Mintahoe Catering & Events

Mintahoe provided the food for our wedding at the Van Dusen Mansion. It was delicious! They also made an amazing chocolate wedding cake, and let us serve Grain Belt instead of Michelob at the reception. Lisa has an amazing attention to detail and was extremely available to help us make decisions and stay organized.

Mintahoe served the alcohol at our August wedding. Their service was superb and drink selection great. The downside was that the in order to upgrade to glassware, as opposed to plastic glasses, the price was quite steep.

Mintahoe Catering and Events were so great to work with! From the first call to set up a meeting to the wedding day I never had one regret of using Mintahoe. They were so easy to work with and made sure we were always on track to meet our deadlines. I would email Elizabeth our event coordinator through Mintahoe and she would always email me back the same day. I truly felt like I was working with a friend and not a catering company. They let me plan my wedding the way I wanted it to be done. I will miss not working with Mintahoe and Elizabeth. On my wedding day I remember telling Elizabeth.... "I feel like planning a wedding shouldn't have been this easy and fun". That's is a priceless feeling during something that could be so stressful. I would recommend Mintahoe to ANYONE!! Thank you so much for making my wedding day everything I imagined and more!

I was recently married at the Van Dusen and Mintahoe was the cater for our reception. We had an amazing experience and the food was delicious. We had appetizers and then a plated dinner followed by cupcakes for dessert. Everyone was talking about how delicious the food was and people still comment to me on how much they loved the cupcakes. My father is quite picky and has very specific taste and he could not have been more happy with the service and the quality provided by Mintahoe. On top of the delicious food, Mintahoe is very organized and eager to help and make the experience perfect and stress free.

Mintahoe was a great caterer! We worked with Elizabeth and she was FANTASTIC! The food tasted great and we had the option of buffet, plated, or family style. Elizabeth walked us through everything on the contract and we had a great time at the tasting event Mintahoe held.

We got MORE than our money's worth!!! Elizabeth at Mintahoe made every step of planning easy and virtually stress free. We received many outstanding complements on the food from our guests and the venue (St. Croix National Golf Course) was heavenly. The staff there was accommodating as well. We went there a few times before the wedding for various reasons and the staff was always friendly and helpful. They let us take the golf carts out too to show my parents and my husband the site! SOOO FUN!!! Elizabeth answered every question I had promptly and was so agreeable with every idea I had. She also had great ideas herself because she is so experienced which made our planning process a cinch. The ceremony on site was beautiful and I felt so confident about everything because of Elizabeth, Mintahoe, and the venue itself. It was the best wedding I have ever gone to (and it was my own!). I still get happy butterflies in my stomach when I think about how well our wedding day went from start to finish.
I also recommend DJ Anthony from Instant Request. He was by far the best DJ ever and our dance floor was packed all night long. Our guests are still talking about how great he and the music was.
I had so much fun thanks to the all around incredible customer service and venue:)
FUN, FUN, FUN!!!

The Minnesota Boat club is a beautiful place to get married. I absolutely loved the surroundings. Mintahoe was easy to work with. Overall, it was a wonderful experience. The food was yummy and plentiful.

I used their cake person for my cake, it looked nothing like what I had asked for. The candy pieces were falling off when we arrived. It fell over when we cut into it, and the waiters who "saved it" threw it into a box and ruined it. It tasted delicious...

Everything was delicious! They had a variety of options for our meal. The tasting was very helpful as we were able to try a variety of options and give feedback right away to help guide our event planning. We received many compliments from our guests on the quality of our meal and professionalism of the staff. We had a plated meal and the service was flawless.

Mintahoe Catering & Events did a wonderful job at our wedding at the Nicollet Island Pavilion. The food was absolutely delicious and we received numerous compliments about how great it was! Their service was extremely timely and smooth. The staff was really kind and made sure everything was exactly how we wanted it.

Although I got sick halfway through the ceremony and therefore missed the food at the reception (stomach flu ripped through the family before and after the wedding), I was assured that the food was delicious and it was so pretty. I loved working with Lisa the Mintahoe catering liason at the Van Dusen Mansion and she made everything easy for me. It was very spendy, but I felt it was worth it. The only quibble I heard from my guests was that the fruit platter was not stocked enough for the number of people (and about 10 people did not show that had RSVP'd yes) and it was not restocked. However everything else was delicious and plentiful.

The food was great. The staff was amazing. They provided all of the linens, plates, flatware for the wedding! They also helped set up and clean up table decorations. Very happy to have worked with this caterer.

Catering and reception (i.e. not the ceremony) was at Nicollet Island Pavilion (Minneapolis), catered by Mintahoe. We worked with Erika who was on top of every detail! She helped us plan food accordingly, coordinate with other vendors, answered ALL our questions in a VERY timely manner, and followed through with everything we discussed. She was outstanding to work with, personable and professional. She made the entire evening one to remember forever.
The food, by Mintahoe, was excellent, delivered HOT and to everyone at the same time (we did employ extra staff for this to happen, and they did a great job). Also, the desserts were the talk of the evening! We easily could have gotten the wedding cake through them as well, but had, earlier, seen a cake design that we'd fallen in love with at another bakery. However, their cakes (we'd had at the taste-testing) were very good as well.
(The only surprise we had was our first taste testing-of main courses and appetizers- where we found the food to be very disappointing. We almost changed venues, but they re-did it for us, with emphasis on presentation as well. We were SO pleased the second time, and trying all the desserts was an experience in itself!! I DO think they should have their food tasting AT the venues where they will be served, and plated to show presentation rather than samples on separate plates.)

Julie bends over backwards to make sure everything is in place. The staff arrived with ample time to set up and put me, bride, at ease. Also, the tasting was free and open to my fiance, mom and mother-in-law to be.

We had our wedding at the Minneapolis Central Library. All in all, everything turned out fine but we were definitely worried along the way.

Our event planner was not very responsive which was fine 6 months before our event, but a couple weeks before the wedding it made us very nervous. She was also not very detail orientated, especially when it came to the contract. We would send an email that asked to change 5 things, and it would come back with only 3 or 4 things changed. The contract was also full of misspellings. This may seem minor, but it made me wonder how much attention was going to be focused on the detail of my event, when the contract wasn’t even proofread or updated in all appropriate locations.

I was also annoyed we paid for the event planner to be at the event for 6 hours (even though you have to pay for 12 in total). Ours was there less than 5 hours.

I felt Mintahoe originally sold their services as not only a catering company, but also a venue manager. We got handed off to a contact at the library about a week before the wedding. I’m not sure why Mintahoe didn’t just have us work with the library contact directly the whole time. The library contact was fantastic (Peggy) and she worked really hard to make our event nice.

Overall I think it was worth it, as the library was such a beautiful and unique location. If you decide to go with Mintahoe, definitely make sure you have a friend or family member appointed to be the “real” event planner, to make sure things go smoothly on the day of.

Mintahoe was amazing. We had a few guests with strict diet limitations and it was no problem at all having special meals for them. It made many people happy and Joy made things really easy for me.

Catering and reception was at Nicollet Island Pavilion (Minneapolis), catered by Mintahoe. We worked with Erika as she was my shadow through the whole process. Working in the event industry I was worried that everything would go according to plan. Erika and team was on top of it and one step ahead. They worked with us to make our dream come alive and I will always be thankful for that. Everyone had a awesome time and is still talking about it. The food was one of the top 5 items that we wanted to stick out and everyone went up for seconds and thirds. Hot, delicious, and very well presented. The venue is extremely beautiful and continued to get more beautiful as the night went on. The staff was so nice and friendly throughout the whole night and catered to our every need. Erika really looked after us the day of the wedding, kept us calm and relaxed while she helped us throught the process and made sure it went according to plan. Was concerned about the security being there, especially with my group, but dont be. Didnt even noticed they were there and they were very nice (the bride actually didnt even notice them at all) and everything was awesome. We were on a pretty tight budget and had alot we wanted to put in, but thanks to Erika and her knowledge of what will work, everyone will love, and love for what she does she made all our dreams come to life. Thank you Minathoe, and thank you very much Erika.

They are absolutley wonderful and made sure they were making our day perfect!

From the start our experience with Mintahoe and Nicollet Island Pavilion was wonderful. We had the amazing luck to be able to work with Erika and from start to finish she was beyond fantastic. Any questions we had were answered any special requests we made were met and anytime I felt even the slightest bit overwhelmed Erika knew just what to do to help! When it came to our actual wedding day Erika and the staff at the Nicollet Island Pavilion took care of every little detail so we had nothing to worry or stress about, everything was done before we even had to ask and we cannot thank them enough for everything! On top of everything else our guests had a wonderful time and are still raving about the food, the venue and the wonderful service!

Having great food at a wedding is usually something most people do not expect. Wrong, not with Mintahoe, from the initial food tasting to the actual wedding meal, the food was incredible!! All food was presented very professionally and was delicious! After a long and very busy day, it was wonderful to sit down with all of our guests and enjoy food that was a delight to the palate! Our venue, the Van Dusen Mansion, uses Mintahoe exclusively and we now know why, they are simply, the best.

We worked with Mintahoe Catering, the official caterer for the Minneapolis Public Library, for our wedding. We did most of our coordinating and planning over email, since my husband and I live in Washington, DC. Our coordinator at Mintahoe was very good at keeping in touch and was really helpful in arranging to set up meetings during the limited times that we were able to fly in for visits.

The food available at Mintahoe was really good, and they were happy to tailor the food to our specific interests – for example, they created a Walleye appetizer to be served during the cocktail hour, because we wanted our out-of-town guests to be able to try this local dish. I also appreciated their integrity – we asked about doing Walleye as a main course, but they were worried about maintaining quality since the Library doesn’t have a kitchen and Walleye can be a delicate fish. I was really happy that they were straightforward about that issue, since it’s something I couldn’t possibly have known otherwise. (We ended up choosing to do the appetizer instead, which allowed them to ensure high quality.)

The coordinator that worked with us in the months leading up to the wedding, Lisa, was also there the day-of, which was really nice. She had been great in providing us with information and advice as we put together all of the details of the wedding. Also, since she knew a lot about the plan, she was able to anticipate issues and move things along. She coordinated with all of our other vendors to ensure they had the information they needed about the venue and that everything (deliveries, set-ups, etc.) went smoothly. Overall, we were very happy with how well the whole event went!

I had people raving about my food all night!! We had stations and EVERYONE loved the idea of trying different things. The pulled pork sandwiches are a MUST, along with the mashed potato bar and the chicken and shrimp skewers. Joy was my caterer and was the sweetest woman!! She listened to ALL of my needs and was not pushy at all. She was very realistic with my budget and helped me save money!!

Ick Ick Ick. Just thinking about them leaves a bad taste in my mouth. We really disliked the company. We paid an arm and a leg for a bunch of crap. They didn't pour the champagne, asking our caterer to do it, but still charged an astronomical corking fee...for what???
We could never get a hold or our representative and on top of trying to figure this all out, once we had our event, they tried to set up a cash bar on top of our open premium bar.
I feel fortunate that this was the only bad thing about our wedding, but for the price of a year of college for a medium sized wedding, I would've preferred to enjoy it. Based on this vendor, I wouldn't ever use a location that has an exclusive contract with them

Mintahoe was our designated drink vendor at our venue and although we had the choice to use a different vendor for catering, we decided to use them for our food as well.

We selected our menu and had a tasting and honestly, the first tasting wasn't so great. Although, I have to admit, I haven't been to a wedding where the dinner was 'amazing' ever, but we decided to re-evaluate our menu selections. Our catering contact (Jenni) was totally understanding and responsive to the fact that our first tasting didn't go very well and they totally made up for it moving forward!

We were able to completely change our menu and come back in for a second tasting to make sure we were happier with our selections.

We worked off of their late night menu for the dinner and had a buffet of tacos, mini sandwiches and a meat/cheese table with olive oil...it was AWESOME! Our guests loved everything (so did we!!) and we are so happy that despite the little hiccup early in our food planning, Mintahoe was totally flexible and willing to work with us to give us a better experience.

Trying to figure out the food for a wedding isn't easy, so I think it should be expected to have some minor questions/issues at first...I just want to say that Mintahoe was extremely professional and they went above and beyond before and DURING our wedding reception. The staff was friendly and efficient, the bartenders were approachable and awesome to our different ages of guests and we're just very happy that things worked out the way they did.

I definitely recommend working with them for your wedding or other big event - they're professional, flexible and respectful and the food was great (and so were the drinks!) :)

Cheers!

We received many compliments on the food and frequently heard from guests that this was the best wedding food they'd had. It didn't taste like wedding food. The portions were very big too. I wish they would've coached me more on, for example, how many servings to order for a late night ice cream bar. I ended up ordering way too much. That being said, during the event, the food was great and I didn't have to worry about anything regarding the food. Overall, I'd highly recommend them.

We really cannot say enough good about Mintahoe and the experience we had with their catering services for our wedding last week! From start to finish, they were the picture of friendly professionalism that was clearly lacking with the other companies we'd investigated. We had a fairly small, fairly informal menu (burgers, dogs, etc.) but we were treated like their most important client from the beginning. Mintahoe was flexible with putting together the menu we wanted at the price points we could afford and took time to make helpful suggestions at our DIY attitude and picnic style approach to the wedding. At no time were we made to feel like we "weren't doing it right" or that there were any unreasonable requests. They also made recommendations for a DJ and flowers that turned out wonderfully. And just when we thought that we couldn't be any happier, they jumped in spur of the moment to help out the day of when the bartenders didn't show up. They were gracious and helpful and smoothed out what could have been a very difficult situation. I'd also be happy to provide further information or recommendation to anyone at any time. Mintahoe is tops!
~Elizabeth (Muller) Hosch, July 4, 2010

Overall my experience with Mintahoe was fantastic. I initially had a bit of trouble reaching someone (but that was mainly due to some transitions taking place with my venue). I ended up working with Julie T, and she was just AMAZING. The food was fantastic, everyone raved about it, and the event captains/wait staff were great the night of the wedding.

We had our reception at Nicollet Island Pavilion in June 2010. The wedding coordinator (Nicole) was extremely responsible and professional throughout the entire process. Given that my husband and I live out-of-state, Nicole was very flexible in allowing us to a lot of the planning work remotely. She always answered emails quickly - usually within minutes! Due to all of Nicole's hard work, the wedding day itself went very smoothly. We had a great time!

In general, Nicollet Island is a beautiful, very well-run venue. Our only complaints were that the food was not quite as good as some other places we tried (although the view at NIP definitely makes up for it) and there are a lot of small fees associated with NIP (for example, upgrading to glassware all night instead of switching to plastic after the cocktail hour is an additional fee).

All in all, we were very satisfied with our experience at NIP and would highly recommend it to others!

People often joke about "rubber chicken" at weddings, but we had amazing pesto chicken, and a prime rib option, and Mintahoe was wonderful!

Very disappointed with the services this vendor provided us. Very expensive for a mediocre product. Often a lag time between contact on our end and response time on their end. The product and services we signed on for were not the product nor service we were given. We requested a beer and wine hosted bar and was horrified to find out that the bartenders had set up a cash bar as well. Very embarrassing when I saw guests asking other guests to pay their bar tab. Even more so when we had made it pretty clear that a cash bar was in no way an option for our event.

Mintahoe catered, venue was the MN Boat Club. The location was perfect for the size of our wedding 75 ppl. The plan was an outdoor wedding but the weather did not cooperate. We had the ceremony inside in front of the fireplace and everyone one said it was beautiful and intimate with all the candles. I like the fact that Mintahoe has several weekends that you can pay an extra $250 and you get the whole island so your guests can all park right by the Boat Club no shuttling. I agree with the other reviewer sometimes you do feel like you have been forgotten. It is also hard to get together with them if you can't take off during the day. Everything went well, the food was very good, we had a buffet everything stayed hot. A guest at our wedding had attended three other weddings in the month of October at different places and said our food without a doubt was the best. All in all it was a positive experience and I would recommend Mintahoe Catering.

We chose to have our wedding and reception at the Minnesota Boat Club because of the location as well as it being a smaller and more intimate venue. (It is a beautiful historic building on its own little island) In turn, this brought us to work with Mintahoe Catering. It was a pleasure working with Jenni, and we were very impressed with the professionalism and care that everyone took leading up to, as well as on our wedding day. Everyone was very accommodating, friendly and helpful. It just so happened that Irish Fest was going to take place on at Harriet Island the same weekend as our wedding, we were helped with finding parking as well as other vendors to help us make our day complete! We couldn't have been happier and I would recommend this site as well as Mintahoe Catering anytime!

Mintahoe provided our bar package. They did a nice job and were very responsive to our questions.

Mintahoe Hospitality Group was a great place to work with. Through all the stresses of getting married they made me feel at ease when reaching them and working with them. The day of the wedding went off without a hitch and I know they did a lot behind the scenes on the day to make it the way I wanted it.
They were also very professional when dealing with me, they work in the business and you can tell. The cost was more than I wanted to pay, but compared to everything else it seemed to be in the right range.

Food and service were great!

Joy from Mintahoe was really great to work with and was very accomodating to our needs. We had a couple of minor issues at the reception and the food was only marginal but otherwise very pleased. I think it is hard to have great food for that many people at one time.

Our reception site had a list of catering clients to choose from and Mintahoe was the one that stuck out from the rest. We left messages for a few different caters and Mintahoe was the only one that was prompt in returning our call; that's customer service. When we first met with our Event Coordinator we were pleased to hear about how they specialized in off-site catering and that was how they got their start in the catering business. They had their off-site catering down to a Science and that was very important to us because we knew we were dealing with professionals. We were impressed that Mintahoe bought from local farmers and that their chef personally purchased the product him/herself. That automatically told us that the quality of the food was more than average because their chef only wanted the best.

There were times in the planning process where we wished we had more communication with our Event Coordinator. I almost felt as though they forgot about us and when you're planning a wedding that's the last feeling you like to have with your major players of the day.

Our Event Coordinator was very friendly and very willing to make our day what we wanted and dreamed of. She gave her honest opinion on questions or concerns we had. At our tasting we were very pleased with the menu options we chose. We were doing a plated meal and we were very concerned that the steamed veggies would be served to our guests mushy and undercooked (I have experienced this at many weddings and there was no way I wanted it at my own). I stressed over and over again how this cannot happen. Our Event Coordinator made a promise that it wouldn't and she explained how the chef wouldn't allow it to happen because they're very particular about the presentation, quality and taste of their food. This made us feel even more comfortable and happy about our decision in choosing Mintahoe to cater our special day. And on the day of the wedding the veggies weren't overcooked or mushy, they were perfect!

A couple of things I wasn't very pleased with the day of our wedding:
1. I heard from some guests that the servers were taking their plates before they were finished. This didn't sit well with me because all servers should ask if the person is finished before taking their plate.
2. At our reception site all tables were being used for the guests tables, DJ, and gift table. Mintahoe wanted us to rent tables for their staging station and I personally didn't think this was my responsibility to pay for, they should have their own tables to use and should rely on the site and/or the customer to provide, it's a part of their off-site catering and they should come prepared for all situations.
3. Some guests were receiving the wrong meals. We had two different plated meals (vegetarian & chicken) and people that ordered chicken were getting the vegetarian plate and vice versa. This may have been caused by the table tent cards not being clearly identifiable, but this was a concern of mine so I reiterated to my Event Coordinator that if they need to be changed so the servers have a better sense of who gets what to let me know now so I can change the style.
4. They did an awesome job at making sure a child that was allergic to peanuts didn't receive anything made with peanuts. And they did an awesome job at making sure an adult guest didn't receive any aged cheese with their meal. That was true customer service to me! I didn't have to change my meal plan to accommodate these allergies. Thank you!

With those issues aside, we received many, many compliments on how wonderful the food was! The Eggplant Rotini is to die for! Mintahoe, we would love it if you could share that recipe with us. :) The Raspberry salad with fresh greens, asparagus, pine nuts and a raspberry vinegrette was outstanding! We would highly recommend Mintahoe Catering for your next event! Thank you Mintahoe Catering! Thank you Joy! Thank you Robyn! Thank you London and Keith! Thank you for making our special day even more special with your outstanding service!

I enjoyed working with Mintahoe. They were very responsive, even as I was constantly tweaking my menu. Our catering coordinator was changed in the middle of planning, but the new coordinator picked up our wedding without missing a beat. The value was good for food and alcohol and the waitstaff was very professional. The food was ok, not stellar, but good. I would recommend them.

The venue is so beautiful! We fell in love when we saw it! The outdoor area and the views are breathtaking. You aren't allowed to do much decorating but for me it was a time and money saver and the historic building is so beautiful anyway. The colors in and out are neutral and go nice with any decor. I have to say that we were annoyed that the coordinators we worked with kept leaving the company so we had to keep meeting with new ones and the boat club members were very rude every time we went there. But our guests were happy and so were we, we had many compliments and the ease of ceremony on site is great to avoid traffic and parking problems in downtown St.Paul. Be aware that they will not tell you when going over costs that they always make you do shuttle and alternate parking because they don't own the big parking lot so that adds about a grand, but I thought it made it easier and was worth it. I would pick it again!

Lacked some communication, but in the end did a wonderful job.

Let us bring in our own wine (with corkage) had wonderful food. Would have appreciated their contact getting back to me earlier when I first started planning, but would do it all over again in a heartbeat.

This location is through the catering company Mintahoe. I am still amazed at how perfect the boat house was for me. On water, historic building, the view of downtown st. paul. I couldn't of been happier.

We had our wedding reception at the Nicollet Island Pavilion. There was a change in event planner in the midst of my wedding preparation. I was so impressed that they did not miss a beat. Very professional and beautiful location. Our guests talked about it for months afterwards/

It's a beautiful venue, so centrally located in a historic part of town. The service was premium and the event coordianator was cordial and present. It was more on the spendy side, but it was great to have a "one stop shop" (ceremony and reception) location, the guests loved it. You definetly get the whole nine yards with this venue.

Mintahoe was great to work with. They have wonderful venues and food. They were extremely helpful with the planning part of my wedding as well, with lots of ideas and suggestions to help the day run smoother and stretch my budget. Thanks Mintahoe for a great day!

We checked out Mintahoe after my aunt raved about a wedding she'd attended that they'd catered. This was the only caterer we visited, and we were so pleased with the price and selection that we made our choice instantly. We didn't want a buffet but also didn't want the formality of a plated dinner, and Mintahoe was one of the very few caterers who offered family style service. We chose an Italian-style family feast from the menu, and were able to make small changes to it based on our preferences. Our tasting was unbelieveable - go hungry! We thought we'd be sampling each course. Instead we were seated at a beautifully made-up table and served huge portions of everything, with plenty to take home. Everyone got plenty to eat (something I worried about with a big Wisconsin family!), everyone enjoyed the variety, and the service was efficient and professional. I recommend Mintahoe as a great value.

Mintahoe has a great selection of beautiful event sites! They are the complete package when it comes to fully integrated catering and event space. They can be counted on and they are able to anticipate and respond quickly to problems. We love shooting at their sites! ~ www.bellagala.com | 651-227-1202 | Voted Minnesota Bride "All-Around Best Wedding Vendor"

We've worked with Mintahoe at the Van Dusen mansion and at the Nicollet Island Pavillion in Minneapolis. All of our clients are extremely pleased with their food and service. The professional staff and excellent preparation make our clients' events not only beautiful but tasty! We would highly recommend their catering service at your next party!

I've worked and attend weddings with Mintahoe as a caterer, as well as used them for my own wedding and have zero regrets. Excellent customer service and amazing food. You cannot go wrong choosing a Mintahoe venue.

Mintahoe is fabulous! I have seen Mintahoe cater at several mutual client events for weddings. I have always been impressed with their staff's service and food layout. One client had a taco bar at her wedding reception --- it was a total hit with all the guests. Joy Devous-Baker and Robyn Hellekson are total delights to work with. Check out their food tasting events and enjoy!