Reef Special Events - Long Beach

Highly recommend The Reef for your wedding (or any event). The food was amazing – LOVED the grilled salmon and the coconut shrimp! Maria the event coordinator was always available to answer questions. The venue was very affordable with great quality and service!

We attended a wedding this past weekend here and it is a very nice setting. What truly impressed me was the gentleman who apparently was the site assistant for the wedding. He kept everything on track and was always smiling and very pleasant. The bartenders were efficient. The food servers did a fine job with our meal and all it entailed. I would suggest that the venue invest in a few outdoor space heaters. It got very cold in the evening and some well placed outdoor heaters could have helped. The fire pits just weren't enough. The wedding and reception were great. Thank. You.

The Reef is on an island in Long Beach Harbor. The island also houses the Queen Mary ship and a couple of hotels. It is nice scenery and The Reef has nice views of Long Beach Harbor and Downtown Long Beach.However, I attended a wedding dinner and the food was only fair at best. The filet magnon steak I was served was rather tough.The facility is rather old, there are wooden planks on the outside of the restaurant that are cracked in many places. I found the entrance to be rather cold and unwelcoming. They have several dinning/ballrooms and there is no sign to direct people, which I found rather confusing. Also, the building has an odd, old smell to it throughout the building.In addition, it is a challenge just to get to the facility. After you cross the bridge, you almost have to drive around in circles to find the location. There is not enough big clear signs on the road to direct you for the different exits. In addition, it is very easy to end up on the northbound I-710 freeway; in fact, GPS tells you to get on the 710 going north for The Reef, which is a mistake.

Tried to make reservations at this place for my work. Their phone number only has a recording and it gives you an email address to send your request. The email says their staff will respond in 48 hours but it's already been more than a week and no one has responded to me. I tried following up 3x on the same email address and in their website but still no reply. I guess they're not too interested to work on smaller events but at least have a courtesy to respond to the email.

We were invited to a party on a Saturday night and there were 3 events going on at the same time. As a result, parking was overflowing, people parking in red zone and double parking. Then we ordered the filet mignon and it was tough.