Rathskeller Restaurant

We recently had our wedding in the Kerssaal Ballroom, and it was absolutely beautiful. Even though we did not meet the minimum guest requirement, 200 people, you can still reserve the room as long as you agree to pay for that amount. That part was a little annoying, but worth it. I would recommend working with Mary instead of Josh, we started out emailing Josh, and his answers always seemed a bit snippy. Mary was the one who did the tasting, and she was absolutely wonderful. She always seemed genuinely happy for us, and on my wedding day she could not have been more helpful. She kept checking on me and my bridesmaids, asking if we needed anything, and after the ceremony, she even helped bustle my dress! She set up and organized everything beautifully, and had the room set up exactly how I wanted it. She answered all of my many questions very quickly, and never made me worry about a thing. She definitely helped to make my wedding, and the planning, as pleasurable as she could!!

We got married at the Athanaeum Theater next door to the Rathskeller, but they were in charge of all the planning and food service so we dealt entirely with the Rathskeller. The theater is technically a foundation separate from the restaurant. We had both our ceremony and reception here and it was beautiful. The food was delicious (everyone commented) and the cheapest I could find in the downtown area. There is a minimum for the room-- 175 people. It was around 18.50-19.00 a person. We had many planning times and emails back and forth and Mary Yoder was great about answering all my questions and changing around the proposal for the wedding. Although we had to pay a hefty deposit for the room (all up front because it is a separate foundation), I thought it was totally worth it. It was a unique, huge, absolutely beautiful venue. And it is so large and gorgeous by itself that there wasn't even that much decorating to do! All in all, loved it.

We booked the upper ballroom for our wedding and reception. We had about 80 guest and it was almost the perfect size for our wedding. I wouldn't recommend wedding larger than 100 guests for that particular room, but they have other rooms available that are also very nice. The food was delicious, our wedding coordinator was very responsive and helpful, and the service staff was professional and didn't get in the way. The upper ballroom is all hardwood and they arrange the room so there is space in the middle for a dance floor if you want. You need to bring in your own decorations, but I think that makes the space much more personal for your wedding (but a little stressful when you're setting up). They include the sound system in the room rental and the prices are incredibly reasonable. I would absolutely recommend the Rathskeller for any event.

I had my wedding here recently. The venue was beautiful and it was a great time! Josh was great to work with but the people that worked the night of the event were awful!! One of the guys that worked there got into it with a groomsmen and with my husband. When there was an issue they did not handle it professionally at all.

The lady we talked with on the phone was very friendly and helpful. They also have a really good website with all the information you can think of and prices. Their website also has a menu, which I thought was helpful. The only problem (and the reason we aren't using them) is that there are specific times that you have to have your reception (11:30-4:30 or 7-midnight) so your wedding would have to end at just the right time.

Their food is wonderful and we got a private room cheaper than most restaurants. Josh is great to work with and their staff is always top quality! We were able to set a limited menu so our guests had choices but not free reign. :-)

The Rathskeller was the perfect place for us to hold both our ceremony and reception. They provided a room for the entire bridal party to prepare in. They also served us appetizers after the ceremony while our guests were having cocktails and waiting for us to arrive. The staff was very friendly and willing to go the extra mile to make us happy. Bravo!

The Rathskeller was a great vendor to work with. The customer service response was always speedy. The food was good: a little spicy, we wish we would have had a tasting first (our fault). The Rathskeller provided us with many bonuses including rooms for our cocktail hour and a dressing room in which our wedding party could recoup before the ceremony. They are reception pros and I had no worries the day of. They were willing to work with us down to the last detail at the last minute. They also helped us to work within our budget. You can't beat the location, and parking was not a problem. We are so glad we chose them!

The Rathskeller was a great vendor to work with. The customer service response was always speedy. The food was good: a little spicy, i wish we would have had a tasting first (our fault). The Rathskeller provided us with many bonuses including rooms for our cocktail hour and a dressing room in which our wedding party could recoup before the ceremony. They are reception pros and I had no worries the day of. They were willing to work with us down to the last detail at the last minute. They also helped us to work within our budget. You can't beat the location, and parking was not a problem. We are so glad we chose them!

The staff at the Rathskeller were instrumental in making my wedding day the amazing celebration that it was. They were professional and courteous. They went above and beyond to make me feel like a queen for the day. We had our ceremony and reception in the upper ballroom. We were so pleased with the facility, food and service.

Great venue, good food, just wished they had thought of the little things. Have to be specific about what you want because they won't think of these things for you. It would be nice for them to think proactively like prepare a to go box with goodies for us after the reception was over. We got to our hotel and we were starved.

The Rathskeller offered a wonderful menu for our rehearsal dinner with lots of choices to accommodate a wide variety of tastes and preferences.