There are not enough stars to capture how wonderful it was to have our wedding at Clarendon Ballroom!!! When we first started looking for places in DC to get married, we were a bit overwhelmed by the choices. Thankfully we came across Clarendon Ballroom. We actually didnt know that they did weddings, and we are SO glad we learned that they did, as they dont just do weddings...they make the wedding of your dreams possible! We found them to be very affordable, and they do everything in house--linens, staff, bar, food, even the cake! It was so nice to be able to go down the checklist and say included to so much and to work with a single venue on so many of the key elements that pull a wedding together. They were an absolute dream to work with! From picking out linens, to our tasting, to helping execute every last wish that we had, they amazed us every step of the way. When we picked up our stuff on the Monday after our wedding, not one single item of decor was missing or damaged and they had gone above and beyond to save the top of our wedding cake (we didnt even ask for this) and send us home with some left over hors doeuvres from the cocktail hour! Amazing! Our guests are STILL raving about how gorgeous the venue was, how amazing the food was, how much they loved the location and how cool the rooftop was. I am so grateful to Clarendon Ballroom, Sandra Hoehne, and all the other amazing staff that literally pulled off the wedding of our dreams and I am SO glad that my husband and I chose Clarendon Ballroom as our wedding venue!

A nice place to hang out when their rooftop is open, because its usually deserted. Theres a big management problem - to the extent that they make the amazing servers take both your credit card AND your ID to start a tab - but if you can get over the archaic way of doing business, its really nice. After all, thats probably one of the reasons its so quiet.

Old school Clarendon Ballroom. Had to visit one more time before their closing. Some great and not so great memories from this location. Overall it was a constant through my 20’s and. 30’s.

The rooftop is a hidden gem in Arlington. I hesitate to write this because all rooftops in Arlington are PACKED but this is the largest one and its always just pleasantly full. Its because the downstairs club has a trashy reputation, but the rooftop is a totally different world. I got some strange looks when I chose this place for my 31st birthday but I knew it was nice out, and this is the only rooftop where the whole group wouldnt have to stand shoulder to shoulder

Nice venue.

Whats there to say, the place is a good time. Everyone always brings up the crowd that goes there. Yes, they are slightly younger than other crowds. But (unlike some of the other clubs) at least the line is quick to get in.The place is a lot of fun. All kinds of great music when youre there. Nice and roomy place. I bet in some years, theyll actually have to turn people away.

My friends had a beautiful wedding reception on the rooftop and in the main ballroom. I never thought about this location as a wedding reception but it was classy and fun! The bartenders were quick and the food was great too.

Im a good patron of bars and restaurants. Everywhere I go I tip more than 20% and Im polite and I never cause a fuss. Im just tired of the bad service I get in Clarendon, this is one of many places that just stinks. Its just annoying being hassled by these places.

My fiance and I love coming here! We love the huge dance floor! Makes cutting a rug a lot easier lol the rooftop bar is a great place to mingle and drunkenly chit chat! Overall, a fun and exciting place! You never know who youre going to meet!

I stopped in for a second to show my girlfriend who was from out of town what’s this place looks like inside and this baldheaded moron manager wouldn’t even let me show her the place because they were having an event. I will never come back here again, and the rudeness of these people suggests this is a place to never ever go to

The rooftop bar seemed passable, but the actual dance floor and bar area wasnt anything special. It gave me the vibe of a middle school dance. You might do better for a special event there, but go elsewhere for dancing.

Love the vibe every time I go

They need to play better music on the first floor. The rooftop area closes way too early. They were kicking people out at 1:10!!! A nice place for happy hours and pregaming but I would prefer D.C. if you really want to party....

Went here for the Arlington Public Librarys event, the Muggle Ball! I love the Art Deco style and the bar. Felt like you were stepping on to a 1920s period movie set--at least, when you went past the curtains. The lobby/entrance area isnt impressive and is generally pretty bare. However, the actual dance floor and bar would be an excellent place to hold a speakeasy or Great Gatsby party. Could use a better coat check.

I love this place. I met my husband here. We love going back even now. Thanks Clarendon Ballroom for bringing us together!

I looooove Clarendon ballroom rooftop! The happy hour is the best! I love getting mojitos there and I really appreciate how Miguel and TT make them! They muddle the mint leave in the metal cup and shake it up very well instead oh just throwing everything in a cup with extra simple syrup like most places do. They really did such a great job and they were bother extremely friendly even when it was super busy!

The drinks are outrageously priced and the place can barely attract enough customers for the dance floor to be any fun. My wife orderd a $5 mixed drink and i orderd a typically cheap beer, they handed us two small solo cups and a bill of $16. So a tiny cup of beer is nearly $11. Dont pay that much just becouse these guys tell you not charging a cover is some sort of deal for this trash place.

The is my favorite go to place. I always have lots of fun here.P.S check the website before you go it may be closed due to a private party

Love, love, love this place!! My now husband And I celebrated our wedding reception in April at Clarendon Ballroom and couldnt have been happier with the outcome.From day one Sandra made us feel at ease. She wanted to make us happy. She was helpful and understanding at every stage in the process. She responded swiftly to every question and was very flexible with all our choices.Clarendon ballroom provides tables, chairs, and linens and has their own onsite caterer.Everything was beautifully done.The food was to die for!! We had cocktail hour on the rooftop and had an amazing assortment of food. Anti pasta for the Italians lots of passed appetizers and our favorite Korean chicken served in Chinese food boxes!!Katia managed the event the night of and the service was impeccable. Our main courses were delicious and we are told from guests that had the filet mignon it could be cut with a butter knife.One of our guests runs a catering company out of state and stated this was the best food he ever had!A nice touch is they include a doorman to make sure the Clarendon bar hoppers dont wedding crash on your private event.I could go on and on! I highly recommend Clarendon Ballroom!! Do not hesitate to go with Clarendon Ballroom for all your wedding/big event reception needs!

Its nice. I wish they would play better music, though. A lot of 2000-2004 music. The food and drinks are great.

Discrimination Policy. Please work on it. Cancelling events because of people urging you to is like not allowing a certain type of person at your venue because of people urging you to. Highly Disgusted, been here once its nice and all, just not for humans.

The Clarendon Ballroom is the most exciting place to have a party. I had my bachelorette party here on July 10, 2015 I was so impressed with the customer service I received. This was the most fun Ive had in a long time. The DJ was outstanding and will keep you on the floor. I will be planning more parties in the future at the Clarendon Ballroom. Thank you to all the staff at the Clarendon Ballroom for making my bachelorette party the best ever.

If Clarendon will not honor its commitments, dont go! Cancelled reservation four weeks in advance. Had to find another place even though they had agreed to hosting our party. Dont patronize!!

My least favorite bar of all time. Drinks that are weak, extremely overpriced, and most of the bar is a sweaty moshy dance floor. My friends have dragged me here more times than I care to admit, and I hate it more and more each time I go. I feel like scenes of jersey shore could have been filmed here. If I die and dont get in to heaven, I suspect Hades will have a Clarendon Ballroom waiting to torture me for the rest of eternity.

My prom was held here. Its definitely more fun for the younger crowd. I went here a few years ago and it was definitely too crowded and the dance floor was a hot, sweaty mess

I had prom here. Was kind of a let down. Then again so far so is life. Good Shirley temples though.

My wife and I love to close the night out at the Ballroom on parents night out. So does Dick Cheney, who hosted a Mitt Romney fundraiser here in 2012.

If you want to take people dancing its a good place to go. The drinks are slightly expensive and theres definitely better places to go for a sit and drink, but probably one of the better places in Clarendon.

Beautiful venue but unfortunately I will not be attending events there due to managements intolerance of all citizens.

Great spot on the weekends with a rooftop. Great music for all crowds.

Three floors to choose from. Women plenty. Good strong drinks. Live bands on middle floor was a pleasant surprise

One of my favorite spots to go

Pretty deplorable how you folks treated the Deploraball event. I will definitely spread the word how anti Trump you folks are. What a horrible way to treat your customers.

In theory this could be a great place: its architecturally very interesting and has enough space to boast a sizable dance floor and roof deck. Unfortunately it gets routinely filled with all of my least favorite people...

The people working there are ridiculous. They must stay at the hotel del garbagio because thats the kind of service I recieved. Really pissed that they rang up my bar tab because I wasnt pleased with the bartenders service. After expressing my disappointment, the bartender ended up buying drinks on my tab for his friends.Its a great place to meet people but dont expect anything from the venue itself.Hope the management reads this because they need to fix A LOT OF THINGS!Save yourself from this nightmare and go somewhere else after dinner!

Dont plan on being served here if you are a conservative. Im glad the effects of there pathetic actions appear to be YUGEEE, how wonderful.

My niece got married here beautiful wedding gorgeous

Hates conservatives or at the very least they get cowed by mean angry liberals. At least conservatives dont threaten liberal events. This place needs to close.

Fun bar with lively entertainment and a good, young crowd. Drinks are pretty expensive though, around $6-8 for simple rail cocktails

Came here for an event called CityWide, hosted by McLean Bible Church. Clarendon Ballroom provided food and drinks (mostly sodas). I cant really speak to the nightclub scene, but for this event, it seemed to be well managed by the staff working the event. The food was changed out for freshness pretty regularly, and the guac and queso were pretty good.

Cover is insane for what youre getting. If you want to dance and smell weed, go to Echostage.

Great places for events and dance parties but the drink specials are pretty bad for the area. Who sells PBR for $5 and makes it sound like a deal?

I head straight to the roof. Good drinks and a nice atmosphere.

Nice rooftop but bartender up there isnt the greatest

TLDR ~ A non-violent, sober, well dressed, paying customer was denied readmission to the Ballroom after smoking outside and was never given a reason as to why his reentry was denied.I went out to the Clarendon Ballroom with a group of friends. As I was coming straight from work I was easily well dressed enough for the Ballroom’s rather lax dress code. We entered, paid the cover, got our reentry stamps and went to the bar. After about two beers I excused myself and went to the restroom downstairs and then stepped outside for a smoke. It was still relatively early, about 10:30 as the DJ had only been playing for about a half hour. I stood outside in the rain, had my smoke and then went to go back inside.This is where the fun began. When I tried to get back inside the bouncer informed me that there was no reentry that evening. This seemed strange to me as the Ballroom has always let people out to smoke and come back in, but as I was the only one outside at that time it made sense. At this point, of course my phone had died so I took a cab back to my car, which was parked in Shirlington. I plugged it in and waited for it to charge. As it charged I drove back to Ballston as at this point my friends inside had no idea where I was. As I drove past the Ballroom I saw them outside smoking and thought “Aha! They will not be able to reenter either and we can then go somewhere else.”After I parked I walked up to the Ballroom and my friends were not out front, and had sent numerous texts asking where I was. At this point in the evening there was a good crowd of smokers outside and they were filtering in back and forth. I walked up to the bouncer to show him my ID again as there was only two people in line waiting to pay the cover. He immediately became irate and said something to the effect of “I already kicked you out once this evening.” This revelation was news to me. I immediately asked to speak to a manager. The bouncer got on the radio and called him over.The manager, named AJ, came over and stepped outside to talk to me. I asked his name shook his hand and he asked how he could help me. I explained the situation and asked why I was “kicked out” from the ballroom. At this point he had been talking to me for a few minutes and could see that I was calm and obviously not drunk. He stated that staff had kicked me out and that I could “try us again another evening.” I asked which staff had kicked me out and he responded with a terse “Staff.” He then simply walked away.Needless to say at this point I was perplexed. I kept my cool and waited for my friends to come out to have another smoke. When they did I explained the situation and they asked the bouncer why I was not allowed back in and he stated that he did not know and that he was simply following orders.I am very confused as to exactly what happened last evening.Was there anything I could have done to make this situation better? I realize that once they make the decision to kick you out you are not getting back in, but there was no apology or explanation. The whole thing seemed arbitrary and random.

Its best to come here with a crowd. They have live music and other events all year.

Beautiful decor and great staff

$5 cover for great DJs

It was fun and staff were nice.

Bro central. But, the staff is super cool

A popular venue for events and dancing, with respectable, inexpensive food. across the street from the clarendon metro stop.

Music left something to be desired on a Friday night, Dec 9th.

Not a good experience, like being in a hot bath house and you cant breathe!

Needs a refreshing and updating.

Best place a lot of abaks

Love the bartenders here.

Did not care for the place much

Beers and dancing

Get your party on!!!!!, Dj Asia Will

One star for being rude on the phone. Some lady picked up and had the worst attitude , so we went to a place down the street

Weak

Make sure you only vote Democrat, if you want to get service here.

This nightclub is bigoted and will refuse service to certain groups of people. Find another venue.

Should honor agreements even if they werent signed you gave a man your word and backed out - very cowardice

Good for private party

Thursday ladies night !!!

Curtains are not really good partitions...

This places management deplorable.

Legit

This is my goto spot

Ghetto