Samuel’s Grande Manor

We were at Samuel’s in the grande ballroom for a decent sized wedding (around 175 – 200 guests). The ceremony was right at the location, in the gazebo in the back. The grounds were beautiful, but the microphone was so low that you couldn’t hear most of the ceremony.
The reception was directly after. The staff was very nice and helpful. The room was EXTREMELY cool, and we found ourselves going outside frequently to warm up. The bathrooms were clean, and large. We were one of two weddings there, so I never had to wait to use the restroom. Our room was NOT Handicap accessible, so some family members struggled to get down the 6 steps to the reception and ceremony. The bathroom was also up those same six steps.
The appetizers were petty good, and there was a large amount of food. We got the filet for dinner, and it was VERY good. It was not over cooked, and was tender and moist. The baked potato and vegetable were good too. They got the baked Alaska, so the staff brought it out with great fanfare, and music. Overall it was a nice experience.

Attended wedding at Samuel’s today. Service was excellent. The wait staff was attentive and friendly, responding to requests quickly. The dinner was outstanding. Appetizers during the cocktail hour were delicious and visually appealing. The dinner started with shrimp cocktail with jumbo shrimp that were tender and sweet. The salad had a good amount of blue cheese on the greens. The entrée of filet mignon and chicken breast was served with asparagus and carrots. The beef was cooked rare with a hot red center, exactly to my liking. Portions were generous, many people taking part of their dinner home with them. Baked Alaska completed the meal.
I read some very negative reviews of this facility and wanted people to know that Samuel’s has lots of positives, at least in the experience of almost everyone at the wedding today.

I recently came here for a wedding, and I was pleasantly surprised! I had been here before for a wedding before (as well as some proms back in my prime) and was not as impressed as I was on my most recent visit.
I think that they remodeled slightly, or at least redecorated. This was a November wedding so we were not outside for more than 5 minutes, but everything out there looked the same to me. The inside was still nice, but I liked the artwork on the walls and the Christmas tree they had up in the entrance!
In regards to the food, everything was great! I believe the bride opted for one of the best packages available, so during cocktail hour there were chicken wings, meatballs, stuffed mushrooms, and an interesting assortment of cold hors d’oeuvres. For our dinners, the tables all had bottles of red and white wine in addition to a champagne toast. Our meals included a shrimp cocktail per guest, a Josephine salad followed by a lemon sorbet intermezzo, and then filet mignon with chicken, a baked potato, and a vegetable. The shrimp cocktail is what truly tickled my fancy, as this is not something that is normally served at weddings I have been at.
I also liked that the bathrooms have so many stalls in them. A lot of the times, there is a wait for a stall in a woman’s restroom. This is not the case at Samuel’s! A strange observation I am sure, but one that I feel necessary to point out.

We have gone to the Easter Brunch many times and it has always been excellent so we tried the Thanksgiving Buffet. It was a big disappointment. Will not do that again. Turkey was dry, mash potatoes like soap, sweet potatoes had to much brown sugar, etc. The salad bar was the only thing worth eating.

What a ripoff cold generic food tuff roast beef et very much disappointed for a thanksgiving dinner could have and should have gone somewhere else and will next time. If I could I would take away the one star

Went there last night for a wedding. The place is beautiful on the outside and also outside in the back where there are fountains, a large fire pit and décor. As far as the venue for the wedding, the space was good but I did not enjoy hearing the blaring music from the wedding next door while the best man was giving his speech. I understand there are more weddings going on at once but it was extremely distracting. The food was really good. I didn’t know what to expect especially for wedding food but the steak was excellent. It was cooked more on the rare side so very juicy and flavored well. I was not crazy about the chicken that was also served. The salad and veggies were typical, not bad but nothing to rave about. Bar and dance floor were great. Overall I would say not a bad reception space just really didn’t enjoy the loud music through the walls.

This place is a dive with a pretty front. Looks fancy from the outside but the food is terrible and the service is ridiculous. It is obvious why when you speak to the managers. There are no words for how bad the management of this place is. Save your money and time and go somewhere else, ANYWHERE else.

I had such a nice time here with my family for Easter brunch this year. The food was great, the venue was pretty, they offered valet parking, the venue was easy to get to and easy to find. It was a little bit loud, but that’s expected for such a large banquet. It would be a lovely place to do a large wedding, or some kind of honor ceremony.
A couple things were a little annoying, the parking lot is awkward and especially when there are so many people trying to find spots to park, it was a bit difficult. There were long (and I mean long) rows of spots but no way to get over to the other side if a spot was available or if someone were leaving. Also, making a left into the venue on Main Street in Clarence is no walk in the park, especially with the gridlock that tends to build up because people want to turn in to the parking lot but there is nowhere to go. That was definitely annoying.
The food was delicious, the service was prompt and friendly, and overall it was a great experience besides the parking lot, really. I would definitely come back for another holiday brunch/​event.

We did Easter Brunch here, party of 9. I really wasn’t expecting too much however I was still disappointed. For $ 23 I expected real turkey in the turkey ala king. It was disgusting processed turkey chunks. The seafood Newburgh had fake seafood crap. Even the ham was not good — how do you screw up ham?! The desserts were clearly all frozen stuff thawed and put out. If I had it my way, we’d never do a brunch here. I would have much preferred a smaller selection of quality food.

Beautiful place but I’ve had better food at the Country Buffet!

Don’t believe the hype — brunch food was barely passable (cold, congealed foods — nothing fresh made all from pre-​packaged, ready made or canned products), service was terrible (long waits for beverages, many «oh I forgot!» responses) and the waitress did the math wrong on our bill. No wonder they needed to do a groupon, it would fail otherwise. Glad we only paid $ 9 each. Gross.

We had our medschool semi-​formal here and I had high expectations going in after looking at the website. Upon arrival, the manor was as stunning as advertised. This is what I envision plantation homes looking like — gorgeous white columns, bright chandeliers, and decorations upon decorations. I bet this place is even more impressive during the day w/​the fountains and the gardens. Our banquet hall was massive — clearly fitting for weddings and conferences albeit the «dance floor» didn’t look like it could fit anymore than 30 – 40 people (we had a good 100+). The evening began with a full open bar (+++) but even that could not prevent everything from subsequently spiraling downwards.
Our hors d’oeuvres were nothing more than a cold platter of vegetables that look like they sat a week too long in the fridge and confusing mix of cheeses (one option was sliced deli provolone — I got some of that in my fridge from Wegman’s for a few bucks).
When our salad came, it was clear to me that the staff felt they should be applauded merely for being able to serve us all and that that should excuse them from having to put any care/​thought into the plating. Case in point — I looked around and ppls salad’s were hanging off the edge of the plate as they were being served. Having to scoop dangling lettuce back onto my plate is not exactly the way I would like to start any meal. Oh, thanks for the soggy croutons and the two tiny mandarin oranges from a can too.
Next, my entire table was served their entrée and it looked like they had run out when it came to me. I made eye contact with the server, and she nodded to me and mouthed that she was out. I assumed that meant that she would go back to the kitchen and get more. But nope, she served other tables and stood around twiddling her thumbs and avoided me when I tried to get her attention again. You picked the wrong guy to not serve. It wasn’t until another server came by 5 – 10 minutes later was I able to get an entrée that was meant for another table. Oh yea, he handed the plate to me, watched me burn my hands, then decided to warn me that the plate was extremely hot. Thanks buddy! By that time, my table is halfway through w/​their plates and I see just empty looks as their go through their food. Well, the prime rib cut, though sloppy, was tasty and juicy. The baked potato was, well a baked potato (they weren’t so bad to be able to screw that one up). The chicken cutlet was covered in a soggy batter only leaving me to wonder if it was meant to be like this or if it was due to the fact that all the plates came out w/​steam covers on them. Oh yea, there were carrots on the plate too. Oh boy! Well in all, not terrible, but again the plating was a mess — about as well as I would do if this was a buffet = NOT GOOD.
Last was our ice cream w/​a drizzle of chocolate syrup which again was dripping off the sides and hinted that they had lined up all the cups of ice cream ran the syrup across them all. Yes, that saves time, but if I wanted my food from a factory line, those golden arches do a cleaner job than you Mr. Samuel.
In the end, as nice as the manor looked, their attention to their food fell harder than Humpty Dumpty. Serving that many people doesn’t mean you can water down the quality THAT MUCH. I’m definitely more forgiving realizing how many people there were but the fact is, the way my food was served was as messy as if I was serving a pet if I had one.

this place ROCKS!!! I love it. Beautiful building, hot hoochie mommas, killer bartenters… what more can you ask for?