Jennifer & Karen were an absolute pleasure to work with for our wedding! I would hire them again 1,000 over. They were so kind and thoughtful throughout the whole process. We got so many compliments about our wedding day food and staff!
They provide food, mixers, all staff/bartenders, cake & desserts, AND linen!
Annamarie P
Jennifer and her team at Simply from Scratch (SFS) are absolutely stellar, and I wholeheartedly recommend their catering service to anyone hosting a wedding or event. My partner and I were looking for a wedding catering vendor that offered most services included, which we would choose to do again 100%, as it was less than we had to plan and think about on the day of the event. All we had to do was provide the alcohol, and the rest was taken care of. They offer multiple packages to suit all couples' budgets, and considering what they provide, it is a great value. Jennifer told us guests don't leave hungry, and it couldn't have been truer.
From the first initial email to the in-person linen session, tasting sessions, and finally the wedding day, it was absolutely a fantastic, seamless experience. SFS was on the recommended caterers our venue, Historic Ashland, worked with, and the owner, Leah, only had positive things to say - they were the first catering venue we tried, and we cut the check for the deposit before leaving the parking lot. Jennifer was very responsive, and I deeply appreciated her insight into what typically works and what doesn't. She would listen and acknowledge all of our ideas/dreams, but would be sure to be honest with us about what she has seen in her experience, and how certain things play out in reality. We followed most, if not all, of her suggestions for our foundational ideas, and on the wedding day, our guests were incredibly satisfied with the food. I am also so thankful for their flexibility and understanding - they still showed up even though our bank final check was delayed in the mail.
If my partner and I ever host an event in the York/Lancaster area, we will certainly look to work with Jennifer and SFS again.
Amanda Brightbill
Karen and Jennifer made planning a gathering at our house so easy! They were very responsive and thorough in all communications leading up to the date. On the day of our event, they showed up on time, set everything up quickly, and most importantly: everything was delicious! The buffalo chicken dip and the Philly cheesesteak sliders were fan favorites!
Briana Moreland
Karen and Jennifer were absolutely amazing to work with! They were incredibly responsive, easygoing, and made the whole process stress-free. We were able to sample any foods we wanted, and everything was delicious. Our guests couldn’t stop raving about both the food and desserts.
Our cake was beautiful—exactly what we envisioned—and it tasted just as wonderful. Simply From Scratch also partners with a linen company, which made things so much easier. Jennifer even went with us to the store to help choose linens, which was such a relief with so many options. The colored cups we chose ended up being one of my favorite details and looked perfect with the linens.
Their attention to detail was incredible—they even designed a custom menu to match the font and style of our table numbers. On our wedding day, they went above and beyond by having a plate of food from cocktail hour waiting for us, making sure we had drinks and dinner right away, and checking in throughout the evening to ensure we were taken care of.
We are so grateful for their attentiveness, professionalism, and care. Karen and Jennifer made our wedding so special, and we can’t recommend them enough!
Kaitlyn Chadwick Andrusisin
Simply from Scratch catered our wedding day and to say they were one of our favorite vendors we worked with would be an understatement. Karen was the most amazing person to work with throughout the wedding planning process. From our tasting to helping us select linens and helping us plan our menu, Karen was a wealth of knowledge. The food at the wedding was delicious and our guests, many of whom are picky eaters, loved everything and continue to rave about it! Her Lancaster County Cheese Board is to die for! Highly recommend Simply From Scratch to everyone!! They are best!
Zachare Salem
Our wedding yesterday 6.14.25 was catered by them and let me tell you, fantastic! The food, cake, linens, dishware. Everything. So perfect! Such a great experience to work with and very communicative. Would recommend them every time all the time. Jennifer and karen, thank you so much for all you have done for us. Ashley and I really appreciate it. Simply amazing.
Jale Aydin
We couldn’t have had a better experience anywhere else! The entire SFS team made our wedding day so special every step of the way. Thank you Karen and Jennifer for your commitment to making our wedding day so special! ~The McVay and Aydin families
Maddy Fournier
My wife and I got married almost 3 months and we used Simply from Scratch as our catering team. We had the most AMAZING experience working with Jennifer and Karen!
We had a longer engagement (almost 2 years), and we scheduled a food tasting prior to booking SFS for our wedding (we wanted to make sure the food was even good before booking them). The food was delicious so we instantly booked them! When it came time to picking out our wedding food menu, it had been so long since we tried their food, they let us have another small tasting to sample a few more items. We also really wanted our wedding cake to have rainbow layers on the inside, and SFS gave us a mini cake at the tasting to try out the coloring, etc. It was so thoughtful and made us so happy!
SFS also met with us at the linen shop and helped us pick our tablecloths, plates, forks, etc. I was second guessing myself a few months after picking the linens, and they helped us pick out some new tablecloth options, as well. Our day was BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Now for the food (aka the best part) - WOW, DELICIOUS!!!! We ordered the Cesar salad (I'm obsessed with Cesar salad - it was delicious!), the garlic parmesan chicken, the braised short ribs, scalloped potatoes, roasted glazed carrots. We had the food as a buffet, and they were so quick/efficient with it. For the dessert, we had cupcakes, cookies, shooters, a donut wall, a two-tiered cake - so so good!! Breakfast is also my favorite food, and I really wanted a late night snack of breakfast sandwiches (this wasn't on their menu but SFS made it happen)... this was one of my favorite things they made!
Lastly, the SFS team was so professional, sweet, nurturing (they gave us sweet motherly/grandmother vibes <3). Everyone is still talking about how amazing the food was!!! Some people have said it's the best wedding food they've ever had. 10/10 recommend having SFS cater your wedding/event!!!
Barbara Kuntz
We had our Banquet catered by Simply..... The Mac and Cheese was burnt. The Chicken was over cooked and so dry. The Beef was over cooked.The gravy on top was awful and did nothing for the beef. This meal was so disappointing. I would not recommend them at all.
Ashley Beltz
If you're trying to decide on the perfect treat for any occasion, look no further! Simply from scratch has anything you need. Lovely staff, great atmosphere and delicious goodies.
We have nothing but the best things to say about working with Simply From Scratch in the trusting and ever-so-helpful hands of Jennifer and Karen! Not only are they extremely professional, organized, and clear on expectations, but it’s apparent even from your first meeting with this team that they truly love weddings and the couples that they’re working with for such a special day. My husband and I’s main point of contact was Jennifer. From our very first meeting with her, when we were just inquiring about food vendors, Jennifer walked us through all of Simply From Scratch’s services, and we were even offered some samples of food selections that piqued our interest. After hiring them as our caterers, Jennifer provided a detailed schedule of check-in meetings, reassuring us the entire time that they valued our choices and ensuring that our selections were noted. For example, my husband and I are not big cake people, and we knew we wanted pie for our fall wedding instead. Not only was Jennifer delighted by something different, but she and her team came up with the most stunning and delicious pie table for our wedding, complete with pecan pie bites that we still drool over when we think of them to this day! They also worked with us to come up with the yummiest signature cocktails that all of our guests were raving about. And the food itself was AMAZING! The presentation alone was a knockout! The team on our wedding day was also extremely professional and did such a wonderful job setting up, serving all of our guests, and cleaning/packing up everything afterward. Lastly, the team they worked with at Queen Street Linens for the table linens and napkins was just superb. They collectively took our fall color palette for our wedding and executed it beautifully. Hiring Simply from Scratch is a no-brainer - they cover food, dessert, bar, cutlery, and linens, and do it all in such a kind-hearted and professional manner!
Juliana Roos
My husband and I booked Simply from Scratch for our 10.12.24 wedding through the Barn at Stoneybrooke as one of their recommended vendors. It was absolutely amazing to work with Jennifer! She was so great from start to finish, through all the meetings, emails and appointments. She helped us envision our day & make it so beautiful. She had so many great recommendations to help bring our vision to life. She is so sweet and friendly - we really loved working with her! Everyone loved the food and dessert. Thank you Simply from Scratch for being apart of our special day!
Jen Cox
I was at a picnic yesterday that you catered in Mt Joy and the food was fantastic!!! We had pulled pork, meatballs ( rolls for each too) pasta salad, redskin potato salad that was one of the best i ever had ( I would buy just that from you for myself!) lil bacon wrapped dogs, taco dip n chips and plenty of cookies/sweets to choose from. Everyone left full and happy. Thank you and if I ever need a caterer you will hear from me!!
Eric Zwolinski
Food was great, everything turned out very well for our wedding. Highly recommended the pretzel wall! The guests loved it.
Rossin Erbe
We had simply from scratch cater our wedding last month. The food was absolutely delicious, everything ran incredibly smooth, and we had lots of options to choose from! Would highly recommend!
Jennifer & Karen were an absolute pleasure to work with for our wedding! I would hire them again 1,000 over. They were so kind and thoughtful throughout the whole process. We got so many compliments about our wedding day food and staff! They provide food, mixers, all staff/bartenders, cake & desserts, AND linen!
Jennifer and her team at Simply from Scratch (SFS) are absolutely stellar, and I wholeheartedly recommend their catering service to anyone hosting a wedding or event. My partner and I were looking for a wedding catering vendor that offered most services included, which we would choose to do again 100%, as it was less than we had to plan and think about on the day of the event. All we had to do was provide the alcohol, and the rest was taken care of. They offer multiple packages to suit all couples' budgets, and considering what they provide, it is a great value. Jennifer told us guests don't leave hungry, and it couldn't have been truer.
From the first initial email to the in-person linen session, tasting sessions, and finally the wedding day, it was absolutely a fantastic, seamless experience. SFS was on the recommended caterers our venue, Historic Ashland, worked with, and the owner, Leah, only had positive things to say - they were the first catering venue we tried, and we cut the check for the deposit before leaving the parking lot. Jennifer was very responsive, and I deeply appreciated her insight into what typically works and what doesn't. She would listen and acknowledge all of our ideas/dreams, but would be sure to be honest with us about what she has seen in her experience, and how certain things play out in reality. We followed most, if not all, of her suggestions for our foundational ideas, and on the wedding day, our guests were incredibly satisfied with the food. I am also so thankful for their flexibility and understanding - they still showed up even though our bank final check was delayed in the mail.
If my partner and I ever host an event in the York/Lancaster area, we will certainly look to work with Jennifer and SFS again.
Karen and Jennifer made planning a gathering at our house so easy! They were very responsive and thorough in all communications leading up to the date. On the day of our event, they showed up on time, set everything up quickly, and most importantly: everything was delicious! The buffalo chicken dip and the Philly cheesesteak sliders were fan favorites!
Karen and Jennifer were absolutely amazing to work with! They were incredibly responsive, easygoing, and made the whole process stress-free. We were able to sample any foods we wanted, and everything was delicious. Our guests couldn’t stop raving about both the food and desserts.
Our cake was beautiful—exactly what we envisioned—and it tasted just as wonderful. Simply From Scratch also partners with a linen company, which made things so much easier. Jennifer even went with us to the store to help choose linens, which was such a relief with so many options. The colored cups we chose ended up being one of my favorite details and looked perfect with the linens.
Their attention to detail was incredible—they even designed a custom menu to match the font and style of our table numbers. On our wedding day, they went above and beyond by having a plate of food from cocktail hour waiting for us, making sure we had drinks and dinner right away, and checking in throughout the evening to ensure we were taken care of.
We are so grateful for their attentiveness, professionalism, and care. Karen and Jennifer made our wedding so special, and we can’t recommend them enough!
Simply from Scratch catered our wedding day and to say they were one of our favorite vendors we worked with would be an understatement. Karen was the most amazing person to work with throughout the wedding planning process. From our tasting to helping us select linens and helping us plan our menu, Karen was a wealth of knowledge. The food at the wedding was delicious and our guests, many of whom are picky eaters, loved everything and continue to rave about it! Her Lancaster County Cheese Board is to die for! Highly recommend Simply From Scratch to everyone!! They are best!
Our wedding yesterday 6.14.25 was catered by them and let me tell you, fantastic! The food, cake, linens, dishware. Everything. So perfect! Such a great experience to work with and very communicative. Would recommend them every time all the time. Jennifer and karen, thank you so much for all you have done for us. Ashley and I really appreciate it. Simply amazing.
We couldn’t have had a better experience anywhere else! The entire SFS team made our wedding day so special every step of the way. Thank you Karen and Jennifer for your commitment to making our wedding day so special!
~The McVay and Aydin families
My wife and I got married almost 3 months and we used Simply from Scratch as our catering team. We had the most AMAZING experience working with Jennifer and Karen!
We had a longer engagement (almost 2 years), and we scheduled a food tasting prior to booking SFS for our wedding (we wanted to make sure the food was even good before booking them). The food was delicious so we instantly booked them! When it came time to picking out our wedding food menu, it had been so long since we tried their food, they let us have another small tasting to sample a few more items. We also really wanted our wedding cake to have rainbow layers on the inside, and SFS gave us a mini cake at the tasting to try out the coloring, etc. It was so thoughtful and made us so happy!
SFS also met with us at the linen shop and helped us pick our tablecloths, plates, forks, etc. I was second guessing myself a few months after picking the linens, and they helped us pick out some new tablecloth options, as well. Our day was BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Now for the food (aka the best part) - WOW, DELICIOUS!!!! We ordered the Cesar salad (I'm obsessed with Cesar salad - it was delicious!), the garlic parmesan chicken, the braised short ribs, scalloped potatoes, roasted glazed carrots. We had the food as a buffet, and they were so quick/efficient with it. For the dessert, we had cupcakes, cookies, shooters, a donut wall, a two-tiered cake - so so good!! Breakfast is also my favorite food, and I really wanted a late night snack of breakfast sandwiches (this wasn't on their menu but SFS made it happen)... this was one of my favorite things they made!
Lastly, the SFS team was so professional, sweet, nurturing (they gave us sweet motherly/grandmother vibes <3). Everyone is still talking about how amazing the food was!!! Some people have said it's the best wedding food they've ever had. 10/10 recommend having SFS cater your wedding/event!!!
We had our Banquet catered by Simply..... The Mac and Cheese was burnt. The Chicken was over cooked and so dry. The Beef was over cooked.The gravy on top was awful and did nothing for the beef. This meal was so disappointing. I would not recommend them at all.
If you're trying to decide on the perfect treat for any occasion, look no further! Simply from scratch has anything you need. Lovely staff, great atmosphere and delicious goodies.
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We have nothing but the best things to say about working with Simply From Scratch in the trusting and ever-so-helpful hands of Jennifer and Karen! Not only are they extremely professional, organized, and clear on expectations, but it’s apparent even from your first meeting with this team that they truly love weddings and the couples that they’re working with for such a special day. My husband and I’s main point of contact was Jennifer. From our very first meeting with her, when we were just inquiring about food vendors, Jennifer walked us through all of Simply From Scratch’s services, and we were even offered some samples of food selections that piqued our interest. After hiring them as our caterers, Jennifer provided a detailed schedule of check-in meetings, reassuring us the entire time that they valued our choices and ensuring that our selections were noted. For example, my husband and I are not big cake people, and we knew we wanted pie for our fall wedding instead. Not only was Jennifer delighted by something different, but she and her team came up with the most stunning and delicious pie table for our wedding, complete with pecan pie bites that we still drool over when we think of them to this day! They also worked with us to come up with the yummiest signature cocktails that all of our guests were raving about. And the food itself was AMAZING! The presentation alone was a knockout! The team on our wedding day was also extremely professional and did such a wonderful job setting up, serving all of our guests, and cleaning/packing up everything afterward. Lastly, the team they worked with at Queen Street Linens for the table linens and napkins was just superb. They collectively took our fall color palette for our wedding and executed it beautifully. Hiring Simply from Scratch is a no-brainer - they cover food, dessert, bar, cutlery, and linens, and do it all in such a kind-hearted and professional manner!
My husband and I booked Simply from Scratch for our 10.12.24 wedding through the Barn at Stoneybrooke as one of their recommended vendors. It was absolutely amazing to work with Jennifer! She was so great from start to finish, through all the meetings, emails and appointments. She helped us envision our day & make it so beautiful. She had so many great recommendations to help bring our vision to life. She is so sweet and friendly - we really loved working with her! Everyone loved the food and dessert. Thank you Simply from Scratch for being apart of our special day!
I was at a picnic yesterday that you catered in Mt Joy and the food was fantastic!!! We had pulled pork, meatballs ( rolls for each too) pasta salad, redskin potato salad that was one of the best i ever had ( I would buy just that from you for myself!) lil bacon wrapped dogs, taco dip n chips and plenty of cookies/sweets to choose from. Everyone left full and happy. Thank you and if I ever need a caterer you will hear from me!!
Food was great, everything turned out very well for our wedding. Highly recommended the pretzel wall! The guests loved it.
We had simply from scratch cater our wedding last month. The food was absolutely delicious, everything ran incredibly smooth, and we had lots of options to choose from! Would highly recommend!
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