Village Pantry Catering

Our daughter was married at a venue owned by the Cincinnati Parks Board. Therefore, we were handed a list of "approved" caterers and told we must choose only from that list. I was not pleased, but contacted each vendor to schedule a tasting. Village Pantry was the first caterer we visited; we cancelled all other appointments that day. From the beginning, Joy Ward was the perfect contact person. She responded immediately to phone calls and emails - she remained patient and helpful throughout several meetings, changes of menu etc. They used recipes I provided for food that is not normally seen at such events - i.e. Tuscan chicken grilled under a brick etc. Joy actually drove to Ky. to pick up fresh lemon juice from Florida which was a wedding gift from Natalies Orchid Island. I only wish there were words to describe what an outstanding job they did - the owner, Jay Ward, was on hand throughout the entire evening supervising his staff, who were all wonderful. At the end of the evening we returned to the hotel to find a plate of food Joy had packed up because she noticed I didn't have time to sit down and eat dinner - I am trying to talk our other daughter into getting married soon so we can have them cater another event. Oh, and I almost hate to mention this - our bill was several thousand dollars less than we had anticipated.

Finding a caterer was the hardest thing about planning my wedding! We looked at a hundred places but no one could do what I wanted for the price that I wanted. Then we found village pantry! They did exactly what I wanted and it was amazing!! The food was the best thing ever and their staff was so attentive! I would reccomend village pantry to anyone!

We got so many comments from guests about how great the food was. Village Pantry doesn't have a whole lot of vegetarian options, but the veggie lasagna was good. We used Village Pantry through the Sharonville Convention Center and found we received faster responses by passing our questions through Jennifer Hyle at the Convention Center rather than sending them to Village Pantry directly. The prices were comparable, but the quality of food was better than others.

The food at our reception was incredible! We chose the full Italian buffett and it was a big hit! The prices were great, too! I highly recommend Village Pantry Catering for everything from Bridal Showers to the Reception itself!

The food was good. They took plates away too quickly, I went to the bathroom and came back to no more food. They also took my water glass away which meant any time I wanted a sip of water I had to go to the bar and get a new glass. At the end of the evening I was handed a bill because they forgot to put a charge before they included tip so they charged me more money which they wanted me to pay the evening of my wedding. Sorry but you don't do that, especially when you are charging for your own tip.

Village Pantry sure knows how to serve a great buffet.They arrived early and where servicing guests all through the night.I loved the professional service we received and the kindness they showed to everyone.

Very pleasant to work with! Totally worked with us on exactly the type of food that we needed. Completely and utterly friendly and proffessional at the same time; would highly reccomend!

Although I did not eat much at my wedding all my guests loved the food. The staff was very professional and attentive.My husband and I were able to sample some of the cooking before even booking the caterer.They responded to questions very quickly and were very affordable.

The overall quality of food was great. Although in the end we ended up paying much more than expected.