Riviera Waterfront Mansion - Levittown

Pricey food, dirty pitchers, awful service, and nasty waitstaff. Avoid this place like the plague.

We had a wonderful experience at a wedding yesterday at the Riviera Waterfront Mansion in Massapequa. The garden ceremony was in a breathtaking setting on the waterfront, with the bride and groom under a canopy of pink and white roses. Then the guests were invited to a stellar cocktail hour on multi-level outdoor decks complete with a raw bar laden with shrimp, oysters, crab and lobster. If you wanted something other than shellfish, no problem--numerous pasta choices, carved meat, meatballs, eggplant rollatini, charcuterie, cheeses and so much more. Speedy bartenders helped us wash it all down with top-shelf libations like Ketel One and a wide variety of wine and beer selections too. We progressed to the indoor dining room for the dancing and dinner celebration to begin. My salmon entrée was perfectly cooked with an herb crust, very moist and flavorful. After dancing the night away, the dessert buffet was served featuring every kind of cake and pastry you could imagine, make your own sundaes and espresso drinks (spiked or not) to accompany them. The service staff was extremely pleasant, very polite and efficient...the facility--immaculately clean. I would return in a heartbeat as a guest or to plan an event for my own family.

VERY unsatisfactory. The waitstaff were unfriendly. They charge way too much per person. It's a filthy place. I will not recommend this place to anyone. A friend of mine used to work at this horrible catering hall and he told me that the owners are very obnoxious and rude, karma will get to them.

Overall was happy how the day went. They do charge for every little thing so if you like this venue for all the beautiful photo ops, beware that to get to the venue beforehand and utilize the grounds for pictures they'll nickle and dime you. We got great discounts on stuff thrown in when we originally booked in 2019 but dealing with them once they reopened after covid they are much more sales focused. The cost on the exit station we wanted went up without them telling us, they didn't send us home with extra meals for the 3 people who had to cancel last minute and they changed the indoor ceremony option without notifiying us (which really upset me bc I didn't find out til our final meeting but luckily the weather wound up being perfect). They did mess up my ceremony so if you have your ceremony at the venue beware. I went over the details numerous times with Irene and Tara and yet they still managed to mess it up. At end of day I brushed it off since everything else was perfect but I am definitely annoyed at paying for my ceremony to be there when they really messed up the order and placement. My bridal attendant was great though, wish I remembered her name but such a sweetheart and was great with my bustle and always making sure I had a drink in hand. They set up all my decor exactly how I requested and were easy to communicate with during the past few months leading up to our day. We did receive a lot of great feedback from our guests as well on how everything was run and even about how great their waitstaff was.

We had our wedding at the Riviera Waterfront Mansion almost 2 weeks ago it was FANTASTIC!!! First of all, originally, we had our wedding scheduled for last July but, due to the pandemic it was pushed to this year. The staff at the riviera were super accommodating, had sympathy for covid brides and were soooo sweet as we navigated through something so out of the ordinary! They answered every phone call and email with all of my silly questions (shoutout to Irene and Samantha for this one)! Our wedding was just picture perfect, it was something out of a movie! Every staff member was so helpful, they moved at lightening speed, they kept checking on me and my husband, and they were just simply fun to be around with!! The food was delicious, Samantha read through all of my crazy instructions to decorate the room and did a phenomenal job!!! (Thank you) Tara Christina worked were our maitre'd and bridal attendant; we couldn't have asked for a better team!! I felt like a super star thanks to them! Thank you Riviera for making our night so spectacular, you have our highest recommendation for future brides grooms! We love you!!