The Riviera

The Riviera is beautiful and has truly amazing food as well as a Top Shelf Open Bar and Guinness on tap included automatically with PPP. After attending a close friend’s wedding at The Riviera it was an easy decision for my wife and I to make. Unfortunately our original date was 5/24/20...Then 11/19/20... Now it’s 6/20/21... The Riviera and all of our vendors have really been amazing throughout the process of being there and communicating during these “covid times.” I am also writing this review due to a potential option available to my wife and I (we got married on Long Beach 500 for from where we reside on 5/30/20!) which is to “pass the credit” “Option 3- Passing the Credit: If for any reason you choose to not have a future event at the Riviera you may transfer your credit to another person. The person who is receiving this credit will be priced for their event based on, type of event, yea, time of event, and guest count. (Same protocol as new contracts)” This is sort of uncomfortable to even ask in a public forum like this but, If anyone is interesting in having a wedding at this wonderful venue please feel free to contact me via email to potentially help each other out. Ex. “Pass our credit” at a reduced price and avoid down payments etc. my wife is a lawyer so I’m sure we could figure out a fair/safe way to come to a deal.

The Riviera was such an incredible venue! My guests raved about how our wedding was the best they have ever been to. The food was the best catered food we ever had, even better than the Garden City Hotel! They were phenomenal at cocktail hour, the extra carving stations, sushi bar, you seriously can't go wrong with adding extras it's worth every single penny. The atmosphere at the Riviera was unlike any other, and all our pictures came out so beautiful. It felt so warm and nostalgic and rustic and romantic. It didn't feel small or cramped, and I loved that there were no other weddings at the same time. It felt so personal and just magical. Everyone was so professional, helpful, and attentive. I called with so many questions the months leading up to the wedding and they were great at making sure I had everything I needed. I used all their preferred vendors, especially Tim's Florist and can't rave more about how amazing they were!

I can not say enough great things about this venue for a wedding. I had my wedding here in January 2017. Leading up to my wedding the team at the Riviera was very responsive to my millions of questions and accommodating every time I wanted to visit. On the day of my wedding, everyone could not stop talking about how good the food was and how attentive the servers were. The location itself is beautiful and I'm sure even better during the warmer months. Not to mention how cost efficient it was to have our wedding here (and not just because it was during winter)! I will be recommending this venue to anyone interested in having their wedding on Long Island. My husband wants me to make sure I emphasize how good the food and service was so ill just repeat that once more.

Hidden Gem! Caters to one event at a time making everything uniquely special. Food was delicious, even from the toughest food critics. Charming and elegant.

We had our wedding ceremony and reception here in July. Words cannot begin to describe how much we loved this venue. Brittany and Michelle were very responsive to all emails/phone calls and were both so accommodating. The setting of the ceremony was absolutely beautiful; right on the water and surrounded by beautiful landscaping. My guests did not complain about it being buggy (I have read previous reviews saying this was something people had mentioned). We had the cocktail hour outside. The cocktail hour food was delicious and plentiful, people still rave about the food today!! The ceremony hall was perfect. It was everything I imagined it would be. I definitely recommend using Tim's Florist to hang the tulle lighting from the ceiling, it made the hall that much more beautiful. We also had our DJ up light the hall; I was nervous it would be a little dark without the uplighting but it really wasn't. Our cake from Campbell's Bakery was delicious and beautiful. Our guests raved about the main course as well; of course a few people complained their dish wasn't great but there are always going to be those people at weddings. Our maître'D was Brittany and she was AWESOME. I always had a drink in my hand and she was always around to make sure my dress looked fabulous. The bartenders were awesome as well. I come from a family of drinkers and our money was well spent having an open bar. The bartenders poured shots all night and were so friendly and on their game. The Viennese hour was out of this world. There are more desserts than you can ever imagine. We had the chocolate fountain (which was a HUGE hit). The room is very spacious, although we only had 140 guests. There was plenty of room on the dance floor. Over all, we had the most perfect and beautiful wedding day and that was all thanks to the Riviera.