Emily's Cafe & Catering

9 N Main St, Pennington
(609) 730-1010

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Jeanne McCarthy

Emily's is a go-to choice very often. The selections for lunch and breakfast are fresh and delicious. The services absolutely excellent

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Garden Veggie Burger on a Toasted Pita with Hummus Greens Tomato

Gabriella Burdick

I want to begin by saying this is long overdue. My husband and I went with Emily’s Cafe and Catering for our intimate wedding at my parent’s house in September and everything was absolutely spectacular. Aside from photography and music, Emily’s was my ONLY vendor because they literally offered everything and it was so convenient: Food, bar, servers, and all rentals.

Lauren was our event coordinator and I cannot say enough amazing things about her. She is professional, kind, responsive, and it was clear that making our day perfect was her priority. Lauren assisted us with the menu, all rentals (they coordinate with a tent vendor which was such a weight lifted off of us), tasting, alcohol selection. She was even present on my wedding day and was kind enough to communicate with my father who was anxious about hosting 65 people.

The day of my wedding it rained and the staff went above and beyond for me. They wiped water off chairs so I could still get the ceremony I wanted, ran around lighting candles, filling water glasses. At the of the night, they cleaned up so quickly and efficiently, you would never know there had just been a wedding.

I could write a whole essay on the chefs and the food. The chefs were extremely clean and respectful of my parent’s kitchen. They even packaged up the leftovers for us and left it in the refrigerator. We had numerous passed hors d’ourves ( mini quesadillas, mini pulled pork sandwiches, veg and vegan options, shrimp skewers) and chose a buffet style dinner of short ribs, lemon chicken, fall gnocchi, vegetables, 2 types of mashed potatoes, and a salad. I am still dreaming about my menu.

My husband and I decided we would take an annual trip to Emily’s every September to relive our wedding night. I don’t even think this review does them justice because they are THAT AWESOME. Thank you everyone from the bottom of our hearts. We love you Emily’s!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amy McGovern

Do NOT use Emily’s for catering, especially your wedding. Used them for mine and made a HUGE mistake. If I wrote out every detail I would run out of space here. Dealing with the staff and catering manager and even the owner was an absolute nightmare.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Jeremiah Lamontagne

This is a great small, local establishment with simple, freshly, and well-made food and friendly service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Noemi Martinez

I'm going to speak about their vegan wrap and their vegan wrap alone. My job had them cater for lunch and everything was fine...but this vegan wrap?! I don't know how to tell you that I've fallen in love with it. There are very few dishes outside my culture's signature dishes that I will even try and make at home, but this wrap? Ohmylord!!! It had leafy greens and some sort of hummus (I can only assume) as a base. Add to it red sauteed onions, sweet potatoes, and this spiced eggplant. It wasn't spicy hot, but enough of a kick to it to know there were spices involved. This place has me looking online at how to make this delectable morsel. I'm serious. I will be eating this dish again.

Food: 4

HoppyFrogger

Good food, great atmosphere! Really nice that it's in in the middle of town.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Soup of the Day

Rick Dager

Nice employees, service is alright. Paninis are expensive, but great.Love this place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Caprese Sandwich

Tammy 333

The staff is wonderful. Service was outstanding.

Dietary restrictions: I eat very healthy, they had several healthy options.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Joy Whipple

We had an event catered for our parent's 90th birthday party. Lauren was a delight to work with and helped me choose an ENTIRELY GLUTEN FREE menu that was most excellent. No one missed the gluten (there were crostini and gf mac and cheese!) and the food couldn't have been better. It was also generously and fairly priced. High quality all the way!!!

Dietary restrictions: Excellent beyond belief for Gluten Free catering!!!

Food: 5

Service: 5

Earl Brommer

They were great from the beginning with choosing out the menu to the day of the wedding. The Chef and server were great and very helpful the food was excellent. The buffet was set up nicely, the cheese island was set up nicely and they cut the cake and set it up nicely. We would recommend them for any event !!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Haley Hart

I'm so grateful Emily's Cafe & Catering catered our wedding. Emily's food is delicious, classic and we are still hearing from our guests that it was the wedding dinner they've ever had. Emily made our lives so easy in the planning process, she went above and beyond for a year leading up to our wedding and made our day extra special with small creative suggestions she made along the way (cupcakes!). Thank you Emily!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sean and Samantha Shtofman

I recently used Emily's Catering for my wedding, and I absolutely have nothing bad to say. I initially went in with my fiancee for a tasting and fell in love. As a huge "foodie", I knew the meals had to be perfect. Not only were the Hors d'oeuvres exquisite, but the meals were just as amazing as I had hyped my family up for 6 months. I had guests asking if they could have seconds ...AT A WEDDING!! That's not even the best part. The service was outstanding. From the kitchen, to the servers, to the managers, everyone looked out for each other and the guests asking how things were and without an imply, bring my wife and I food during our photoshoots. I cannot stress enough how important it is, for you the reader, to go to Emily's Cafe and grab a quick meal or to have them cater. They absolutely did not disappoint 11/10. My wife and I will be making regular visits to the small shop to remember how great everything was.

Dietary restrictions: Caters to your needs for sure

Kid-friendliness: Very kid friendly

Wheelchair accessibility: Able to access by wheelchair

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Grilled Chicken Brie Bacon Arugula and Basil Pesto, Bistro blt Wrap with Crispy Bacon Romaine Lettuce Tomato Avocado and Pesto Mayo in a Spinach Wrap, Grilled Seasonal Vegetables, Honey

Catherine Ball

I just went here for the first time, I had a spinach and beet salad and also the avocado toast! I can say it was amazing and I will be going back. The servers are very friendly and it has a nice atmosphere.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

SouthwoodTruck

Stopped for lunch with a colleague and was pleasantly surprised. Place is clean and neatly decorated. Panini’s were delicious accompanied by fresh salads. Staff was pleasant. I definitely will return.

livesmall

I've gone to Emily's many times over the years. I've always loved the casual and welcoming atmosphere. The food has always been good as well. Lately, though, I've just been getting takeout, for a few reasons. The music has gotten louder, and I hate being the crabby patron who always asks the server to turn the music down. The music also has a sort of weird, new-agey vibe that I find unpleasant. The counters around the room display artwork, I suppose from local artists, and the images are odd and disturbing. This is no longer a place that makes me feel settled and happy. So, now I just do takeout, which would be fine, except that changes they've made to my long-time favorite order, the arugula salad, are disappointing. This last time, the leaves of lettuce had tough, woody stems and flowers attached (see photo for just a few of them). Picking them out made the salad difficult to eat. In addition, the almonds were not the usual shaved almonds, but the hard, slivered blanched almonds with no flavor. I guess I'm not going to order that salad again. It's a shame. The staff remains as welcoming and pleasant as ever and I'd love to keep coming to this local gem.

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