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World Cafe Live Philadelphia

World Cafe Live Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA
4.9 out of 5 rating, 22 reviews
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    Britt Sent on 10/25/2021
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    A Fantastic Experience

    Working with World Café Live was a dream! From the very beginning Bridget was incredibly kind and knowledgeable. They were extremely accommodating with my request for a completely gluten free menu because of my dietary restrictions. We unfortunately had to postpone our 2020 wedding, but Bridget stayed in contact with us and ultimately we were able to have the magical event we envisioned. We really appreciate the entire staff at WCL because they were so pleasant. All of our guests raved about the food and our epic party. I know I’ll still be dreaming about those garlic mashed potatoes years from now.
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    Becca Sent on 12/27/2021
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    the perfect venue

    I cannot recommend World Cafe Live highly enough. We were originally scheduled for 10/10/20, and obviously had to reschedule, and WCL was SO unbelievably supportive and accommodating. We ultimately were able to have our celebration on 10/9/21 and loved every minute of it. Bridget Stearns, who was the coordinator that we worked with, was AMAZING. She was super responsive, flexible, and patient throughout all of the stress and anxiety that came with planning a pandemic wedding. The wedding went off without a hitch, everything from the food, the set up, even down to the friendly security staff, all of it was fabulous! WCL offered a fun, unique venue that really wowed our guests and made my husband and I feel so special.
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    Ellen Sent on 06/18/2019
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    WCL was amazing!!

    I don't have enough words to describe how wonderful World Cafe Live was for our wedding! From the beginning, WCL made the process of wedding planning so much less stressful for us. As you all know, put "wedding" on anything and it becomes 10x more expensive, but WCL remained reasonably priced and did not have all the hidden fees that we were finding at other venues in the city. And the venue came with a wonderful wedding planner! Bridget was a wonderful resource throughout the entire process to help me stay on track, think of all the details and execute our day without flaws. The wedding itself was magical and would not have been nearly as special somewhere else....
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    Hannah Sent on 06/13/2019
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    What an amazing experience

    From my first call with Bridget through the days after the reception, we felt nothing but support in planning a reception that was beautiful and so uniquely us. We've loved World Cafe for years, but our experience celebrating our marriage here exceeded all expectations Thank you for everything!
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    Magenta Sent on 12/15/2016
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    Great location. Food. music, and drinks!
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    Maura Sent on 11/21/2016
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    If you're undecided about whether or not to book at WCL, email Sarah and she can give you an idea of the menus they have and the pricing options. WCL has two areas for events, upstairs for smaller events and downstairs for larger events. I was amazed at how Sarah was able to customize our wedding to be exactly what we wanted and at the price we wanted too! If you're looking for a unique venue, this is the place to go! They have an extensive catering menu, from BBQ to plated dinners so you can be sure you'll find something you like. With the WCL rental, you also get the production crew to do lighting and sound, which...
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    Rebecca Sent on 09/25/2016
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    We had our rehearsal dinner and welcome party for our wedding at World Cafe Live. It was absolutely perfect! We loved working with Maureen, she was super helpful throughout the entire process and kept it light. The food was great and inventive. Guests loved the venue and the flexibility of the space. We highly recommend this for the musically-inclined group who likes to dance, mingle, have a few drinks, and chow on yummy grub.
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    Jon Sent on 10/20/2015
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    The absolute best! Thanks to Maureen, Kerri and the rest of the staff our wedding night became something far greater than we could have dreamed of. Everyone was extremely nice and very helpful with everything from planning, through execution to just being awesome during the event itself. I would absolutly reccommend the World Cafe Live to anyone for any event. We have not stopped getting complements about the venue and service. We loved everything about it and owe it to them 100% for making our wedding perfect!
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    Erica Sent on 09/23/2015
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    I don't even know where to start with how incredible working with World Cafe Live was! We had both our rehearsal dinner and wedding at WCL and everything from the food to the service was top notch. Maureen is a superhero and goes above and beyond in delivering the perfect day (with a broken foot, no less!!). She was always ready to hear my suggestions and quick to rectify any issues we ran into. She is super organized, very attentive and her staff was amazing! Mike, Rob and Turk made sure all our sound and lighting needs were met and exceeded. Kristen and her servers/bartenders made sure all our guests were well fed and had a drink in their...
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    My husband and I really didn't want a cookie-cutter wedding. We are both singers and love music, so were thrilled to find that World Cafe Live can do weddings! During our ceremony, we sang to each other on-stage, fulfilling a big dream of ours, and my husband even sang with the band later in the evening. The venue, although more fun than hotels and ballrooms, looked classy. It is conveniently located. And it also has a great layout. Our guests could be out in the lobby with the photobooth, taking photos of one another by several beautiful murals in the building, by the bar talking, eating at their tables, or out on the dance floor. Maureen, the event coordinator...
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    World Cafe Live was a fantastic choice for us for our welcome reception/cocktail hour in lieu of a rehearsal dinner. We worked with Maureen. World Cafe Live is a great venue for so many reasons:
    -Very responsive and accommodating (Maureen and the head chef helped us craft a vegetarian/pescatarian menu that also accommodated groom's food allergies)
    -interested in helping you work within your budget (offered many different bar options, including wine/beer package plus consumption tab, or "well bar" package. We ended up choosing well bar package with a switch to a consumption tab towards the end of our event)
    -great vibe, beautiful presentation of the food. good space for combination of seated/ standing, and of course great A/V for...
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    User1759256 Sent on 08/11/2014
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    World Cafe Live did such a great job on our Rehearsal Dinner and my family could not say enough nice things. Morgan was our event liaison and took care of all the little details and the food was AMAZING! I've been to World Cafe before for both Happy Hour and for a performance and I can say that you wont be disappointed in picking them for your private event!
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    Annie Sent on 06/22/2014
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    In looking for a reception venue, we wanted something that wasn't your typical hotel/catering hall and a Google search led me to The World Cafe Live. Our reception was small - 60 ppl - so we selected "Upstairs" @ WCL since is was a very intimate venue. The space was so nice; we didn't even bother with special lighting or over the top flower arrangements. Our guests were gushing about how beautiful the space was and folks couldn't stop talking about the delicious food. If you choose WCL - choose a package that includes hors d'oeuvres - my phone is still going crazy with texts from friends about the amazing hors d'oeuvres.

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    Lauren Sent on 02/05/2013
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    My husband and I are originally from Philadelphia, but currently reside in Seattle Washington, when we decided to do the wedding in Phila it raised quite the predicament in planning such a huge life event over 3,000 miles away. I couldn't have done it seamlessly without Kerry. She really goes above and beyond and makes the process so much easier! The food was incredible, the price was reasonable and the staff is extraordinary! I would absolutely recommend this to everyone whether it's a wedding or just an event, they really do go above and beyond and it was such a pleasure doing business with them!
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    Sarah Sent on 09/19/2012
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    If you want a really fun unique wedding, World Café Live is the place for you. The venue alone is such a cool setting, but the staff was also top notch. Everyone we worked with from the sales team, our wedding coordinator, caterer and light and sound crew was fantastic. They are all very flexible and willing to work with you and your needs. The day of they were very prepared and everything went smoothly. It was truly as perfect wedding. The food was AMAZING, our guests wouldn’t stop talking about it. The décor made such an awesome back drop for pictures too. We would highly recommend this place and can’t wait to go back.
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    Teresa Sent on 08/21/2018
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    We were blown away by the service and flexibility of the team at World Cafe Live. Maureen took such great care of us and was so accommodating. The room looked beautiful, the food was awesome, and the atmosphere was so cool. We will be forever indebted to Maureen and her team for looking after us and for helping us pull off such a great event. I cannot say enough good things about that day; as everyone said it would, it really did exceed all our expectations and WCL had everything to do with that. Thank you all!
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    Lyndsey Sent on 12/29/2018
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    We loved our affordable, flexible, and personalized wedding at WCL!

    When we first looked at WCL for our wedding venue it was because we weren't finding anything within our budget for indoor/outdoor venues in the Philly area, and had come across WCL via the 'Offbeat Bride' website. During our initial email & meeting, the then-coordinator Paige said "yes" to basically every single one of our (very personalized and often unique) requests, and we knew then we had found our venue! As a professional performing artist based in Philly, I actually couldn't believe we hadn't found it sooner.

    Unfortunately the next couple of months with Paige were less-than-ideal in terms of communication, timeline, & logistics, but luckily Maureen became our new coordinator about 6 months before the date...
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    Leonora Sent on 07/29/2019
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    Wonderful experience!

    First, Bridget was fantastic to work with, always accommodating, extremely helpful and professional. The staff and crew were right there and more of the same. Now, let's get to the food which was absolutely amazing! From the appetizers through all the courses , our guest raved about it all. World Cafe worked very well with our other vendors and our vendors told us so. The venue was wonderful, we can't say enough good things about WCL.
    Highly recommend using World Cafe live for a wedding or event.
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    User2165606 Sent on 05/19/2015
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    My partner and I had our "Wedding" at World Cafe Live Downstairs on May 9, 2015. There were 150 guests total. I honestly don't even know where to begin with this review. For nearly 18 months, I had been communicating with the staff at WCL about out event. The venue was the main reason that we decided to go with WCL (we needed stage production equipment and crew), but the staff, food, drinks, EVERYTHING else about it was extraordinary.

    I (groom #1) gave the staff hell - not because I'm rude, but because we were trying to pull off a VERY unique ceremony and event. Everything exceeded our expectations, and I honestly don't think that if we got...
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    Amberlee Sent on 11/24/2013
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    I had my fairytale wedding at World Cafe Live last night. What an amazing unique place. Highly recommend. Stephanie was amazing to work with!
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    Meaghan Sent on 06/28/2016
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    World Cafe Live from the second we were considering booking were responsive and helpful. They invited us to an open house so we could see the venue as it would be set up the day of. Once we booked they helped with menus, checklists, other vendors and helped us adhere to our budget. Our coordinator was even willing to help us manage 'outside opinions' from family members by supporting our decisions and backup us up when some individuals were pushy. Every single one of our 200 guests had an absolute blast and raved about the food, the service and the atmosphere. Even the day of the wedding our coordinator was so thoughtful and took care of us by dropping...
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    Natalie Sent on 05/16/2015
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    We had our 79 person wedding in the Upstairs space, which is a perfect sized room for a smaller wedding. The room also has huge windows all along the side so there was a lot of sunlight. Since it's a concert venue it's already sort of "hip" and didn't require any decorations to make it festive, which I really appreciated. It also has high ceilings. They also have a (limited) free parking lot for guests which was awesome and seems rare for Philly wedding venues.

    The food was good and got lots of compliments from our guests. We got a package with butlered hors d'oeuvres and there were a lot of them going around the whole time. They...
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