The best of the best!!! Kaycie, karen and their whole team was amazing. They were extraordinary From planning to the day of our wedding. We were so lucky to choose them!!!
Julian L.
Went to a wedding that this company provided the catering and bartenders far and they were all incredible. Kofi is the best bartender. Servers were fantastic. 5 stars all around
Linda R.
I cannot speak highly enough about Kaycie and her team. We chose them them to cater our wedding and I do not have one single complaint. They were top notch from the beginning. It was a beach venue wedding. I told them my vision and they made it come to life. The decor at my venue was perfect, beachy driftwood and shells. All of the servers they provided were excellent. Bar tender, ice cream server, food service and the actual food. My guest are still raving about the appetizers. Our tables looked so beautiful even the side tables were decorated so cool. The created all the signage and set everything up for me including my "in memoriam" table. Honestly, all we had to do was show up. They did everything and it was gorgeous. Thanks to Critics Choice, my wedding was perfect and luckily I have wedding picture to prove it. Thank you so much Critics Choice! Linda & Steve Goldy.
Kate L.
We could not be happier with the service we received from Critics Choice Catering. Kaycie was incredibly helpful with the planning and execution of our events. They have worked with us on two events and both were seamless. The food was delicious and our guests still rave about it to us. Can't wait to use them again!
Carolina P.
Look no further - this is the absolute best catering company for your event! From the very beginning, Kaycie was extremely helpful and worked directly with me to make sure our event was successful. Kaycie and staff arrived with plenty of time to set-up and made sure the staff was well prepared. The staff was beyond amazing! They went out of their way to make sure everyone was comfortable and had everything they needed. We had passed appetizers and a buffet station - everyone is still raving about the food!! We plan on using Critic's Choice Catering for all our future events. Thank you so so much, Kaycie and your team!!
Caitlin Webster
Critics Choice did such a fantastic job with our wedding and we have received so many compliments about how great their food was! I cannot thank Kaycie enough for all of her hard work leading up to and during our big day. She was really committed to making our dream a reality and did such an amazing job putting everything together!
Christina Lira
From beginning to end, Kaycie,Tracy, and everyone else we worked with at Critics Choice was absolutley delightful and so helpful! We hired them for our wedding and were trying our best to plan the whole thing from Arizona. Kaycie who was our reception coordinator went above and beyond for us, helping us that was even out of her realm of things she was in charge of. And let me tell any of you who read this... the food is EXCEPTIONAL!!! I wish there was a higher rating than 5 stars because they honestly deserve so much praise. I love this company and would gladly use them again!
Edwin and Ximena Reyhan
We used Critic’s Choice to cater our wedding in September 2023. It was not a good experience and people should know what we experienced in case others are considering them. We encountered many issues with them on our wedding day, most of which we heard about in the days following our wedding.Here’s a snippet of the email we sent to them explaining the issues that we had during our wedding:- People were receiving the wrong meal and the staff wasn’t checking to see who was receiving what. You told me on the night of the wedding that this was happening because people were switching their food. But after speaking to a good amount of guests, the case was that the waitstaff were just giving people the wrong food and were even asking people what they ordered instead of following the list. The waiters seemed very unprofessional and inexperienced. This even occurred on one of the VIP tables (both of our immediate families) where several guests received the wrong meal. When one of the guests mentioned they had ordered chicken and not surf n’ turf, the waiter told them they didn’t order chicken even though the menu and name card indicated chicken.- It seems as though there was no plan as to how to go about the dinner service, which is so disappointing given the level of detail and upfront work that was done on our end to ensure this wouldn’t happen. (fully detailed spreadsheet, color-coded place cards, customized menus)- Additionally, when guests tried to relay the issues they were having, they were brushed off by the waitstaff, simply stating they were doing their best. We were told that the waitstaff were quite rude, which is again very disappointing.- We spoke to one of our friends who has a daughter that ordered the kids meal and his daughter never received their food. They didn’t get anything. This is honestly infuriating and one of the worst things that happened on this list. There’s simply no excuse for this.- We heard from many guests that their food was cold and that the risotto wasn’t cooked all the way through.- We also heard from many that their water jugs weren’t being refilled and others didn’t get water at all apparently.- The serving of food to the tables was also very inefficient. We know of a few tables that didn’t receive their food until way later than others. We heard many complaints about this.- There was also a huge gap between salads and entrees. This is something we noticed and was echoed by everyone we spoke with.- The late night snacks weren’t being served until around midnight, which isn’t what we had scheduled. Many people didn’t even know about it. That was very poorly executed.- We also heard one of our cake boxes got infested with ants. We had a refrigerator in the bridal suite to store this away in there and if there wasn’t any space left, we wish this would have been flagged so we could have removed items from the fridge to prioritize the cake(s).- The fruit/charcuterie station during cocktail hour was swarmed with flies at one point. Not sure exactly when it was brought out but if this was put out before cocktail hour started, shouldn’t this have had some sort of covering beforehand to prevent this?After explaining all of the above to Kaycie and Michelle from Critic’s Choice, they offered us a $4,949 refund out of a total of ~$38,000 (of which was a $3,300 optional gratuity that we paid in advance, which was a big mistake). After requesting more of a refund, they became litigious and reduced their refund offer to just $3,300, the amount of our prepaid optional gratuity. Needless to say, that won’t be enough and we will be taking the matter to court.Please do your due diligence before hiring this company to cater your event. They will impress you at the tasting but fall completely flat on the day of your event.The service provided from them really put a damper on our wedding and hopefully putting this out there will prevent it from happening to others in the future.
Christina S.
From beginning to end, Kaycie,Tracy, and everyone else we worked with at Critics Choice was absolutley delightful and so helpful! We hired them for our wedding and were trying our best to plan the whole thing from Arizona. Kaycie who was our reception coordinator went above and beyond for us, helping us that was even out of her realm of things she was in charge of. And let me tell any of you who read this... the food is EXCEPTIONAL!!! I wish there was a higher rating than 5 stars because they honestly deserve so much praise. I love this company and would gladly use them again!
Edwin R.
We used Critic's Choice to cater our wedding in September 2023. It was not a good experience and people should know what we experienced in case others are considering them. We encountered many issues with them on our wedding day, most of which we heard about in the days following our wedding. Here's a snippet of the email we sent to them explaining the issues that we had during our wedding: - People were receiving the wrong meal and the staff wasn't checking to see who was receiving what. You told me on the night of the wedding that this was happening because people were switching their food. But after speaking to a good amount of guests, the case was that the waitstaff were just giving people the wrong food and were even asking people what they ordered instead of following the list. The waiters seemed very unprofessional and inexperienced. This even occurred on one of the VIP tables (both of our immediate families) where several guests received the wrong meal. When one of the guests mentioned they had ordered chicken and not surf n' turf, the waiter told them they didn't order chicken even though the menu and name card indicated chicken. - It seems as though there was no plan as to how to go about the dinner service, which is so disappointing given the level of detail and upfront work that was done on our end to ensure this wouldn't happen. (fully detailed spreadsheet, color-coded place cards, customized menus) - Additionally, when guests tried to relay the issues they were having, they were brushed off by the waitstaff, simply stating they were doing their best. We were told that the waitstaff were quite rude, which is again very disappointing. - We spoke to one of our friends who has a daughter that ordered the kids meal and his daughter never received their food. They didn't get anything. This is honestly infuriating and one of the worst things that happened on this list. There's simply no excuse for this. - We heard from many guests that their food was cold and that the risotto wasn't cooked all the way through. - We also heard from many that their water jugs weren't being refilled and others didn't get water at all apparently. - The serving of food to the tables was also very inefficient. We know of a few tables that didn't receive their food until way later than others. We heard many complaints about this. - There was also a huge gap between salads and entrees. This is something we noticed and was echoed by everyone we spoke with. - The late night snacks weren't being served until around midnight, which isn't what we had scheduled. Many people didn't even know about it. That was very poorly executed. - We also heard one of our cake boxes got infested with ants. We had a refrigerator in the bridal suite to store this away in there and if there wasn't any space left, we wish this would have been flagged so we could have removed items from the fridge to prioritize the cake(s). - The fruit/charcuterie station during cocktail hour was swarmed with flies at one point. Not sure exactly when it was brought out but if this was put out before cocktail hour started, shouldn't this have had some sort of covering beforehand to prevent this? After explaining all of the above to Kaycie and Michelle from Critic's Choice, they offered us a $4,949 refund out of a total of ~$38,000 (of which was a $3,300 optional gratuity that we paid in advance, which was a big mistake). After requesting more of a refund, they became litigious and reduced their refund offer to just $3,300, the amount of our prepaid optional gratuity. Needless to say, that won't be enough and we will be taking the matter to court. Please do your due diligence before hiring this company to cater your event. They will impress you at the tasting but fall completely flat on the day of your event. The service provided from them really put a damper on our wedding and hopefully putting this out there will prevent it from happening to others in the future.
Amazing experience with Lorraine and her team! Critics choice catering provided excellent service and took care of everything for our military retirement celebration. Preparation, scheduling, menu planning, ... all so very helpful as we planned the day. Execution was flawless - food was amazing and the staff and team blended in and allowed our guests to thoroughly enjoy themselves! Was truly a wonderful evening for us as a family. Would highly recommend Lorraine and her team again!
Michelle Beach
such a joy to work with...easy, fun, affordable, and delicious! And a lasting impression by the staff. Thank You!
Roger F.
I highly recommend Critics Choice for your next catered event. The team did a great job for my 100 person event. They provided great presentation, completely professional conduct, and the food was delicious. If you have an event requiring catering, please call them, you'll be glad you did
Elizabeth Coopersmith
Maura created charcuterie boxes for the last wedding I coordinated, and they were delicious! Perfect for cocktail hour appetizers. She was so easy to work with, and very focused on creating a great experience for my couple and their guests.
Gurmukh B.
My wife and I just had our wedding and Critic's Choice Catering did an amazing job catering our reception. We had about 120 people. Lorraine, also coordinated the reception, figured out how many servers and bar tenders we needed, and constatnly checked in to make sure we were on track to figureout everything we needed to have a fun wedding. Everything went smoothly, the food was excellent and we highly recomend Lorraine and Critic's Choice to anyone looking to throw an amazing party!
The best of the best!!! Kaycie, karen and their whole team was amazing. They were extraordinary From planning to the day of our wedding. We were so lucky to choose them!!!
Went to a wedding that this company provided the catering and bartenders far and they were all incredible. Kofi is the best bartender. Servers were fantastic. 5 stars all around
I cannot speak highly enough about Kaycie and her team. We chose them them to cater our wedding and I do not have one single complaint. They were top notch from the beginning. It was a beach venue wedding. I told them my vision and they made it come to life. The decor at my venue was perfect, beachy driftwood and shells. All of the servers they provided were excellent. Bar tender, ice cream server, food service and the actual food. My guest are still raving about the appetizers. Our tables looked so beautiful even the side tables were decorated so cool. The created all the signage and set everything up for me including my "in memoriam" table. Honestly, all we had to do was show up. They did everything and it was gorgeous. Thanks to Critics Choice, my wedding was perfect and luckily I have wedding picture to prove it. Thank you so much Critics Choice! Linda & Steve Goldy.
We could not be happier with the service we received from Critics Choice Catering. Kaycie was incredibly helpful with the planning and execution of our events. They have worked with us on two events and both were seamless. The food was delicious and our guests still rave about it to us. Can't wait to use them again!
Look no further - this is the absolute best catering company for your event! From the very beginning, Kaycie was extremely helpful and worked directly with me to make sure our event was successful. Kaycie and staff arrived with plenty of time to set-up and made sure the staff was well prepared. The staff was beyond amazing! They went out of their way to make sure everyone was comfortable and had everything they needed. We had passed appetizers and a buffet station - everyone is still raving about the food!! We plan on using Critic's Choice Catering for all our future events. Thank you so so much, Kaycie and your team!!
Critics Choice did such a fantastic job with our wedding and we have received so many compliments about how great their food was! I cannot thank Kaycie enough for all of her hard work leading up to and during our big day. She was really committed to making our dream a reality and did such an amazing job putting everything together!
From beginning to end, Kaycie,Tracy, and everyone else we worked with at Critics Choice was absolutley delightful and so helpful! We hired them for our wedding and were trying our best to plan the whole thing from Arizona. Kaycie who was our reception coordinator went above and beyond for us, helping us that was even out of her realm of things she was in charge of. And let me tell any of you who read this... the food is EXCEPTIONAL!!! I wish there was a higher rating than 5 stars because they honestly deserve so much praise. I love this company and would gladly use them again!
We used Critic’s Choice to cater our wedding in September 2023. It was not a good experience and people should know what we experienced in case others are considering them. We encountered many issues with them on our wedding day, most of which we heard about in the days following our wedding.Here’s a snippet of the email we sent to them explaining the issues that we had during our wedding:- People were receiving the wrong meal and the staff wasn’t checking to see who was receiving what. You told me on the night of the wedding that this was happening because people were switching their food. But after speaking to a good amount of guests, the case was that the waitstaff were just giving people the wrong food and were even asking people what they ordered instead of following the list. The waiters seemed very unprofessional and inexperienced. This even occurred on one of the VIP tables (both of our immediate families) where several guests received the wrong meal. When one of the guests mentioned they had ordered chicken and not surf n’ turf, the waiter told them they didn’t order chicken even though the menu and name card indicated chicken.- It seems as though there was no plan as to how to go about the dinner service, which is so disappointing given the level of detail and upfront work that was done on our end to ensure this wouldn’t happen. (fully detailed spreadsheet, color-coded place cards, customized menus)- Additionally, when guests tried to relay the issues they were having, they were brushed off by the waitstaff, simply stating they were doing their best. We were told that the waitstaff were quite rude, which is again very disappointing.- We spoke to one of our friends who has a daughter that ordered the kids meal and his daughter never received their food. They didn’t get anything. This is honestly infuriating and one of the worst things that happened on this list. There’s simply no excuse for this.- We heard from many guests that their food was cold and that the risotto wasn’t cooked all the way through.- We also heard from many that their water jugs weren’t being refilled and others didn’t get water at all apparently.- The serving of food to the tables was also very inefficient. We know of a few tables that didn’t receive their food until way later than others. We heard many complaints about this.- There was also a huge gap between salads and entrees. This is something we noticed and was echoed by everyone we spoke with.- The late night snacks weren’t being served until around midnight, which isn’t what we had scheduled. Many people didn’t even know about it. That was very poorly executed.- We also heard one of our cake boxes got infested with ants. We had a refrigerator in the bridal suite to store this away in there and if there wasn’t any space left, we wish this would have been flagged so we could have removed items from the fridge to prioritize the cake(s).- The fruit/charcuterie station during cocktail hour was swarmed with flies at one point. Not sure exactly when it was brought out but if this was put out before cocktail hour started, shouldn’t this have had some sort of covering beforehand to prevent this?After explaining all of the above to Kaycie and Michelle from Critic’s Choice, they offered us a $4,949 refund out of a total of ~$38,000 (of which was a $3,300 optional gratuity that we paid in advance, which was a big mistake). After requesting more of a refund, they became litigious and reduced their refund offer to just $3,300, the amount of our prepaid optional gratuity. Needless to say, that won’t be enough and we will be taking the matter to court.Please do your due diligence before hiring this company to cater your event. They will impress you at the tasting but fall completely flat on the day of your event.The service provided from them really put a damper on our wedding and hopefully putting this out there will prevent it from happening to others in the future.
From beginning to end, Kaycie,Tracy, and everyone else we worked with at Critics Choice was absolutley delightful and so helpful! We hired them for our wedding and were trying our best to plan the whole thing from Arizona. Kaycie who was our reception coordinator went above and beyond for us, helping us that was even out of her realm of things she was in charge of. And let me tell any of you who read this... the food is EXCEPTIONAL!!! I wish there was a higher rating than 5 stars because they honestly deserve so much praise. I love this company and would gladly use them again!
We used Critic's Choice to cater our wedding in September 2023. It was not a good experience and people should know what we experienced in case others are considering them. We encountered many issues with them on our wedding day, most of which we heard about in the days following our wedding. Here's a snippet of the email we sent to them explaining the issues that we had during our wedding: - People were receiving the wrong meal and the staff wasn't checking to see who was receiving what. You told me on the night of the wedding that this was happening because people were switching their food. But after speaking to a good amount of guests, the case was that the waitstaff were just giving people the wrong food and were even asking people what they ordered instead of following the list. The waiters seemed very unprofessional and inexperienced. This even occurred on one of the VIP tables (both of our immediate families) where several guests received the wrong meal. When one of the guests mentioned they had ordered chicken and not surf n' turf, the waiter told them they didn't order chicken even though the menu and name card indicated chicken. - It seems as though there was no plan as to how to go about the dinner service, which is so disappointing given the level of detail and upfront work that was done on our end to ensure this wouldn't happen. (fully detailed spreadsheet, color-coded place cards, customized menus) - Additionally, when guests tried to relay the issues they were having, they were brushed off by the waitstaff, simply stating they were doing their best. We were told that the waitstaff were quite rude, which is again very disappointing. - We spoke to one of our friends who has a daughter that ordered the kids meal and his daughter never received their food. They didn't get anything. This is honestly infuriating and one of the worst things that happened on this list. There's simply no excuse for this. - We heard from many guests that their food was cold and that the risotto wasn't cooked all the way through. - We also heard from many that their water jugs weren't being refilled and others didn't get water at all apparently. - The serving of food to the tables was also very inefficient. We know of a few tables that didn't receive their food until way later than others. We heard many complaints about this. - There was also a huge gap between salads and entrees. This is something we noticed and was echoed by everyone we spoke with. - The late night snacks weren't being served until around midnight, which isn't what we had scheduled. Many people didn't even know about it. That was very poorly executed. - We also heard one of our cake boxes got infested with ants. We had a refrigerator in the bridal suite to store this away in there and if there wasn't any space left, we wish this would have been flagged so we could have removed items from the fridge to prioritize the cake(s). - The fruit/charcuterie station during cocktail hour was swarmed with flies at one point. Not sure exactly when it was brought out but if this was put out before cocktail hour started, shouldn't this have had some sort of covering beforehand to prevent this? After explaining all of the above to Kaycie and Michelle from Critic's Choice, they offered us a $4,949 refund out of a total of ~$38,000 (of which was a $3,300 optional gratuity that we paid in advance, which was a big mistake). After requesting more of a refund, they became litigious and reduced their refund offer to just $3,300, the amount of our prepaid optional gratuity. Needless to say, that won't be enough and we will be taking the matter to court. Please do your due diligence before hiring this company to cater your event. They will impress you at the tasting but fall completely flat on the day of your event. The service provided from them really put a damper on our wedding and hopefully putting this out there will prevent it from happening to others in the future.
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Amazing experience with Lorraine and her team! Critics choice catering provided excellent service and took care of everything for our military retirement celebration. Preparation, scheduling, menu planning, ... all so very helpful as we planned the day. Execution was flawless - food was amazing and the staff and team blended in and allowed our guests to thoroughly enjoy themselves! Was truly a wonderful evening for us as a family. Would highly recommend Lorraine and her team again!
such a joy to work with...easy, fun, affordable, and delicious! And a lasting impression by the staff. Thank You!
I highly recommend Critics Choice for your next catered event. The team did a great job for my 100 person event. They provided great presentation, completely professional conduct, and the food was delicious. If you have an event requiring catering, please call them, you'll be glad you did
Maura created charcuterie boxes for the last wedding I coordinated, and they were delicious! Perfect for cocktail hour appetizers. She was so easy to work with, and very focused on creating a great experience for my couple and their guests.
My wife and I just had our wedding and Critic's Choice Catering did an amazing job catering our reception. We had about 120 people. Lorraine, also coordinated the reception, figured out how many servers and bar tenders we needed, and constatnly checked in to make sure we were on track to figureout everything we needed to have a fun wedding. Everything went smoothly, the food was excellent and we highly recomend Lorraine and Critic's Choice to anyone looking to throw an amazing party!