hi everyone I'm new to the forum and thanks for the all the comments on this. Thought I'll share some thoughts since I've gained something from this. I had initially placed a booking at Jaya Palace. After reading this post, I decided to do some background check to validate the claims. 1) Did a spot check on another wedding function - arrived 2 hours before just to see how things are running / managed. 2) Tried speaking to the manager, as a reality check against the negative comments here. After investigating both 1 and 2, I have pulled out from the venue and went to another venue, and here're my honest reasons: 1) One projector for the hall, and no other LCD. The layout of the tables would mean some guests will be unable to watch the presentations. 2) I had 45 tables and I was required to lump all 45 tables into a small hall. Consequently, my wedding reception has to be done through a different entrance instead of the grand entrance. If it rains, the guests have to endure some amount of rain. If I take >45 tables, the restaurant would open the divider, but the walk in customers will still be entertained and will be seating quite close to my guests. I felt it was ridicolous. 3) Poor layout - Pay a visit and try to imagine how to seat your guests. It won't be easy. 4) Poor ambience for wedding - It's a nice place to eat and relax. But for a wedding I felt it had too dark lightning. The seats did not have covers on them. The big pillers blocking view felt a little clastraphobic for my taste. 5) The comments on the manager in this forum is consistent with the conversation I had with him. I lacked confidence, and felt my guests won't get the attention they deserve. All in all, Jaya Palace is still a good place if you could get the bigger hall for 30 tables. The food packages very reasonable, and you get better value than places like Oriental or Overseas. But it just didn't met my important criterias. Thanks for helping me make a good decision for such an important night!