Eric S.
Yelp
FORE!
Great food and warm hospitality are par for the course at this country club in Wheaton.
Arrowhead is 1 of 4 venues being considered for our March 2020 wedding, largely because Nichole C and I attended the 2019 Yelpie Awards held in their upstairs ballroom. The carving station, mashed potato martini bar, and sweets table were all very memorable (the meal service in general was delightful).
Fast forward seven months and we're scoping out potential places to hold a ceremony and reception for 75+ people. We came here on 8/17/19 to speak with an events coordinator and enjoy a bite of lunch, as well as redeem a voucher for a free 'small plate' at their restaurant.
Once seated in the dining room, I got a pint of Allagash White ($6) and we ordered the seared tuna ($13.50) as an appetizer. Six perfectly bite sized wonton chips each had a large piece of sesame crusted ahi tuna, topped with Asian slaw, wasabi aioli, and a soy ginger sauce on the side. It was fabulous!
My fiancée's "you pick two" lunch option ($10.95) echoed something you'd get at Panera, except tastier. She went with 1/2 grilled cheese and cup of tomato bisque (delicious) and a side of chips. I'm pretty sure the chips were homemade, cuz I ate ALL of them.
My BBQ bacon burger ($13.50) was tasty, aside from missing the crispy onion hay! What gives?? It didn't have lettuce, tomato, onion or pickle (which I assumed were included). It came with a side of coleslaw and their signature 'sidewinder' fries, which were a funky -- and quite literal -- twist on the typical French fry.
Bread = 4.5
Circuses = 4.5
Service was fine; a manager was able to clarify that our freebie voucher was good for anything on the 'starters' section (no exclusions, a $14 value!) I liked the dark wood in the bar area and the atmosphere in general. They've got cool golf decor and a well-stocked pro shop, too.
* TL;DR *
Between our past experience in the event space upstairs and this recent trip for lunch, I can happily give Arrowhead the full five stars. Staff were accommodating and the event planner we talked with was responsive in communicating with us.
As for the possibility of holding our wedding here, money talks. The deposit was a whopping $2,300 (more than twice the other venues on our list) and the payment terms of 50% due in 6 weeks weren't very kind. If nothing else, we had two pleasant outings here, even if there won't be a third.