Amy Williamson
13/09/2023
I have booked 3 previous parties here and was always happy. I booked the spot next to playground and it was great. Good food, petting zoo, great for kids and beautiful spot.
However this time the playground was booked so I booked "The Lawn". However when we arrived it did not look like the photos. The Lawn was cordoned off as they were doing Reno's, which didn't really bother us, however what bothered me was there was no shade. In the photos, and in the past when I had been there, there was a roof in this section, so that's what I expected. Instead there was no shade at all, not even an umbrella.
We asked staff if they happened to have any umbrellas and they were quite ubrupt and said no. We were having a baptism party here, and we had babies, kids and elderly, sitting in the sun on a 30 degree day. Not to mention we had nowhere to display the cake and cupcakes we had arranged, as they would melt in direct heat. People were getting sunburnt and alot of people ended up leaving early as it was just too hot. Although it wasn't a particularly humid day, it was sunny and sitting in direct sun was getting too much.
I understand Reno's are being done in the area, I just wish I had known this before booking, otherwise I would have booked another area.
I will say the food is good, and the kids loved the playground and petting zoo. If there was simply a few umbrellas in this area it would have been great.