My wife & I held our wedding reception here in the Fall of 2017. Inwood Country Club was such an…read moreelegant venue, management was very patient & accommodating, every detail was well thought-out & executed, and the service was outstanding! We truly had the best evening of our lives, & many of our guests told us that this was the one of if not the best wedding they had ever attended.
We had been searching throughout Long Island, particularly Nassau county, for a reception location that struck the right balance between the classiness of the venue, the quality of the food, the reasonableness of the price, event privacy, and the flexibility to customize any details we felt we needed to. Inwood was honestly the perfect balance of these for us, & I cannot recommend it highly enough for those planning a similar event in the Nassau, Suffolk, Brooklyn. & Queens areas of NY.
Details by category follow below. We also used & strongly recommend Genesis Events (DJ/MC), Stefans Florist, Silverfox Photography, Camelot Limos, & Front Street Bakery.
Coordination with Management & Event Planning:
We coordinated with the assistant manager Josephine regularly throughout the process of planning our wedding. She clearly detailed how they intended to set up the venue for us, provided options for customizing per our preferences, answered all of our questions thoroughly, and helped address & accommodate any of our concerns & requests. She ensured that our guests would be welcomed with light refreshments directly following our wedding ceremony (prior to the cocktail hour), which was a huge relief as many out-of-towners did not have anyplace else to go in the 2+ hour gap!
Josephine was very courteous & accommodating from start to finish, and was an absolute pleasure to work with. Further, within two weeks of outlining the main details & menu options for our event, we received a precise & reasonable cost estimate from the venue manager Benny, which helped us to make our final determination on the venue with little delay.
Menu Planning & Food Quality:
We were also able to craft a first-class cocktail hour, dinner menu, & dessert buffet with the club chef, Anthony - a well-seasoned chef with decades of fine dining culinary experience. Having served as the Head Chef at Inwood for several years, Anthony's experience & passion really showed! He has excellent ideas which turned out amazingly; our guests raved about the food throughout the night & for weeks to come.
Our cocktail hour was simply breathtaking; our guests were floored by the display & options available, really setting the stage for the wonderful evening to come. This included antipasto, pasta, sushi/stir-fry, carving, & seafood (including full lobster tails & huge jumbo shrimp) stations, along with passing hors d'oeuvres. When selecting these stations during wedding planning, each had a range of options for us to choose from to customize for our guests.
Anthony was also able to accommodate dietary restrictions with a vegan wild mushroom risotto entree, which was delicious! He also prepared a demi-glaced & garnished filet mignon, panko-crusted halibut, & chicken saltimbocca, each seasoned and prepared with an assortment of paired sides. The only complaint I heard about the dinner that evening is that people were too full from the cocktail hour to finish their meal!
The wedding cake & venetian hour desserts were provided through Inwood CC by Front Street Bakery in Rockville Center. The spread included an assortment of delicious pastries, cookies, cordials, espresso, gelato, sorbets, fruits & berries.
An open bar was also provided at the start of the cocktail hour & through the course of the evening, including a quality selection of beers, wines, & cocktails.
Venue/Facility:
The main country club building served as the venue for our wedding reception, including a vast lobby, bar area, & beautiful dining area. The dining area is surrounded by windows looking out to the golf course and a clear view of the New York City skyline, with an ample dance floor located in the center of the room. The grounds are meticulously maintained & served as an ideal backdrop for our wedding photos.
Service:
The service staff was excellent, with the logistics of each stage of the evening having clearly been well planned & coordinated. My wife & I were provided with a private room to enjoy our cocktail hour, with a bridal attendant personally looking after us for the whole evening. Our guests received their orders promptly & with little delay within or between tables.
The transition between each stage of the evening was elegantly prepared & handled with clear attention to detail as well. Each space was meticulously prepared for the cocktail hour, first dance, dinner, wedding cake, and venetian portions of the evening, with ample & professional staffing throughout.
Bottom line:
Inwood CC is a fantastic location for anyone looking to host a wedding or other event with great food, service, & style!