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Kristen Rivera
via Google There aren't words enough to review our WONDERFUL experience here at Cork & Stem for our company Holiday Party last weekend. Jenna and her team (Chloe & Eric) were the utmost is hosts with the most! They made our event stress free, fun, and the perfect setting for Holiday Magic Memories.
Planning
- Jenna is so easy to work with, responsive, and detail oriented. She was flexible in breaking down our options within our budget. As a smaller group we didn't think we could afford a private event space, but C&S has a much lower food and beverage minimum than more than 4 dozen other venues I checked out.
Food & Beverage
- Cost. The cost for an event (be it private or semi) is almost wholly applied through your purchases, with the space fee being less than a few hundred dollars (rated per hour). This for us was a huge win.
- Beverages. They offer a wide range of bar options (wine, beer, non alcoholic) in house. we opted for an open bar style so that guests could pick what they wanted. But you can work with the team o select a specific level (ex: house) or buy a certain number of bottles. If you are concerned about hitting a minimum the venue is flexible in allowing you to purchase
- Food. They had a fabulous menu of grazing boards, mini desserts, flatbreads, and more they offer in house (priced per person). I liked that you did not have to order each item for the whole estimated guest count, but could distribute across your options).
We opted to do a partial catering order from a local restaurant for a small buffet (we wanted to make sure a few dietary restrictive guests were included had a heavier meal feeling). There was a small per person fee for this, but Jenna and team were amazing in setting up the food for us (they allowed us to bring in warming chafing dishes).
Environment/Experience
- Layout. The layout was wonderful to encourage mingling with the front having decor and a small lounge area, the wrap around bar and the back half which consisted of: buffet setup, dining area, and the small stage area. We didn't really use the outdoor patio for our small group but it is available and I imagine in warmer weather would be an amazing flex space for an event.
- Technology. They allowed us to use a projector and screen for our interactive live photo wall we did for the event.
- Ambience. We sent in a playlist ahead of time that they played for us so that the mood was perfect.
- Fun Stuff. One of their most UNIQUE offerings is that they have a customizable flower wall where guests can create bouquets of varying sizes & contents based on your per person budget (which can also count towards a spend minimum). Jenna even gave us the option with the Holidays to do both a flower bouquet option and a wreath making option for our guest so they could choose. EVERYONE was so excited for this and it created a unique interactive element of the evening.
I cannot say this enough, book this venue! You will not regret it.
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julie dellaripavia Google Absolutely perfect bridal shower! Beautiful venue of both flower and wine bars! Jenna is the best! Our family and friends enjoyed our afternoon with the bride and surprise visit from the groom & crew. Highly recommend! 💐🍷
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Jamesthatgymguyvia Google You know the old saying "I'm not having a glass of wine, I'm having 6! It's called a tasting and it's classy!" Friends, if like me, this is a life lesson you can subscribe to, then look no further than Cork & Stem. The staff are lovely and super knowledgeable about wine. They have a well rotating list of wines with plenty of local options. Cute nibbles like charcuterie, hummus and larger lunch options. They have some sort of flower thing going on too, which is great. Go flowers. But seriously the wine is good, wine flights, sparkling, non-alcoholic and even a beer choice for your partner that "isn't that into wine" but is down for some other stuff after 3 beers, am I right? They have a wine club, why ever leave?
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Jen Kerrvia Google If I could give this place a 10, I would! I love having Cork & Stem just around the corner from my condo. I've been a handful of times now—for special events and casual happy hours—and it’s been top-notch every time. The food is great, too! I especially love their $35 bottle-and-charcuterie-board special—such a steal and so delicious. Perfect spot for a low-key girl’s night out!
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Ashtin Campbellvia Google I loved working with Cork & Stem for my wedding! Jenna and her team were great. They took good care of me and brought my vision to life. I chose the option to build our bouquets at the floral shop and I'm so glad I did, it was so fun and Jenna showed us how to make beautiful bouquets for the ceremony. She was very communicative and delivered exactly what I wanted. I highly recommend choosing Cork & Stem for your wedding, they took such a big part of wedding planning off my plate and are true professionals in the flower world.
