Hunterdon Hills Playhouse

Comparing this with other dinner theatres, it is excellent. The food was very good, the service outstanding and the play (Twist & Shout, an original which runs until Aug. 22, 2015) was most enjoyable. Matinees are run at 11:30 am Mon. to Sat;($ 63.50) Sundays at 2:30 pm ($ 68.50) and evening on Sat. at 6:30 pm. (70.50) Group rates (group rates run less). The play tells the story of the music of the 1960’s from American Bandstand to the Age of Aquarium with 8 musical talents and one rockin’ band. The musical is presented in a group of 10 or so vignette with a very loose little plot in each, but it’s really about the music. My favorite was Soul gets Folked up with a Peter, Paul and Mary-​like trio dueling with a soul/​rock group. If you were a teen in the 60’s, you’ll be seat bopping for two hours. We sat at with a group of 8 at round table F2 on the pit floor and it was a great. When the show started, we were able to move our padded seats against the railing so we could look directly at the stage without any problem. Lunch was served with six choices, a salad, coffee and a most impressive dessert bar with more than a dozen mini-​selections and a special sugar-​free bar. There’s vegan choices. The food isn’t gourmet, but is is good and excellent for this type of venue. This is a show you can take your children or grandchildren to. Don’t remember one «bad» word in whole play. I have never met such hospitality — we were greeted at the door, asked if all was fine at our table and greeted at the door when we left. The server smiled through requests for extra water, more bread and gravey, and requests for such as rice for someone with a spice allergy to things like spicy French Fries.

My Senior Club from Rockland County, NY has been here on a number of occasions over the years and has never received a complaint from our members. The venue, indoors and out, is beautifully decorated, clean, well set up so that everyone has a view of the stage, with a great menu and attentive service. We just returned from another trip and look forward to returning next year. The dessert smörgåsbord is heavenly with a special and varied selection of sugar-​free delights, and everyone remarked on the spotless rest rooms, especially the ladies, who often find fault many times.
Why I don’t see more reviews on this place amazes me, but we will certainly share our experiences with other clubs in our area who are looking for a similar experience.

We were there 12÷22÷12 for the Matinée with our 10 year old granddaughter. Our server greeted us without a smile, took our drink and meal order, after she brought our drinks she never came back to our table? We would have liked another soda but never got the opportunity to order it, we stuck with the pitcher of water. She went to tables around us but she never came back? She did not take our dirty dishes off our table as other servers did, starting with the fruit cup. There was a dirty dish stand behind where my husband was seated and we cleaned off our own table, starting with the fruit cup and meal dishes. We did not attend to do our own cleanup, we expect to do that at home and not pay for it. I did complain to management while we were there and she finally did come over but at that point she had caused stress and anger.
Also, the most attention and conversation she gave us was when she delivered our bar bill for soda. She did not treat us the same as she was treating others, if she had an attitude problem she should have left it at home. By the time she came over we were angry because she came over only because she was spoken to by management which we complained to. She destroyed what should have been a good time out for us and not a cheap investment to make us want to go back or rec. it to anyone else, fearing she will do it to someone else we gifted. We were repeat customers and are not going back because of a rude, distant, non performing server and management did not respond to my email.
The Christmas Tree was a fire hazard, it was colorless and completely dried out, I am sure if the fire dept knew, they would not let them have the tree lite, the needles were completely dry and falling off, customers were at risk for being there.
Our server Janine destroyed what should have been a good time for us. We noticed how attentive other servers were, polite and kept coming back to check on their tables. The only thing we possibly could have done to upset her was we were not at our table when the food came, we were on line purchasing $ 30.00 in bakery items. She lost out on an additional tip because of her attitude, lack of service, distant and rude attitude.
The reason I chose to write a complaint here is that I emailed management about our experience and no one responded. I guess they care only about their server and not their guests.

I got married here on October 28, 2011. I truly only have good things to say about the place, especially Richard (owner), Rene (special events contact), and Josh (the service director and our maitre d’). They are so kind and helpful. Rene was in constant contact with me over the year before the wedding and coordinated all kinds of details I hadn’t even considered. Josh was nothing short of perfect the day of the event. He saved the night on several occasions, and kept all our centerpieces and decorations safe for us for a couple days.
The entire experience was just fabulous. Some of our family members were skeptical when we went with HHP at first, because they have always been traditional banquet hall folks, but they were truly impressed and awed at how well everything went and how gorgeous it all looked. My dad later said, «I’m so glad you went with this place. I can’t imagine your wedding having looked any nicer than this.» When my dad admits being impressed, then I know it was good!
Because it was cold, they allowed us to get married on stage rather than outside in the gazebo. I had zero vision for how the stage would look for the ceremony, and it was set up beautifully (I gave them lanterns and stacks of books, and they let us use their arch).
And the food was GREAT! Unfortunately i didn’t get the chance to eat as much as I wanted, but I got the most compliments on how fresh everything was. The bartenders did not skimp on the alcohol in the drinks, which was appreciated.
The prices were also extremely reasonable for the level of service they provided. All in all, I highly recommend this place for ANY special event– not just a wedding. As another reviewer mentioned, there are 2 rooms, one larger one that can accommodate ~200 people, and a smaller atrium that can accommodate ~90 people (my wedding was small, so we had it in the atrium).
I’m looking forward to attending some of their plays when I move to NJ next year.

After coming here twice, I can say that the food and the show were both excellent. My most recent entrée consisted green vegetables and chicken which were not overcooked, but flavored well. The place also seems to be popular among the elderly because both time I went, the room was always packed with senior citizens. I didn’t mind, but that is just something I remember from going there each time. Maybe it was because of the particular show we were watching.

Short Version: Great place for a wedding.
Long Version: This venue has a great space for theatrical events, or can be used for dinner theatre as well. But, for hosting a wedding and /​or a reception, it’s lovely. Yeah, I said it; lovely. The staff here are really quite helpful and professional, as well as all around friendly. And as far as scenery goes, outside, there’s a small lake with real, live, actual geese swimming around. Inside, there are two halves to this venue, so you can choose exactly what kind of setting you would want for your event. The theatre does host week long sets with comedians (check their website for schedule), but also hosts many receptions. It’s a great space, and I recommend it. And I’ll say it again; lovely.