I have been meaning to leave this comment for about a year now, but never got around to it, so apologies to Iris and staff for the delay.
After a personal recommendation, I checked out TJ's as a possible place to host my fiancé's surprise 30th birthday party. I met with Iris a few months before as I knew dates would book up quickly as his birthday is in December. In our meeting, she suggested several available dates to work around other parties and explained what would happen on the evening (allocated staff, possibility of food, etc).
I only had to stop in a couple of times leading up to the event, once to clarify guest numbers and confirm food orders, and another to decorate the back room on the day. The function room was already decorated for Christmas, but Iris and her colleague even helped my future mother-in-law and me to put up pictures & banners, blow up balloons, and later to hide the big custom cake that I brought along. She also showed me how to use the sound system to play the music that we had on our phones and iPods.
That evening, Iris even played along in the "Surprise" element for my fiancé so that we managed to get a great video of when he walked in the room that evening. We had about 25 guests, and they all were happy with the venue, the food (we had Indian food: curry, rice, samosas, etc, and it was delicious!), and the service from the staff.
All in all, it was a great night! The function room was transformed, and we also conveniently had the outside smoking area nearby as a lot of our friends are smokers. The evening was very affordable, if you're working with a budget, and drinks are reasonably priced. My only constructive criticism would be that the décor could possibly use a bit of refurbishment and modernization, but the service received was first class, and I would definitely recommend to anyone who wants to host a local gathering and does not want to break the bank! Thanks, Iris and team, for a great overall experience :)
We just wanted to say a massive thank you for hosting our Works Function yesterday. It was a great venue, friendly staff and nothing was too much trouble. The facilities were exactly what we needed, and the food was really nice. We had the Christmas Menu and all options looks amazing when they came out. Everyone enjoyed their meals and we also enjoyed moving from the function room into the bar, where there was a lovely atmosphere and a wide variety of drinks. Great venue and we will be returning again, both as a company and individually. thank you. Oh and the Christmas Decorations in the function room looked lovely as well. Definitely recommend this venue.
I have just arrived home after an amazing staff do, which was held at TJ's. The staff were very friendly and hospitable, and the venue was perfect! The food was excellent too. Thank you to everyone at TJ's for putting up with us noisy people! I can't wait until our next staff do at TJ's!
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