Joey Buona's

I loved our reception here! It is a BEAUTIFUL space, and the food is amazing! They made it very simple and really did a great job. The responsiveness was not the best, but everything came together and our night was everything we wanted it to be!

I had an interesting time planning my wedding here. In the end it was a wonderful day but there were a few hiccups. I did my ceremony and reception here and i would not recommend that to people. It's a great reception site. Not on their game to have the ceremony unless you want to have everyone at their dinner table.The main problem I had was communication. I started working with Arnie (GM) and I asked him all the questions I had. He said yes told me how things would go down, etc etc.3-4 Months before my wedding I started emailing Jaime (Head of events) and her assistant responded (Chelsea) Chelsea seemed confused by what Arnie had told me and went and asked some questions after a few moments of panic and we came to an okay solution. When Jaime got back from vacation and saw the string of emails she halted it all and said they couldn't do what I was asking for and suggested I start looking for a new place to have my ceremony less then 4 months to go! So I did, but nothing was going to work with when my hair/photographer/etc was scheduled for and was a new cost at that time. I had to halt the printing of my invites in case the location changed. It was a long few weeks but we finally came to an agreement. However, when I went to my tasting a few weeks later we were practically back at square one and it was like the previous emails didn't happen.All in all we came up with a solution but they were not easy to work with. Jaime would take over a week to respond to emails. Hard to track them down by phone ever. Not willing to work weekends unless she's already at an event which is understanding but they should tell out of town brides before they book. The day/night of the wedding Jaime was not really around. 2 days before I walked her through my decorations, where things should be placed, hung, etc and she didn't do any of it. Thankfully had a few friends willing to pitch in and work before my ceremony and thankfully we showed up an hour before so they could do so.The Dinner was fantastic however! Holly the head chef is amazing!! She was attentive and on top of her game. They are flexible with food, alcohol selections, etc. I am super happy with how everything turned out it's a beautiful space and we got wonderful pictures, just with some hiccups. My recommendation if you want your wedding here is to make sure you are an organized person who is willing to take control of the day because there wasn't a whole lot of help. Don't rely on them to tell you what needs to be done and don't panic if you don't get a response for a week.

I cannot say enough good things about Joey Buona's and their entire staff. The package we paid for was a steal for the quality of food and service and the downtown location. This venue provides a classy and intimate setting that is perfect for any wedding day.

This place is a hidden gem in downtown Milwaukee. Excellent prices for downtown location and staff is so accomodating. I am so happy we selected Joey Buona's for our reception site. It's has so much character and is quite intimate. Great choice if you're not into a reception in a great big boring hotel ballroom.

This is a favorite restaurant of my family, mainly because they have some of the best Italian food in the city. The pizza is amazing, and the overall ambiance of the restaurant is really special. We made reservations for a table of 16, which is not a problem at all. I think they are very much used to hosting large parties. The menu includes sections like “Pizza Party” or “Family Style Dinner” which lets you order these huge portions to be shared amongst the people at the table. No one orders a plate just for themselves. I really liked the idea of passing plates and sharing from the same dish, because it really emphasized that we were becoming one big family.