Corporate Groups, Meetings & Business Receptions At Claudia Sanders Dinner House

A corporate event at Claudia Sanders Dinner House gives a business meeting or reception a warm, character-filled setting rather than a sterile conference room. Business meetings, organization meetings, trainings, and receptions fit our rooms, with space for presentations and a full bar for the social hour that follows.

The venue's heritage — founded in 1968 beside the historic Blackwood Hall home — gives the event a sense of place, and the Kentucky horse-country décor and fireplaces make the setting feel distinctive. Companies from Louisville, Southern Indiana, and across Kentucky choose Shelbyville for a central gathering point that feels less corporate and more welcoming.

Menus are customized to your group and can include a seated lunch, a buffet, or an appetizer-and-drinks reception. Every plate is built from the same scratch-made Southern food served in the dining room, and the full bar serves beer, wine, and cocktails for the reception.

Corporate events here suit businesses that want a sit-down meal or a reception with character rather than a hotel ballroom. It works for both a department lunch and a company-wide reception, and the private rooms keep the gathering separate from the dining room so the group has privacy for presentations and conversation.

Companies from Louisville, Southern Indiana, and across Kentucky often choose Shelbyville for a central gathering point. The venue handles both intimate meetings and large receptions up to 450 seated, so a 60-person training and a 300-person holiday party both find a home here.

Choose a room based on your guest count and whether you want a seated meeting or a standing reception.

For a corporate event, the Thoroughbred or Saddlebred Room (up to 55 each) suits a department meeting or training, the Kentucky Room (up to 150) works for a larger gathering, and the Colonel's Quarters can hold up to 450 for a company-wide reception. The largest room can be divided, so a 75-person meeting and a 300-person party both fit comfortably.

We offer several service formats so the event matches your agenda and guest count.

A seated lunch or buffet works well for a meeting, while an appetizer-and-drinks reception suits a social hour or a holiday party. Family-style platters bring the warmth the Dinner House was founded on and encourage the group to share the meal together. Every menu is customized to your group and timeline.

Menus draw from the same scratch-made Southern food served in the dining room — fried chicken, sugar-cured Kentucky country ham, the Kentucky Hot Brown, chicken livers, steaks and chops, eight family-style vegetables, and homemade pies. See the full menu and the carry-out menu for the dishes that can anchor your event.

The full bar serves beer, wine, and cocktails, with beverage service priced by the drink or by the bottle. Homemade pies, cobblers, and Claudia's Kentucky Pie are available for dessert.

The rooms include a presentation area for talks, trainings, and speeches — a central part of many corporate events. Tell us if you plan a presentation segment so we can set up the room to suit it, whether that means clearing a focal point for a speaker or arranging the seating to face a particular spot.

Because the venue has a full bar and room for a relaxed reception, a presentation can flow naturally into the social hour without a rigid schedule. The private rooms keep the meeting separate from the dining room, giving the group privacy for business and conversation.

If the company plans a program — a training session, an awards presentation, or a year-end review — let us know the timing so we can coordinate the meal service and the bar around it.

Planning starts with a call to (502) 633-5600 or a message through the contact form. Tell us the event type, your date, guest count, and whether you want a presentation segment, and we will help you choose a room and build a menu.

Because every event is customized, we do not publish per-person pricing online. Tell us your date, guest count, and the style of service you want, and we will send menu options and pricing. There is no obligation, and we are happy to walk through the rooms and the menu before you decide.

For a corporate lunch or reception, we can coordinate the meal service and the bar around your agenda so the food is ready when the group is ready to eat, and the bar opens for the social hour.

Before the event, confirm your guest count, menu selections, and any presentation or program timing. Share dietary needs so we can build alternatives into the menu.

• ✓Arrive early to settle the room and test any presentation setup.
• ✓Our staff sets up the tables, service equipment, and bar.
• ✓The full bar opens per your timeline.
• ✓Homemade pies and cobblers are available for dessert.
• ✓The private room keeps the event separate from the dining room.

On the day, our team handles service and cleanup so the hosts can focus on the meeting and the guests. The private room keeps the event separate from the dining room, giving the group privacy for business and conversation.

Claudia Sanders Dinner House is at 3202 Shelbyville Rd (U.S. 60), Shelbyville, Kentucky 40065, east of Louisville. Guests from Louisville, Southern Indiana, and across Kentucky often gather here, and the Kentucky horse-country setting gives the occasion a sense of place. Parking is on site, and tour buses are welcome.

Claudia Sanders Dinner House is open Wednesday through Friday from 11 AM to 8 PM and Saturday and Sunday from 8 AM to 8 PM, with breakfast served on weekends. The venue is closed Monday and Tuesday. Holiday hours may differ — call (502) 633-5600 to confirm.

Corporate events often take place on a weekday within our posted hours — Wednesday through Friday from 11 AM to 8 PM. Weekend lunches and evening receptions are also available, with breakfast service starting at 8 AM on Saturday and Sunday.

Receptions are based on a per-person price for food, beverage by the drink or bottle, and any other special services requested, with a minimum of 50 guests. A Basic Reception includes skirted service tables with serving equipment, china or glass plates, forks, napkins, and tables and chairs for your guests. All other services are at an additional charge.

For corporate events below the 50-guest reception minimum, ask about a private-room lunch or meeting with a seated or buffet menu — we can often host smaller departments with a reserved room and a customized menu.

A corporate event at Claudia Sanders Dinner House stands apart from the usual hotel conference room. The fireplaces, the Kentucky horse-country heritage, and the warm, unhurried service give a meeting or reception a setting that feels considered rather than generic, and the scratch-made Southern food turns the meal into a genuine highlight of the day.

Because the food is made from scratch in our own kitchen — breads baked each morning, eight family-style vegetables, and homemade pies — even a working lunch feels like a real meal rather than catering. The full bar, the presentation space, and rooms that scale from 55 to 450 guests let a single venue handle a small department lunch or a full company reception. Call (502) 633-5600 to plan your corporate event.