Okay, so the Fi and I went to see the Women's Club of Coconut Grove this past weekend. I really loved the space, it's the blank canvas I was looking for and it really does have a lofty feel. Fi thinks it's a bit small but we're only having 100 guests max. I think it's plenty of space. They offer a lot of great things to go along, but the only thing I'm not convinced about is the catering. Erica (the sales person) told me that we can bring in our own caterer for $5/pp, which kind of sucks because that would give us the option to use the club's banquet tables and chairs, which I wanted to change to royal & square tables and chivari (with the catering package she was giving me a great price on the tables and chairs.) Oh, you also have to use their lighting vendor, which is fine I guess, because I only want uplights and the celing draped.
Does anyone have any catering recs? I want to really find out if it's worth the price to make the change or to just stick with Bill Hansen (who she swore up and down was God's gift to catering - any opininons on that?). I called Mena catering and I'm going to call Food by Chef Lars later. I want someone who can customize a menu...
Please help...