Elks Lodge-No 836

My husband’s office (Aerial Information Systems) Christmas party was held here. Cherisse upgraded us to the Moreno room and had the tables set up beautifully with Christmas decorations. Dinner was prime rib and it was delicious. The service staff was awesome and ensured the overall experience was great.

HORRIBLE!!!
I started wedding planning through them, and they made everything sound wonderful as thought it would all be easy on my part and well taken care of. They sounded great… till they got their deposit… then EVERYTHING changed!!! They pitched me on the tuling that would drape from the ceiling… but then said that it wouldn’t go well in the room that I rented so then they retracted their suggestion. They said that they were going to import flowers for the outside arbor to make that look beautiful, then I later found out that that was never going to happen either. They wanted to charge me $ 1,100 for champagne toast for 80 ppl! Insanely priced! Then I asked if they have anything for a guest sign in table, and they said I could use their old buffet table in the hallway… it was ugly, small, and outdated! Not wedding like at all! After all of this… I was still going to stick with them and just deal with it… till I found out about the 200 ppl quinceanera in the next room over that they booked for the same day! The place is NOT big enough to host 300 people comfortably!!! I tried kindly asking for my $ 400 deposit back so that I could just go somewhere else only 4 weeks before my wedding and they refused to. They only had my deposit for a couple of weeks. This place is unprofessional and absolutely ridiculous and completely frustrating! I WOULDN’T SUGGEST ELKS LODGE #836 UPON MY WORST ENEMY!!! Personal suggestion… Save your time, money, and wedding and go anywhere else but here!!!

A good friend of mine has been coming here since she was born. Literally. Her family introduced me to the elks lodge and now I feel like part of the“elks“family. Her son got his first job here, thanks to the remarkable managers.
Regarding the location, the lodge is literally lodged back into a hidden mountain side. Which its great because highland avenue in san berdo isn’t what it used to be. It is very clean inside and spacious. It seems there is always something great going on here. They keep the holidays entertaining with fresh ideas but I have to say that the $ 20 all you can eat crab is still my favorite!