The Fairmont Field Club

d you have to talk to 5 different people to get anything done. They also have a busy restaurant which uses the same area as the events there so while we paid extra to decorate the night before patrons of the pub were sitting in the room and walking around while we were decorating. This also affected us the next day bc the place was trashed . They did have a cleaning lady there and actually she helped us more than the manager ever did however again wet floors while u are rushing to finish up is a hazard. The food was the high point everything was great it was provided through one of there outside vendors. I hear now they offer their own event menu and the food in their restaurant is quite good. Overall I wouldn't recommend this venue to anyone bc of the lack of management.

down of cost depending on how large your event will be and the duration of your event. The entire club is (supposed to be) yours to use if you have a certain amount in food and beverage costs (though I saw a gentleman on a golf cart go by on the day of our wedding). As it turned out, the catch was that, by the time our wedding day rolled around, I had spoken with 4, count them 4, different head chefs/event coordinators. Eventually, I got my hands on the number for a member of the board and she did her best to set my mind at ease that they were still trying to find the right person for the job, but needless to say, a bride doesn't want to hear about the woes of filling a position - she just wants one steady contact. Things coordinator #1 had promised in our initial meeting weren't possible with coordinator #4. Coordinator #3 cancelled on our meeting the day before it was scheduled to happen. The event brochure provided by Coordinator #1 was different (in pricing!!) than that provided by Coordinator #4 - so let that be a lesson to you to keep everything and get it all in writing. It would appear the Field Club has finally found someone who plans to stay on for a while, and as for her role in the kitchen, whatever that may be, I can't sing Carol's praises enough. Our menu consisted of chicken breast with a wine cream sauce, roasted vegetables, bow tie pasta with spinach and feta, gratin potatoes, tossed salad and rolls. We also served an assortment of hot dips during the cocktail hour (crab, buffalo chicken, and spinach dips) but have to go by the word of our guests that they were great too, as the hubs and I were busy with photographs and didn't have a chance to sample them. As far as event coordination, the Field Club was a nightmare. If you are going to be a DIY bride, be prepared to really DIY as I was forced to tell the event staff that we were two tables short when I had sent a specific breakdown of how many tables we needed and how many each table should seat just two hours before the start of the ceremony. Though I wasn't there to witness the aftermath, I've since been told my brave bridesmaids that the event coordinator tried substituting two smaller tables with 1 large (which would be a place card nightmare)and insisting that I had instructed her incorrectly. The event coordinator had clearly never heard that the customer is always right (and I was, I have since gone back over my emails to her to be sure that I wasn't mistaken). She generally had a bad attitude the entire day though not to my face. As the cocktail hour got underway we heard that guests were paying for wine (which was supposed to be part of our open bar we had arranged). We had to sort that out with the bartender although they had a sign up indicating what was supposed to be included in the open bar. They did track down everyone who had paid already and reimburse them but it left us feeling like we had egg on our faces. We were planning an outdoor ceremony on the stone patio if the weather cooperated, which the weather forecast did not predict. We made the decision to move everything indoors and I have no regrets on that point. Overall, beautiful site, great food, decent accommodations for getting ready, very reasonable price but terrible customer service.