I attended a wedding here over the weekend, and was extremely displeased. It was not very cool in there. The air felt like it had just been turned on as people started to arrive. For a wedding that is in JULY, the owner should have expected for a very warm and humid day. There was dirt all over the toilet seat, and I heard men saying that there was mold under the seats in the restrooms. GROSS. The food portions were pathetic. I felt awful for someone that has a larger appetite than myself. I heard other people complaining that their food was under-cooked and cold. Before most people could finish their food, employees of Hickory Lodge started to walk around and collect the plates, bowls, AND eating utensils (AKA FORKS). The bride and groom cut their cake a short while later... The bride had to have a guest remind the employees to bring out the GUEST'S cake!! By the time the employees brought it out, it was extremely dry from sitting in the back already cut. The owner (who was behind the bar) denied guests a new fork to eat their cake, saying "if you wanted cake, you should have kept your fork". I'm sorry but it is not my responsibility as a guest to say "Please don't take my fork" while I am away from my seat giving the bride and groom my best. When at the bar, I also heard the owner deny a guest a particular type of beer that hadn't been open because "we needed to use what was open first". The mother & mother-in-law of the bride were asked if they requested that the beer be opened in a certain order, and they said no. I was also informed that the beer was supplied by the family, NOT Hickory Lodge; therefore, she should not have had any say in the matter. At 10:00 on the button, the lights turned on and the owner from behind the bar started flailing her arms, screaming "PARTY OVER, PARTY OVER" acting like a cop busting a high school party. The bride & groom were denied their last dance and their official send off. Many guest approached the owner offering money so they could end their first night as a married couple the right way, and still denied. All in all, I would NOT recommend this disgrace as of a business. read more