We attended The Falls 25th anniversary event which happened to be on St Pats day. It caught my…read moreattention because one of our favorite local bands was playing at the event. They advertised it as free admission with cash bar and food. I reserved a table for 10. Arriving at the event we learned that the tables actually weren't reserved and only sat 8 people. Ha. We had arrived in plenty of time to get a good table and pull up a couple of chairs. No problem. Cash bar was staffed by experienced people who provided great service. The St Pats day food was served buffet style- we kept looking for a place to pay for our food but it was free! And quite frankly delicious. Corned beef, cabbage and potatoes served stew style. Cornbread or French bread, Ham and bean soup also served. Cupcakes for dessert. Another bonus was the band starting early. Woo hoo. One suggestion for management- seek out better quality of wine. I know Wild Sun is happy to work with you on that. (No I am not affiliated with them at all I just heard Mark say that)

I was there for a paid event The venue was at about half capacity Although the music was very…read moregood, the food (or lack thereof) was unacceptable At the buffet line, the salad, which I was so looking forward to, was not available because they ran out The wait for that was lengthy and I had to go back and forth to my table a couple of times in order to get some salad. Not a huge deal, but undesirable when you're trying to enjoy a meal Turns out, the meal was not enjoyable because 2 of the side dishes were cold! Not lukewarm, cold! Ruined the whole meal I mentioned same to the manager whose reply was "hmm, I was the last one to eat and mine was not cold" Well everyone at my table agreed that 2 items on their plate was not warm at all. Did the manager think I was making up a story ????? Further convo resulted in no offer to talk to the kitchen staff in order to prevent this from happening again, just a terse "sorry" I will not be back

I attended a corporate event at the caramel room last night. The location was a little bit…read moredifficult to find, but once we got there and were parked in the private gated parking lot with two security guards, we were directed to the fourth floor event space. I agree with the other reviewers, the event space is really beautiful, modern, and well laid out. When you walk in off the elevator, you cross the dance floor and then the very long bar with plenty of high top cocktail tables, circular settees, and cute swings. Since this is an event space, there were no barstools at the actual bar, which is fine. The restrooms are also located at the end of the bar and the Women's restroom was modern and clean. We had four bartenders and they were all very sweet. The pours were not measured out in shot glasses, but they were nice pours. The cocktails were basic, such as margarita, whiskey sour, wines, etc. Our bartender did not know how to make a lemon drop martini. Entering the ballroom/dining area, you are struck by the sparkly, curtain chandeliers. They really are striking. I couldn't stop looking at them LOL!Our dinner was set up with large round tables of 10 seats each. The bread basket contained pretzel rolls and regular bread rolls and they were good, but nothing special. I loved the presentation of the butter which was a really pretty swirl. I ordered the scallops that came with sautéed spinach and I couldn't put my finger on what was mixed with the sautéed spinach but it was really good. The scallops were sitting in a light orange colored sauce and I don't know what that was either but it was delicious and the scallops were a bit small, but cooked very well. Others enjoyed their steaks with sautéed spinach & potato wedges. The chicken Parmesan was served with roasted broccoli and the huge chicken breast was so large, no one finished it. The broccoli was plain and dry and not very well received. Oh, I forgot to mention the salad which had apple chunks & crispy sweet potato haystacks on top - it was really delicious. For dessert our options were hibiscus mousse with a hibiscus macaron or a chocolate shell which was filled with whipped cream and strawberries. Both were super yummy! The wait staff had to encourage us all to leave the dining room after dinner to go back out to the bar area and the upstairs area so they could clear the tables. The upstairs area is just a long hallway with high top tables overlooking the floor below, and access to the rooftop with lounge seating, high tops & fire pits. There was a beautiful view of a suspension bridge, but I don't know the name of it. I spent the most of the evening on the rooftop since it was so nice outside and the DJ was super loud inside. I would recommend this venue. It's suited for very large parties and weddings, it's just really far from St. Peters. I would like to give kudos to the wait staff and bartenders, the service was excellent and everyone had big smiles on their faces. It was a fun night! I normally take tons of pictures but since this was a corporate event, I was too uncomfortable to do so. it was a struggle. I really really wanted to take photos of the food. LOL! Sorry!

Love, love, love! The brunch was amazing. The bottomless mimosas was on point the servers insured…read morethat we were taken care of the food. OMG OMG I will be back when in town if you are looking for a brunch that is unique and offers flare look no further. Parking is secure on a private lot. The Father's Day brunch included a menu to really enjoy. There were crab legs, steak, chicken wings, waffles, sausage, bacon, so many options the desserts added an extra touch poundcake red velvet cake. I wanted to eat everything unfortunately I had to practice moderation.

The ladies of Marcia's Catering were very professional and prepared. They arrived on time and began…read moresetting up their equipment immediately. We arranged their catering services for a work lunch last Christmas and everything went swell! The food was alright. They had a decent selection for an affordable price. We will most likely be using Marcia's Catering again this year!

Marcia and her staff prepared awesome food and were extremely professional and friendly! They…read morearrived promptly to setup up before the party.

They were very helpful, I had a van full, they ran late and the staff there help. There security…read moreguard was great.

Candlelight, Fountain Square and Lamplighter aka The Banquet Centers Inc held full service…read morecatering, bar and staff included. The cakes, Dj and Photographer was optional. Great location, food and very helpful staff. A long time North County favorite. ​

UPDATE: I have added a photo of the obituary, with both the date (June 22, 2013) when I was at…read moreCandlelight, as well as the address, for those who wish to "debunk" this review. What a cliche to say that I wish I could give this place zero stars. In fact, I want other people to rate this shithole, and take away those stars because they deserve negative stars. Please. If this is the only event space that your budget can accommodate, then just cancel your event because your guests do not deserve to suffer this horror. We walked in and the first thing that hit me was the musty basement smell. (I am talking about my basement, which is unfinished and regularly floods. If your basement is finished and properly maintained, it likely smells a lot better than this banquet hall and I am sorry to insult your home.) It could have just not been aired out in preparation of our event, or the nasty, raggedy carpet, or the vents whose filters have clearly never been changed. It was hard to tell because it was so dimly lit you really couldn't see too much of anything, which was probably a good thing. I mean, it was just so gross it made me want to repeatedly wash my hands, but not there. But we sat down in the hard folding chairs at the school-cafeteria-type tables covered with plastic tablecloths (not the durable kind you wipe off, but the dollar-party-store kind that look like garbage bags, but more flimsy), and waited for the food to come out. And waited for the food to come out. And waited for the food to come out. As it turns out, the food was set up half an hour late because of a storm. Yes, you read that right. This banquet hall has no plan in place by which attendees can still be fed inside, when the weather is bad outside. You can imagine we were all pretty hungry by the time the buffet line opened, which is the only reason just about any guest at all ate that HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE food. I am talking about green beans out of a can. Not green beans out of a can, then seasoned and other ingredients added. I mean, just dumped out of the can into a chafing dish. Instant mashed potatoes (really? Outside the army?), with canned/jarred gravy. Overcooked to mush mostacciolli with dreadful sauce. And dry, dry, dry chicken. It wasn't just me. Everyone in attendance commented on the poor quality of food. Some even compared it to public school lunches. I can only guess that this hall was chosen because it could offer a cheaper price than others that the host contacted. If this is true, this is a perfect example of "you get what you pay for." Though if they charged anything at all, they are stealing from people. Maybe it was hard to research because they have no Yelp reviews, so let me perform the public service of being the first: RUN FAR, FAR AWAY!

I was here recently with the company I work with attending the SC25 Super Computing show. It's an…read moreolder convention center with some modern amenities but could use an upgrade. Not many places connected to it to eat at except for a small coffee shop, so we had to find places within a few blocks to walk to. It's a large and clean space which gets the job done, but nothing special.

Spent a few days here attending a conference. Located downtown, it's one of the largest convention…read morespaces in the country. Connected to the center is the home dome of the United Football League's Saint Louis BattleHawks. With a ballroom, exhibit rooms and open floor space, makes for a versatile utilization for trade shows, conferences and events. Easy to get around, a few restaurants and public transit accessible.

I had Artistic Affairs cater a business lunch for a 25-person meeting. Cam was an absolute dream to…read morework with on the coordination, making a great suggestion for the food. I went with the Latin Lunch Line and it was a hit! People were raving about the taste, and the fajita bar idea. Lunch was delivered on time, and our delivery person (I'm so sorry I don't have the name) did a wonderful job of getting everything setup, allowing me to focus on final presentation preparations. I will absolutely use Artistic Affairs again!

Artistic Affairs catered my recent wedding. My fiance and I wanted the food to be something fun…read moreand interactive, and we decided on build your own gourmet burgers. Artistic Affairs was wonderful at helping us create our vision. The food was fantastic and the service was seamless. In addition, they offered phenomenal appetizers -- SO good -- pressed watermelon and feta, Gus' pretzels and white cheddar dip, chicken pot stickers, a cheese/apple/honey baguette. Although we went with the burger bar, they do also offer more traditional catering as well -- they have an incredibly expansive menu. Also they had a great price point compared to competitors in the area -- about half the cost of some other quoted prices.

Delicious food and great service at a reasonable price. We hired Kirk to cater our niece's wedding…read morebrunch - about 40 guests - in our back yard. Kirk brought all of the food along with 2 wonderful servers to set up, serve, and clean up so we got to relax and enjoy the party too. The Citrus-Cured Norwegian Salmon "Lox" with Traditional Garnishes & New York bagels and his Farro (WheatBerry) Salad with Dried Michigan Cherries were my favorites. The food was beautifully presented and so good that the bride & groom and a few guests asked to take some of the leftovers home so the servers packed up to-go packages for them. I would definitely hire Kirk again!!

I hired Kirk to cater my wedding, and the food was amazing. Kirk does not normally do weddings…read morebecause he gears his catering business more toward small get togethers and "foodie" audiences. His largest group is between 60 and 100. I think one of the more popular of his services is coming to people's homes and cooking a gourmet meal for a small group of family and friends. Wedding's tend to me super stressful, and the people planning it can be hyper active, irrational, controlling, etc. There is absolutely no need to be this way with Kirk. My whole philosophy during the planning of the wedding was to let the good professionals do their job while I had a good time. I chose Kirk because I was terrified of serving "bad wedding food". I started searching for caterers online and found a mountain of results. I had no idea how to winnow down to a good, wine friendly caterer. After contemplating the problem for a while, I emailed Catherine Neville, editor and creator of Sauce Magazine. She emailed me back with three or four names. I hit the jackpot! I went with Kirk because of my love of King Louie's restaurant, which is sadly, no longer; he was a chef there a few years back. I also chose him because he was confident, laid back, and capable of providing the most services. He was willing to be a go-between for the tables, chairs, china and what not. He also understands wine--which is what we served our guests, instead of an open bar. Kirk sent me some sample menus, some pricing. I consulted with my father, who was going to find the wine. We okayed a menu and that was the end of it until the wedding. The food was gorgeous and, according to my guests, sooooo good. I was, of course, too wound up to eat. And I knew I would be. It was buffet style. I didn't want to deal with telling my guests where to sit, or having to choose between chicken or beef. So, there was fingerling potatoes, asparagus, crusty breads, chunky salads with goat cheese, cherry tomatoes, little bites of toasts with salmon and some kind of spread, dates with cheese--and much much more. So, with Kirk, his menus tend to use the most obscure name for things--which required constant Google searching while reviewing the sample menus. The only other "tip" I have is if you are working on a wedding, make sure to ask for a separate plate for the bride (for after the wedding), and make sure you get all the leftovers. I think there was some food we paid for, but didn't get to take home. I could be mistaken--but I find it improbable that my guests ate all the petite fours! After the wedding, one of my guests told me that her cousin had hired Kirk to come to her home and make a dinner for her and friends, and that it was so much fun, and so good. I didn't doubt it. I highly recommend working with Kirk for any event. You will not be disappointed, especially if food quality is important to you.