Riverhouse

As soon as I met with Carrie Atkinson, I knew I'd found the woman with whom I'd plan my special day. Carrie has a passion for pleasing people that was evident from our first meeting. My Mister and I had reviewed the website and knew our meal choices (it's impossible to pick a bad meal there). The filet mignon was the most delicious I've had (the sauce, so many guests have called raving!!).

Carrie accommodated our requests and design ideas (over the top, I must say) without ever flinching. When I e-mailed, she always responded immediately.

The view cannot be beat; 4 sides of beautiful Manatee River views, not the usual closed-in space of a reception hall. Service was amazing.

I cannot say enough wonderful things about this location: I would have changed our wedding date to have the reception here (it's our favorite date-night spot).

Thank you, Carrie, and the rest of the team, for making our Special Day so perfect.

Our reception was here at the Riverhouse and we couldn't have picked a more picturesque spot to celebrate. The second floor and balcony boasted amazing sunset views and the space doesn't need much decorating with the wood beams and romantic lighting. The bigger selling point for us though, was their amazing coordinator, Carrie. She pulled everything off without a hitch.

From the very beginning, the Banquet Manager Carrie, was extremely helpful, diligent, and accommodating. The venue is spectacular, everything we dreamed of, it is so beautiful. The food is very reasonably priced and of good quality. The servers at our wedding were wonderful, they worked so hard to make sure everyone was happy. Carrie was great with coordinating every detail and walked us through the day until we had no more questions. We had not a worry in the world because she took care of everything. We wouldn't change anything about our wedding, (except the few raindrops during the ceremony and the stifling heat during photos) but some things you just can't change. Thank you, Riverhouse, Carrie, and all your amazing staff!! We appreciate you so much!!

The Riverhouse is an awesome spot for a reception. We are so happy we went with them. Carrie, the coordinator, is efficient, professional, and easy to work with. We had so many compliments on the food and service. We couldn't have asked for a better reception location!

Both the ceremony and reception for my daughters wedding took place the the Riverhouse. The coordinator, Carrie, was great to work with, responsive to our needs and understanding of our dozens of questions! Many guest commented on the wonderful quality of the food and choices they were given. We had an abundance of DIY and Carrie did a great job helping us with our vision. Our only issues were minor as the girfts and cards were not locked up after the start of the reception as we were told they would be and our very smart guests figured out that the bar prices in the reception were nearly double that of the bar downstairs so there was a lot of running up and down that could have been avoided. The catering costs were otherwise very reasonable and service very good. Our guests were delighted with all the Riverhouse had to offer and I'm sure there will be quite a few new customers in the restaurant! Thanks for everything Carrie!

What can I say but I loved this spot. From the view to the food, everything was wonderful. Carrie who manages the Riverhouse and coordinates all the events was awesome. She is extremely experienced with weddings and I felt completely confident in her on the day of. She made the day run smoothly without any complications. We had a small wedding and it was truly perfect, I couldn't have asked for anything else. The location has a bridal suite for the ladies to get ready in and an area for the guys to get ready. There are plasma tv's throughout that we shot a slideshow of pictures on. This location was recently renovated and so everything is new and amazing. Carrie even recommended local vendors when we visited which I truly appreciated since I was planning the wedding from out of state.

The Riverhouse is an absolute dream location for any wedding! When we started talking marriage, we knew that we wanted at least our reception to take place on the water; the marina is so pretty that we knew that we would get loads of wonderful pictures from there alone! Our guests loved the Riverhouse as well! They raved about the location, the atmosphere, and the food!