Maneeley’s Banquet & Catering

I am a wedding photographer and was here last weekend. We were so impressed. I see a lot of venues and this has become my new favorite! The staff was attentive, kind, friendly, and really bent over backwards for their guests. And the food! It was right on par with the service, amazing.

I feel as though words cannot describe how amazing Maneeley’s is! We had our wedding in the Lodge on Friday, 10÷3÷14, and everything leading up to, as well as the day of, went so smoothly and that is all because of the AMAZING staff at Maneeley’s. Our guests are still RAVING over how delicious the meals were also, and how beautiful the grounds were. And after a lot of research when we started planning the wedding, we realized Maneeley’s was a much more affordable price per head than many other CT venues, and that included open beer & wine bar! I think that every person I have come in contact with that asked me how the wedding went, I expressed how incredibly amazing Maneeley’s was and if they knew anyone getting married, they should also highly recommend! :)

Food was not so good, seemed like they just went to Sam’s Club and picked up read made ordevors salad, pasta, over cooked chicken, eggplant parm, only item that was fairly good beef tenderloin.
Same dicjocky as last year, and he still can’t understand that it’s employees only no couples. He definitely is in his own world.
Any way, the company was good and so was the dancing.

We went to Maneeley’s on November 3^rd for an Evening with Buddy Valastro (the Cake Boss), an event co-​sponsored by the 96.5 TIC radio station. It was a benefit for their We Are The Children charity.
I had never been to Maneeley’s and expected standard banquet hall fare, especially for a charity event. I didn’t see much of the grounds, as it was dark when we arrived. I’m not sure if there is more than one function room, but we were in a large room right inside the main entrance of the building you see when you drive into the parking lot. There were staff waiting to check us in and from there it was open seating. They had a cash bar, but also had complimentary wine in the back of the room.
The room was nice, but what struck me was the attentiveness of the staff. They were on top of things, and everyone was so kind. I can’t imagine this was a big money making event for Maneeley’s, I would think more than likely, some or all of their services were donated. So it was nice to see that all of the staff still gave it 100% like they would if you had paid to host an event there. That’s professionalism at its finest.
The food was surprisingly good! I only add the «surprisingly» part because when I called to book the tickets, they said a «light supper» would be available. I had pictured that to mean appetizers, or salads and a sandwich platter or something similar. We had a full sit down meal, with chicken in a sage cream sauce, stuffed shells, green beans in a light garlic sauce, salad and rolls. It was served family style, but the servers came around during dinner to find out if we wanted seconds of anything. The food was perfectly hot and tasty when it arrived at our table.
When dessert was served, it was a bit of a nightmare as everyone raced to try to get a sample of Buddy’s cakes and pastries. But that’s not Maneeley’s fault! I would imagine at a normal event, dessert service is a little more civilized.
Overall, it was a really good experience and I’d be happy to have the opportunity to attend another event at Maneeley’s in the future!

Attended an event at Maneeley’s last night. The entire staff did a great job. The folks behind the bar were pleasant and prompt. The wait staff went out of their way to get any special requests and the food was excellent. The chef manning the carving station was justifiable proud of the beef tenderloin he was carving — it was broiled to perfection!

My daughter and I planned a reception for our son (her brother) and new daughter-​in-​law who got married last month in Utah. We live in VA and our daughter lives in CT. We worked with Sandy to plan for the four hour event today. There were of course alot of questions from both of us, because it was not a traditional wedding/​reception event. Sandy was very helpful and the staff today (Doug and Fern) were wonderful. We really had a great time today and the Lodge was beautiful! Everyone that attended had a great time and loved the food and the Lodge. Thanks again. We would definitely recommend Maneeley’s to everyone.

A dear friend of mine got married here, and as someone in the bridal party who was pretty close to the action, it went off without a hitch. There are several beautiful spots to take photos, including a lovely bridge, two gazebos, and trees surrounding the grass. The banquet/​party room was decorated beautifully. I had to come the day before for the rehearsal, and it was decorated for a prom, and both the prom and the wedding were gorgeous.
The loss of a star comes from the wedding coordinator. He didn’t really know what he was doing. I would guess that this was the first time he ran a rehearsal. He also had zero idea about any of the religious traditions. He didn’t know any basic details about my friend’s wedding. I’m not saying he should become an expert, but at least know the very basics!