Testimonials
I have well over 100 reviews on yelp.com and Google combined, and they are all five stars.
(Some yelp reviews are filtered, but they were all written by real people who have participated in my shows.)
To read these on the yelp website, please visit my Card Magic yelp reviews and Card Magic filtered yelp reviews.
There are more testimonials on my Card Magic Google page. For your convenience, here are a bunch of testimonials from these pages.
★★★★★ Adult Birthday Party
One of the best magicians!! His card tricks were literally blowing me away. Unbelievable. I couldn't stop saying "wow". Every ending to the trick gave me chills. We booked him for a special friends very special 30th birthday party. He is also really funny and delivers great punch lines. Reads the room excellently and goes along with every crowd (knows how to deal with annoying drunk loud people at your party). Amazing magician!!!! I've seen a lot of magic at the Magic Castle in LA and Rob is of equal or higher caliber. So great.
— Sarah K. -- yelp review
★★★★★ Customer Appreciation Event at a Yoga Studio
I always get very nervous about having parties because I don't like feeling like I need to entertain everyone, but having Rob at the party made my birthday party so much more enjoyable. We had a band in one room and the food and drinks in the other room with Rob and his magic and he really did work magic. He brought groups of people together that normally may not have even talked to one another. Not only were his tricks entertaining and amazing, but he was really enjoyable to be around. The cool thing about Rob was that, as a performer, instead of being the life of the party and capturing the show, he created a life of a party by getting people more involved and engaged with one another and that was way more valuable than anything I could have asked for. Rob exceeded my expectations above and beyond. I would have him back to do more tricks in a heartbeat.
— Jaclyn Jones, Founder of Indigo Studio -- yelp review
★★★★★ Wedding
We had seen Rob perform at a street festival in our neighborhood and that his card magic was incredible and that he was very entertaining. We ended up hiring him to perform for guests at our wedding and he was a huge hit with all our guests! He performed many tricks, including a special one that involved the names of myself and the bride. Pricing was very affordable for the entertainment he brought to our cocktail hour and reception. I would strongly recommend!
— Joe Struck, Groom -- yelp review
★★★★★ Party for Graduate Students
Rob was at my dear friend's birthday this week walking around the party doing close-up magic, and it was truly one of the most fun experiences I have had. If you think magicians are just for kids' parties, think again - Rob effortlessly delighted and entertained a room full of skeptical graduate students. I am sure of two things now: a) I wanted a magician at my next birthday party, and b) I want it to be Rob.
— Bill H. -- yelp review
★★★★★ Performances in Building Lobby
Absolutely stupendous entertainment! Not only did Rob entertain a group of people for hours on end, he also had the patience to teach me a move. Now that takes patience! He is a magician, plain and simple. That is the only explanation for some of his displays. I wish I was a Chicago local so I could hire him for parties. He really knows how to pull the crowd in and truly perform. Thank you Rob!
— Bethany Boyd, Concierge at Loews Hotel 1000, Seattle
★★★★★ Trade Show
I have been meaning to write this review for a long time, but only just got around to it now. Rob is really unassuming in appearance -- not exactly Chris Angel-type, over-the-top glitz -- but he's got his own delightfully quirky, downplayed demeanor going on. When he started doing up-close card magic, I kept thinking, How is he doing that?! He looks like such a normal guy, but his magic has to be seen to be believed. It stands on its own, no glitz and glamor needed. Seriously, jaw on the floor. If you have an event going on and you want to give your guests a great experience, call him!
— Ellen Chan -- yelp review
★★★★★ Mixed-Age Birthday Party
Will be forever grateful to have befriended and hired Rob to be a card magician at my Husband's 35th surprise birthday party! He added an element of surprise and mystery to our casino themed event, that took it to the next level!
Thank you! Thank you!
— Tiffany Willis-Johnson, Party Hostess -- yelp review excerpt
★★★★★ Adult Birthday Party
I hired Rob Mendell (Card Magic) for an adult birthday party -- for people in their late twenties. He was truly outstanding. He went round the party performing a series of tricks to different groups. Everyone at the party that he performed for was enthralled. I liked his demeanor and style: no gimmicks or silly jokes -- though he does work some low-key humor in to the show in an effective way -- just unbelievable tricks. He's also a great person to deal with. Highest possible recommendation.
— Evelyn Richardson, Party Host -- Google review
★★★★★ Fundraiser
I hosted an event - a fundraiser for Children's Memorial Hospital - this past weekend. … Rob was amazing. Very personable, friendly, entertaining, and yes, magical. … I cannot say enough on his behalf. He is great with children and adults and I would hire him if ever planning such an event again.
— K M. -- yelp review excerpt
★★★★★
I’ve always seen this kind of magic on tv and thought it was cool but it’s a much cooler experience when you’re a part of it! Rob was funny and inviting and his card tricks genuinely amazed me!
— Sarah Jacob -- Google review
★★★★★ Performing on the elevated train (my first yelp review)
…The man begin to spin in and out of card tricks, flawlessly playing through each trick. Being a nosy urbanite, I became a part of the tricks and was blown away. Rob is a damn good magician and he had each of us from the start. You don't often see card tricks performed as well as he performs them. It was quite possibly the best "EL" ride I've ever had. Thanks Rob!!!
— Benjamin H. -- yelp review excerpt
★★★★★ Industry Event
Rob was very engaging and totally mystified us with his mastery of the cards. We were entertained by him during a large industry party and I thought it was very cool of the party planners to have thought of hiring a wandering magician. Something a little different that helped to give people who might not know each other a starting point for conversation.
— Kaye H. -- yelp review
★★★★★ Dinner Party
...I hired Rob for a dinner party my husband and I were hosting. ... The evening was wonderful: In an unassuming, quiet but confident manner, Rob did trick after trick, none of which any of us could figure out. After a while, not content to sit back in our chairs, we were all standing around the table, and we still had no idea how he did what he did! ... We agreed that it was one of the best parties we'd ever had. I heartily encourage anyone looking for a fun, different kind of spin on the usual party activities to hire Rob.
— Gerry Langgut, Party Hostess -- yelp review excerpts
★★★★★ Company Picnic / Wedding
I met Rob years ago at an event where he was working and was very impressed and got him hired for our company's picnic. Recently, I hired him for my wedding banquet. Everyone loved him and I especially loved the fact that he personalized one of his many tricks so that no matter what cards you picked my name and the name of my husband turned up (and I watched several people participate in the magic trick and they all picked different cards). It made his performance so special for me. I highly recommend him for parties, weddings, bar mitzvahs, whatever. He's great with adults and children.
— Natalie Fredrickson, Bride -- yelp review
★★★★★ "Math-A-Magic" Classroom
Rob is awesome. I have had Rob come out several times and for each event, Rob has been flawless in his performance of up close Card Magic. The first event I had him attend was at a school. Rob had prepared several card magic tricks to teach the students and even encouraged them to create a card magic trick on their own, based on the patterns they noticed in the presented Card Magic. The students, middle school students who are hard to entertain, absolutely loved the Card Magic presentation and they didn't even realize they were learning a thing. He was all the students could talk about for days!
— Abby Long, Chicago Public School Teacher -- yelp review excerpt
★★★★★ Corporate Happy Hour
Rob was great at wowing our guests at our recent corporate happy hour. I highly recommend Rob for any corporate event, holiday party or birthday party!
— Melissa Brownell, Executive Assistant, Perl Mortgage -- Google review excerpt
★★★★★ 9-Year-Old Birthday Party
We met Rob at the Redmoon Halloween Skelebration and he blew our collective minds! We hired him for a 9th birthday party, complete with 9, 9-year old boys and Rob was unreal in his ability to command the unruly audience and deliver on tricks. Plus, it was his idea to both perform magic as well as teach the kids some of the "easier" ones (not a single trick seemed simple in my estimation). The kids were wild about it and their enthusiasm for the art continues long after the party... Thank you Rob for a wonderful evening! I highly recommend this activity for any event, and any age group.
— Robin Simpkins, Mom -- Google review
★★★★★ Team Meeting
We used his services as entertainment for our company's team meeting. His tricks were great and he was interactive and actually quite funny. He performed to a group of 50-60 people and did a great job keeping everyone's attention. Highly recommended!
— Alex Cullen, Manager of Operations, AvantCredit -- Google review
★★★★★ Life Celebration
Rob Mendell was just an amazing addition to a festive event we had. He was terrific from the first exchange we had online to setting up the specifics of what we wanted. When he showed up for our celebration, he fit right in. He did individual tricks for our guests which went over marvelously; he was really engaged with each participant. The show for the group blew everyone's mind. Rob is highly, highly recommended.
— Jason Rosenthal -- Gigmasters review
(Some yelp reviews are filtered, but they were all written by real people who have participated in my shows.)
To read these on the yelp website, please visit my Card Magic yelp reviews and Card Magic filtered yelp reviews.
There are more testimonials on my Card Magic Google page. For your convenience, here are a bunch of testimonials from these pages.
★★★★★ Adult Birthday Party
One of the best magicians!! His card tricks were literally blowing me away. Unbelievable. I couldn't stop saying "wow". Every ending to the trick gave me chills. We booked him for a special friends very special 30th birthday party. He is also really funny and delivers great punch lines. Reads the room excellently and goes along with every crowd (knows how to deal with annoying drunk loud people at your party). Amazing magician!!!! I've seen a lot of magic at the Magic Castle in LA and Rob is of equal or higher caliber. So great.
— Sarah K. -- yelp review
★★★★★ Customer Appreciation Event at a Yoga Studio
I always get very nervous about having parties because I don't like feeling like I need to entertain everyone, but having Rob at the party made my birthday party so much more enjoyable. We had a band in one room and the food and drinks in the other room with Rob and his magic and he really did work magic. He brought groups of people together that normally may not have even talked to one another. Not only were his tricks entertaining and amazing, but he was really enjoyable to be around. The cool thing about Rob was that, as a performer, instead of being the life of the party and capturing the show, he created a life of a party by getting people more involved and engaged with one another and that was way more valuable than anything I could have asked for. Rob exceeded my expectations above and beyond. I would have him back to do more tricks in a heartbeat.
— Jaclyn Jones, Founder of Indigo Studio -- yelp review
★★★★★ Wedding
We had seen Rob perform at a street festival in our neighborhood and that his card magic was incredible and that he was very entertaining. We ended up hiring him to perform for guests at our wedding and he was a huge hit with all our guests! He performed many tricks, including a special one that involved the names of myself and the bride. Pricing was very affordable for the entertainment he brought to our cocktail hour and reception. I would strongly recommend!
— Joe Struck, Groom -- yelp review
★★★★★ Party for Graduate Students
Rob was at my dear friend's birthday this week walking around the party doing close-up magic, and it was truly one of the most fun experiences I have had. If you think magicians are just for kids' parties, think again - Rob effortlessly delighted and entertained a room full of skeptical graduate students. I am sure of two things now: a) I wanted a magician at my next birthday party, and b) I want it to be Rob.
— Bill H. -- yelp review
★★★★★ Performances in Building Lobby
Absolutely stupendous entertainment! Not only did Rob entertain a group of people for hours on end, he also had the patience to teach me a move. Now that takes patience! He is a magician, plain and simple. That is the only explanation for some of his displays. I wish I was a Chicago local so I could hire him for parties. He really knows how to pull the crowd in and truly perform. Thank you Rob!
— Bethany Boyd, Concierge at Loews Hotel 1000, Seattle
★★★★★ Trade Show
I have been meaning to write this review for a long time, but only just got around to it now. Rob is really unassuming in appearance -- not exactly Chris Angel-type, over-the-top glitz -- but he's got his own delightfully quirky, downplayed demeanor going on. When he started doing up-close card magic, I kept thinking, How is he doing that?! He looks like such a normal guy, but his magic has to be seen to be believed. It stands on its own, no glitz and glamor needed. Seriously, jaw on the floor. If you have an event going on and you want to give your guests a great experience, call him!
— Ellen Chan -- yelp review
★★★★★ Mixed-Age Birthday Party
Will be forever grateful to have befriended and hired Rob to be a card magician at my Husband's 35th surprise birthday party! He added an element of surprise and mystery to our casino themed event, that took it to the next level!
Thank you! Thank you!
— Tiffany Willis-Johnson, Party Hostess -- yelp review excerpt
★★★★★ Adult Birthday Party
I hired Rob Mendell (Card Magic) for an adult birthday party -- for people in their late twenties. He was truly outstanding. He went round the party performing a series of tricks to different groups. Everyone at the party that he performed for was enthralled. I liked his demeanor and style: no gimmicks or silly jokes -- though he does work some low-key humor in to the show in an effective way -- just unbelievable tricks. He's also a great person to deal with. Highest possible recommendation.
— Evelyn Richardson, Party Host -- Google review
★★★★★ Fundraiser
I hosted an event - a fundraiser for Children's Memorial Hospital - this past weekend. … Rob was amazing. Very personable, friendly, entertaining, and yes, magical. … I cannot say enough on his behalf. He is great with children and adults and I would hire him if ever planning such an event again.
— K M. -- yelp review excerpt
★★★★★
I’ve always seen this kind of magic on tv and thought it was cool but it’s a much cooler experience when you’re a part of it! Rob was funny and inviting and his card tricks genuinely amazed me!
— Sarah Jacob -- Google review
★★★★★ Performing on the elevated train (my first yelp review)
…The man begin to spin in and out of card tricks, flawlessly playing through each trick. Being a nosy urbanite, I became a part of the tricks and was blown away. Rob is a damn good magician and he had each of us from the start. You don't often see card tricks performed as well as he performs them. It was quite possibly the best "EL" ride I've ever had. Thanks Rob!!!
— Benjamin H. -- yelp review excerpt
★★★★★ Industry Event
Rob was very engaging and totally mystified us with his mastery of the cards. We were entertained by him during a large industry party and I thought it was very cool of the party planners to have thought of hiring a wandering magician. Something a little different that helped to give people who might not know each other a starting point for conversation.
— Kaye H. -- yelp review
★★★★★ Dinner Party
...I hired Rob for a dinner party my husband and I were hosting. ... The evening was wonderful: In an unassuming, quiet but confident manner, Rob did trick after trick, none of which any of us could figure out. After a while, not content to sit back in our chairs, we were all standing around the table, and we still had no idea how he did what he did! ... We agreed that it was one of the best parties we'd ever had. I heartily encourage anyone looking for a fun, different kind of spin on the usual party activities to hire Rob.
— Gerry Langgut, Party Hostess -- yelp review excerpts
★★★★★ Company Picnic / Wedding
I met Rob years ago at an event where he was working and was very impressed and got him hired for our company's picnic. Recently, I hired him for my wedding banquet. Everyone loved him and I especially loved the fact that he personalized one of his many tricks so that no matter what cards you picked my name and the name of my husband turned up (and I watched several people participate in the magic trick and they all picked different cards). It made his performance so special for me. I highly recommend him for parties, weddings, bar mitzvahs, whatever. He's great with adults and children.
— Natalie Fredrickson, Bride -- yelp review
★★★★★ "Math-A-Magic" Classroom
Rob is awesome. I have had Rob come out several times and for each event, Rob has been flawless in his performance of up close Card Magic. The first event I had him attend was at a school. Rob had prepared several card magic tricks to teach the students and even encouraged them to create a card magic trick on their own, based on the patterns they noticed in the presented Card Magic. The students, middle school students who are hard to entertain, absolutely loved the Card Magic presentation and they didn't even realize they were learning a thing. He was all the students could talk about for days!
— Abby Long, Chicago Public School Teacher -- yelp review excerpt
★★★★★ Corporate Happy Hour
Rob was great at wowing our guests at our recent corporate happy hour. I highly recommend Rob for any corporate event, holiday party or birthday party!
— Melissa Brownell, Executive Assistant, Perl Mortgage -- Google review excerpt
★★★★★ 9-Year-Old Birthday Party
We met Rob at the Redmoon Halloween Skelebration and he blew our collective minds! We hired him for a 9th birthday party, complete with 9, 9-year old boys and Rob was unreal in his ability to command the unruly audience and deliver on tricks. Plus, it was his idea to both perform magic as well as teach the kids some of the "easier" ones (not a single trick seemed simple in my estimation). The kids were wild about it and their enthusiasm for the art continues long after the party... Thank you Rob for a wonderful evening! I highly recommend this activity for any event, and any age group.
— Robin Simpkins, Mom -- Google review
★★★★★ Team Meeting
We used his services as entertainment for our company's team meeting. His tricks were great and he was interactive and actually quite funny. He performed to a group of 50-60 people and did a great job keeping everyone's attention. Highly recommended!
— Alex Cullen, Manager of Operations, AvantCredit -- Google review
★★★★★ Life Celebration
Rob Mendell was just an amazing addition to a festive event we had. He was terrific from the first exchange we had online to setting up the specifics of what we wanted. When he showed up for our celebration, he fit right in. He did individual tricks for our guests which went over marvelously; he was really engaged with each participant. The show for the group blew everyone's mind. Rob is highly, highly recommended.
— Jason Rosenthal -- Gigmasters review