Upstairs at Midtown Reviews

If you are planning a small intimate wedding ceremony & reception in downtown Charleston, Upstairs at Midtown is just your place. While planning our impromptu destination wedding- time allowed for only ONE visit, and one visit was all it took to know it was our spot! From the exceptional customer service and continuous communication with Sofie and her team- it was as if I was there everyday at the venue helping them prepare for our special day. Having to forgo the opportunity of a food tasting, we were a little apprehensive but let me tell you! It was amazing! Our guests ranted and raved about the food all night and for weeks to come. From the hand passed apps, displayed tables, and un-traditional tapas style affair, Upstairs at Midtown gave our guests so much to talk about. Our guests as well as ourselves, were touched at how attentive the staff was. Drinks were always full, and bellies were always fed. They really brought the “family” essence to the evening, and it was truly magical. The newly updated bridal suite on the 3rd floor was not there when we toured the venue and to see it there, day of was awesome! A nice place to slip away and get a moment to breathe, before during and after your night of celebration is simply another detail not missed. We would truly relive the night over again if we could. Thank you, Upstairs at Midtown.
Xo Adam & Justina Keister- 6/18/2022

The venue, the team, and our wedding night were everything we wished for and then some. After some last minute, unexpected issues with a prior venue we had just over a month to “re-plan” our wedding and were lucky enough to stumble across Upstairs at Midtown. From our very first phone call with Sofie we knew we were in good hands. The King Street Hospitality Group bent over backwards and went the extra mile in every possible way. They were responsive, diligent, and extremely friendly. They took an interest in our wedding as if it were their own. We planned from 500+ miles away, site unseen, and our wedding night turned out to better than we could have ever imagined. Once we arrived on our wedding day, Kathleen and Maddie took all possible stress off of our shoulders and let us truly live in the moment. The venue was beautiful, the location was perfect, the food was spectacular, the hospitality was one-of a kind…. Nothing but good things to say!

We choose Upstairs at Midtown as the venue for our wedding in April of 2022. We recommend this venue wholeheartedly. From the preparations, to the service to the food and drink, everything was top of the line. The kindness, the smiles, the patience of the staff members, helped us create an unforgettable memory. A big Thank You for Maddie and all the staff members! Cindy and Case

I booked with KSHG at Upstairs at Midtown for our destination wedding to Charleston. I had a virtual tour of the venue but didn't see it in person until wedding weekend. These ladies did a phenomenal job in helping me plan with their prompt email responses and thorough answers to any question. The venue is GORGEOUS and all my guests adored how nice and welcoming the staff was. The phrase "best wedding food I've ever had" was overheard at several tables during dinner. My favorite options were the mini chicken and waffle and the shrimp and grits! KSHG truly is great at what they do and go above and beyond to making your wedding day special and accommodate everyone. I'm so glad I held my wedding reception here!

Wow! This place is a dream come true. Great location, great food, great service and within budget for a small wedding. Wouldn’t change a thing. Love love love

We had our wedding at Upstairs at Midtown in November and it was a magical, joyous and gorgeous affair. While this was not our original plan, location or state - our wedding turned out to be absolutely wonderful and essentially everything we envisioned for our special day.

The Upstairs at Midtown venue is gorgeous. It's intimate, historical, charming, and is a great blank slate to make it your own or just let the natural historical beauty fill the space with elegance. We loved having the outdoor rooftop and market lights - such a great touch!

The Upstairs and King Street Hospitality team was outstanding. Honestly, I think almost every single person that attended our wedding raved about the food especially - the chicken and waffle appetizer was the star of the evening! I had people trying to bribe the team to give them the recipe, it was that good! The staff was wonderful, the service was wonderful, the setting was wonderful - seriously an all together wonderful team, space and evening!

We could have not asked for a better experience at Upstairs at Midtown. The staff, service, and food were beyond compare. Sofie and Maddie made everything so easy and stress free. The service was white glove and exceptional. The food was "the best wedding food we have ever had"-guests. They really know how to make you feel special. If we every get married again, we will definitely be having the wedding here :-).

Upstairs at Midtown was the perfect place for our wedding. The staff was PHENOMENAL. They helped us every step of the way in planning and made us feel extremely safe in the midst of a pandemic. From the food, to the drinks, and the entire set up, Upstairs at Midtown is and was exceptional. Highly recommend!!

My husband and I chose Upstairs at Midtown for our August 15th, 2020 wedding day, and we truly could not have chosen a more perfect setting and team to help bring our dreams to reality. We actually had to completely change our wedding plans due to Covid, and booked Upstairs at Midtown roughly a month out from our day, and both Kathleen and Sofie made the entire process as stress-free as possible, guiding us through every step, sending out friendly reminders as we got closer to our day, and ensuring we were fully taken care of on our wedding day. The entire team went above and beyond to take care of not only myself and my husband, but also all of our guests. I hadn't even reached the door when one of their kind servers made sure to get my drink of choice, and they ensured we had a drink in our hands all evening without ever having to ask. Sofie was extremely on top of things, and helped coordinate every step of the evening for us - she is incredibly sweet and kind, and helped to keep me calm when I was stressed! The food was INCREDIBLE and my guests are still raving about it! The venue itself is absolutely stunning and truly doesn't need much of anything to be beautiful, and was the perfect backdrop for our intimate 30 person event. Weeks later, my husband and I still can't stop talking about how amazing our day was, and so much of that is thanks to the King Street Hospitality team.

Kathleen is a goddess. I was scheduled to have the wedding I’d always dreamt of at Upstairs at Midtown on 3.21 & had been working with Kathleen & her team for nearly a year planning every little detail & for every contingency (except a global pandemic 🙃). Kathleen was so buttoned-up throughout the entire process. Not a single email went unanswered & her responses were always thorough. During the week leading up to our big day, guests’ flights were being canceled left & right & older guests were understandably changing their RSVPs. Kathleen was kind, reassuring, & never let this situation phase her. Even though a ton of things fell apart that week, I was so fortunate not to be one of those brides dealing with a nasty venue on top of the heartbreak that COVID19 was causing! We postponed our reception & I can’t wait to celebrate our marriage at this beautiful venue. I just couldn’t wait til then to give her the praise she deserves for making my life so much less stressful than it could’ve been. As soon as life goes back to normal, vendors like Upstairs at Midtown should stand head & shoulders above the rest for being willing to work with their brides in such tough circumstances. ❤️

My husband and I traveled from New Hampshire to Charleston for our wedding on March 7, 2020, never having been to the city before and we couldn’t have picked a better venue! Every single person that we spoke with answered all of our questions promptly and never left any details out! The venue itself was so beautiful that we could have not decorated it at all and it still would have been perfect. Everyone keeps talking about how amazing the food was, and we definitely agree! They had a very large menu to choose from, and believe us, it was hard to narrow down because everything sounded so good!

Being right on King street left us with plenty of great choices to walk to for photos and still get back in a timely manner without feeling rushed. We just keep talking about how much fun our wedding night was and that we wish we could go back and do it all over again. Thank you so much to every staff member for making our day stress free and amazing!

I booked this space for a bridal shower and it exceeded my expectations! You cannot beat the location. Located in the heart of downtown Charleston right on King Street. Staff was very helpful and accommodating. Would 100% recommend this venue and the management group to anyone interested in throwing a bridal shower, baby shower, wedding and etc. they can do it all!

I loved everything about Upstairs st Midtown. I am from Alabama and my vision was to have a intimate wedding ceremony and the venue and staff did not disappoint.

My husband and I wanted a venue that had a Charleston feel and as soon as we saw Upstairs at Midtown we knew it was the one. We had 3 months to plan our wedding and Kathleen and the rest of the KSHG made it so easy. From picking the menu, to figuring out bar service, even helping us decide which bike taxi group to use, they could not have been more helpful. For the day of the wedding we hired them to take care of onsite coordination and I can honestly say it was the best money we spent. Sophie and Kathryn took care of EVERYTHING. Not only did they coordinate with all of the vendors and set everything up, but they also made sure that the wedding party had food and drinks at all times. We received so many compliments on how amazing the food was and how much fun everyone had. Thank you so much to KSHG team, you made my wedding day an absolute dream come true!!!!!

We loved having our wedding at Upstairs at Midtown! The space was beautiful and perfect for our small, intimate wedding. Kathleen was very responsive to emails and did an incredible job with everything leading up to the wedding day. On the wedding day, she went above and beyond to make sure we had everything we wanted and needed. She was refilling our drinks before they were even close to being empty and helping us stay on schedule the entire day! I couldn't have asked for a more perfect day!

The venue is beautiful and the staff is extremely professional. They made the stress leading up to event fade away as they were on top of EVERYTHING! Highly recommended.

Kathleen and her crew are TOP NOTCH. I truly believe they could all work at the finest establishments anywhere in the world. Kathleen was such a joy to work with, a very sweet person. I was a rather needy client, living in FL, so I emailed her A LOT. She never made me feel like I was asking too many questions. She was so timely with her emails. Sometimes she even emailed me after work hours, I don’t know how she does it. They were extremely flexible day of when I wanted to re-arrange a few things, I just texted Kathleen the updates.

Also, we owe a HUGE shout out to Ali, the most wonderful venue manager for our big day. Ali made me feel like a queen, she checked on me so much, but always at the perfect times. She is so intuitive, kind, and sweet, I loved her!!!! Even helped bustle my dress. I know for sure she did more to help everything run smoothly than what is in her job description. She gathered my things and had everything ready for me when we were about to leave. Ali needs a raise.

My husband and I eat vegan, and we really did not have any expectations for the vegan food here, but OMG, it was the best vegan dishes we have ever had. I got some kind of stir-fry and the tofu was out of this world. They made to go boxes for us- and trust me, they didn’t just pack up what was left on our plates, they packed a box full of food which we enjoyed later that night at our hotel. Everyone else loved his or her meal of chicken or steak.

Finally, the service was impeccable; every single person there is the best in the business. I have never had service like that in my life. Everyone at our wedding mentioned how awesome the service was. They were also intuitive, because we had a 4-year-old guest at our wedding. At one point, the main bathroom was occupied and the 4 year old visibly had to go, and was waiting with his mom to go in next, and a waiter pulled them aside and said, “come with me I can show you another bathroom to use”.

Thank you so much for an amazing rehearsal dinner! After spending some time working in the Charleston wedding industry, I knew our rehearsal dinner was in great hands with the KSH Group. The entire planning process was a breeze. Kathleen and the KSH Group are absolutely spectacular. Ryan and I are so thrilled we were able to have our rehearsal dinner at Upstairs at Midtown. The way everyone jumped in to help us organize our decor and gifts was absolutely wonderful! We couldn’t have done it without you. It was so great getting to work with such an awesome team.

All of our guests are still raving about the food. All of the hors d’oeuvres were delicious and our guests are still talking about the steak from the surf and turf entrée! Everyone was amazed they were able to cut it with a butter knife. Ryan grew up on a beef farm in Colorado, and he said the flavor and tenderness of the steak reminded him of his childhood :) Y'all knocked it out of the park!

The rehearsal dinner was the perfect start to our wedding weekend. We all had the greatest time together. Thank you so much for the perfect evening!

I can't thank Kathleen, Sofie, and their staff enough for hosting our Friday & Saturday night parties! We had 95 people (out of our 100) guests coming from out of town and everyone absolutely loved both venues!! The food...I know everyone here is probably sick of shrimp & grits and mac & cheese at weddings but our guests were raving about all of the dishes. Kathleen and Sofie were so easy to work with, always responsive - answering all of my questions up to the last minute. They truly put me at ease when it came down to the wire, I knew I could trust their team come the day of the wedding. I'm so glad we chose Upstairs at Midtown for our venue - it truly was everything we had hoped for and envisioned!

Kathleen + her team went above and beyond to make our day so special! We could not have asked for a better venue to host our intimate wedding ceremony + rooftop dance party!!

I loved Upstairs at Midtown for my reception. It was so gorgeous and intimate. Kathleen and Blythe were so easy to work with, especially since it was a destination wedding.

We used Upstairs at Midtown for our ceremony and reception. Blythe was fantastic to work with! We coordinated the wedding from Ohio and she was able to help us with vendor selection and make sure the event went off flawlessly.

We had 56 people at the event and there was plenty of space for people to lounge, eat, and dance. I would recommend that you reserve a tent in case of rain because the outdoor space is really valuable.

We used the catering and bar service through the venue and it was even better than I expected. You will not be disappointed if you order your food from them. I recommend the steak carving station. Delicious! The wait staff works VERY hard to make sure everyone is fed and happy.

I couldn't be happier with Blythe and Upstairs at Midtown. Thank you for all of your help with my special day!

We used Upstairs at Midtown for our welcome party and it was the perfect spot!! Blythe is amazing to work with and made everything so easy!! Our guests loved the location since most were staying downtown and the bar staff was fabulous! I would definitely use this venue again for a non wedding function! Highly recommend!!

We used Upstairs at Midtown for our rehearsal dinner and everything was fabulous. Blythe was great to work with and very helpful throughout the process with everything from booze to rentals and set up. We used a different caterer but just loved the venue, their bar service and everything else they did to ensure we had a fabulous day. Our dinner was more of a "Welcome" party and we had over 90 in attendance. The space had great flow and accommodated our group comfortably, the back deck and interior are both rustic and gorgeous. Great experience and I would highly recommend them.