Elegant Fare

We worked with Julie out at Krippendorf Lodge Cincinnati Nature Center. From the initial meeting with Julie until our wedding day, she truly was a professional who had our best interest in mind. She was completely flexible and was quick to respond to emails and requests. All of our guests complimented us on the food and it was a great selling point that we would be able to take the leftover food home with us instead of them having to dispose of it. Great caterer overall!!

My sisters and I have used different catering companies over the years, but we keep coming back to elegant fare. They is almost back to their award winning days. You can't go wrong with the horderves. Always delicious and they seem to have many newer selections. Entrees have improved (especially the sauces, wow!) and become more artistic. Even our vegetarian guests were raving about their meal. Julie is normally my sales rep. She took most of the stress out of my reception. I thought the price was slightly high, but Elegant Fare sure gives you great food and service.

All my guests talked about how great the food was. I've been to so many weddings where the food was sub-par and flavorless, but I was seriously impressed and pleasantly surprised.

This company is a JOKE! They have no customer service skills. I spoke to Deb and asked for an estimate from this company and they gave me one but when it came time to schedule the tasting the proposal was double! When I asked about options they said they couldn't go any lower despite the fact that their menu includes lower priced buffets. They lady had no idea what she even quoted for me and said it was a seated diner then claimed it was for the buffet. Then she canceled my tasting! RIDICULOUS! I wrote the CEO of the company Ann Lisbin and she wrote me back saying she would check into it and never responded since then. Awful service even before my wedding I can't imagine what the serviced would have been like the day of. Do not use this caterer they clearly don't care about the client. And whats worse is they are one of the only 3 choices I have through my venue!

I was interested in a certain venue which only used Elegant Fare Catering for a caterer, and the venue did not do their own booking, etc., but rather I had to go through Elegant Fare. I really just wanted to get pricing, etc., so I went to their website, which I believe has been down since June when I got engaged and began looking for a venue (and it is now October and it is still down). So I called the contact lady and left several messages for her to call me concerning pricing, etc. The woman never called me back. After I called the venue to inquire as to what the issue was, they told me to call the "go between". I did, and she was concerned and told me she'd contact the woman and tell her to call me.

The same day, the lady who wouldn't return any of my calls, wrote me a nasty email blaming her not calling me back, on ME!! She said the first phone number I gave her was a fax number (And being in law enforcement, I have NEVER had a convict tell me that I gave them the wrong number....ever). And another time "someone" at my work said they couldn't connect her to me, blah blah. I HAVE A DIRECT LINE AT WORK!! Basically she is a liar, and apprently the company does not put the customer first, but yet, blames me for her not calling me. To this day, she still hasn't called, and the website is still down. Seems to me to be very poor customer service. I'm glad I found all this out before they could have possibly ruined the most important day of my life!

Also, after someone emailed me the pricing, I nearly choked on my own spit and died. For my 125 guests, it would have been 12000 approximately for like their cheapest dinner and that wasn't including alcohol!!! And the food was extremely eclectic (ie. goat cheese with caviar on a crustini, etc.) No thanks. Therefore, I also did not choose the venue because they only book through Elegant Fare Catering. The end.

Elegant Fare makes delicious food and has an awesome beer list. We had to use them because they manage ther property where we wanted to get married (Krippendorf Lodge at Cincinnati Nature Center). We had to just accept that we'd pay way, way more than if we could choose our caterer. So it was super nice, but pricey.

Elegant Fare is the exclusive caterer at the Krippendorf Lodge at the Cincinnati Nature Center. We worked with Julie at Elegant Fare and she was wonderful and helpful during the entire process. We got rave reviews for all the food and the staff could not have been nicer! I highly recommend the coconut shrimp appetizer...it is delicious!

The food at the wedding was amazing. All of the guests commented on how great it was. I was provided with very efficient, professional service. Although the food is slightly more expensive than some vendors, it is well worth the expense.

I was not at all impressed with the quality of the food for my wedding. The tasting was fabulous, but food for the day of was sub-par. I wrote a letter to Elegant Fare, describing the positives and the negatives and never heard back from them. I cannot recommend them.

The catering crew at Elegant Fare had delicious food and drink and adjusted their menu to fit our needs. They went above and beyond giving us food to make sure that we were comfortable and had nothing to worry about during the reception.