Testimonials

We couldn’t have been happier with the venue and food, and Rhonda was a delight to work with. Everyone who attended absolutely loved it and was raving about how good the food was. Thank you for everything and we’ve already been recommending you to our friends.

Rhonda was very personable, professional, and just lovely to work with. The food and the setting were both just wonderful as well. I will definitely recommend.

Dear Carleen, my name is Joy, and I met you briefly last Saturday morning as you were replacing a lightbulb in the Oliva Loft when my daughter was getting ready for her wedding ceremony. I just felt compelled to compliment you on every element of my daughter’s wedding from the Loft itself, to the ceremony at Oliva, to La Verona, to Catering St. Louis to your amazing staff. I am not exactly sure what I expected – but we are all so thrilled and overjoyed with every part of the wedding day. The Loft was roomy and clean and inviting, the ceremony was gorgeous (the weather perfect!), La Verona was set up beautifully and we loved the outside space with the fire pits, and the food was delicious and prepared and laid out beautifully. And your staff was excellent. Rhonda was superb and caring. Everyone, from the bartender to the wait staff was pleasant and friendly and efficient and kind. I can’t say enough. And, the fact that YOU came to change the lightbulb? Well, that was just as impressive. So, thank you for making this one of the best days of my (not to mention my daughter and her husband’s) life. Possibly THE best.

We had a blast! So many compliments, and John and I and my family all loved Jessica, especially my hostess. It was so beautiful and amazing!

Outstanding event. Received lots of compliments regarding service, food and venue. Well done!

Great experience – everyone was very professional! Clean up was quick and easy.

Rhonda was excellent! So easy to work with as was all the staff. The room was beautiful and the food delicious. Thank you for making my son’s Rehearsal Dinner a night to remember!

I am coming down from the magical weekend we just had and I wanted to thank you for all you did to make our party such a success . Everything was beautiful and we are just deeply grateful for you and your team ( shout out to Elizabeth) for all the hard work. You were always kind and professional throughout the whole process and attentive to all my questions and concerns. The party exceeded our expectations and Jim and I are truly grateful.

It was perfect! Rhonda was terrific every step of the way. Eddie did a great job. Kudos!

I had our son’s rehearsal dinner on 6/10/22 at the Spink Pavilion at the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Tina Opdenbrouw was our event planner. I could not have asked for a better experience. The food was amazing, the staff the night of the event were amazing, and the planning part with Tina was stellar! I wish I could post my professional pictures but cannot at this time. Hope to post later. The wedding was 6/11/22. Wedding guests that were not invited heard how wonderful our rehearsal dinner turned out and wanted to know why they were not invited. Without the help of this great staff I could not have done this and made such wonderful family memories. This night was worth every penny I paid for 60 guests.

Tina was wonderful to work with! She attended to my every need!

Rhonda was great to work with. Everything was what was expected and more. Thank you so much for everything.

Help in planning event was excellent, especially from a distance. Tina did a great job.

Rhonda was so great! She was helpful and flexible as we were planning and during the event. The venue is beautiful, and we loved the decorations and aesthetic. The staff were all friendly and responsive. The food was incredible.