The Abbey

Attended a wedding tonight at this venue and it was easily one of the best weddings I’ve been to. The servers were attentive and actually seemed to be interested in you having a good time. Specifically, I had a woman named Danielle S. serving the table I was at and things were perfect. My water was always full, my beverages came quick, and when I needed something (lost my fork) the replacement was there almost instantly. Danielle was great, but really every member of the staff was on-​point from bar tenders to busboys. Throw in a beautiful interior and exterior and you’ve got a five-​star venue.

The Abbey catered our wedding on 10÷11÷15. The prices were fair to slightly higher than other caterers we saw, but not much higher and hiring Abbey was worth every single penny, if not more. They work as a true team and communicate so effectively. They take such pride in their food and the wedding experience as a whole that it would be shocking if someone gave them less than a 5 star rating. The food was excellent and they really customize your menu for you. Because we have religious restrictions for meat, they found meat to suit our very specialized needs (halal). We also used them for our bar glassware package which they did for an extra $ 3 per person as well as their arch, which looked like God handcrafted it, and their linens, which made our room look like it was touched by King Midas. We love the Abbey.

Amateur night. Wow we are here for a private party and it took almost 1 hour between salad and entrée. Seriously. The only saving grace was the wine was flowing. Pick up the pace team. Disappointing.

This venue is WONDERFUL. There is not much more to say than that! We just got married at The Abbey a few weeks ago. When we were first looking for a venue, we knew that we wanted something unique, and just by chance, happened to stumble across The Abbey. The moment we walked inside, we knew it would be the perfect venue! It is absolutely gorgeous, full of old wood décor, with an upstairs balcony area (where we had cocktail hour). Kristie & the event team were so easy to work with, and were very prompt responding to emails and phone calls.
On the day of the wedding, everything was ready to go when the girls arrived to start getting ready, and they let the guys come in and set up our own uplights. Since it was about 95 degrees outside, the A/​C was blasting and kept it nice and cool inside. The food was spectacular! Even though we (the bride & groom) didn’t get to eat much of it, the food that we had was great, and everyone kept telling us how delicious it was. This is hands down the best venue in The Abbey, and if I were to get married again, I’d do it all there again!

Mainly Mozart at the Abbey is a delight. Stephen Prussian is the featured pianist. On Clarinet Todd Palmer. Performed Mingus. Love the stain glass windows and ceiling. Tables for food and drink are available for reserve or single chairs. Balcony seating available.

Uh… maze. ing! Ok, seriously this may be the best venue for a party like the Bankers Hill Business Association Beer Festival last night! The resonance alone is enough to make any DJ bow down to the two story beautiful building. If the walls could talk, I’m sure this building has stories from the 70s (at least that’s what a patron shared last night). Overall, it’s a beautiful historic church building perfect for your next wedding or evening of libations.

This is a gorgeous, elegant, grand venue. They did a fantastic job for my friend’s wedding reception. I felt like I was transported to a glamorous Hollywood event where champagne freely flowed and the food was amazing. Five stars for sure.

The Abbey is gorgeous from the photos online!
I wanted to get married here but it was far out of our budget so instead I had to wait to see the inside of it! My friend got married there this past weekend and it was marvelous! The Abbey has lots of character and is a space that needs little to no decorations because it speaks for itself. The catering staff there were very polite and the food they provided was out of this world fantastic.
I’d highly recommend this venue for weddings and special events.

Perhaps it’s a tiny bit premature to rate this place right now, when my wedding is 375 days away. But, I just can’t contain my happiness and excitement and appreciation for that long!
Steven and I fell in love with this place from the moment we walked in. yes, it’s old. yes, it smells very slightly musty and yes the carpet is vaguely casino style. You know what, though? we LOVE that about this place. we love the crumbly stucco work in some places. we love the creaky old wood. we love that it looks old and feels old. we love that the chandeliers were designed at around the same time the titanic was being built. let’s face it, this is California. we consider things made in the 1960s to be antiques. to have something with this much history be available to us is a wonderful thing. we want to be married in a place that has been here for a long time and will remain for long after we’re gone. best of all, it turns 100 next year, the year of our marriage. how cool is that?
our wedding coordinator Kristie has so far been phenomenal about our budgetary restrictions (oh yes, there are many… this is a recession, you know!) and our sometimes odd requests. she’s been accommodating, friendly, exceptionally prompt with her replies and proposals, and she will absolutely be an asset to us during the next few months of planning and dreaming and piecing together what will be a very memorable day.
i really can’t be happier with what has happened so far, and i look forward to the future dealings with this venue, all leading up to the big day.

The Abbey is BEAUTIFUL… on the website that is!!!
I was a little disappointed tonight.
I liked what I initially saw on the site but when I walked in the casino-​style-​blue-​patterned carpet and folding chairs were just bringing down the style potential.
A little bit of a downer.
However, I can’t give it less than four stars because I see the absolute potential in this building which is what drew me to it from the beginning. Beautiful architecture for a 100 yr old building, stained glass and 50 foot ceilings. With the proper party rentals and accents (and hopefully a wood floor to place over the casino carpet) this place is classic elegance at its finest.
Great Venue when adorned with the proper accessories!!!
Remember that!!!

The Abby is a very pretty historic venue. I’ve worked two separate events here in the past and generally enjoyed it.
Be forewarned that it’s very tall and if you need to bring a lift in to hang things, you’ll need to get a genie lift as opposed to a scissor lift. The multiple levels on the ground floor make it hard to get lifts or any heavy equipment in too.
There are a lot of stairs and when it gets crowded they become hard to navigate.
Also note that if your event will have a lot of guests in summer, the air conditioners will not be able to handle the head load.