Reviews The Charles

My wife and I recently hosted our high school 50th/51st class reunion at The Charles Fort Wayne Event Center. It was originally scheduled for June 2020, but due to the COVID restrictions it had to be postponed until later this year. We were very pleased with the outcome. Co-Owners Christine Leto and Michelle McIntire, along with their entire staff greatly assisted us in making this an event our participants will long remember. The facility was beautifully decorated, and the food was outstanding. We had approximately 100 guests and they all commented on how nice the reunion turned out. We continue to receive cards from classmates remarking about how amazing the event turned out. We couldn’t have done this without the assistance of Chris and Michelle who worked with us to ensure that we could host a successful reunion and stay within our budget. We would strongly recommend anyone seeking a reception hall for your event, be it a wedding reception, a reunion, or simply a party to speak with Christine and Michelle before looking any further.

We held my husbands retirement party in the smaller room, which is beautiful and perfect for a group of 50. Christine and Michelle were great to work with and very helpful with the planning in the months leading up to the event. Nicole worked with us to create decor that was simple and more masculine, but very well done and suitable for the event. During the actual retirement party everything was set up and ready for us and the staff was wonderful. Christine and Michelle were available if we should need anything and the bartender/bar service was perfect. We chose a non-alchoholic bar but there was a very nice variety of beverages for our guests. A special thank you to Michelle for bringing my husband a big glass of frozen coke when we arrived for the party!! She knew it was a favorite of his and had looked into providing a frozen coke machine for the party. She found one but we chose not to have it. That she remembered our conversation and took time to stop and get that for him was a highlight of the party!

Wonderful place for a wedding reception. Catered food from Shigs in a Pit was way over cooked tho. Pulled pork was dry. Chicken wings were soooo dry. I don't understand why a restaurant would have such a difficult time preparing something as simple as pulled pork & chicken wings. Puzzles me. But, you might want to think twice before ordering catering service from this establishment.

We hosted a fundraiser for our non-profit at the Charles. They were amazing! So easy to work with and so quick to help us problem-solve everything that we needed! I would not hesitate to recommend holding an event at the Charles!