Oheka Castle

Went to a wedding here this weekend and it was AMAZING. I could not begin to explain how beautiful the estate is. It makes the most perfect back drop for wedding photographs and I guarantee will make the bride groom and party goers feel like royalty.
The cocktail hour was exquisite, it was placed throughout three rooms and included but was not limited to: hand rolled sushi, a martini bar, a vodka and caviar bar, the largest raw bar I had ever seen.
For the reception we were brought into another room that had a gorgeous view. The service was great, the food was great and, the drinks were great.
The Venetian hour was in yet another room which included a crêpe station with bananas foster and a Belgium waffle station.
All in all I would HIGHLY recommend Oheka Castle as a venue. This was an exceptional party in an beautiful venue.

Came here for a wedding and was blown away by how gorgeous the venue and grounds were. I’ve attended at least 20 weddings and this was by far the most impressive one — it didn’t hurt the bride and groom ponied up for serious entertainment. Food /​bar /​service were all excellent. Unlike some other reviewers, I actually did enjoy dinner service. If the location were closer to where I lived, I’d probably come here for my own special occasions.

Being a native LIer… I was pleasantly surprised to enjoy lunch at Oheka. The food was fabulous, great sandwiches, fresh salads, and great french onion soup perfect for a cold winters day. Service was excellent and the owner even welcomed us. No need to wait for a special occassion, treat a friend and celebrate life, in a castle!

Oheka Castle is a must see if you enjoy European style architecture! The weather was not ideal and even than you could tell how gorgeous the property was! The tour guide Lowell was very knowledgeable and passionate about the history of the estate and we look forward to staying at the hotel in the future.

A Castle On A Hill «in the middle of Huntington, Long Island, NY
Take a guided tour with your group and discover stories of the rich and famous. Did Caruso sing here? Did Charlie Chaplin visit.
Call ahead and discover much more.

I came here for a business dinner (Gala) a few years ago for an important client and while the entry price was $ 400.00 (a bit steep to say the least), I had a fantastic time here. The grounds are INCREDIBLE, and I felt honored to be in every room that I stepped in. So spacious and elegant. The food was quite good too. We had a selection of everything from caviar to croquettes to filet mignon. I found the dessert to be rather blah, but we received a bottle of complimentary red wine from a local vineyard on the Long Island that was quite enjoyable. I would find any excuse to go here again!

Super overrated! Attended a wedding here. We had high expectations since it was the «Oheka Castle». But super disappointed with everything.
First of all, from the pictures and the outside, it looked so grandiose. But when we got in there. It was nothing spectacular or special. The cocktail hour was OK. But I guess there were way too many guests and we had to wait in a long line just to get food.
It was when we had to wait for our entrees that really got us. It took about 2.5 hours from the time we placed our food selection to the waiters and waitresses for us to get our food. And it was like a magic talent show or something. Each time 10 waitstaff would show up from the kitchen, each holding only one plate of food and only going to one table and serving that one table and all of them would disappear back into the kitchen for 20 minutes and come out doing the same thing, each staff holding only one plate of food and serving the next table.
But come on, there was more than 300 people at this wedding. Could you guys be a little bit more efficient?! We are here for the food! Not to watch the waitstaffs perform some show!
We had to ask for water 3 times before the waitress came back and filled only two of our glasses out of the whole table. Unacceptable.
And when we got the food, the food was awful. I had the filet mignon. And boy it was way too salty and dry. I expected much much more from this place.
Overrated. And im sure, overpriced. Avoid it like a plague please.

As you can see from my pictures the place is beautiful
It was decorated in a lovely manner for the holidays
It was a wonderful time with my friends One friend I had not seen in months and it was good to catch up
The food was not good but I really was not expecting anything better
I went to visit with friends in an elegant setting

Update 11÷3÷15 — The commenter, part of the management, today edited her comment to reflect only some of the errors I’d pointed out in her original comment — in a light that benefits their position. For example, originally the commenter mentioned that we moved to CA a year after the wedding. In reality, a year after our wedding is still a few weeks away. When initially requesting a resolution to this issue while we still lived in NY, when staff responded to our reachouts that is, we were given no opportunity to negotiate and were told a cash reimbursement was out of the question. At that time, we graciously decided to keep the money with management by accepting the gift voucher. After moving across the country, we expectedly had no use for this gift voucher which was expiring a year from the date of issue, and had restrictions on re-​sale.
Rest assured we were thankful for certain staff’s work in our wedding, and showed that thanks via a generous cash tip and email. We remain pretty amused by management’s activities around this issues, which is what leaves a bad taste in our mouth. Nothing else negative reflecting on our wedding beyond that.
We note that management chooses to mention and twist information in the light that best supports their chosen position. The so-​called pre-​resolution «threat» has been twisted, with the correct flow of events as follows — AFTER finally giving up and accepting our fate in writing to the Accounting Manager, in the same email we simply wrote to let management know that we would be leaving reviews on public forums. NOT THE SAME THING.
We hope that this conversation helps couples have a beautiful wedding at OHEKA while navigating any potential pitfalls that may come their way. Trust us, it’s a beautiful property and all-​inclusive package if you can afford it. Just need to be even more cautious of the process, pitfalls and assumptions management makes, as you are keeping up with myriad other critical preparations.
PLEASE SEE Unilocal REVIEW DATED 8÷23÷2015 OF OHEKA WEDDINGS BY TRAKAYAU P. FOR ANOTHER INDEPENDENT REVIEW.
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5 stars for the scenic property and all-​inclusive packages perfect for a wedding.
–10 stars for their money-​minded attitude. They require full payment 5 – 10 days prior to the wedding date. More disgusting was the constant harassment by Christie, their «business manager», hours before the wedding when expectedly the bride and groom have so much to manage on their plate. No communication by Christie with the Oheka wedding planner assigned to us, leading to frequent confusion and errors.
Nail in the coffin was that after Christie harassed us to confirm and reconfirm details with us, they forgot our dessert café entirely. We had outside catering so thankfully they saved the day by bringing in their own dessert and they didn’t even charge us for it.
It took about 11 months for us to go back and forth with their sales person, Rick, who seems to be busier than the President (he was busy running for local political office so he was always out of the office). Rick and the owner’s wife/​daughter, Kelly, gave us the cold shoulder and run around for compensation for this oversight. For this wedding, they charged us multiple hundreds per person, without having to cook any meals for our various guests, and gave us a measly $ 650 as compensation for this oversight.
We run a family business too and when money becomes the prime motivation, the business doesn’t last beyond one generation. You guys operate like low-​life motel managers. We will spread the word and that your business doesn’t get 1 more dollar from anyone we know.

My husband and I bought a Groupon deal to stay here. I would not have come here otherwise. The castle is beautiful and the rooms are lovely but in outrageously expensive for what it is. I think rooms typically start around $ 400 a night. The rooms that are priced at $ 400 a night are just regular rooms without any kind of a spectacular view. That seems a little crazy to me. While rooms are very lovely, decorated to have a sort of antique and old-​fashioned feel, they are not worth $ 400 a night. On the tour we were shown the 2 nicest rooms in the castle. They are extremely nice room but cost a fortune to stay in. This, however, did make more sense to me because they are truly beautiful rooms.
The castle itself is quite beautiful and it is obviously that a lot of time and effort (and money!) went into restoring this castle to its original grandeur. The ballrooms, library, sitting rooms, etc. are elegant and chic. The grounds are stunning. Even on the cloudy day we had, the gardens take your breath away and you can just imagine what parties outside spilling onto the lawn were like.
The food was mediocre at best. I know the plan is to open the restaurant to the public. They might want to invest in a better chef before doing that. My seafood dish was very overcooked; tough and rubbery. The crème brûlée we ordered tasted like lighter fluid from caramelizing the sugar on top. The owners is known for walking around and saying hi to everyone eating in the dinning room. The owner made the rounds, looked up at the table my husband and I were sitting at, and left the dinning room. No conversation with us that night!
Can’t wait for that spa to open! That will add another element of elegance and relaxation to this getaway destination.
I was extremely disappointed in the tour we were given the next day. The tour guide came late to the castle, which is fine. She drove in and sometimes there is traffic. I know that she drove in because she said, «I came form the outside,» roughly 30 times throughout the tour. That is probably the most consistent piece of information we received. The information was very scattered. The guide did know what rooms we were able to go in, which is understandable on her part because there can be many events taking place in the rooms. This should be the job of the staff in the office before starting the tour: inform the guide of where they can go so they can assess what information to give and how. The information the guide gave us was disorganized and disjointed. I don’t really feel like I learned much about Otto Kahn. Afterwards I had to research on my own to fill in gaps and understand more about the castle and Otto Kahn. There should be something standard that guides have to say. They can add their own flare and fun to it, but I think the Oheka organization should really consider this.
I know this is a constant work on progress and I think with a few tweaks this could become an incredible getaway locale. It is so close to being quite perfect.

My roommate and I came for a tour of the castle and grounds. We’ve been wanting to ever since Taylor Swift filmed the video for «Blank Space» here and it’s 15 minutes from where I live.
The castle is incredible, it was really great getting to see everything and learn about the history behind it. Our tour guide was also great, I never caught her name sadly, but I used to give tours of my alma mater so I know what it’s like being in her shoes and I can say she did a great job.
At the end, they brought us to a dining room and we were given cookies, coffee, tea and other mini desserts as well which was a nice touch!
I definitely want to come back soon for lunch in the restaurant!
Notes:
$$ — for the simple tour
$$$ — if you’re here to eat at the restaurant
$$$$(x10234213) — if you’re here to stay in the hotel/​have a wedding/​host an event

Oheka is just speechless.
I just fell in love with this castle when we were entering the gate!!! We went there on saturday around 4pm had a table at terrace with summer breeze.
I felt like I am in the castle of 19^th century in France.
All the architecture and interior was sooo fabulous and I even took a picture in the lady’s room. Haha!
It was not that crowd but Indian traditional wedding was going on so we were lucky to see that.
And we were soooo lucky that we could’ve met Gary Melius the owner of this castle. He was so kindly walking tables and talking to people!
If i were reside near huntington, I would go there every week. Not only for the atmosphere of the castle but also the food and cocktails are tasty and have reasonable price.
# Menu
I recommend Peach sangria ($ 14 ?): you will love the color of it too!
Seafood salad ($ 18): steamed robster, calamari, mussels etc. with juicy lemon. Fresh and yummy
Otto burger ($ 15): croissants with beef and cheese, pickles were sooo good.
Next time, I would love to try salmon.
Also, Oheka was listed on the National Register of Historic places.

A luxurious estate in the middle of Long Island. Right off Jericho Turnpike. The grounds are beautiful and the staff are attentive and polite. The room we had was small but beautifully appointed. Very gracious and relaxing. A true luxury experience.

Just think, a castle hidden in the middle of Long Island. It’s pretty awesome. Nestled among a virtual forest of trees (maybe not quite a forest, but definitely a lot of trees), not to mention some beautiful homes, sits this castle named for its original owner, Otto HErmann KAhn. What cost him $ 11 million to build back in 1919 would now cost $ 110 million in today’s currency !! Try coming up with THAT kind of funding. Sheeesh. What really gets me about this place is that Kahn and his family only used this as a «summer» home and on weekends. That’s mind boggling to me.
There are only a handful of ways you can get in to see this magnificant dwelling. First, if you have the funding, book a room reservation and stay in one of the 117 rooms. By the way, MANY heads of State, sports stars, movie and TV celebs have stayed here. The list is long. Second, you can dine here either for lunch or dinner, but book early; they fill up quickly. Third, plan your wedding venue to be held here. It’ll cost you a pretty penny. My daughter would like to be married here… first, she needs to find a someone with whom she would want to marry. Second, she’ll need to win the lottery… or he’ll need to be rich. The fourth way to get inside this castle is to book a tour. It’s only at 11:00 a.m. each day. The one day we planned to come here, we knew ahead of time we wouldn’t be able to make it in time for the tour. I thought we could at least walk in and look around on our own. Guess who was mistaken. They are VERY strict about who walks through the huge doors, and they DO have someone to shoo you away if you don’t have a reservation for one of the aforementioned reasons.
So, here’s the deal… NEXT time, we WILL attend the tour, and/​or we will eat here. That’s just the way it’s going down… this is not a place to be missed. It is so magnificant. I got to walk around the outskirts of the castle and its outer grounds, so I know I’m in for one heck of an awesome viewing next time we go. Plus, I just gotta go back with my husband. He’s going to love this place. As for my daughter, I’m hoping she’ll find her soulmate, who has money, and she tells me she’s getting married HERE. That’d be perfection.

Beautiful castle in the Gold Coast of Long Island. Food was just alright from the catering but felt the service staff was on point so made up for it. Can’t wait to go again.

First, Taylor Swift filmed her music video here! WHAT!!! Lots of other celebrity stuff goes on here so people who like that stuff should totally check it out!
Anniversary or bust! I am so happy I found this place on Groupon. Everything is magnificent and beautiful. I think this is hands down the best hotel experience I have had and I love that they honor their history by offering a tour for the guests that stay here.
If I had lots of money I would get married here. If you do have lots of money you should go for it!
Even if you don’t stay over night you should go for the tour and for dinner!

All I can say is Oheka Castle is beautiful. My boyfriend took me for dinner and it was a perfectly romantic night. The food is amazing. The grounds are spectacular. The owner Garry personally greets everyone in the dining area. This is a must for any couple.

Long overdue review. I had stayed there a looooong time ago and luxuriated in the experience. The long driveway leading up to the hotel is itself a dramatic and incredibly romantic experience before you even see the main building itself.
The grounds are expertly manicured and the exterior is simply gorgeous. The grounds itself are frequented with photo shoots. Throughout my stay, the staff was incredibly friendly and efficient. They were kind enough to stow our flowers in a fridge when we asked for assistance.
The rooms that my small group stayed in were surprisingly modest. The three rooms we stayed in were each different and unique. No room was identical in terms of décor or design. I guess I was expecting more lavish décor, but I can’t complain. We were impressed how each of our bathrooms were unique too. I certainly took advantage of my tub and actually fell asleep in mine. (Oops!)
The rest of the hotel is absolutely stunning. Incredibly historic and the details are so fun to look at. My favorite room of all was the Charlie Chaplin room. I’m also a huge fan of the salon style picture arrangements, throughout the hotel. The sprawling garden grounds are absolutely gorgeous.
Come in for a visit if you’re a fan of architecture, history, and all around beauty. So Gatsby-​esque!

Went here on a tour and found it interesting. Apparently it was almost completely destroyed in the post WW2 era and is gradually being restored. It functions as a hotel and wedding reception site and if you had lots of money to blow, I think it would be a fun place for an event. It’s status as living commercial enterprise makes it different from most of the grand old houses you’ll see. Also it isn’t really that old .It was Otto Kahn ‘s mansion. I did have a vague idea of who he was from my studies of the ’20’s and the 1929 market crash .
In all events, it has beautiful grounds, great hotel suites and some interesting grand rooms. We also had some good cookies and cake that were included.

Oheka Castle how do I love you let me count the ways:
Amazing atmosphere, really really gorgeous
Fantastic food, top quality and attention to detail
Great service, very attentive
Prices, are you ready??? in line with any other upscale restaurant
I have known about Oheka forever, what I didnt know is that they serve lunch & dinner everyday… duh??? I only thought they did weddings & events.
Went to a late lunch New Years Day the ambiance is magical. The restaurant area has floor to ceiling windows and there are stunning views. Beside the fact that its in a Gold Coast mansion, so there are cool antiques and rooms of them every where. The bathrooms are even amazing. The food is really top quality and artfully presented. The prices are very reasonable for what you get considering the food & atmosphere. No other restaurant can even compare with a dining experience like this. Why, why why didnt I know this before, just think how many meals I could have had. All I can say is «GO» I think you will love it, I know I did.