Reviews of Indiana Roof Ballroom (Event Planner)

Sjon Ross

I've been visiting this place for over 20 years...best place on earth!!!

hotglassmcnash .

Beautiful establishment, and an awesome place to have a venue! Customer service was top notch, and the buffet was attended to throughout keeping food fresh, and filled. Bar staff were a delight. Can't wait till FDIC 2020. Thank you so much!

Danielle Harris

As a wedding photographer we love working at the Indiana Roof Ballroom. The staff goes above and beyond to make every wedding a stunning success. The beautiful space is perfect for those wow factor weddings. - Danielle Harris Photography

Robert Coleman

The food and the venue are absolutely stunning. The wait staff are great. At the event, my mom took a bit of a tumble. The head of security did such a great job taking care of her, cleaning her up, and making sure she was okay. It's an upscale place, so any event is going to be ritzy and not cheap. If you have the opportunity to come and experience it, though, you will NOT be disappointed. The only negative I can think of is that the bar staff were not entirely pleasant or put together. That didn't detract from the experience, however.

Connie Bell

There for a wedding reception. Everything was gorgeous. Service was awesome. Food was delicious.

KIMBERLY Syra-leffew

The event that I went to with a great place and the way they decorated it I just felt like what I walk through the door that I was no longer in Indianapolis and that was a strange and good feeling Just a nice place overall

mandy dale

500 students in attendance made for a packed venue in this delightfully historic facility

Jonathan Hicks

Beautiful venue. Great for conferences and celebrations.

Kim Baver

Beautiful venue!

Agnieszka Baurichter

Absolutely beautiful

Patty Dice Smith

Beautiful venue

Chung Chow

I’ve attended several events at The Indiana Roof Ballroom and continually I am blown away by the food presentation and service!

Mike Swinson

Great place. Very classy. Super staff and catering. Perfect for any company function.

Sara Berghoff

Wonderful food, excellent staff and the decor can't be beat. Unlike so many other event spaces The Roof has character to make every event memorable.

Jeff Quyle

Glamorous atmosphere for an event venue

john jones

Classy

Audrea Diliberto

Good place for a large event

Keith O

Beautiful

Carolyn Thurston

Gorgeous event facility. Can easily handle large numbers elegantly.

Beth Watrous

Beautiful decor and friendly staff!

Luke Stark

A gorgeous venue for any event. Drink prices are a little stiff, but that happens at most downtown venues. They do a great job.

Marc Parton

Grand ball room, good food and friendly service.

Matt Haseman

The 3rd time we have attended a dance here. Loved it each time. If we lived closer we would go to all the dances. Appetizers and drinks available too.

Dale Miller

Nice,elegant venue. Rich with history.

brown beverly

Great atmosphere and beautiful facility. Staff was wonderful.

Dan Fonnesbeck

I was blown away away how beautiful this facility was. Like it was out of a fairy tail ball. Incredible food and very attentive staff. Wonderful experience.

Becky Bechtel

Best Wedding Reception Venue in Indiana, Hands Down! Look no further than the Indiana Roof Ballroom for top notch professionalism from the day you sign the contract until you pay the last bill. No other venue compares in the State of Indiana. Our guests have not stopped talking about our daughter's reception. The lighting, the food, the staff, the coordinator (ours was Kile Shaw), the bar, the set-up, etc. Your guests will tell you it is the nicest reception they have ever been to. We feel like our daughter and now son-in-law, were given a fabulous start to their new life together as a married couple!

Dajada Cowherd

Really nice venue but I do feel that the bathrooms are outdated and could use somewhat of an update.

Timothy M Schwenk

Good place for an event.

Ted Pagonis

Beautiful place with great service and delicious food!

Kate Adams

Great food and staffing!! Decor is dated but wonderful acoustics and a fun time!

Michael Pedone

Should see it's a very classy 1940s ballroom with 1940 ambience

William Tchate

The ballroom is very beautiful. Stunning interior design, incredibly large space. Probably a sight of its own in Indy.

Ed Bailey

The bands I play in have performed at the ballroom several times. The staff operates the venue in a very professional manner. Their sound system well enhances what the bands play. Their food preparation staff creates good refreshment offerings. The band's gig last night was very enjoyable, and the paying clients seemed to enjoy the event as well.

Aaron Cook

Came here for New Year's. Had a great time the food was amazing, the cocktails weren't great but were at least effective, and the DJ they had playing did a phenomenal job. Just don't let your friend drink whole bottle of gin playing drinking games in the hour before you come here. It's just going to end with them shouting randomly as "their song" comes on, but they'd had so much, every song is their song and then they grind on everyone in your group regardless of gender, orientation, or commitment, which will annoy their girlfriend who keeps rolling her eyes and saying, "Oh my god," at everything they do, including talking so much they annoy the uber driver into turning up the radio.

CRAZYINDY SCOTT

Very nice

Rishikesh Bagwe

Historical Venue!

William Riley

Really neat venue.

Kristine Nguyen

The ambiance is wonderful but the food was served cold and chewy.

Imogene Rhule

Always a great place for our banquet

Z. Hillary Harris

Annual Barristers Ball IU McKinney

Lahapa Brown

Such a beautiful venue!!

Mel Lake

Beautiful old theater with excellent food

Jen's C.

Beautiful

Erwin Brown

Grea place to have a large party

Potters Clay

Great venue and a great time!

Thomad Carroll

It's wonderful

Jacob Darling

Good venue

Zainab Kapadia

Great Hall for weddings and other events too loved the style and design of it.

Philip Brandin

So amazing venue! The dance floor was the best I've ever danced on and it's just so beautiful!

Marilyn Bowman

Very classy! Excellent food!

Jordan Lewis

Very classy venue

Amanda Randerson

Holy goodness this place is amazing!

William Miller

Love the floors. Loved the balconies. My son was there to be sworn in to the Indiana bar association. Great place. The serving staff was very nice also.

dannyelle Mitchell

Beautiful facility.

Joel Surber

Beautiful venue downtown for various events

Mary Cross

What an amazing experience we had for our daughter's wedding. Everything about this venue is done down to the detail. The managers were extremely attentive to our needs, very professional and wonderful to work with. The dinner presentation was outstanding, the food and drinks were delicious, and we cannot say enough about the entire staff of the Indiana Roof Ballroom.

Nathaniel Edmunds Photography

There isn't another venue like it...anywhere! It is one of the most unique venues in the city. The lighting is unbelievable and can transform the room into ANYTHING. We've photographed wedding ceremonies, wedding receptions, non-profit galas, birthday celebrations, corporate meetings, etc. at the Indiana Roof Ballroom. The staff and ownership at the Roof are some of the very BEST. The food is delicious. We just love photographing here. It is one of our favorites for so many reasons.

Chris Remillard

Great place for an event. Loved it

Paris Love

Was there for a United Way Luncheon, it was a beautiful building!

Tim Scott

Great place for a group event!

Cliff Rawley

Fantastic venue. The atmosphere is amazing!

Dave Dufeau

What a view!

johnnyraes

As always beautiful place.

Joyce Morrison

Lovely venue

Mike

It is a great space to have an event.

Chief Lawson

A Hoosier Landmark my mom and dad went there when they were dating and I go there for those in your off Shrine potentates ball. Drinks are reasonable and they're very, accommodating.

Alisha Estabrook

Beautiful ballroom with an amazing ceiling and awesome "thunderstorm" display.

Olivia Farrington

Beautiful interior with gorgeous decorating.

Pam Porter

Beautiful, Historic Place!

Dave Chatterjee

Bantu's white coat ceremony held here

Vincent Rush

Unbelievable facility!

emi earhart

Love the architecture and had a very nice lunch there as well.

Stacey Morgan

An incredible event center

Allyson Allen

Beautiful!

Ashlie Eaton

The inside was beautiful and the staff were so nice and helpful.

Andrew and Chrystal Sisson

Event room was beautiful and food was delicious. The mold on the wall in the staircase was a bit disconcerting.... but everything else was immaculate.

Omar Elias Duran Lantigua

The place has very old furniture and the people there could be nicer...

Tasha Jackson

Great event ball room!

Jan Smith

Stunning place. Being ballroom dancers, we stopped on a Friday morning just on the chance that we could see the place. Doors were unlocked, so we entered. Don't try the stairs... use the elevator. The facility is used mostly as a rental venue for weddings, and was being set up for one tomorrow. The manager, Craig, greeted us and not only welcomed us for photos, which he took, but gave us a tour which included the backstage door upon which two workers had recorded their ratings of musicians almost a century ago. The floor in this place is phenomenal. Rated by Lawrence Welk as the most comfortable dance floor in the world, due to its 1x6" boards (on side so the surface boards are 1" wide & 6" deep) twice suspended, the floor is circular. Unlike any I have ever seen. They have public big band dances 6 times yearly. We have put it on our bucket list. The ceiling has starlight optics and a moon. Check the photos on their website. Magnificent.

Truthly Speaking

Really nice but parking isn't a breeze by far... Even though I think those gentlemen may had been valet .. That's the rating for time spent looking to park and walking the green mile to get right with Jesus on the way.. LoL

K T

This is really a fantastic venue. There is plenty of room to move around.

Andrew Okerson

A wonderful venue in the heart of downtown. If you can spend the money, it is the place for your party, reception or gala.

Allen Celestine

Rose award was great experience

BluJay

Awesome workers and awesome food :)

Dave Spencer

Beautiful place

danny spain

Great place to go the food was outstanding

Sally Myers-Gerth

Wonderful venue in Indy for special events, corporate or private. Antonia & Kile are fantastic to work with. They do everything they can to make events run smoothly and event planners keep cool. Love them and love the IRB.

Jenna Spurrier

This is a very nice venue. Typically always parking in the garage but getting out an take awhile. Food is good and so are the acoustics and service.

Ed Jurczak

Indiana roof ballroom was one of the best places In Indy We were there for a convention and one of the Sponsors had a private concert from Big & Rich.... All of the employees from Indiana roof ballroom treated everybody with the most respect imaginable thank you again for a great job had A-blast there.

Jacob Danielson

Atmosphere is nice

Laura Arnold

My parents drove 3 hours to look at prospective venues for my wedding. We arrived and no one offered to assist us, so we just stood around for 5 minutes before I saw 3 girls holding clipboards and talking. I approached them and they didn't acknowledge me, so I had to interrupt and ask for help. They pointed me toward a girl who they said could help I approached this woman who, again, ignored me. After I yet again butted in, she informed me that she doesn't know who can help me. At this point, I'm standing around with my fiance and my parents and we're about to leave when a woman named Antonia comes up and says she's the sales manager and asks what we want. I told her we had an appointment, and she was quick to say they don't do appointments on Saturday, even though I was holding the email that had our appointment confirmation. She told me she could only spare 10 minutes to talk with me. I asked to see the dressing room for the bridal party, and she made a rude face, as if I were the biggest inconvenience ever. She begrudgingly said she could show me. She interrupted me at every sentence and was extremely patronizing. At that point I was fed up and told her that I don't want to waste her time and that we'd go somewhere else. She said "ok." I'm not a bridezilla by any means, and I don't expect people to bend over backward for me, but the staff are beyond rude. So we and our $35,000 walked out the door.

Frank Perez

The place is beautiful, service is awesome. Good for weddings, company parties.

Richard Grassmyer

Attended Big Band Series for a ballroom dance.. Gorgeous facility..nice, large floor. Dress up and dance! You will have a good time. Arrive early and choose from several local restaurants.

Judy Jones

Great place for special events. Decor is fancy yet comfortable. The food is usually good.

G K

Where do I begin? ... i guess I'll talk about one thing at a time ... the management/personnel .... (lack of) autonomy for your own wedding ... cookie cutter facilities that make every wedding there very similar (although a nice facility) ..... a business that cares only about the bottom line and not their clients. #1) Antonia: this is your wedding planner from your worst nightmare that you cannot get rid of. She not only is hostile to even the bride/groom and family, but she will try to take over and dictate how the wedding will go. Abrasive personality that will run your wedding like a business event. Not very bright, not very professional, but acts surprisingly haughty regardless #2) Lighting and the facility is great I have to admit. This is what attracted us to the place in the first place. However, have you seen any pictures from two different weddings taken at the indiana roof? Well .... no need, you've seen one wedding there, then you've seen them all. Every single wedding at the facility looks exactly the same. I mean .... it's still nice at the end of the day, if you don't mind the internet or your indy facebook friends posting pics of a wedding that has the very same look and feel regardless of the amount of time you've spent making it your own (best you could do given #1 above) ... but it will still not be unique. #3) So a little more than half way through the planning, we had enough. Could not take all the ridiculous restrictions this place has! They abuse the fact that there aren't many venues in indianapolis downtown that can host a big party. Thankfully some new places have come up recently to compete and.... maybe improve the professionalism and people friendliness ... that indiana roof feels is unnecessary given luxury of the lack of competition. Antonia, at this point tried to swindle much more money than the contract would entitle them. Most places would even nullify the contract fees if they were to find a replacement party. Roof however would like to replace you and take as much money from the initial client as possible. I promised to pay all the fair losses from the contract, however she (apparently with little legal suave/moral sense) attempted to make ridiculous claims that their formal written contract could not support. #4) back to antonia ... I just can't understand how a person with such little business-social etiquette for this industry could function as their face? I guess because given the lack of competition, Roof cares about the bottom line and will sell their souls for every penny. This was not only frustrating/insulting but really just disappointing and outrageous .... leading me to write such a thorough and critical review. Especially since every review I've ever written online is only to praise a facility. This was a review that was overdue but felt necessary to warn other locals to STAY AWAY. now if you wan a easy fix where you do not mind everything looking very much structured and don't have much of your own style to incorporate .... and don't mind being passive to such a facility .... you can still have a nice facility to entertain your guests with less work on your part.You will just have to sacrifice originality, pride, money and support a corrupt establishment .... IMO. End of the day, it's about the people at a party than anything else .... but I'd rather take my people elsewhere. good luck

Glenda Hernandez

Beautiful venue. Have been here twice for an awards ceremony and event party. I enjoyed the catered food.

Tom Nohr

Crazy place service was off the hook

matt okerson

Beautiful historic room in downtown near the mall and food and drink.

Justin Lee

100% professional and engaged staff, the highest marks are not enough for this amazing venue. Truely a gem for Indianapolis to have this historic event hall. If you are reading this you are making a great decision.

Eric Sherman

Great venue!

Beautiful African princess

Awesome place

Matt Gindhart

One of the best places in town to have an event. Excellent food

Dustin Wasson

Beautiful event venue.

Wayne Hamilton

Great time at the Indiana Roof Ballroom during their Big Band Dance Series. Performing was Lonny Lynn Orchestra. Ballroom dancing included swing, rumba, waltz, tango, foxtrot and the cha cha. Band was very good, wish they were better at announcing what type of dance was next. Maybe 60-70% of the time there was an announcement. At times it was a bit crowded and chaotic. Beautiful location, definitely go if you enjoy Ballroom dancing!

Matthew Magner

This place is amazing. We had our State IMTA banquet here. It is great.

Bert Stewart

Beautiful ballroom amazing light and sound show. If you enjoy ballroom dancing you can not ask for a better place.

Tatiana Italia

Such a beautiful place! Liz Murray was the key note speaker for this particular event held there. She is the one on stage. Author of the book "Homeless To Harvard."

John W. Francis

Great facility and staff for company event

rob walsh

Always a class event!

Local Guide #141

Great place for a corporate event

Kareema B

Here for the Prayers Breakfast......nice ballroom. Staff were professional. Not much of it but the food was good. Such a small portion or it was the actual......correct portion and I'm just used to more.....don't judge me. Lol