Dinolfos Banquets of Homer Glen

If you are seeking a beautiful venue, with fantastic food and exceptional service, then this is the place for you. We held my daughters ceremony and reception there last Saturday and couldn’t have been more pleased with everything. I would highly recommend the unlimited appetizers, they were a big hit and the «Brides Choice» dinner was delicious. Our guests kept complimenting us on how good the food was. We ordered the cake thru Dinolfos from Naples, and again a big hit. They certainly did everything possible to ensure our event was everything we had hoped for. THANK YOU to Rich, Rich Jr., Carolina, Erin and all of the fantastic staff!

How this venue has anything less than 5 stars is beyond me. I don’t even know where to begin on how amazing of an experience my husband and I had. We booked last spring and our wedding was on 1−16−16. Cheryl, Laura, Rich Jr. were all fantastic, and helped Chris and I through everything. Everyone was so accommodating with us, ensuring we had the most perfect wedding. We were able to access our room (the Aspen room) two days prior to the event to set up, which helped reduce a lot of stress. The day of, the banquet staff finished setting up and it was absolutely beautiful. The room was clean, linens were perfect, and throughout the night the banquet coordinator checked in with us to ensure everything was going perfect, in which it was. We had such an amazing experience with this venue and received numerous compliments on how beautiful the room looked, and how good the food was. We can’t thank everyone enough for all their help and patience during this, I would HIGHLY recommend this venue to other couples looking for an affordable, accommodating venue.

Too bad I could not give a 0! For being such a beautiful place and the people being great as you visit to consider them, it was so disappointIng. As soon as you sign the contract, they turn into demons. They are rude, condescending, and often refer to their lengthy time in business. If it were not for the substantial down payment, I would have backed out on these guys. The night of the wedding was a nightmare. Many things we requested were never honored and it sucked to hear people complain about the food, drinks, and service. Thank goodness for great vendors we hired for flowers and cake because they made the venue look better. I have personally talked three people out of weddings here and I am excited to keep doing it! I spent over $ 30k and was hoping for them to treat me like that. Not the way you’d expect to be treated when planning your wedding day and spending so much to make your bride and family happy.

I came here for my friend’s wedding reception. The drinks were great, the food was good. I had an awesome time. I’m glad I came and I know Mr. and Mrs. Love throughly enjoyed themselves.

We selected this venue for our wedding because of the beautiful decorations and structure of the building. We had also had others review the location and they said it was great. We have to agree that this venue was perfect for us. The lighting was great, the room size was perfect, and the food was amazing! At first we were worried because they do not allow you to taste test the food but everyone that was invited raved about the food that night! The staff is mostly friendly. There is one lady that was a little difficult to work with but we just tried to work with our main rep most the time. Some things I would suggest they work on is the insulation. You could hear the other wedding as if it was in the same room. That messed with the speeches but then we just turned our music up. We also had a little miscommunication with the pricing of table clothes. The lady stated that it would be a certain amount per table but then close to the wedding they changed the contract to show per person. I am sorry but that per person price they were charging was crazy. Overall we loved our wedding and the night was beautiful. Everyone enjoyed themselves. I highly recommend this place to anyone that is getting married soon. Just ask them to watch the other events music level.

One of the most important things in a wedding is the venue… which is why I decided to go with DiNolfos. I have attended weddings here before so i knew that the set up was as beautiful as shown in pictures! It is a little on the expensive side compared to some other venues however… you get what you pay for and in my opinion it was well worth it! The Glass windowed rooms and stairs cases and chandeliers are beautiful on their own which makes the decorating much easier! But besides the great looks rooms what got me to book DiNolfos was Rich. He stands behind his Banquet hall in every way, extremely friendly doesn’t car sales you into booking.
However I did have some negatives:
The staff besides Rich isn’t very friendly… I received several phone calls to «confirm» certain details of the wedding weeks/​days before the wedding and the person calling at times seemed confused or rather bother by the call.
Any questions i had were often not answered nor given a call back if you spoke to the ladies there.
I requested there to be several vegetarian plates, but came to find that several guests werent given them.
I paid extra for lighting which I had three lights go out during soup and where never
seemed as money wasted at the point since it was at the head table…
Also, I was told several times I couldn’t have certain things at my wedding because they were from outside vendors… yet right before my wedding I attended a wedding that had Sweets and other things brought in…
When booking this venue id suggest working directly and only with Rich.
The place is beautiful and the food was great (you cant do a taste testing though) and the night of the wedding everything ran smoothly. Overall its not a bad choice i do suggest being over diligent with working with them and keepings track of your own payments and details discussed.

I am shocked to see poor reviews for my wedding venue. My experience was 100% wonderful! From beginning to end, I never had to worry about my reception venue! Cheryl and her family made every step along the way easy. They met all of my requests, made my reception vision come alive, and were always there to answer questions along the way. I love this property and knowing that I received amazing worrisome service, made the venue all the more perfect. All of our linens, favors, special requests, and set up was perfect. Our hors d’oeuvres and chicken dinner meal was wonderful. Not cold as other reviews mentioned. Staff and bartenders were courteous and polite. I will always recommend this property and not for one second regretted my decision to have our wedding reception here. Thank you Dinolfo’s team for making my dreams come true and providing us with quality wonderful service! You made every step along the way easy and made me feel like I was a part of your family!

I attended a wedding at this venue at the end of March 2015 and I was not impressed. First off, the couple was told that the ceremony space could hold about 120 people but it couldn’t. The space could hold about 80 – 90 guests and then the venue placed chairs OUTSIDE of the actual room to accommodate overflow guests. The guests sitting outside could barely see or hear what was going on. The dinner was a huge disappointment. We had sausage and pasta, fried chicken, and some sort of beef. The fried chicken was the only thing that was decent but who wants to eat fried chicken at a wedding? The mashed potatoes tasted like they came out of a box and the green beans were waxy. Also, the couple decided to pay extra to have a monogram done in lights. They thought it was the greatest thing ever but as a guest I’m telling you, save your money! All the monogram was good for was telling you whose wedding you were at and the date, in case you were wondering. This venue is also in the middle of NOWHERE! There are no hotels nearby and you have to drive on a long one lane road to get there. This place will charm you with it’s nice entry area but stay away! Your money is definitely better spent elsewhere.

The facility is new and clean. The staff however is a very different story. My sister was trying to arrange an event 11 months from now. She traveled down at least three times and never could get a straight answer on several questions. My sister is extremely polite person and they never had the courtesy to answer her questions. Finally, for some odd reasons they apologized that they cannot take 80 people which apparently is far too less to use their services. They wanted her to invite 80 more or move to another date. The reason for not being upfront about the 80 people– multiple partners.

Two stars– one for the beautiful building, the other for the food (several people told us they enjoyed the food!)
Other than that… I cannot recommend them. I had my wedding there last September and was incredibly disappointed. I took this long to write my review because I wanted to be as objective as possible.
I found the staff difficult at best– they do not specify one person as your contact, so we were told conflicting information. Specifically we were told we could use biodegradable confetti weeks before the wedding and while we were sitting at the head table on our wedding day, we were told that they wouldn’t let us use it. We spent hours of time on the confetti cones and could have used them at the church, but since we had cleared it with the reception hall, we decided to have the send off there. Long story short. We didn’t have that send off we were planning on.
Additionally, I provided specific instructions as requested and on the day of, repeatedly the head server came to me to ask questions that had been answered in the instructions. Very frustrating to feel like I needed to walk them through step by step on a wedding that was not complicated.
We had an ice cream bar that was completely underwhelming in the display. They literally served the ice cream from the paper cartons you buy at the grocery store. Not the presentation you expect from a place that beautiful.
I could go on, but I will stop and just say– get everything in writing and be extremely clear with them. I wanted to have my wedding reception here ever since it was built… I’m so disappointed and hope my bad memories fade in time.

I just had my wedding at DiNolfos last Sat.
I recommend this wonderful place to everyone! The service was spectacular, the food was fabulous and the owners were delightful! They made sure our wedding was perfect!
Thank you so much to the DiNolfos for the extra special service!

Everything was going perfectly until… They served our CUSTOM CAKE to another wedding!!! They proceeded to try to serve someone else’s cake to us without any explanation WHATSOEVER. When I stopped the service, I was expecting them to go back to the kitchen and serve OUR cake. Instead, many guests did not receive cake. Although I do understand that mistakes happen, what I cannot understand is their lack in communicating said mistake. It’s a job to them, but a very special day for the client! When called upon to explain, their response was «oh, well, nothing we can do about it now». REALLY??? Their blasé and indifferent attitude will not be forgotten. And that’s a shame.
Marisa Amore Tomala

We were looking for a wedding venue, and stopped at DiNolfo’s for a tour. The place looked gorgeous with beautiful staircases and high ceilings. The ceremony rooms were also amazing. That being said, the person providing the tour was very snotty, but that’s not what turned us away.
About 5 minutes into the tour, my fiancé stepped on a HUGE chunk of glass in the hallway by a ballroom that pierced through his shoe and went into his foot. He started bleeding profusely and had to go to the men’s restroom to clean up. They offered a band aid and were confused that this happened. There wasn’t much of an apology. They simply sent someone to vacuum the floor. Before that person got there, I found a few more glass pieces that i stepped on myself. They finally provided Hydrogen Peroxide but one of the managers came out accusing us of lying. They asked if we wanted to go to a doctor but at that point, we just wanted to leave. We finished the tour, but told everyone we know about this incident and instead went with DiNolfo’s in Mokena, which thankfully only shares the name with this horrible venue.

The venue itself appeared very nice. That’s all the positives that I can give it. First of, the music from the next room over was very loud in the room that we were in. The DJ had to turn the volume way up to mask the music from the event next door. The food was the worst that I’ve ever had at an event. The salmon was so overcooked that it was white in color and had no flavor. My wife’s filet was as tough as shoe leather. While I appreciate a wait/​bus staff picking up plates from a table efficiently the staff here tried picking up our salads twice before we finished them. The bartenders were extremely rude as well. The only reason this place must stay in business is that they have no real competition. We feel so bad for our friends that payed a lot of money and received such woeful service.

I attended to a wedding here and the place is nice, and well kept but the food was awful:
Salad…Frozen
Chicken…Dry as a sponge
Dessert…flavorless
Waiters would be picking up plates and glasses way too fast.
For all brides, be aware that there are noooo place nearby for your or your guest to spend the night. The closest is within 20 minute drive, so please consider this specially if you have open bar and out of town people, or your guests in general.

I represented a client yesterday as their wedding planner, and I wanted to share that experience with potential clients. About 20 minutes into me arriving at the venue, one of the banquet servers was looking at my timeline for the wedding day. A timeline that was sent to every vendor including Dinolfo’s. She expressed that they would like to start the couple’s introductions before the cocktail hour was supposed to end. I expressed how this was different than the agreement and industry standards, but was willing to work with them on this issue. She asked me to speak to the owner. When I walked up to the owner, who at the time I did not know his name, he began screaming at me. And saying the following «is this coming out of your pocket?» /​«who do you think you are?» /​«you’ve been demanding since you walked into this place!!» When I asked for the owner’s name he said to me «I don’t have to give you that! That’s none of your business!» At least five times, I asked «Could you please rephrase how you’re speaking to me? I don’t like how you’re speaking to me; it’s unprofessional.» He then retorted, «I don’t care! I’m not here to make friends!» He also said to me, «Go ahead and write a bad review on Unilocal!I don’t care!» Finally, he told me his name was Carlos. It wasn’t until about half-​way through the reception that the server told me he had lied about his name, and that is name is really Chuck. That was the end of my experience with Chuck as I did my best to accommodate their requests, and did not approach him the rest of the evening. The other 8 vendors also expressed how odd it was to start everything during the actual cocktail hour. Other issues: The couple upgraded to an open bar during dinner which did not happen until reminded by the Groom. The bride ordered a gluten free meal and expressed she wanted chicken breast with no breading because she has celiac disease. They did not make this and fed her rice and vegetables. When I asked them about this, they said they couldn’t do anything because all the chicken has breading on it at this point. The couple also purchased a special cake for the bride, and they mixed it in with the other cake making it difficult to differentiate the two.
It is my opinion that this place does not care about their clients. As a wedding vendor, I know so many people who truly care about their clients, and understand the importance of this day. I would highly suggest having your wedding somewhere else.

Went to a wedding here, which only served draft beer (very negative), food was decent (family style) but the server was rushing are table taking are food away and picking up are plates and glasses way to fast. I said something to the server and she acted like she didn’t here me, the wait staff is not friendly. I would not recommend this place what so ever.

The management at Dinolfos is what really really kills this place, they are rude, unwilling to help, and are very very strict. Our DJ had asked them for their wifi password to access his music page, and they refused to give him the password. Along with that the banquet hall made us clean up our decorations and made very few accommodations. The lady manager there is the worst, if I spoke to her when I was booking the hall I would have ran far far away. The venue is very nice, and very clean, and besides the problems with the management staff I loved it. Just be sure to bring a lot of money for this place, its expensive.

THESE PEOPLE ARE THIEVES!!!
Me and my fiancé went there and liked the place on our first visit. After visiting many places we decided to book there and set up a payment plan. After a few months of payments we ran into a problem and had to switch to a smaller venue so I called and explained the situation to them. At this point we had already given over $ 6,000.
Now at this point the wedding was still well over a year away on a Saturday in August. They refused to refund us the money saying that they were taking it as a deposit and only gave us the initial booking fee of $ 1,000. I can see if we had canceled the weekend before or something but they honestly want me to believe they they couldnt rebook that room with over a year to go?
This place is a ripoff. All they want is your money and they will screw you first chance they get

The venue itself is lovely. It’s a very beautiful building and the room looked very nice. There is really only three things I care about at a wedding, food, booze and music. Those three things make or break the experience. That being said:
The acoustics were good, which was surprising since the room was divided and there was another wedding just behind the divider. The couple’s DJ was very good, so music and the room itself are basically what brought this up to a 2 star review.
The food (to put it bluntly) was just simply not good. In fact, the beef was probably the worst I’ve ever had at a wedding. And the pasta was just awful. The salad, however, was the one thing that saved the meal for me. Good thing I didn’t skip that to save room for dinner. I could go on and on, but I’m saving my rant for the bar :) Our server, Natalia, was very nice though.
As for the bar, I may be a little critical with this since I have been a banquet bartender for years. First and foremost, the lack of glassware was ridiculous. No wine glasses. No tall glasses. No rocks glasses. I was just really shocked by that. Pilsner beer glasses, Manhattan glasses and short drink glasses were the only selection. Call me crazy, but I just found that very odd and unprofessional. The 2 drink minimum policy is a joke. This was a wedding, not a concert. That’s not going to cut out your responsibility of not serving minors, it’s simply making the line of people that are wrapped half way around the dance floor even that much more annoyed. I understand that all of that is NOT the bartenders fault, it’s simply the policy of the venue. However, one of my biggest complaint of the night… was that they (the bartenders) were completely rude and unfriendly. ALL NIGHT.
Maybe we just had a bad night. I hope that’s the case, because the place really is beautiful.