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    Abbington Distinctive Banquets

    4.1 (90 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Meia S.

    A beautiful banquet for events! Wish that they had bathrooms on each end of the banquet halls so you didn't have to walk all the way to one end. If there is another party going on with a live band you are able to hear them on your side of the banquet as well. The food was typical banquet food, nothing to rave about. Other than that it is a beautiful and well kept banquet hall and the bartender's were great!!

    Maronda H.

    This place is stunning. A big and beautiful banquet hall. Very spacious. I had a pleasure of volunteering for the Dupage Senior Dance. The staff did an outstanding with the decor. Located in Glen Ellyn IL. The hanging chandeliers were gorgeous. Everything was so elegantly put together. The food was good and the staff team were attentive. They made sure to keep a tidy and clean space.

    LMarino M.

    Tara, Mike, Kathy and the whole team at Abbington helped make our day picture perfect. From their dependability, transparent nature and helpfulness it made planning a wedding enjoyable and easy! Tara really helped me bring my dreams to life and spent time helping me with every little detail down to the perfect napkin fold for my guests. I would have more events at the Abbington for their beautiful space and helpful staff alone, but the food was also amazing. Coming from a foodie background, this was VITAL for our wedding. My guests are still raving about the food at our wedding. If you're looking for a classy, traditional and delicious venue then Abbington is your place!! Not to mention their preferred vendors are also amazing.

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    Emily R.

    We got engaged April 2017 and just got married on May 26 so that's about two years out we booked. We fell in love with the Abbington when we visited! We went to close to 20 halls and Abbington we knew was the one! We worked primarily with Tara. Throughout those couple years she kept in touch. I had so many silly questions and she replied promptly. Everyone there is so nice and willing to help any way they can. I am a huge worrier and I know I didn't have to worry with Abbington. They have won so many awards for a reason! Fast forward to our wedding day...everything was absolutely perfect! We had a lot of stuff for them to set up and everything was how I envisioned it. The food was delicious!! Our waiter for the bridal table was great and checked in with us throughout the night. Our wedding was almost two months ago and we are still getting compliments on everything!

    Amber M.

    I had my wedding here on November 16, 2013 and can't say enough good things about this place!!!! Yes, I agree that at first the location doesn't seem the best, in a strip mall right next to Walmart (at first I was also skeptical) but the venue is beautiful and classy inside; the chandeliers added a very nice touch to all of our wedding pictures. Compared to other banquet halls that did not have the same ambiance, I was able to have a beautiful wedding without the grand hotel prices and I was very happy at the end of the day :) The only negative I felt was the bridal-room which a little dusty and could use some improvements including better lighting. Kathy was very flexible and allowed us to bring in an outside caterer and decorator (for our Indian wedding) and allow serving to be done family style, which was a nice elegant touch to our reception. Do note that if a caterer or decorator offends her in anyway or messes up in the past, you will hear about it! She only lets in the best, but was still very flexible with our choices. We did have a little miscommunication about the video slide show and the equipment needed the day of the wedding, but other than that she was very helpful with any questions/requests we had and even visited us and our guests during the reception to ensure everything was okay. She is not the type of banquet manager to bail or take vacation day during your event, that is for sure! Also a shot out to awesome Javier who ensured everything was setup and moving smoothly the day off. The staff there is efficient and excellent. Some of our guests did complain that the family-style service was "too hustled and quick" as some people had cake taken away before they were able to eat it which is unfortunate as it was very good cake (not included in the wedding package btw) , but to be honest that is better than buffet style service at most Indian weddings, where dinner is not served until 10 pm! I would not hesitate in having my reception here again! Thank you Abbington staff :)

    Lan D.

    We had the pleasure of attending my cousin's wedding reception at Abbington Banquet last weekend. This banquet is located at the intersection of IL 53rd and Roosevelt Rd. The parking lot is quite large. The staff is friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable . The room was beautifully decorated. The open bar is great. Open bar offered non- alcoholic drinks like kiddie cocktails, coke, sprite, etc. Also during the toasts, kids were allowed to share the moments with us. Of course they didn't drink champagne, they had sparkling cider. The food was so delicious. The size of the steak is huge. cooked at medium rare. It's tender and juicy. We had a five corse meal. First we enjoyed a nice creamy cheese broccoli soup. It was delicious. Next we had the Cesar Salad. It was really good I enjoyed the croutons ! After that we had a nice palette cleanser. It was a nice and cold lemon sorbet. Then we had a fairly large cute of steak. The steak was served with mashed potatoes and vegetables. Very yummy. Finally we enjoyed the wedding cake and some ice cream inside a dark chocolate cupcake cup. I loved the desert combination of wedding cake and ice cream in chocolate cupcakes. There was a lot of food so we were able to take food home to-go. The DJ was very kinda he took many great requests from the kids who had a great time dancing in the dance floor. In addition to the amazing dance floor they had a nice "photo booth" but with flip books. You'd move behind a camera for about 8 seconds and many picture would print out and be stapled together to create a flip book. Lots of memories will be kept forever through the flip-books. The restroom is clean and organized. I would recommend this banquet hall to anyone.

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