Cracked Pepper Catering & Bakery

3 Stars only because the appetizers were good. The dinner I was served at a wedding was 50% inedible. I'd be embarrassed to serve a steak like that to anyone and thought Cracked Pepper would hold themselves to a higher standard. I was wrong.

Food great! Communication is absolutely horrible and unable to communicate!
Tried to call no one ever picks up a phone there. You have to hope for a call back.
No confirmation before and good luck if you want to make a change the day before.
If you oder something 2 month in advance you want to confirm everything!
Sense we couldn't get a hold of anyone, we ended up with 2 catered lunches. We couldn't rely on if they were going to show up so we ordered from someone else as well. No Communication, we didnt know if they were still doing catering. Again no one answers the phone. Supposedly they called back according to the person who delivered. Surprisingly no message on voicemail on the 3 different people that tried to call.
When we placed the order the past few times it has taken a week. We dealt with it. Food is good, everyone likes it. Plus they are locally owned.
YOU CAN HAVE THE BEST FOOD IN THE WORLD BUT IF YOU DONT COMMUNICATE AND ARE UNREACHABLE, DOESN'T MATTER. I can tell you we are not going to book them again. Granted the 4 to 6 times a year we use them isn't going to matter to the business but we have used them for years. In fact an event today staff wanted this for Administrative Assistants Day. They decided this Monday for Wednesday. We didn't even try!

This was such an amazing event! Held a sorority formal here. Food was so yummy (had chicken, mash potatoes, green beans and a salad buffet style). The venue was gorgeous with the main lights and back lights. Service was amazing with people constantly cleaning up. The next day pickup of things was so quick! Will definitely return if I could!!

We used Cracked Pepper Catering for our wedding in Peoria, IL. We couldn’t recommend them more! Our guests RAVED about the food. We had plated meals, both the chicken and steak were amazing. We also used Cracked Pepper for our wedding cake. It was everything we envisioned! I was able to have multiple calls with the baker to be sure we had all details stamped out. We went with their sheet cakes to serve our guests. Both the red velvet and lemon were delicious. Cracked pepper is responsive, organized and so easy to work with. We highly recommend them for your event.

Cracked Pepper catered my daughter's wedding last Saturday evening @ their home venue--The Warehouse on State. They also provided the cake and cupcakes. Everything was outstanding. Received so many compliments on the food! It was served promptly and piping hot (except for the salad LOL). We couldn't be happier with their services. Easy to work with from start to finish. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend Cracked Pepper!

CP catered daughter's wedding Sat. night @their venue--Warehouse on State & made wedding cake & cupcakes. All was excellent. Space limit won't allow me to elaborate on our satisfaction. Stupid FB!

We worked with cracked pepper for our wedding. The food was so good. Our guests had nothing but positive things to say. Highly recommend.

We worked with cracked pepper for our wedding. The food was so good. Our guests had nothing but positive things to say. Highly recommend.

We loved working with everyone at Warehouse and Cracked Pepper for our wedding! Everyone was great at communicating with us and making sure the day went smoothly. The venue is beautiful and the food was delicious, we got so many compliments about everything! We had the prime rib, parmesan chicken, au gratin potatoes, mashed potatoes, green beans and we also used them for cake/cupcakes. All was so good! We highly recommend!!!

People raved about the food at our wedding. The process went smoothly every step of the way and they were quick to respond to all of our needs. Highly recommend working with Cracked Pepper for your event.

Great small business to work with! Very flexible and friendly staff!

Cracked Pepper catered our class reunion at Ravina on the Lakes. Everything was wonderful! The staff was so helpful and flexible. Highly recommend!

AMAZING!My husband and I used Cracked Pepper for our wedding and cannot say enough great things! Marla and Kate were both so easy to work with! Food was amazing! They knew exactly how much food would be needed for cocktail hour. My husband and I still hear nothing but praises from our guests about the food!

Cracked Pepper catered our class reunion at Ravina on the Lakes. Everything was wonderful! The staff was so helpful and flexible. Highly recommend!

Marla was amazing to work with - so professional and helped us with all of our selections. Cracked Pepper is the top catering company in the Central Illinois area!! You will not regret using them for your wedding or next event!