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New Haven Lawn Club Association
3 reviews for New Haven Lawn Club Association
I first learned about this club in early 1996. Having dabbled in the appreciation of lawns with another lawn neophyte and friend, actor-comedian Bruce McCulloch, I'd come, through the languid years of the first Clinton presidential term, to a basic (albeit unpolished) sensitivity to lawn appraisal and interpretation. I had even become acquainted with the essential specimens of the catalogue raisonne : rectangular lawns, square lawns, circular lawns, and even the rare semicircular genus. Bruce and I had become so enamoured with the topic we once sat outside the Fairmount Theater asking passing Yale undergrads going to see Jerry Maguire whether they were "into grass." (The results of this particular adventure I'll save for another day).
In an attempt to delve deeper into this fascinating field, I had attended a few meetings of the North Poughkeepsie Grassplot and Turf Society. A fine institution in many respects but also one whose proceedings could extemporaneously turn academic and esoteric to a fault.
In this regard, I was glad to have found New Haven (and my fellow "sodders"). Here were thoroughly more bewitching presentations on non-geometric lawns, artificially intelligent lawns, anti-vertical lawns, deaf-mute lawns, and the red velvet lawn rumored only to exist in the deepest reaches of the Angolan Congo.
Highly recommended for casual amateurs and accomplished aficianados alike. 5 stars out of 5, but only because a 6 isn't allowed.
Oh yuck.
We were here for a wedding last month. The space is alright. It's cozy, it's charming, the landscape is pretty, but that's about it.
The food-
Awful. The worst wedding food I've ever eaten. I ordered the steak-I figure "Hey it's a wedding. Free food! Why not eat steak!" Bad choice. Incredibly bad choice. It was worse than a Banquet frozen pot roast dinner. The meat was undercooked, rubbery, and sinewy. It was also smothered in this gravy/sauce thing that was sweet. It tasted like they poured teriyaki sauce on top of it. There were two shrimp served with it that were so overcooked they were practically dehydrated. I took a bite of one and spit it out. It was NOT fresh seafood. It was really really fishy, the way I imagine food poisoning to taste like.
The service
Awful. Two bartenders for a 100 person wedding who were not interested in making drinks. Slow as molasses. I spent half of cocktail hour waiting in line for a diet coke.
The venue
Awful. Their idea of temperature control needs a serious adjustment. One minute it was 90 degrees in the room and we were all sweating. The next minute, a 30 degree breeze was coming in from three wide open doors because they apparently don't believe in air conditioning. Folks, it's 2008. Get a thermostat so people don't get pneumonia. I was using three people's coats as blankets and still shivering.
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I may not be an actual member of the Lawn Club Association but I've had the displeasure of meeting a few members and using their building for a work function that spanned almost a week in the good ol city of New Haven. The building itself was fabulous but the folks who I became acquainted with were some of the most stuck up people alive.
They had boasted about what envy and what individuals are fit for the prestigious association. After hearing some of the requirements that had to becoming a member and the luxurious building they are oh-so-proud of, I was left with a bad taste in my mouth as I walked through the halls of this place. I just knew from the experience that their exclusive membership would have no part of me.
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