Rehearsal Dinner
Great Dane (downtown) - A+
We held the rehearsal dinner at our favorite Madison restaurant, the Great Dane. We had a blast! Originally, we were supposed to be outside in the Beer Garden, but since rain was threatening, we were moved inside to the Rathskellar, which was just as nice (and less humid!). We had delicious food and the service was great, especially considering that we were a group of 20 on a Friday night!
Buca di Beppo
A+
Reserving our date was very easy and all they needed was my credit card. I had to switch the time of the dinner about a month before and they changed it without a problem. The night of our rehearsal went very smoothly and the waitstaff was wonderful. We got very good reviews on the food we served (family-style) as well! (Jcrew_Shopaholic)
Mackinaws (Green Bay, WI) - A
Well we really wanted a fish fry for our rehearsal dinner but apparently that was not an option – my ILs really tried to find a place so we skipped that idea. On a visit to GB we ended up going here to lunch to see if we liked the food and if so to check out the option of having the rehearsal dinner there.
The food was great some traditional some not so traditional. We inquired about the room and they took us to see the room and someone sat down with us to go over the options despite not having an appointment and just asking on a whim. There is a fee for booking their private room (which holds 50 people), but it does have a private bar, and entrance. We liked it so we booked it on the spot.
They did allow us to make amendments to the options they have so we swapped out a chicken entrée for baked cod keeping the pasta primavera and sirloin steak options. The other thing they allowed us to do is get an artichoke dip appetizer…HIGHLY recommend this. It had a bit of spice to it but all our guests kept commenting on how great it was. This was not on the banquet menu, it was however on the regular menu so they allowed us to do this.
The food was great, and again the wait staff, and bartenders were wonderful. I loved the private entrance and we never felt rushed to get out or anything. The grooms cake was displayed beautifully and they had a few extra tables set up how we asked (for gifts, guest book, groom’s cake).
Website: http://www.mackinaws.com/events_and_parties.php (Jelenny)
Milwaukee Ale House-A
My inlaws graciously hosted our rehearsal dinner for all of our guests here. The food was great, the drinks were great, and the service was good. We had the private party room downstairs and a few people tried to crash but were kicked out. It was a good time. (Navybride11)
We held the rehearsal dinner at our favorite Madison restaurant, the Great Dane. We had a blast! Originally, we were supposed to be outside in the Beer Garden, but since rain was threatening, we were moved inside to the Rathskellar, which was just as nice (and less humid!). We had delicious food and the service was great, especially considering that we were a group of 20 on a Friday night!
Buca di Beppo
A+
Reserving our date was very easy and all they needed was my credit card. I had to switch the time of the dinner about a month before and they changed it without a problem. The night of our rehearsal went very smoothly and the waitstaff was wonderful. We got very good reviews on the food we served (family-style) as well! (Jcrew_Shopaholic)
Mackinaws (Green Bay, WI) - A
Well we really wanted a fish fry for our rehearsal dinner but apparently that was not an option – my ILs really tried to find a place so we skipped that idea. On a visit to GB we ended up going here to lunch to see if we liked the food and if so to check out the option of having the rehearsal dinner there.
The food was great some traditional some not so traditional. We inquired about the room and they took us to see the room and someone sat down with us to go over the options despite not having an appointment and just asking on a whim. There is a fee for booking their private room (which holds 50 people), but it does have a private bar, and entrance. We liked it so we booked it on the spot.
They did allow us to make amendments to the options they have so we swapped out a chicken entrée for baked cod keeping the pasta primavera and sirloin steak options. The other thing they allowed us to do is get an artichoke dip appetizer…HIGHLY recommend this. It had a bit of spice to it but all our guests kept commenting on how great it was. This was not on the banquet menu, it was however on the regular menu so they allowed us to do this.
The food was great, and again the wait staff, and bartenders were wonderful. I loved the private entrance and we never felt rushed to get out or anything. The grooms cake was displayed beautifully and they had a few extra tables set up how we asked (for gifts, guest book, groom’s cake).
Website: http://www.mackinaws.com/events_and_parties.php (Jelenny)
Milwaukee Ale House-A
My inlaws graciously hosted our rehearsal dinner for all of our guests here. The food was great, the drinks were great, and the service was good. We had the private party room downstairs and a few people tried to crash but were kicked out. It was a good time. (Navybride11)