A Taste of Excellence Catering

We have mixed feelings about our caterer. The food was great, and so was the service the day of the wedding. The bar tenders and servers were excellent! However, our expectations were not met in the pre-planning phase. We had a hard time getting in touch with our planner, she was very slow answering emails, if she answered at all, and she didn't do any coordinating with our other vendors. One of the reasons we chose Taste of excellence is we thought they would do some of the coordinating, so we factored that into their more expensive cost, but that was not the case, I coordinated everything myself. One great thing was they did set up for us a day in advance, I rented tables and chairs through them and they didn't charge extra for having them there the extra time. They also were pretty flexible with the menu, allowing me to have vegetarian entrees for certain people even though it was family style. they also chilled our home-made beer for us and served it in nice glassware at a separate beer station- that was awesome. So I would recommend them, but my advice is to just be very specific about what you want, and make sure you get all the details in your contract. Our planner also changed during our engagement and I think that was part of the issue we had with responsiveness, since our contact was new. She was very nice, just forgot some details (like putting aside some vegetarian hor'dervs for me which was a huge bummer but a small thing). They are also not the best value, they're pretty expensive. Overall I'm happy I went with them bc the service at the wedding and the quality of the food made the extra price worth it. One other thing- they only have Budweiser products, we did ask for Miller in our first meeting and the woman said it would be no problem. She didn't tell us it would be a $2 upcharge per person to have Miller instead! They waived that charge for us since we weren't told upfront, but just something to keep in mind!

very professional, positive, amazing attitude, can and will do anything you ask for!

Stephanie was awesome! She was on the ball with everything! We had so many of our guests compliment the food! Highly recommend!!

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Taste of Excellence did very well with our wedding. I found out last minute (at the wedding) that the main person who had been helping us plan all along would not attend because of a personal matter and this was frustrating but understandable. I'm happy to say that the remainder of the staff worked tremendously well with the exception of one shattered champagne flute right under the bride's chair (and bare feet). Regardless, many things I thought i'd have to do myself were taken care of without my asking. I was also notified of several point persons who would be handling things for me and they responded to any request without delay or question. I was even brought drinks throughout the night which was nice since we had no chance to go to the bar. I would recommend ToE to others; their food was delicious and few, if any, guests complained about anything. (we have picky...

Extremely professional company who provided delicious food and excellent service at my wedding!!

Organization and tasting before the wedding was great! Staff was easy to get ahold of and returned calls and emails quickly. The food was wonderful! It was slightly more expensive than other caterers in the area. Some service issues the day of the wedding, but they were taken care of eventually. Ice cream bar that we had ordered and paid a pretty good price for was set out after many of the guests had already left and was only available for less than an hour. If I had known this I wouldn't have paid the extra money for it. Overall, everyone enjoyed the food and we were happy with our choice.

Great food and gave whatever we wanted. A little last minute for the final bill and took a few days to return emails. But could not imagine another caterer.

We worked with both Chris and Jeannie from Taste and they were very nice during every interaction. Taste is extremely flexible. We provided our own signature cocktail and macaroni and cheese recipes, both of which they made. We also ordered our own ice cream and they served it for us for no additional charge.

Despite all these special requests, Taste was courteous, and very customer-service oriented.

Mary Jane was awesome, any question or item we needed she was there to accomadate us. The event went off without a hitch. My only small complaint is that the food was a GREAT as our tasting. It was still good but I guess there is a difference in making two plates and 135 plates. I also heard cocktail hour was awesome. Thank you to the staff of Taste of Excellence!

The food tasted great, but they were completely unresponsive and added unnecessary stress to the wedding.

Delicious food, great service, friendly people. They really listened to what we wanted and designed a menu that was unique and exactly what we wanted.

Taste of Excellence did an AMAZING job with catering at our wedding. They provided fun, and tasty action stations which were a huge hit for our 200+ guests. Not only did they go above and beyond what was expected, but they detailed every inch on the reception so that it was perfect for our guests.

The director is slightly hard to get ahold of and e-mails were not returned promptly, but that can not overshadow the amazing work that they did. I highly suggest this caterer. They will provide you with everything you want to make your day perfect!

A Taste of Excellence did an amazing job with our wedding reception. From the initial tasting with our families, we knew we had made the right choice. Plus, their amazing food is coupled with great service and reps who go out of their way to make sure their clients have the event they dream of. Mary Jane was helpful during the planning process, and made appropriate suggestions in terms of what we needed and what we didn't. The day of the event, she was there to see that things ran smoothly. Our Day of Coordinator, Heidzillas, affirmed that Mary Jane was great to work with. A few things we weren't going to include initially were changed when we took Mary Jane's advice. And I'm glad we did -- the antipasto display was a hit! I would definitely recommend A Taste of Excellence to anyone planning a wedding, large event, or even at-home party since they offer so much beyond the traditional wedding catering.

We at first leaned towards this caterer because they were the cheapest caterer who worked with our venue, but they turned out to also have the best food and the best service. The food was superb, even though we were running a little off of schedule (the asparagus was a little overdone, but all of the meals were excellent). They cook all of their food on site -- no sternos. Everyone said that they couldn't believe it was "wedding food." They served us a full tasting meal even before we had booked them and we met the chef who was in charge of our wedding and discussed his signature dishes. They ended up making a vegetarian option for our wedding that wasn't even on their original menu. They allowed people to change meal options even the week of! Truly a pleasure to work with.

Great food, good service. Linda was really helpful in the planning. The food was delicious and they presented it beautifully!!

This caterer was excellent, we had a very large guest list and a very small budget, they were very accommodating and attentive. I would highly recommend this caterer.

We received so many compliments on the food and quality of service at our reception. I plan to use them again in the future for catering for parties and other events. It was very easy to set up a payment plan and choose food that we liked for our reception. The cocktail hour set up was absolutely gorgeous and I can't compliment the serving staff enough. They managed to pull it all together even with the 10 minute downpour that happened for our tent reception.