Drafter's Sports Cafe - North Grosvenor Dale, Connecticut

Sheila Wilson

To start, this is a HUGE hall! I had gotten married here myself before my son was born more than 27 years ago. We were looking to book a hall for my son's wedding. I remembered it was a beautiful hall to have a wedding and so I went to take a look at it and see if it was like I remembered.
I thought the hall itself was still pretty nice and so I booked the hall for my for my son's wedding for July 2020 and then..... well....Covid. Need I say more? We rescheduled the wedding for a July 2021 with the original owners of the K of C.
In December of 2020, I received a call from the original owners letting me know they had sold the building. I cannot tell you how sad I was. We were still in the midst of Covid and everything seemed so up in the air, I wasn't sure we were going to find another place in time to have this wedding in July 2021.
I was told to contact Crystal, the new owner, and she would be able to help me. I was not so sure. To say I was very upset was an understatement.
It took some time to get ahold of Crystal ( the new owner). When I was able to come see the hall, I could understand why. She has remodeled practically this whole building inside! The hall is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!
Everything has been remodeled and repainted, from the bar in the hall itself, bathrooms, ceiling, walls and the beautiful wood floors in this immense hall!!!
There are several pool tables located off to one side in the hall and originally I was concerned about that, but they were nicely covered and ended up being a great addition and convenience as they were used as a gift table, seating table , cake table etc! I was actually glad to have them. You wouldn't even know they were pool tables! Perfect!
Downstairs in the sports bar area you will find a remodeled kitchen, bathrooms, seating area, pool tables, tv's and bar. The food is also fantastic! We decided to eat at the bar downstairs the night before the wedding. We were all pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food. It was all great!
Crystal is a absolute JOY to work with and her staff is top notch! They are friendly and accommodating, funny, warm and amazingly helpful.
Crystal had some really great ideas and suggestions that helped me envision what we could do to make this wedding what we wanted it to be.
Her staff stayed late to help us set up the night before the wedding and I found out later that some of the staff even stayed till 3am to make sure the floors were cleaned! When I arrived in the morning to do some last minute decorating, I found that the bathrooms were impeccable and everything was clean.
The food for the wedding was catered in with Crystal's personal caterer and it was excellent! The staff at the bar during the wedding worked their butts off. They were great and so friendly! The staff also stayed to help us clean up after the wedding.
I cannot say enough good things about Crystal, the staff and the hall. Everything was PERFECT and it all went off without a hitch! My son and his new bride were so happy. It was a beautiful wedding!
I give Drafter's 5 STARS!! I would HIGHLY recommend this event hall to ANYONE! You will not be disappointed and I can guarantee that Crystal and her staff will do everything they can to make your event a wonderful experience as they did ours!
Thank you, Crystal, for everything! You and your staff were AMAZING!

jdeagle77

First time at the new location. It was pretty busy for a Friday night. They have two pool tables downstairs and seven upstairs. We were ushered upstairs when we arrived, they knew we wanted to play pool and tables were available upstairs. It's not fully completed upstairs but it was comfortable. The waitress did her best to keep up with things with the manager helping out whenever he could during a busy night. The food was pretty good all around. The chicken bacon ranch quesadilla was very flavorful, the fries were cooked good and the chicken bites were tasty. Looking forward to going back and trying out a few other things on the menu and playing pool for a few hours.

Kaleigh Burke

This review is based on the event space alone as I did not venture into the sports bar at all. We just had my brother and sister in laws wedding there. They were fantastic! Very large space. They allowed us plenty of time to set up the day prior and even the day of for the last minute things. All the staff were super nice and attentive. We had such a great night.

walter bertrand

I went there because Ah-SI your boots was there on Thursday nights teaching line dancing. Had a great time. The food is good, we enjoyed the drinks and the teachers for line dancing were great and they made it fun. I would highly recommend this place especially when the line dancing classes are going on.

Blakley Belsito-Baganski

My husband and I just moved to the area but we were familiar with previous establishment. Hands down, Amanda and Joel, treated us like we had rented the place out for ourselves. They were so attentive, welcoming and friendly it felt like we had been going there for years. Because of them, we will be back! The drinks prices are spot on and tasty, the food menu looks amazing. See ya soon!

Kitten Hammer

Beautiful place for any event! Spacious and elegant. My brother and sister-in-law had a fantastic wedding here!

Julia Lucier

After holding a birthday party at this location I have nothing but great things to say! Crystal (the owner) was so responsive to questions and such leading up to the event as well as her staff taking very good care of us while we were there. It was very reasonably priced and a great atmosphere for all the guests. Their food was amazing and we will definitely be coming back!

Jennifer Anderson

My best friend and I go here often. I love the quesadillas, and he loves the wings. His favorite wings used to be the "Artie Style," which is a dry rub with a Buffalo sauce drizzle. One day, the cook accidentally used the delicious house BBQ sauce instead of the Buffalo, and it was absolutely awesome!!! Now every time he gets his wings, he asks for the Cajun dry rub with the BBQ sauce drizzle. I generally don't like stuff like that, but it's honestly delicious. I wanted another plate.

If you want delicious wings, get the bone in with the Cajun dry rub and barbecue sauce drizzle. Ask for plenty of napkins!

Stop by for Friday karaoke too!