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March 2023 by Jessica Torre
Catering - the food we sampled and chose to have at our wedding was delicious. The food that was catered to our wedding was awful. If I could give it 0 stars I would. It was so bad I couldn’t even eat the chicken. It wasn’t even close to what we sampled. I had asked for oatmeal bread because it’s my favorite (we we did sample it as well). At my wedding I was told that they couldn’t get the bread because “they must not make it anymore.” Extremely disappointing, especially for the price we paid.
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December 2022 by Niomi Jones
We hired Connie for our recent fall wedding. Overall the food was great, but there were a few hiccups along the way that truly added more stress than what should have been, especially on the bride and groom right before the biggest days. We were originally told $15 WOULD be our set price. I thought I was clear in my emails we were establishing a budget. We had minimal communication until two weeks before the wedding. I had requested an invoice 2-3 times before getting one, and Connie had added $1.75 extra PER plate, without letting us know and just presented the bill to us two weeks before the wedding. When I asked her about it, I was "the price of beef really went up!" We were not upset the price went up, we were upset we were not informed and it was almost $400 more than originally planned. Since it was $1.75 per plate, this increase the tip on the bill, sales tax, etc. I had emailed back and told her we have appreciated a heads up with $1.75 extra per plate, and my email was not addressed and was ignored. I was even more disappointed that when this was brought up Ashton Hill Farm, we were told other people had complained about her lack of communication. If you book Connie, be flexible with your budget and expect lack of communication.
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December 2022 by Alexred1223
We had our wedding reception here this last weekend and it was awesome. The food was great and so was the service. We were very impressed with the venue and Connie is a great hostess.
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November 2022 by Bryan Petersmith
We had our wedding reception here this last weekend and it was awesome. The food was great and so was the service. We were very impressed with the venue and Connie is a great hostess.
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November 2022 by Gary B
My wife and I attended a wedding/reception at The Avacentre and thoroughly enjoyed it. The cocktail hour started with an awesome, handmade pretzel mix with the drinks. The dinner meal was excellent, as well. We were offered chicken, beef or both, along with corn and some of the best party potatoes we've had. All of the food was hot and the meats were juicy. Guests were told they could go back for seconds and they even had leftovers to send home. We talked with Connie who runs The Avacentre and the catering. She was very nice to talk to and we would definitely recommend her services. Good job Connie.
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October 2022 by David Chesal
Very warm compassionate people. Honest and very welcoming 5 stars all the way!
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September 2022 by Dawn Murphy
We had my daughters wedding & reception at the AvaCentre in Cedar Rapids with 150 guests attending. Could not have asked for a more friendly & helpful staff. Food was great, the event center was beautiful & the staff was amazing. Connie is great to work with & so very helpful. Would highly recommend!
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September 2021 by Abigail Jaeger
Top notch service with excellent selection at a reasonable price!
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September 2021 by Kirkwood Jones Regional
Great Catering services. Have worked with Connie and her crew multiple times!
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September 2020 by Daniel Henkel
Nice venue. Good for place to hold am event.
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September 2019 by Randy Hulseberg
Nice and clean. People are very helpfulNice rooms to have graduations reunions. They have a great menu to choose from. They have the tables ready for you and also clean up after wards.
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September 2019 by Renae Witham
Excellent venue for events! Staff is great! Connie was absolutely wonderful to work with!!
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September 2018 by Charles Xander
Beautiful venue, very easy to work with! Highly recommend!
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September 2018 by Nicky Wilkinson
The Avacentre is a great venue with beautiful outdoor spaces, excellent food, and friendly staff.
