Leonard's of Great Neck 09er's Question & Answer thread

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Posted by GRod2Be

Holy moly that's alot in one table but sounds good though just in case i have to add some extras into a already 12 person table.

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We found that we don't really need 14 but we might on a few so who knows.

Still good to know..thanks

Hey Ladies, I am trying to figure out how much a plate with tax my plates will be ... does anyone know how much Leonard's charge for tax.. I thought it was like 18% .. does anyone know?

TIA!!!!!!!!!

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Posted by GRod2Be

I am almost certain that it is 18%.

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thanks sweetie! Also, when you are calculating the per plate cost, are you including tip? Like to be safe we added an extra $5 for tip does that sound ike enough for the the staff and MD to split?

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Posted by GRod2Be

I have only calculated the plate cost, gratuity and tax not the separate tip they are getting. $5 is more than enough because if you have 100 ppl thats $500 for the MD and the wait staff, so sounds good to me.

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you know i didnt know about this service fee I though the 18% was the tax and the fee! do you know how much the service fee is?

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Posted by littlepixie12

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Posted by GRod2Be

I have only calculated the plate cost, gratuity and tax not the separate tip they are getting. $5 is more than enough because if you have 100 ppl thats $500 for the MD and the wait staff, so sounds good to me.

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you know i didnt know about this service fee I though the 18% was the tax and the fee! do you know how much the service fee is?

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I don't think we have a service fee. The contract only mentions the gratuity and the tax no service fee. Maybe her RH calls the gratuity a service fee...hmm Ian didn't mention that to you when you went to meet with him?

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Posted by GRod2Be

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Posted by littlepixie12

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Posted by GRod2Be

I have only calculated the plate cost, gratuity and tax not the separate tip they are getting. $5 is more than enough because if you have 100 ppl thats $500 for the MD and the wait staff, so sounds good to me.

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you know i didnt know about this service fee I though the 18% was the tax and the fee! do you know how much the service fee is?

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I don't think we have a service fee. The contract only mentions the gratuity and the tax no service fee. Maybe her RH calls the gratuity a service fee...hmm Ian didn't mention that to you when you went to meet with him?

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No he didnt say anything about a service fee.. I know that there is 18% on the contract (so does that mean tip)? Although I couldve sworn that Ian said that tips were not included and that it was generally like $5 per plate extra at our descretion. So do we have 18% plus tax?

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Posted by littlepixie12

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Posted by GRod2Be

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Posted by littlepixie12

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Posted by GRod2Be

I have only calculated the plate cost, gratuity and tax not the separate tip they are getting. $5 is more than enough because if you have 100 ppl thats $500 for the MD and the wait staff, so sounds good to me.

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you know i didnt know about this service fee I though the 18% was the tax and the fee! do you know how much the service fee is?

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I don't think we have a service fee. The contract only mentions the gratuity and the tax no service fee. Maybe her RH calls the gratuity a service fee...hmm Ian didn't mention that to you when you went to meet with him?

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No he didnt say anything about a service fee.. I know that there is 18% on the contract (so does that mean tip)? Although I couldve sworn that Ian said that tips were not included and that it was generally like $5 per plate extra at our descretion. So do we have 18% plus tax?

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The 18% is tip but i guess he meant that for the maitre'd and bridal attendents tips those are separate from the 18% . So we have to pay 18% plus tax and the cost of the plate.

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Posted by littlepixie12

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Posted by GRod2Be

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Posted by littlepixie12

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Posted by GRod2Be

I have only calculated the plate cost, gratuity and tax not the separate tip they are getting. $5 is more than enough because if you have 100 ppl thats $500 for the MD and the wait staff, so sounds good to me.

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you know i didnt know about this service fee I though the 18% was the tax and the fee! do you know how much the service fee is?

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I don't think we have a service fee. The contract only mentions the gratuity and the tax no service fee. Maybe her RH calls the gratuity a service fee...hmm Ian didn't mention that to you when you went to meet with him?

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No he didnt say anything about a service fee.. I know that there is 18% on the contract (so does that mean tip)? Although I couldve sworn that Ian said that tips were not included and that it was generally like $5 per plate extra at our descretion. So do we have 18% plus tax?

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So i called leonards lol and some stupid girl picked up who didnt know anything but anyway, I digress ... its 18% serivce fee plus 8.625 tax on top of that and that is off your total. I am assuming that the 18% is gratituity for the wait staff but she didnt know the answer to that

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Posted by littlepixie12

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Posted by littlepixie12

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Posted by GRod2Be

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Posted by littlepixie12

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Posted by GRod2Be

I have only calculated the plate cost, gratuity and tax not the separate tip they are getting. $5 is more than enough because if you have 100 ppl thats $500 for the MD and the wait staff, so sounds good to me.

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you know i didnt know about this service fee I though the 18% was the tax and the fee! do you know how much the service fee is?

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I don't think we have a service fee. The contract only mentions the gratuity and the tax no service fee. Maybe her RH calls the gratuity a service fee...hmm Ian didn't mention that to you when you went to meet with him?

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No he didnt say anything about a service fee.. I know that there is 18% on the contract (so does that mean tip)? Although I couldve sworn that Ian said that tips were not included and that it was generally like $5 per plate extra at our descretion. So do we have 18% plus tax?

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So i called leonards lol and some stupid girl picked up who didnt know anything but anyway, I digress ... its 18% serivce fee plus 8.625 tax on top of that and that is off your total. I am assuming that the 18% is gratituity for the wait staff but she didnt know the answer to that

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Yea i think it is for the wait staff and bartenders. I hate calling there the person who answers never knows anything lol.

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Posted by GRod2Be

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Posted by littlepixie12

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Posted by littlepixie12

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Posted by GRod2Be

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Posted by littlepixie12

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Posted by GRod2Be

I have only calculated the plate cost, gratuity and tax not the separate tip they are getting. $5 is more than enough because if you have 100 ppl thats $500 for the MD and the wait staff, so sounds good to me.

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you know i didnt know about this service fee I though the 18% was the tax and the fee! do you know how much the service fee is?

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I don't think we have a service fee. The contract only mentions the gratuity and the tax no service fee. Maybe her RH calls the gratuity a service fee...hmm Ian didn't mention that to you when you went to meet with him?

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No he didnt say anything about a service fee.. I know that there is 18% on the contract (so does that mean tip)? Although I couldve sworn that Ian said that tips were not included and that it was generally like $5 per plate extra at our descretion. So do we have 18% plus tax?

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So i called leonards lol and some stupid girl picked up who didnt know anything but anyway, I digress ... its 18% serivce fee plus 8.625 tax on top of that and that is off your total. I am assuming that the 18% is gratituity for the wait staff but she didnt know the answer to that

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Yea i think it is for the wait staff and bartenders. I hate calling there the person who answers never knows anything lol.

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I know she is like the biggest ditz ever and she sounded annoyed when I asked her to confirm the numbers! Are you kidding? Sorry that I made you actually work a little at your job!

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Posted by GRod2Be

Seriously lol..how much work must she do just sitting there all day when theres nothing going on lmaooo

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IMAOOOOOO.. Tell me about it!! And when I went over there 2 weeks ago she was SOOO Annoyed.. She has no customer service skills whatsoever!!

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Posted by EmiNoa628

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Posted by GRod2Be

Seriously lol..how much work must she do just sitting there all day when theres nothing going on lmaooo

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IMAOOOOOO.. Tell me about it!! And when I went over there 2 weeks ago she was SOOO Annoyed.. She has no customer service skills whatsoever!!

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That's the Spanish girl with straight black hair? She pissed me off so bad at the tasting i wanted to stab her because i was hungry lmaoooooo.

Progams & Menus????

Ladies .. I didn't upgrade the menu..

I want to start on my menus and program printing soon..

Any suggestions on how the menus should look or say?

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Posted by tiff940

I got married in March of 08 at Leonards. The 18% is actually a service charge and does not go to the wait staff. They recommend you tip the wait staff separately. I didn't...there was no way I was going to come off even more money than I already did. I only tipped the BM that's it. As far as the extras...I would pay extra for the premium bar and cake...thats it. They threw in alot of the 'extras' they claim they charge for..Including the seafood station and the chocolate fountain. Remember these reception halls have no set rules..Its all about negoiation. Talk them down until they are sick of talking. I paid for the premium bar because my family and us are big drinkers (we aren't alcoholics so that sounds bad) but what I mean is that we know the difference between the cheap stuff and good stuff and it was important to us that everyone drank and had a good time. Secondly, the cakes that they include are horrible. Unless you want the cake with the fountain in the middle and the bridesmaids going up the stairs from 1985 I would suggest upgrading. We ended up paying for a basic fondant upgrade. It wasn't fancy but it was fondant and it was good enough..$1 extra per person. You can see my review for pics and FM me with any questions you may have.

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Thank you so much for all the great info

Hi Ladies I am not new to this site but this is my first post. I am a leonards bride August 30, 2009 and I met with Ian yesterday. I must say I went in expecting the worse but he is actually a really cool guy. We went over our room where ceremony will be held and reception, not sure which room I will be getting for cocktail hour (reception is in continental). He showed us the cakes, the two free ones look a little old school so we opted for an upgrade. The upgrades run from about 250 to aprox. 400 if im not mistaken. I took some pictures of the cakes which I will attempt to attach. He offered VH which he says is usually 14 but will give it to us for 8 pp. He also offered at cocktail hour to pass around strawberry daquiri and pina colada for an extra hundred dollars. Table and chair covers will be ivory, If you want to change bow colors it's an extra 2.50 per chair. Napkin colors can be changed for free. I hope this helps.