Private Membership at The Luxury Tree House River Oaks · Houston

Where purpose meets imagination.

A Note from Robbie and Mandy

We didn’t create a membership to be bougie. We created it to give you a place to rest, reimagine, and enjoy a little wonder.

We believe in the kind of hospitality where you walk into a room and feel at home — where, when you arrive, you’re coming to see friends. New ones, old ones, and everything in between. This is not a dinner. It’s a place to connect, to let your hair down even if it’s up.

We’re building something with a shared experience and a shared purpose. Through Southern Smoke, giving back is planned from the very start — not an afterthought. Our struggles, our stories, our success, all shared for the betterment of Houston.

We hope you’ll join us at the table. We’d love to enjoy life with you.

— Robbie and Mandy Rensel

The Founding Gesture

A Place Where We Make Houston Better Together

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Southern Smoke Foundation has spent more than a decade taking care of the hospitality professionals who take care of this city — the line cooks, sommeliers, dishwashers, servers, and chefs who built Houston’s food culture and now need a hand themselves.

Every founding member who donates fifteen percent of their initiation directly to Southern Smoke receives a fifteen percent credit applied to their initiation at signing. The same gesture, returned. At founding capacity, this partnership delivers a projected $300,000 to $465,000 directly to Southern Smoke.

How to Claim Your Seat

Donate 15% of your tier initiation

Forward your receipt to Robbie@theluxurytreehouse.com

Your fifteen percent credit is applied at contract signing

Donation Amounts by Tier

The Dinner Society Single : $750 · Couple: $1,125

Private Reserve — Single: $2,250 · Couple: $3,750

How Membership works

More Than an Event. A Place You Belong.

Membership at The Luxury Tree House is access to thoughtfully curated events, priority seating, and hospitality from a team that knows your name and your preferences.

Membership begins with a one-time initiation that activates one full year of access. Each year thereafter, members may re-up at twenty-five percent of their original initiation to continue. No monthly dues. Events are ticketed separately.

Two tiers. Limited founding memberships in each. Enrollment is open now.

Event Programming

What You're Buying a Seat To

The Luxury Tree House calendar is a year of carefully composed evenings. A sample of what members can expect:

  • Multi-course themed and heritage dinners

  • Vintner dinners and rare wine evenings

  • Champagne and caviar nights

  • Rare whiskey and agave tastings

  • Progressive cocktail parties through the house

  • Iron Chef-style competitions and hands-on culinary labs

  • One-of-a-kind collaborator events with visiting chefs, artists, and makers

  • Travel-inspired tables and seasonal celebrations

  • Custom private events booked by members at member pricing

Every event is sold separately. Members receive priority booking before public release. The calendar evolves continuously — what you see above is a sample, not a limit.

The Dinner Society

$5,000 initiation (single) · $7,500 initiation (couple)

The Dinner Society is for those who want a refined private dining experience in Houston without planning a single detail. Members receive priority booking for hosted private dinners, chef-driven evenings, and the cooking, wine, and education programming that defines life at The House.

No monthly fee | events ticketed seperately

What Membership Unlocks

  • Priority booking for all hosted dinners and chef-driven coursed dining

  • Priority booking for cooking classes, culinary education, and guest chef events

  • Priority booking for wine, spirits, and cocktail programming

  • 10% discount on private event bookings at The Luxury Tree House

  • Priority dates on the private event calendar

  • Member pricing across TLTH, Savory Celebration, Persephaure, and The House Edit

  • Member-only previews, communications, and content

  • Up to two guests per event at the member rate

Capped at 250 memberships. Founding cohort enrollment open now.

The Private Reserve

$15,000 initiation (single) · $25,000 initiation (couple)

Private Reserve is the highest tier at The Luxury Tree House. It is built for a small founding group who want the first call on every experience and a relationship with Robbie and Mandy that reflects the full depth of what this house is capable of. No event books before Private Reserve. The four-guest allowance also makes this tier well-suited to corporate entertaining and client hospitality.

No monthly fee | events ticketed seperately

What Membership Unlocks

  • First booking window on all dining, before Dinner Society

  • First booking window on all culinary, wine, spirits, and guest events

  • Access to chef's table, sourcing experiences, and off-site events not offered to Dinner Society

  • Inclusion of select marquee experiences at no additional ticket cost

  • Private Reserve-exclusive evenings, not available to any other tier

  • 15% discount on private event bookings at The Luxury Tree House

  • First access to premium dates on the private event calendar

  • Concierge-level handling on every booking and request

  • Guest logistics — dietary, seating, arrival — managed directly by Robbie or Mandy

  • Up to four guests per event at the member rate, ideal for corporate hosting and client entertaining

  • Member pricing across TLTH, Savory Celebration, Persephaure, and The House Edit

Capped at 50 memberships. Founding cohort enrollment open now.

We hope you'll take a seat with us.

Or contact Chef Robbie directly at 832-510-5375 · Robbie@theluxurytreehouse.com