Great spot for a wedding with beautiful grounds inside and out…read more We had a great time at a friends wedding here this month. The food and drinks were amazing and it was such a great location. There are inside and outside spots for the ceremony and food. We had the service outside in a tent and then cocktail hour outside on the patio. Inside was dinner and dancing and it was a free spot.

Attended my cousin's wedding a few weeks ago and had a wonderful experience with this venue. It's…read morecozy and was very fitting of the couple. The ceremony was beautifully decorated with a chandelier at the top of the tent. It's a great option if you're looking to get married outside but concerned about weather. For the women and elderly at least, you do have to watch your steps when going outside since it's a bit of a cobblestone path in heels or those with poor balance. They do however have handicap access with a ramp. Happy for my cousin and wonderful service!

It was an amazing experience having our wedding at the Main Street Ballroom. We went for a sort've…read moremodern take on vintage theme and the interior fit what we looked for perfectly. We also loved that our caterer brought in their truck utilizing the parking spaces in the front, which really made the outdoor patio feel more private and connected to the party inside. Considering that all vendors are booked independently of the venue, it made DIYing our wedding easier. Scheduling walkthroughs and mapping out the venue floor plan with Rachel was a breeze and Gemma was quite responsive via email to answer any questions you had. Booking our date was especially easy given that we requested a weekday at their hourly rate. On the day of, Tyler was the acting venue manager and was also great and easy to work with. If we had to do it all over again, we would still choose MSB. Thank you for making our day the best day of our lives!

Main Street Ballroom is an amazing place to host a wedding! We chose Main Street Ballroom for our…read morewedding venue due to the flexibility of its catering requirements and gorgeous interiors, and we absolutely made the right call. The staff were flexible and communicative throughout the planning process. Because MSB is already so beautiful, we ended up saving a ton of money on décor. We also saved money by providing our own alcohol and caterer, rather than going through a venue approved caterer as many venues require. Everyone at our wedding remarked on the gorgeous setting and we loved getting ready in the bride's and groom's rooms! If you want to take first look photos, we recommend going to the Patapsco Female Institute, which is just around the corner.

Wonderful event space!…read more Tons of room. Great lighting. I assume the decor can change but as my photo shows it was elegantly appointed for the event we attended... without being pretentious or overbearing. Parking lot is a bit small given it also serves other business in this vicinity.

I'm writing this review strictly about a member of The Great Room staff…read more I was delivering cupcakes for an event last weekend and when I arrived, I was told I need to talk to Angie (Head Event Manager) about logistics. Once I found her, simple questions like 'where do I put the cupcakes' and 'what time does the event start' were met with cold, short replies from Angie. She asked why the cupcake boxes weren't labeled and I told her my client did not request it, I was only told to make the cupcakes and deliver them. The flavors were pretty obvious but I wrote them down anyway. She then implied that I wasn't prepared, again in a condescending tone. Certainly not how I wanted to be treated after spending 6 hours making cupcakes! I was actually considering having an event here, but if I have to deal with Angie I definitely won't be booking them.

I attended a wedding here as a guest in September 2019. Therefore, this review is purely from a…read moreguest experience standpoint--I can't speak to pricing or customer service. The wedding wasn't big; there were about 60 guests + a wedding party of 10 or so. I felt there was sufficient capacity for this sized wedding, but anything bigger and the place would have felt claustrophobic. The manor is very charming and obviously historic, with creaky floors. The weather was favorable that day for an outdoor wedding in the garden behind the house. Since the manor is made up of a couple smaller rooms and then 1 large dining room, I imagine the wedding would have been moved to the dining room if it had rained. I believe the bride and groom used the in-house catering, including hors d'œuvres passed around for about an hour between the wedding ceremony and dinner. My favorite hors d'œuvres were the mini grilled cheese sandwiches served with cups of tomato soup. They also passed around sweet potato pancakes, chicken skewers, and shrimp skewers. The sweet potato pancakes were really sweet--more of a dessert than the others. When they opened the dining room for dinner, each table was set up with a starter salad and a bread basket. The dinner consisted of 3 stations: one with grilled salmon served with rice and grilled vegetables, one with gourmet pasta bar, and one with short ribs. The guests were directed to the buffet/stations on a table-by-table basis. The pasta bar in particular got backed up since it was made-to-order, so I wound up getting the ribs and salmon and then going back to the pasta bar once it cleared up. My favorite was the salmon, since it was filling without being too heavy, but I did enjoy the pasta bar, which had a good selection of vegetable toppings. The manor was well-maintained, and the unisex bathrooms were clean and well-supplied. However, there were only 2 of them, so there was inevitably a constant line in the hour or so following dinner. The bride and groom had informed us there were 30 parking spaces at the manor as well as plenty of free street parking nearby. Since the manor is located in a largely residential area, the street parking was pretty easy. Overall, from a guest's point-of-view, this was a really lovely place to hold a relatively simple small-to-medium-sized wedding.

Visited for an outdoor wedding. Spacious, outdoors and indoors. Grounds well kept. About 50-100…read morepeople at the wedding I attended. Adequate parking.

Beautiful location and views for a wedding but the food and service was so so. Definitely get what…read moreyou paid for but could have been better.

Here for a wedding. Plenty of free parking. Location is in between houses…read more The actual wedding was outside along the water. Chairs were tight amongst each other. Reception was inside. Large space to dance and enjoy the night away. Bartendar fort the reception had a bartending space. Bathroom was clean

Perfection t place for your event. The hall is very large and great for parties, weddings, meetings…read moreand events. There is a kitchen, bathrooms, lounge and meeting room available. There is also an outdoor patio space. Great people to work with as well.

I have been to quite a few events at Ridgely's from graduation parties to baby showers. This past…read moreSunday, I attended a high school graduation party. This venue is nice. It is clean and spacious and the staff is nice. The parking lot is a little on the smaller side, but other than that, this venue is great for just about any event.

i have used them twice over the years, for my daughters wedding for 150, and my Dad's 100th…read morebirthday party. people who attended these events then used them. Their service, selection, and food are incredible. I would not use another caterer.

Next month this review will be 14 years overdue. As others…read morehave said Rhonda is amazing. She isn't a wedding coordinator, but sure did a lot to make our wedding day fantastic. Her work was so seamless and so through the catering was never a thought or a concern. It was my wedding day and the service was so outstanding and professional I was able to fully focus on enjoying my day and not concern myself with anything else. All special requests all needs, all requirements were met with complete perfection. There was zero, zero, zero issue or drama. Now the food. OMG. First it was gorgeous. I didn't know if I should look at it or eat it. The display was beyond fantastic. But it is food, ya gotta eat. Oh yeah, the trend of perfection continues. So very, very good. I don't have many opportunities to use catering but if I did I would make only one phone call and one call only. Saucy Salamander.

One of my best bews had her surprise 40th birthday party here and it was absolutely amazing. Her…read morefamily surprised her with a beautiful spread with a menu consisting of fried deviled eggs with crabmeat to seafood Mac and cheese. The whole venue was decorated with every feel imaging "Harlem Nights" type of feel. If you ever seen Harlem Nights the movie this venue rebirthed it. The decor was a touch of gold, black and red. The feathered headband and a touch of sparkle filled the room. Everyone was in character . I wish I could have captured more pictures but my phone died. Her cake had actual waterfalls!! Such an amazing party and she throughly enjoyed every moment!

We had a party here for 185 people and the staff and management were incredibly incompetent. For…read morethe food, the chicken was okay but the shrimp and steak were awful, and more than that the locale had tons of issues. The power went out 3 times while we were there including during an entrance, stopping the music. The bathrooms were incredibly dirty and smelled horrible, one of the sinks had an old valve which broke and we were forced to pay 50 dollars in damages for their faulty equipment. While the bartender was good making drinks incredibly slow and the line grew fast. The worst of all was that my truck which was parked three spots from the main entrance got parts stolen from the back during the party, which their security outside didn't notice and was supposedly out of view of their cameras. Overall it was a negative experience and I would not recommended this location for any sort of wedding or party.