Amazing concept! I have done TDPP three times now. It's always a surprise. Every time there's a…read moredifferent chef, different host and different guests. Plus, I love that everything is local. I remember my first time. I went in with reservation and excitement at the same time. I was nervous because it's having dinner with 6 strangers, but the reviews convince me. It's totally worth it. My nerves were eased as the night progressed. You are asked silly and sometimes serious questions to make the night fun. Now, I can't get enough of it. I always get excited when I get selected. There's wine, cocktails and excellent food. If you haven't signed up yet, please do so.

Yelp Challenge 2017 - 14/100…read more I'd heard about Dinner Party clubs in other cities and was excited when I found a local one here in Orlando. The structure is joining 7 strangers for a four course meal prepared by local chefs. I love the idea of eating delicious food with complete strangers with great conversational topics. To sign up you go to www.thedinnerpartyproject.co/ and sign up for the random drawing to receive your email invite. Once you received it you reserve your spot by paying $50-$90 dollars per person. Shortly after you will receive the time and location to confirm your date. Everyone should try it at least once, especially if you are an introvert like myself. One of the main highlights is that TDPP provides a meal and a day of education to a child in Haiti.

Top notch event space & staff! Well maintained grounds, open yet warm and inviting space featuring…read morea charming library a ton of windows and natural lighting needing little decor. Layout was ideal allowing guests to flow comfortably. Clean facilities and super helpful staff, I'd definitely recommend this space for future events I manage.

Been at the University Club many, many times for events. It is a terrific venue; easy to get to off…read moreI4, plenty of parking, clean and with both a large and a smaller meeting room depending on how many attendees you expect. Plus they aren't afraid of burning in hell for allowing an atheist group to meet here!

1st time going to Oktoberfest here. They offer 2 such events this month, starting at noon and…read moreending at 9. Went with the cheaper tickets for $10 at the gate. Parking is $15 via the adjacent Evergreen Cemetery. I arrived past 1 p.m. and there was a line of cars waiting to park. Probably took about 20-30 minutes to do so. Tried most of the food offerings and of course imbibed German golden brew. Nothing food wise was a wow, but the potato salad on the bratwurst platter and the Obatzda cheese for the pretzel are quite good. The schnitzel I got was a letdown. No desserts to be found, as far as I could see, for the peasantry (non-VIP). Prices not terrible, I suppose. Ended up raining heavily later on, so that might have cut down on the crowd a bit. Probably should have checked out the lineup of performances beforehand, which is available online. Didn't really catch much of that. It's not a huge area. Wish there were additional shopping options, perhaps more German goods. Nothing in that regard tickled my fancy. Suppose it's not really about that anyway. I was not enticed to stay more than a couple of hours, however. Friendly, good-natured crowd present. Enjoyable enough, but not in a hurry to return.

I love this place and their Oktoberfest is among the best. I eagerly joined the society as I am a…read morelover of all things German, well, most things anyway. I was one of the few younger members. Sadly, young people (and by young I mean anyone under sixty to the age of twenty one) don't want to belong to anything any more. They'd rather pretend their lives are glorious on social media. Meh The social events here are great and very affordable. The food is excellent--prepared by the members who obviously take pride. I always liked coming to the dances and seeing the oldsters get their groove on. They have fun and good on them. Leave it to the young party poopers to twiddle their fingers at home. If you volunteer to work Oktoberfest you get some coupons toward free beer and food but truly, it is fun to volunteer because most people you'll encounter there are fun and know how to act decent in public, even when on the lash! HA! The one thing I did not like (it's been a couple of years since I volunteered)--on two occasions I was assigned to work at the bar and sling beer. On both occasions I showed up, asked what to do and after some confusion I was put in those spots and after working them for a bit, someone showed up (not the same person) who was rather rude to me being there and sent me off like a misbehaved child to somewhere else. Um, I was doing what I was told to do and doing very well at it. When I worked the bar the gentleman in charge told the crabby coordinator that I was doing pretty good for a newbie and was happy to keep me on. I ended up slinging beer an hour or so later and that was fun and very busy, making the evening fly by. I really enjoyed it! Later that hat year they treated all the volunteers to a visit to the Dali museum and dinner at the Hofbrau Haus in St. Pete. We even had cocktails on the bus. It was a great time. The next year I was put on beer slinging and again, myself and another volunteer were chased away. I was sent to check IDs but they already had enough people and told me so. I had my tickets for free goodies and debating saying "to hell with this nonsense" and just bugging off to enjoy the festivities without working but I waited and observed and once one of the beer lines looked out of control I jumped in again and helped keep the line moving. This time no one interfered and the people I worked with told me there were happy for my help. (and now, you can't drink beer all day while you work) So yeah, there are members of this club who think they are elite and can treat volunteers like crap and it left a bad taste in my mouth. I joined after the first incident and stayed on but I suspect others do not return because of this attitude problem. And like any social club or fraternal organization, there are cliques and some are rather obnoxious. I made the mistake of falling in with one of them and then feeling heartbroken when I was bluntly informed that I didn't fit in with them after all (they were offended by a fart joke--insert eye roll) so I found a new place to sit at future events and found a nice crew who told the occasional fart joke or two themselves and had some great times with people who knew how to laugh and have fun. So join! You will enjoy it if you go in prepared. If you are part of the leadership of the German American Society you might want to think about how some of your coordinators treat volunteers. Instead of sneering at someone working at the bar perhaps consider saying "I'm so sorry. We're going to have to put you at a different location because of blah blah blah" or maybe just accept that another coordinator already beat you to assigning someone to the bar so your best buddy Hilda, to whom you promised the gig, will go have to work another station for a few hours.

I came as a guest to their wine club dinner once again and was again taken aback by the extreme…read morehigh quality of the food and service. Their new Chef is fantastic!

Came here for event and I saw a server multiple times take bread from people's plate that didn't…read morewant that type of bread and put the unwanted bread back in the basket. The server gave us frozen butter for the bread. Despite that, the place has an amazing view of downtown Orlando. Service was decent and the chicken with rice and veggies was okay.

Love child of amazing Yelp Elite: Kelli M. and her love for Craft Beer!…read more Follow the group on FB to keep up to date on the meet ups & events: https://www.facebook.com/OrlandoLadyCrafters I remember the discussion at our first Yelp Elite event at Oblivion and Kelli saying, "do you think ladies would come out to a beer meetup if I organized them?" HELL YES! And oh boy do we! Even the men want to be involved, but please note, most of these events are ladies only so keep an eye on the event listings for full details. These events run from casual Happy Hour outings to Sunrail Craft Beer outings AND outside of Orlando road trips to breweries. These ladies love to run the map physically and all over Craft beer land from Blonde Ales to Imperial Stouts so if you share in their passion or just want to learn more, these are the get togethers for you! This event has opened my eyes to not only trying beers I never would have tried to checking out spots around town that have a fabulous craft beer offering. I discovered The Thirtsy Topher thanks to these ladies and I also learned of some beers (like the Schofferhofer Grapefruit Hefeweizen) I don't mind enjoying. But, my favorite event to date was definitely the Cider and Cheese pairing at Oblivion Taproom. Krista P. took us on a journey of amazing ciders and paired them perfectly with cheese, crackers and fruit. Each and every one got better and better as we went along and not only enjoyed, but learned a ton! It was a great setup at Oblivion and just a great time. So fun to watch this community grow! Please don't hesitate to stop by and event and get to know this lovely group. We welcome everyone and we will make you feel welcome! I love you Kelli M! Thanks for spreading the local love and making Orlando such a rad place to call home.

I went to the clubhouse a couple weeks ago for an open mic and was blown away by the space. It was…read morea wonderful mix of professional and creative, polished and eclectic. If I lived in Orlando, I would totally get a membership here and take advantage of the networking opportunities, the music studio, the snacks and super fast wifi. I tried their Kava drinks and really enjoyed the calm, relaxing and legal buzz. Give them a shout if you're ever look for a place to get some work done.

I went to Z co with a group of friends on a Friday night as they wanted to drink kava and kratom…read more The place was completely empty however Dalton & Omar, the owners were friendly and welcoming. Their kava martini was very tasty and a nice twist on the traditional kava drink I have typically tried. We decided to try their hooka, but unfortunately it fell flat. Having smoked a good handful of hookas in my lifetime, I had a good idea of what should be expected, but unfortunately it disappointing. The hooka did not pull much tobacco smoke and the taste lacked flavor. We communicated our frustration with the hooka but Omar just said to make sure the hose was put on securely, verses trying to remake it or add more tobacco. We had a decent experience, but I would not come back to smoke hooka there, especially with the high price tag of $50 dollars with an added $20 for tobacco refills.

Such an amazing networking group!…read more I have been involved with doterati for over a year and have met so many great contacts and learned so much from attending their great educational events. It is a great way to get out in the professional community in Central Florida. There are so many opportunites you can catch just by being in the right place at the right time and this Non-Profit ORganization sets it all up. Great idea, great events and great tools. I recently joined the Board at doterati at the Programming Chair because I love it so much. Look forward to networking all over Central Florida!!

had fun at the Doterati meet up at Houlihans on Colonial this eve, hosted by Colleen B Community…read moreDirector for Yelp Orlando. I am a member I believe of Doterati and it was nice to meet some of the Doteratii. A Fun, intelligent and entrepreneurial group. Houlihans is always fun too. I had to run in and run out but it was still nice meeting people I did know before and of course allways fun talking to Colleen B.