Howie and his team at Exquisite Caterers did a magnificent job of catering a brunch for over 200 people at our Temple today. He exceeded our expectations! The staff was exceptional as well as the food and its presentation. There was so much food left over since Howie didn’t skimp on anything. We would use Exquisite Caterers again in a heartbeat! Thank you so much Howie!
Rachel Richter
Nicole and the staff did an incredible job catering my son’s bar mitzvah. She was amazing to work with, and all of the guests raved about the food!
Drew Manger
Save yourself from a migraine and DO NOT use Exquisite Catering!!There is not enough time or typing space to express in detail what a negative experience my husband and I had with Exquisite. The SparkNotes version is as follows…The owner, Howie, is a sheisty business man, period. Despite us signing a contract on an agreed upon amount per person 1 year prior to our April 2022 wedding, he tried to finagle more money out of us towards the very end so that he could make up additional costs related to inflation. We did not give in. He also requested cash only payment to be given on the day of the wedding, which, in itself is shady. The entire night, he was rude to the wait-staff (which was provided by our venue) and ill-mannered towards our magnificent Coordinator. At one point in the night, while all guests were waiting 45 minutes for meals, I personally took the liberty of approaching Howie to air my grievances. Especially being the bride, I would not normally let something like this interfere with my night, but the catering situation was that absurd and nothing like what we had signed a contract for. Howie was very defensive and told me that my expectations and timeline were unrealistic. This could not have been the case considering I got confirmation from Nicole, the coordinator we had been working with from Exquisite, that our reception timeline was perfectly fine.The food at our wedding ended up being an extreme disappointment from start to finish. He snubbed us on cocktail hour, taking the liberty of replacing a handful of picked hors d'oeuvres (our meat options) to what he felt was beneficial to his pocket (less expensive, vegetarian options). Despite the promise of a plentiful and amazing cocktail hour, the passed hors d'oeuvres were scarce and not circulated accordingly and the tables of food were embarrassingly bare. All 3 of the entree option's were less than appetizing. They were served 45 minutes later than what was planned and agreed upon. The meat came out bleeding and cold, the fish came out fishy and cold, and the butternut squash risotto came out looking and tasting like porridge. The dessert was sold to us as being an overwhelming number of chef-made sweets to be passed around the room. We only saw 1/3 of what was promised to us, dessert cookies and cakes that you could have picked up from the local grocery store. Our food tasting was amazing, so we still can’t understand how the food on our wedding day could have turned out the way it did.Overall, we truly feel that because we did not give into Howie’s B.S of raising our per person prices, he sabotaged the catering. Nicole Lee was the only positive part of our Exquisite Catering experience, but even she could not save the catering disaster at our wedding. Thankfully we had a magnificent venue, the most amazing bar and bartending staff (provided by the venue), a fabulously talented band, and of course, the best guests in the world!!FYI:Our venue coordinator shared with us "this is the worst caterer I've ever worked with" and "they will not be invited back here ever again"
Drew Manger
Save yourself from a migraine and DO NOT use Exquisite Catering!! There is not enough time or typing space to express in detail what a negative experience my husband and I had with Exquisite. The SparkNotes version is as follows… The owner, Howie, is a sheisty business man, period. Despite us signing a contract on an agreed upon amount per person 1 year prior to our April 2022 wedding, he tried to finagle more money out of us towards the very end so that he could make up additional costs related to inflation. We did not give in. He also requested cash only payment to be given on the day of the wedding, which, in itself is shady. The entire night, he was rude to the wait-staff (which was provided by our venue) and ill-mannered towards our magnificent Coordinator. At one point in the night, while all guests were waiting 45 minutes for meals, I personally took the liberty of approaching Howie to air my grievances. Especially being the bride, I would not normally let something like this interfere with my night, but the catering situation was that absurd and nothing like what we had signed a contract for. Howie was very defensive and told me that my expectations and timeline were unrealistic. This could not have been the case considering I got confirmation from Nicole, the coordinator we had been working with from Exquisite, that our reception timeline was perfectly fine. The food at our wedding ended up being an extreme disappointment from start to finish. He snubbed us on cocktail hour, taking the liberty of replacing a handful of picked hors d'oeuvres (our meat options) to what he felt was beneficial to his pocket (less expensive, vegetarian options). Despite the promise of a plentiful and amazing cocktail hour, the passed hors d'oeuvres were scarce and not circulated accordingly and the tables of food were embarrassingly bare. All 3 of the entree options were less than appetizing. They were served 45 minutes later than what was planned and agreed upon. The meat came out bleeding and cold, the fish came out fishy and cold, and the butternut squash risotto came out looking and tasting like porridge. The dessert was sold to us as being an overwhelming number of chef-made sweets to be passed around the room. We only saw 1/3 of what was promised to us, dessert cookies and cakes that you could have picked up from the local grocery store. Our food tasting was amazing, so we still can’t understand how the food on our wedding day could have turned out the way it did. Overall, we truly feel that because we did not give into Howie’s B.S of raising our per person prices, he sabotaged the catering. Nicole Lee was the only positive part of our Exquisite Catering experience, but even she could not save the catering disaster at our wedding. Thankfully we had a magnificent venue, the most amazing bar and bartending staff (provided by the venue), a fabulously talented band, and of course, the best guests in the world!! FYI: Our venue coordinator shared with us "this is the worst caterer I've ever worked with" and "they will not be invited back here ever again"
S M
My wedding guests can't stop talking about the food! Nicole is a pleasure to work with; she is so on top of details and open to creating an experience that truly reflects you. Thanks, Nicole and Exquisite Caterers, for being an integral part to a truly unforgettable day!
Belinda Aquine
Great Food, Exceptional Service! I had the pleasure of working with Exquisite this weekend at The Art Factory in Paterson, NJ. I’m an event planner and love when the service is to my standards. The guests were raving about their food, from cocktail hour to desserts it was all delicious!!!!
Stella
My wedding guests can't stop talking about the food! Nicole is a pleasure to work with; she is so on top of details and open to creating an experience that truly reflects you. Thanks, Nicole and Exquisite Caterers, for being an integral part to a truly unforgettable day!
Sovereign B
Great Food, Exceptional Service! I had the pleasure of working with Exquisite this weekend at The Art Factory in Paterson, NJ. I’m an event planner and love when the service is to my standards. The guests were raving about their food, from cocktail hour to desserts it was all delicious!!!!
frank glunk
Good food
Michael Langsner
Great team! Excellent presentation. Can't go wrong!
Attended an event, INCREDIBLE ! Amazing experience, food was delicious.
Steven J
Thanks so much to Exquisite Caterers and the amazing team of servers! You all contributed to the best day of our lives!! We are thrilled with Exquisite Caterers and highly recommend their services! They provided appetizers, a buffet, and desserts for our wedding this past month. From day one the service was outstanding. They were very flexible and extremely responsive (over email and phone) and accommodated every one of our custom requests. During our two walk-thru meetings they were super helpful and offered a lot of tips around the timeline and set-up. On the day of the wedding their servers went above and beyond for our guests and we got a lot of compliments about the staff.The food was AMAZING and we continue to hear about it from our guests. Every item on the buffet was delicious, especially the chicken and beef dishes, which so often get dried out and bland in such a quantity. It felt more like the meals were prepared for a small dinner, not 150 people! They prepared a large variety of vegetables for our vegan and vegetarian guests, and their stuffed peppers were highly praised. I'm just sad I didn't get a chance to try everything!! During our cocktail hour I tried one of the finger sandwiches (my wife's special request) and it was unbelievably good. Exquisite Caterers has an amazing pastry chef who made an assortment of two bite desserts and I was blown away by how perfect they were. A+
Mitchell Weiner
Recently married dealing with Howie and Exquisite Caterers was easy and a great experience. Of all the kosher caterers we reached out to only Exquisite did taste testings.
During the tasting they treated us like a king and Queen and we were treated to various appetizers and main dishes. The food was absolutely delicious. Most importantly the food on the night of our wedding was just as delicious and plentiful. Our guests have been raving about the cocktail hour, dinner and desserts.
Beyond food and taste testings I n comparing the other kosher caterers they didn't come close in matching Exquisites responsiveness and professionalism.
Exquisite pricing was also the best offer compared to the other major kosher players in the Tri state area.
On our wedding day everything was done perfectly. If you need a kosher caterer doing business with Exquisite is a no brainer.
Herman Graff
Attended a dinner dance catered by Exquisite recently. The liquor selection inadequate and did not meet expectations based on advertising for the event. The cocktail hour offerings were not bad, but not really good either. Dinner started off with a limp salad and progressed downhill from there. To top it off, the desert and coffee service was non-existent. A few at our table were never served desert. Once we were finally served we got up to dance to a favorite song. When we returned to the table, the desert was gone and the table had been cleared. It was like I was back in New York where the staff at the Horn & Hardart Automat would clear your table if you got up for a fork except the prices were much lower there. Much improvement needed to rise to an acceptable level for food, drink and service.
Stephen M
Exquisite just catered the celebration of our daughter's wedding this past weekend.As the hosts of the party, we didn't get the chance to sample much of the food- as we were busy with greeting guests and participating in the party. What little we did get to try was wonderful.But most important: we have heard nothing but RAVE reviews about the food. Everyone had said that they thought the cocktail hour food was over the top delicious , and that things could not get better. Yet, we then heard from more than one person that the main course was "the best Kosher Chateaubriand that they had ever tasted."Dave: you are a wonderful chef. And Howie: you outdid yourself, you were a pleasure to work with, and you are a true mentsch to boot! (those of you who don't know what "mentsch" means- just look it up!).Thanks so much for helping to enhance our simcha and our party!
Howie and his team at Exquisite Caterers did a magnificent job of catering a brunch for over 200 people at our Temple today. He exceeded our expectations! The staff was exceptional as well as the food and its presentation. There was so much food left over since Howie didn’t skimp on anything. We would use Exquisite Caterers again in a heartbeat! Thank you so much Howie!
Nicole and the staff did an incredible job catering my son’s bar mitzvah. She was amazing to work with, and all of the guests raved about the food!
Save yourself from a migraine and DO NOT use Exquisite Catering!!There is not enough time or typing space to express in detail what a negative experience my husband and I had with Exquisite. The SparkNotes version is as follows…The owner, Howie, is a sheisty business man, period. Despite us signing a contract on an agreed upon amount per person 1 year prior to our April 2022 wedding, he tried to finagle more money out of us towards the very end so that he could make up additional costs related to inflation. We did not give in. He also requested cash only payment to be given on the day of the wedding, which, in itself is shady. The entire night, he was rude to the wait-staff (which was provided by our venue) and ill-mannered towards our magnificent Coordinator. At one point in the night, while all guests were waiting 45 minutes for meals, I personally took the liberty of approaching Howie to air my grievances. Especially being the bride, I would not normally let something like this interfere with my night, but the catering situation was that absurd and nothing like what we had signed a contract for. Howie was very defensive and told me that my expectations and timeline were unrealistic. This could not have been the case considering I got confirmation from Nicole, the coordinator we had been working with from Exquisite, that our reception timeline was perfectly fine.The food at our wedding ended up being an extreme disappointment from start to finish. He snubbed us on cocktail hour, taking the liberty of replacing a handful of picked hors d'oeuvres (our meat options) to what he felt was beneficial to his pocket (less expensive, vegetarian options). Despite the promise of a plentiful and amazing cocktail hour, the passed hors d'oeuvres were scarce and not circulated accordingly and the tables of food were embarrassingly bare. All 3 of the entree option's were less than appetizing. They were served 45 minutes later than what was planned and agreed upon. The meat came out bleeding and cold, the fish came out fishy and cold, and the butternut squash risotto came out looking and tasting like porridge. The dessert was sold to us as being an overwhelming number of chef-made sweets to be passed around the room. We only saw 1/3 of what was promised to us, dessert cookies and cakes that you could have picked up from the local grocery store. Our food tasting was amazing, so we still can’t understand how the food on our wedding day could have turned out the way it did.Overall, we truly feel that because we did not give into Howie’s B.S of raising our per person prices, he sabotaged the catering. Nicole Lee was the only positive part of our Exquisite Catering experience, but even she could not save the catering disaster at our wedding. Thankfully we had a magnificent venue, the most amazing bar and bartending staff (provided by the venue), a fabulously talented band, and of course, the best guests in the world!!FYI:Our venue coordinator shared with us "this is the worst caterer I've ever worked with" and "they will not be invited back here ever again"
Save yourself from a migraine and DO NOT use Exquisite Catering!! There is not enough time or typing space to express in detail what a negative experience my husband and I had with Exquisite. The SparkNotes version is as follows… The owner, Howie, is a sheisty business man, period. Despite us signing a contract on an agreed upon amount per person 1 year prior to our April 2022 wedding, he tried to finagle more money out of us towards the very end so that he could make up additional costs related to inflation. We did not give in. He also requested cash only payment to be given on the day of the wedding, which, in itself is shady. The entire night, he was rude to the wait-staff (which was provided by our venue) and ill-mannered towards our magnificent Coordinator. At one point in the night, while all guests were waiting 45 minutes for meals, I personally took the liberty of approaching Howie to air my grievances. Especially being the bride, I would not normally let something like this interfere with my night, but the catering situation was that absurd and nothing like what we had signed a contract for. Howie was very defensive and told me that my expectations and timeline were unrealistic. This could not have been the case considering I got confirmation from Nicole, the coordinator we had been working with from Exquisite, that our reception timeline was perfectly fine. The food at our wedding ended up being an extreme disappointment from start to finish. He snubbed us on cocktail hour, taking the liberty of replacing a handful of picked hors d'oeuvres (our meat options) to what he felt was beneficial to his pocket (less expensive, vegetarian options). Despite the promise of a plentiful and amazing cocktail hour, the passed hors d'oeuvres were scarce and not circulated accordingly and the tables of food were embarrassingly bare. All 3 of the entree options were less than appetizing. They were served 45 minutes later than what was planned and agreed upon. The meat came out bleeding and cold, the fish came out fishy and cold, and the butternut squash risotto came out looking and tasting like porridge. The dessert was sold to us as being an overwhelming number of chef-made sweets to be passed around the room. We only saw 1/3 of what was promised to us, dessert cookies and cakes that you could have picked up from the local grocery store. Our food tasting was amazing, so we still can’t understand how the food on our wedding day could have turned out the way it did. Overall, we truly feel that because we did not give into Howie’s B.S of raising our per person prices, he sabotaged the catering. Nicole Lee was the only positive part of our Exquisite Catering experience, but even she could not save the catering disaster at our wedding. Thankfully we had a magnificent venue, the most amazing bar and bartending staff (provided by the venue), a fabulously talented band, and of course, the best guests in the world!! FYI: Our venue coordinator shared with us "this is the worst caterer I've ever worked with" and "they will not be invited back here ever again"
My wedding guests can't stop talking about the food! Nicole is a pleasure to work with; she is so on top of details and open to creating an experience that truly reflects you. Thanks, Nicole and Exquisite Caterers, for being an integral part to a truly unforgettable day!
Great Food, Exceptional Service! I had the pleasure of working with Exquisite this weekend at The Art Factory in Paterson, NJ. I’m an event planner and love when the service is to my standards. The guests were raving about their food, from cocktail hour to desserts it was all delicious!!!!
My wedding guests can't stop talking about the food! Nicole is a pleasure to work with; she is so on top of details and open to creating an experience that truly reflects you. Thanks, Nicole and Exquisite Caterers, for being an integral part to a truly unforgettable day!
Great Food, Exceptional Service! I had the pleasure of working with Exquisite this weekend at The Art Factory in Paterson, NJ. I’m an event planner and love when the service is to my standards. The guests were raving about their food, from cocktail hour to desserts it was all delicious!!!!
Good food
Great team! Excellent presentation. Can't go wrong!
Restaurantji Recommends
Attended an event, INCREDIBLE ! Amazing experience, food was delicious.
Thanks so much to Exquisite Caterers and the amazing team of servers! You all contributed to the best day of our lives!! We are thrilled with Exquisite Caterers and highly recommend their services! They provided appetizers, a buffet, and desserts for our wedding this past month. From day one the service was outstanding. They were very flexible and extremely responsive (over email and phone) and accommodated every one of our custom requests. During our two walk-thru meetings they were super helpful and offered a lot of tips around the timeline and set-up. On the day of the wedding their servers went above and beyond for our guests and we got a lot of compliments about the staff.The food was AMAZING and we continue to hear about it from our guests. Every item on the buffet was delicious, especially the chicken and beef dishes, which so often get dried out and bland in such a quantity. It felt more like the meals were prepared for a small dinner, not 150 people! They prepared a large variety of vegetables for our vegan and vegetarian guests, and their stuffed peppers were highly praised. I'm just sad I didn't get a chance to try everything!! During our cocktail hour I tried one of the finger sandwiches (my wife's special request) and it was unbelievably good. Exquisite Caterers has an amazing pastry chef who made an assortment of two bite desserts and I was blown away by how perfect they were. A+
Recently married dealing with Howie and Exquisite Caterers was easy and a great experience. Of all the kosher caterers we reached out to only Exquisite did taste testings. During the tasting they treated us like a king and Queen and we were treated to various appetizers and main dishes. The food was absolutely delicious. Most importantly the food on the night of our wedding was just as delicious and plentiful. Our guests have been raving about the cocktail hour, dinner and desserts. Beyond food and taste testings I n comparing the other kosher caterers they didn't come close in matching Exquisites responsiveness and professionalism. Exquisite pricing was also the best offer compared to the other major kosher players in the Tri state area. On our wedding day everything was done perfectly. If you need a kosher caterer doing business with Exquisite is a no brainer.
Attended a dinner dance catered by Exquisite recently. The liquor selection inadequate and did not meet expectations based on advertising for the event. The cocktail hour offerings were not bad, but not really good either. Dinner started off with a limp salad and progressed downhill from there. To top it off, the desert and coffee service was non-existent. A few at our table were never served desert. Once we were finally served we got up to dance to a favorite song. When we returned to the table, the desert was gone and the table had been cleared. It was like I was back in New York where the staff at the Horn & Hardart Automat would clear your table if you got up for a fork except the prices were much lower there. Much improvement needed to rise to an acceptable level for food, drink and service.
Exquisite just catered the celebration of our daughter's wedding this past weekend.As the hosts of the party, we didn't get the chance to sample much of the food- as we were busy with greeting guests and participating in the party. What little we did get to try was wonderful.But most important: we have heard nothing but RAVE reviews about the food. Everyone had said that they thought the cocktail hour food was over the top delicious , and that things could not get better. Yet, we then heard from more than one person that the main course was "the best Kosher Chateaubriand that they had ever tasted."Dave: you are a wonderful chef. And Howie: you outdid yourself, you were a pleasure to work with, and you are a true mentsch to boot! (those of you who don't know what "mentsch" means- just look it up!).Thanks so much for helping to enhance our simcha and our party!
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