The Garden Room

Just left a wedding from this place and I must say being a florist I deal with a lot of venues and managers and Gina by far is the best I’ve ever dealt with. She was sweet but tough, Meaning she handled everyone in a strong yet respectful manner and not many people can do that. Not only did I do this weddings flowers but I was also a guest so I got to experience it all. In this 100 degree heat the bridal party flowers did not hold up well and Gina was so kind to give me flowers she had left over from the beautiful head table piece she made and let me also use her tools to remake the bride’s bouquet. The place was very clean and the service was excellent. All the staff was professional to each other and of course the guest. The food was delicious we had prime rib, chicken, potatoes, rice plus salad, we were very satisfied! One of The hosted drinks that the couple chose was the Apple Martini and that did not disappoint! Trust me when I say the staff is great and I’m sure that the bad reviews regarding the staff or the security is because they are doing thier jobs and taking care of thier establishment and some people think because they are a guest that they can do whatever they want. Again This was a great experience from vender to guest! Thank you Gina and staff!

Gina at the Garden Room in La Habra is THE BEST! We went with the Garden Room because it was the most affordable option, and because of Gina. From the moment we showed up to the reception of our wedding to the moment we left Gina was on top of everything! She offered to bring us drinks when we first arrived and was constantly updating the DJ and keeping track of the schedule so that the night ran smoothly. The workers at the Garden Room were kind and did their job well. This was one of only 3 venues/​vendors who I actually felt did their job phenomenally at my wedding. I don’t know what I would’ve done if I wouldn’t have had Gina that day! I highly recommend this location.

Wanting to have a special celebration for my wife’s mothers 85^th birthday, we searched many venues and found what we were looking for at The Garden Room. Central location, beautiful appointments and reasonable prices put it on the top of our list. But it was Gina that made the decision easy. Her friendly professionalism and honest, sincere advice helped this celebratory event be all we hoped it would be! The staff was very helpful and the food was tasty and plentiful. Momma T was surprised, happy and a bit overwhelmed by the 80+ family and friends waiting for her. Thank you for helping us share and create memories.
I recommend the Garden Room be on your list– go see for yourself.

Garden Room is BEAUTIFUL! We didn’t use the chapel, but certainly would, with its gorgeous rose stained glass windows. Looks like it seats about 150. We had a small group for a 75^th Anniversary, but the room looks like it would hold 200. Good size dance floor. Food was good. Gina was very helpful and the staff were very good. Would definitely book this venue again.

Gina is the best at what she does. My wife and I had our wedding there and between my family and my wife’s family being crazy and making it so hard on both sides Gina came like a white knight to our rescue. First she actually listened to what we wanted and she gave us the wedding we wanted. The garden room took care of décor, food, cake, drinks, flowers, colors, set up and clean up for a fair price. What else could you want. Gina was so attentive to the entire event, remembering all the small details (including pulling us aside and sitting us down making sure we eat our first meal of the day at 6pm… busy day as you can imagine). My wife and I went back on our two year anniversary and where so happy to see Gina and we where even happier to find out that after all that time Gina still remembered exactly who we are and even made reference of our wedding night. Gina greeted us with opens arms just like family would. Highly recommend Gina especially for any stressful event.
Ps. Gina should drink more coconut water lol

The Garden Room was an ideal location for our wedding. The staff was definitely on top of every detail. It made the whole day go smooth and perfect.
The rules are a bit stringent but I understand now why. They keep everything rolling along and comfortable for all guests in attendance.
I especially liked that they do all the set up and clean up so there is nothing to worry about.
Thank you for helping us with our special day.

The garden room has been amazing and so helpful and accommodating with my millions of questions and requests. Ginger is so great and helpful and really takes her time explaining everything. I can’t wait for our wedding to get here.
I write another post after the big day as well.

We held our son and daughter-in-law’s wedding reception here last week-​end. Everything was wonderful — Gina and her staff were very accommodating and assisted from the first day we met through the entire event. She was always quick to respond and offer answers to our on-​going questions. Thank you for making this a memorable occasion for our entire family.

We got married here in January 15, 2016 and it was perfect. They had everything in order when we got there and they allowed us to have fun with our guests and not worry about details. Our wedding was exactly what we wanted. A party with very little setting up or stress the day of and they allowed us to have that. I also loved they let me put my own flares on the wedding since I wanted a wine theme wedding. We couldn’t be more happy of how the wedding turned out and we have Gina and The Garden Room to thank for that.

For the second year now my church has used the Garden room to host our Annual Christmas banquet, I have to say I am in love with this hidden gem! Everything from the staff, food and the faculty was amazing! I have to say the staff was so friendly and willing to help in any way the could to make our experience there the best! I will definitely be back next year! Thank you for making our holiday party so special!

Last night was our second year having our church Christmas Banquet here. The place is just amazing. It is so nice to have Gina our coordinator handle everything. Her and her staff are so polite, accommodating and quietly working all the time the whole night. Last year was just as perfect as this year. The decorations are stunning and so many places to take pictures and many of our group make it their Christmas card photo. The food is amazing. The buffet offered a wide range of salads and fruit then moved on to a great bread selection then we were offered the dinner choices were you could have any and all selections. We had lemon chicken, lasagna, turkey, ham, roast beef and multiple hot sides. It was all served to us by her great and friendly staff. So the line moved very orderly and fast. The desserts were amazing. The strawberry cheesecake and chocolate mouse cake were my family favorite. But there were many other choices available as well.
My husband runs our sound system at church and it is so easy and perfect to set up here as well. From a separate DJ parking spot right next to the DJ door for easy access in and out of the facility. And perfect set up inside and a large dance floor.
This year I had the pleasure of meeting their security Ricky. He was so polite and helpful. He helped make sure the food line ran smooth and helped our guest take family photos around the gorgeous Christmas tree to even bringing me more fruit since he overheard me telling my family at the table that the fruit was so good and fresh. Very nice man.
Our party finished a little earlier this year and we enjoyed sitting around the fire outside sipping coffee and relaxing and unwinding after a long day preparing for the party.
Gina was a life saver after we forgot multiple things and allowed us the use of her office to print out the program guide I forgot at home, and a few other things. Thanks Gina.
The décor is beautiful at Christmas I have included some photos of the décor.
Thank you Gina, Ricky and staff for another perfect Christmas Banquet. See you next year!!!

Our son, Tyler and his wife had their wedding reception @ the Garden Room on 9−13−15 and it turned out wonderfully! Gina and the staff are very professional, polite and helpful. Gina worked w/​us from the beginning to the end. She was always available to answer all our questions quickly and ease our minds, which is priceless. The Italian buffet was excellent and plenty for everyone to have seconds. We didn’t have to worry about anything… Thank you very much Gina & Staff for making it a Fantastic day/​evening.

We celebrated my grandmothers 90^th Birthday at this venue on 9÷19÷2015 all I can say was that it was absolutely perfect. My grandmother was surprised. We had room for all our guest. We did the Mexican buffet. Plenty of food for all our guest. Everyone was happy with the selections of food provided. We had Gina as our coordinator my mom told everyone what excellent help she was through out the planning of this event. Kim the bartender meet all our needs was quick and made suggestions when asked what other drinks could be made. All staff was very friendly talkative and made our celebration from my grandmother that more pleasant.
Thank you so much Ruth for waiting on our friends and family. Gina for helping my mom set all this up for my grandmother. Kim for making sure that our drinks were flowing. The security that definitely made us all feel safe. All and all this venue was perfect.

My complements to the staff (Gina, Anna, Salvador, and the chef (sorry forgot his name)) they rocked our wedding!
Whoever didn’t like this place I don’t know what to say. They treated me and my wife like royalty. Our wedding was a BLAST!
I can’t say there were any flaws during our wedding reception. The La Habra location is well thought out. My DJ (Bill Lovelace) had a perfect location and no issues for his equipment. AAAAA+++++
The photobooth was in a perfect spot, in a corner with plenty of room (Make It
) AAAA++++
The food:
We had the Italian buffet and I had seconds. The food was way better than the «typical» reception fare. You know, snack at the reception then eat afterwards. (that’s what I usually do) Quite a few of my guests had SECONDS.
The cake:
WOW! I’ve had wedding cakes that’s so-​so. Not here
My guests ate the chocolate tier to the crumbs! We heard about how much they enjoyed it, so me and my wife wanted some too, not even a crumb was left. Of course the top was left for us.
The white cake with the red rasberry (?) filling was good too.
Some people have problems with the house «rules». That’s because the professional staff at The Garden Room have done so many receptions/​weddings they know what works. TRUST THEM
YOU’LL have an awesome experience like we did

I’m excited to write this review for The Garden Room after I had the MOST amazing baby shower this past weekend at their La Habra location.
First off the staff especially Emily were all GREAT. Very welcoming and accommodating from the beginning through to the very end. Booking with the Garden Room ensures you have a security guard and a «helper» person throughout the whole event, Emily was our helper and she really was awesome, patient, calm, helpful and friendly.
The venue is perfect for a baby shower not over the top its cozy and welcoming with ample space.
The food was really really good. I was a little bit nervous about it since they don’t offer an option of trying the food prior to booking but we went with the Italian buffet and it tasted GREAT. I was super busy speaking with guests and wasn’t able to personally try the assorted desserts but my guests all seemed to love them we had chocolate cake and other options that again I wasn’t able to taste :(
At the very end the security guard even helped us take all of our presents and load them in the car.
Thank you to everyone at the Garden Room for helping create a timeless memory for us. :)

With only about 3 months to plan, we decided on The Garden Room for our parents 50^th wedding anniversary last October 2014. We were so happy with our coordinator, Gina, always so helpful and available to answer our million questions! Leading up to the event went smooth. If we had any concerns (a couple of our guests have peanut allergies) it was easily taken care of with no problem. We were so pleased the night of the party. We used the chapel for my parents vow renewals. It was perfect. The lighting and the seating was great. Our guests and our family enjoyed the food (lots to choose from at the buffet!) the room itself looks so pretty! Our coordinator checked in with us throughout the night to see if we needed anything. She also served my parents their dinner which was so kind. I would recommend The Garden Room for your next special event :)

This review comes from a unique perspective. I am a DJ that was hired to DJ a wedding being held at the Garden Room. I was also the Officiant. Having been a working DJ for over 20 years and having performed at numerous weddings, I was not sure what to expect.
At the rehearsal, I met Gina who was the coordinator for the wedding. I should mention that prior to the rehearsal, My bride and groom gave me an entertainment agreement to sign from the venue stating clearly their rules and regulations. Mostly common sense things like music cannot reach over 100db and load in and load out timeframes. I was just a little apprehensive… after talking to Gina, my concerns were completely alleviated. They have acoustic tiles in the ceiling to absorb the sound… 100 db was not going to be a concern. Gina went on to show me the area set up for DJ’s and all of the accommodations that they have for vendors.
The chapel was beautiful and opened to the reception room allowing the sound system to stay in place.
At the rehearsal, Gina took care of everything… Made my job so easy.
The day of the ceremony, I walked in to a beautifully decorated room. It was completely ready. Gina and her staff worked with me step by step to ensure that everything went perfect.
Overall, it was an excellent event. The food was great. The staff was awesome to work with. I would have no problem recommending the Garden Room to future clients.

ZERO Stars!
When I went to plan my wedding I was very excited. I was promised a taste test at the time I signed the contract. That was quickly recanted after the papers were signed but there was nothing I could do.
I purchased the top-​of-​the-​line menu, spending over $ 89.00 per person in food alone. It was awful! The meat tasted funny. The fish was over cooked. It was horrible. I couldn’t eat much of it because it just didn’t seem right. My husband did and spend our wedding night throwing up with food poisoning.
I later found out that over half the guests at my wedding came down with food poisoning. I called the manager after the fact and explained what had happened. She stated that there was no way we could prove it came from their facility. All those guests could have gone somewhere after the wedding.
I said, OK, explain why my husband got sick then. She responded with, «Explain why you didn’t.» I said I didn’t eat much and I surely didn’t try everything. I was all nerves that day and terrified of spilling something on my dress!
She said that I couldn’t prove it and there was nothing she could do and promptly hung up the phone on me.
I would not recommend this place to anyone! Your wedding day should be the best day of your life. Everyone should think back and smile. No one in my family does that. And it has quickly become a family joke about how horrible my wedding was.
I want to save all the brides out there for this nightmare!

I wish you could rate a place no stars because this place is horrible.
The food was just «okay» nothing special, the tea and punch were too overly sweetened and you have only 2 sodas to choose from.
The service was really unprofessional especially the security guy Joseph. He was very confrontational and intimidating. The waiters huddle around and trash talk about the guests.
The building itself looks nice from the outside but the inside is very old fashioned kind of musty. I would NOT recommend this place to anyone unless you want a bad experience for you and your guests.

I am so glad that my husband and I chose The Garden Room as our wedding reception venue. The staff here are very professional, and answered all of my questions with such a great attitude. It is evident that they truly working here. We signed our contract about 9 months before our wedding. Throughout my engagement, I had so many questions, especially a month before the Big Day, and I never felt like I was bothering them. There are so many emotions that a bride goes through while planning a wedding and my coordinators, Laura and Gina, always spoke to me in a calm tone and were very understanding.
For my wedding day, we had two coordinators and a security guard on site, and they took care of everything with professionalism and calm. They served my husband and I dinner — and we were the first ones to eat before the rest of the party. I thought that was amazing because I’ve heard stories in how the husband and bride were not able to eat at their wedding. My guests raved on how delicious the food was! Throughout the night, my coordinators were making sure everything ran smoothly and stayed in communication with my matron/​maid of honor to make sure I had all my personal belongings out of the venue before closing at midnight. I highly recommend this venue.