The company i work for had an event at Lincoln Ridge Farms at the end of July. The event started…read moreinside The Olde 1884 Church that is located at Lincoln Ridge Farms. This part of the event was catered by Cork & Knife Provisions out of Toledo, and it was hosted/served by people from Willowbend Country Club in Van Wert. The church was absolutely beautiful! It had this rustic feel to it. Being next to the farm and vineyards made it truly picturesque. They also had someone playing the harp, while we were eating and drinking. It was a magical start to an amazing evening at Lincoln Ridge Farms. I remember while here, I actually said to myself, you know this would be a great place to be married in. I cannot remember ever saying or thinking that before! Wonderful place!

It's my 700th review! High fives to all! Confetti dropping! Ahem...For my 700th review, I wanted it…read moreto be special. I decided to save it for a review of my favorite restaurant since moving to the area from Miami, Florida: Willow Bend Country Club. I first came to Willow Bend for lunch in December when I first traveled to Van Wert. I ate lunch with people from the company during the interview/recruitment process and I was impressed by the service and the delicious food. The fact that I got a social membership as part of my joining the company was a perk and certainly a reason why I started working for the company I am in now. I easily could have seen myself coming here to eat... place is nice... classy, and again the food is delicious! I have come a few times since then, leaving it as a place for special occasions including for when I found out I got the house I am currently living at. The waitresses and bar tenders are always friendly. Just love this place. I have eaten various items on this menu, I will focus on my favorites that I've had: 1) Asian Boneless Wings. I love wings, it's one of my favorite things to eat... but I am not a fan of boneless wings. I am a traditionalist and a bit of a snob when it comes to this. These wings, though, I will make an exception for my dislike of boneless wings. These wings which are breaded and covered in a sweet and spicy hoisin oriental sauce... is perfect. It expertly blends spicy and sweet so much, I don't care if they are boneless. 2) Baked Potato Soup. I love this kind of soup, and this is one of the better versions I've had. Especially good during a cold day! 3) Peach-Apple Glazed Pork Chop Ribeye. Another exception to my normal rules of food. I like pork chops with bone... I had boneless. These chops are so juicy... it doesn't matter! It's a bit sweet... almost too sweet for my taste but it just straddles that line... I could eat this over and over 4) 12 oz. Texas Ribeye. This is a big steak! It's a delicious, hearty-cut ribeye with a dried pepper and coffee rub seasoning, char-grilled to perfection... i normally can't finish a 12 oz... I did when I came here! I just couldn't put down my fork! Honorable mention: bread... allegedly made out of veggies? Waiter and manager didn't know which... still that's pretty good... and the bread was warm and soft... and with some butter.... mmmmm! I also feel I should mention that yes there is a golf course attached to this... haven't played and don't know how so I can't opine on that. Moreover, they do have events. I haven't been to one but I may attend the next one since they are bringing a comic... surf and turf dinner included in price. Willow Bend therefore is a great place to both eat and have some fun! I am super happy I am a member of such a wonderful country club! Never saw myself ever becoming a country club guy... but life has a way of surprising you! If you are in the area, join!

Amazing food, great staff, and cozy atmosphere. My suggestions would be to promote outdoor seating…read moremore, have a less formal/stuffy atmosphere in the "lounge" area, and open it up to the public (at least partially)!!!

My friend, the bride, was getting married at this venue. The WEEK of her wedding she was texted by…read morethe owner informing her "The final thing she stated in the text message was a reminder that she does not allow members of the LGBTQ+ community to hold weddings or officiate weddings at the venue." "Nowhere, not once, does it mention anything about the LGBTQ+ community. Not one time in the 4-5 times we met in person between June 2022 when we signed the contract and October 21, 2023, when we got married, did they bring this policy up. If Andy and I had known this, we would NOT have booked our wedding at this venue." Her friend who is a member of the LGBTQ+ was planned to marry them at their wedding. Because of this last minute change she was frantically trying to plan another way to have the wedding she wanted. I never want any bride to experience this horrible place. Such an unprofessional business.

The company I work for had an even at Lincoln Ridge Farm in the end of July. The Farm is absolutely…read morebeautiful. They have horses, goats, a vinyard. It is a picturesque place that looks like paradise on Earth. On site is the Olde 1884 Church, which has this amazing rustic feel. We had our evening cocktails and hors d'oeuvres there. It was wonderful to enjoy our time there, look at the beautiful view and chat with friends and coworkers. The church really is impressive and made me think, if i get married, maybe this would be a good place to do it? After cocktails, we walked through the vinyard into this impressively large barn. The barn has lighting, and looks to be a great place to have a company event, a party, or reception. The decorations for the event were harvest themed, were tasteful and classy. The meal was absolutely out of this world! It was high end, but still had that rustic theme to it. It was composed of the following: 1) Cast Iron Bread. Olive oil cast iron finished scratch farm bread, smoked maldon salt, and whipped maple butter. 2) Shared Legacy Farms Field Greens. Wild field greens, pickled Macqueen Peaches, fancy ranch, buttermilk blue, and smoked bacon 3) Blackberry Beef. Grass-fed beef tenderloin, syrupy blistered blackberries, peaches and red wine jus, farm beets roasted over coals, and fresh ricotta whipped with honey 4) Malted Chocolate Cake. Malted double chocolate cake, cherry creme fraiche, crushed maltesers, and farm mint. I did enjoy the fact they had beets. I joked with some friends about coming to the farm, wondering if it would be like Schrute Farms from the tv show, The Office. When beets was served, I had to share that with my friends. This farm of course is way nicer than the farm on the tv show. But, I had to add this because it was a funny happenstance. That said the food was delectable. The whole time we were eating, a live band played, as we spent more time with our coworkers. It was a magical night, and I truly loved every moment in Lincoln Ridge Farms. In reviewing their website after the event, they do have farmers markers here and pumpkin patches. I may return another day with the family. Lincoln Ridge Farms is amazing! Anyone in the area, should come!

We've gone to Lincoln ridge a few times and they always have excellent u pick available. Their…read moreprices are good. They have many items to choose from including: Honey crisp apples Tomatoes Peppers Blackberries Red raspberries Peaches Concord grapes Pears Onions Pumpkins Sweet corn And more! The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is because there isn't enough shade when waiting in a phone to check out. Usually there isn't a line but when there is, if it's hot, you're melting in the heat.

Moving from Miami, Florida I was worried about adapting to life in a small town. Though I saw a lot…read moreof postings to the change, I was worried about finding things to do. Also I love culture, theater, art and was worried I would have to travel far to experience that. My realtors from Beegee Realty, The Gambles, gave me a tour of Van Wert and one of the third stop on the tour was Niswonger Performing Arts Center. It's a beautiful theater, and I was pleased to know I can see quality theater blocks from my soon to be home. We went up to the ticket counter and we spoke with those working there and they gave me a short tour of the theater, they also explained to me it was already well into their season but they showed me which shows remain. I got a chance to come here, when I won some orchestra tickets at a company raffle (in my first week working there! Score!) to come see Jeanne Robertson at Niswonger. I love to laugh! So I was excited to see her. I have seen many stand up comedians in the past, but I noticed she is a humorist. That is something I had not seen before. There is a difference... more high brow and sophisticated. Per wiki: "Humor is the quality which makes experiences provoke laughter or amusement, while comedy is a performing art. The nineteenth century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer lamented the misuse of humor (a German loanword from English) to mean any type of comedy. A humorist is adept at seeing the humor in a situation or aspect of life and relating it, usually through a story; the comedian generally concentrates on jokes designed to invoke instantaneous laughter. The humorist is primarily a writer of books, newspaper or magazine articles or columns, stage or screen plays, and may occasionally appear before an audience to deliver a lecture or read a piece of his or her work. The comedian always performs his or her work for an audience, either in live performance, audio recording, radio, television, or film." So I was excited to experience something new... something I had not seen even in Miami. Walking into the theater, I walked around and looked at the art. I checked my coat with my family in their coat room and relaxed before going to find our seats. It was easy to get to them and everyone who worked there was helpful. Watching Jeanne was a pleasure. I was in tears most of the show because she is just so funny! She is also very personable and endearing and you cannot help but love her and her show. Truly it was an amazing experience. If you want to get an idea of her humor, she has gotten a lot of notoriety on YouTube... with 12 million views with her story on her husband (who has a PhD) epically failing at buying the necessary ingredients at a grocery store for 7-Up cake. Which oddly is one of my favorite cakes, but I digress. Just look up on YouTube: "Don't send a man to a grocery store!"... you will laugh I guarantee you! Wonderful show! Enjoyed every moment! I am truly happy to be able to go to such an amazing performing arts center in my new home!

Great location and seating. Everything is a breeze attending an event at this venue. Will be back…read morefor future events.

I would score lower than one star if I could! Do not recommend this place whatsoever. A worker…read morethere helped himself to 3 full plates of appetizers that were intended for our guests, before our guests. HE WAS NOT A GUEST! They allowed people to peek in on our decorations. Their cooks came in and opened all the doors to the kitchen, had a fish fry, and left their blowers off, so all the fabric smelled like fish. It smelled strongly of sewage outside and inside the building, we told them about this and they did nothing. They went through our things and our alcohol. One of there cooks took ice from the freezer stocked for us. They tried to overcharge us for ice we didn't use and hide what we did use by throwing the bags away. We have complained and were promised they would make things right but they have done nothing to try to make it right. They have treated us poorly ever since. Definitely do not recommend