Maderas Golf Club Reviews

We got married at Maderas in September 2024 and had the the most amazing experience. From the rehearsal dinner to the wedding day everything was perfect. The property is beautiful and the food is delicious. We got so many compliments from our guests on the venue and the food. Chelsea and Marcella took care of everything and made sure nothing was missed. An added bonus was the gorgeous bridal suite that was perfect to get ready in. I cannot recommend Maderas enough! Thank you for the best day!

Chelsea was our wedding coordinator for our wedding! She was incredible and answered all of our questions. She was incredibly thorough throughout the process and did not miss a thing! On top of that, she was incredibly organized and had a suggested timeline already and made sure nothing slipped through. The day of, she gave helpful reminders so that we were able to stick to our timeline, and the day went by without anything going wrong. On top of that, the food was amazing and of course the venue was absolutely perfect.

My wife and I got married here last fall and couldn't have been happier with the service and overall experience. From the initial tour to the day of the wedding, everything came and went without any issue.

The ceremony was beautiful thanks in large part to the well-kept grounds and gorgeous valley surroundings. On top of that, they only do one wedding per day. Combine this with the secluded location and it felt like we were hosting the wedding on our own private estate. The whole day had a very exclusive and VIP-like feel to it. We toured more than a dozen venues in San Diego, LA, and the Bay Area. Nearly all of them were significantly more expensive than Maderas, offered far less, and were in much worse settings. The value Maderas provides for their wedding package is unbeatable.

Huge thanks to Chelsea for being such a terrific wedding coordinator. Chelsea was our first point of contact with Maderas and was with us every step of the way, answering questions, providing us updates, and informing us of next steps. When planning a wedding, you want to work with somebody who is organized, detail-oriented, and communicative, and Chelsea has all those skills and more. She's great at her job and we always felt like we were in good hands.

We'd also like to thank Caitlin and the rest of the Maderas staff for providing a great dinner service and cocktail hour. The flow of the service was impeccable, and the food was delicious. We received so many compliments from guests on the taste and portion sizes of the dinner. Personally, we had trouble choosing which meals and hors d'oeuvres to have for the dinner and cocktail hour because everything at the tasting was so good. In addition, the club was more than accommodating to my and other guests' food allergies. We were delighted by all the thought and care that went into the meal preparation.

Some other little but significant details to note:

— On the final walkthrough, both Chelsea and Caitlin were there to solidify all the details of the wedding and make sure we were happy with everything up to that point. This was comforting as it helped us ensure everyone was on the same page.
—During our rehearsal, Chelsea provided us and our wedding party with champagne, juice, and water to kick off the rehearsal. A nice touch!
— Chelsea handed us our signature cocktails immediately after our ceremony ended, and Caitlin even boxed up some hors d'oeuvres for us since she knew we were busy during the cocktail hour.

These little details made us feel very special and left a huge impression on us. It goes to show the level of care and dedication the Maderas team puts forth for every couple.

Overall, we’re so happy we chose Maderas as our wedding venue. We’d encourage any newly engaged couple to consider them for your big day.

Maderas was the absolute best decision we ever made! The day-of the wedding, my husband I constantly said to each other "how did we luck out finding such an incredible venue.". From our first meeting with Maderas's team, we knew that this was the perfect venue for us. The golf course is absolutely stunning and offers such an incredible backdrop with the mountains in the background. Rebecca was our venue coordinator and she was SO incredible at kindly answering any questions we had during the planning process and being that trusted resource for us. Day-of, everything went off without a hitch and we were over the moon with the entire day! The food was incredible and their drink options for the bar are awesome! We are still getting comments from guests raving about the venue and how smoothly the entire day went. We wouldn't have changed one single thing about our big day!

We got married at Maderas in June 2021 and had the best experience. Not only is the property STUNNING, but Chelsea made things so easy for us when it came to planning. Especially during pandemic and ever changing rules and restrictions. Chelsea was always very quick at responding to emails and messages and she really is a FULL SERVICE planner. Took care of everything, from dealing with rentals to contacting all of our vendors to make sure everything ran smoothly the day of.

Having the bridal house was a perfect addition to making our day so special. It was the perfect amount of space so that we could bring in hair and make up and had the best lighting for pictures. Our beauty team and my bridesmaids could not stop raving about the house and all the space.

The catering had changed during covid but I feel like we really lucked out. There was so many unique choices and the food was also delicious. Our guests all talked about how good the food tasted and the beautiful presentation. All together we had the best day and could not say enough great things about Maderas and all the staff!

The Maderas was the most beautiful venue for our patio reception! We couldn't believe the stunning views and sunset. It was more than I could have even imagined. Chelsea was such a pleasure to work with and allowed us to let our creativity shine for our dream wedding. Thank you Maderas for helping us have the best day.

Chelsea and Maderas was great! Easy to work with and so helpful! We couldn’t have imagined a better venue to go with.

We had the honor of planning our wedding and reception at Maderas. What a beautiful venue and location, and the amenities offered are just so wonderful too!

Our wedding has been affected by COVID, as I am sure many are/have been. Patrick, the general manager, and Chelsea, our wedding specialist, have been so accommodating and generous with their time and resources. There are so many wonderful things I would like to share about them and how amazing they have been in this process! This has been such a whirlwind trying to figure everything out, and they have been nothing but helpful and accommodating to ensure our happiness for our special day. Not only did they each reach out to us individually to see if we needed anything, but collectively as the Maderas Team.

I highly recommend this venue not only for the beautiful location and property, but also for the experience of working with such amazing staff members! From the time we walked into the front door until we left the parking lot, each member was so kind and helpful! What an amazing staff and venue for a wedding or event!

Thank you for helping us out when this crazy season and circumstances has hit us all!

This review is overdue! We got married November 2019 at Maderas and it was the best day ever! I looked around at least 6 or so venues and I kept coming back to Maderas and knew it was going to be the one. The property was gorgeous and Chelsea (the catering/ event manager) was so great and probably a large part of the reason we loved it it so much. We were initially sad when she went out for maternity leave, but Becca stepped in and was equally wonderful and patient and so helpful and well organized and we loved working with her. Another wonderful perk was the bridal casa to get ready at which I loved and was so nice not to have to coordinate a hotel room for the bridesmaids. It is light and bright with a great kitchen and great patio too! The day itself was amazing and Becca drove us around on the golf course to get some great sunset photos and even had our drinks in the golf cart ready for us which was so thoughtful! We hired another day of coordinator to help too since we had ~150 people and they were both so organized and everything went smoothly. The food was excellent, the ballroom was great, and we had the best night ever! Becca and Chelsea were so helpful and accommodating to any thoughts or ideas we had like doing greenery on the chandeliers, different craft beers, and even having a piñata ! ( which was so much fun!). I would highly recommend Maderas, Chelsea and Becca and the entire team there! Thank you for the best day!!! LJ & AL

We chose Maderas for our November wedding. Chelsea started as our day of coordinator, then Rebecca took over. Both were so helpful and answered thousands of my questions as we were planning our big day. Becca helped me with decorations and really put a thought into each detail. I loved every single part and detail of the wedding and the venue. I absolutely loved that first thing when we sat down at our dinner table after running all day and barely having any food we were given some appetizers and immediately had our drinks order taken. Outstanding service! Our guests had such a great time as well! Everyone said they loved the food. A big thank you to Chelsea and Becca. They made our day a dream come true!

Chelsea is their inhouse coordinator- she is amazing! We had so many questions; she answered all of them and helped us through the whole process. She's great at communicating, super friendly, and she made sure we got to eat, which is especially good because the food is fantastic. Chef Earl, did a wonderful job helping us put together our menu and making sure what we wanted to serve was going to be fresh. The main comment we got from all of our guests was that the food was "the best wedding food [they] had ever eaten". From start to finish, the Maderas team made putting our wedding together simple and stress free. We would highly recommend Maderas!

Cannot say enough good things about our experience working with Chelsea at Maderas!! She was a professional and truly genuine at the same time. She's amazing at her job, and she went above and beyond her responsibilities to ensure that our wedding was perfect! The premises are exactly what we were looking for- private, outdoors, natural, and special. The twinkle lights on the trees, the fire pit on the patio, and the fountain out front all add to the great ambience of Maderas. The food was delicious and plentiful, and our guests kept telling us what a great venue it was. The staff the night of was professional, and friendly. The bridal house for me to get ready in was perfect too! So relaxing... at least until all the flower girls showed up :) and it had everything we needed including champagne & fruit! Seriously, not even one less than stellar thing to say about our whole experience working with Chelsea and having our unforgettable wedding at Maderas! Thank you to Chelsea and to the staff at Maderas for making our wedding so special!

So happy I chose Maderas!!! Chelsea was such a joy to work with and made the wedding planning process so easy and fun!!! The food was great and it's a beautiful venue!!!

Maderas was spectacular to work with! We hired them for catering at a private outside venue, and they went above and beyond our expectations. Adam and Brandon were there for everything and anything that I needed, and basically took on the role as my wedding planners when it wasn't expected. I would do it a million times over, but only if I had the two of them by my side again. They made everything easier and I cannot say enough good things about them; professional, thoughtful, and just a joy to work with. You name it, they are on top of it! For example, I purchased my sweetheart table linen and it wasn't set to come in until the week of my wedding. Without even asking or thinking I needed it, Adam had a backup plan and linens set aside in case it didn't come in. And sure enough, we needed that backup plan – lifesavers! Not to mention, Chef Earl is an AMAZING chef! We ended up having our rehearsal dinner at Maderas as well just because of how great they are. Adam and Brandon made my special day a breeze & my guests absolutely loved Chef Earl's food. Maderas made us feel like family and that was the best gift ever!

Amazing venue but even more amazing venue/catering manager...LAURA! I can write a review about how amazing the venue is but I think everyone gets the point after reading other reviews. You and your guests will absolutely love it! I would rather talk about how friendly, professional, genuine, and awesome Laura is. She is very flexible and more than willing to work with you. We had some vendors who wanted to do things their way and didn't quite understand that venues have standard protocols on certain things and Laura was extremely understanding in helping us deal with them and avoiding extra charges that aren't in her hands. We had some last minute changes which I am sure she probably hated us for but always had a smile on her face and happily made those changes.

Laura was very responsive and quick to answer all our questions. Her job is extremely stressful and she has so much going on but she always manages to make is seem like your wedding/event is the only thing going on. Full, undivided attention every time we met.

Having a beautiful venue is only half the win; having that special person help manage everything along the way is what makes Maderas a guaranteed 100% win all the time.

I love Maderas for many reasons. I've used this venue for professional events. This is the first time I've used them for a private event - Bridal Shower. The room was large enough to hold our 30 guest but small enough to feel intimate. There is also a patio of the room so there was an easy flow of movement for our guest. Niki Ellis was a dream to work with. Niki was open to menu suggestions and had some awesome ideas she shared. Andy had a calming effect, being professional and offering decorating ideas as we were setting up. I can't say enough about the chef and the food he provided. Delectable! Mini strawberry pancake skewers, waffle and syrup shots, mini quiches...on and on. All great tasting. The golf course background made for some delightful photos. Highly, highly recommend this venue for any private event!

We got married and had our reception at Maderas on 3-25-16. from our first meeting with Laura Magid to the very end, they were a first class team that ensured our wedding and reception were magical. The entire team was top notch, the grounds were beautiful and perfectly manicured, all of the vendors they recommended that we used, were all first class as well. We also looked around and visited many venues in San Diego and Maderas was actually cheaper than some venues that were less appealing, so we felt like on top of everything else we got a great deal. We can't say enough good things about Maderas and especially Laura, she held our hands through the whole process and made us feel welcome, at ease, and like the only wedding on her calendar. Simply perfect!

We cannot say enough about working with the Maderas team, and specifically Laura. We fell in love with the property when we first visited, of course because of its natural beauty, but also because it was so evident that every bit was well maintained. Matt and I worked closely with Laura throughout the planning process and she was responsive, efficient and honest regardless of the topic. She also remembers everything, all of the little details and definitely helped us bring our vision to life. We planned from afar (Minneapolis), so this was a big deal!

My husband golfed with family and friends all week leading up to the wedding and said the course was amazing. The Maderas also gave him a couple free rounds and let our guests golf at the member rate which was great! One of my favorite parts of the process was the bridal suite with my ladies beforehand. This place is like a fairytale and we were greeted with fresh fruit and champagne to kick off the day. The 8 hours leading up to say "I do" flew by, everyone was having the BEST time!

Before the ceremony our wedding party was treated to beers and champagne as well as refreshments ... and after, we were greeted with more beers and my favorite cocktail before pictures. The little gestures were so thoughtful and certainly didn't go unnoticed. They even joined our photographer / Videographer for pictures to ensure we knew where to go.

Since the wedding has ended, we have received so many compliments on the venue from our guests. We have heard everything from how beautiful the views were, to how nice it was to have the ceremony, cocktail hour and reception in three separate areas on the same property allowing a different view/experience. BUT, the biggest one was the food... people LOVED the food!!! AH it really was so amazing, and we could not be more thankful to Laura and the entire Maderas team.

-- The Risingers

We had our wedding at Maderas and absolutely LOVED it. They had great packages that they let you edit to exactly what you want and helped with all the details. Not to mention the food was amazing, especially for a 200+ person event. Laura and the staff were amazing. So glad we came across this place it's a truly beautiful venue with a great staff and made everything turn out so perfect!

My husband and I had our reception there a few weekends ago. We started looking for wedding venues shortly after we got engaged. I honestly didn't know about Maderas Golf Club until I saw their profile on Wedding Wire. We went to check out the place and I instantly fell in love. It's a little gem tucked away in the foothills of Poway (Inland San Diego) and the view is amazing. This was the first venue we saw, so of course we didn't make the decision to have our reception here until we saw other places. We visited another country club and a few hotels, but my mind was already made up. I just had to twist my husband's arm :)
We worked closely with Laura Magid and Niki Ellis in the months leading up to the wedding. They were so helpful and responsive when we had questions.
The event went very smoothly and we had a blast. I can't thank Laura and her staff enough for the great experience and awesome service!!

Maderas was such a great place to have our ceremony & reception. The price was right for our small wedding and the location was amazing. Everyone commented on how great it was. One thing that's sad is their amazing coordinator Katy left, and the new coordinator is very uninvolved and nowhere near as great at Katy. She was moderately helpful before my event with questions I had and mostly absent at the event, The only time we saw her during our event was for her to let us know that we cannot take more than 1 golf cart on the course for photos. Other times when she could have been useful, she was nowhere to be found. I'm very glad I hired a day of coordinator b/c Laura was no help. All the other staff were amazing and the little getting ready house for the bride is a rare treat. The food was excellent and views are pristine.

Great service! Loved the location and atmosphere and view. The foods were one of a kind. Tasteful. Very friendly servers. Will definitely recommend this with our friends! Thank you so much!

Yes, yes, yes. We just had our wedding at Maderas and it was everything we could have hoped for! The catering team was great to work with. Whenever I would email with questions, their reply never made me feel like I was being a pest and no request seemed bothersome. We had compliments from our guests on how the food taste amazing and like a normal not-mass-produced meal. The venue itself is spectacular. The views alone are worth having your event there. There is a bridal suite that the venue lets brides use to get ready. It is a stand alone building up the road from the main property and has a kitchen, bathroom, couch area, spectacular views, and they give you champagne and fruit. It made getting ready with my bridesmaids that much more special. Don't worry, grooms get their own getting ready area too.

Maderas is a beautiful venue that captures the Spanish influence in SD perfectly without being tacky. The canyon views are gorgeous and the golf course is an amazing backdrop for photos. They allow the bride and groom to go out on the course with the photographer for about an hour. There are a couple bridges, creeks and beautiful old trees, not to mention the rolling hills on the course that make the pics so unique. Katy the coordinator was super helpful and gave direction without being a bossy planner. On top of all of this it was affordable. Most venues nickle and dime you for each thing you want to add or do; Maderas is upfront with all pricing and doesn't try to hid or deceive you. You can customize each package to your licking and budget. Our wedding was a dream come true and I HIGHLY recommend Maderas.