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January 2024 by dimendgirl
Beautiful location for an event
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January 2024 by Jennifer Urban
1705 East was the perfect place for our Christmas Party! I worked with Ashley White, the new venue manager, and she was amazing! From the preplanning to the wrap up everything was flawless. Would definitely recommend this venue and Rocky Top Catering.
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November 2023 by Diane Cook
Great staff, good food, affordable pricing, and the location is perfect. We held a corporate dinner for over 100, and there was plenty of room and having the cash bar was a plus. Thank you Rocky Top!!!
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October 2023 by Christine Becker (Chris)
I was here for a charity event, and I was rather impressed by the layout. The grand room was quite spacious. But the bar area had great ambiance lighting and a really cool seating area. I would definitely attend another event here.
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September 2023 by Tiffany Ashburn
1705 East continues to impress as a full service venue. The menu options, the aesthetics and the staff are top notch! The attention to detail and willingness to work my client to make her vision come to life were excellent. Ashley W. of 1705 East is a gem and went out of her way to assist in making this event a success! Thank you and I hope to work with you again soon.
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September 2023 by Ashleigh F.
We came here for the summer open house at this event space. There is plenty of parking outside of the venue. Due to the weather conditions we did not get a chance to view the outdoor space at the venue. The interior was spacious with multiple sectioned off rooms, bathrooms, and what appeared to be a coat check area. There were several tables setup in the main ballroom area. The tables were decorated nicely. There was also a table for desserts and a DJ area. The bar was huge with an extensive collection of alcohol. The food that was prepared by Rocky Top catering was amazing including the chicken dip and the shrimp and grits. I also enjoyed the cocktails. The strawberry basil margarita was really good. The service that we received from server, Michael C. was top tier. He was very personable, helpful, and made sure that we experienced the excellence of Rocky Top. I would definitely want him to work at any future events that we had. The event was great and I got to learn about other vendors that can be utilized when planning events. If you are in need of a venue for a corporate event, reception, wedding, shower, catering event, or other event definitely check them out.
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August 2023 by Henry M. Lancaster II
Very good event venue. Spacious with plenty of parking.
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August 2023 by Nancy Holton
Beautiful and well eqiped event venue. Helpful and professional staff.
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May 2023 by Kyle & Taylor Marker
We were looking for a venue where everything was all-encompassing and came across 1705 East...it was perfect! The venue is beautiful, location is convenient, and the fact that food and drinks are all combined with the venue through Rocky Top Catering, made everything so easy! We worked with both Quann and Karlee, and both were incredible and very quick to respond to any questions we had throughout the process.
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May 2023 by Karen S.
Outdoors ceremony and food fabulous!!! Event coordinator sucked!! tables not set up as diagram, bartenders refused to serve guests drinks I paid for because they weren't informed of what package we had contracted and paid for. They didn't give us the leftover food.
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March 2023 by Blane Rice
Wonderful place for wedding event and rehearsal dinner! Service was outstanding atmosphere was very good and the food was delicious! What more can you ask for? Very satisfied! Vicki is awesome!
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February 2023 by Amy C.
Great event location. Big spacious nice room for something formal or business related. The catering has been excellent. If you need to book an event space, definitely check it out
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January 2023 by Kristen Whitney
We had our ceremony and reception at 1705 and it was hands down the best experience! 1705 is a true GEM in the Raleigh area. It is accessible, convenient and beautiful! It is one of the few venues that offers catering (by the renown Rocky Top), bar service and a separate indoor ceremony/reception space and cocktail hour space. With 1705 we did not have to worry about catering, flatware, bar service, tables/chairs, cake cutting service, etc etc. It was all included in the venue, which is extremely rare compared to the long list of venues I evaluated! Even better they have a fully functioning kitchen so our food came out fresh and warm and boy did we get so many compliments on it from our guests!! They can easily accommodate indoor and outdoor weddings, something that was very important to us as we were getting married in December. But I’d be remiss to not mention one of my favorite parts of 1705, and that’s Quann Bradley. He is hands down the BEST venue manager I have ever encountered. He is flexible, easy to work with, fun, honest, and I could go on and on! I hope Rocky Top knows how much of a STAR they have in Quann! He worked tirelessly to make our day go perfectly and had waiters following my husband and I around to ensure we were fed and able to enjoy drinks during our cocktail hour and reception. He is just so amazing and I felt so lucky to work with him. I couldn’t have imagined our perfect day anywhere other than 1705. It is a RARE GEM in the Raleigh area. Thank you Quann and the RT staff for making our day incredible!
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December 2022 by Matt Kucmyda
Absolutely phenomenal experience. My now wife and I had our ceremony and reception here, catered by Rocky Top Catering. Everything from viewing the venue to planning everything to execution was flawless. I cannot recommend this venue (or catering company) enough. Thank you everyone who made the Kucmyda wedding one that everyone will talk about
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November 2022 by Taylor
Unfortunately have been trying to get in touch with 1705 for the last few weeks to get our site visit rescheduled and it has been nothing but a hassle.The day of our tour I was emailed a few hours in advance in regards to a reschedule (was already on the way so didn’t check my emails) and when arrived nobody was there. No phone call was made when I didn’t respond to email. Mind you this was the day of. It was really frustrating. Have been trying to reschedule a visit for weeks and the communication has been extremely poor. The catering company, Rocky Top, are the only ones who were responsive in a reasonable time manor. I gave up after not hearing back from Karlee or Quann once again.
