Tempest G.
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We hosted a large upscale event here with 500-600 guests. I know this place is for "gear heads", but it sure cleans up nice! The staff was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! I have been involved in this large event for several years hosted at different venues including hotels that are designed for larger events. The staff at The Shop Club Houston was more than exceptional and, in my opinion, it was a more enjoyable experience than what we had at the large hotels. When we came in on Friday to drop off decoration boxes, we saw that they already had the place cleaned up and ready to go! They were excited for the event and shared our vision and supported it completely. Our guests GUSHED about how amazing the experience was, and they loved all the super fancy cars. The staff had placed the cars all around under the balcony and even the cars were "dressed to impress" with the T-tops off and the convertibles open. Every car was fresh and shiny as though they had washed them all for the event.
In addition, my spouse and I ate lunch in The Derby several times just because it was there and the food was beautifully prepared and super delicious! If we lived closer, we would definitely visit more often. The restaurant is a bit small but the food is wonderful.
The Shop Club Houston also did all of the bartending for our event, and their bar staff did an exceptional job and even helped us come up with "signature drinks" for the evening that went well with our them and they were very delicious!
They were very accommodating in letting us leave the decor there overnight so we did not have to take care of that after having enjoyed an evening of drinks. We met staff when they opened the next day and they let us drive our truck in to pack up decor and sit there and re-box things up neatly instead of just shoving into a box and rolling out. They were also super accommodating as we had put decor throughout the entire venue.
I literally cannot say enough about how great this venue was for this event. While large events are not what this place is for, they certainly pulled it off in an exceptional way and we could not be more pleased. If you are considering hosting this type of event here, I STRONGLY recommend it!