Ritz Charles

As beautiful as the facility is, I only wish the attitudes of the servers matched. I attended a wedding and had an absolutely amazing time. the music was great, food was fabulous and the decorations were superb. Though as the evening started, it was easy to notice how unorganized the staff was. There was a shorter heavier set blonde as the manager, it must’ve been her first day: she was a mess. we had a server who reeked of cigarette smoke and towards the end of the night, she smelled like booze. the staff was more worried about cracking jokes with eachother, then refilling the empty waters on the table. I watched other servers roll their eyes when asked to grab things and most of the staff seemed young and uninterested. Because of the STAFF, I would definitely not choose this facility as my first choice to host an event.

I am determined to host an event at this place one day. It’s an all-​out, classy place for a wedding and/​or reception. For weddings, it’s basically all inclusive (including cake and champagne). Ideal for the bride who doesn’t want to deal with multiple vendors.
It didn’t work well for us as a wedding venue because of their minimums. We would’ve liked to have had a 40 – 50 person dinner reception after the wedding (at $ 65 per person), however, for the Saturday night minimum (I think $ 7500), you need to invite at least 100 people to meet that (which was out of our price range).
Updating to 5 stars: After comparing apples to apples on reception costs, the Ritz is still more expensive than other venues, however not by so much that the extra cost is extravagant. For slightly more you will a get better overall venue experience if you can overcome the sticker shock. We decided to book the Ritz!

I was here as a wedding reception guest and I had a wonderful time. The facilities are beautiful! Anyone who is lucky enough to afford an event here will surely be satisfied. The food was great — I especially loved the goat cheese bruschetta– and the wait staff was super friendly and accommodating. I don’t know anything about working with the sales team, since I was only a guest, but my guess is that they treat you well. Would love to come to another wedding here, so add me to your guest list! :)

My husband and I currently live in Colorado, but we are originally from Indiana. We wanted to find a venue for our wedding reception that would make it easy to plan from afar. After looking at several venues, it was quite clear that Ritz Charles was the place for us! They made everything extremely simple, from hosting a tasting night for future brides where we could see table settings, taste several entrees and cake flavors, as well as view cakes and other wedding ideas. We also were able to set up a private tasting to narrow down our appetizers, which was fabulous! Ritz Charles also did our cake for us, which made it easy to not have to find a separate bakery. I questioned this at first, but they did not disappoint! I gave them a picture of an ombré cake I had found on Pinterest, and the result was exactly what I had wanted! Our guests were extremely pleased with the service at our wedding. The entire staff was very kind and helpful to make our reception events flow seamlessly. Working with the staff throughout our planning process was really convenient, because most of our communication was through email rather than in-​person visits. I would recommend this venue to any bride! It was worth every penny!

I went to the Ritz Charles with one goal in mind: to get my party on with my coworkers. Work rented out the Ritz Charles to throw a glorious 20^th anniversary party and it was truly spectacular! The Ritz Charles not only sounds fancy, but it IS fancy. The venue is incredibly spacious and room for just about everything you can imagine, and this is just talking about the main hall. The venue has plenty of parking and is easy to navigate to off of 31. You can actually see it from the highway. There is a beautiful lobby where you are greeted by an employee who then directs you to wherever your function is, and when you walk in, it’s hard to imagine such a large amount of room for people. They had Vegas-​style gambling everywhere, alongside delicious fingers food, ranging from shrimp puffs to broiled meats to potato skins to stuffed mushrooms. It was all delicious. There was a large stage where a band played and plenty of seating available to everyone. The wait staff were all on their A game, catering to every need you could fathom. If you’re looking for a place to throw a large event to cater to a large amount of people, I highly recommend the Ritz Charles.

I attended my sister-in-law’s wedding at the Ritz recently. I have to say the meal was hands down the best wedding meal I’ve ever eaten — even over my own which I thought was awesome. I know you are thinking, «that’s not saying much! wedding food sucks!» but seriously I would have paid good money for this meal at a restaurant. Teriyaki glazed salmon with some kind of potato-​carrot purée and mixed veggies (asparagus, zucchini, etc). Plus, our server was just amazing. She personally introduced herself and explained exactly what our young son would be getting to eat, asked if he would like something to drink, and checked in on him throughout the event. They even brought him sparking cider for the champagne toast. Such a nice touch. And when he wiped out in the lobby playing with his uncles, they brought him an ice pack. The décor inside is quite lovely. The only negative I’ll say is the bathrooms could use updating.
I’m not sure how they are to deal with on the event planning side, but I’d venture to guess great. My new brother-​in-​law is a DJ who has done many events here and he has nothing but great things to say about them.

Can’t Believe this place hasnt been reviewed yet. I had the distinct pleasure of DJ’ing a wedding anniversary here this past weekend and the entire process was top-​notch. The staff here is warm, inviting & accomodating from start to finish. I would recommend this venue to anyone looking to host a special event!