Lafayette Club Reviews

Nicole at Lafayette Club was professional, organized, and so helpful throughout the entire planning process. We felt completely at ease knowing that she was there to oversee everything and the setting itself is so beautiful. We would absolutely recommend Nicole and her team at Lafayette Club to anyone.

We hosted my daughter's wedding reception at the Lafayette Club in July 2017 and couldn't have been happier with the event. The staff was amazing, from Brenda who originally met with us, to the last waitstaff at cleanup time. You simply cannot beat this venue for sheer beauty and location. It sits on what must be the most coveted piece of land in the entire state of Minnesota, with sweeping views of Lake Minnetonka. The ballroom's crystal chandeliers are breathtaking, as is its barrel-vaulted ceiling. The Lakeview Room, where we had the cocktail hour, was spacious and light. We set up the photo booth there and a friend played their grand piano. From the Lakeview Room you can walk out to their raised patio which overlooks the lake and golf course. We rented some awesome outdoor patio furniture and set up two "living room" areas on the patio, along with a bean bag game. Guests could smoke cigars and relax with cocktails when they got tired of dancing! The food, unlike many venues, is cooked while the guests are eating the salad course. It's not precooked and warmed up. Many people raved that it was the best reception food ever! The only problem I had was that we were unable to secure hotel rooms for our guests as another member had pre-booked them for her event. But J
ody very graciously gave us one suite that the newlyweds were able to use before leaving on their honeymoon the next day. It was incredible, so don't miss out like we did - book those rooms early!! All in all, we loved the Lafayette Club...so much so that we joined right after the wedding! We have attended weddings at many other beautiful locations, from the St. Paul Hotel to Bearpath to Woodhill to Interlachen, and NONE of them can hold a candle to Lafayette. Our guests are still raving about the food, the room, the decorations, everything. Wait, I have one more complaint: wish we could have extended the night an extra hour or two. ;) If you want to WOW your guests, this is the place for you!!

What an incredible experience!! Not only is Lafayette Club BEAUTIFUL, but they are great to work with through the entire planning process. Brenda was amazing to work with! She always responded immediately with any questions we had and she is very knowledgeable about the wedding industry. I only have great things to say about Lafayette Club! The service was amazing and the food was delicious! We are SO happy we had our wedding at Lafayette. Highly recommend!

We held our lake-themed wedding at the Lafayette club and loved it. Brenda was responsive, easy to work with, and extremely helpful for a bride and groom planning their wedding from overseas. The venue was a great way to experience Lake Minnetonka and get a taste of Minnesota - particularly for out of town guests. Loved the food (walleye!), and it was so convenient to stay right on site. High recommend the Lafayette Club!

Lafayette club is absolutely stunning! This was a dream, fairytale reception venue, with fantastic service to top it all off. Lafayette also did something that was the highlight of my day: we got to Lafayette a little early before the Grand March, and we were just waiting in the car, because I was too tired/dehydrated/hungry to talk to people. I asked my sister to bring me some food and water - anything at all - and out came three Lafayette servers with plates of appetizers! That was seriously the most amazing thing of the day and probably saved me from fainting (or worse) during the reception. The spring rolls were the bomb! I think I swallowed them whole. Brenda was also incredibly accommodating with a few last-minute seating changes we had a few days before the wedding. Highly recommend having your wedding here!

We heard from so many guests that our wedding was the most fun they had at an event ever, and we credit much of that to Lafayette Club! The food was amazing, the ballroom was beautiful, and everything was set up just the way it was planned. Lafayette Club had been my desired wedding reception location for many years, and the day was nothing short of spectacular! If you are looking for other vendors, reference Lafayette's suggested vendor list. It was so helpful to have other vendors that were very familiar with the club and could plan, set up, and take down a wedding in their sleep. Our vendor team was fantastic!

Lafayette Club was fantastic! I had always heard great things about the venue and they delivered on all accounts. We enjoyed working with Brenda during the planning phase to ensure that all of our requests were setup for the day of our wedding. We worked with Andrew on site and he was truly a pleasure to work with as he was very professional and responsive to our requests. As an event planner in the hospitality industry, I really appreciated how seamless the process was and how everything came together just as we planned. I couldn't have asked for a more beautiful location or better service.

Brenda, Nicole, Andrew and the entire staff at Lafayette did an outstanding job! The attention Andrew gave to everyone was unbelievable! The servers, bartenders and valet were very professional and attentive. The food was fabulous! We are still hearing rave reviews about the food. You must be very proud of your talented chefs.! We were very thankful for Brenda's support and advice during the planning process. The day was perfect and Tyler and Melinda's dream come true. We sincerely appreciate your kindness and service!

We could not have chosen a better place for our reception, they treated us like royalty and were soooooooooooooooooooooooo accomodating, we are very greatful for everything. The food was amazing so much so a lot of people were upset that they got full because we had their Pasta buffet and people really wanted to eat more! They provide a complimentary honeymoon suite as well which was just lovely, they were very detailed and just great to work with, connected with me every step of the night to make sure we were happy. We are very greatful to all the staff that worked our wedding and to the event coordinator from the lafayette club on our wedding day June 21st 2013 thank you again to everyone it was trully a magical night!!!! ~ Anne & Jason

Lafayette was more than any bride could imagine for their special day. I was overly impressed with their professionalism, responsiveness, their amazing food and the top notch staff. I would give Lafayette easily 5 + stars out of 5.

Phenomenal service, food, and venue! It had always been my dream to be married at the Lafayette Club, and it was an amazing experience all around. Their guest rooms are phenomenal as well.

The food was DELICIOUS! All great reviews from the guests, many said that it was the best food they've ever had at a reception! I loved the venue. It is beautiful. The staff was great, very quick to respond to my numerous questions and made the reception flow flawlessly.

The Lafayette Club is a fabulous venue for a wedding reception! Situated on Lake Minnetonka, it has old world charm and grace while maintaining a modern food selection. I highly recommend this venue.

It doesn't get much better than the Lafayette Club. The ballroom(s) offered are fit for a Queen. Once we decided on this location as our reception site, the manager met with us personally and we picked out the meals, appetizers and explained exactly what we wanted. They didn't miss a step; it was perfect. We ended up renting both ballrooms and used the smaller room for the cocktail and appetizer hour and the bar... and then the larger ballroom was for the dinner and dancing. It worked out nicely and the guests were allowed access to the (huge) balcony via the smaller ballroom. Honestly, it was PERFECT. I highly recommend this venue to any bride wanting to feel like a princess!

We had our reception at Lafayette and it was amazing perfection. Lafayette is a beautiful place, inside and out.

Brenda is the Wedding Coordinator at Lafayette and working with her was wonderful. She was so knowledgeable, and kind, and made everything so easy for us with her expertise. She guided us through all the areas we needed to look at, she made everything so easy. We couldn't have imagined a better experience than we had with Brenda, she was amazing.

The food was incredible. It was the best we have ever had at a wedding. Guest after guest raved how it was the best food they had ever had at a wedding. It is unheard of to have a good meal at a wedding, but Lafayette made it happen. We had requested that no garlic or onion be added to our food. Lafayette makes all their food from scratch so this was possible. The flavors of the foods were amazing.

Andrew is the Service Manager and he did a great job, and so did his staff. Our entire night was without a single glitch, I wasn't aware of anything, but my mom told me this. The staff worked so hard, they did a great job, and they were so kind and helpful to all of our guests.
A staff takes its lead from its leader and it was clear that Brenda and Andrew have done a great job of leading their team, and staff.

Lafayette will make your wedding reception a magical experience.

Very well organized staff and the best reception food!

Lafayette Club was amazing for our wedding! The staff is wonderful and Brenda (venue coordinator) was so incredibly helpful. Things ended up being more expensive than I anticipated, but they definitely provided wonderful service.

We absolutely loved our outdoor wedding ceremony and indoor reception at Lafayette Club. They recently redid the painting and carpets inside and they look great! I had no issues the day of and Brenda was quick to get back to me with any questions I had throughout the planning process. If I had to do it all over again I would pick Lafayette Club again!

The prices were high but that's what you get for a wedding in this area. The food was amazing-our guests said it was the best food they'd ever had at a wedding! Brenda, the catering manager, was very prompt with answering all of my questions. The staff worked to make this a flawless event, everything flowed together perfectly. The Lafayette Club was the vendor I was most impressed with and if you can afford it, I'd recommend it to ANYONE!

To start out, the venue was georgeous and in pristine condition! It made for excellent photographs! The planning process was also fairily pain free and well organized. We didnt have to worry about much on our wedding day.
One thing we were dissapointed with was the service. The head tables had to ask the servers multiple times before our glasses of wine/beer would get refilled! THey needed to allow for more servers, or allow the wine bottles to be placed on the tables.

We chose to hold our ceremony and brunch reception at the Lafayette Club for several reasons. One, the location. The grounds and view of the lake are gorgeous, even in November. No excessive decor needed to make the space beautiful! The staff were so professional and friendly. We also did not need to “flip” any rooms in order to transition from ceremony, cocktail hour or brunch (which was a big deal for us in choosing a venue). There are two get-ready spaces that were included in booking our wedding there, including a fantastic bridal suite that was absolutely perfect for everyone to get ready the day of. It was – by far – the best get-ready space we had seen in any venue we toured! Unfortunately, the Governors’ Room (where my husband got ready in) left much to be desired when compared to the bridal suite. Several members of our wedding party enjoyed staying in one of the several hotel rooms available at the venue the night before. The rooms are clean, quaint, adorable, and provided a ton of useful toiletries and space. We also really appreciated being able to have a morning wedding at the Lafayette Club, as many other venues only do afternoon or evening events. We were impressed by how responsive Brenda (the Catering Director’s) was with her emails. You can get a response from her so quickly! However, we found that we needed to be very clear, direct, repetitive and sometimes assertive to ensure that our requests were met. Our experience was that the Lafayette Club manages and provides suggestions that reflect a more “traditional” wedding format. If you are looking to plan an “out of the box” wedding, communicating with the Lafayette Club is certainly doable but may be challenging. Despite that, our event was amazing! Our guests loved our brunch (the waffle bar was a hit), the drinks were well worth the money (loaded Bloody Marys!), and the staff were very flexible with ensuring our vision was carried out.

We decided to have our reception at the Lafayette because of the beautiful facility, location and awesome food. We booked the Lafayette club 1 1/2 years before our wedding date. The Event Director was very responsive to inquiries and questions during this time. Everything was good to go the Wednesday before our wedding. We knew the Event Director would not be there the day of and were told the Catering Director is in charge. Unfortunately, when we got there they could not get the guests seated for the grand march. Next, it took 45+ minutes in between salads and entrees. Also, they ran out of walleye. We counted the number of people who ordered walleye and confirmed with the Club several times. The food was good when it finally came out. Next, I asked the Catering Director to turn down the lights twice because they were going to do the slide show. The second time she told me, "I need to speak nicer to her because she is working her butt off for us." Keep in mind this was in front of my entire wedding party and reserved tables in the front. I have heard from 10 of our guests that she was extremely rude. Two guests told me she slammed their plates down on the table in front of them. Next, we were told they would provide a full bar. We hosted beer and wine but had a cash bar. Come to find out they only had rail liquor and were charging $9.00 per drink. This would be fine if it wasn't rail liquor. Also, the bartender told a guest that the bride and groom only paid for rail liquor. I was appalled. Lastly, you get a complimentary room at the Lafayette Club so we stayed there and were shown our room 6 months prior to the event. The room was beautiful with a view of Crystal Bay. Then two days before the wedding we were told our room changed. A member requested our room so we were moved to a different room. I would not recommend the Lafayette Club to anyone. On the most important day of our lives we were treated horribly! Terrible service!