I could write a long review about every amazing attention to detail The Venue helped provide to us,…read morebut my fingers would get tired and I would probably just ramble. The crew at The Venue are absolutely outstanding, extremely thoughtful, very organized, and truly care about making your day memorable and seamless. They provided the experience we wanted - choice to hire local caterers, setting up and taking down without feeling rushed, hair/makeup done on site easily, day of coordinating/point of contact, etc - without the hassles other venues in the area put you through. Not to mention, it is in the perfect location downtown Champaign. The whole place is stunning and spacious; we couldn't have asked for a better experience. (Photos by Sara Gardner photography)

A bride to be, just came into my place of work and told me that this venue pulled the rug right out…read morefrom under plans to have a reception and they canceled them. Only to have someone that was paying more money in their place.

I have had serval of her dishes and all of them have been delicious! Ms. Toni's food is seasoned…read morejust right and has you licking your fingers. I love Ms. Toni's catering you definitely should try it, you will not be disappointed.

Alexander Drake's Catering catered our wedding last summer. My wife and I decided on a music…read morefestival feel for the party and everyone camped out for the night. We asked Alex to bring out the food trailer and cook up his amazing food all night long. He had everything prepared as we had discussed and served our guests from 6pm until 2am. On top of that, he was serving breakfast by 8am the next morning. Our health is important to us, and it was important to convey that through our food menu. Alex met and exceeded our expectations with a menu including delicious fruits and vegetables and amazing chicken and pork. Everything was vegetarian friendly and then our guests could choose to add in the meat. He even made specialty lemonade with dinner and flavored ice coffee with breakfast! We met with Alex on two separate occasions to discuss the food menu. Our guest list was vague, so we had to plan for a wide number of people. And, many of our guests were vegetarian. There was no pressure because Alex gave us the options to go as cheap or as fancy as we wanted-- and he was just as excited to do whatever we threw at him. So, we decided on a moderate price range, and he catered to exactly what we dreamed. Healthy and delicious options that allowed many different combinations... and, although simple, the food is still talked about by many of our friends as, "the best wedding food we've ever had!" Jambalaya, red beans and rice, quinoa and roasted vegetable, grilled asparagus, grilled portabella, pasta salad, pulled pork and pulled chicken breast could be combined in any fashion and served on a plate, on a bun or in a wrap with a variety of sauces. It was a great combination to cover a wide variety of pallets. People were going up six or seven times! Breakfast consisted of biscuits and gravy, bacon, eggs and orange juice. This guy can do just about anything. Alex puts a lot of love into his food. It was very obvious. Plus, he was easy to work with. We developed a menu, figured the cost and he took care of everything else. We knew we had to have great food and great music for our reception. Alex came through with some truly great food. Don't hesitate to put your event in his hands...

Coordinators were personal and very professional while attending to every one of my requests. The…read morespace was beyond beautiful and the atmosphere was so elegant! The staff took care of all the details to help make my ceremony and reception was a best experience of my life!!

Love this event center! Always a blast being able to work with all the amazing people to create a…read moredream event for them!

Impromptu lunch date here today. We saw the shaded patio and thought let's give it a try. The…read morehostess quickly seated us outside upon request. Our server was friendly and our food was out shortly after we placed our orders. Everything tasted delicious!!! Well seasoned, meat tender and cooked to perfection!

Very spacious typical American tavern!…read more We tried more of the not typical American items and it was slightly a miss. I think if I came back I would definitely lean into the typical American stuff because that's probably what they do best (the fries looked really yummy on other people's plates) Shrimp and Scallop Ceviche - this was an appetizer specials that I really enjoyed and highly recommend. Every bite was refreshing! Korean Salmon - Salmon was cooked well and the crust was nice and crispy. Something was just off about the flavor -- the sauce was too salty. Surf and Turf Tacos - decent tacos, would consider getting again Overall in the pricer side but it is a nicer sit down restaurant in Champaign. Comes with free popcorn sampler at the beginning of the meal! The servers were every kind. They unfortunately cannot accept visa gift cards too

The IL terminal staff were amazing at communicating with me the entire time. Wendy was absolutely…read moreamazing! The caters communication was good 2 weeks prior to the event, trying to contact them anytime before that was pretty impossible. Not a good thing when planning from out of town. Also the food was amazing at the tasting but when it came to the event it was not the same dishes we sampled. That was was a huge upset for us especially after we talked it up to our guest.

We had originally booked our wedding reception at the CityView at Illinois Terminal. We had worked…read morewith Wendy to do the showing and the booking. Unfortunately do to the COVID 19 pandemic we had to change our date and ultimately cancel not only because of the pandemic but also because my husband is military (living out of state) and couldn't travel during this time. Throughout the entire planning process, pre-covid and during pandemic changes, Wendy was absolutely amazing to work with. She answers all communications super promptly and was extremely understanding and sympathetic when we had to cancel. Without much explanation we were able to cancel and get our money back. I am extremely disappointed that we weren't able to have our reception at the CityView at Illinois Terminal but am just as much grateful for Wendy and her warm spirit and understanding throughout it all! Would definitely recommend based on our experience.

The food is ridiculously good. Sometimes it's hard to believe this is what's served in a…read morefraternity.

This hidden gem is a magical place. You get more and pay less than any other wedding venue in the…read morearea. Chuck is a delight to work with! Check out this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLYxOta3dx0