Bridgewater Manor

I was interested in having my wedding here, but I never even made it to the venue thanks to the guy I spoke to on the phone. I called to get some basic information (guest min req, price per head, dates available) and I could barely get out sentence without being interrupted (he was clearly in a rush to get off the phone). He would cut me off and say something like «Ok what else do you need?» after each question. I suppose I could understand if I had this guy’s ear for 45 min, but I had only gotten through 2 questions before he rudely asked for my email address to send me more information. I get it, he was busy, but transfer me to someone else who can help or politely ask if you can return my call. It’s not that hard. And to top it all off, I never even received the email so I guess these people don’t care about booking a wedding.

My large and I family have been having events at The Bridgewater Manor for many years. Pat and Erin always deliver on exceptional service and food. We just celebrated my son’s communion this week and my guests were beyond impressed with everything. We will always continue to have our events there and look forward to always having exceptions service.

Was here for several wedding, as well as my own wedding. Great customer service before and after the wedding. Food is always awesome. Yes bathrooms need some work. The outdoor area is awesome for a ceremony or photos. Highly recommend here

I hosted a buffet luncheon here in February and had a great experience. I wanted a venue centrally located for my guests that would be traveling from across NJ and eastern PA. I don’t live locally, so all arrangements were made over the phone and email. Any questions I had were answered thoroughly and promptly.
The day of the event, everything went smoothly. There was plenty of food and it was all great tasting. Many of my guests complimented the venue and food choice. One of my out of state guests misplaced a boot in the coat room and the staff quickly shipped the shoe to her when it was found the next day.

I recently attended my little sister’s sweet 16 birthday party here… and I have to say that this place is a great venue if you need to host a nice birthday party. We were in the upstairs area, and my dad booked a DJ, catering, the works. I was really surprised by the quality of the food above all. The service/​staff was also excellent. They made sure to keep everyone happy and did as much as they could in terms of looking after the kids while they partied.
I’m more surprised that none of my friends came here for their sweet 16 birthday parties back in the day… but maybe this place wasn’t open yet. Regardless, I would highly recommend this place if you’re looking for a place to hold a formal gathering/​party.

Recently attended a wedding here — a lot of fun!
To make it simple, here’s a list of pros and cons…
Pros:
— Great appetizers, which were quickly replenished by the attentive staff
— Bartenders were a lot of fun, and recommended good drinks (but I was sad they didn’t have Bailey’s, which I guess isn’t their fault).
— Beautiful venue — classy and charming all in one!
— DJ/​Host was a whole lot of fun!
Cons:
— Bathrooms aren’t as nice as expected given the décor of the rest of the building
— As mentioned above, I was disappointed they didn’t have Bailey’s at the bar
— I had the steak for entrée, it was only ok, I expected more given the amazing appetizers
Overall, still had a great experience there. Props to the bridge/​groom for choosing a good venue!

Not sure why the GPS cant locate this place. Felt weird putting the address of a company nearby and then looking around for the actual location.
How will this work for my guests? what do i tell them in the invite? Put in this address but then look around for the actual place? Think carefully because you do NOT want guests calling you to ask why they circled the Somerville circle twice looking for this place.

I attended my cousin’s wedding here last weekend and was pretty impressed. I was a wedding planner for a while, so I have a pretty keen eye for what makes an event work and these people had it down pat.
They had 4 events going on the evening we visited, 3 big weddings and a non-​profit fundraiser, and you honestly wouldn’t know it. Leaving our banquet hall to go to the restroom, we didn’t run into a line or many other people at all. (Although it was weird that the restroom was so far away from our banquet hall.) The cocktail hour was stunning, with an incredible array of food, from a quesadilla bar to hand-​carved roast, tortellini, mushrooms, calamari, a huge veggie/​fruit/​cheese spread and passed hors d’ oeuvres. Very impressive. The bar was a rolling bar, which is pretty standard for these types of places. The bartender that was closest to us was a bit surly, but I sort of forgave him when I thought of the number of these events he does on a yearly basis. Ugh.
The décor was fine — fairly standard «faux-​fancy» décor with pretty standard dusty silk flower arrangements and wobbly collapsible cab tables, but the low lights covered most of these flaws. The walls and ceilings were well designed, with nice architectural details and crown molding, not unlike an upscale hotel.
We moved into the banquet hall, which was 20 or so tables (8 – 10 tops) surrounding a giant dance floor. The centerpieces were giant martini glasses with glass pebbles and an LED light in them, with the arrangement on top. They were fine, but used alstromeria and wax flowers, which are pretty cheap, along with 5 or so too few lipstick pink roses, which was the color of the bouquets. I’m not sure if the Manor did the flowers or not.
The meal was a giant 6-​course meal that lasted 3 or so hours, with dancing and such throughout, which I thought was awesome. I have been to a lot of weddings, and was impressed that this was the first one where I felt like I truly experienced the whole thing and wasn’t looking to leave before things were really done. The food was delicious, not remarkable, but very good, and the cake (not sure if it was done by the Manor) was one of the most delicious wedding cakes I’ve had.
For an all-​inclusive location, I’d say this place is pretty great. A few nitpicky things: if you’re going to have your servers wear tuxes (which I liked) make sure they FIT. Our server was dragging his cuffs on the plates it was so big. Also, if you’re going to offer valet, don’t make the people that don’t use it (and can handle walking 50 feet) feel bad.

While the price was right and the Hunterdon room was perfect for our occasion, the staff was very unresponsive from day one. I had a hard time booking the place because no one would get back to me and that should have been the first sign. It wasn’t until we dealt with Pat directly that it started to come together and he was very accommodating to the things we requested prior to the event. The night of Pro’s — food was surprisingly good. Con’s — drinks weren’t great, one of our chafing dishes and the cake were incorrect and they forgot to put my favors out all together. Although they compensated me for the cost they were less then apologetic, which was very frustrating. When I proceeded to pick up my edible favors I learned the staff had eaten half of them. Once again the staff was not at all apologetic. Yes they reimbursed me, but the staff was rude the entire time and they weren’t even sorry. Sometimes money doesn’t fix everything! — Whatever happened to taking responsibility for your staff? Don’t expect this from the Manor.

This was one of the many places we visited while trying to find our wedding venue. It was a «best of» on the Knot, so I figured the place must be good. The website is nice too. Only thing is, there are no pictures of what the hall looks like inside. I should have known.
The outside looks nice, but then you walk in. The inside had a really weird smell to it and everything from the rug, the walls, the stairway reminded me being in a hotel auditorium. We met with the BM who was very nice, the price we could get, around 80 bucks a plate, was well great, but then he took us on a tour. The outside area is nice if you wanted to have an outdoor wedding but we weren’t. The larger room, where we couldn’t have it because of our guest list number, was just plain olé blah. Outdated and kinda cheesy looking. So then he took us upstairs to the room that holds smaller parties. I literally walked into a 2×4 with NO WINDOWS, a tiny, tiny dance floor and then this huge, front and center door that leads into the kitchen. The best was that the bar was not even located in the room. You would have to leave the room and walk into the hallway to what looked like a bar on wheels. Huh? Anyway, this room reminded me of a souped up Knights of Columbus and since we were paying way more then what I would have been charged there, we passed on booking our wedding here. I can’t comment on the food, as I’ve never been to an event here…
This place is good if you aren’t picky with the atmosphere and have a tight budget.

We attended a family wedding reception here that was very well executed. It’s a big facility, well organized and designed for receptions. We had a fabulous dinner in a perfect room. Acoustics were good, service was attentive, and the bride and groom seemed happy with everything. As a guest, there really isn’t anything else they could have done for us.

We came to Bridgewater for my wife’s friend’s wedding in which she was a bridesmaid. What may appear as just a white building in the middle of nowhere is a wedding mega-​palace. Once you walk-​in you’ll notice the grand staircase that just cries photo-​op. You can have your ceremony outside under a grand gazebo overlooking a pond (complete with live swans) or indoors where the space is smaller. The set-​up for cocktail hour was extravagant, complete with an ice sculpture, roasted pig, various finger foods (hot and cold), and of course, an open bar. Wherever they order their food from, I have to give an infinite number of stars. If they have their own kitchen and they prepare the menu themselves, even more stars.
The appetizers were a meal in itself. I couldn’t even eat the main course they served because I was so full. There is plenty of private parking for the attendees. The main reception room is spacious and elegantly decorated where it can probably fill upwards of 300 guests. The wedding was very lively and people were enjoying themselves immensely late into the evening. This is a testament to great wedding planning and the accommodations afforded by the facility.