Milan Catering and Event Design

4141 S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota
(941) 312-0000

Recent Reviews

Kellie Lay

I had the pleasure of being a guest at the Powell Crosley at a wedding catered by Milan in March. I was beyond impressed with the food and service! Such a great night overall!

Lauren Lewis

Great experience overall!! From the planning to the day of! What an absolute dream!! I couldn’t recommend them more for any event!

richie bonilla

I attended a special event at St. Pete’s Pier, called WUSF’s Longest Table and was lucky to be attended by Milan Catering.The scene was perfect! Not too hot and not too cold. The sunset was setting a delicious ambiance. Before I get to the main event I must give praise to Milan Catering for a wonderful display in decor. The attention to detail was spectacular.Alright here we go!!! The first course was a sweet potato zucchini fritter topped with a scallop and Thai apricot chutney. I relished every bite! Along with a Bougrier “V” Vouvray Chenin Blanc, it harmonized the first course perfectly.Second course was beautifully introduced as a work of art. I am a sucker for art and the vibrant contrast of the field greens, sliced carrots, juicy heirloom tomatoes, Parmesan cheese with cucumber rosettes topped with a champagne vinaigrette dressing and also cupped within an edible fontina cheese cradle! WOW!!!! I devoured this dish with my eyes before letting this ambrosial delicacy hit my taste buds.By this point you can understand my love for food. Third course was MAGNIFICENT! A succulent, tender and juicy New York strip fillet served with a chorizo red potato hash, shrimp with butter, drizzled with a luscious chimichurri! It looked mouthwatering! I am a lunatic for protein and this course fulfilled more than what I was expecting. I felt like they also read my mind when they matched this divine dish with a Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon. A match made in heaven and simply put it was a heavenly course.I would have been perfectly fine ending it there, but at the end we all crave a dulcet treat. Fourth course concluded with a Port-Wine poached apple and berries with whipped Marscapone and candied. This one left me flabbergasted. It was so simple and easy on the eyes, yet the amalgamation of this plate was sensational.To top everything off I loved the cohesiveness and how everything fused beautifully together. Milan Catering’s table was filled and perpetuated conversation even after the event was over. The after party could not even match the vitality and vigor that I received at this special event.To the owners of Milan Catering and their staff I say thank you wholeheartedly. This experience was one of a kind and one that I will memorialize and recommend.

Kelly Rodriguez

We purchased tix to the Long table Event in St Pete catered by Milan Catering and I must say, I was blown away by the food and decor. The first course was scallops with sweet potato zucchini paired to perfection with a Bougrier Vouvray Chenin Blanc. We were greeted by the owners and the staff were very attentive from the moment we arrived.The food continued coming and I was delighted with every dish but the main course ,a center cut New York strip filet with shrimp and drizzled with chimichurri was the icing on the cake! - The food, staff and ambience were top notch.Overall, our dining experience with Milan Catering was fantastic and we highly recommend !

Aeden Bauduin

AVOID AT ALL COSTSThe food may look and taste okay at your tasting but on the event day the protein was overcooked and looked and tasted nothing like what we were promised. Ridiculous hidden fees and charges every step of the way. We paid $35 per plate for meals for the other vendors and they were given only rice and cold broccoli. The same scraps they give to any guest with dietary restrictions. Things seem to have gone downhill since they used to have a decent reputation. Hopefully someone will read this and can learn from our mistake and go with any other company.

Jocelyn Witte

Maria, Laura Snow, Logan…the list goes on! What an incredible team. I was lucky to have them for my wedding. 10/10 recommend!!!

Christina Vazquez

We used Milan for our wedding and our day was an absolute dream. The food was amazing, we loved all the choices and variety on the menus. The bartenders, servers, all the staff, was just incredible and made our day stress free. All our guests complimented after on the friendliness of the bartenders. I couldn't have dreamt up someone better than Laura for our coordinator. I don't know anyone else that never felt a drop of stress on their wedding day and I contribute it all to her. My husband and I both were beyond impressed with her speed and responsiveness to the slightest sign of a problem. She hyped our party up and kept us feeling just completely taken care of. I don't write reviews but I was just overly impressed with Milan and the staff that I wanted to give them praise. I would definitely recommend them for a catering service and using their coordinator service, 1,000% worth it!

Brandy Heron

I cannot express my gratitude enough for Maria and her team at Milan Catering! They helped to make our dream come true and all of our guests were so happy with the food! Maria worked with us to see our vision of what we wanted, we opted for the Platinum package and everyone LOVED that they could order at the table! We didn’t like cake so Maria’s pastry chefs were able to make us a Macaron tower instead! If I could give 10 stars I would!! The food was amazing, communication was on point and to be able to support a family business makes it all that much better!

Brandy Parrott

I cannot express my gratitude enough for Maria and her team at Milan Catering! They helped to make our dream come true and all of our guests were so happy with the food! Maria worked with us to see our vision of what we wanted, we opted for the Platinum package and everyone LOVED that they could order at the table! We didn’t like cake so Maria’s pastry chefs were able to make us a Macaron tower instead! If I could give 10 stars I would!! The food was amazing, communication was on point and to be able to support a family business makes it all that much better!

Jenna

We are so happy we chose Milan Catering for our wedding at the Powel Crosley Estate on 10/22/23. This was a destination wedding for us so planning was challenging from out of state but the whole team made it a breeze and amazing to work with. We chose the family style dining package and all our guests raved about the amount of food they got and how delicious everything was! Working with Laura at Milan made the wedding of our dreams come true, we could not have done it without her. She is absolutely AMAZING and you can tell how much she loves her job and this venue. From detailing our wedding timeline so we captured sunset pictures at the perfect time, to taking candid videos and photos throughout the whole wedding, and even packing us up individual pieces of wedding cake for us to eat on the wedding night. We also had the pleasure to work with Logan as our senior event manager and Zach as our bartender. Zach was so friendly and interactive with all of our guests (special shout out to him for bringing drink refills to the dance floor for a game of thunderstruck). Thank you again to Milan Catering for making our wedding so special!

Nancy Fantuzzi

We are so happy we went with Milan for our Powel Crosley estate wedding! We wanted an intimate but fun feel to our wedding and decided on the walking reception option which all our guests loved. Everyone loved the food! Milan was accommodating with all my food and drink requests. Laura was excellent in the time leading up to the wedding (she talked me off the bridezilla cliff when I thought the entire day was going to be ruined because it was going to rain) and on my wedding day, she was in the background making sure everything ran smoothly minute by minute. I didn't have to worry about a thing. I loved how she understood exactly how I wanted the look and feel of my wedding to be, even if some of the things were not super traditional. My guests still rave about how this was one of the best weddings they've been too. Laura had Logan and Lauren as help too and they were amazing working the event in general, food and bartending. I seriously cannot have imagined the day going better than it did.

Radwa Mohamed

Used Milan for my wedding, Maria has been very helpful since day 1. The food was amazing and everyone at the wedding loved it, and spoke highly of it. Melanie! Was our event coordinator , she is absolutely the sweetest. We had crazy weather and had to make changes, but she was on top of everything. I did my wedding decorations and forgot some items that she was able to bring when it wasn’t even her responsibility. I can keep going about all the nice things she did to make me happy on my wedding day. My husband said she helped him a lot too, and we both really appreciate her and so happy I had her there at the wedding

Tatiana Fernandez

Choosing Milan Catering and the whole team was the best decision for our wedding! We couldn’t be happier with the results and every little detail of our special day. From the early stages of planning with Laura (she is absolutely the best! She has ideas I never would’ve thought myself and trust me, listen to everything she has to say, you won’t regret it) to the tasting, to making our vision a reality, everything turned out wonderful. Our wedding was at the Powel Crosley and I don’t think there is a better team that knows this venue.All of our guests loved the food, the decor, and just the overall feeling and energy this amazing team has to offer. We are forever grateful for making our wedding day vision come true and for going above and beyond in every detail. We will never forget it.I was very nervous because we were getting in September and it is a tricky season due to hurricanes and rain, and obviously heat, but Laura knew exactly what to do in this case, recommending the beautiful tent we got and the venue looked even more beautiful. Guest experience was at the top of our list and they nailed it!PS: pick the chicken & waffles, they were a hit!!

Stephanie Canals

We used Milan for our wedding & we were absolutely blown away by them! The service was impeccable and the food was delicious. They listened to our smallest request and made them all happen, let me just say the chicken & waffle sliders 10/10 recommend, they were a crowd favorite. However, the gem of our day was Laura! She was the absolute best coordinator any bride could ever wish for! She was on top of every thing from helping me make all the smallest decisions to last minute week before the wedding changes i came up with she was on top of It all! The day of the wedding she was with us every step of the way making sure we were fed & hydrated and evening fanning us in the insane FL heat. Everyone had amazing things to say about her from our wedding party to our photographer, everyone was impressed by the amazing job she did! She made our day flow so effortlessly and kept me reassured the whole time. I cannot recommend her enough to any brides thinking about booking her as their coordinator, you will not be disappointed! She also was amazing at getting all of the BTS content for us which is AMAZING!Thank you for your hardwork Laura we truly appreciate you so much!

The Sulls

We loved Milan catering! Melanie is the ultimate best - she was so kind, easy to work with and thoughtful. She came up with creative ideas to manage our timeline and handle sensitive topics around costs and managing sicker family members. I would strongly recommend using Milan, especially just to work with Melanie <3Additionally, the owner Roberta takes pride in her business and is connected to the customer. We really liked that. All the food was delicious and we loved that they had so many vegan options! Lastly, we loved their vendor recs too. Very helpful and overall, we had our dream wedding at the Powell Crosley Estate with Milan Catering!

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