Dove Canyon Golf Club

One word. BEAUTIFUL! Have had the pleasure of visiting with friends here and I must say, having a drink as a you oversee the course is such a beautiful sight.

I was the maid of honor for my brother’s wedding, and had to help a lot with the whole process. I just want to say that Becky was amazing the whole time, having to deal with all the craziness with me and my family. She was so patient, responsive & flexible with us. The venue is just so beautiful, people were blown away. You don’t even need much decorations for this place, it’s gorgeous on its own. We had the buffet dinner, and it was SO much food, it was all great. All the servers working did a great job, and the bridal assistant Kim was excellent in helping me and the bride do whatever we needed the whole night. We didn’t have a coordinator, but with Becky and Kim there, they took over what a coordinator would do to make for a smooth wedding day. So happy with the team at Dove Canyon for a successful and great wedding.

Great atmosphere. Wonderful service at the restaurant. The chef is slow and the food can take a while. The special events are the best. The mothers day brunch is a must try.

Booking Dove Canyon Golf Club as our wedding venue was hands-​down the BEST decision we made planning our big day, for several reasons.
Dove Canyon sets itself apart from the rest of the competition with its majestic house-​free canyon view, split-​level solid wood dance floor, romantic fireplace and expansive skylight ceilings. SO very different from your run-​of-​the-​mill Spanish style architecture venue found in Southern California. Can’t even begin to tell you how many compliments we had on the venue and the flow of our wedding through the various parts of the venue.
Then there’s the food. Dove Canyon does in-​house catering… and its very apparent why. The food is OUTSTANDING… from the unique options for cold and hot appetizers, to the unusual option to have live sushi rolling action,(which we did and it MADE happy hour) to the amazing entrees and INCREDIBLE potatoes au gratin. (After our initial tasting I waited 3 months just to have those potatoes again!)
And then there is Becky, the events manager at Dove Canyon. She is down– to –earth, incredibly flexible, generous with her time and willingness to make changes to standard packages to meet your needs, so very friendly and not over-​bearing, and did EVERYTHING in her power to make my wedding everything I ever dreamed of. Truly a fabulous person to work with! Her level of professionalism, especially while running the wedding rehearsal was noted by several of our wedding party members. She made us feel so comfortable and relaxed that everything was taken care of for us. I CANNOT STRESS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO LOVE YOUR COORDINATOR!!!
We loved everything about our big day, and everything about Dove Canyon. What a magical magical place!

We were guests at the Canyon Grill on a Sat night for dinner. (let me tell ya, NOT the most happenin’ place to be on a Sat eve). We had a reservation for 9 people at 6pm and we got there a little early and the hostess was more than accommodating to us to either seat us early or we could have a drink at the bar while waiting for the remainder of our party to show. But once we got seated, Ivette was our server and she was just awful. We sat down for dinner at 6pm and didn’t leave there until 9:15. Not by choice, but because of how SLOW the service was. The food didn’t make up for the terrible service either, it was merely «meh». Then the dinner was charged to the wrong account and there was very strange «non taxable» items charged to our bill that was questioned to the manager and even he couldn’t give a straight answer to what that was all about. It was just a lame experience. According to my Dad, they have the golf portion of the club pretty well figured out, but NOT the food & beverage dept.

Played in a tournament on Mon., June 8^th. Had the time of my life. Great course, great staff. Highly recommend!

Lovely Golf Club/​reception hall located in San Diego. Huge Fancy gated community with beautiful green hills. The reception hall is gorgeous with great views!

My now husband and I fell in love with this venue about two years prior to even thinking about getting married as we were looking at venues for a different event. We knew then that we would have our wedding reception there. Not only is it a breathtaking venue with gorgeous views at every angle the staff is an absolute God send to work with.
Jenna is absolutely amazing. She is quick with her correspondences. Not only is she a pure professional, her kind and calm nature puts anyone in a good mood. She is efficient with every detail and managed ever vendor for our wedding with ease. It is evident that she not only loves what she does, genuinely cares for each of her clients.
The day of the wedding she and her assistant Kimmy were pros and treated us and our guests like royalty. Our wedding day was just perfect!

Review is for this as a wedding location. I had mine here this past Nov. and I think everyone had a great time and the location was very pretty. We worked with Jenna who helped us with the details of the location and she also helps out the day of up through the ceremony. The ceremony area where you can get married as overlooks a small pond that overlooks the golf course, very scenic and beautiful. There are many places on the course that is perfect for pictures and the day we had our wedding there was light rain in the morning but lead up to bright sky with picturesque clouds.
They only book one event/​wedding per day so you can show up early and use their rooms to get ready in. The larger one they usually reserve for the bridal suite is adjacent to the bar. Little did I know there’s a secret window in the room that opens up directly to the bar so you can start your toasts while getting ready!
I don’t think there’s much to complain about for this venue. The food was just OK, for the cost of how much we were spending per head, I expected a little bit better, and I already have my expectations lowered because food made in large quanities is never that great.
You have to use their cake place if you choose to do the wedding here, All About Cakes in Dana Point. It has good reviews on Unilocal,but unless you’re getting the most basic cake with NO decorations you’re going to be paying extra. I paid $ 100 for FOUR sugar flowers.
I would recommend this place as Jenna was very easy and friendly to work with. The venue really provides a lot of what you need for a wedding. Both the grounds of the golf course and the inside where you can host your reception are very beautiful. It’s more of a rustic beautiful though. We also got premium hosted bar, they offer a good selection of top shelf liquor and the lady working the bar was very nice throughout the night. I had a fairly stress free wedding day and had a lot of fun along with my guest.

Another needed course review since all the reviews are wedding based.
This course is a GREAT layout! Definitely challenging, especially when the wind starts howling. My favourite part about it are the two finishing holes. #17 is a looong par three that plays downhill at least 200 feet to a green surrounded by oaks and other trees. Better be good at target golf to walk away with a par on this hole! Then you are subjected to #18, a magnificent final hole that plays up and to the right to a green surrounded by water. Looking up the fairway towards the green you are also greeted by the picturesque clubhouse and a massive waterfall that flows down to feed the water surrounding the green!
If you can get out at this course, I definitely recommend it! (Bring a few extra balls though, you made need them.)

We just got married on October 5^th, 2014 at Dove Canyon Golf Club in Rancho Santa Margarita. We were extremely delighted with our wedding and are very grateful for all of the hard work the Dove Canyon staff put in to make this the perfect night for us. We fell in love with Dove Canyon from the moment we got there. The location is absolutely breathtaking and the facility is beautiful. All of the staff were very friendly and helpful and the coordinator, Becky, did a wonderful job of helping us through the planning and preparation process. She was always quick to answer our questions, whether we called or e-​mailed we always got a prompt response. Becky was also there the night of our wedding with her assistant Kimberly, and they both took wonderful care of us and made sure the whole evening went off without a hitch! We are both so grateful to them for all their help and hard work! Additionally, the food the night of our wedding was delicious and the service during dinner and at the bar was top notch. I would absolutely recommend Dove Canyon for your wedding or any other special event.

I had a lovely Saturday evening dinner here. Had the braised short ribs and sea scallops for my main and then the star of the night — the dark chocolate soufflé’ with flavored crème fraîche and vanilla ice cream. This is now my # 1 place for soufflé’.

As my husband and I drove away from the Dove Canyon Canyon Country Club, I looked at him and said, «Could that have been any more perfect?» It really couldn’t. The club is stunning. I was lucky enough to be able to hold the ceremony outside in December and the view out back is just perfect, and the few holiday decorations that were still up were stunning too.
I heard many horror stories about wedding food, but the food was excellent. I wanted to eat more, but I just couldn’t in my dress! We also added a hot chocolate and cider bar which was the biggest hit of the night. My family and friends couldn’t stop raving about how delicious it was, and we ran out before the end of the night.
Becky really was the one who convinced us to choose Dove Canyon. She did everything that she could to keep things in line with our budget and was there for the beginning of the night to make sure that everything ran smoothly.
I absolutely loved my experience at Dove Canyon!

My husband and I looked at one venue and one venue only for our wedding, that was Dove Canyon Country Club. We instantly fell in love with the country elegance feel of the venue and with Becky. Every time we met with Becky she was sweet and never pushed us on anything.
The venue it self is absolutely gorgeous. The fire places add such a romantic touch and having the cake in the sunken room was a show stopper. The food was delicious. I am still getting compliments on how smooth the buffet was and how the food was some of the best wedding food our guests have had.
The one who made our dream wedding run smoothly was Becky. She is such an amazing person and does her job well. She kept me informed at all times and responded to emails quickly. Her assistant the day of the wedding was equally sweet and supportive through out the reception. My father requested an ice sculpture filled with shrimp and with Becky’s help she made it happen. The day of the wedding Becky even saved some shrimp from the ice sculptor to make sure my father got some.
Becky set up the reception exactly how I envisioned it. I dropped all items (which was a lot) to Becky a couple of days before the wedding. Becky was flexible with all requests we had. She set up two extra tables for us in the sunken room for the candy buffet and the in memory table.
Words cannot express how at ease Becky made me feel. I knew showing up to our reception at Dove Canyon everything would be perfect and it was. The pictures from our wedding day are absolutely gorgeous in front of their water fall. During the reception Becky and her assistant grabbed two big plates of food for my husband and I and delivered it to the sweetheart table. This gave us an opportunity to eat before thanking everyone. Our grand exit included sparklers. Dove Canyon had it down to a tee with getting everyone lined up and all sparklers lit. The grand exit was the perfect ending to our perfect wedding.
I am so blessed to have met Becky. You can see the dedication she has to making your day everything and more you have dreamed of. Any type of wedding you are having Dove Canyon will make it happen. I will never forget how perfect our wedding was and we have Becky to thank for that!

Becky has no memory, she will tell you let me get back to you on any question. She takes weeks to get back to you. She thought stepdad was the father even though last name was different? Thought cousin was best man, was totally confused right after everything was explain at rehearsal. Closed bar with no warning, didn’t have $ 500 lights on at dinner, then turned every light on. Got as bright as the sun in the middle of dinner! She disappeared after 2 hours and nobody knew what they were doing after she left. Staff where rude, would not smile at guest. Very unprofessional, you don’t get what you pay for at all as far a staff. The setting is nice and thats about it, NOT worth the MONEY! In the end Dove Canyon and Becky will say — oh Im sorry

This place was the most beautiful wedding venue ever which I would have rated 5 star but my 4 star comes from «behind the scenes».
First of all, the person who won us over was Becky. She was so down to earth, gave us straight facts (with no pixie dust) and did not pressure us on getting the venue. She was just honest and patient and that’s what we loved about her.
When we came on board, Becky hired a new person (Jennifer) who took charge of our wedding. We were kind of sad that Becky wasn’t going to take care of us anymore. Dont get us wrong, Jennifer was nice but she just wasn’t Becky.
Cons/​tips:
#1 I was unfortunately late to my wedding due to my hair stylist. I got there literally when my ceremony was suppose to start. My dad was running about a half hour behind me. When we got there, Jennifer rushed me to walk down the isle. I got pretty upset because I couldn’t go down the isle without my dad. I told her I wasn’t going to walk down the isle without my dad so she left me alone after that. This didnt effect my 4 star rating. It was just a personal thing for me. The following 2 is what dropped my rating to 4.
#2 The package included a day of coordinator. There was definitely a nice lady and Jennifer there to help coordinate things in the beginning. As soon as everyone settled in for the reception, the coordinator disappeared. We didn’t realize we were running late on our schedule because we expected our coordinator to move us along to cutting the cake, etc. so that definitely caught us off guard. Maybe our DJ was suppose to be the coordinator during the reception? Maybe it was a miscommunication? We honestly dont know. We assumed we had a Day Of coordinator. We just wanted to make sure our Unilocalers are aware of this so that this doesnt happen to them as well. Make sure you have this conversation with the venue.
#3 We were debating whether we should get appetizers for cocktail hour because I was afraid the cheese platter wasnt going to be enough for everyone. Jennifer reassured us that there would be plenty for our guest. I wanted to be safe so we ordered chicken cordon bleu (which was an extra fee of $ 4/​person) as another appetizer. We later found out that the appetizer and cheese platter was literally gone within 5 minutes. My family didnt even get a taste of anything. We should have gone with a 3 course meal (appetizer, salad, and entrée) instead to make sure everyone got an appetizer. So I just wanted to let you all know that the appetizers are not worth the money. We paid $ 4 per person so everyone should have gotten a chicken cordon bleu! You know what I mean? I would just pay for the 3 course meal instead.
Regardless, the ceremony and reception was just beautiful so I am still a fan.

This place was absolutely gorgeous. Small enough to be intimate yet big enough to accommodate a wedding party. The bathrooms reminded me of the hotels in Las Vegas, so classy. The great room is a bit dated with the wood finishes, but nothing I couldn’t bare to look at for a prolonged period of time.
The ceremony was outside near their water fountain fixtures. What a great accent that wasn’t too loud. There weren’t a lot of places for photo taking though.
The food was good, it was a bit cold since there were so many people so I guess that’s understandable. The service was great with our requests. The cheese bread was delicious!

I attended a wedding here. It’s a beautiful place. Parking was plentiful, the view was great, inside has a lovely fireplace, it’s very clean, and the high ceilings make you feel like you’re in a more luxurious place than it actually is. There is also a merchandise area for golf related goods. The outdoor area has heat lamps, in case you are planning an outdoor activity. All in all, a nice, decently fancy place to feel classy in.

Hosted a event here and the grounds are just beautiful! We did encouter a bit of an attitude coming through the front gate when we asked the security guy if all guests will have to give their names and wait to be admitted. (we had about 100 guests coming that night). Food was really good! we had the steak and chicken. Couldnt tell you the official name though. All staff were friendly and attentive.

Beauty… at it’s finest. This is a seriously fun and challenging course. Tee boxes and greens were really clean. Starter and all employees were great. I guess this is what you get with a private course. I would come and play anytime I got the invitation!
Deer lined the 18^th fairway! Real deer! They should call it Deer Canyon!