Tudor Barn Eltham Reviews

Overall our wedding experience at the Tudor Barn on Saturday 23 September 2023 was great. Positives were: - The venue itself and grounds looked beautiful on the day and were well maintained - The running of the day was organised very smoothly by the staff without being in your face - The staff were attentive, efficient and had a good attitude - The canapés, 3-course dinner and evening food was excellent and got a lot of compliments - The drinks reception music by guitarist J was just the right volume and played very well - The venue-owned items like tables, chairs, post box etc. were good quality and it was nice not to have to think about a lot of those things - The overall value for money I’d say was pretty good Negatives were: - We found it a bit tricky at times to personalise the day and the decorations as much as we wanted, and we felt a bit like the venue would prefer we fit into a ‘package’ - We’d said a few times we wanted no one to pay for drinks and a bar tab to be set up until the free drinks package started in the evening, but this didn’t happen and I had to ask the bar to start one before the ceremony, although this didn’t happen as I found out people were still having to pay for drinks - The DJ provided by the events company STAAR wasn’t great. He messed up the first dance song, didn’t play all the songs we’d asked for, refused requests even though we’d said to allow them and the mixing between songs was awkward - The selfie mirror operator, again provided by STAAR, pushed someone who tapped him on the shoulder to ask a question and grabbed a hat off someone’s head which pulled at their neck, so a bit aggressive

Roast saved the day after dodgy starters of courgette fritters (£6.75!) and a familiar flavoured kids soup (£3). I had the lamb roast (£19!) but credit where it is due the meat was beautiful quality, sides tasty and portion good. Tried the cauliflower cheese for additional £3.50 - a great little sharer. Warm service and with little playground and open spaces outside it's a good family friendly option!