the hot foods, and I have mixed feelings about the 'new' CH menu

According to the papers they gave me when I signed my contract and based on the notes I took from last June's food tasting, the 'old' CH menu included:
veal marsala
meatballs with tomato sauce
chicken cacciatore
sweet italian sausage with onions, peppers & potatoes
fried calamari
tortellini tre colore in alfredo sauce
eggplant rollatini

Based on last June's food tasting, the stand-outs from the above list were the meatballs, fried calamari, eggplant rollatini, and tortellini with alfredo sauce...everyone has slightly different tastes, but these 4 were amazingly good

Here's what's on the 'new' CH menu (based on the food tasting, not on any paperwork):
sesame chicken
veal brasciole (spelling?)
penne with meat sauce
sweet and sour pork
pork medallions with sweet peppers & carrots
sweet italian sausage with onions and mushrooms (no sauce)
steak pizzaola (spelling?)
fried calamari
tripe in tomatoe sauce

The stand-outs from the above list were the brasciole, penne with meat sauce and fried calamari. The steak pizzaola and italian sausage were also very good, just 1 notch below the others listed. The 2 pork dishes and sesame chicken were decent but forgettable, and we didn't try the tripe.

I spoke to Maurizzio and a new banquet manager called Tommy, and they both said that since we signed with the old contract, it's not all or nothing, but rather they can work with us to mix and match items from both menus. That made me feel a lot better because the eggplant rollatini we tried last year was AMAZING and it'd be a shame to not have that.

We've got some more time to think about this (we're expecting to meet with Ian sometime in late August or early Sept), but I at least am leaning more towards the old menu but substituting a couple of items from the new menu...we'll see

On a side note, I noticed that the food tasting this time was very scaled down compared to last year's and Tommy didn't serve us everything that was available. We asked him if there was fried calamari, he said yes, but he didn't serve it to us!! I walked around the food displays with my father and we noticed the calamari and asked our server to bring us a plate! We also were not served the tripe and 1 of the pork dishes (we asked for the pork dish but not the tripe).

There was a lot less personalized service on the part of the Tommy, who only served us and asked us if we had any questions but didn't really spend any time with us We saw Maurizzio walk in, my father waved to him and Maurizio sat down to talk with us for a few minutes. There were also fewer people coming in for the food tasting than last year.

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I definitely noticed that they scaled down the drinks also...most of the ones I asked for they didn't have and it wasn't like that last year

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Posted by Soon2BMrsC-Well

Hello ladies... its been a good minute since I've been on the thread. I'm relaxed now after the wedding and I'm ready to tell you guys about it so can someone FM directions on how to do a review with photos. Thanks

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Congrats girl!! I hope your wedding was beautiful..I can't wait to see those pics! I'll FM you now