Charisma Ballroom

Not my cup of tea but still a decent place to hold an event that will accommodate all ages. The ballroom is on the sub level so there is little disturbance to the neighbors. The venue was clean, a bit dated and the food was average yet edible. The in-​house D.J. was good. He mixed well, played according to the requested song playlist and didn’t play much profanity laced songs. There is a separate bar area, cost check and private room. The staff seem to be diligent with cleaning away dirty plates and utensils. The chairs were a little uncomfortable but the venue was decorated nicely. The parking was not that bad if you are ahead of the other guest.

«Our Mother’s 50 birthday party.»
We fell in love with the venue as soon as we walked in. The young lady at the desk was extremely friendly which made our day. (because we hate bad customer service) I would give this place all five stars because the servers we’re helpful, the food taste great and the DJ was awesome!
But the Manager’s office, where we stored our belongings in, reeked of cigarette smoke, our event coordinator was nowhere to be found (as she promised to be at our side for anything we needed). We ordered Penne A La vodka and received something completely different; a warning would have been nice.
All-​in-​all the restrooms were clean and I did enjoy the light show. I prefer this place to the other venues we’ve visited in queens. the price I must say is fair. If you can decorate the place up it can be magnificent. our decorations with the décor they provided was very cost efficient.
I do recommend they consider people’s comments, and update they’re website. In research for a venue, we viewed the website and saw nothing special and not enough information. 4 weeks before the desired date, desperately driving around queens we did a Google search of the area for venues. And if it was not for desperation and Google we would not of had a great event that night.
My post is late this event took place January 2013

Went to my little sister’s sweet 16 bday party at this venue. I have to admit that I was impressed with how the Ballroom decorated for the event. I believe one of their specialties is sweet sixteens and quinceaneras.
The food was pretty good and their is a bar for the adults to enjoy themselves. The fact that my little sister enjoyed herself also adds to my positive review. If you live in Queens you should definitely check this place out for your future events.

My friend hosted a party for herself, her daughter and her son because the three of them had milestone birthdays in the same year. She hosted a Masquerade ball. The place doesn’t look like much from the outside, when you get inside after going through a hallway you have an option to go into a main party room or visit the bar if your event is serving alcohol. The place was decent looking, it was not a rat hole but I wouldn’t say it was beautiful either. I spent most of the time at the bar trying to talk to my husband, when we were at this party we were actually reuniting because it was the first time we had seen each other in a few years. We weren’t dating before this event but we would sometimes see each other a few years prior to my friend’s party at a bar or party house we used to hang out at. Before the party we started talking to each other virtually practically every moment we were both awake. So this place does have special sentimentality for me. The food seemed to be okay, nothing special but not horrible. They did decorate well for the event.

Having been to 2 functions at Charisma Ballroom, one being a 60^th surprise party and the other being a retirement party I would say that Charisma Ballroom is a nice place for a intimate affair.
This is very much a «Get What you pay For» venue. So, be sure to let the management and staff your vision of your affair and provide some sort of time line for your event.
The management and staff are very accomodating to your needs so just ask or let them know what you may need. I as a guest, did make requests on the staff and low and behold they came thru. Just wish they would smile more. just my opinion.
The Ballroom is mostly mirrored and glass which make the room look even bigger and is very clean.
The staff will help you set up any table centerpieces and last minute gift bag item upon request as we had to have something added to the gift bags last night.
They have a DJ booth as well as flat screen monitors around the room which can and will display Occasion and pictures taken throughout your event.
The food which on both occasions was a buffet style meal (keep in mind you get what you pay for and choose). There were no complaints about the food at my tables at either event but, wish the salmon and roasted red potatoes had a little bit more seasoning and less time in the chafing rack. The other items which were Yellow Rrice with vegetables, Chicken, Baked Ziti, Pepper Steak, and 2 Salads (Ceasar and Spring Greens with tossed salad) were okay.
The bar is actually a couple of feet away from the ballroom and had TV with sporting events on.
The bathrooms were kept clean all night.
Cake Cutting and Service was plated and self service with Tea and Coffe (needs to be made stronger) available.
Overall, a very nice experience at Charisma Ballroom and I personally would suggest using them but, sit down with banquet staff and detail out my event.
I just wished they had a 5 Hour Window (cocktail hour and 4 hour reception) and I would definitely used them for future events.
A nice touch was the worker (lady in beige pants suit and black heels) who remembered me from the last event.
I wish Charisma Ballroom many more years of business. If the owner is reading this did you used to own the Chrisma Ballroom that used to be on 86^th street inBrooklyn?

The corny saga continues: I just got this message from the owner.
«Thanks for your wonderful comments, however you should be truthful and not make up things that are simply not true and outrageous. There is no doubt that you have been compensated by a competing catering hall to go online and write negative untrue comments and you should be ashamed of yourself. I understand that you are young and don’t have a complete understanding of ethics, however I hope that as you grow in life you will become a better person. Should false and inappropriate postings of this nature continue we will pursue every legal remedy available against you without any further notice.»