Naperville Country Club

My husband and I looked at over 18 venues in the western Chicago suburbs before selecting Naperville Country Club as our wedding reception venue. It has the capacity to seat around 200 people, which was perfect for us. We felt that it was far and away the best value of all the options we considered, with no minimums and a broad range of meal options. A 5 course chicken dish (appetizers, soup, salad, intermezzo, and main course) with a comprehensive bar package of house liquors start around $ 60 a person. This price included rental of the facility, white linens, mirrors and votives on the tables, so it was very inclusive!
The venue itself is very picturesque, and the ballroom has a private patio (complete with fire pit and the option of s’mores!) overlooking the golf courses. When we arrived after the ceremony, we were escorted around the golf course on a golf cart to take pictures at a scenic bridge while the sun was setting. The grounds are very well maintained and parking is ample for guests. In addition to the main ballroom, there is a large side room and a private lobby with a fireplace which are perfect for the cocktail hour.
Like most country club venues, we booked the reception prior to tasting the food, which made me a little nervous. However, all menu options we sampled at our tasting were incredible, and we were not disappointed on the day of the wedding either. Their chicken and wild rice soup was my personal favorite! They were accommodating for dietary restrictions and modified one of their vegetarian options to be vegan and gluten free, which made meal planning for our guests much easier. We had 3 guests with severe peanut allergies and they were very diligent to keep the entire reception peanut-​free, and let us know well in advance about any possible contaminants when we selected the menu. Additionally– the advice I received most often before the wedding itself was to make sure I ate food during the day of the wedding. The banquet manager met us at a side door after we took pictures on the golf course, with our signature cocktail and a serving of appetizers so we could snack before we greeted guests. Additionally, we were served first for every course and had plenty of time to eat, which was wonderful!!!
Working with Dana (Director of Banquets and Member Events) was easy and stress-​free! She is extremely detail oriented, and always followed up with emails after all conversations either in person or on the phone. We were allowed to start bringing items to the venue starting Tuesday the week of the wedding, which was convenient. At the end of the night, her staff had all the décor packed quickly and it was loaded in a car just as the last shuttle from the hotel arrived, so none of the guests needed to stay behind to help pick up.
I would highly recommend both Dana Robinson and Naperville Country club for any Chicagoland brides and grooms planning their wedding. Selecting this venue was one of the best decisions we made during the wedding planning process and I would do it again in a heartbeat!

As far as private events, this place does a wonderful job! Seamless. I should give it a separate review from the Golf department. Mainly, the members are the problem. This place destroyed a classic Tom Bendelow design for a redesigned course, that is wonderful, that members do not appreciate. Fix your ballmarks please (same to you reading this). The new course has really developed and is in great shape, but I dearly miss the old track. There is a new Head Pro there, Brian Brown, who is a real gem when it comes to dealing with all walks of life. A real people person with a great teaching style that will appeal to anyone. Golf is a crazy game. Call Brian Brown and schedule a lesson today, you can thank me later.

I’ve been to a few parties here, and they serve good food — many clubs don’t! Great for weddings and corporate dinners. It’s a smaller club, nestled between downtown and the east end of historic Naperville. I’m not a golfer and I don’t know anyone who would be brave enough to sponsor me to join the place, so I can’t give the privileged insider view.