May 2008
Community Paper
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Tap Room at Dubsdread Wins More Awards


Ballroom "Best Wedding Venue" for second straight year!

For the second straight year, The Tap Room at Dubsdread, the popular restaurant and catering facility located at the Historic Dubsdread Golf Course was selected by The Knot bridal magazine as a best place to have a wedding in Central Florida ­ as selected by recent brides.

Cathie Ashby & Steve Gunter

Cathie Ashby, Director of Catering, couldn't be more thrilled. "Directors at other clubs told us repeatedly that our bridal business would completely die during construction ­ not only did it not die, we moved it ahead!!" "You simply can not get our ambiance elsewhere in Central Florida ­ built in 1923 it is genuinely an Old Florida place with high ceilings and oaken beams. We couldn't be more thrilled our brides voted us #1 ­ again!"

To make it all the sweeter, The Tap Room recently collected its second Orlando Magazine "Best Of" trophy and its Fourth Orlando Sentinel Foodie Award.

But it wasn't supposed to happen this way. All these awards at a restaurant many feared would be badly hurt by the extensive reconstruction at the Dubsdread Golf Course has made this a very rewarding year indeed - if you'll excuse the pun. "We had a construction wall around our building for six months and that was surrounded by mounds of dirt and equipment ­ it was not an attractive place to be," says Barbara Teal, General Manager. "Our employees feared the worst, but we dug in and made 'lemonade out of lemons' with all of the nice awards this year."

"I think if you offer exceptional food with truly friendly, professional service people will support you even if construction is going on around you" says Teal. "Certainly we were worried with the course being remodeled, but winning all these honors has made it a great year for us ­ and we can't wait for the rest of 2008!!"

Take Mom for Mother's Day Brunch May 11th! Tap Room at Dubsdread is located at 549 W. Par Street, Orlando, FL 32804. Call them at 407-650-0100. Visit their website at www.TapRoomAtDubsdread.com

Tap Room at Dubsdread is open daily for lunch and dinner at 549 W. Par Street, phone 407-650-0100. See their website at www.TapRoomAtDubsdread.com.