The Christy Banquet Center & Catering Services can help make your event a memorable one. We would be honored to provide you with up to 350 guests with a venue to celebrate such an important event. We look forward to helping you plan your next event! After twenty years in the restaurant business as Ron & Shirley's Italian Restaurants, Ron Preiss and his daughter, Kelly Simonds, started catering their top quality food to St. Louis and the surrounding area.
As Exclusive Catering, we had catered over 2,000 events including beautiful wedding and banquet affairs, luncheon buffets, and through our Corporate Fare division, box lunches, both small and large luncheons and, picnics and barbecue gatherings.
As Exclusive Catering, we had catered over 2,000 events including beautiful wedding and banquet affairs, luncheon buffets, and through our Corporate Fare division, box lunches, both small and large luncheons and, picnics and barbecue gatherings.
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Micro wedding hit! Oh my goodness, we simply cannot thank these guys enough for the delicious meal and the flexibility of the crew. They set up in the kitchen area, were so helpful and extraordinarily professional. The food was terrific. Our pregnant guest with a severe food allergy ate the most she has in weeks.
If you are looking for a gorgeous wedding venue but are not wanting to spend a fortune, look no further than The Christy! We offer wedding venues that are elegant yet affordable for any budget. We pride ourselves on our ability to transform your wedding vision into reality. Our wedding reception venues in St. Louis and O'Fallon, MO can accommodate guest lists of all sizes.
Our St. Louis wedding venue seats 100 to 350 guests. At our O'Fallon wedding venue, the Gold Room seats 100 to 200 guests; the Diamond Room seats 200 to 300 guests; the Whole Hall seats 300 to 500 guests. A $1,000 non-refundable deposit is required to hold your date. An additional, non-refundable, $1,000 deposit is required eight months prior to your reception date, with the final payment to be paid two weeks prior to your reception.
Reviews (15)
Glamourous Glam'Ma
May 10, 2022
Block Donk
Apr 28, 2022
Good award ceremony held there. Good presenters, main presenter did his job but really odd unrelatable jokes from him (only his friends laughed). ok place for events the servers did a very good job but the food was very rough. seemed like leftover pig slop. Very clean place and the upkeep of the tables, accessories, and lights are good. Ok place for ok service.
Kyler Lockhart
Jan 02, 2022
The event coordinator was extremely helpful and flexible with making sure our day was exactly how we wanted it to be. The serving staff was incredibly friendly and made sure we were taken care of. They even offered to refill our desserts that we purchased from a different vendor. We chose to do an hors d'oeuvres buffet for our late night wedding and the food was delicious and perfect for our setting. Great experience overall!
Matt Corzine
Dec 18, 2021
I DJ'ed a wedding reception here on 12/18/21. The staff at the Christy were absolutely awesome, they went out of their way to help the family, the photo booth, me (the DJ) and truly did everything possible to make the wedding perfect for this couple. Even when it was time for dinner and a person giving a speech was nowhere to be found they were patient as we held up dinner for 250+ people. Speaking of dinner, for this large of a group they broke records with getting everyone though the food line.
I think they served 250+ in about 15 minutes. The food was great and they quickly got the dance floor cleaned off so we could proceed to dances. I've performed at a lot of venues (well over 100 in 18 years) and I've never left this kind of review. The Christy made a great impression. Highly recommended!
I think they served 250+ in about 15 minutes. The food was great and they quickly got the dance floor cleaned off so we could proceed to dances. I've performed at a lot of venues (well over 100 in 18 years) and I've never left this kind of review. The Christy made a great impression. Highly recommended!
Connie Lynch
Nov 25, 2021
The Christy did an awesome hosting my wedding. They were very accommodating and quick to respond to all my questions. Everyone had a great time at my wedding thanks to Kim's help (one of the coordinators) and the rest of the staff! I would definitely recommend this place for a venue and it was affordable too. The food was also excellent.
Lisa Busch
Nov 17, 2021
Melinda Driscoll
Oct 17, 2021
We have gone to the Christy for the past couple years for their NYE events, so we knew this had to be the place for our wedding reception! The price was really reasonable compared to several other places we checked out. The professionalism of everyone we worked with just made our wedding reception so special! Thank you to Kim for working with us and helping us along the way and accommodating all our little changes at the last minute.
Thank you to Deb who was our manager that evening who helped to keep the evening running smooth as well as the wait staff and bartenders keeping us fed and drinks full! The food was so delicious and we got many compliments on the food.some saying it was the best food they had for a wedding before! We will definitely be back for NYE and recommend to anyone we can to use The Christy for their banquet needs! Thank you so much again!
Thank you to Deb who was our manager that evening who helped to keep the evening running smooth as well as the wait staff and bartenders keeping us fed and drinks full! The food was so delicious and we got many compliments on the food.some saying it was the best food they had for a wedding before! We will definitely be back for NYE and recommend to anyone we can to use The Christy for their banquet needs! Thank you so much again!
Amy Hummel
Oct 05, 2021
We had Catering by the Christy cater our wedding at the World's Fair Pavilion in Forest Park and couldn't have been happier with their work. Karen worked with us months before to determine the menu, layout, and all the staffing details. She was very responsive if we had any questions and offered great advice. Catering by the Christy was a great price point and brought in everything for our big day - the tables, chairs, bar, linens, stage, and more.
Our guests were very complimentary of the food and service. I would 10/10 recommend Catering by the Christy for your event! They are easy to work with and do a wonderful job. Thank you - we are so happy to have worked with you!
Our guests were very complimentary of the food and service. I would 10/10 recommend Catering by the Christy for your event! They are easy to work with and do a wonderful job. Thank you - we are so happy to have worked with you!
Roni McDaniels
Sep 16, 2021
Dwayne Shearer Jr
Aug 12, 2021
Lady Bee
Jul 16, 2021
Laura H.
Jun 27, 2021
We used The Christy for our wedding catering at the NEO on Locust, and they were absolutely wonderful! Karen helped us with our booking - she was knowledgeable, quick to respond for any questions, and extremely nice. And then Kim ran the show for our big day! She was awesome in guiding us on those finalizing details for the day (from the menu, down to our decor), and she and her team did such a great job with bringing our reception ideas to life.
Everyone was courteous and well-organized for the day, and the food was delicious! I even had some guests tell me they were still dreaming about how good the food was days later.;) It was very reasonably priced for everything that we got, and I'm so thankful we decided to have them. Thank you so much again for everything! We loved working with you!
Everyone was courteous and well-organized for the day, and the food was delicious! I even had some guests tell me they were still dreaming about how good the food was days later.;) It was very reasonably priced for everything that we got, and I'm so thankful we decided to have them. Thank you so much again for everything! We loved working with you!
Kat S.
Jun 04, 2017
Mary A.
Apr 23, 2015
We had a reception at the Christy Banquet center for our daughter. The hall was nicely decorated and the food was very good. However the distribution of the cake was mismanaged. The bride ordered an extra tier of wedding cake, approximately 70 extra pieces of cake for her husband and family. At the end of the evening we were unhappy to discover that all the extra cake was gone and we were unable to take cake home for the family.
Julie L.
Jun 25, 2014
A great spot for a wedding! We recently attended a wedding at the Christy and it was a great venue to have it at. Located at the end of Gravois in South St. Louis, it can house one event at a time which makes it more special for your night. Little bit of trivia - found out it use to be the Firefighter's Banquet Facility. We arrived early as we weren't sure about parking and I'm glad we did as they have a small lot and I wasn't sure where I would park if I hadn't gotten into the lot. Leaving the facility was confusing, with it sitting on the corner with many stoplights, just be careful figuring out where to go.
We were greeted upon entry and immediately shown to the room which was decorated from head to toe in the gorgeous wedding colors. The bar eventually opened and had two drafts, plus various drink options. I do wish more places would have pineapple juice, like they do cranberry, for the added drink option. The buffet was very good! The Ron & Shirley salad was amazing, I wish I had that to eat on a daily basis.
I liked that they offered rye & wheat rolls in addition to the regular white to give it more variety. The potatoes were to die for! They also had a pasta side, with chicken and roast beef as the main options. All very good! I will definitely recommend this banquet center for people in the future looking for a great venue for their special day.
We were greeted upon entry and immediately shown to the room which was decorated from head to toe in the gorgeous wedding colors. The bar eventually opened and had two drafts, plus various drink options. I do wish more places would have pineapple juice, like they do cranberry, for the added drink option. The buffet was very good! The Ron & Shirley salad was amazing, I wish I had that to eat on a daily basis.
I liked that they offered rye & wheat rolls in addition to the regular white to give it more variety. The potatoes were to die for! They also had a pasta side, with chicken and roast beef as the main options. All very good! I will definitely recommend this banquet center for people in the future looking for a great venue for their special day.