Typically a banquet hall is capable of serving dozens to hundreds of people a meal in a timely fashion.
People and organizations rent them to hold parties, banquets, wedding receptions, or other social events.
Businesses rent them to hold sales meetings, employee training events, employee awards events, and corporate celebrations and parties.
Banquet halls are often found within pubs, nightclubs, hotels, or restaurants.
Most are run by commercial enterprises, though some banquet halls are run by fraternal organizations and are part of their building, available for rent by the general public, for example Masonic Halls.