We used Eat & Smile for a small cocktail party for 39 and Oliver was great. Easy to work with, responsive and flexible as our numbers kept changing. Importantly, the food was delicious! The team he sent for the event was terrific. Highly recommend.
Emily O.
I can't recommend Oliver and Eat & Smile enough! He worked with me and my now husband endlessly and was always patient and understanding. He worked with us directly to curate our perfect reception--from organizing our rentals, to determining the serving style, to the bar setup, to the exquisite food and beautiful presentation. Oliver and his team of servers and bartenders were cordial, friendly, and attentive. And then, there was the food itself! The food was superb and gorgeous and did I mention delicious? And all the food is locally and sustainably sourced and you can taste the difference! Bottom line, great food, great people, great investment, we definitely recommend Eat & Smile!
Connie S.
I worked with Eat & Smile for my wedding October 2019 and had a wonderful experience. Making sure we had good food was one of our most important priorities. Our guests certainly had lofty expectations of the food we would be serving! Oliver and the Eat & Smile team helped us meet expectations - and exceed them! A lot of other caterers in town will have you pick items you want to try or serve off a set menu, but Oliver tailored the menu based on what we like and what's important to us. It is also worth noting that Oliver was, by far, the most honest caterer we spoke to - he knew our venue extremely well and set realistic expectations with us about the kind of service that worked best with our guest count. Plenty of other caterers would have happily done a sit-down dinner at rounds of 10 for our guests, but only Oliver said that we should try it another way. We ended up with a menu that was extremely personal to us and our story, fantastic service, and things that were really delicious. Thank you!
Diana B.
Oliver from Quickstep was very helpful and provided great customer service for my corporate cocktail party. He was responsive over email and phone in the early stages of planning. The proposal we received from him was comprehensive and more competitively priced than other caterers.
Dan F
Attended an event catered by eat and smile. There were multiple plates and I am sorry I did not get to try them all. Delicious! Salads yummy. Cheese plate great. Berry pie wonderful. Cauliflower purée delicious as well. Service was good. Only issue was clean up staff a little to eager to take my plate before I finished.
Chanelle Green
Great food, Fab staff
Kim F.
Oliver and his team did our wedding years ago and we just hired them for a cocktail party and had another amazing evening. The food was great, the bartender was indefatigable, the team was so pleasant and somehow everywhere but unobtrusive, and our kitchen was spotless the next morning. We whole-heartedly recommend them!
William R.
I have had the pleasure of working with Eat & Smile numerous times over the past two years as an event manager for a local organization. They are always professional, prompt, and deliver excellent service. Their menu options are always creative and help bring a level of formality to our events that wasn't present before. In terms of event planning, their operations staff are extremely easy to work with. They communicate well and go the extra mile to make sure everything is in place for a successful event. It's also great to know that on the day of events, the quality of food and service is going to be top-notch, allowing for any concern over food quality or service to be the last thing on my mind. I look forward to working with Eat & Smile in the future. I can't recommend them enough to any individuals or businesses that are looking for a caterer to get the job done, and to do it with excellence. - William Ross, Reach Incorporated
Jonathan H.
We could not be happier with how Eilish and her team helped our dream wedding come true. Eilish was incredibly responsive to our requests, and helped us plan out details that we hadn't even thought of. The quality of food and presentation was incredible. Our guests were wowed with their meals and the service. They were also considerate and creative with dietary requests. Most importantly, they work with local farmers and vendors! We highly recommend them for your event catering needs.
Anna H.
We were absolutely thrilled with Eat & Smile's food and service leading up to and during our wedding! Truly, just blown away. We loved the food at the initial tasting and the tasting of our actual menu, and the scaling up to 80 people didn't seem to affect the quality at all, as we heard so many rave reviews from our guests! (One friend even said the meal was better than one she'd had recently at a highly-rated restaurant in her home city of Philadelphia!) We also loved the highly personalized process of selecting our menu -- it felt like there was nothing we asked for that Oliver and his team couldn't do! And we would be remiss if we did not highlight Eilish and her extreme helpfulness and responsiveness -- as our main contact through the planning process, she was so detail-oriented and never made us feel like we were in the dark about anything that was going on on the catering end. Not only was the food amazing, but the impeccable service we received on the day of our wedding was also a huge added bonus. The servers made sure we were fed during cocktail hour and also made sure to serve us the passed milkshake desserts and then brought out two more for us at the very end of the night. These were such thoughtful gestures that the staff went out of their way to do for us. If anything went sideways that night, we were definitely not aware of it, and we are truly grateful for Eat & Smile's professionalism and amazing catering as a part of our perfect day! We had tried several caterers by the time we found Eat & Smile, and we are so happy we waited for the right one!
Booked a make up wedding dinner with them for guests who weren't able to change plans after we were forced to cancel our wedding last October because of the NorCal wildfires. The entire experience was pleasant. Eilish was great for the planning of everything, and Oliver and his team showed up on time and knocked the entire dinner out of the park. High quality food and service.
Kori Ricketts
If you ask questions and inquire about processes, and prices (especially when they say they will offer ice at $2/pp when you have a cocktail on the menu), you run the risk of being told “ in a strange turn of events, we actually have been contacted by someone planning a large party who engaged in conversations with us a few months ago and just came back to us this morning.” This is by far the worst interaction I have ever had. I escaleted my frustration to the manager Katie, and that quote is what she sent me, after never asking me what my frustrations were. I usually don’t validate bad reviews, feeling like they aren’t representative of usual happeningings. In this case I was SO WRONG, as another review stated they had these same issues and I ended up with the same horrible experience. For your sake, choose someone else!
Guy Hobbs
Great food great chef oliver
Rick Eights Kay
If you ask questions and inquire about processes, and prices (especially after being offered $2/pp for ice when you have a cocktail on the menu I), you run the risk of being told “ in a strange turn of events, we actually have been contacted by someone planning a large party who engaged in conversations with us a few months ago and just came back to us this morning.” This is by far the worst interaction I have ever had. I escaleted my frustration to the manager Katie, and that quote is what she sent me, after never asking me what my frustrations were. I usually don’t validate bad reviews, feeling like they aren’t representative of usual happeningings. In this case I was SO WRONG, as another review stated they had these same issues and I ended up with the same horrible experience. For your sake, choose someone else!
Kori R.
If you ask questions and inquire about processes, and prices, you run the risk of being told " in a strange turn of events, we actually have been contacted by someone planning a large party who engaged in conversations with us a few months ago and just came back to us this morning." This is by far the worst interaction I have ever had. I escaleted my frustration to the manager Katie, and that quote is what she sent me, after never asking me what my frustrations were. I usually don't validate bad reviews, feeling like they aren't representative of usual happeningings. In this case I was SO WRONG, as another review stated they had these same issues and I ended up with the same horrible experience. For your sake, choose someone else!
We used Eat & Smile for a small cocktail party for 39 and Oliver was great. Easy to work with, responsive and flexible as our numbers kept changing. Importantly, the food was delicious! The team he sent for the event was terrific. Highly recommend.
I can't recommend Oliver and Eat & Smile enough! He worked with me and my now husband endlessly and was always patient and understanding. He worked with us directly to curate our perfect reception--from organizing our rentals, to determining the serving style, to the bar setup, to the exquisite food and beautiful presentation. Oliver and his team of servers and bartenders were cordial, friendly, and attentive. And then, there was the food itself! The food was superb and gorgeous and did I mention delicious? And all the food is locally and sustainably sourced and you can taste the difference! Bottom line, great food, great people, great investment, we definitely recommend Eat & Smile!
I worked with Eat & Smile for my wedding October 2019 and had a wonderful experience. Making sure we had good food was one of our most important priorities. Our guests certainly had lofty expectations of the food we would be serving! Oliver and the Eat & Smile team helped us meet expectations - and exceed them! A lot of other caterers in town will have you pick items you want to try or serve off a set menu, but Oliver tailored the menu based on what we like and what's important to us. It is also worth noting that Oliver was, by far, the most honest caterer we spoke to - he knew our venue extremely well and set realistic expectations with us about the kind of service that worked best with our guest count. Plenty of other caterers would have happily done a sit-down dinner at rounds of 10 for our guests, but only Oliver said that we should try it another way. We ended up with a menu that was extremely personal to us and our story, fantastic service, and things that were really delicious. Thank you!
Oliver from Quickstep was very helpful and provided great customer service for my corporate cocktail party. He was responsive over email and phone in the early stages of planning. The proposal we received from him was comprehensive and more competitively priced than other caterers.
Attended an event catered by eat and smile. There were multiple plates and I am sorry I did not get to try them all. Delicious! Salads yummy. Cheese plate great. Berry pie wonderful. Cauliflower purée delicious as well. Service was good. Only issue was clean up staff a little to eager to take my plate before I finished.
Great food, Fab staff
Oliver and his team did our wedding years ago and we just hired them for a cocktail party and had another amazing evening. The food was great, the bartender was indefatigable, the team was so pleasant and somehow everywhere but unobtrusive, and our kitchen was spotless the next morning. We whole-heartedly recommend them!
I have had the pleasure of working with Eat & Smile numerous times over the past two years as an event manager for a local organization. They are always professional, prompt, and deliver excellent service. Their menu options are always creative and help bring a level of formality to our events that wasn't present before. In terms of event planning, their operations staff are extremely easy to work with. They communicate well and go the extra mile to make sure everything is in place for a successful event. It's also great to know that on the day of events, the quality of food and service is going to be top-notch, allowing for any concern over food quality or service to be the last thing on my mind. I look forward to working with Eat & Smile in the future. I can't recommend them enough to any individuals or businesses that are looking for a caterer to get the job done, and to do it with excellence. - William Ross, Reach Incorporated
We could not be happier with how Eilish and her team helped our dream wedding come true. Eilish was incredibly responsive to our requests, and helped us plan out details that we hadn't even thought of. The quality of food and presentation was incredible. Our guests were wowed with their meals and the service. They were also considerate and creative with dietary requests. Most importantly, they work with local farmers and vendors! We highly recommend them for your event catering needs.
We were absolutely thrilled with Eat & Smile's food and service leading up to and during our wedding! Truly, just blown away. We loved the food at the initial tasting and the tasting of our actual menu, and the scaling up to 80 people didn't seem to affect the quality at all, as we heard so many rave reviews from our guests! (One friend even said the meal was better than one she'd had recently at a highly-rated restaurant in her home city of Philadelphia!) We also loved the highly personalized process of selecting our menu -- it felt like there was nothing we asked for that Oliver and his team couldn't do! And we would be remiss if we did not highlight Eilish and her extreme helpfulness and responsiveness -- as our main contact through the planning process, she was so detail-oriented and never made us feel like we were in the dark about anything that was going on on the catering end. Not only was the food amazing, but the impeccable service we received on the day of our wedding was also a huge added bonus. The servers made sure we were fed during cocktail hour and also made sure to serve us the passed milkshake desserts and then brought out two more for us at the very end of the night. These were such thoughtful gestures that the staff went out of their way to do for us. If anything went sideways that night, we were definitely not aware of it, and we are truly grateful for Eat & Smile's professionalism and amazing catering as a part of our perfect day! We had tried several caterers by the time we found Eat & Smile, and we are so happy we waited for the right one!
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Booked a make up wedding dinner with them for guests who weren't able to change plans after we were forced to cancel our wedding last October because of the NorCal wildfires. The entire experience was pleasant. Eilish was great for the planning of everything, and Oliver and his team showed up on time and knocked the entire dinner out of the park. High quality food and service.
If you ask questions and inquire about processes, and prices (especially when they say they will offer ice at $2/pp when you have a cocktail on the menu), you run the risk of being told “ in a strange turn of events, we actually have been contacted by someone planning a large party who engaged in conversations with us a few months ago and just came back to us this morning.” This is by far the worst interaction I have ever had. I escaleted my frustration to the manager Katie, and that quote is what she sent me, after never asking me what my frustrations were. I usually don’t validate bad reviews, feeling like they aren’t representative of usual happeningings. In this case I was SO WRONG, as another review stated they had these same issues and I ended up with the same horrible experience. For your sake, choose someone else!
Great food great chef oliver
If you ask questions and inquire about processes, and prices (especially after being offered $2/pp for ice when you have a cocktail on the menu I), you run the risk of being told “ in a strange turn of events, we actually have been contacted by someone planning a large party who engaged in conversations with us a few months ago and just came back to us this morning.” This is by far the worst interaction I have ever had. I escaleted my frustration to the manager Katie, and that quote is what she sent me, after never asking me what my frustrations were. I usually don’t validate bad reviews, feeling like they aren’t representative of usual happeningings. In this case I was SO WRONG, as another review stated they had these same issues and I ended up with the same horrible experience. For your sake, choose someone else!
If you ask questions and inquire about processes, and prices, you run the risk of being told " in a strange turn of events, we actually have been contacted by someone planning a large party who engaged in conversations with us a few months ago and just came back to us this morning." This is by far the worst interaction I have ever had. I escaleted my frustration to the manager Katie, and that quote is what she sent me, after never asking me what my frustrations were. I usually don't validate bad reviews, feeling like they aren't representative of usual happeningings. In this case I was SO WRONG, as another review stated they had these same issues and I ended up with the same horrible experience. For your sake, choose someone else!