Union Club

Came here for for a board meeting in 2013 for the Cleveland Orchestra as well as for a wine tasting with the Emerging Leaders Club and Column and Stripe, the Young Professionals group at the Cleveland Museum of Art.The staff are always very welcoming and the architecture and atmosphere is beautiful.At the Wine Tasting Event, we had a private room all to ourselves and was great. Will be back for an Art Tour on 10/27/22.

I'm not quite sure how to rate a private club.The Union Club is one of those old-line business clubs. You couldn't afford to build this facility now -- huge public rooms, loads of marble, fresh flowers, elevators that were installed when elevators had human operators, staff waiting to tend to your every need.In October I stayed at the Union Club (I might have been the only guest), ate dinner there and then again breakfast the following morning. And I spoke there in an event in one of the private rooms.Meeting venue. As an event venue, the Union Club was great. The sound and A/V worked perfectly. The staff brought in extra chairs for the larger-than-expected crowd. (I spoke about Cuba.)Restaurants. After the program eight of us ate at the restaurant. To my surprise, the food was excellent. Breakfast the next morning was in a different room. Huge. Loads of windows. Lots of well dressed, high powered executives (male and female, black and white, 30s to seniors) actually talking business over breakfast. Copies of the WSJ. Brisk, polite service with the standard breakfast fare served on beautiful china.Sleeping facilities. The room I was in was huge but needed to be remodeled. The desk chair needed to be reupholstered, the wallpaper was curling at the seems, the bathroom looked like it had been renovated in the last decade. Bottom line: a three star hotel would have been less convenient but more comfortable. Having said all of that, the Union Club was interesting. Obviously it was where the city elite met back when Cleveland was an industrial powerhouse. It must have been a huge challenge for the Club to evolve as the city evolved. That they are still in business is a tribute to the Club's manager and board of directors -- and to mortgage that must have been paid off half a century ago.

As a photographer, it's always a pleasure to work at The Union Club of Cleveland! The Union Club is a beautiful building and they do a wonderful job of planning and coordinating events. The food is also delicious! Images by Jennifer Elizabeth Photography

Someday my husband and I'll hopefully be members at The Union Club - but, for now, I am extremely thankful that my father in-law is.I've had the pleasure of celebrating a wedding, attending cooking classes, partaking in scotch, wine, and Belgian beer tastings, as well as mingling at several professional networking events at this beautifully historic venue. All of which were superb - exquisite, really.There is simply no other place in Cleveland like The Union Club (fun fact: five of Ohio's US Presidents have been members). It's almost like you're transported to another era - surrounded by ornate oil paintings, prestigious staircases, brilliant chandeliers, and distinguished wood paneling. This illustrious atmosphere is somehow not imposing - in fact, it's quite warm and welcoming. A feature undoubtedly accented by and credited to their hospitable staff, who my husband and I have grown increasingly fond of throughout the years.Classy and unpretentious. The Union Club has nothing to prove - it's simply a remarkable Cleveland institution.

The Union Club is hands down the premier formal event venue in Cleveland. There is a reason why the club has such an esteem associated with it. The club is gorgeous and regal, the staff is amazing and the staff to guest ratio is top, the food is spectacular, and the peace of mind for knowing you got the best possible is priceless. We had our wedding here and could not be happier. From the start Nancy and her staff treated us like VIPs. Every step of the way through to the end of the night they were there for us. Every piece of food (apps and entrees) we tried were so good it was actually tough to choose what we wanted to serve. On the actual night and far after the guests raves about the food. The venue itself is the definition of classy and was gorgeous. You pay for what you get and we got exactly what we wanted. To quote my one international friend, "I thought weddings like this only existed in American movies."

I fall pretty firmly on the "pro" side when it comes to an opinion of the Union Club.It is indeed a bastion of Cleveland's long-departed halcyon days of over a century ago, when steel and iron ore brought men and money to the area. That's what makes it awesome!You should come here to gaze up at the 20-foot ceilings, corinthian columns, and gigantic oil paintings; to enjoy the plush leather furniture, fresh linen napkins, and delicious (and moderately priced) food; and to revel - even if just for an hour or two - how the other half lives.You can't come in here without a member anyway, unless you're part of a wedding reception or some other event guest list. Either way, you're associated with the bourgeoisie in some way, so embrace it. Eat and drink well. Network. Be comfortable.I will definitely be back.

The Union is tired and wants to go to bed but the rooms are filthy. Apple Jacks in the overnight room floor to greet you, thanks I'll take my snack somewhere else. You might get foot fungus from the shower. Seriously dirty but if that's your speed, book a stay!

The perfect venue for an elegant wedding. I absolutely loved my reception, thanks to Nancy and her team! The staff is so accomodating and takes great care of even the smallest detail. The food was absolutely delicious. (We had filet mignon and sea bass for dinner... I still think about how good it tasted from time to time!)The entire clubhouse, from the cocktail lounges to the reading room and the ballroom, are beautifully appointed. All we brought in were a few uplights and some rose centerpieces. (We went for a simpler look; previous weddings had more design elements and they looked amazing also. You can see many different styles by googling the venue; prior wedding photos should come right up.)My family and I still reminisce about that beautiful evening and will cherish this wonderful memory for years to come.

Just attended a wedding here this weekend. The venue was gorgeous!! Good was very good. Staff was wonderful (especially the bar tenders). Over all an awesome experience!! Thank you Union Club!!

The French onion soup was barely warm and tasted lousy. The salad was nothing special. The salmon was over cooked. The Apple pie ala mode was nothing but a Costco pastry on one side of the plate and a small scoop of ice cream on the other. The wait between courses was excruciatingly long. The staff were indifferent. It took 3.5 hours to get though the meal!! Terrible experience.