d'Vine cuisine, inc.

Hope came to our rescue when another caterer cancelled on us two months before the wedding. So glad things turned out the way they did, because d'Vine had the best food of any caterer we did a tasting with. Absolutely delicious! The shrimp and grit fritters with red pepper jelly and "mac-tini" appetizers were a hit, the pork and chicken were tender, and the twice baked potatoes were to die for. She even suggested an apple butter vinaigrette dressing since one of our favors was apple butter preserves. My guests commented on how polite the staff was. Hope made everything easy for me. We did one tasting, finalized our plan, and d'Vine handled all the details. We felt we were in capable hands, and we were right!

Hope is INCREDIBLE! So much fun to work with and genuinely cares about each wedding she caters. The food is amazing and the service is even better!

Hope & the D'Vine Cuisine team were absolutely wonderful to work with on many levels! Hope brought that touch of southern hospitality that we craved, her food was out of this world delicious, and her team was polite & professional. I hope that we have more celebrations in the future so that we can use her catering services again! For more information about my Jacksonville wedding vendors, visit: laurenglenn.wordpress.com

d'vine cuisine....what can I say about Hope and her staff? Amazing, organized, thoughtful, tasteful, polite, delicious, unique, unbelievable value for a budget minded wedding, etc! Hope helped from initial planning to multiple changes to cleaning up with a mop afterwards. We had a wedding at our home with about 100+ guests and Hope and her staff were so great. They were prepared, came into our kitchen and put out an amazing array of food for our guests. Everyone was so impressed with the food and the presentation fit right into our theme.
Everything was delicious but our personal favorites were the White Russian French Brie, The Rubbed Pork, and the Shots of Tomato bisque with havarti grilled cheese! Even though they were busy, her staff was polite to everyone who passed them. They took care of us as the bride and groom and Hope even left us with a small cooler filled with all the foods to take with us on our honeymoon. The bartender was great too! They all did a great job of cleaning up at the end and kept that great positive attitude. I couldn't have asked for a better company to come into our home and serve our family and guests for such a special day!

Our event in December was amazing! My daughter had a New York/Broadway themed wedding and Hope and her staff created stations that perfectly replicated "Big Apple" cuisine! My husband, who also is in the catering business, had definite ideas as to how he wanted the food prepared and displayed. Hope really listened to the ideas and suggestions my husband presented and did a fabulous job of creating the image we had in mind. Upon our request, Hope created a delicious “Little Italy” station where guests were delighted to choose from a variety of pastas, sauces, and breads. The “Carnegie Deli” station offered choices of grilled sandwiches, Waldorf salad and a variety of cheeses and fruits. “Chinatown” presented an array of Chinese favorites including orange chicken, fried rice and homemade eggrolls that were met with rave reviews. We were so pleased to work with Hope who brought to life the image we had imagined for our affair. She was excellent to work with! Hope has a great personality, works well with her clients and did everything to ensure our wedding was a smashing success!!

There are not enough great things that I can say about Hope and the d'Vine Cuisine staff. Hope was one of my favorite vendors to work with. I felt that she really cared about my big day, and went above and beyond what you would expect out of a caterer. She always had a great attitude and was quick to respond to my emails/calls (which is extremely important from a vendor when you are going throught the stress of planning a wedding). She always had great ideas for me whenever I had questions (even if they weren't "food" related). On the day of the wedding, I was absolutely blown away. She knew that my theme was "vintage St. Augustine" and she really went all out to have the food tables/bar match my vision. She had brought pictures that she already had of old St. Augustine and other decor that matched my theme which I aboslutely loved! Also, her staff was extremely professional and kind.

Now lets talk about the food.....AMAZING!!!! At the wedding, I constantly had guests coming up to me saying how delicious the food was and that they had a hard time picking a favorite dish because it was all so good. It has now been about a month since my wedding, and I am still having people rave about the food. I have to say, that you do not have to pay an arm and a leg for a great caterer with quality food. Hope worked within our budget and really delivered. My husband and I did not get to eat at much as we would have liked to at the wedding, but that was ok because Hope had a care package for us with all the food that was served, which we thoroughly enjoyed when it was just the two of...

I cannot say how super wonderful Hope and her staff were at our October wedding. I felt from the minute I spoke with her on the phone, I knew we were in good hands. She asked appropriate questions to get a feel for the wedding and made recommendations as we went along. She transformed a clubhouse into a beautiful wedding reception and she went out of her way to make sure it looked super. I still dream about the food we had served to us that day. The onion tarts, the Mediterraen station, the shrimp alfredo-all my favorites. We received numberous compliments on the food and we couldn't have been happier with how our wedding turned out, especially the food. As stated in previous posts, the cooler was such a hit, at one in the morning that food really hit the spot. I would highly recommend Hope and her staff to cater any party or event.

EXCELLENT SERVICE, DELICIOUS FOOD AND REASONABLE PRICES. THEY WERE WELL ORGANIZED AND HAD PLENTY OF HELP. I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THEM.

Hope and her staff did an amazing job! Our food was delicious!!!! The little cooler she packed for us to take came in handy that night when we got hungry! Hope was also wonderful to work with through out our whole wedding planning process. Jared and I still talk about how much we loved the mashed potatoes:)

Everything provided by D-vine Cuisine was wonderful! The food was delicious, the displays were beautiful, and the staff so kind and generous. It was everything the bride and groom desired. The guests called it a Southern delight and wanted to know when they were going to open a restaurant!

My daughter just got married on July 14th, 2012 and I highly recommend d'Vine Cuisine to cater any event you have. Hope and her staff were amazing-very professional, accommodating, and a pleasure to work with. Because I live four hours away, Hope was very patient and timely with my numerous phonecalls and e-mails. The food was exceptional, the best I have ever had at a wedding! Being resonable was a bonus! The presentation of the food was excellent. I can't say enough positives about our experience but to say it was first class the whole way.

Hope and her staff and not only fabulous to work with, but they make amazing food. She will help you plan your menu and is even open to special requests or ideas. Her tasting was one of my favorite things to do for wedding planning! She has an excellent and professional staff and is extremely timely in her communication. We loved every aspect of working with Hope!

Hope and her team made delicious food and displayed it wonderfully. The whole team was very professional and catered to our every needs.

Empty plates: everyone had empty plates because the food was amazing! Hope did an outstanding job with our food. We had a buffet style dinner and Hope and her team were fast, friendly and most of all cooked the food perfectly! We had so many comments about how great the food was we couldn't believe it! You hear horror stories about wedding food being terrible and you are always worried what people will think. Hope has a menu that will satisfy even the pickiest of eaters and if she doesn't have something you want she will go out of her way to try and get it! She always answered her emails and phone calls promptly and with a great attitude. The best part was the to-go package of food and cake. We ate every bit of it! Hope is a unique person and it shows in everything she does. We could not have asked for anything better!

For all you mother of the brides out there, if you are looking for easy, fun, affordable, quality, professionalism, I could go on and on.... Look no further, Hope and her team are simply wonderful to work with. Everything was so effortless and should you get in a bind like we did and lose your officiate at the last moement, all you have to do is pick up the phone and call Hope to the rescue, she has such wonderful friends and contacts, my daughter's wedding turned out to be more than my daughter could have imagined. Everyone raved about the food and Hope's team. She really makes you look like the hero! Love you Hope!!!!!! For whatever your event may be, Hope and the d'Vine Cuisine crew is your answer.

Let me just off by saying that my wedding venue has their own caterers with special priced menus but I opted to go with Hope at D'Vine Cuisine instead. I found Hope with the help of my wedding planner. From just the first 5 minutes of our conversation, I knew I would book Hope. I already knew her food was amazing from all the other people in the wedding business, but it was Hope's personality that sold me. She is so genuinely sweet and you can just tell the passion she has for her food. I knew she would prepare my wedding dinner like it was hers. I entrusted Hope to put together the menu believing she knows what she makes best. I told her the things we liked and sure enough at the tasting, we were floored by how delicious everything was.
On the wedding day, I didn't get to see Hope much but her team was so professional and courteous to the guests. Everyone raved about how great the service was and how amazing everything tasted. People were willing to try things out of their realm because everything tasted so good. Our friends are still raving about the crabcakes, stuffed shrimp, beef tenderloin, salmon mousse, crab won tons, etc. And our friends as well as we are major foodies! They thought we paid a fortune for the food but Hope's prices are extremely reasonable!
D'Vine Cuisine was such a joy to work with. Amazing food and outstanding service! They definitely delivered! I will definitely refer them to my friends and anyone getting married. And will definitely hire them for future parties, gatherings for my business!

When we met Hope we fell in love and were so excited to work with her... throughout the whole process she was excited, respectful and helpful and flexible. She was extremely creative and worked well with me... she was the ONLY vendor I was not worried about. Her food and prices were valuable. I wish the story ended well. AT the wedding everything fell apart. The service was TERRIBLE!!!! First the fruit and cheese table was NOTHING like it was shown to us in pictures as a beautiful creative table, instead it was a small table my grandma could have set up. We paid extra for this coffee table due to my husband is in LOVE with coffee. THroughout the ENTIRE night the coffee and coffee cups continued to run out...and you would think the servers know that... nope the guests continued to have to tell the servers, who would get irritated with the guests on the constant reminders. My husband went twice for coffee... always out. AND they had to run to publix during the ceremony to buy more!!!!! We had a sit down dinner... and the bridal table was NOT taken care of at all. I (bride) did not receive a drink until I flagged down one of the servers. Serving the food was a MESS!!! They started with the bridal table and served 3 salads out of 8 and started serving another table!!!! Then.. we did not get dressing for the salads until 10min AFTER we were served salads! There was no rhyme or reason to the serving... There was our table who got served and the table RIGHT next to us was one of the LAST table to be served and a middle table was the very last. It took FOREVER to serve all tables!! There were 14 tables of 8-9 people and 11 servers. Not to mention all the kitchen staff... so lack of servers is NOT the answer. The servers were all teenagers which may have been part of the problem. Hope and her daughter were VERY sweet and they all did help so much cleaning up in the end... but the organization was a HUGE mess! THe food tasted good but very small portions and the presentation was lacking. I guess overall Hope is an amazing woman, and GREAT to work with... if you take a risk going with her be SURE every single detail is discussed and IN writing. The shady thing is, I emailed her a VERY nice letter after the wedding asking if something happened that caused such poor service and explaining my concerns and she NEVER responded, which was un-professional. I hate to write this because she really is great... but if I were a bride I would think twice, unless the food does not matter that much!!!!!

From our initial meeting with Hope, we knew we wanted to hire her for our wedding catering at The Ribault Club. She has so many creative ideas for food and presentation displays, and is 100% flexible to work with. We decided on a southern food theme and Hope created items for us that weren't on her typical menu, such as fried green tomatoes, mini chicken biscuit hors d' oeuvres and corn fritters with peach chutney. Everything on our wedding day was SO delicious and our guests could not stop raving about how good everything tasted. Hope's service staff was so friendly and attentive, honestly they gave better service than many 5 star restaurants I've dined in. I had a vintage southern theme for my wedding, and Hope even incorporated decor into our food displays that matched our theme. You can not go wrong when hiring D'Vine Cuisine!

I had a brunch wedding at 10:30AM, so I had to find someone that could handle the task (the venue didn't have a caterer available). With SOO many options, I found that it truly comes down to customer service and quality...both of which were STELLAR with d'Vine cuisine. Hope (owner) and I hit it off right away and soon became Facebook friends! I told her my budget and she made a menu to fit it perfectly, providing options for guests with special diets (no extra work for me). The food was absolutely delicious, even my picky mother loved it! She went above and beyond, providing me and my new husband with our own server, detailed butter placement (seriously, so creative!), and a super friendly staff. I highly recommend this vendor to ALL brides!

Hope and her staff did an amazing job at our wedding at the Oldest House in Saint Augustine. They were all such a pleasure to work with. She really keeps the flow going and the food was delicious! My guests loved the food and the presentation!

Hope, her staff and her food were amazing. From the first proposal to the end, she was always a professional. The menu was custom fit to every request made. Everything was perfect!!!! Compliments flowed all evening. The shrimp and grits in the martini glasses were a huge hit!! Her attention to every detail is very refreshing. THANK YOU!!

Hope at D’Vine Cuisine was a real pleasure to work with throughout our whole wedding process. She was not only extremely professional, but also so sweet and understanding of the fact that we were planning long distance. She was easy to get in touch with and worked so hard to make our reception perfect. The food was outstanding!!! The shrimp and grits were amazing, and she served them in martini glasses, which was so fun. Our guests raved about both the appetizers (particularly the brie) and the entrees. I can’t say enough about her or her food or would definitely recommend her for any event!

Everything about our experience with Hope and her team was just fantastic! I have several friends coming up getting married and I have already handed out the referrals! They just did an amazing job with the food, decorations, and clean up. My husband said at the end of the night, "I didn't even see the caterers here!" The shrimp mango salsa is just to die for!

Hope is absolutely amazing! She catered my wedding in October 2009 and went above and beyond what I expected! She was a pleasure to work with from our first meeting all the way through to the end of the wedding. She worked with me to create a menu that fit my budget and brought along a great team of people to make sure that my wedding went flawlessly. People are still complimenting me on the food. They couldn't beleive that they got that great tasting food at a wedding! Hope even put together a basket with a little bit of everything including a slice of cake to bring with us to our honeymoon suite! I simply can not rave enough about how great my experience was. She is the only caterer that I will use from now on!

Hope was extremely great to work with. I gave her my budget and she was very flexible and created a menu just for me. She was so friendly and professional throughout the entire process. She went the extra mile to make my rehearsal dinner a great event. I was able to drop all of my alcohol and decorations off to her before hand. She had everything in place before we arrived. When walking into our event space I was blown away by the way it was all set up. It was perfect. And the food was amazing. We couldn't stop talking about it while we were eating. If you're looking for a reliable and affordable caterer then Hope with d'Vine Cuisine should be your choice.

Hope was amazing!

After we had been bailed on by the first vendor we had chosen, Hope was recommended to me by a bride on a community wedding board. At our first meeting she impressed me with her professionalism, and creativity (she had her pictures ready to show us!) One of her first questions was about allergies- she took the food allergies of our guests (and my mom) very seriously, setting aside a separate plate for her at the reception - which I appreciated greatly. She was also very conscious of the sanitation of certain foods (did you know that melon is one of the worst foods as far as bacteria goes if it's out for too long?)

At the wedding, the food was AMAZING- I'm still hearing compliments about it 4 months later. We did a "country" kind of dinner with shrimp n' grits (we went to Charleston for our honeymoon and hers were better than theirs) a mashed potato bar (they served it in martini glasses) and turkey with cranberry chutney. I wish she had a restaurant that I could get it at again!

Her and her staff made a basket for my husband and I to take with us for the wedding night (since the bride and groom don't actually get to eat at the wedding...) And when we went to cut the cake, I realised that we didn't actually have the cake cutter I had bought, but Hope had one!

She was a pleasure to work with, we stayed within our budget, and her food was amazing. She was by far one of my favorite people to work with throughout my wedding.

Hope was an absolute life saver. We hired her at the last moment due to an increase in our wedding party and I have no idea Hope would make the process so easy. She was on time with everything from the initial proposal to the big day. Her food was amazing and I would have never imagined we would get that qualoity for the price. Hope has worked for other catering companies here in JAcksonville and is just starting off which is why we got quality and value for such an amazing price. Hope even did research on my home country, the Dominican Republic, so that she could infuse some of the food with our style. The display of the buffet was breathtaking. Hope really went above and beyond for us and that is why I recomend her to every bride that crosses my path. Amazing job!

I searched for months trying to find the perfect caterer to have at my wedding reception and finally I stumbled across d'Vine Cuisine. Hope was the answer to all of my catering prayers! She made planning my reception a breeze. I'm so lucky to have found such a wonderful and talented person to help plan one of the most important days of my life. I had three "action stations" with chefs behind each one preparing the food right in front of you. It was amazing! And the taste of everything was honestly the best I've ever had. It was the biggest hit of the whole day. I still have people comment on how awesome the food was at my wedding. There is no doubt that I would recommend Hope for all of your catering needs!

I chose to use d'Vine Cuisine for my engagement party. I wanted a tropical/Caribbean theme and Hope put together an excellent menu. Beyond that, the food was set up beautifully and the was extremely friendly. EVERYONE loved it. I think the biggest hit was two Chocolate fountains. I have since recommended d"Vine Cuisine to my best friend, who is using them for her rehearsal dinner. I am sure Hope will do another amazing job. AND THE BEST PART...I will be able to enjoy her food again!

D'Vine Cuisine is one of Metro Custom Cakes' Preferred Venodrs. Hope goes above and beyond in providing excellent, quality food and outstanding customer service. We highly recommend D'Vine Cuisine for your wedding or special event.

Ahhh! Absolutely my favorite caterer (and person!) Hope is amazing in every way and has just as much passion for pleasing her clients as she does in her creative presentations. Whatever the menu, she has blown me away at every event we work together on!

Yum...I just love the food prepared by Hope with Divine Cuisine...Delicious :)! Hope and her staffwill make your event something people will talk about for years. They work hard to make sure all of the details come together for their clients.

d'Vine Cuisine is absolutely one of the best Caterers in Jacksonville. They are one of our favorites to work with. Always wonderful food, great service and a dream to work with.

My favorite catering company to work with! Hope and her staff are excellent!

D'vine Cuisine is fantastic. The food is delicious, they are professional and timely. Not only is the cuisine great but the presentation is outstanding. I highly recommend them.

If you want great food, friendly service, talk to Hope at d'Vine Cuisine. Have had the pleasure of working with her and her team on several occasions. They are truly one of the best.