Duke's Malibu Reviews
Reviews
4.7 out of 5 rating
4.7 out of 5 rating
21 Reviews
93% recommend it
Awards
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User2991934 Sent on 03/04/2017This is the second event we have hosted at Duke's. It is an all around a fantastic place to celebrate! The staff are extremely helpful while planning the event and they are a pleasure to work with on the day of. We kept it simple and had plenty of room for a dance floor, photo booth and a churro cart. The room lends itself to a warm, happy atmosphere and is perfect for a party. -
User2125635 Sent on 05/10/2015The best location we could have chosen for our wedding! It felt like a magical venue for us, and our guests were impressed with the place, the vibe and the food! We heard many times that it felt like they just were at a 'vacation' / wedding. Planning was easier that expected, thanks to Alessa and the Duke's staff, that made us feel at ease through the entire process and they were great at accommodating all the reasonable requests we had; they answered all our questions in a timely manner and they took care of the basic planning and arrangement of the venue. Also, the ocean provided a magnificent background for the ceremony. We felt that compared to other venues in Los Angeles, the Duke's package price was fair and extremely competitive.
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User2000020 Sent on 01/07/2015Our wedding at Duke's Malibu in December 2014 was absolutely perfect. We had an amazing time and you really can't beat the view! It was absolutely stunning.
The staff did an excellent job. Madelina, Alessa, and Mia were so helpful through the entire process. Every detail was perfect. They really know what they are doing. I could not have imagined a better day or more perfect location. Everything was so easy- from the smooth set up to the food all being exactly on time, I didn't have to worry about a thing! It was exactly what we wanted, a relaxed atmosphere, a beautiful view, and an elegant wedding. We chose a morning wedding (10am) because we wanted to get the most out of the gorgeous ocean view- we even saw dolphins and sea lions playing in the water.
I had to focus really hard on the ceremony because I knew if I looked out the window I'd get lost in the view. :)
The only thing I'm sad about is that we didn't get to enjoy the food. It was delicious and everyone loved it, but we were too excited that we just didn't feel like eating much.
When looking for a venue, I was starting to get discouraged at all the outrageous prices. I reached out to Duke's thinking "there's no way we are gonna be able to afford this" but when I talked to them and got the initial quote, I couldn't believe it. I immediately got excited and thought- "Wow! We can actually do this!"
If you are considering Duke's as an option... DO IT!! It was an awesome experience and everything was so amazing. A really great venue and, in my opinion, a fantastic value. I cannot recommend it enough. -
User1602560 Sent on 04/30/2014I highly recommend Duke's, Madelina and Alessa, the staff for any event. They made everything about the entire process simple and we had a spectacular event. -
User2584640 Sent on 04/21/2016Worked with 3 different people planning event but seemed like it was only one. They always had the most current info and provided me with the same answers to my questions. Flexible to event time to a degree. Very friendly, professional event planners including all staff I encounter working-parking attendants, hostesses, waiters. The food was delicious and presented nicely. Would have liked to get in the room earlier than 30 mins before guests arrived. It was a race to decorate. One complaint! Don't order the burger. It was raw on the inside for all my guests. No one told me until afterwards,
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User1131329 Sent on 04/10/2013Overall we were very pleased with Duke's for our wedding. The planning process went next to seamless. Their banquet event staff was very accommodating and willing to work with us with anything we asked. The day of the event was the only time I would say we had a few hiccups. During our rehearsal we were told that the women we had been working with the whole time would not be there and that one of her assistance would be the lead on our event. This made us a little on edge, but there was nothing we could do about it. The few things we experienced were nothing to cost the wedding or make it anything short of memorable. But they were still problems that stuck out... all dealing with the catering and food management. During our cocktail hour we had cheese and crackers as one of our appetizers. Unfortunately the crackers never made it out, even after we brought this to their attention. For dinner, we had a pesto pasta as one of our buffet options. However, pesto was not the sauce on the pasta. They still claim that it was pesto, but we know the difference between a white cream sauce and a pesto sauce and what we got was not pesto. But it still tasted good and no one knew the difference (we just knew it was not what we tried and choose during the tasting). The last unfortunate thing to happen was that the cake was not served until 45min after the cake cutting. My mother had to go knock on the kitchen door to ask them to serve it. This was probably the most disappointing and unfortunate thing to happen since at that point people had already started leaving and never got cake. We had an AMAZING cake that we were really excited and hoped to share with our friends and family. There were a few other minor details that didn't happen or had their mistakes. But at the end of the day, we looked past that and we were very happy with the wedding. We got more that we paid for and I would definitely use Duke's again for another event.
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