Thank you everyone for your feedback. It is much appreciated. I'm definitely going to be looking at other options for next year.
Personally, I really liked the lounge, because I felt that it made for better interaction. People weren't stuck at tables and were able to move around and talk to others. However, once the lounge area filled up, it was difficult for others to get in and it seemed to me that they were on the outskirts, so ultimately, the lounge wasn't big enough. I get that eating at tables is preferable, but I think the sacrifice there is the lack of interaction.
While I wasn't thrilled with the work/responsibility of collecting the money in advance, I had 2 people tell me that they preferred it, because they didn't have to worry about splitting checks at the end of the night. But I think that the general consensus is that most people would prefer to 'pay as they go', and my persoal preference would be to not have to be on the hook for a huge food bill.
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Login I had some cold pizza too. Since I spent the beginning of the event greeting people, I didn't get most of my food until toward the end. FWIW, the staff there seemed to be really conscious of the food table and were trying to bring out pizzas when the table emptied. Toward the end of the event, as people got full, the pizza stayed out longer, so they didn't bring out anything new, which is when it got cold. They did bring out some salads close to 7 pm though (I had told them that I wanted food served evenly/continuously between 6 pm and 7 pm). I started putting out the dessert at about 7:15.
I thought that the pizza was delicious and I really enjoyed being able to try all of the different kinds. The staff were very accommodating and tried their best to do what we asked of them.
Ultimately, while the food and service were good, the lounge area was too small for our needs, and people did not like eating off of coffee tables.
Any other comments or observations that people would like to make?
