Reviews of Manukau Event Centre. (Event Planner) in Auckland (Auckland).

Manukau Event Centre

290 Reviews

121 Comments

Event Planner

Wedding venue

Event venue

Function room facility

15b Norman Spencer Drive, Papatoetoe, Manukau City 2241, New Zealand

Description

Information of Manukau Event Centre, Event Planner in Auckland (Auckland)

Here you can see the location, open hours, popular times, contact, photos and real reviews done by the users.

This place has good reviews, this means that they treat their customers well and you’ll feel great with their services, recommended 100%!

Map

Open hours of Manukau Event Centre

Reviews of Manukau Event Centre

R. R.

Absolutely outstanding in every way! Ari and Alice were prompt, courteous and so helpful in organising our 10 year wedding anniversary. We provided our ideas/thoughts and on arrival on the day, they exceeded our expectations. It was magical. I am so appreciative of everyone who made our day so special. The food was amazing and the staff were so friendly. Location is ideal for those living in South Auckland. Thank you so much! My niece decided to have her wedding here 2 weeks later. Highly recommend 5 star rating.

p. s.

My husband and I could not have picked a better place to have our wedding reception! We had the best wedding reception ever and we can’t thank the Manukau Event Centre enough for all of their help along the way! Ari and all of the staff there were amazing and super helpful with everything. Ari was very responsive through email and phone calls for my many questions, she made the venue available for us on multiple occasions to visit as part of the planning process and she knew exactly what to do, when, and how to do it. They made the process, and the day itself, run like a well oiled machine. On the day of, they had already set up our decorations many hours in advance, exactly as we had asked for them to be arranged, and they ran everything on time and smoothly, so that we could enjoy the day. The venue was gorgeous, the guests loved the food (big portions, and tasty!), and everyone was helpful. I can’t recommend it highly enough! We absolutely love it there and are so thankful to Manukau Event Centre who made our wedding reception day extra special!!!“

C. T.

The team at MEC were amazing to work with. They were so understanding and were easy to talk to. Ari was so lovely and so was Alice. I'd recommend this place to anyone. Perfect venue for your traditional HUGE PASIFIKA weddings. No regrets of hiring this place to host my wedding at. Thanks again team for making my wedding day a beautiful one!

A.

Attended a wedding over the weekend, was blown away. Great setup and very clean premise. The staff were extremely helpful and multiple people looked after our table throughout the night. Buffet opened on time and the food was amazing and alot. A very warm and friendly environment, look forward to coming back in the near future.

C. B.

This place is a dream come true. The reception for our wedding was amazing! From the planning with the management and staff, to the night of celebration for our marriage, this place just made our wedding night, one to remember. Thank you Alice, Ash and team for your wonderful work and service, since day 1. We will definitely be back again. The Betham's 😊👍❤

A. K.

We attended the wedding of one of my friend. The venue is just awesome, spacious and can accommodate more than 150 people at a time. The food was awesome and so is the service. Limited car park in the area and most of it is off road, this is the only downside of this place.

E. O.

I had my 21st birthday at this amazing venue, even though the price is a bit high. It is well worth it, all meetings and payments were very professional, they made sure that we understood everything that came with our packages we picked! The staff was friendly and helpful to my guest of the day. The venue made my 21st birthday look like a wedding. The food was amazing, wasn’t bland full of flavours! I highly recommend this venue for your upcoming events

M. S.

We recently celebrated our son's 21st birthday, and were quite particular with selecting a venue for it. We spent a few weekends attending viewing of places! So blessed that we came across this GEM, so unassuming from the outside...and then you step inside and become mesmerized. But of course aesthetics isn't everything - because the support and service we received was exceptional and was the icing on the cake. Thank you MEC, for making such a milestone a memorable one. With such busy lives, it was such a smooth process. Oh and the food was another talking point - delicious. Thank you, thankyou...I'm sure we will be using your wonderful services again. BLESSINGS.

K.

A huge thanks to team Mec especially Alice & Ari for arranging our sons 21st birthday. They went over and above with our many changes and requests. Everything went so smooth on the night from start to finish and my guests were so so happy. Once again thank you guys and see you soon.

M. H.

Very impressed with the venue but more impressed with the staff who were on their feet clearing tables, cleaning floors and demonstrating professionalism throughout. Food preparation was great too. Thoroughly enjoyed my time here for a wedding.

T. G.

Looks run down from outside but inside is very beautiful. Went here for a wedding and was happily surprised with the inside. Also the food they served was very nice especially the Thai mussels.

T. P.

Beautiful clean, excellent place to have a wedding/ 21st birthday.

E. T.

Seating was great! Customer service was Awesome! Thank you x

D. M.

Thank you Ryan and Ari for a great evening on the Friday 16/10/2020 for our Son and Daughter in law's wedding reception. The Food was awesome. People commented on how amazing / nice the venue and the food was. You have been very helpful and understanding especially when the Wedding date changed 3 times due to Covid . It was a perfect place to hold the reception and the occasion made us forget the difficult times we had before this. God Bless David & Ekueta

M. O.

Ryan I just wanted to flick you an email to say thank you to you & your team for such an awesome evening. It really would not have been possible without you all, the evening went off without a hitch & was just so free flowing even though “we” started a little late the evening still flowed which was such a success. I have had a lot of great feedback on how excellent the food was & normally when you see “hot chocolate brownie” on a menu it’s normally cold by the time you get it but yours really were still hot fresh from the oven, such a small thing but the different it made was awesome. The decor was amazing so fresh & so elegant I was honestly in awe of how it all looked & our guests loved it all too. From my family to your MEC family thank you so much for the excellent service, for the trouble free communication and just working with us on our final numbers in these unusual times. Much Appreciated Moana & Family

S. S.

Such a beautiful and clean venue. Stunning atmosphere with friendly staffs. Presentation of the buffet was delightful and the food was marvelous. Bar service was quick and efficient that was held by professionalism. I was happy with the staffs as they were friendly and very welcoming. I would definitely recommend this place. Thanks for the team for the great service.

M. A.

Professional, good quality and value for money. We hosted family and friends for our Mum's 80th on Monday 30th November in Studio 15 of MEC, leading upto and during our function staff were attentive and responsive to all our needs. Thank you Alice for yr detailed oversight prior to our function - the decorations were beautiful, the room looked amazing. A special Thanks to Neha and staff who worked on the night ensuring that our event was a success. Food was absolutely delicious and the service was great. Highly recommend MEC to anyone who wants a succesful event that will be remembered for years.

L. P.

Awesome place they have different varieties of food and designs that will not disappoint you in your wedding or 21st celebration or any other occasion. It's worth it. Very clean environment and staffs are very friendly including the Manager he is awesome.

B. C.

We would like to formally acknowledge the staff member, Neha, who was the main event lead/coordinator for our function held at MEC. Neha was such a pleasure to work with. She was calm, collected, articulate and went above and beyond to ensure that everything ran smoothly and as per schedule on the day. She had a yes attitude and ensured that all our needs were met without any hesitation. The venue is deceptive from the outside but as soon as you enter, it is very well appointed, beautiful set up and decor, excellent chef with great food that catered to all our needs. Overall very happy and highly recommend!

N. O.

My family and I hired MEC for my daughters 21st just recently and we are just so overwhelmed with their service. Aree and Alice were the best, to be honest I was probably the over doing it client. I truly wanted the best for my daughter and I got nothing but the best. They tolerated my demands and my wants and made it happen for myself and my family. They went over the moon, or actually over the galaxy to make my daughters birthday happen to what I wanted. I highly recommend MEC their team, there work, everything they have to offer is 10/10 There is nothing they can’t do, MEC truly bring your dreams to reality. Thank you MEC especially Aree and Alice for everything, we are definitely going to be using your service again on the future.

D. P.

What a beautiful place to host a wedding. The service was quick. Alot of room for dancing.. The dance floor was a good size! The bar was like a pop up bar but just the right set up and situated in the right area. The bathrooms were immaculate not only the interior design but as venue most places tend to forget that this still needs attention so def had that covered as well! Food was plentiful and would def recommend this place!

S. P.

Excellent service from A - Z like from decorations, lighting, generous, quality of food, friendly and professional staff, I was very happy and pleased to hear from our guests that they like the place, food and service at my sons’s wedding 😊

M. L.

Book my wedding reception here about 2 years ago then covid hit which made things difficult so i finaly had it on Saturday 3rd july 2021 .. all i can say is this place is the best place for anyone to have a wedding reception awsome food, awsome venue beautiful decorations.. MASSIVE thank you to the whole of the MEC team from me and my wife after all that happen with covid yous made that day one special day for us to remember.

K. S.

My cousin had his wedding reception here on a Monday, yes a Monday lol and it was beautiful.. we parked up thinking “why would anyone wanna have their reception here” then once we walked through the doors... BAM! The decorations, layout of everything then came the food, OMG the food 🤤 the first function I’ve been to and I’ve gone up 3 times to eat lol! And trust me, I don’t eat much but the food was so good! 🤤 food was always filled every time I went up 🙌🏼 I don’t know how people gave 1–4 stars but this place definitely deserved a 5 star esp being out in South Auckland (I live in S/A so please don’t come at me lol) would definitely be booking any future functions here 😊

N.

Me and Sova would like to say a very big thank you for all your help pre wedding and our actual day. From the food to the decorations, everything was perfect. We did chop and change a few times and are grateful that you always accommodated our requests. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. May God bless your team and business. Take care, Sova & Pele.

B. O.

Had a family wedding here about 100-120 guests. Good location. Staff were very professional and had no issues throughout the whole day. Also venue had ample parking. Overall myself and my family had a great day here

L. S.

Beautiful venue - with everything you can think of. Large and spacious, setup and decorations were beautiful and parking was a bonus. Food was plentiful. Thank you guys! Our guests enjoyed every moment and have a lot of photos for memories.

J. P.

Manukau Event Centre was where our wedding was held on the 7.11.20 due to covid we had to reschedule our wedding & we can happily say it was a successful wedding. We were in love with how beautiful it all looked & the food omg! Yyuummm! Delicious! Definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a beautiful venue! Thank you manukau event centre for having us!

l. h.

I dont know and dont have the enough words to express how thankful and greatful i am to the owner and the staff of MEC. Thank you so very much for making my wedding day special and beautiful. Everything at the reception was more then i was expecting. Staff took care of us very well. Thank you for being the best and im so lucky and glad i chose Manukau Events Centre to be my reception venue. It was a pleasure meeting everyone at MEC 😘♥️

E. S.

Highly Recommend MEC for your next function. Friendly, efficient and well organized food was awesome close to home and a lot of parking. We will be seeing you next year for our next Christmas Party.

K. R. M.

Well positioned in the industrial area of Papatoetoe / Manukau to cater for wedding & party functions where noise maybe an issue. Ample off road parking.

I. K.

It's okay probably needs to have a bigger dance floor and needs to be a bit more organised everything seemed to be a little slow. Microphones took ages to get when it should be ready before guests started to arrive. Refilling buffet took a while too. Other than that nice place for small functions of maybe 200 guests ...

M. H.

Nice set up, once you get inside. It's like a hidden Oasis. It's alright, if it works with what you want or need it for. We couldn't find parking, parked on the street next to broken window class, dodgy? Our car was safe afterall. The communication with the male staff was sometimes a language barrier, that's what I put it down to. When we arrived the bartender told me to wait 10 minutes for the bar tab to open, or at least until the family (bride & groom) arrived, otherwise we had to pay. Then the waitress came along and said to go to the bartender and put our orders through. I was confused since he'd just told me to wait 10mins. That was possibly her plan devised, to get us to go up anyway and pay lol! Who knows? Late a waiter came by and we were only asking him a question, if we could get a jug of fizzy from the bar. He took us literally and told us to go get it from the bar. He thought we were asking him to actually go get us the jug, which we weren't. Sorted, hubby went up and asked and no they don't. Sigh... then the waitress cleared everyone's used plates from our table and told my husband and I that she'd come back. She didn't so I asked the waiter to take them. There were no knives when we went to eat, we had to tell the waitres and she brought our whole table, x10, knives. When we went for dessert there were no spoons lol??!! Eventually someone told the staff and the whole spoons case was brought out. If you like fake flowers and over the top table decorations and massive ugly chandeliers dangling from the ceiling then you'll love this place. The food however was my highlight, next to the great company lol... which doesn't come with MEC haha! It was clean but just a strange location and poor or hardly any parking. * Add on after MEC response. We drove down the back, there was a different party/group event happening down there. My husband didn't feel it was secure or safe parking it back there. Language of love... all good, I guess?! The funniest (of course said with sarcasm) or should I say the saddest was when the waitress came to our table, kind of towards the end of the night and told the waiter to remove one of the jugs of water from our table... WTH??!!!!!!! Apparently there is only meant to be ONE jug of water per table 😳😳😳 Seriously, the tables are quite massive with 10 people seated around it. Unless you want to keep asking each person to pass the jug of water, put 2 jugs of water on the table MEC management and stop being so stingy! We don't drink alcohol and I don't drink fizzy or juice so water I appreciate and I don't plan on passing a huge jug of water around all night. Definitely a 3 rating... and that's me being polite, I actually would of given a 2!! So don't try bully me into changing the rating. I tell it like it is, may be you need to work harder on your staff and service to receive a better or higher rating. Also don't make it sound like I'm disrespecting the bride either. This is a review and I've given a break down of what happened. If you don't like it, fix it. Obviously receiving constructive criticism is not one of your strengths. #truthurtsortit

M. K.

Excellent wedding venue. Have been to many weddings including my own at this venue. They do delicious in-house food catering. Hall setup and stage decorations always on point!

M. h.

Was good settings but seatings tables should not be too close to each other for health and safety reasons.

P. J.

Good wedding venue, good food, very convenient, very co-operative. Beautiful event centre

S. S.

Very good place to do party and weddings and very clean well organized foods got all the labels and heaps of parking to the staff members very good and well dressed i m recommend people should hire this manukau events center

M. H.

I just had my brothers wedding this past Saturday. The venue and food was great. The service and staff were excellent. It was an amazing night.

B. R.

Excellent venue,off road parking. Everything you need for a social gathering.Bar facility & spacious.

K. J.

Great place for a wedding. Excellent and very very clean.

E. D.

Great venue. Awesome wedding reception for a large number. Very impressed.

A. R.

if you want your special day to be memorable then Manukau event centre is the place.From venue set up to a warm welcome from staffs and not forgetting the phenomenal food.you will be left with that wow feeling which someone can only expect.

A. E.

Very good service and a surprisingly large venue. Would recommend it to anyone for a large event.

D. H.

Went for a friend's weddi g and it was so lovely. The setup, table setting and food. The food was amazing lol staff were awesome 👍

J. O.

Surprised in that area of the neighbourhood you find this lovely venue, with bright nice decor with a huge function room to cater to a big crowd. Food was pretty average.

C. O.

Beautiful place, staff very easy to get along with and arrange to your wants.

L. W.

Absolutely beautiful. What a gorgeous place to have a wedding reception. Loved it

R.

Attended a wedding here, really amazing interior, super friendly service and really nice food to go with it. Big car park at the rear which is a little hidden.

T. P.

Great little venue...great staff... great catering...only downfall...no covered shelter for smokers...and limited car parking space.

F. 6.

absolutely love the venue! great food and great service, highly recommend, will def use this venue in the future..thank you

V. A. W.

Great for weddings as there was heaps of space. Toilets are clean and the bar was fully stocked when we were there

A. F.

Awesome place for many occasions. Great for weddings. Awesome service and caters for a lot of guests.

Z. M.

Best place for a wedding reception. Fantastic venue

T. V.

Excellent hospitality throughout; wide selection of food and drink. Willingness to accommodate and help us enjoy ourselves.

M. P.

I seriously didn't know this place existed. Non discript commercial frontage which hides a great interior. Food and service were pretty good too.

L. F.

Staff were welcoming and courteous.The food was delicious.Our family found the experience very pleasant.

M. S.

Amazing venue for any occasion

R. P.

Had a wedding there the food was ok but not enough carpark have to park on the road

A.

Nothing beats Manukau Event Center! Great service, beautiful deco, marvellous food and no1 stunning venue, recommended to anyone.

M. I.

Beautiful experience here, staff are all amazing and the food is 10/10

W. G.

Well run facility. Ideal for large gatherings. Clean.

N. M.

Very good decor detailing, all the way to the bathrooms! 😁

S. N.

Good for events and functions clean toilets and good service from staff

G. U.

Exterior could due with an overhaul but the actual venue inside and catering! 😉😁🤙🤙🤙

S. S.

Food was so tasty and we have good time.

P. K.

Nice place for the events and parties. Food is good.

R. B.

Nice place for whatever occasions you hire it for..😆😁

A. N.

Staff we're super kind and helpful!

S.

Good event center if the expected participants are around 200.

B. S. (.

Great venue, food & helpful staff

N. F.

Nice big place good car park good food

F. M.

Can cater for large groups of people such as funerals and weddings

X. D.

Always a great experience good service and cheap Tue is awesome

w. A.

Very good service and friendly staff, high recommended

R. O.

Great venue for functions.

A.

Reception. Lovely decor and staff efficient

F. M.

Great place to entertain a wedding.

J. V. V.

Would recommend to others very well presented.

M. S. F. T.

Pretty . Not hard to find . Parking inside and alongside the road .

B. M.

Went here for a wedding = beautiful

P. S.

Convenient location, parking convenience and polite staff.

O. L.

Staff were very accommodating

M. D.

Accommodating venue for big groups

K. T. V.

Great atmosphere, hospitality and services

V. J.

Beautiful venue and bathtooms

D.

Great place☺️

D. D. N. Z.

Awesome

v. s.

Everything looks perfect

H.

Nice

J. L.

Nice to have a dance

M. I.

Very beautiful place.

J. M.

Nice place for events

T. W.

massive venue area

G. M.

Alright

B. D.

Good event location

C. J.

Staff are awesome

s. r.

Near Manukau City Mall

R.

Was lovely place.

K. N.

Great For Events

S. P. K.

Beautiful place

C.

(Translated) Concert hall and large events (Original) قاعة حفلات ومناسبات كبيرة

S.

(Translated) Cozy place (Original) Cosy place

V.

S.

S.

M.

C.

A.

R.

R.

Z.

J.

S.

G.

M.

N.

A.

M.

M.

M.

K.

Contact

Photos