George Dilboy Veterans of Foreign War

I held my fifthieth birthday at the ‘boy, and everyone was incredibly friendly and helpful. It’s a nice space for a party of up to about 100 people (we had about 70 and there was plenty of room for both tables and dancing). It’s quite inexpensive and since they let you bring in your own food, you can pull of a very nice event for very cheap.
They were very accommodating letting us visit the space several times, and allowing the decorating team access to the space starting at noon. There’s a decent size lot behind the hall (a necessity in Davis Square!) and it’s about a quarter mile from the T, so getting there is pretty easy — you need to be sure your guests understand that it’s BEHIND the bank.

I had my wedding reception at the George Dilboy VFW Hall on August 1, 2009, and it turned out great. My husband and I had a small budget for our wedding, but wanted to find a place we could celebrate with about 75 people that would be close to our neighborhood. I had made all of the arrangements with Pat, the Manager of the VFW, and she was a really nice older woman who helped with the contract and getting the caterer set-​up. I think we paid about $ 300 to rent the hall for 4 hours, and we put a deposit of $ 250 for the cash-​bar, which is refundable if your guests spend at least that much through out the night. There are also hooks all along the walls that you can use to hang things for decorations, but there are limitations on what can be put up, or taken down, since it is a VFW.
The hall is surprisingly nice (I didn’t know what to expect for a VFW) and there is a small stage at the front for the DJ. They also provide standard round tables, rectangular tables, and chairs for events, at no extra costs, which was super nice. There was a good size bar at the back of the hall, with reasonable prices for drinks, and a small kitchen that the caterer could use to prep for the wedding before hand. The only thing I wish was that the hall could be entered from the front of the building instead of the back, because the front entrance is quite pretty, but the back entrance leads to a darkish hall-​way that smells of cigarette smoke permeating from the bar downstairs. Once you are inside the hall, though, everything is great, and the price can’t be beat, since it’s close to public transportation and has plenty of parking in the lot out back.

I’d like to know who the reviewer below spoke with as I am a veteran and a full-​fledged member of the VFW. I know the commander well and neither he nor the bar manager (who both process applications) would ever say something like that. They welcome all new veterans with open arms and, unlike the last commander, have instituted a policy of paying your dues if you’re still serving.
We also do NOT have a family and wife chapter. There is a Ladies Auxiliary and Associate Membership.
EDIT:
Better late than never edit responding to ST,
There is no one in our front office named «Paul». This was brought up at the meeting held after I saw this review as well and there is no Paul on the Board of Directors or in any command/​leadership position that is ever in the front office.
Furthermore, they are not working to bar non-​pro war groups from marching. The first review smacks of some sort of troll/​wank. I am female, a veteran, a full fledged member and I attend meetings and am part of the voting process at this post.
And I have to say, I’m pretty pissed that this crock of BS is still on here.