Last night I attended an event at the vineyard. The communal spaces accommodate just about any need in a welcoming atmosphere. From previous visits, I have seen the stunningly beautiful outdoor spaces. There is not a lot of parking immediately next to the main building; however, there is overflow parking quite close by. I am disabled and I had no problem navigating the path to the overflow parking lot.
Landon Rogers
Their wine tastings are very well priced and the wine itself? AMAZING. They had us try their wine slush with Louisburg cider and it was THE BEST. Highly recommend stopping by!
Kaytlin Daniels
Great wine and great staff. Had a lot of fun at our wine tasting.
Katina Cole
I want to start by saying that the area was absolutely beautiful for an outdoor, fall wedding….But the way the event coordinator, Michelle, handled the event I attended in October was some of the worst “customer service” I have ever seen.I arrived to do hair in the morning and heard multiple stories throughout this time of incidents with Michelle.I was hoping these were isolated incidents. Unfortunately, this was not the case…..Michelle physically shoved my 4 year old!! We were waiting in line for food, right outside the door and as the line moved my son began to walk inside. As I was reaching for his shoulder to ask him hold on, a lady grabbed him by both arms and pushed him back hard enough that I had to steady him. Before my husband could even react, I told her to never put her hands on my child again. The lady became hateful, with a passive aggressive apology. I informed her I didn’t appreciate her tone. She then stated “that’s a first”.I just want to bring attention to the fact that SHE PHYSICALLY PUSHED MY 4 YEAR OLD!!! She didn’t even give me time to tell him to hold on!!!I also personally witnessed Michelle watch the photographer begin to collect equipment from down where the ceremony was held. Michelle then closed the gate. A member of the wedding party opened the gate, helping the photographer. Michelle proceeded to lock the gate, forcing the photographer to walk completely around to collect the rest. She literally refused to just wait. This was before the reception. There was absolutely no rush!!I am completely disgusted with the encounters I witnessed and heard about!
Laurel Skinner
If you want your family and guests to be treated the way guests at a wedding should be, this is not the place for you. I witnessed the “event coordinator” represent the establishment in the worst way possible by yelling at the bride’s grandmother only because she was trying to go to the basement where food and drinks were actually being served. It was so bad, my husband had to step in and help the woman. I honestly had no idea who she even was and was astounded to find that she was the event coordinator for the wedding. I’ve seen better customer service skills from someone in a fast food drive through. They promised patio heaters as it was a late fall outdoor wedding and reception and they failed to provide them. It was 45 degrees outside. The bride also purchased the beer and wine package and the bartenders were charging guests for those drinks! I am all about supporting local businesses, but please understand that this venue’s owner promised the bride many things that1) she paid for and didn’t receive and2) a refund because the service was so bad. She has not received ANY of those promised
Samantha Skinner
We attended a wedding at Mallinson in October. The wedding coordinator, Michelle, was the rudest person I’ve ever encountered. She was so rude to the brides 90 year old grandma a guest had to step in, and she grabbed a guest’s child by the arm and swung him around so hard the mother had to step in. She made the entire weekend hard for the bride and groom, didn’t abide by the contract, and all around made it miserable for everyone involved and the guests. Guests were charged for the beer and wine, which were supposed to be included, and then the coordinator still handed the bride a bar tab. We contacted the owner, Matt, regarding this, and all he was worried about was bad reviews being left, not making things right. In fact, the contract states the bride will get her deposit back within 30 days and has kept contacting the owner with zero response, so he is in breach of contract. Not only did he breach the contract regarding the deposit, but breached many aspects of it during the wedding weekend, and was so unprofessional he didn’t even show up for the rehearsal. Matt, Michelle, and Mallinson will either take this review down like they did the others, or say this is inaccurate, but if you’re considering having a wedding there I would highly encourage you to reach out to me. We have the texts, emails, and contracts to prove all. Don’t put yourself, your wedding party, or your guests through this!
Laurel S.
If you want your family and guests to be treated the way guests at a wedding should be, this is not the place for you. I witnessed the "event coordinator" represent the establishment in the worst way possible by yelling at the bride's grandmother only because she was trying to go to the basement where food and drinks were actually being served. It was so bad, my husband had to step in and help the woman. I honestly had no idea who she even was and was astounded to find that she was the event coordinator for the wedding. I've seen better customer service skills from someone in a fast food drive through. They promised patio heaters as it was a late fall outdoor wedding and reception and they failed to provide them. It was 45 degrees outside. The bride also purchased the beer and wine package and the bartenders were charging guests for those drinks! I am all about supporting local businesses, but please understand that this venue's owner promised the bride many things that 1) she paid for and didn't receive and 2) a refund because the service was so bad. She has not received ANY of those promised
Samantha S.
We attended a wedding at Mallinson in October. The wedding coordinator, Michelle, was the rudest person I've ever encountered (Michelle unfortunately replaced Melissa). She was so rude to the brides 90 year old grandma a guest had to step in, and she grabbed a guest's child by the arm and swung him around so hard the mother had to step in. She made the entire weekend hard for the bride and groom, didn't abide by the contract, and all around made it miserable for everyone involved and the guests. Guests were charged for the beer and wine, which were supposed to be included, and then the coordinator still handed the bride a bar tab. We contacted the owner, Matt, regarding this, and all he was worried about was bad reviews being left, not making things right. In fact, the contract states the bride will get her deposit back within 30 days and has kept contacting the owner with zero response, so he is in breach of contract. Not only did he breach the contract regarding the deposit, but breached many aspects of it during the wedding weekend, and was so unprofessional he didn't even show up for the rehearsal. Matt, Michelle, and Mallinson will either take this review down like they did the others, or say this is inaccurate, but if you're considering having a wedding there I would highly encourage you to reach out to me. We have the texts, emails, and contracts to prove all. Don't put yourself, your wedding party, or your guests through this!
Brittany E.
I would give zero stats if that was a possibility. Hi Matt, Thank you so much for the opportunity to host our wedding at your venue. You truly have breathtaking grounds that were the perfect backdrop to the vision we had for our big day. When we met with you for our tour of the vineyard over a year ago we fell in love with you and the vineyard. As you know, we originally planned on just purchasing the Saturday one day package. When talking with you that evening, you sold us on the easy, convenient, stress-free, peace of mind experience the all inclusive weekend package could offer us. From getting access at 9am on Friday and having all day to set up, not putting my friends and family to work after the rehearsal, to not needing to rush to clean up after our event because we had access to Sunday at 3pm. We left that evening after spending nearly 2 hours with you knowing that we were making the right decision to host our wedding at Mallinson and truly felt we were making the right decision. Then, the following week, my best friend and mother came with me to meet with Melissa to sign my contract and they too felt we found a true hidden gem in the wedding venue world. Melissa was amazing, kind, and responsive to call my questions. Even when I was bringing other close friends to the winery for events being hosted just so they could see the beauty that you have there, Melissa would answer my questions and was always more than helpful and responsive.I would like to recap my experience with Michelle so that you are aware of how I was treated and hopefully it will prevent any future brides from the same awful experience I had. My first interaction with Michelle was August 22nd upon receiving an email from her threatening to cancel my wedding if she did not hear from me in 36 hours. She had previously emailed me on August 17th and it went to spam. She did not attempt to call/text me when the first email went unanswered, just received a threat to cancel my event. As you can probably imagine, this put a really bitter taste in my mouth as I was not even made aware that Melissa was no longer with Mallinson Vineyard. After playing phone tag and getting schedules to match up on September 24th, Michelle, myself and my mother were able to meet and discuss my wedding. During this meeting, I found out that Michelle had replaced Melissa in MARCH, and the end of August was the first time that I had heard from Michelle, and again, it was a threat to cancel my wedding. During this meeting there were several issues that arose and Michelle was simply unwilling to accommodate things that I had been promised which had ultimately led me to book my special day at your venue. The first being that wine slushies would not be available to my guests. During my contract signing meeting with Melissa I was told I could exchange some of the wine bottles for wine slushies for my guests. Michelle stated that she could not honor that. My mother knew I was upset about that so she attempted to contact Michelle and figure out a solution and Michelle finally offered an exchange of 2.5 slushies for a bottle of wine. I, myself, could have thought of several solutions to this problem, such as offering for me to purchase them at a discounted rate, however that did not happen. Then, I found out from Spencer the issue was that the winery closes at 6 and that the machine is located in the winery. Again, there could have been solutions provided here; either have a bartender cover the winery for a few hours or the machine could have been unplugged and moved down the bar for the evening. I understand that is not "how you do things" (this is a phrase I never wish to hear again thanks to Michelle!), however I was promised something, that I then printed on my invitations to my wedding, and then when I finally met with your new coordinator I was told "no we will not honor that." The next issue that happened in this meeting is that Michelle told me that the package I purchased was now $10,500 and that my purchase price would not include her services even though
Excellent Missouri wines, wine tasting on Saturday afternoons go check it out!
April Amos
First time here. I came for my friend's baby shower. The space was nice and clean. I was however confused as to why we had to go to another building to get drinks... especially when there was a full bar in the basement of the space we were using. I didn't even get to try the wine as the line for drinks was pretty long. There was only one person serving drinks. I feel like she was overwhelmed with the amount of ppl. I can see the appeal for a wedding venue. Very beautiful landscape. Not sure I would visit this place as a winery.
David L.
Great little place to get away from the city without having to drive forever. Owner is super nice and will sit and share conversations and knowledge with you. Would be a great place to hold an event!!
Naomi Tolentino
Great time visiting Mallinson Vineyard. Our host Spencer was Amazing!!! He shared about the winery, wines, history and gave us a tour of the grounds. We enjoyed every minute and will definitely come back. The wine was great, our fav was deception one. Looking forward to out next visit!
Thank you Cliff it was a great experience!
Last night I attended an event at the vineyard. The communal spaces accommodate just about any need in a welcoming atmosphere. From previous visits, I have seen the stunningly beautiful outdoor spaces. There is not a lot of parking immediately next to the main building; however, there is overflow parking quite close by. I am disabled and I had no problem navigating the path to the overflow parking lot.
Their wine tastings are very well priced and the wine itself? AMAZING. They had us try their wine slush with Louisburg cider and it was THE BEST. Highly recommend stopping by!
Great wine and great staff. Had a lot of fun at our wine tasting.
I want to start by saying that the area was absolutely beautiful for an outdoor, fall wedding….But the way the event coordinator, Michelle, handled the event I attended in October was some of the worst “customer service” I have ever seen.I arrived to do hair in the morning and heard multiple stories throughout this time of incidents with Michelle.I was hoping these were isolated incidents. Unfortunately, this was not the case…..Michelle physically shoved my 4 year old!! We were waiting in line for food, right outside the door and as the line moved my son began to walk inside. As I was reaching for his shoulder to ask him hold on, a lady grabbed him by both arms and pushed him back hard enough that I had to steady him. Before my husband could even react, I told her to never put her hands on my child again. The lady became hateful, with a passive aggressive apology. I informed her I didn’t appreciate her tone. She then stated “that’s a first”.I just want to bring attention to the fact that SHE PHYSICALLY PUSHED MY 4 YEAR OLD!!! She didn’t even give me time to tell him to hold on!!!I also personally witnessed Michelle watch the photographer begin to collect equipment from down where the ceremony was held. Michelle then closed the gate. A member of the wedding party opened the gate, helping the photographer. Michelle proceeded to lock the gate, forcing the photographer to walk completely around to collect the rest. She literally refused to just wait. This was before the reception. There was absolutely no rush!!I am completely disgusted with the encounters I witnessed and heard about!
If you want your family and guests to be treated the way guests at a wedding should be, this is not the place for you. I witnessed the “event coordinator” represent the establishment in the worst way possible by yelling at the bride’s grandmother only because she was trying to go to the basement where food and drinks were actually being served. It was so bad, my husband had to step in and help the woman. I honestly had no idea who she even was and was astounded to find that she was the event coordinator for the wedding. I’ve seen better customer service skills from someone in a fast food drive through. They promised patio heaters as it was a late fall outdoor wedding and reception and they failed to provide them. It was 45 degrees outside. The bride also purchased the beer and wine package and the bartenders were charging guests for those drinks! I am all about supporting local businesses, but please understand that this venue’s owner promised the bride many things that1) she paid for and didn’t receive and2) a refund because the service was so bad. She has not received ANY of those promised
We attended a wedding at Mallinson in October. The wedding coordinator, Michelle, was the rudest person I’ve ever encountered. She was so rude to the brides 90 year old grandma a guest had to step in, and she grabbed a guest’s child by the arm and swung him around so hard the mother had to step in. She made the entire weekend hard for the bride and groom, didn’t abide by the contract, and all around made it miserable for everyone involved and the guests. Guests were charged for the beer and wine, which were supposed to be included, and then the coordinator still handed the bride a bar tab. We contacted the owner, Matt, regarding this, and all he was worried about was bad reviews being left, not making things right. In fact, the contract states the bride will get her deposit back within 30 days and has kept contacting the owner with zero response, so he is in breach of contract. Not only did he breach the contract regarding the deposit, but breached many aspects of it during the wedding weekend, and was so unprofessional he didn’t even show up for the rehearsal. Matt, Michelle, and Mallinson will either take this review down like they did the others, or say this is inaccurate, but if you’re considering having a wedding there I would highly encourage you to reach out to me. We have the texts, emails, and contracts to prove all. Don’t put yourself, your wedding party, or your guests through this!
If you want your family and guests to be treated the way guests at a wedding should be, this is not the place for you. I witnessed the "event coordinator" represent the establishment in the worst way possible by yelling at the bride's grandmother only because she was trying to go to the basement where food and drinks were actually being served. It was so bad, my husband had to step in and help the woman. I honestly had no idea who she even was and was astounded to find that she was the event coordinator for the wedding. I've seen better customer service skills from someone in a fast food drive through. They promised patio heaters as it was a late fall outdoor wedding and reception and they failed to provide them. It was 45 degrees outside. The bride also purchased the beer and wine package and the bartenders were charging guests for those drinks! I am all about supporting local businesses, but please understand that this venue's owner promised the bride many things that 1) she paid for and didn't receive and 2) a refund because the service was so bad. She has not received ANY of those promised
We attended a wedding at Mallinson in October. The wedding coordinator, Michelle, was the rudest person I've ever encountered (Michelle unfortunately replaced Melissa). She was so rude to the brides 90 year old grandma a guest had to step in, and she grabbed a guest's child by the arm and swung him around so hard the mother had to step in. She made the entire weekend hard for the bride and groom, didn't abide by the contract, and all around made it miserable for everyone involved and the guests. Guests were charged for the beer and wine, which were supposed to be included, and then the coordinator still handed the bride a bar tab. We contacted the owner, Matt, regarding this, and all he was worried about was bad reviews being left, not making things right. In fact, the contract states the bride will get her deposit back within 30 days and has kept contacting the owner with zero response, so he is in breach of contract. Not only did he breach the contract regarding the deposit, but breached many aspects of it during the wedding weekend, and was so unprofessional he didn't even show up for the rehearsal. Matt, Michelle, and Mallinson will either take this review down like they did the others, or say this is inaccurate, but if you're considering having a wedding there I would highly encourage you to reach out to me. We have the texts, emails, and contracts to prove all. Don't put yourself, your wedding party, or your guests through this!
I would give zero stats if that was a possibility. Hi Matt, Thank you so much for the opportunity to host our wedding at your venue. You truly have breathtaking grounds that were the perfect backdrop to the vision we had for our big day. When we met with you for our tour of the vineyard over a year ago we fell in love with you and the vineyard. As you know, we originally planned on just purchasing the Saturday one day package. When talking with you that evening, you sold us on the easy, convenient, stress-free, peace of mind experience the all inclusive weekend package could offer us. From getting access at 9am on Friday and having all day to set up, not putting my friends and family to work after the rehearsal, to not needing to rush to clean up after our event because we had access to Sunday at 3pm. We left that evening after spending nearly 2 hours with you knowing that we were making the right decision to host our wedding at Mallinson and truly felt we were making the right decision. Then, the following week, my best friend and mother came with me to meet with Melissa to sign my contract and they too felt we found a true hidden gem in the wedding venue world. Melissa was amazing, kind, and responsive to call my questions. Even when I was bringing other close friends to the winery for events being hosted just so they could see the beauty that you have there, Melissa would answer my questions and was always more than helpful and responsive.I would like to recap my experience with Michelle so that you are aware of how I was treated and hopefully it will prevent any future brides from the same awful experience I had. My first interaction with Michelle was August 22nd upon receiving an email from her threatening to cancel my wedding if she did not hear from me in 36 hours. She had previously emailed me on August 17th and it went to spam. She did not attempt to call/text me when the first email went unanswered, just received a threat to cancel my event. As you can probably imagine, this put a really bitter taste in my mouth as I was not even made aware that Melissa was no longer with Mallinson Vineyard. After playing phone tag and getting schedules to match up on September 24th, Michelle, myself and my mother were able to meet and discuss my wedding. During this meeting, I found out that Michelle had replaced Melissa in MARCH, and the end of August was the first time that I had heard from Michelle, and again, it was a threat to cancel my wedding. During this meeting there were several issues that arose and Michelle was simply unwilling to accommodate things that I had been promised which had ultimately led me to book my special day at your venue. The first being that wine slushies would not be available to my guests. During my contract signing meeting with Melissa I was told I could exchange some of the wine bottles for wine slushies for my guests. Michelle stated that she could not honor that. My mother knew I was upset about that so she attempted to contact Michelle and figure out a solution and Michelle finally offered an exchange of 2.5 slushies for a bottle of wine. I, myself, could have thought of several solutions to this problem, such as offering for me to purchase them at a discounted rate, however that did not happen. Then, I found out from Spencer the issue was that the winery closes at 6 and that the machine is located in the winery. Again, there could have been solutions provided here; either have a bartender cover the winery for a few hours or the machine could have been unplugged and moved down the bar for the evening. I understand that is not "how you do things" (this is a phrase I never wish to hear again thanks to Michelle!), however I was promised something, that I then printed on my invitations to my wedding, and then when I finally met with your new coordinator I was told "no we will not honor that." The next issue that happened in this meeting is that Michelle told me that the package I purchased was now $10,500 and that my purchase price would not include her services even though
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Excellent Missouri wines, wine tasting on Saturday afternoons go check it out!
First time here. I came for my friend's baby shower. The space was nice and clean. I was however confused as to why we had to go to another building to get drinks... especially when there was a full bar in the basement of the space we were using. I didn't even get to try the wine as the line for drinks was pretty long. There was only one person serving drinks. I feel like she was overwhelmed with the amount of ppl. I can see the appeal for a wedding venue. Very beautiful landscape. Not sure I would visit this place as a winery.
Great little place to get away from the city without having to drive forever. Owner is super nice and will sit and share conversations and knowledge with you. Would be a great place to hold an event!!
Great time visiting Mallinson Vineyard. Our host Spencer was Amazing!!! He shared about the winery, wines, history and gave us a tour of the grounds. We enjoyed every minute and will definitely come back. The wine was great, our fav was deception one. Looking forward to out next visit!
Great atmosphere, good wine and nice people