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October 2025 by Joella Gearhart
I had my wedding here and it was nothing short of perfect. We’ve been getting so many compliments about how beautiful the venue was and how smooth everything went. We had our ceremony & cocktail hour on the rooftop, which was picture perfect, and then had the reception on the 2nd floor! Colleen was wonderful and made sure our wedding was flawless!! I would choose the Dunes Pavilion and Colleen over and over again, it was absolutely amazing!
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October 2025 by Living Proof
As a wedding & event band (22 years in), we get to venture to some pretty cool places, and we have to say that The Dunes Pavillion is absolutely one of the best we've ever played; HANDS DOWN!! The staff was amazing and very accommodating (s/o to Dani), the room was stunning, and the food was top notch! Can't say enough good things about our experience! Call them now... and maybe call us too?! :-) lol.
But seriously, couples, coordinators, planners, if you're reading this and are looking for an awe-inspiring, care-free wedding reception, look no further. Oh yeh -- and throw in a beautiful sunset wedding ceremony 👏🏼 on 👏🏼 the 👏🏼 beach, followed by a scenic cocktail hour on the rooftop?! You will love every minute of your day.
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September 2025 by K Golden
Outdoor seating with view of sunset over Lake Michigan! Delicious food!
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July 2025 by Renee Klawiter
Fun place. Great place to eat and cool off. They have amazing food . Awesome Italian beef sandwich and amazing drinks. Great Carbliss flavors
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June 2025 by Micky Dahl
Awesome wedding reception right on Lake Michigan!
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May 2025 by Jessica Enriquez
Absolutely LOVE the Dunes Pavilion. They have such a gorgeous venue plus their team is so nice and easy to work with. If you're looking for a venue to have an event at, I highly recommend them. Huge shoutout to Kayla!
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October 2024 by Heather Watson
My husband and I had our wedding here (ceremony AND reception) in September 2024, and it was truly the most wonderful day. I cannot stress how much Colleen did to make our day seamless. She helped with major details AND minor details (that mattered), and we can’t thank her enough for how much she did for us. She handled things that came up like an absolute pro and took away all of our wedding day stress. Any couple would be beyond lucky to work with Colleen.
Even with lots of people on the beach during the ceremony (we had an unseasonably warm/sunny day), our ceremony was beautiful, quiet, and uninterrupted. Our cocktail hour and every detail of our reception was beautiful, and Colleen made sure all of us and our vendors stuck to our timeline. We’ve gotten so many compliments on the venue and how everything went. One of our guests called it a “perfect wedding”. Every time I look back, I can’t help but agree. Thank you for giving us the best day!
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July 2024 by Anne Warner
We couldn't have dreamed of a better place to host our wedding reception! Quick shout out to Ginelle for working with us to make our day unique and special. Although we had an overcast/rainy day, we ended up having the entire beach and building to ourselves! The clouds lightened up just in time for the sunset, giving us and our guests the best possible sunset view. The historic red brick pavilion made for a beautiful venue that our guests loved. We had mixed feedback on food, so we highly recommend attending the food tasting so that you make the right decision for you and your guests. (At the end of the day wedding food wasn't our first priority). We highly recommend this venue if you are looking for a beach wedding in the Northwest Indiana!
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October 2023 by Jessica M.
To get to the restaurant, you would have to follow the signs to the Indiana Dune State Park entrance and pay a hefty $12 parking fee. The entrance to the Pavilion is deceiving because it appears upscale which is contradicting to the menu options. Eight of us dined in on a summery Saturday evening so it came with a nice lakeside, sunset view. We had the mixed greens in Athena with steak skewer, grilled chicken sandwich with fries, and kid's meal with chicken tenders and chips. The steak skewers did not look appealing but thankfully had better flavors and textures than its appearance. The grilled chicken is rather small in which there was definitely way more bun than chicken. The sandwich is typically served with chips but one can substitute the chips with fries for a $2 fee. The chicken tenders were surprisingly a large portion for just $8 but the skin was not crispy. Nonetheless, the main priority is to have my girls fed and this meal with mediocre American fare did the deal. They ate both of the carbs and proteins without issue.
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September 2023 by Chuck W.
Food was fine, service was excellent and the view is out of this world. I loved the drinks on the roof and will certainly come back.
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August 2023 by JD Fadely
Drinks are great but the food was bad. Bland burger not seasoned at all, BLT bread and bacon was burnt, and the chicken salad sandwich tasted like just mayo, chicken, and raisins. No seasoning. The chips n salsa tasted store bought and salsa was straight out of the refrigerator cold. They absolutely need to get a new kitchen manager that knows what they're doing or better cooks. Not even close to worth the $200 bill. Server was very nice tho as were the rest. Will not order food there again until they address all of that.
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August 2023 by Bob V.
I thought it was supposed to be a little more upscale but the food was more casual it was still good and service was great everyone on the floor pitched in to make sure your experience was good. The view of Lake Michigan was great. Would have liked to have sat outside but it was very windy. Definitely will try it again.
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July 2023 by Lauren Ball
We were quite disappointed with the rooftop bar & restaurant upstairs. It makes me sad to say this, but we have yet to hear a good review from anyone we know. We still thought we’d give it a shot and low and behold the food was just not good. Drinks were nothing special. The guac was obviously a store bought/premade kind, definitely not fresh. NOTHING seemed fresh. Everything seemed like it was quick and out of a GFS package. The view was spectacular and the the actual building and restaurant was beautiful. Beautiful finishes! It’s a shame a beautiful restaurant like this has such awful food. Hopefully they can make some changes because this location and the view deserves something good!!!
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July 2023 by Foodie K.
If I were Keith Lee, I'd give this place 1/10. Pricing was definitely high for low quality and quantity food. The bowl tasted like everything came out of a PF Changs t.v dinner from the freezer in Walmart. It's also not even a bowl. It comes on a plate. Im starting to wonder if this menu was designed just for how it sounds and not actual execution. The "beach burger" was a tiny smash burger with cheese, sautéed onions, pickles( which I don't like), and I'm guessing horse radish aoli? I wouldn't know because it doesn't even tell you what's on the burger on the menu itself, as well as it had no taste at all. The truffle fries were good. You can absolutely go anywhere else in NWI than here and have a better food experience. Don't recommend the "beach" If I were Keith Lee, I'd give this place 1/10. Pricing was definitely high for low quality and quantity food. The bowl tasted like everything came out of a PF Changs t.v dinner from the freezer in Walmart. It's also not even a bowl. It comes on a plate. Im starting to wonder if this menu was designed just for how it sounds and not actual execution. The "beach burger" was a tiny smash burger with cheese, sautéed onions, pickles( which I don't like), and I'm guessing horse radish aoli? I wouldn't know because it doesn't even tell you what's on the burger on the menu itself, as well as it had no taste at all. The truffle fries were good. You can absolutely go anywhere else in NWI than here and have a better food experience. Don't recommend the "beach burger," and I don't recommend the "bowl." All in all, don't waste your money here unless you like wasting money. and I don't recommend the "bowl." All in all, don't waste your money here unless you like wasting money.
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July 2023 by Martha V.
The family enjoyed eating dinner looking out at Lake Michigan. The Cobb Salad, chicken salad croissant, and beef sliders were tasty . Looking forward to returning to go to the rooftop.
