The Village Club at Lake Success Reviews

From the moment we saw the Village Club and spoke to Barry we knew this was our perfect venue! We had toured a handful of other venues prior to visiting VCLS and no one made us feel as relaxed and stress free as Barry. From the moment we booked through the end of our wedding day Barry was always available via phone and email at any time to answer questions and check in. On our wedding day Barry and Amy were beyond attentive and made sure everything was perfect! During set up, Amy realized our welcome sign was broken in the corner and she coordinated with our florist to bring some extra flowers to hide it. It looked beautiful and we wouldn’t have even known it was broken! During the night, Barry and Amy made sure we always had a drink in our hand so we never had to go to the bar, brought up a sampling of all our cocktail hour food to the bridal suite to make sure we ate and had a few minutes to ourselves and kept the night running perfect and smooth. Anything we needed or wanted, Barry and Amy were right there. Amy also helped coordinate my surprise dress change keeping my second dress locked in a separate room so no one would see it and helped me change and make a second entrance! The venue itself is absolutely beautiful. Having been to many weddings on Long Island we were looking for a place we hadn’t been. VCLS has the perfect indoor/outdoor cocktail hour area and the ballroom for the reception is stunning and has an outdoor area as well for guests to get some fresh air during the party. The lake on the property is also beautiful. Since VCLS only has one event at a time, we had the whole venue to ourselves, which we loved and our guests could move around throughout the venue without worrying about bumping into another party. The food was delicious and our guests are still raving about how good the food was and how much food there was! No one left hungry. Thank you so much Barry and Amy for making our day so perfect! We can’t recommend VCLS enough and will never forget our wedding day! Alissa & Jason

We recently had our wedding at The Village Club at Lake Success, and it was absolutely perfect. The property is stunning, with beautiful landscapes that created the perfect backdrop for our outdoor ceremony. The food was delicious, and the team went above and beyond to bring our wedding vision to life. The bride was able to arrive early to get ready on-site, with catered breakfast and lunch provided, which was such a nice touch. Our photos around the property turned out gorgeous as well. We couldn’t have asked for a better experience – highly recommend!

\\This is the easiest review to write. I am so happy to be on the other side of the wedding planning and report back that this venue completely exceeded our expectations. Barry and Amy are an unbelievable team. From the start of the wedding planning all we heard was ok we can make that happen. There is never anything completely shut down that you want done. Barry and Amy take your requests or wishes give their best advice and then work with you to make it happen. There was a lot of things that became issues or stressors before the wedding and the venue was not one of them.

Getting to the venue the day of the wedding was so exciting. Barry and Amy not only are setting up for the wedding day but they are working with the entire bridal party/ bride/groom/families and their staff throughout the entire day. It truly seems like there is more than just the 2 of them for how over the top their service is and how they pay attention to every detail. They make you feel so important throughout the planning and the day of the wedding. For example: They truly make the entire wedding day about the bride and groom. I as the bride was starting to lose steam and Barry went out of his way to get me a refreshment while Amy was standing with me. They make sure each step of the wedding day goes even better than you imagined it. Amy also is with the bride the entire day and you do not need a day of coordinator because she is truly the best person to have with you the whole time. She is 5 steps ahead of you the entire day. While she is the best support and cheerleader for you she is also taking photos that she sends back to you the next day so you have some of your own. She keeps everyone on schedule and takes any issues away from. you so you can focus on yourself.

The food was OVER THE TOP. So many people complimented the food. They have so many options that are new/ different and creative. Their menu is very long and truly caters to everyone. Cocktail hour there was so much food and the service was incredible. The staff was nice, professional and extremely thorough.

The night was so perfect that no one wanted it to end. We are so so thankful that we were able to have our wedding at the Village Club. The whole venue has been updated and continues to be adding new refreshing features every time we go. They work hard and care so much about all their clients.

Barry and Amy are not only unbelievable at throwing a party but they truly love and care for all their clients. They bring you in to throw your party and you leave being apart of their family. I would redo this night 1000 times if I could. I am so thankful that we were able to finally do this day after a lot of hiccups and couldn't be more thankful that they were the ones running the show.

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I had the most wonderful experience celebrating my daughter’s wedding at The Village Club at Lake Success on 8/17/24. Barry Rosenthal is an exceptional director with his attention to detail from start to finish. He and his amazing staff executed things seamlessly, even when faced with last minute weather challenges, and two very emotional families. Rain clouds blew in just moments before we were getting ready to let our guests into the beautifully decorated outdoor terrace. Barry brilliantly made some 11th hour adjustments and our guests ended up enjoying the fantastic cocktail hour first while he organized his team to move the flowers, chairs and all the décor inside. Our guests were well fed and happy as they enjoyed our gorgeous indoor ceremony afterwards. It was so exciting to look behind the curtain and see how the magic happens.

Amy, their bridal attendant provided all the TLC that our large bridal party needed during the day and well into the evening. She was so lovely, warm and efficient, directing everyone well into the late night, even helping to patch up my daughter’s dress when the bustle broke. There is no need to hire an outside party planner or “day of” specialist, when you have such an amazing team like Barry and Amy running things here.

And then there was the FOOD! Everyone was raving over the beautiful and delicious choices that we served at the cocktail hour, reception and “after party”. Chefs Dan and Rich prepared the most outstanding food that we can remember ever having at a wedding. They were able to successfully cater to several of our guest’s specific dietary needs, while they were delighting all of our party guests.

Thank you to everyone at The Village Club at Lake Success for making our daughter’s dream come true.

My husband and I got married at VCLS in June of 2024, and Barry and Amy went above and beyond to make our day as special and seamless as possible. I can't imagine that there are many other venues that provide the level of support and attention to detail as Barry and Amy provided us with. They anticipated every need we had - we would often think of something we wanted or needed, and it turned out that they had already taken care of it (if they hadn't already, they immediately did so). They coordinated with our vendors, kept track of the many items we brought to the venue for the ceremony and reception, helped us get photos in the best locations, surprised us with an extra pass around during cocktail hour, and so much more. No detail was missed, and they made sure that we (and our families) could enjoy our day without having to deal with many logistics. The weather on our wedding day was hot and humid and had a chance of rain, but Barry and Amy supported our dream to have our ceremony outdoors - they tracked the weather all day, and provided us with the flexibility to decide about the ceremony location much later than we would have expected. We ended up being able to have our ceremony outdoors, and it was absolutely beautiful! Barry and Amy were very supportive during the planning process in addition to the day of the wedding. The food was amazing and Barry and Amy again went above and beyond in allowing us to make minor changes to the menu offerings. We truly cannot say enough good things about the venue - it's beautiful and Barry and Amy are unmatched in the level of service they provide. Our wedding was everything we ever dreamed of. We will be recommending the venue to everyone we know!

Our wedding at Village Club at Lake Success was magical. The venue was beautiful with the updated flooring, paint, window treatments and carpet. The ballroom is spectacular but the way it was transformed for our ceremony and reception truly felt like a dream.

Barry, Amy and their staff made the planning process and the evening seamless and stress-free. Everything flowed so well. They were so kind and there was such attention to detail. We were able to relax and enjoy. We felt taken care of.

Another unforgettable aspect of our wedding was the food and the service. Our guests were raving about food. The dishes were creative, beautiful, and delicious.

Highly recommend!

If there was a way to give more stars to Barry, Amy and their absolutely wonderful team, I would. My wife and I got married here and it was THE wedding of our dreams. We have 240+ guests at our wedding and they met everyone's needs and wants perfectly. Barry, Amy and their team handled every last minute issue with seating or table arrangement issues exceptionally. There was MORE than enough room for our guests to feel like they can move around and dance because the layout was handled so perfectly. They always offered advice if we could not make a decision on our own and guided us through the whole wedding process beautifully. Barry never beat around the bush and you can always trust his honest opinion and communicated with us and all the vendors at any and all times. Amy always made sure my wife and I were always in the right time and right place during the night and guided us through it all. My wife and I really love Barry and Amy. All of our guests stated they have never been to a wedding with such exceptional service and genuine kindness shown by the staff. The food was AMAZING. They offered so many options and cocktail hour and the reception dinner was a hit with all of the guests. I highly recommend The Village Club at Lake Success to anyone looking for wedding venues just to have the pleasure of working with these wonderful people. Thank you Barry, Amy, and the VCLS for making our night a night to remember. We cannot thank you enough

The Village Club was the perfect spot for the wedding of our dreams. Highly recommend it to anyone looking for a beautiful space with incredible staff. Barry and Amy were so attentive and made the planning so easy and fun. They were very accommodating with the menu (we had a lot of gluten free and vegetarian guests). All the food was delicious. The day of we felt so confident knowing everything was handled.
They did a great job communicating with all the vendors. They were always available to answer any and all questions we had. They do one wedding at a time in the space. The space is so gorgeous in all seasons-we had a January wedding and got beautiful snowy pictures. We even got to have a fabulous after party with a fire pit, s'mores and more bites (which were all amazing). Would recommend the Village Club to any and everyone!

Joyful memories of our family's wedding celebration at the Village Club at Lake Success continue to wash over us like waves on a beach! The venue and its range of various spaces provided a perfect setting, the food was delicious and beautifully presented, the florals, room arrangements, and lighting were gorgeous, and the technical support for the musicians and speakers was great. Barry and Amy epitomize seasoned professionalism, experienced guidance, always gracious helpfulness and patience, attention to detail, and superb management, and we were grateful for the simple pleasure of working with and being able to thoroughly depend on two such terrifically nice people, without worry or problems. Their service staff were also unfailingly attentive and capable. We felt immensely fortunate to have found VCLS after a long and broad search for the best venue for our needs and desires.

The village club at lake success was a fabulous venue for our wedding—in fact, many of our guests said it was the best wedding they had ever attended. Our guests loved the food—it was very tasty and there was lots of it! The staff was also incredible, they accommodated the requests of our guests quickly, always with smiles on their faces. The ballroom was simply stunning and there was space on the dance floor for our 200+ guests for the hora. Barry and Amy manage to do the impossible—they seamlessly orchestrated our event—including many transitions from a tisch and badeken, to a ceremony, to a cocktail hour, to the reception, all flawlessly. They handled the coordination with all of our vendors such that we didn’t need a day of coordinator. They also had excellent vendor recommendations—everyone we worked with at their recommendation was amazing. You can trust them completely with your event.

I would highly recommend The Village Club at Lake Success to anyone! Our wedding was absolutely amazing. Barry & Amy were such an incredible team to work with. Barry will answer your questions very quickly and is so helpful throughout the entire process! Amy is great the day of the wedding to make sure the bride has everything she needs and that everything is running smoothly. They are so wonderful. They will work through any last minute issues with you! For example, we decided to move the ceremony from outside to inside because of the weather (pretty last minute) and Barry was very accommodating with his staff to make the move very seamless. He even put the Chuppah inside the ballroom to make the room even more special and beautiful than I ever could have imagined! The food is also AMAZING - we got so many compliments on the food from our friends and family. The ballroom is just a beautiful room and with the view of the lake, it's really an amazing venue. We cannot recommend Barry & Amy enough and this venue, and would tell everyone to get married here!

The Village Club at Lake Success really deserves more stars than I can give here. Barry, Amy, and their incredible team are really what makes this place special. Our guests could not stop talking about how amazing the food was, the venue is stunning, and the staff was on point. We had a magical night for our wedding reception, and it's all thanks to them. Not a single beat was missed and I cannot recommend this venue enough. Barry and Amy, thank you again for everything you did to make our night perfect!

We had our wedding at VCLS 3 days ago and Everything was perfect and we could not have chosen a better place nor more wonderful people! We just wanted to thank you for making our wedding such a perfect night! Thank you Barry, Amy, and your entire team for making our wedding memorable for a lifetime. It is perfect! Thank you for the exceptional service the night of the wedding.

THE VENUE WAS WARM AND ELEGANT. FOOD AND SERVICE WERE EXCELLENT AND THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL ON BEHALF OF MANAGEMENT AND THE STAFF WAS EXTRAORDINARY. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

If you're in search of a remarkable wedding venue, look no further than the Village Club at Lake Success – book it immediately! I found myself in a wedding emergency situation when my original venue canceled just 27 days before the big day. Luckily, when I reached out, Barry informed me that they had my desired date available.

As someone who never had a clear vision of my dream wedding day, I couldn't have asked for a better experience! The venue and the staff exceeded all expectations. It was an exceptional combination of a stunning location, delectable food, and an outstanding team. Amy and Barry, in particular, are an unbeatable duo, ensuring that every moment goes smoothly and you feel completely at ease on your special day.

From the moment you arrive, the grounds are absolutely breathtaking, with the ceremony space overlooking the pond and golf course – an ideal backdrop for photos.

My guests had the time of their lives, and the reviews for the food and drinks were nothing short of rave-worthy. I couldn't have chosen a better venue!

Barry, I can't thank you enough for putting a bride at ease who had less than 30 days to plan a new wedding.

To all brides out there, if you're on the hunt for an exceptional venue, don't hesitate – head straight to the Village Club of Lake Success!

Thanks so much!!!!
- Dominque & Blaise

I immediately fell in love with the VCLS venue upon my first tour. We had some ups and downs with a previous caterer, but once Barry and his Culinart team took over they truly blew us away. I was in a very unique situation, living four hours away from the venue and not knowing who my caterer would be until 90 days before my wedding. Barry answered every one of my nervous phone calls and did absolutely everything he could to put my mind at ease (whether that meant multiple calls a day, everyday). Barry is extremely knowledgeable and responsive to any questions you may have. Barry and Amy make an amazing team and created the wedding of our dreams. They understood every one of my visions and worked so hard to make it all come to life. Our guests were truly impressed with the venue and they cannot stop talking about the food or the high level of service. I highly recommend Barry and the culinart team at VCLS to anyone. My wedding was the best day of my life, but meeting Barry was the second.
Alexa and DJ

We have only wonderful things to say about our wedding at The Village Club At Lake Success. We worked with Barry, who was NOTHING short of amazing, from day one. There were a few unexpected hiccups along the way, like with anything, but we felt confident moving forward and working with Barry through it all. With so many moving parts, it is so important to work with someone who crosses their T’s and dots their I’s, especially with a type A bride. It is so hard to picture everything coming together with so many moving parts but with the hard work of someone like Barry, it is so very possible and exceeded many of our expectations. The whole day and night went incredibly smooth, which was not what we thought whatsoever, we expected craziness and havoc, but Barry literally took care of it all, and just so effortlessly.
In terms of our bridal attendant, Amy, oh my goodness, all the ladies LOVED her. Amy was superb as well. She was on top of all of us, in the best way, making sure we were all well fed and hydrated. She was our eyes, ears, brain, and SO much more. Barry and Amy together, A. DREAM. TEAM. Whoever gets Amy as a bridal attendant, you are so very lucky. We met her very early on in our planning process, and while it was not guaranteed we would have her, I requested for her specifically and I am so grateful it worked in our favor. We will forever be grateful to have worked with Barry & Amy. And as for Village Club At Lake Success, it was made to be STUNNING for our special day. It is beautiful on a regular day, but for our event, it was, (as so many people also told us) so elegant, classy, stunning, and beautiful! A day and night we will always remember.
As for the food, DELICIOUS!!!! We heard nothing but GREAT things about the food from so many of our guests. Cocktail hour was AMAZING. Children, young adults and adults really came hungry and ready to EAT. The stations, pass arounds, just everything was so fresh and delicious. Our cake was just what we asked for, we went with the naked cake vibe and it looked STUNNING, so classy and tasted delish! The pass around desserts were so fun, and the enhancement NYC pretzel stand on the way out was worth every penny...

There are not enough stars in the world to rate the village club at lake success. I went to a party here 15 years ago and the lobby, grill room, ballroom, the entire venue made such an impression on me that it was the only place I ever wanted to get married. Barry and Amy made our wedding better than anything I could have ever dreamed of. The space had been beautifully updated since I first saw it 15 years ago, and having such an amazing staff to answer every single question and plan every detail of our day Made our wedding the best day of our lives. Guests cannot stop talking about the food, the gorgeous venue and how every single detail went by so smoothly. I hope one day I can go back to this venue as a guest because every single guest said it was the best wedding they have ever been to. Thank you Barry, Amy, and the entire VCLS team

My husband and I just got married on November 12, 2022. The entire day was a dream come true. Barry and Amy are so organized and everything went so smoothly I felt so stress free. Barry is very responsive with emails and tells you like it is to help everything get done and prepared. I also had a kosher wedding and the food www PHENOMENAL you wouldn’t even know the difference between kosher or non kosher. I am so thankful we had the best day of our lives. Thanks so much Village Club!!!

We had our daughter's wedding this past November at The Village Club of Lake Success. Everything was absolutely amazing! The food and service was outstanding. Our friends and family are still talking about what a beautiful wedding it was. Team Barry & Amy made sure everything was perfect! And it certainly was. Thank you!

My daughter and son-in-law were married at the Village Club in September. It was truly the most spectacular night and any planning leading up to it that involved the venue was seamless. Barry was uber responsive and on top of every single detail as we planned the wedding and of course the night of. I'm a very detail oriented person but with Barry running the show I knew that we we were in good hands. The space is perfect - not overdone at all but it exudes an elegant and warm feeling. The grounds are beautiful for pictures and an outdoor ceremony/ cocktail hour if you're in that season. I was enjoying all of our guests so I didn't have time to eat but everyone raved about the food. In addition to it being delicious and more than plentiful the presentation was spectacular. The service was excellent and I need to give a shout out to Mariana, my daughter's bridal attendant. Unfortunately Amy had covid and we missed her but again Barry was on it and Mariana worked out great. She anticipated anything that we could possibly need including making sure that our car was loaded up at the end of the evening. I can't possibly thank Barry and everyone else that worked that night enough!

My husband and I got married here in September and we cannot say enough amazing things about it! From the beginning to the end, everything was more than perfect. The venue itself is beautiful, especially the reception room and area for outdoor ceremony. Barry was always responsive, quick to answer any questions and help with all and any details that we may not have even thought of. The day of, Amy was extremely helpful, making sure everything was perfect during every minute. They really know how to run a great wedding and we had no doubts that everything would run smoothly. The ceremony, cocktail hour, reception and after party were all amazing, every single guest mentioned to us how amazing the food was. This venue and team really made for a dream wedding and we can’t thank them enough!

We recently had our wedding at the village club and it was amazing! Amy and Barry were so helpful and responsive from the very beginning!! High recommended, we had a great experience!

While there are many Country Club Venues on Long Island, there really isn’t any one Country Club anything like The Village Club at Lake Success. Why? Not only is the Village Club beautiful (for an outdoor ceremony/cocktail overlooking a lake or indoors with an outrageous brick wall). The staff are pleasant, they happen to have AMAZING food, and a knockout sushi presentation. There's a bridge to capture that picture, and then..... there are 2 people that just make it all; well, perfect! Barry Rosenthal and Amy Chachkes.
The bride and groom wanted a ‘farm’ feel in a contemporary setting; it happened. While we did rent items, Barry made sure to repurpose them. For our tasting, Barry answered a lot of questions, and Amy joined us. There were 6 of us with different ideas, questions and attitudes and they listened to everything. We came up with a menu that didn’t ‘break’ the bank, yet was everything to all of us. They actually talked us out of a few of the ‘extras’ when they clearly could have sold us.

On the day of my son and DIL’s wedding, the staff was friendly, professional and clearly understands Barry’s vision. They saw my 90 year old mom, and my DIL’s 96 year old Gramma, and made sure to put a ‘reserved’ sign at a table at the cocktail hour so they’d have seating close to the door.

Amy is Barry’s left hand; she pretty much can complete his sentences. They work ‘that’ well together. She is just a gift. She made sure our August wedding was super cool indoors. She helped with so much, kept us running on time and just made everything easy. We did have a day of coordinator; but Amy was that as well in addition to being our bridal attendant. They worked flawlessly together. My sandals, which had fit perfectly at home, kept slipping off as I walked. Amy had double sided tape, which was a godsend. She has an arsenal of tools and tricks for sure. While she's there to make sure the bride is truly taken care of, she was there on the day of for all of us.

As our guests were leaving at the end of our amazing evening, I had brought in unique cookies and desserts. I thought they’d be displayed on a round table, simply for guests to take on their way out. Barry, could have left things like that, but he arranged for the farm barrels to be brought up front, and an unbelievable looking display was waiting complete with flowers, unique baskets, vases and lights.

Normally, months after an affair, one can always find something to ‘pick on,’ or change for ‘the next one’. Our wedding was in August. We are almost into January, and there is not one thing comes to mind to change. Forever grateful to Barry Rosenthal and Amy Chachkes for making our kids wedding an amazing night to remember.

My husband and I got married at The Village Club at Lake Success on August 13th, 2022 and had the wedding of our dreams. From the onset we loved the rustic/modern elegant vibe of the venu: dark wood floors and accent brick wall in the ballroom, with the option for an outdoor ceremony, and indoor/outdoor cocktail hour (weather permitting). August 13th was a beautiful day and we were able to have both our ceremony and cocktail hour outside like we had hoped for.

As we wanted a bit more of this rustic feel throughout our wedding we brought in wine barrels from an outside vendor and had this as a focal point for the outdoor space of the cocktail hour. From the onset Barry assured us that this would all work out and our vision would come to life. This sure did happen on the day of  our wedding and it was recognized and noted by many of our wedding guests. Barry also repurposed these wine barrels with floral arrangements from our memory table to display the beautiful dessert wedding favors that were for guests to take as they left the wedding. 

The many conversations, emails, questions, and phone calls with Barry leading up to the wedding truly went a long way, as our wedding day went off without a hitch and was truly perfect in every sense of the word. There were many details that we discussed with Barry throughout after being guests at many weddings, all which were taken into account on our wedding day (i.e- flow of the party (no lull), flow of the bar (no long lines), location of keyboard player at cocktail hour, placement of signature cocktail napkins, setup of the bar in the ballroom, reserved tables for ederly grandparents, reserved rows at the ceremony for immediate family etc). The night of our tasting with our parents, we spent a great deal of time with Barry and Amy walking through not only the menu for the party but all of the details for the big day.We spoke about the food, the food choices, the quantity of food, and variety of food at great lengths (must have a lot of lamb chops, bud light, and for espresso martinis to be available at the bar with chocolate beans). We also added on a sushi bar which our guests couldn't stop talking about. They addressed all of our questions, concerns and ensured us that all would be taken care of. Barry is honest, to the point, and will tell you how it is.You can tell how passionate he is in what he does. 

The day of our wedding I remember arriving at the Village Club with my mom, mother-in-law, and two sisters. Barry and Amy met us out front, and Barry was so excited to show me everything that was currently going on, how the room looked so far (table set and florals in place), the signage that was in place, the team that was putting the chuppah structure together, the ceremony set up etc. It was such an overwhelming moment of joy seeing the beginning of our dream wedding come to life. Barry even called me the morning of the wedding to check in and also was running small items by me and Mike prior the to the start of the wedding (set up of the wine barrels outside, setup of additional tables/chairs on the patio, setup of the hightops/ tables in the grill room etc).

Barry and Amy are a hard working and dedicated team and know how to run a party. Myself, Mike and our families can not thank you enough: Barry, Amy, and the entire Village Club staff. For days and weeks after the wedding we received such amazing and heartfelt words from friends and family at how beautiful of a wedding it was. From the venue, to the incredible and plentiful amount of food/drinks, the dessert parade, to the flow of the party, the band, the florals and more. Months after the wedding we are still talking about and reminiscing and on how perfect our wedding was with each other and our families. We truly feel so lucky!