Betty is amazing, insightful, knowledgeable and a true pro! Everything went very smooth and she was able to bring to life everything we needed and wanted! The team was spot on and made sure our large group was well attended, happy and enjoying every moment. Thank you to all at Renaissance! read more

Had a work related event here. The place looks and gave a funeral home vibes. Food and drinks were terrible. Yes, I'm sure "we got what we paid" but none the less the service to the food was barely passable. The parking although free can be an issue due to the cramp tight quarters when leaving. read more

Everything went well ! Yesterday I had a Celebration of Life for my Mom there and everything we talked to staff about was done. I also appreciated their advice in certain aspects of the event. I was very pleased with how everything turned out. A lot of our guest told us how pleased they were with the food & the decor. I would recommend this venue. read more

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My husband and I recently celebrated our wedding here, and our experience was absolutely terrible. We were treated horribly by Tony and Betty their attitudes were nasty and unprofessional. If you plan to have your wedding here, I highly recommend that you get everything in writing and have them sign it. One person will tell you one thing, and another will say something completely different. That was one of the biggest issues we faced. During our rehearsal, Tony completely lost control of himself. He became aggressive and even threatened to throw all of my wedding décor outside. Instead of speaking to me. the bride respectfully, he directed his frustration toward my matron of honor and then took it out on me. His behavior was completely unacceptable and humiliating. Tony was extremely rude on the day we brought in our decorations. Instead of allowing us a moment to unload, he told us, "We're closing soon," in a rude tone. Then, in the middle of unloading, he actually turned off the lights on us. I contacted Rose regarding this matter and she stated I was being treated like this because of my matron of honor. Not a response I was expecting from the owner. No accountability held for her staff as if me and my husband did not give our hard earned money away. For us to be treated like crap! Betty took payment for the uplighting but never provided a receipt. On our wedding day, the uplighting we paid $420. It was never turned on. When we brought it up, they blamed our coordinator... even though she had no idea where the lights were. So we basically lost $420. The venue was supposed to be responsible for that part since they were the ones that received the payment! not my coordinator! But Rose still blamed it on my coordinator! To make things worse, several of our guests complained that the bartenders were rude to them. We paid for this service, and our guests should have been treated with respect. Rose was kind, but unfortunately, she does not hold her staff accountable for their behavior. Once they take your money, they do not care about you or your experience. I broke down several times because of how stressful and hurtful the entire situation was and no bride should ever have to feel that way on their wedding day. After the wedding, Betty agreed via text message that we could come pick up our decorations on Wednesday since they close at 5 p.m. However, even with that agreement in place, my husband which is a Police Officer. he was in the middle of responding to a call...Tony still called. Then Betty had the audacity to call me as well, asking the same question, even though she was the one who confirmed that Wednesday was fine. At the end of us picking up our things, they didn't even say "congratulations" or "thank you" nothing at all. Betty walked in the reception room only to make sure we were picking everything up. While Tony walked around with his nasty attitude. They completely ignored us as if we hadn't just been paying customers who celebrated one of the biggest moments of our lives there. We were so worried they might throw our belongings outside especially after what happened with Tony during the rehearsal... that both of us rushed straight from work to the venue just to make sure everything was safe. That's not how any couple should be treated after paying thousands of dollars for a wedding. As a Black couple, we also felt that we were not treated with the same respect or care as other clients. It truly felt like there was bias in the way we were spoken to and handled, which made the experience even more painful. THEY ARE RACIST! read more

I had my daughter's middle school gala at this venue and it was simply spectacular..!! Staff - The whole staff is easy to work with, friendly, accommodating and eager to please the whims of all its clients. Ballrooms - Both ballrooms are ample in size and beautifully renovated. Food - The food was delicious and beautifully showcased. The Tablescapes and setup were flawlessly executed. Overall, I couldn't of asked for a more perfect venue to throw this milestone of an event for my daughter. Continued success...!! read more

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The location is right on 8st. They have their own private parking, plenty of parking spots. There are two ballrooms, which could become one big ballroom. Once you walk inside, their lobby is beautiful! They even had a huge Christmas tree which looked amazing. They also have a grand piano in the middle. The ballroom is well kept, everything looked clean. The dance floor isn't too big or too small, plenty of space to bust a move. The bathrooms though. They need major upgrading/renovating. Many stalls have broken locks, or looked dirty. The toilets looked worn and very nasty. Other than that, the service was great and the price is fantastic. read more

So my husbands work held their Holiday party there last night. Parking was good, self park. Nice decorated foyer, the staff is not as professional as other venues. Food was bad, my husband literally got one tiny piece of broccoli on his plate, my London broil had so much fat that it was disgusting. The dance floor is too small. Not sure if the dj is hired by the Ballroom or the customer but the music not the best, no interaction from the DJ. Sad to say that I wasn't impressed. The inside was nicely decorated but again not sure who dies the theme of the booked parties. read more

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Renaissance Ballroom is one of a kind! I had gone to over 15 different wedding venues before making my way to Renaissance Ballroom. The customer service that we got was amazing! Betty and Tony answered all the questions we had (and there was a lot.. haha) The whole process was seamless and didn't cause us any stress. They were accommodating and we never felt rushed when making decisions. Just like many other brides, I was worried that something would go wrong on wedding day. Betty and Tony took care of absolutely everything! The table décor, flowers, food, cake, DJ, bar service, table service, and the day of coordinator were absolutely amazing! Our wedding was everything we dreamed of and Renaissance Ballroom assisted with making that possible! For those Brides and Grooms that want a One Stop Shop!! Call Them!!! I loved that we didn't have to worry about a million different vendors on wedding day. read more

Our New Year celebration was at the Renaissance Ballrooms, it was great, the music, the food, the drinks, the atmosphere. We had a wonderful time with very nice people. I really recommend this place, we loved it !!!!! read more

Really nice place and 99% of the staff is outstanding except for that one person who has to be obnoxious sitting behind the front desk as you walk in! Definitely recommend the place for your function though! Hopefully they weeded her out already! read more

I couldn't have imagined mm wedding being any more amazing! From the time we started working with Betty she was always accommodating, understanding, and helpful. The day of the wedding was over all stress free!! I am so happy with everything and my big day was everything I had dreamed of thanks to them! I recommend Renesaince Ballroom Miami for any occasion!! read more

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All we can say is thank you so very much for the wedding night of our dreams!!! Betty and her staff were very accommodating and helpful to the very end of it all. The Renaissance was the perfect choice for our wedding reception and we couldn't be happier with the way everything turned out. We won't hesitate to recommend this beautiful venue to everyone we know. Thank you again from the bottom of our hearts. We loved every minute of our special day! Sincerely, The very happy couple Maryann and Alberto read more

BEWARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had my daughter's Sweet sixteen at the 8th street locations and what an absolute disaster!!!!! This should have been a magical day for my daughter, family and friends and instead was a nightmare. From the unprofessional wait staff to the lack of office support the night of the event. During the presentation of my daughter our bar was opened to the party next door even though they had their own bar. ( I even asked about the before I signed my contract with them as was assured our bar was not shared at anytime during our event it was a LIE!!!) This caused three of my tables full of guest to move away from their seats just so they could hear what what being announced and hear the speeches. Then during the speech the DJ in the ballroom next door decided to turn his music all the way up so you could not hear anything going on in our room this caused the 5 tables along the dividing wall to move so they could hear the speeches as well . I had to have a family member look for event staff to complain. During the speech the wait staff came and removed all the full toast glasses from all the table so we could not even toast my daughter. The event next door was extremely loud and hung out in the lobby with no respect for our event their was yelling and the lobby was treated as their personal trash can. They left beer bottles and liquor glasses everywhere on top of the Piano, floor, bathrooms and in the bushed outside the entrance doors. I was so embarrassed as I had to listen to the comments of my guest all evening. I would not even let the kids leave our room without having a adult with them out of respect for the other party and I was fearful for them as the other party had NO RESPECT..... I wish I had pictures to post. It is an absolute shame that my family could not enjoy the night and I was left with such anxiety and had to leave my event in tears to compose myself over my guests comments. Please please do NOT use the Photographer that they offer as they were absolutely horrible. If I could share the pictures I would. I was told that I could hire them as part of my package so I did to make it easier on me. WOW I wish I knew what I would receive. The pictures were dark, or to much light, there are no photos of my daughters entrance in the hall that were worth keeping (I can frame none of them) as the photographer has no picture's of their faces. He did not have them look up so all the pictures are of them looking down toward the floor. When my daughter and family went to the lobby to take pictures the photographer did not even pose with with my daughter. He just said next and snapped the pictures. I have pictures of family half int he frame and half out of the frame. when they sent me the pictures I was in total shock at what I received. The pictures were horrible i cried when I saw them. Tony told me to pick 50 pictures to touch up what a joke. Their idea of touching up was to paint my daughter orange on her entire body in all of the pictures she was two to three tones, make her lips bright red, and changed the color of her dress from a champagne color to pink. The colors and lighting were all changed to adjust the darkness. I asked for the shadows and flash reflections to be removed in the touch ups in and was told that they do not do that. So all the pictures in the bridal room she took up stairs have flashes in the mirrors, smudges and the glass, and shadows on the walls so what was the point of offering touch up if you don't know what the hell you are doing???????? When I asked why these were not removed I was told "we do not do that we only touch up color" Oh so you paint people a different color. Needless to say I could not use these picture's and have now needed to spend more money to hire a professional photographer to take pictures of my daughter in her dress alone and with family. After speaking to the Owner Rose Marie and emailing her I was basically called a lair and told that her staff would never do these things. I told about the party next door to ours and she had not comment. I told her about my dissatisfaction with their photographer at which point she lies and tells me that he does not work for the Renascence Banquet Hall but represents himself as so. I will never recommend either of her facilities to anyone I know and I will NEVER use them again. Even after talking to Rose Marie, all she had to say to me was it would break her heart if I did use her again and did your daughter at least enjoy herself. REALLY!!!!!!!!!! They are very quick to take your money but you better hope and pray you have no complaints because you will be left in the dark!!!!!! read more

If you are looking for the PERFECT VENUE, look no further!!!! This past weekend was MAGICAL!!! Finding the "Perfect Venue" for every woman's MOST special day could be a very stressful task. But for us it was definitely a no brainer, I went to the place that 31 years ago made my PERFECT Wedding Day!!! I have done from my wedding, baby showers, first birthday parties, and now my daughter's wedding and every single time they delivered an AMAZING AND UNFORGETTABLE EVENT. From food, decor, flowers, photos, video, service, I promise they sure don't disappoint. Rose, Betty, Nancy, Carmen, and Tony my family is forever grateful for an AMAZING evening! To EVERYONE from the staff at Renaissance Ballrooms my most heartfelt thanks for making the vision of our daughter's wedding day a reality!!! Can't wait to see the video and professional photos. Looking forward to many more parties with you guys. Highly recommend them!!!! read more

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I had an amazing destination wedding and we thought that nothing could top it. Well...we had my 40th birthday at Renaissance and thanks to ChaCha, Betty, and Jimmie, it was TOP NOTCH. Everything was READY and on time. The main course was EXCELLENT. All my guests were very impressed with the food. The servers were wonderful. The kitchen was clean. Everything was amazing. I couldn't be happier. I highly recommend Renaissance for whatever your party or meeting needs are. read more

Where do I begin. Firstly this place has fancy buildings and attractive prices, but that is where anything positive ENDS. We had my daughters wedding in the 8th street location and the experience was an absolute nightmare. They booked a fifteen's party at the same time, with the excuse that it was to begin one hour earlier and they guranteed it would not interfere. That was a load of horse manure. Our reception was to begin at 8pm and the foyer was packed with people from the other party. We where told that the other party was from 7 to 11 which was a complete lie. They where let in at 10 minutes till 8! Needless to say that is not what a bride wants to see when she walked in. This was after they guaranteed that the party's where not going to interfiere with each other. The food was horrible with a steak that was as tough as leather. The d'oeuvres where placed on the bar, and the cake was not cut untill midnight, after we asked them to cut it. Ask for everything in writing and tell them to give you a copy, which is your right. We where not given an invoice, they kept it and just let you look at it before signing. In conclusion, find somewhere else folks. This place does not deserve your business. read more

So my planner brought us here to check it out. NGL (not gonna lie) you do end up getting a bunch of things all rolled into one reasonable fee. It's pretty much a one-stop shop if you're lookikng for something like that for your event. What I particularly didnt like about it was that it was a little too Banquet Hall-ish for my taste.. Dont get me wrong its a great deal but its just not what I had envisioned when I thought about my wedding reception. I would recommend this more for birthday parties, graduation parties... maybe a shower or something like that. But not a wedding. read more

I've been to a bunch of parties, New Years, weddings, etc here, as well as in plenty of other ballrooms. And I must admit that this is one of the better ballrooms in Miami. Of course it has that typical Miami ballroom feel and decor. But it looks pretty nice. There's a big spacious foyer area with a piano - it's a great space to take a break, get away from the music, talk with your friends. The ballrooms themselves are spacious and the dance floors are decent. As far as space and decor, it's pretty good. When it comes to food at ballrooms, I always have low expectations. However, I've found that the food here is actually pretty good. At a recent party, they served chicken with moro and maduros and I liked it so much that I ate it all. Not bad. My only complaint is the music. Not the best selection at all. And the music makes the party sooo... If you're coming to a party here, overall you'd probably have a good experience. read more

After looking for a facility to hold 400 guests, I finally found this place that could hold that many and more had my wedding reception there two years ago. The service was great at the beginning. The manager, who had been in the business for years, worked with me tirelessly and was very attentive through the entire planning process. The place is beautiful, it sort of has a Roman feel to it. It was beautiful and I loved it. I expected my reception to turn out beautifully and well orchestrated. I was told that the experienced manager that I worked with all along would be there during the reception to make assure everything ran smoothly, well....... The very experienced and helpful manager did not show up at my 420-guest reception but sent her niece to manage the event but it didn't seem that she had ever overseen an event that large before. . In fact after observing her, she seemed quite overwhelmed. In addition, half of my guests complained that they were offered only one of the three types of horsdoevers or did not receive any! Others complained of cold food. And I had to tell the manager of the evening several times to have the staff take the wedding cake to be cut and served because were not having a cake cutting and I wanted guests to have cake before they started to leave, she kept asking me was I sure-yes! I knew what I wanted but the longer she questioned me and stalled, the longer it took to serve the cake. So there I was left with enough cake for weeks! All in all the facility was nice for pics and had a nice bride and groom suite upstairs. Would I have another event there? No! read more

The food was good in the place was beautiful thing DJ did a great job and the bartender did a very good job the one of the waitress was giving attitude to people read more

Renaissance ballrooms & catering company just hosted my bridal shower this past Sunday & I was absolutely obsessed! From the moment I meant the owner Rosy I knew that I was going to have the bridal shower of my dreams. I gave her my vision and they literally exceeded all of my expectations, from the food to all the decorations. The quality of service is absolutely outstanding, trust me they won't disappoint! Highly recommend them 100% read more

I have nothing to complain about. My party was simply great. The venue is great, with stunning decoration. I even got quiet more people than original expected and they helped us to accomodate them perfectly. I would give five stars but there are little details that can be improved. They received my feedback positively. They provided an excellent service!! read more

I've had many parties at this and their other locations throughout many years. Their locations are beautiful, their staff is friendly and helpful, and their food is the best party food around! It's a family business and they do everything possible to make your events as special as they should be. read more

This place has a nice ambiance and the few times I have attended events here the service has been pretty nice.

Went to an event to both locations which are dated and require cleanliness the a/c vents are loaded with dust and you can see the dirt stuck on the ceiling. Food- meat entry tough and cake dry. For an establishment that has been here for years should keep up with the industry. Extremely disappointed. read more

When looking for a place for my reception this was one of the first to come to mind. I had previously attended a 15s and a New Year Years Eve and they never disappoint. The food is always hot and delicious and the attention I got from my planner Tony was over the top. He was there step by step to guide me and make my wedding spectacular. It is also super convenient that they offer everything in one place. Don't hesitate to put your trust in them for everything from the Flowers to the pictures. I couldn't have asked for a more beautiful wedding. Tip for the bride and groom ask them to save you a piece of cake to take with you on your wedding night. It is a great treat the next morning before leaving on your honeymoon ;) read more

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Recently we celebrated my daughter's wedding to her fiancé at Renaissance. We had both the ceremony and reception there. Everything was great! The room was the perfect size to accommodate all our guests. The staff was courteous and caring. They gave us helpful suggestions when we were decorating the room. And during the party they offered great service to the guests. The food was good and the wedding cake (red velvet) was scrumptious. The DJ played great music. All in all it was a wonderful evening! I recommend Renaissance Ballrooms for any social event. read more

Recently had our wedding ceremony and reception at the Renaissance... We used one ballroom for the ceremony, the lobby for cocktails then the grand ballroom for our wedding reception. Betty and Tony in the office were more than helpful from start to finish and made me feel like I could relax. I feel that what I spent considering everything was done for me in the same place was very reasonable and quality was up to par with ballrooms charging more. Overall I cant complain, I'm a very happy newlywed... A+ to Renaissance! read more

Last week we just celebrated my mother's 90th birthday and was a total SUCCESS! Betty and Mike (the owners) were great and helped make my party work for the budget. The food is excellent and cooked on the premise. The staff that helps you set up is very accommodating and pleasant. Last but not least, Charlie (DJ) made everybody dance the whole time with the great music. read more

We had our daughter's wedding reception at Renaissance, Gables edge location. It was a wonderful experience. I am still getting comments from family and friends although it has been over a year since the event. I'll start at the beginning. The facility has ample space for a large or smaller reception. My daughter was able to reach the managing team (including Tony, Rose, Ramy, Nancy, and others) as she considered her options or when she had a question. The appetizers were mouth watering. The selected main course was skirt steak, cooked to perfection by chef Ramy.. As the mother of the bride, I must say that the flower arrangements were breath-taking. The cake was the perfect ending to a fantastic night. I highly recommend the Renaissance team to make your dream wedding a reality. read more

EXCELLENT !!!!! Overall rating is EXCELLENT !!! From the moment that we met with the sales staff to the moment we concluded our party everything was excellent. Extremely professional, friendly and helpful with accomdating our needs to sharing very helpful opinions and ideas. We just celebrated my mother's "80"th birthday this past December (2013) and what a sucess. Everything went flawless and it was a sucessful party of 130 guest. From the service, food and OMG the cake was delish...... The Music "DJ" had a packed dance floor all night long !!!! Would totally recommend if you want a elegant, friendly, professional and excellent service !!!!!!! read more

On Saturday June 25, 2016 I had a High School Reunion for my husband who graduated in 1959. This turned out absolutely spectacular. Everything was as perfect as I planed. There was nothing missing. Everyone loved the food. The dessert was delicious. These people go totally of of their way to please and make sure everything is perfect. I will recommend them to everyone I know. This is the place for all your celebrations. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!! read more