Moulin Events and Meetings

I’ve been to Moulin for various different weddings and events but most recently I came for the Centennial Beer Festival which the owners of Moulin put on. Moulin really has their stuff together when it comes to events.
They have a decent amount of their own parking but plenty of street parking in the surrounding area. When we arrive their were even attendants directing us to the correct entrance (there’s quite a few options).
Check-​in was streamlined perfectly and the space was ideal for a beer festival. The building is huge and they were able to use all the floors for vendors. The aesthetics of moulin is really hard to beat as far as atmosphere goes. They did an amazing job refurbishing this old building and transforming it into a beautiful event space.

Great place for large groups. We had the breakfast buffet. Very good. Good for for vegetarians and meat lovers. For sweet and savory teeth!
Don’t miss the carrot cake!

I attended a NYE wedding at Moulin and it was fantastic! The exposed brick, spacious seating, delicious food and especially Dawn! Dawn was perhaps «assigned» to our head table to bring food, collect plates and help out with whatever we needed (water refill, coffee, etc). She went ABOVE AND BEYOND for us!!! She was always there to help with an incorrect food order, extra plate, extra fork because ours fell on the floor, etc. Now, while all of those things are technically her «job» — she was SUPER polite, always smiling and 1 step ahead of us. It’s like she HEARD the fork drop and was just ready with another one:) And she just could tell that something with wrong with one of our food orders, and took care of it immediately. At the end of the night, every single person seated at the head table (there were about 20 of us!) personally thanked Dawn for just being such a lovely addition to our evening:) Thank you Dawn!!!

My husband and I booked Moulin for our May 2014 wedding and reception. With the old wood floors and exposed brick, the place has a ton of character and warmth — it’s truly one of a kind. Additionally, it’s close to great picture taking sites like Lafayette Park/​Square and Washington University. We elected to have our wedding in the Chouteau Room and reception in the Grand Ballroom.
While the aesthetics were a perfect fit, hands down the reason we chose Moulin was for Ann. Given that we were planning our wedding long distance from Houston, for us, a coordinator was just as important as the venue. She is absolutely phenomenal, stellar, a complete rock star I could go on and on. Her down to Earth attitude and dry humor were a perfect fit for my husband and I. When I wanted to coordinate a surprise Fred Bird appearance for my husband she was all for it and had awesome ideas of how to do it. She’s been in the business a long time and has seen just about everything — I trusted her opinion more than any of those I received during the entire wedding process. The food at Moulin was good — shrimp, Asian pork, and beef and blue cheese crostini appetizers (The shrimp were awesome!), chicken, asparagus and fingerling potato for main entrée. Moulin made sure we had a plate of food waiting at our bridal table that was served when we sat down so it would still be hot — it was such a small, but awesome thing. Their service was phenomenal — staff were constantly asking me if I needed anything throughout the night. Also in deserve of praise is Ms. Linda — she is an angel on Earth for your bridal party. She is so sweet, caring and hilarious — just an absolute help throughout the day for anything we needed and ensuring our gifts were packed up and out the door that night. Ann and Linda became like family for us through this process — we still frequently talk and think about them. Between them, the awesome venue and service at Moulin, I couldn’t imagine having our wedding anywhere else!

I attended a wedding last weekend at the Moulin and I think the event space was just perfect!
The space was clean and organized just the way it should be for a wedding. When arriving the staff was passing out wine and hors d’œuvre. The tables were spaced apart with just enough room to move around without tripping on someone which was nice. The dance floor was large enough to get a bunch of us out there and the best part is that it wasn’t cramped either-​so much space!
The Moulin is a great event space and I couldn’t have been happier to attend a wedding just to see how beautiful the place could be!

We just had our wedding ceremony and reception here and couldn’t have asked for a better night! The space on it’s own is beautiful. The food was all great. But what really sold us was how organized Ann Jones, the on site coordinator was! From the moment she started communicating with us she was on top of everything. Very quick to respond to our initial inquiry, very open with food/​beverage/​venue costs for all options. When we met with her at Moulin, she laid out everything for how the evening would go. We left that night with an estimate of the costs and a signed contract. She will answer any questions big or small that you will have along the months you are planning.
The night of our wedding we were so impressed by all the added touches that the Moulin staff did themselves. We paid for the upgrades, the café lighting and the brick up lighting, but Moulin/​Ann decorated with all the cute rustic pieces they have on hand. I thought that was so nice and outside of what most venues would probably do. They also have a captain assigned to you the night of your wedding that is strictly there to take care of the bride and groom. We had Dawn and she was so incredible and fun! She held our drink when we were dancing, kept us in line with the reception schedule, and if there is any concerns that night, the captain is on it. At the end of the night Dawn and the staff will pack all of your gifts, cards, topper cake, and any decorations into your vehicle. You just give them your keys.
I don’t know how anyone could say the staff was anything but awesome. Ann is direct and I appreciate that. It helped me get what I needed to get done in an organized fashion. You don’t want someone to skirt around a topic and waste your time if the space isn’t a good fit, or if your idea won’t work, etc.
Moulin is a great space. All of my guests commented that they loved the food and thought the space was beautiful. Thank you so much Moulin/​Ann/​Dawn/​staff for making our night so perfect!

I visited the space and met Eileen. I continued a dialogue with her over a short period of time and when we called to reserve the space, she had given it away without even a courtesy phone call to me. I found her to somewhat unpleasant and disengaged before this happened and hesitated to rent the space because of this feeling. Now, I want others to beware of her and the Moulin’s business model. If you are interested in this space, seek out the other event sales manager. To the credit of the business director, he was very nice when he followed up with me and tried to find a solution. Our date was not flexible, but either way the damage was done and I hope this note will educate others.

My fiancé and I were exploring various venues for our reception and loved the appearance and menu that Moulin had to offer. Unfortunately, their staff was incredibly discourteous. One even telling me that we couldn’t afford them when I told them I was interested in seeing their pricing options. Ann was probably the rudest of all, actually hanging up on me after I told her we were going with another venue. Sad that they act this way, because their attitudes and actions are damaging the reputation of what appears to be a gorgeous event venue.

Beautiful, historic architecture! Great meeting, reception, party place!

We celebrated a wedding Saturday night and the second floor of Moulin was great for the celebration!
The ceremony and reception were in the Lafayette and Napoleon rooms. The space was very nice with the candles and exposed brick. It was the perfect space.
The staff (especially Linda) were awesome! They took great care of everyone. In addition, the food was really good.
All and all, a great spot for a great celebration.

I’ve only been here once and it was for the Unilocal ‘20s party, which kicked ass, so this review may be a tad biased! I’ve never tried working with them or coordinating with them in general, so maybe I’d have to update this if I ever do so. I know they’re owned by the same people who own 1111 Mississippi, Vin de Set, and PW Pizza. The space itself is really… well…spacious? for lack of a better word, lol. Staff was great too, although not sure if the bartenders worked for Moulin or if they were contracted. But either way, it was a pretty cool place. I’d consider them for a party sometime, if I ever needed a spot!

I really enjoyed being here for Unilocal Speakeasy. The space is large and comfortable, and everything was set up perfectly. I would definitely recommend this venue to others. (Rooftop bar = awesome)

Awesome space, went there for the Unilocal Roaring 20’s party. Great roomy spot to have a large event.
2^nd floor of a 3 floor building with a pizza bar (PWs) and a roof top bar/​restaurant vin du set on top.

I’ve been to the building that houses PW Pizza and Vin De Set many times, but I hadn’t visited Moulin until a corporate/​charity event last week. I was impressed.
The space the event was held in (I’m told that Moulin has several rooms available) was lovely. Brick interior, nice floors, lots of room for socializing. There was one built-​in bar, which got crowded sometimes, but the bartenders were very nice — especially because I kept coming up only for water (Side note: I think that all restaurants and event spaces should make water easily availabile, perhaps via carafes or a water station). There was a screen that was lowered for a presentation, and there were plenty of tables — both sit-​down and pub.
The food was delicious. As a vegetarian, I was completely happy with the selection (Granted, a good deal of that credit goes toward the event’s organizer, but the food itself was great). There were skewers of meat (chicken and something else, I think?), and then all of the rest of the stuff was veg — couscous (a bit dry, but tasty), some kind of tomato/​onion/​cilantro tapinade (too much cilantro for me), hummus (OMGILOVETHIS!) and soft-​yet-​well-​crisped pita (hearty enough to hold the hummus). I wish little cards labeling each dish and the ingredients were put out, but hey, at least I didn’t get the shaft as a vegetarian for once at an event!
Something else completely cool: Moulin helped spread the word about the charity on Twitter by interacting with guests and using the appropriate hashtag. Great service there!
The only real downside was that the room was a bit chilly and that the wait staff started giving out take-​home boxes of desserts before all of us even had finished dinner (Thus, some folks didn’t get any cupcakes). Other than that, I found Moulin to be a pretty darn swell place for a shindig!

I recently attended the first St. Louis Food Media Forum, a two day conference that was held in the Chouteau Room at Moulin. The room was the perfect venue for 80 –100 foodies to congregate and discuss; food blogging, recipe writing, food photography, food writing ethics and marketing/​branding.
Having attended my fair share of business meetings and conferences, the two things that are always topic of complaints are acoustics and room temperature. Here at Moulin neither of those were an issue. The sound system made it easy for the speakers to heard through out their entire presentations and PowerPoint displays could be seen easily from all tables. Even with three digit temperatures scorching the city of Saint Louis, the Chouteau room held a very comfortable coolness.
Our first day lunch was provided by Moulin, which was a variety of cold sandwiches & wraps served family style at each conference table. Jimmy John’s and Subway could learn a thing or two from Moulin on how to make a good sandwich. The second day PW Pizza treated everyone to a pizza buffet that had me gaining weight just cruising the line. If you’re going to cheat your diet with Pizza, it might as well be a PW. How could I go wrong with a Popeye & Olive Oil? After all, Spinach & Goat Cheese is healthy, right? For our breaks, snacks were provided by a variety of local bakeries, breweries, wineries, chocolate and ice cream businesses.
If I am ever in need of a conference venue, I will consider Moulin as my first choice. The location, service and food makes it an easy choice.

I had a wonderful experience here for a friend’s wedding last night.
Now, I’m a fan of all of Paul and Wendy’s ventures (including, but not limited to, 1111 Mississippi, Pw’s Pizza, and Vin de Set) so I knew when the day came that I was finally invited to a special event at Moulin (you can’t just go there, because it’s an event venue) I would have a great time. And I did.
Staff were there to greet me when I came up the stairs and showed me where gifts were placed, where to sign the guest book, and where the food and alcohol was. Our bartenders were friendly and fast, the food (especially the bacon-​wrapped shrimp) was fresh and delicious, and dinner service was stellar. Even when there was a hiccup or two (inexperienced servers losing half a tray of champagne glasses onto the floor), the cleanup was fast and efficient, with little drama.

Our company holiday lunch was hosted at Moulin. The space is gorgeous, but hard to find (it is on the middle floor of the Vin de Set building). The elevator took forever, then we opted to walk the stairs after a coworker mentioned getting stuck in that very elevator last year. No thanks! The plated three course lunch we had was delicious. Fabulous salad with goat cheese and cucumber, light salmon, and, orgasm alert! Chocolate crème brûlée! How did I not know this existed? It was like chocolate fairies dancing on my tongue. For that alone, I would come back. The servers were great and resolved problems quickly, like when my coworker was served undercooked chicken. I’m really torn between 3 and 4 stars, but bumped it up for the crème brûlée.

First time at Moulin. Wedding reception in the ground floor space on the south side of the building. The me begin with the food. It was great. The appetizers — tenderloin with horseradish, bacon wrapped BBQ shrimp, and tuna tartar– were simple and classy. The salad course and main course was also great — I can only say good things about the food. My only complaint about the food was that it was slow to get to the table between courses. I gave Moulin 4 stars because of the space. The space is traditional loft style with exposed brick and open rafters. However, there were white PVC sewer pipes from the upstairs bathrooms running through the room; at least they could have painted them black or boxed them in! The floors were also cheap pergo.

I was lucky enough to attend the Sauce Magazine Rick Bayless event last week at Moulin. And yes, you should be jealous because that man makes one hell of a guacamole. With bacon.
But I digress…
The event itself was hosted at Moulin, the event space below Vin de Set on Chouteau. I love Vin de Set! They have great wine and cheese, as well as some of the best views of downtown St. Louis. Because they served only Ricky Bayless recipes at the event, I didn’t have a chance to taste anything that Moulin serves for their special events… but I’ve heard that it’s good.
The staff at Moulin was fabulous! From the registration table when you first walk in to the servers who cleared our plates away, this group did a fantastic job. No fuss, no muss and they didn’t interrupt a wonderful presentation. If I could afford to host an event here, I totally would!
Great experience overall! Would most definitely come back in the future for another chef series or a special party.

This was the third year we’ve had our office holiday party on the second floor at Moulin. The servers are always nice and helpful.
The food is always hideous. Cheese and crackers. .. how do you mess that up? Cut the cheese into hunky cubes for a FLAT cracker! Antipasto is great, but they don’t MAKE it. .. prosciutto, salami, copa, mortadella, marinated artichoke hearts, roasted peppers, assorted olives & pepperoncinis.
Garlic shrimp were SWEET in some nasty, sticky apple-​curry glaze! And on way-​too-​long skewers. .. somebody could get their eye shot out! Roast beef wrapped around asparagus should work, but the freshly cracked black pepper was too coarse and got stuck in my teeth. Blackened chicken with apple cider mayo & jicama slaw open-​face sandwich was tasteless and I saw no slaw. Vegetable spring roll with citrus cucumber sauce was soft/​limp with totally no taste.
The beer was cold.