Sodo Park by Herban Feast

Do not do your event here. They will chase your guests out before your CONTRACTED time. The wait staff is very rude and takes plates and glasses away from you when you are still eating and drinking. They will close your bar early and it will be very uncomfortable for all of your guests.
They took away the dinner and the dessert table so no one could go back and get more food and when asked where it was immediately after, we were told it was all thrown away.
It is a cool looking venue and the food was good but the service here is abominable and leaves so much to be desired. Do yourself a favor and book elsewhere unless you want your wedding day/​event ruined.

This is a really cool venue. I like how they took the natural wood and just incorporated it into a nice venue for parties. I was here for the Goose Island event and they had some great snacks and of course the wonderful Goose Island beer flowing. My only complaint was how hot it was in there.

I have only heard wonderful things about this place, and after recently attending a wedding at Sodo Park — it’s all true. The food is beyond delicious, everything was perfect. The space is wide and open, allowing for so many options for set up. Great space, great food, and I’m sure its very expensive. Great for large weddings, wonderful staff. Side note: Photographers, be prepared, it’s a bit dim in there…

Had our wedding here last weekend and it was absolute perfection! The staff was all fantastic (from the coordinating managers down to every waitstaff and bartender), the food was superb (MANY guests said the best they’d ever had at a wedding), and the space is totally beautiful. They let us use some of our own recipes for our dinner menu, and really went all out to make even the most absurd detail (e.g., jello shots) fun and beautiful! Sodo Park really goes above and beyond in making sure every little detail is excellent. Could not more highly recommend this venue!

One of the nicest wedding venues I’ve ever experienced. Sodo Park is a monstrous, 100+ year old warehouse that was completely renovated in the mid-​2000s to portray a chic old Western feel. I was struck by how versatile the space was — they were easily able to close off the wings to create an intimate environment for the ceremony and then quickly transform the seating to tables of 8. Per the bride, the venue could comfortably serve weddings with 150 – 450 guests, and I believe it. There is a cozy upstairs area for the wedding party to chill before and after the ceremony, completely outfit with a kitchen, an area for professional photos, and a couch for the nervous groom. Ha! Outdoors, there was a little nook with heat lamps that was perfect for the groomsmen to briefly get away from the reception and smoke cigars.
Excellent food and friendly service, and I can see why Sodo Park is consistently rated as one of the best places to get married in Seattle.

Super cool space in an unassuming location. We were lucky to attend a tasting event here and really fell in love with it. It has potential to be used for so many things and could offer any event a «blank canvas» to work with for a fully customized experience.
It definitely has a «rustic» or «barn» feel to it — which I know is very popular these days with brides. It would be perfect for a country-​chic wedding or even an elegant dinner party for 200 of your closest friends.

I just had my wedding here at the end of February, and I have to say, it was even better than I ever could have possibly imagined. First and foremost, I want to give a huge shout-​out to Kristen from Sodo who really helped see the entire event through, over the course of a year of planning.
As I could go on and on about how ridiculously amazing the entire experience was, I just want to highlight a few of the many aspects that will have you wishing that you could have your wedding here.
– The Venue: exposed beams, dramatic ceilings, elegant lighting, an old vault for a coat closet, barn doors, indoor patio seating; the list goes on. The moment I stepped foot into Sodo Park, I knew that this was the place that we would get married in.
– The Food: I can’t imagine how difficult it is to cater for large weddings. There has to be some level of forgiveness given to a company that is serving a plated meal for 150 guests, as there is no way every item will go out perfectly. Well, it looks like Herban Feast managed to also win in this category, as the only thing I heard from guests was how this was the best food they had ever eaten at a wedding EVER. Let me post this question to you: what other wedding have you been to where the steak wasn’t overcooked into a piece of leather, and in fact, was cooked to a perfect, juicy medium? I would venture to say none. From the Sweet Potato Dungeness Crab Cakes to the Cedar-​Planked Wild Salmon with Citrus-​Arugula Aioli, everything was on culinary point from beginning to end.
–The Service: Simply put, I felt taken care of the entire night in a completely unobtrusive manner. A simply-​dressed wait staff was available to take care of all of our guests’ needs, while remaining cool and composed the entire time.
Bravo to all of the staff at Sodo Park by Herban Feast that helped make our wedding day so memorable. I will look back on that day fondly for the rest of my life, as I am sure many of our guests will too.

I was there with a group of friends and colleagues to attend a dinner event. There were around 200 people attending the event. The place is very rustic in a cool way. It looked hip and was big with high ceilings. I love everything about the building all in itself.
Food was catered by Herban Feast, food portion was small and decent. However, nothing special about the food blew me away. What disappointed me was that the food was served not in a well-​timed manner. For example, our side dish came but the main course dish didn’t come out in time. We all finished the side dishes already… then came waiting and waiting time with nothing else to eat… we saw all other tables got their main dishes. some tables probably finished their main dishes already but our main course didn’t get to our table out til way later (i.e. we all finished all our side dishes already). Our table also had a bottle of wine (uncorked), but there was nothing that we could use to open the wine bottle… so we left them untouched :(Considering the fact that they are the sole caterer and runs catering business specifically for this venue, it was actually quite a big miss on details such as these.
Note: Microphone not loud enough, especially if you sit towards the street side with some noises coming in, so make sure if u have large party, test the microphones first to make sure your guests can hear clearly. Overall, great venue… but a meh on catering…

This place rocks. Can’t wait to go to another event here!

My sister’s wedding was held at Sodo and it was an absolutely GORGEOUS affair. The space is absolutely beautiful and as many people have said, strikes an incredible balance between rustic, industrial, romantic, and modern.
I was amazed at the transformation of the space from ceremony to reception. It happened during cocktail hour and seemed to be effortless. I highly recommend having your special day here.

Interesting place; rustic and not rustic, formal and not formal, casual and not casual all wrapped into one. I imagine it’s a good place for catered events, as I was there for a company party. The food was good. I enjoyed mostly that it didn’t run out, and the staff was earnest in constantly walking around offering more. The only downside to the experience was the parking. There are only a couple small, nearby lots, and the rest is street parking.
If you are throwing some kind of event, and can’t decide on the dress code, this is a good place. Spurs or tuxedo, it all seems to fit.

Sodo Park’s sky high ceilings, rustic wood beams, and romantic yet modern feel makes it one of my favorite wedding venues in Seattle.
I have had the pleasure of assisting with several weddings here so I have seen the space decorated in many different ways. All of which have been breath taking and gorgeous.
Herban Feast provides superior service and scrumptious, mouth watering delights.
The location is in the industrial area of Seattle and is near many locations for some fabulous photo ops.
This has become thee spot that I would love to one day be married in!

The SODO Park venue is definitely one of Seattle’s most unique open spaces. It’s like a cross between a loft and a barn with Pacific Northwest appeal. A few weeks ago, we attended the open house party hosted by Herban Feast at their rustic urban space, SODO Park. The complimentary event gave us an opportunity to check out the venue space, try the Herban Feast cuisine, meet their partner vendors such as Cake Envy, and refresh in cocktails.
The Herban Feast food is tasty, which is often hard to come by when you have mass-​produced wedding food. The menu that night consisted of many goodies such as shrimp and grits, pistachio salad, quinoa, halibut, and bacon wrapped figs. So in all, it was a pretty delicious dinner! The SODO Park by Herban Feast experience was very exquisite and I definitely considered it for my wedding.

Important details: I was the bride, we were there from 2 – 12 pm (which you have to do no matter the time requirements for your event), and we had 160 guests in attendance, with about 6 kids there.
SODO PARK: Wow! This place is absolutely full service. If you are like me and want fewer moving parts and serious wow factor, this is the place for you. Yes, it’s expensive. Like, new car expensive. But it is worth it to have everything in one amazing venue. We did our pictures, ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception there. The night was an AMAZING success. The food was delicious, the drinks were plentiful, the transitions were quick and painless, and the staff was present but almost invisible. Everything that I wanted to happen that night did.
They assign an event coordinator to your wedding who is there to answer every question you have, and as a bride, there are a LOT of questions. We worked with Kristen and she was fantastic; she answered questions thoroughly, had helpful advice (when we asked for it), and problem solved some tricky situations. She talked me off the ledge several times.
I had never seen the space set up for a reception before, only corporate events and preset for wedding ceremonies, but when I walked in the door being announced as Mrs., it was pure MAGIC. The venue looked like the perfect blend of rustic and funky, modern and traditional. It was breathtaking. I really can’t say enough amazing things about the venue and the exceptional care and attention to detail they put into our event.
The only hitches we had were about the alcohol menu. This changes frequently and we found out only a week before our event that the specialty cocktail that we wanted (a John Daly: sweet tea vodka and lemonade) was going to be $ 5.50 a drink instead of the original $ 4 a drink. This was quite disheartening. We also were very excited about one of the wine options then found out later that it was unavailable, which was awful because it is our favorite wine as a family that we drink at all holidays, etc. (La Crema Chardonnay… yum). Eventually they found 3 cases of it for us at no additional charge (after I let them know how important it was to us).
Overall, I was thrilled with the venue and as the night went on they took such good care of us. There was one server who was in charge of our sweetheart table (just the two of us) and she kept our plates warm while we were socializing, she let us know when events were about to happen, she kept our glasses full of water and wine all night, etc. The bartenders were FANTASTIC and made everyone feel welcome and my guests could not stop talking about the venue and the food. It was amazing!
The service, value, and level of personal care and attention we received were exceptional at Sodo Park. I loved the venue and would recommended it as highly as possible if your budget allows for it.
Also, use Daniela with Bella Signature Design for your flowers. She is in-​house and does miracles regardless of budget. I’ve done a separate review of her services. She is fantastic as well and it is one less worry about whether the flowers will get there on time or not.

Wow! Went to a wedding here recently and it went off without a hitch. The venue was gorgeous, very charming and beautiful to photograph! Reading the review below that a wedding of 150 was about 18−19k is, in my opinion, a very fair price considering the quality of the venue. The event progressed nicely from greeting guests, so seated ceremony, to cocktail hour, to buffet dinner and dancing. I would definitely recommend it to any bride or for an intimate event.

Our friends got married here and highly recommended it so we set up an appointment to check it out for our own wedding. I’ll start with what’s good — space is unique, the bridal loft is huge, lots of parking, cute outdoor space, venue itself is again huge. You can bring your own beer which was something that we need to be able to do. Not so good — price is about 18−19K for a wedding for 150 including the venue, catering, bar. A bit pricey. Not ridiculous, but a little bit out of reach.
Also not good — we met with Reese and saying her welcome was lukewarm would be an overstatement. Hardly a smile, not enthusiastic, didn’t seem interested in us, in her job, in anything. My fiancé had to keep asking if there was anything else about Herban Feast that she might want to tell us about and she didn’t really come up with anything. So we kinda just flipped through the albums while she sat there and looked distant. Not the kind of service I would want to get if I were to pay nearly 20K for an event. No way.

I don’t know what this place looks like during the day, but I can just imagine a big empty barn type of feel. At night with all the Christmas string lights on and the tables and chivari chairs set up, this place looks beautiful. I went here for a wedding and saw no problems with the service. They weren’t the smiliest, but they cleared the plates and replaced the empty buffet trays pretty quickly. The beverage station was set up quite elegantly. Another plus is that there is parking in the back.
People’s comments on the lack of bathrooms didn’t affect me, but I can see how 2 bathrooms wouldn’t be enough. Also from what I know about the cost, I would say it’s pretty overpriced.
Other than that, it’s a nice venue at night.

Herban Feast was one of the few potential venues that we had to check out for our wedding. We came here for an open house which featured a dinner buffet and an appetizer buffet table. Nicely decorated to showcase how beautiful and rustic the venue is inside. Décor was nicely done with the chairs and table settings. The way how their venue is laid out is really nice.
My favorite part was the martini brass tree which is definitely a crowd pleaser. Very different and drinks were tasty and slightly strong.
Food was phenomenal. I hate figs but somehow their cheese stuffed-​figs wrapped in bacon seemed to win me over to at least try. It wasn’t bad at all! The best were their signature crab and sweet potato cakes. Delish!
It’s located in SODO which means industrial and corp buildings surrounding this unique venue.
Minus a star for the construction located outside which is an eye-​sore. :(

I got married here July 4, 2010. Everything was perfect including the food (beef canapé apps are my fave). They tried to make everything I wanted work even if it was difficult for them.
They really worked hard for us and even helped with the planning (coming up with ideas when I couldn’t think of what to do to make things work for my picky family). They also made some changes to the buffet and worked in a South Asian appetizer (since my family is from Pakistan). They probably would have done even more if I had asked.
Everyone that was working on the day of the event was so helpful, sweet, and fun. Many of my guests have said it was one of the best weddings they have ever been to.
Feel free to ping me if you want my opinion on anything else at Sodo Park. But it is DEFINITELY worth the $ for your wedding if you are thinking about it.

This place is great. It is a relative unknown and perfect for most events. I came here for a wedding and the set-​up could not be more perfect. There were a little over 200 guests, the dance floor was very large and the ceiling high. The rustic feel was truly unique and the natural light that came in before it got dark was great!
There was a «tree» that held martini glasses and the signature drink was a cucumber mojito. There was also some sections of the spce that just had couches and patio furniture that made it feel like you were either outside, or in someone’s living room.
Minus one star for the food not perfect the best, and the fact that the men’s restrooms were a long walk away from the main facility. Otherwise, parking was easy and free, and they allowed sparklers for the getaway, so if you’re looking for a fun, unqiue place to have a wedding, this is it!