The Moshulu

This is the second time in which I have booked a couple at the Moshulu. Once again not only am I thrilled with the outcome of the wedding but more importantly the Bride & Groom loved everything. Ten days later and I am still receiving emails about the success of the wedding. I will continue to recommend the Moshulu for weddings not only because of the unique atmosphere, but for the high quality of the food and service. Thanks again Rachael Farrington

LOVE LOVE LOVE! The food was great, the boat is the coolest thing we ever saw! After a long day of hunting for the perfect venue we ended our day at the Moshulu and fell in love. The staff is sooo helpful, and great to work with. They really know what they are doing. They have a back up plan for everything! Just perfect!!!!

My wedding at the Moshulu was absolutely perfect due to the attentiveness and professionalism of the staff. We planned everything from out of state and they made it so easy for us--they were quick and detailed with e-mail correspondence and were willing to meet with us on weekends when we were in the area. The ambiance was formal, yet comfortable and our guests raved about the food and the cake. My husband has food allergies and they were beyond accommodating, even making him a separate cake and providing him with his own special hors d'oeuvres and entree. The banquet manager and our personal waiter were fabulous--they made us feel at ease and took care of everything we needed so we were able to have a thoroughly stress-free evening. I am so glad that we hosted our event there--best decision we could have made.

I had both my ceremony and reception at Moshulu. From the moment I began planning, up until the day I said I do, everyone at Moshulu was helpful and responsive. Bill Bergan was the sale person who showed me Moshulu and assited me to book the venue. His assist Meghan was there to help me pick my menu, change my menu, and assist me with the flow of my special day. I just want to say thank you to both of them. On the day of Allison was our wedding day coordinator. She was on us all night make sure we had everything we needed, also keeping the behind the scenes moving smoothly! I would highly recommend Moshulu to all Philly Brides! P.S. Carrot Cake wedding Cake was the best wedding cake I've ever tasted!

We had so much fun at the Moshulu. The immediate family had the rehearsal dinner in the Captain's room and then we moved to the top deck for a welcome cocktail party. Our guests had open bar and passed appetizers. The venue is unique and the staff is amazing. The food is excellent. After the cocktail party, the deck opened to the public and our party continued into the night. The sun was setting and the scene was beautiful. Such a great experience, our guests are still talking about it.

The Moshulu was a fantastic reception venue. Everyone loved the food, the staff was really friendly and thoughtful, and the cake was delicious (red velvet) and beautiful. We had a fairly easy time planning the reception. They are easier to contact by phone than by email. If you're thinking of having the reception in the Orchid room, the ceilings are low and the tables arrangements are fixed, but that worked out nicely for our intimate wedding.

The ship is beautiful. The food AMAZING. The cake was beautiful. Overall my reception was elegant and classy. LOVED it!

The Moshulu provided everything we could of ever wanted for our ceremony and reception. The staff was exceptionally helpful and catered to our every need. They made my dreams come true and helped us to create a memory that will last a lifetime!

The Moshulu was a dream. It made for a unique wedding venue, which added to my guests' anticipation (including the requisite "I'm on a boat!" references), which added to our own excitement for our day. I'm not sure how a couple of the other reviewers tried to contact the service managers at the Moshulu, but we got pretty prompt replies each time we emailed, and on the two occasions we didn't, a quick follow-up phone call resolved it. The staff service was very flexible. We had reserved the Bow Deck and the Chart House deck for the reception, but there was a significant chance of rain as the reception approached, so they called and let us know they'd switched our location a bit so that it was now the Bow Deck and the (below decks) Orchid Room. Everything went off without a hitch, and we didn't have to do a thing. Finally, the quality: our guests could NOT stop raving about the food, especially the suckling pig and the amazing cake. For weeks afterward we got compliments!

The Moshulu made our wedding. Seriously. The location is just different enough, without being too quirky. All of the staff prior to the event, during & after have been easy to work with. All the food was presented beautifully, and tasted wonderfully. The only suggestion I have, it to clearly talk though where the food on deck should be setup. The dessert buffet was setup very close to the dance floor, impeding flow a bit. Even with that caveat, I would recommend them for anyone looking for an elegant, albeit offbeat choice in a wedding venue.

My wedding was the first time I was ever at The Moshulu. I was looking for an affordable option that my guests could drive to from New Jersey after the ceremony. I chose The Moshulu over Lambertville Inn, which was the same price and the same distance away from the ceremony site in NJ.The catering manager was super nice and very easy to communicate with until the contract was signed, then she was pretty much unreachable until 3 days prior to the reception. This was really annoying as I was trying to send her images of a wedding cake for the baker at the restaurant - I had to send them a total of 5 times over e-mail, before my husband called her and she asked me to send it a 6th time and she finally responded to it.The brunch was beautiful, the food was great. The waiters were amazing for the first 3 hours. Our contract was for 4 hours. The last hour, they were competing with having to take down the "other" brunch, which is the main brunch for the restaurant on Sunday. Because of this, I had to ask the bartender to bring in someone to cut the cake. (which the groom and I had already cut for photos 20 minutes prior). By the time they were prepared to serve the cake and take final tea/coffee orders, most of my guests were gone. Because of this, they started throwing cake into over a dozen plastic take-away boxes, many of which were left at the restaurant.The cake, which traded in the contract instead of having petit fours, was supposed to be a pumpkin spice cake with cream cheese icing. The middle layer of icing was butter cream, which killed the effect, but probably saved The Moshulu money. It's sad that they skimped on something that they had agreed to do.There is a major discrepancy between the cost of a buffet for the public (around $32 a person) and the Mermaid Buffet for weddings ($55. a head w/out extras). I can understand this to a point, as weddings are supposed to have "dedicated staff" for all 4 hours. The regular price for walk-ins includes unlimited alcoholic drinks. The wedding price does not include any drinks. I found it interesting as I tried to bargain before the contract was signed for them to throw in a glass of champagne for toasts. They agreed to 1/2 a glass of champagne? Kind of tacky.Finally, after 3 weeks, there has not been one follow up with the restaurant. I never met the events coordinator that helped with the contract and, actually, there was no contact person that i ever met - even a the reception itself. I had follow up calls and emails from the hotels, the photographer - even the hairdresser - but not one from the restaurant. I am very disappointed by this. Weddings must be kind of like cattle that they herd through one at a time. Don't expect any warm customer care here.The location is great for photo shoots. I would just be careful that you stress everything you need upfront in the contract. They came through 50%. Thus, my wedding reception was 50% perfect. Which, isn't perfect enough for the price paid in this economy along with the stress of planning.