Amazing experience from start to finish. The food was delicious, the service was attentive without being overbearing, and the ambiance was perfect, stylish, lively, and comfortable. Everything came out fresh and well-timed, and the staff made us feel genuinely welcome. Definitely a spot I'll be coming back to and recommending to others. read more

Modera venue is absolutely stunning and an elegant indoor space. We wish the evening never ended. Karen (Garen) has been fantastic from the moment we reserved this venue for engagement. Upon arrival, the atmosphere was welcoming thanks to the cleanliness and sophistication of this venue. The aesthetic of this venue was exactly what we were seeking, and it kept getting better and better. read more

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My church just had a their Christmas party there and it was horrible service! From the parking charging $15 for valet to charging an extra fee for Kids 3 and under. They didn't have enough servers and the food was very salty as well. read more

I cane here for a friends wedding and was so pleasantly surprised! When we arrived there were already so many appetizers on the table: 3 kinds of olives, 3 types of bread, cheese platter, meat platter, seafood cocktail, smoked fish, hummus, tzatziki, pickled vegetables, salads etc. Not only was the food excellent but the service was phenomenal! Best service ive had a wedding!!! We were served by 2 gentleman, 1 young and 1 older. Both men were incredibly kind, attentive and warm! Our meal also included kabobs of chicken and beef and lamb with rice and ribs. Incredible experience here!!! read more

Modera Venue - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Glendale, California

As a newcomer to LA, I searched high and low for the perfect venue to celebrate my children's baptism. I visited several places, but the moment I walked into Modera, I knew I'd found it. Modera checked every box and more: elegant ambiance, versatile space for both intimate and larger gatherings, excellent management, great value, and outstanding food. The staff was warm and welcoming, and the convenient parking made it easy for everyone. My guests were thrilled, especially with the food! I'm quite particular, but Modera truly surpassed my expectations. Special thanks to the management for their flexibility, friendliness, and professionalism. I couldn't have asked for a better experience! read more

Very very poor service.. did not expect that kind of service. We had a wedding last night 120ppl and paid for 130 people as we wanted to sit kid's separate in one table which was 6kids total. Long story short.. food was not enough every single table ran out of food and they could not refill as they did not have enough food, not a single table beverage was refilled. At the end of the event every one was thirsty and asking for water and there was no water or any other drink to provide them. All guests lift hungry and thirsty! If you plan your event please make sure you have enough food/drink. At the end event staff was asking for tip I was amazed how they can expect tip with this kind of service. read more

I just had my Daughter's bridal shower in Modera. Mike and Garen were super friendly and were cooperative with every thing we asked for . The process was easy and all the staff were helpful and friendly as well. All my guests were giving me great feedback about the hall and had amazing time. The food was welll made and beautifully set up on the tables. The hall is beautiful and I am so happy with the outcome of my party. Will definelty book for my future events. read more

I did my sons first birthday party and christening here and I'm so happy my husband and I chose this venue. Great, hardworking staff, delicious cuisine, and beautiful interior design. All my guests were saying that there salads and hot dishes were mouth watering! I will definitely book for future events! read more

It's really cheaper than the other Armenian banquet halls. Very good if you're hosting the party. The food is similar to other Armenian banquet halls and there is sufficient food... everyone got full! Very accomodating. Very presentable. Not a lot of restrictions. The owner is flexible... as long as he gets paid, he's good. I gave it a 3 star despite the glowing review i just gave coz the food is not exceptional. All the other Armenian restaurants/banquet halls would have the same food. The decor is not that exceptional either: though it is nice, other Armenian banquet halls are more ostentatious... if you like your banquet halls ostentatious... read more

Amazing banquet hall!!! Great customer service!!! I threw my husband a surprise 30th birthday party here a couple of weeks ago... Karen the owner was so nice and helpful the entire time. I had called about 30 different banquet halls and Karen gave me the best price out of all of them... There was a flat rate per seat (like it should be) from begging to end. There were no extra "security" fees or any surprises when it came time to pay the bill. Karen was very professional yet friendly so the entire process didn't feel like just a business transaction. He was willing to work with my needs and even gave me a recommendation for a videographer which I ended up using!! The manager Albert was so kind and it showed how hard working he was. The night of the party he and two other waitresses stayed until 3am and even made us the classic breakfast us Armenians are so accustomed to at the end of banquet hall parties. The food was amazing all the appetizers and main dishes....very delicious.. Everything was so well put together and the banquet hall its-self is sooooo beautiful!!! Love this place...5 stars all around!!! read more

DO NOT HAVE YOUR EVENT HERE!!! I made the HUGE mistake of having my engagement party here. For religious reasons, I had to cater my own food so all he was providing me was 1) the venue 2) service and 3) tables/chairs/utensils. At the time we paid our deposit he promised us that there would be at least 2 servers during my engagement party. Furthermore, he charged us $45 per person WITHOUT FOOD!! I was desperate because it was close to my engagement day and all the other venues were already booked. So I had no other choice but to cough up the money. Come engagement day, there was NOT 1 server there. My own family and relatives had to serve themselves. It was sooooo embarassing!!! To make matters worse there was NOBODY handing out drinks. My poor aunt had to cut the cake and my uncles had to hand it out to the guests. OH and they used their hands to cut the cake because Ani Banquet hall didn't have anyone to provide a knife or anything. It was such a NIGHTMARE!! Please do yourself a favor and do NOT have your event here!! He's a liar and I guarantee that all the positive reviews on here are his family and/or friends!!! read more

I just had my event this past sat it was amazing the food the service was great the hall is beautiful elegant read more

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We just had my sis in law 50th bday party at Ani banquet hall yesterday 04/30/16, it's 5 star for the entire event. From the time that we've met Garen the owner until the end of the event, it was a smooth and success party! Garen is very nice and easy to deal with. Marina our floor captain and our point of contact at the event was accommodating and very helpful. Food is superb, tasty and delicious. We had a great time and our guests compliments us on choosing Ani for our event. We will definitely go back for more parties and will give our recommendations to all of our friends and family. Thanks Garen and all of your staff for helping us on making our celebration, an event to remember. Cheers! read more

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My wedding and Baptism of my daughter happened here. This place is amazing, the owners, great and absolutely everything was spectacular! I recommended this place to all my friends and I will always go back! They even filmed a movie here, so that's a pretty high class place! read more

My Brother just got married. and this is the next day. i find myself in a hotel room, in Glendale, still clad with the same cheesy Tuxedo i wore the night before. as the fog begins to clear, i am relieved to see that i am indeed alone..phew! scenes of the past night are flashing through my mind like a montage of clips from "Wedding Crashers". at one point i think i may have danced "the freak" with the brides 58 year old mother. a lot must be said about the people who run this place. when my brothers future bride told me about the deal they got, i was extremely skeptical. there was no way it was gonna be good considering the low price she paid. she assured me that it was going to be nice. on the wedding day, i was running errands with my bro, and we had to drop off the beer kegs to the hall. we parked in the lot, and loaded the kegs into the elevator. when the elevator opened, i was shocked to see that the upstairs hall was actually very nice. the decor was subtle but looked well done. the tables were nice, and the room didnt seem overcrowded. we made our way into the kitchen where we met a few of the cooks. they were very nice, and seemed eager to help. we loaded the kegs into the walk-in fridge, and went on our way. i have to say, that kitchen smelled fantastic!! later that night, after the actual Funeral, i mean, Wedding. we made our entrance, and got the party started. there were plenty of appetizers all over the tables, and lots of bread, along with some delicious spanikopita. a Green Salad was served, which was fresh, and crisp. then they brought out some big crinkle-cut potatoes that were absolutely amazing. the whole time, the waitstaff kept the pitchers of beer at full capacity. these guys were on the spot with the re-fills. i have to divulge this, by the time the main course arrived, i was about 3 pitchers, and 4 Tequila shots deep. but i do recall the basmati rice being cooked perfectly. the meats were delicious, and the chicken was a highlight. there was soo much food everywhere. the DJ did his thing, and we danced the night away. there is no such thing as a Mexican wedding without at least one fight. well this one had two. there was a very cool, and calm security guard outside who did his job very well. all in all my brother and his new bride had an amazing night, everyone was filled up to the top with food, and the beer flowed as if there was an endless supply. i even caught a few of the waiters gettin "Jiggy" with us, and enjoying themselves. thumbs up folks! now, where the hell are my shoes? and why is my vest on backwards?? read more

Me and my Fiance went to check this place on our wedding reception, it is upstairs, the ceiling is low and although they say they can fit 220 people it seems super tiny.:/ I hated the menu that they had but they are really cheap, one of the cheapest places that I have seen so far but it wasn't for us. The pictures are accurate though. Probably really good for a small wedding reception :) read more

This is the first time I was at this hall and Meh I've been to better small banquet halls that compare to this one. I was a guest at an event that was hosted here. The hall itself is ok, some restaurants look much more hip these days. The tablecloths and napkins are made of the same material (matching on purpose?). Food was OK too. Unfortunately the appetizers they had were not the best. Shrimp in the so called cocktail sauce was very rubbery, salads stale and no taste to them. Bbq itself - Meh, I only liked the chicken lule. Dunno how they plan to fit 220 ppl but I say for 150 it's a good space. I'd probably never host an event here myself. Waiting staff walks around looking all pissed off... read more

Love the food love the environment great place to have a party

Ive been here 5+ times and i loveee this place. Food is amazing, the place is amazing. They just remodeled the place and it looks amazing. Will recommend this place :))) read more

I had my 21st birthday party here with a little over 110 guests. We fit in their perfectly and still had space for 5-6 more tables. My guests had an amazing time and 60% of that has to be due to the location. Ani's food is by far the BEST I've ever had. The waiting staff was also amazing!! Everything was clean, nice, and designed perfectly. I especially love the LED lights they have running up and down the hall! I recommend any event to be held at Ani or even if you're hosting a house party any need of food to be catered from Ani! read more

Appetizers are so good specially the pasta, avocado & salad & the main dish too. the only concern i have is they took the appetizer so early they can just leave it on the table & take everything after the main dish specially some people came late they didn't have a chance to try the appetizer & also they didn't serve fruits on the dessert they only gave coffee & the slice birthday cake..I suggest if you will celebrate here give them detail instruction to keep the appetizer with main dish & if you want it to go.. read more

I had my daughters baptism here and everything was so well done. The staff took care of ever detail and the party was a hit. The food was amazing and there were even left over which the packaged up for us to bring home. read more

Beautiful place with amazing service! I had my engagement party here 3 months ago & everything was perfect. The man in charge was very helpful, straightforward & there was no hidden fees. The day of my party, we were able to go in a few hour early & decorate & the waiters were very friendly. The place is very beautiful, so I recommend this place to anyone who wants to throw any kind of party. read more

This place is awesome with wonderful service. Very honest and trustworthy. We had a great wedding there with great rates. Totally recommend it! read more

Ani is great banquet hall, I was there at my friend's wedding yhis Saturday, I loves their food. I would say Ani banqeut hall is one of the top banquet halls in Glendale, CA read more

PLEASE DO NOT COME TO THIS PLACE! THEY ARE EVIL MONEY HUNGRY CROOKS! THIS PLACE RUINED MY WEDDING! I wish I could give them -1000 stars!! Me and my now husband were looking to have a wedding without going backrupt. We found this little place. We called a bunch of times throughout the day and no answer so we decided to just go. When we walked in the were VERY rude! But I instantly loved the place! It was very pretty with lights and glitter, beautiful set up and chairs. I just knew this was the place I wanted to have my special day. The owner called us into the back room to ask questions. He was first very rude as well and acted very bothered that we were there but once he saw we were interested and had money ready his attitude changed real quick. We asked him all we needed to know and liked everything he was saying. So we decided to go ahead and book it. We made up a contract for 6 to 1am (we both have party animal families). Out of curiosity I asked would it be ok if we had our ceremony there as well at 4 and for the reception to start the ceremony. I even offered to pay extra for the extra time and his EXACT WORDS were "well the wedding is on a Friday and we have nothing planned that day other then your wedding so go ahead and do the reception first with no extra charge". This was amazing news to us! We were so impressed with this place I was bragging to all my family and friends telling them they have to go here for there events. It was turning out to be my true fairy tale wedding!!! We booked the photographer and dj and videographer and bartender to be there according to the time we agreed with the place so paid extra for them to be there until 1. When we went back to make another payment my grandma and mom and fiancé went with me because we had a few more questions. Our guest list was looking pretty full so my grandma who was helping pay asked about how we pay for extra people and also how we pay for the workers we hired to eat. He said we play per person for all the extra people who come and $10 per worker which was not a problem at all. My mom who could not believe this place was so awesome made sure of everything including to make sure it was ok to have the ceremony there still. The man said yes it's fine! I had over 4 witnesses at this point who all heard this verbal agreement. One guy asked me to leave a good yelp review which I imagine he asked everyone else whos left one but I like to leave honest reviews and said I would gladly leave a review after the event. So if this place was so amazing, why did you say "dont come here" you ask? My big day comes, im getting ready to leave to the venue where my future husband and guest are showing up. I am thrilled, excited, nervous, every emotion a girl about to get married should feel. Nothing can ruin my happiness until, I get the phone call.. My fiance calls and tells me the guy we have been talking to the entire time is denying EVERYTHING he said! He is telling us that if we have the ceremony at 4 we have to leave at 1130!! After I wrote on the invatations it ends at 1 am and paid all the workers to be there until 1 and signed contracts with these people! At this point all my guests are there and they are not letting my guests in, keeping them outside burning in the hot sun. My fiance and grandma were inside telling them this is wrong and we had an agreement! They tell my fiance unless he signs a brand new contract that says 4 to 1130 he will not let anyone in! Also I later find out the next day that they forced my grandma to pay for 10 extra people to which we had no extra guest come at all, not even one extra person!! But they made her pay $350 plus $80 for the workers to eat on top of the almost $4000 we already paid for the venue alone. He tells my grandma if she doesn't pay no guests can come in. I start crying in my fresh wedding make up which I just paid 60 to get done and everyone is trying to a calm me down. I figure what can I really do at this point except voice my opinion since it was a verbal agreement but once I see the kind of evil people I'm dealing with I decide to shut my mouth until the end so they don't ruin my wedding even more. My wedding came out beautiful thanks to my family and wedding planner! It was fun and a hit! It was amazing to marry the love of my life! I didn't let it get to me until the 1130 when me and my mom, who didn't know until that moment what they had done, decided it was time to give this guy a piece of our mind. We followed the guy around telling him how wrong he was and how his place is a scam and how we were going to warn every review website out there about this joke of a place with evil men working there. I was crying my eyes out in my wedding dress telling this guy how he ruined my special day and all he did was ignore us and walk away. Didnt even deny it. I would advise anyone with a special event to stay away from this horrible place! I don't wat anyone going through what I did! read more

I had my sweet sixteen at ani. I was so pleased with everything the food was great with great service thanks again!!!

Great food and environment. Especially for the price. Garland will give you a great deal. Our guests definitely did not go home hungry. This is the only event I've hosted where the banquet hall gave us leftover food at the end. They gave us 2 trays of meat we were still eating days after the event. Great venue to host a party. Highly recommended. read more

I also booked my graduation party at Ani Banquet Hall...The owner came in on his day off just to accommodate us. He was extremely friendly and respectful to our needs....He altered the menu so that we wouldn't pay more than we had to for food which I thought was an extremely kind gesture since now days everyone thinks about benefitting their pocket first. The banquet hall was clean and newly renovated. I highly recommend this place because they truly are amazing. read more

Great experience!! We got married here on sep 15. Best service!! Everything was great!! Food was amazing!! Kept our guests very happy! Thank you for a wonderful night! read more

Beware when booking this banquet hall. They have several different managers and an owner who will all promise you something and then go back on it. Their contract only includes the food so there is nothing in writing as far as any other stipulations. We live out of state. The first time we went to see the venue the manager was really nice and they had recently remodeled. The price was good so we signed the contract. We were told everything was included. I specifically asked about a bartender because you bring your own alcohol. He said oh yes, it's included. We go back again to try the food. It is very good. Everyone was still nice. We go back about a week before the wedding just to confirm everything as far as table setups, where the dj and bar will be. Only the owner is available this day. He is not very nice. He tells us THEY DON'T HAVE A BAR. I ask him how is this possible when the manager told us they provide a bartender. He tells us that they keep the alcohol in the kitchen and the guests ask the wait staff for drinks and they bring them out. I wasn't really happy about being lied to and also knew that there would be a longer wait for drinks because of it but I agree to it because I didn't see any other alternative. So the day of the wedding comes and we're told by the manager that the wait staff will not be serving alcohol. I tell him the owner said they would so how can he say no? He tells me no. That's it. I tell him to call the owner. He never does. My brother in law set up a table with the alcohol and my guests served themselves. The wait staff was rude. They have the appetizers on the table when you arrive. After about 30 minutes they come up and ask when we want the main course served. I said now would be great. About 30-45 minutes after that they finally brought it out. Then there's a mysterious extra photographer taking pictures. My photographer asks who she is because she's taking pictures and blocking him. She says she works for the hall. The problem is she was printing pictures on the spot and CHARGING my guests for prints. No one ever told me she would be there. I would have told them no. They obviously do not communicate with each other and don't care what you say. read more

I was invited to my friends b-day party few weeks ago and I really liked the place. The food was amazing. The decor was very cozy and nice...The working staff was very nice and professional... I will recommend this place to everyone.. I will definitely do my future events here. read more

We just had our wedding at Ani on February 7th 2015. We loved it! We had 170 guests and they definitely arranged the tables beautifully and comfortably.The food was amazing! My husband and I loved it! The day after the wedding many of our guests called to congratulate and compliment the beautiful hall and the amazing food. I do not eat salmon, but my husband and many of our guests could not stop talking about it. We really enjoyed the kabobs and the other food as well! If you're looking for a place for a small and intimate wedding or any other event then we highly recommend Ani! The hall itself has recently been beautifully remodeled so we happened to get it at the right time. Karen was a very good man, and he helped us with all our questions and needs. My husband is already talking about having more of our events here. We give them 5 stars! read more

I went there after a funeral. The food was good and plentiful. The service was great too. What i liked about this place as opposed to a restaurant is that they don't try to kick you out. Don't ever have your receptions at restaurants because they want to get you out asap so they can make room for others. One restaurant said they would only give two hours. The only minor problem is you can't see this from the street. It is in the back on the second floor. read more

Just had my graduation party at Ani banquet hall this past weekend. I can honestly say that we were provided with the most outstanding service ever! Great food and atmosphere. All my guests were also very satisfied! Thank you Ani banquet hall for a very fun and memorable evening! read more

We had my parents golden anniversary @ Ani. Great experience. Very nice staff and management. Good food, reasonable price, nice in house decoration, etc. excellent choice for medium size parties and events. Not my first time being there, I have attended several times for bridal shower, baby shower/welcome, sweet 16...always had good experience. Two thumbs up. read more

My first experience at Ani was for my co-workers bridal party and that was last year before it was remodeled but even without it remolded I have to say its now one of my favorite restaurants. My second time attending Ani Banquet was mid January which was remodeled looks nicer and the colorful lights are very enjoyable while dancing drunk in the dark:}. Let me start off by saying the table is filled with several kinds of appetizers, which are very scrumptious and delightful. You MUST try their julien & gormehsabzi (I think that's how you pronounce it) it is to die for. Entrees there are so many too choose from, but I have to say the salmon with veggies and the caramelized lamb chops with the potato wedges was by far my favorite! I don't know much about the pricing but I've been told it's very affordable even if you include the whole menu for your event. It's a nice cozy restaurant and perfect for medium sized events; the engagement party had about 180-195 and it was just perfect the hall looked full. I myself am not Armenian but the hosts of the events that took place here were, and wow, Armenians have delicious food. read more