Top Ohio Proposal Restaurants

• Spaces for 8-300 Guests
• 2 Restaurants
• 2 Bars
• 11 Total Spaces

Walden is a 1,000-acre destination resort in Aurora, Ohio, where an award-winning spa, championship golf, exquisite dining, and a remarkable collection of event venues converge across one of Northeast Ohio's most breathtaking preserved landscapes. Hosting a wedding, a corporate retreat, or a milestone celebration here means stepping into a complete world built around beauty, craft, and genuine hospitality. The resort's event spaces span two stunning settings. The Inn at Walden features the sweeping Meadow Room — accommodating up to 200 seated guests — alongside the Pyramid Room, Jodhpur's Lounge, a 77-seat Theatre, and intimate boardroom and meeting spaces. The Club adds the gracious Main Dining Room (125 banquet seats), the Mixed Grille, and the Bogey Bar, each set against the championship golf and equestrian grounds that define Walden's character. Weddings find a particularly storied backdrop: a restored 185-year-old barn and silo, garden lawns, and scenic patios. After every event, 23 on-site suites with fireplaces, soaking tubs, and glass garden atriums invite guests to linger. Walden's spa — ranked #1 in Ohio by Spas of America — and The Barn restaurant, helmed by Michelin-trained Chef Austin Radosta with locally sourced seasonal menus, ensure that every moment of the occasion rises to its fullest.

• Spaces for 24-300 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 1 Ballroom
• 5 Total Spaces

Gervasi Vineyard Resort & Spa is a 55-acre Tuscan-inspired destination in Canton, Ohio, offering restaurants, award-winning wines and spirits, luxury lodging, spa services, and events on a single estate. The property was built around an active vineyard and features three dedicated event venues suited to a range of group sizes: The Conservatory, an intimate greenhouse for up to 40 guests; the Villa Grande, an indoor event center accommodating up to 120; and The Pavilion, an open-air stone-and-stucco structure nestled between the north vineyard and a spring-fed lake, with capacity for up to 300 guests. Each celebration at Gervasi is supported by an in-house catering and event coordination team. Overnight accommodations on the property — The Villas, The Casa, and The Farmhouse, a restored structure dating from the early 1800s — make the estate a natural setting for multi-day wedding weekends.

• Spaces for 250 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 1 Ballroom

The Grand Ballroom at J.Liu occupies the second floor of J. Liu Restaurant & Bar's Worthington building on North High Street, a landmark topped with a twelve-foot pineapple. The ballroom features an arched ceiling rising from 12 to 20 feet and spans roughly 3,168 square feet, accommodating up to 250 seated guests for wedding receptions, ceremonies, and other celebrations. An upper terrace opens off the ballroom, giving guests a spot to step outside during a reception. The room hosts everything from formal and intimate weddings to larger themed receptions and casual affairs, with an events team that works with couples to plan floor layouts and menus for the day. Parking is available on all sides of the building, including additional spaces at the neighboring PNC Bank lot that open up in the evenings and on weekends.

• Spaces for 32-1,500 Guests
• 2 Restaurants
• 1 Ballroom
• 5 Total Spaces

Lago Custom Events is the special-events division of the Salerno family's Cleveland restaurant group, founded in 2013 by Nicole and Fabio Salerno. When the family moved their original Lago restaurant from Tremont to the Flats East Bank, Lago also became the exclusive caterer to the Aloft Hotel and its property, giving rise to Lago Custom Events as a dedicated venue and catering operation on site. The venue offers a range of spaces overlooking Lake Erie and the Flats East Bank development, from The Veranda's open-air waterfront setting to the twenty-story-high Penthouse in the EY Tower and the glass-walled Riviera Ballroom. Two in-house private dining rooms, shared with sister restaurants Lago East Bank and Sora, offer more intimate settings for rehearsal dinners and smaller celebrations, with menus ranging from upscale Italian to Japanese cuisine. Chef Fabio Salerno leads the culinary program, and every event is paired with a full-service planning and design team, from a dedicated beverage program to hands-on event coordination. Weddings, corporate events, and social gatherings are all part of the mix at this East Bank venue, which pairs restaurant-caliber food with sweeping views of the Cleveland skyline and lake.

• Spaces for 25-350 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 1 Bar
• 8 Total Spaces

StoneWater Golf Club is a semi-private golf and events destination in Highland Heights, Ohio, that has operated since 1996. Under the leadership of the Neidus sisters — Lindsey, Whitney, and Kathryn — who took over in 2015, the club has grown into what the team describes as an award-winning golf course, premier event venue, top-notch academy, renowned restaurant, and backyard bar. Eight distinct event spaces accommodate gatherings from 20 to more than 200 guests. The Great Room handles large-scale celebrations — weddings, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, corporate events, and receptions — while The Library offers an intimate setting for cocktail hours. Outdoors, The Veranda, The Porch, and The Lawn provide open-air options across a range of guest counts, and The Yard functions as a seasonal outdoor bar and entertainment venue with live music and a pet-friendly environment. In-house catering is led by Executive Chef Kathryn Neidus, with fully customizable menus, bar service, and event design available across all spaces. A dedicated coordination team handles room setup, vendor coordination, and day-of concierge support. StoneWater has earned recognition from The Knot and WeddingWire, including The Knot's Best of Weddings designation from 2021 through 2023.

• Spaces for 35-400 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 5 Museums
• 5 Total Spaces

The Greater Cleveland Aquarium is housed in the historic FirstEnergy Powerhouse along the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland's Nautica Waterfront District. The building's industrial brick architecture frames seven immersive galleries home to approximately 2,700 aquatic animals — stingrays, sharks, jellyfish, piranhas, and more — across exhibits that include a 175-foot seatube and an 11,000-gallon stingray touchpool. For private events, the aquarium accommodates 2 to 400 guests for cocktail receptions and after-hours corporate outings, allowing attendees to gather amid the marine galleries. Wedding ceremonies take place in front of a floor-to-ceiling view of marine life featuring angelfish, stingrays, and sandbar sharks, with capacity for up to 80 guests. A semi-private second-floor café space serves smaller gatherings of up to 40, and dedicated birthday party spaces host children's celebrations. Catering for larger events is provided in partnership with Windows On The River, a restaurant located within the same Powerhouse building.

• Spaces for 120-150 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 1 Event Space

Winking Lizard Tavern Party Center is a private banquet and event space in Bedford Heights, Ohio, located in the building directly south of the Bedford Heights Winking Lizard Tavern restaurant. The room accommodates up to 120 seated guests, or up to 150 with limited seating, arranged around custom finished-wood 60-inch round tables that seat eight guests each. The space features a large bar, a coat room, a projection screen, and four flat-screen TVs, with hardwood floors throughout that allow a dance floor to be set up anywhere in the room. A covered patio with a gas fire pit is included with every room rental and available for seasonal use. Complimentary audio-visual equipment includes a cordless microphone, satellite radio, wireless internet, a DVD player, and a tripod easel, and a photo booth with unlimited photos is available to add on. Events are booked with the help of a dedicated event coordinator and can run up to four hours Sunday through Thursday or five hours Friday and Saturday, with food served buffet style from Winking Lizard's kitchen. The facility has disabled access and welcomes outside DJs, bands, and other entertainment vendors.

• Spaces for 20-350 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 1 Bar
• 3 Total Spaces

Perched on the east side of Cleveland in Mayfield Village, the Hilton Garden Inn / 700 Beta Banquet & Conference Center brings together exceptional hotel hospitality and impressive event capabilities under one roof. The Tuscany Ballroom — the property's showpiece event space — accommodates up to 200 guests, making it a natural home for wedding receptions, corporate galas, milestone celebrations, and everything in between. With 128 hotel guest rooms and suites, out-of-town guests can stay, celebrate, and unwind without ever leaving the property. The Great American Grill serves American fare — from burgers and pasta to steak and seafood — and the culinary team crafts fully customizable catering menus tailored to any occasion. Between events, guests can enjoy the indoor heated swimming pool, whirlpool, and fitness center. A dedicated team of event professionals guides every gathering from initial planning through the final toast, bringing the same attentiveness to quarterly board retreats and intimate private dinners as to the grandest wedding celebrations.