Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding

3 Stars for the show. 0 Stars for the worst food… wait, second worst food… I’ve ever paid for in my life.
Top Two Tips:
1) Do NOT pay full price for this show. Discounts are everywhere and the venue is a little outdated.
2) Eat a full meal before you go. If you don’t, then you will be scavenging for crumbs with all of the other disgruntled wedding attendees at the few late night eateries after the show.
So to review, other than the food being terrible, the venue being below average and the show being mediocre at best, THIS IS AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE!!!

So, I went here with a friend when they were performing at The Parlor near Fisherman’s Wharf. I was given the tickets… I guess that should have been my first clue… you know, you get what you pay for kind of thing.
Nobody seemed to be having an incredible time… I’m really not sure just what kind of person would enjoy this. Maybe if you were from a big Italian family this kind of thing would seem really fun? I don’t know. I do know that if I had actually paid for the tickets, I would have been extremely annoyed that they don’t actually serve dinner… there is a buffet line. ONE buffet line for everybody. It reminded me of being at church and having to wait to line up for communion until someone got to your pew and motioned that it was your turn to go wait in line.

Ok its a bit obvious the last few reviews that were positive know the cast or something LOL. But let me keep it real about my experience. .
I was very excited to crash this Italian wedding and bought tickets with my sister at $ 40 a pop. When we got to the Imperial Palace I found parking very quick on the street which was great! Right when u walk in the wedding photographer was already there along with «Tony’s» dad and my sis and I were super excited because we already started to feel like guests.
So basically when we got upstairs we got there early and were seated close to the stage which made me happy I didn’t spend more on VIP seating since VIP ended up being a table in front of me.
I don’t really drink but I had a glass of wine. As the show went on, lets be honest. .the venue doesn’t do justice for the show. I was facing the front because I was trying so hard to follow what was going on but it was so loud and noisy due to drunk guests or the cast were interacting with others and didn’t realize that other stories were going on because I was so focused on the front side of the show. I just ended up really confused and annoyed. I honestly felt like I needed more alcohol to have a better time. That sucks to feel that way. .I participated and talked to several characters and yes the cast did a very good job getting in character and making you feel like they were for real, but the venue absolutely killed the show!
The food was decent and I’m thankful we were even fed to the least! It was one thing I looked forward to. I didn’t mind the Chinese restaurant since it makes sense because usually people love Chinese food… I can see how people would realistically have a wedding at a Chinese restaurant.
Overall actors did good, food was typical Chinese food and venue and noise killed me and obviously others in my table. I could see the potential of this production being fun and awesome but as long as they remain in this restaurant… than I don’t see a bright future. The fact I felt i needed to drink mid way of the show was a sign I wasted my money.

I wish I had read the reviews before I saw this last night but believing in my own opinion stopped me from doing so, thus I payed the price! :(I totally get the whole concept of role playing and audience interaction and involvement. I think that idea is brilliant! But last night’s cast were mildly entertaining, they failed to capture the audience expecially those people who tried and made an effort to get into the whole role playing act (like those in our table) to incorporate us into their show. The imperial Palace used to be a really good Chinese restaurant, comparable to Ton Kiang and May Flower but the management failed to showcase their culinary specialties. I guess they just wanted to make a buck.
The show could be promising but cast needs more practise and Italian weddings in a Chinese restaurant just don’t mix.

Never accept a trade voucher for Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding. They apparently rarely honor them. They trade vouchers for services and then only honor a number of them per show, so no shows are available for use with the vouchers. So here I sit with my $ 225 worth of VIP vouchers, no crappy show for us.
I would spend time reviewing the crappy service of the assistant for the show, but how bad a review can you give someone who take 10 days to respond to an email?

in a word — disappointing. I knew what the show was and what o expect. I even looked forward to it. (I’ve seen the Unilocal reviews, but discounted most of them.)
I’ll begin with the fact that I can completely see how people can enjoy the show and how people will find it horrible. To get your $$ worth, you really need to participate and interact with the cast. Which is pretty easy to do if you let yourself go. Drink, converse, dance and get swept up and you’ll have a 4 or 5 star rated evening.
Unfortunately, I just couldn’t get engaged. Where we sat, we couldn’t see very well, the sound wasn’t very good so I missed some of what was going on. (which is easy to do as the show is very chaotic.) The acting also doesn’t inspire you to really pay attention to a performance and there is so much going on — everywhere — that it is tough to even know where to look or what to look for. Because I was «disconnected» from the «program» I was bored and even irritated when actors attempted to bring me into the show. Since the actors were so/​so I just couldn’t make the leap and get into the «wedding atmosphere.»
So if your an outgoing person — or just in the mood to let loose — you’ll be fine and probably have a good time. However if you don’t get into the show immediately your evening will suck. And suck horribly as the food is fair and the acting is subpar. The evening is all about the interaction with the actors. If you connect — 5 stars if you don’t its a one star night for you.
You’ve been informed/​warned.

I must say, all the 1 – 2 star reviews must be Unilocalers who are extremely unsocial — or failed to drink up and participate during the festivities. Because I had a fantastic time and it was apparent that all the tables around me were entertained as well.
What a great concept for a dinner and show. You are literally a guest at Tony and Tina’s wedding and all the people involved set up the frenzy of the wedding from beginning to end. Was there really a plot? I don’t really recall — they get married, a fight breaks out, dancing, singing (FUSION rocks!), eating, wedding cake, and all that jazz. I think I was a bit too drunk off the 3 very strong margaritas I drank served up by the real-​life husband/​wife duo behind the bar.
Food: It’s standard. Breadsticks, Chicken Penne Pasta w/​Marinara Sauce, Salad, Wedding Cake. The best part was the Bruchetta Appetizer — the rest was meh. In all, the food was better than I expected.
Tickets — I got mine through Goldstar for about $ 55. Probably the best deal you can get. No need to pay full price.
In conclusion — I think the equation to having a great time is to do the following:
–Come with a big group of friends… I came with a full table to root on the Mother of the Bride who is our fellow Voiceover cohort, so in all our drunkeness, we made a party of our own. Unless you and your significant other are completely social, come with a group.
–PARTICIPATE! The actors will come up to you, talk to you, eat with you, sit with you, try to dance with you, try to drink your alcohol, etc. The YMCA, Chicken Dance and Conga line will ensue as will the bouquet and garter toss. Just do it.
–DRINK. This is essential — Plus the husband/​wife duo team in the bar make some strong drinks.

I really wanted to like this show. I showed up, spent $ 300 on 4 tickets for a birthday gift… I really wanted to have a good time. Really did want to… but didn’t.
It all comes down to value or lack there of.
Castagnola’s should be ashamed of what they serve for this price point. It does nothing to demonstrate their skills as a restaurant. Limpy salad, stale breadsticks, penne pasta with a minute amount of chicken, a peice of cake. That’s it. Eat before you go if you’re going!
There were two actors who could really act… I fell sorry for them stuck in this terrible cycle.
The space is way too small for the amount of people they cram in… we wanted to dance and had to do so by our table because we couldn’t all fit at the dance floor. I didn’t pay that much to stand by my chair and sway back and forth. We tried to be quick but the amount of tables we had to climb over meant we were always last.
The decorations are dollar store at best.
It all comes down to value. It wasn’t the worst night ever. But I so regret having spent this much and my mom didn’t even enjoy a good birthday meal. She was craving some coffee with the cake and we were told they had to clean up quickly and coffee just wasn’t an option.
Here’s what should happen… LOWER THE COST TO $ 35 A PERSON. This will make this event priced at the value it’s worth. And it might enourage people to not feel they lost value.
If you lowered the prices… I wouldn’t be so harsh… but at this price point, customers expect more.

I came here last Saturday with my sister and some friends to celebrate her birthday. I enjoyed the experience!
I read the Unilocal reviews the afternoon before coming here and I wasn’t looking forward to the event at all. I wasn’t even in the mood to participate and have any of the actors sit next to us and try to engage us in the wedding.
We got there a few minutes late. The wedding had already started. The actors were funny! It wasn’t the best acting, but it was really cool being part of the action and drama! The actors were really friendly. The socialized with everyone, getting people involved with the drama, joking around. We took funny pictures with them too!
The food was okay, but filling. Dinner included bread sticks, salad, and chicken pasta in marinara sauce.
For the wedding festivies, yes, we took part in the chicken dance, the bouquet/​garter toss, dollar dance.
Consider going if you want to try something different.

I should’ve checked out Unilocal first.
One word — disgustoid.
I want my money back.

Tony and Tina’s Wedding is the first wedding reception I have attended here in the US staged or not… I know its a show… I dont know what to expect, but just like what the show is all about… its a wedding reception and you are one of the guest.
Anything goes, if you think about it, whatever happens be it staged, choreographed or not it is actually what happens in a wedding… like i read in one of the reviews that someone put his hand on a guest leg… yeah maybe its perve and things like that happen at a wedding whether you know the people or not… you can always say «hey get your g*ddamn hand off my leg!!!» and im sure they will because again its all for a show. there was this dude who was part of the wedding party who went to our table and asked our lady friend if he can dance with her… she said «let me get a drink first and you can ask me again later after i’m done»…the guy (actor) didnt push, again it’s kinda like a scenario in a party wherein people get turned down… no big deal… that’s how it works.
maybe it could have been done better… but for me its awesome, mom of the bride coming to our table asking if everything’s okay, pregnant maid of honor starts a conversation about her being «expecting»…that’s how it is… you have to join the fun and not be a killjoy… seriously…
they could actually do something like this for a 21^st birthday… or any other occasion…
we came here for our friend elaine and tom’s bachelorette and bachelor party… thanks to julia and tara for organizing… it was hekka fun… good times.

Waste of time, waste of money… altogether a terrible time!
I went with some of my friends a couple weekends ago and we ended up getting up and walking out halfway through the show.
The Wedding Officiant was sitting at our table and he had his hand on my friend’s thigh for like 15 minutes… she’s kinda quiet and shy had I known I would have embarrassed the heck out of him! What a perve!
The food, was absolutely terrible! None of my friends nor I ended up actually eating much it was just soo terrible! Their bar wasn’t bad Kamakazi’s were pretty good.
The acting was terrible, like someone else said it looked like the characters were straight out of a New Jersey trailer park.
OHHH…and the venue was packed full and it was so HOT in there. Everyone was trying to open all the windows! $ 90 for tickets is absolutely nuts not worth ONE PENNY of it!

I was really looking forward to seeing this show. But as someone else pointed out, what was I expecting? The show delivered as advertised… a tacky Italian wedding with characters who seemed like they stepped right out of a Jersey trailer park. The humor was pretty good, yet predictable if you listened to the show’s advertisement on the information hotline. They gave away all the secrets!
What really killed it for me was the food. I hadn’t eaten all day and usually food tastes better that way, but YUCK! I cringe just thinking about the mayonnaise and vinegar slathered salad. Ok I’m gagging, I can’t talk about the food anymore. I only paid $ 50 dollars per ticket and felt ripped off. I can’t imagine paying $ 80, or even $ 115 for the VIP tickets. OMG soooooo nooooot wooooorth it.

Sad food, marginal comedy.
We took a group of ten out to this dinner theater last night. No, not my idea! We were expecting crummy food and funny comedy. Unfortunately, it was worse.
The setup of the room is such that you cannot see much of what’s going on while seated, so you have to get up and gawk to catch the happenings. And the restrooms are in a different building.
The food sucks, for sure. The bruschetta had decent tomato and olive oil, but the bread was brick-​like. The garlic bread should be horded — it is edible. The ziti had clearly been boiled for 3 – 4 days before serving. The chicken marsala (I think?) was rubbery and tasteless.
Also, for goodness sake, do not arrive hungry because they do not bring it out for an hour. I advise getting a crêpe at the place downstairs beforehand.
The act was pretty funny, but hard to see. We decided to compensate by getting into the act ourselves (dancing with the cast, raucous laughter when possible, etc.), but we ended up skipping out a couple hours in when it became clear that this was indeed like going to a crappy wedding for someone you don’t really know, and there is no chance of bagging a cute bridesmaid.

UPDATE:
Since Jason D. wrote to me specifically, like I am the only person that through this was a crappy show:
1. You are in it and only gave it 4 Stars! (that should be proof enough! How, many stars did your Mom give it 2?)
2. Do not confuse a poor production with a bad show. I am not saying this show could not have done well, I am saying this production was poor. I know people that have seen this in other cities and loved it. Here… not so much.
3. There is no need to put down people who use Unilocal.on Unilocal.Just because people write reviews, use this site, and have friends in here does not mean then do not live in the real world. As a matter of fact… to use this site… you need to go out in the real world and go to places to write reviews. some good and some wastes of money like this show.
Finally to address your comments about fake profiles: YES if someone from the show or production of the show posts a review about how great it is and does not disclose they are associated… it is FAKE. Just because they invested time or money. who cares! Every restaurant invests time and money, but if they create a bunch of profiles that say how good the food is. it is FAKE. That is not promotion… is is LYING.
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
Have you ever gone to a wedding and realized you only know the bride and groom… You spend the whole night just drinking free drinks and trying to avoid meeting other people so you do not have long prolonged conversations about how you met the soon to be married couple. You just stare at your watch wondering when you can casually slip out without being noticed!
Well Tony and Tina’s Wedding is exactly like this… except… the drinks are over priced and you have actors constantly coming up to you and forcing the plot on you!
From the moment you walk in you are transported to a wedding from hell. The only difference is you know no one… and you want to immediately run… But you paid $ 60 (if you are lucky you got your tickets on Gold Star for Half Price… if not you got suckered into paying $ 120)
You then spend the rest of the night with some actors that are clearly part of the show and they have conversations with you as if they know you. It feels like you are meeting that second cousin that you purposely avoid at all family events.
The other half of the actors… poorly act as if they are other guests here to just see a show. The only issue here is it is painfully clear they have an agenda as they constantly interject plot line into the show. The couple across from us would keep using the same lines over and over again. gradually getting louder… until it was clear we heard… the line they needed to get out.
There are only 2 positives I can find in this production at Pier 39. First the food is better then that of most weddings. Do not get me wrong. I would not go for the food, but based on how the night was progressing… I was shocked it was not awful!
The second positive is to use the bathroom you have to leave the location where the show is taking place… and walk down the pier to Swiss Louis Italian & Seafood … I know you are thinking. HOW can this be a positive… well this is what my wife and I did to escape this train wreck of a show as soon as we were done eating!
The ONLY positive reviews of this show are clearly by people that are associated with the show. They must be the actors because the reviews are as fake as the performances at the show!
If you are still not convinced NOT to see this show… Send me $ 250 a couple and I will give you the next invitation I get to a family wedding. Trust me there will be just as much bad acting and drama… BUT your drinks will be FREE!

OK, so… I AM in the show, and I just read this last round of reviews. I think the extremity of opinions shared in this forum is best articulated in John F’s simple summary:
«…and you have actors constantly coming up to you and forcing the plot on you!
Yep, you sure do. That’s the point! You can dance with them, ask questions and test their plotlines… or you can sit there and act offended. As actors, we’ll move on if you suck as an audience member!
If this sounds like a bad time to you, and you rather sit at home on your MAC and write myriad reviews for your cyber friends, then I imagine that this type of this forced live interaction would be the equivalent of forcing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to sit through the Girls Gone Wild video series.
You should’ve done a little diligence beforehand to discover that the show was interactive… because you one-​star folks DID waste every penny that you spent, and you took seats away from audience members who could’ve enhanced the overall experience. I gather (and have been told repeatedly by audience members that stay to hang out AFTER the show ends) that some of those folks more than got their money’s worth.
I’ll add one caveat to my review from my experience in the show, and that is where the crowd is small (less than 40 – 50 guests), it can be a bit overwhelming for the audience initially with such a large cast.
Regarding the drink prices… I’m sorry, but you’re not in Wichita, folks. Drinks are just as much at ANY restaurant on the Pier, or in Union Square, or (gasp) the MARINA!
Finally, regarding the accusation that people involved with the show are posting «fake» reviews… really? If someone puts their work product into a show (trust me, theater is not that lucrative for the actors and stage managers) because they love it and are putting their time, energy and soul into it… Is their reviewing and promoting it to be considered «FAKE?»
It’s no more «fake» than the socially-​awkward basement tekkie coming to an interactive dinner show and then talking shit about it. You should’ve known better.
My two cents. Good talk.
«DiLo»

UPDATE:
Weide Z., I see plenty of other people that agree this show was crap. They charge as much for this insult to the arts as they do for a first run broad way show, so why should I not expect acting above that of a 3^rd rate porn movie, minus the sex?
Never the less, I will take your point. I guess I should since you hand out more stars then a kindergarten teacher whacked out on Vicodin. Unless they happen to fall on the wrong side of you like Karaōke Plus, Charlie’s Bar, or the poor AARP.
So is your Son in the show or are you a part owner in Swiss Louis Italian & Seafood?
Rather then getting upset with my review that was written by someone that was ripped off at this show, maybe you could put your focus on all the fake profiles clearly set up to add stars to this scam of a show.
ORIGINAL:
Just in case someone misses the RIGHT page for this:
If they came out with a show called Billy’s root canal and audience members had to go to the show and get an actual root canal, I would go to that before I returned to this show.
To call it bad is an insult to the 1987 Michael Jackson song Bad, and I am not a fan of Michael Jackson.
In my humble opinion, there are only 2 possible types of people that would give this show a positive review:
1. People in the show
2. People that own Swiss Louis Italian & Seafood
Here is the real question: Are these actors starting out and hoping for their big break or have they hit rock bottom?
The only way I would recommend buying tickets for this show is if you have someone on your Christmas list that you hate and you never want to hear from them again!

A big huge BOO to Tony and Tina’s Wedding for taking away $ 160 and two hours of my life. (The show is actually much longer than two hours… but that was as long as we were able to stand it before we slipped out and left!)

alicia k. was on assignment last night for star 101.3 and because her sister (sarah s.) likes anything free and i like anything that involves alcohol we decided to come along. had i of known it was going to be at pier 39 i would have gnawed the door handle off her car to escape before i got there, so i do appreciate her omitting that lovely nugget of information until we were reaching the king street exit. how the three of us have resorted to dinner theater at fisherman’s wharf for «girl’s night out» is beyond me, but we made up for that pretty quickly as the night progressed.
the formula for the show is simple, the room is set up like the reception hall at a new jersey howard johnson, you enter and take a seat at your assigned table and are greeted by actors pretending to know you and doing their best to improvise being a guest or family member at «tony and tina’s wedding». personally i found this freakshow hit a little to close to home, my family IS huge and obnoxious, i have already been forced to attend countless trashy weddings and participate time and time again in classy time honored traditions such as «the chicken dance” — i’m not sure that i would knowingly choose to spend my friday or saturday night reliving any of that again, but considering that line dancing and making out with groomsmen is an old hat for the three of us, we fit in just fine for one night.
my advice for you if you do end up here at some point is just to drink heavily and quickly and you will be a-o.k.
*see photo of sarah s. sticking her hand down the groom’s pants, this was about five minutes after alicia k. took a photo of me pretending to stick my tongue in the priests ear. like i said trashiness= old hat.

I am giving this 5 stars just for the mere fact that it got Jessie K, and my sister (Sarah S.) and I all in the same room for some overdue girl time!
We were a little skeptical at first. I mean it is at Pier 39 the biggest scariest toursit trap outside of Orlando FL. But I was here to check out the show for work. We were promptly met at the door and sent to our table.
The actors are mingling in the crowd and acting like they know you, just like at a real wedding. And just at like every other wedding I have been at, we set down our purses and headed for the bar.
The drinks were ok, a little pricey and I am still not sure if Jessie K actually got a mojito or just vodka with leaves in it.
After your buzz starts to kick in that is when the fun really starts. We sang, danced & drank the whole time.
Highlights would include my sister shoving five bucks down the grooms pants, Jessie spitting champagne every where when they started playing wind beneath my wings, Jessie K letting the priest look at her boobs, and my sister polishing off the rest of the booze from the bottle… see pics!