Re: Mehndi Hall Toronto
community halls are pretty inexpensive, yes, i looked into those too. but most of them are built like gyms so they’re not very attractive. if you get a really good decorator to spruce it up or do it yourself, then thats a really good option. muzna is right- condo party rooms usually top off at 80 people- very rarely are there ones that allow 200.
you can find a listing of community halls in toronto here by area - Parks & Recreation – City of Toronto
i also looked into these two venues for my mehendi -
toronto argonauts rowing club - http://www.argonautrowingclub.com/banquet
its a really nice room and it looks out on the lake so ithe view would be gorgeous at sunset. its $800 to rent and you have to buy the pop/water/juice from them. everything else comes from the caterer, including servers/waiters. they set up tables and chairs for you though, and then you’d have to either hire someone or DIY the decor/table settings, etc.
the William Lea Room at Don Mills/Bayview. they are at 1073 Millwood Road, 416 421 4944
http://williamlearoom.sites.toronto.com/
they are $700 plus GST (if you tell them you saw them on Toronto.com, they give you a $50 discount). You get 8 hours of use of the kitchen and the party room from 5pm to 1am. as with the Argonauts Rowing Club, you have to arrange for everything yourself- from the food to the servers to the music the decor etc. or bring in someone to do it for you. what is included is tables and chairs.
this is why we opted to go with a banquet hall cos its full service. theres just too much work involved in having it catered, and hiring servers/waiters is pretty expensive in the end.
if you do want to cater yourself, the Host is good as is Jaipur. i also spoke to someone at Silver Spoons and the guy said they do Pakistani Halal food for $5.99 per person and you get 7 dishes for that price, and they can also provide servers. Apparently they also have a party room space and it would be $13 per person including the venue rental and the food. I didn’t go see the place so I don’t know what it looks like but you can contact them here-
1548 Warden Avenue, 416 444 9822
the best site i’ve found so far for finding a venue is www.findabanquethall.com
they have over 500 listings and I found some very nice venues through them. The idea is to sit by the phone, go thru the website and call, call, call. I think I spoke to 15 different vendors last night. We’ve finally decided to go with Maple Banquet Hall. they are $20 per person and that includes everything. the only thing we’re doing is the stage and the centrepieces for the mehendi. they also decorate the stage a bit but its really simple and i want something with a bit more oomph 
this is also a very nice place- its on the danforth but they do pakistani/indian food catering - Ellas - 35 Danforth Rd., http://www.ellas.com/
this place is really nice- too bad they were booked for our date!
Crystal Fountain banquet hall - 905 513 1900
oh and also, Chauhan on Denison was highly recommended to me as their food is meant to be amazing. My khala has been there multiple times for mehendis/mayouns and she says once decorated, they look really good.
There are two locations- 323 Denison St., 905 947 1234, and also 7350 Woodbine Ave. (Denison and Woodbine), 905 477 9292.
Both of them have 200 person halls behind the restaurants and they’re pretty decent. Actually, this might be your best bet- their menu options are $17/person, $18/person, $20/person, $22/person and $24/person. You just have to go in and decorate and also take some speakers with you. They already have a stage type area set-up that you can decorate.
good luck!!
oh, and when is the function, btw? ours is in two and half months approx., and most places were already booked up, so if your’s is coming up, don’t delay! Maple is not our first choice, by far, but unfortunately, planning the wedding has taken over our lives so there wasn’t any time to find a decent venue for the mehendi. yeesh. i think toronto must be known for its overzealous brides. one florist told us someone had booked them 15 months in advance! thank God i put my foot down and made the Fiancé book our venue/photog a year in advance, before our engagement, otherwise we’d be stuck with some crappy venue in the middle of nowehere!