Karen, Melissa, Dada, Erica, Olivia, and the team at Blackstone Caterers made our wedding vision a reality. We are so very grateful for all their time and support leading up to, and on the day, of our wedding. They helped to make our wedding truly a representation of us - from the delicious (!!) food and drinks served to the execution of the details throughout. We are also thankful for all the staff members on the day of who helped make our guests feel welcomed. We received so many compliments about how attentive and friendly the Blackstone team was. Thank you, Blackstone! Highly recommend.
Alexandria Petteruti
What can I say? From start to end of our wedding planning process Blackstone was our saving grace. We planned our November 2023 Providence wedding from Los Angeles, and the Blackstone team (especially Gina!) made it seamless despite the long distance planning.Blackstone is truly a full service event caterer and worth every penny. They thought of every detail and took care of things that weren't even on my radar until they brought them up. More importantly they were super responsive, clear and transparent in their communication, and had endless patience for my questions and requests. We got married at the Roger William's Botanical Center and had to bring in everything ourselves, and Blackstone was essential in leading the entire wedding flow, rentals, etc. and everything else. We did have a Day of Coordinator to help with our DIYs, florals, and non-food timeline which was super important.And of course I haven't even started on the FOOD. Absolutely delicious!! Our guests were blown away. One major highlight was the customization of the "RI seafood" app station to include some Maryland seafood favorites as well to honor both my husband and my hometowns. Huge hit with the guests.Also the servers on the night of the wedding were wonderful! In the current climate where so many food & bev companies are short staffed, we felt like we were in great hands the entire night.I can't thank Gina, Dada, and the entire Blackstone staff enough!! I just wish we could get married again and do it all over.
Sam Farrall
We worked with Blackstone for about 2 1/2 years. Getting a hold of them at first was hard because of the pandemic. We actually had to show up at the venue and ask the gardener how to get a hold of them. After that the planning process with Blackstone was very smooth. The food tasting was great!The pros:Food was good and plentiful. The venue the Blithewold was beautiful!Cons:Fast forward to the wedding. The day seemed very unorganized. We started the wedding exactly on time. And I suggested to wait five minutes and I was told everyone was there. We had 10 people miss the wedding ceremony. I was told someone would be there to make sure I was fed and had drinks during cocktail hour and during the night. I never once was asked if I wanted anything drink. My husband had to go to the bar to get us beverages. We were told we were getting a Dels cart, that would be our signature drink. Before walking down the aisle I noticed it wasn’t there. I was told that the truck came instead… no one was able to see the truck during the cocktail hour. It seemed to be a waste of money. I had to turn on all the fake candles at the Al fresco when it got dark. I also had planned doing the flower toss but I was never told when to do it. I would use them for food and get your own day of planner.
Seba Molnar
I play in a wedding band and have had 100s of wedding meals over the years. Blackstone is one of the best i have had to date and the polenta was hands down the best polenta i have have ever tasted??????
Meghan Briggs
Blackstone Catering was the most amazing vendor for our wedding day, and our food was amazing. We got raving reviews from our guests about how delicious and fresh the food was, and we could not have been happier. They were also so accommodating to guests dietary restrictions and allergies so we were comfortable knowing that all of our guests would be well fed and happy!
Brenda Nguyen
Karen, Jackie and the entire Blackstone Caterers team are an absolute please to work with. From the moment we met Karen, we felt an instant connection and you can just tell she just gets it and has a lot of experience in the wedding catering industry. We had our wedding at Shepherd’s Run in April 2022 which Blackstone Caterers is the exclusive caterer for. We were blown away by the variety of options Blackstone Caterers offers. We were sent the different food and drink packages and were able to choose which dishes we loved. The planning was a breeze and they can design all sorts of menus to meet your wedding day wishes. What really impressed us was the tasting event we had at Shepherd’s Run a few months before our wedding and it was amazing to taste all of the food Blackstone offers from the hors d'oeuvres, crudite table, raw bar, salads, main entrees, desserts… all were delicious and our wedding guests thought the same! Wedding day service was amazing and the wait staff was super attentive and kind. We would highly, highly recommend Blackstone Caterers for your event! Thanks Karen and Jackie!
Hailey Richards
We worked with Blackstone for our wedding in November, and we can't recommend them enough. Shannon was so wonderful to work with and helped us create the perfect menu, and Danielle was organized and helped our day run smoothly. The food was absolutely incredible and our guests are still talking about. They put so much care into every aspect of the process! If you're looking for a caterer, Blackstone will exceed all of your expectations.
Jacky K
From start to finish, Blackstone was our absolute favorite vendor to work with while planning our wedding. Their customer service was out of this world, especially the communication from Shannon Driscoll! I don’t think we ever heard the term ‘no’ when it came to asking questions or requesting something that wasn’t already provided (if you’ve planned a wedding recently, you’ll know that’s not usually the case). Shannon bent over backwards for us, helping us create a menu with lots of gluten free options (the bride has Celiac). She even helped us create the most bizarre rubber duck signature cocktail (the groom has a strange affinity for rubber ducks). Shannon went above and beyond to make our day amazing. There wasn’t a moment in the year and a half of planning where we questioned our decision of hiring Blackstone. We say all of this, and we haven’t even gotten to the food yet. Everything they curated on their menu was delicious, but I have three very important words for you - LOBSTER. CREME. BRULEE. If you only take one thing away from this review, let it be the lobster creme brûlée hors d'œuvre. Our guests still text us photos of those little spoonfuls of heaven. The menu tasting was by far the best day of wedding planning - Blackstone provided both gluten free and non gluten free options of almost all of their dishes for us to try. They truly went above and beyond in all aspects of our experience.
Nicole Clark
Karen and her team did an INCREDIBLE job from top to bottom. We had our vow renewal/reception at Blithewold in 2021, and couldn't have imagined a more perfectly executed day. Karen is wonderful and worked with us every step of the way to make our special day everything we could have imagined. We also really appreciated her flexibility to help us get the most out of our budget. And how can we forget -- the food was great, too! We can't recommend Karen and the Blackstone team enough!
Jake Kringdon
My husband and I hired Blackstone to cater our rehearsal dinner and welcome drinks in Newport Rhode Island at the Tennis Hall of Fame this past October (2022). We booked them a full year in advance. Overall, the experience was pitiful for the price. I would not recommend Blackstone to anyone. I have worked with many caterers in my life - both for professional and personal events - and have never seen a more ill-equipped team nor a more deplorable owner and manager (whose name is Karen).The food, service and staff fell short of quite literally every one of our expectations. For starters, the staff passing the wine couldn't tell our guests what was on their trays - whether it was a Pinot or a Cab...whether it was a Chardonnay or a Sauvignon Blanc, etc. Not a great first impression. We quickly noticed a similar trend when the hors d'oeuvres were passed. When asked, some of the staff couldn't tell guests what they were serving nor could they say whether they met certain dietary restrictions (which the staff had knowledge of ahead of time). So all the people who had noted restrictions and allergies were unable to eat any of the hor d'oeuvres because Blackstone didn't think to prepare anything for them. To emphasize how poorly prepared and knowledgeable the staff was, I kid you not, when asked about a Burratta and mushroom toast, the staff member carrying the tray told a guest "I believe it's cheddar cheese and mushroom." What caterer doesn't know what they're serving. On top of that, many of the passed hors d'oeuvres were luke warm at best. The quality, taste and amount of food we had for the price was rather pathetic and the service was even worse. If you look at their Facebook you can see they are constantly looking to hire new people to work their events who want to "earn extra money" - these folks are clearly inexperienced, but sadly, even some of the individuals working our event that appeared to be seasoned, weren't so seasoned or knowledgeable.When we called the owner Karen to speak about our experience, it was like talking to a defensive teenager. Karen had virtually no sympathy and instead offered excuse after excuse for what took place. She was wildly unprofessional and I would describe her customer service skills as simply appalling.STEER CLEAR OF BLACKSTONE!
My husband and I hired Blackstone to cater our rehearsal dinner and welcome drinks in Newport Rhode Island at the Tennis Hall of Fame this past October (2022). We booked them a full year in advance. Overall, the experience was pitiful for the price. I would not recommend Blackstone to anyone. I have worked with many caterers in my life - both for professional and personal events - and have never seen a more ill-equipped team nor a more deplorable owner and manager (whose name is Karen). The food, service and staff fell short of quite literally every one of our expectations. For starters, the staff passing the wine couldn't tell our guests what was on their trays - whether it was a Pinot or a Cab...whether it was a Chardonnay or a Sauvignon Blanc, etc. Not a great first impression. We quickly noticed a similar trend when the hors d'oeuvres were passed. When asked, some of the staff couldn't tell guests what they were serving nor could they say whether they met certain dietary restrictions (which the staff had knowledge of ahead of time). So all the people who had noted restrictions and allergies were unable to eat any of the hor d'oeuvres because Blackstone didn't think to prepare anything for them. To emphasize how poorly prepared and knowledgeable the staff was, I kid you not, when asked about a Burratta and mushroom toast, the staff member carrying the tray told a guest "I believe it's cheddar cheese and mushroom." What caterer doesn't know what they're serving. On top of that, many of the passed hors d'oeuvres were luke warm at best. The quality, taste and amount of food we had for the price was rather pathetic and the service was even worse. If you look at their Facebook you can see they are constantly looking to hire new people to work their events who want to "earn extra money" - these folks are clearly inexperienced, but sadly, even some of the individuals working our event that appeared to be seasoned, weren't so seasoned or knowledgeable.When we called the owner Karen to speak about our experience, it was like talking to a defensive teenager. Karen had virtually no sympathy and instead offered excuse after excuse for what took place. She was wildly unprofessional and I would describe her customer service skills as simply appalling.STEER CLEAR OF BLACKSTONE!
Kelly Ward
We did a lot of tastings for wedding catering and Blackstone is the best. The food is beyond incredible - everyone at our wedding was commenting on how good the food was. The staff was so lovely, above and beyond service, and Danielle Costa was great to coordinate with and was very flexible with us when we wanted to create a signature cocktail using my family’s liquor. 10/10 would recommend.
Beth Ramsdell
We had Blackstone cater our July 2022 wedding at Glen Manor House in Portsmouth, RI. We LOVED working with them. Danielle, the main contact for us, was flexible, knowledgeable and so nice. The tasting felt so fancy and fun. We felt special and it made us super excited to have more of the food on our wedding day. Everything tasted amazing and we got so many compliments. They were so willing to tweak things to make the menu exactly what we wanted. The staff working on the day were some of the friendliest, warmest people we have met. Our personal waitress, Avery, was so sweet and really wanted us to have the best day. I am gluten-free and she made sure I ate everything on the menu that I could. We also never went a second without our favorite drinks in our hands. People have not stopped talking about the beautiful cheese board and delicious dessert stations. Highly recommend!
Sandra Forand
We used Blackstone to cater my daughter's wedding at Five Bridge Inn. We were so pleased with the food stations, everyone raved about them. Their staff was outstanding from the manager, to the bar staff and the waitstaff. They were great to work with throughout the process. Thank you for helping to make the wedding perfect!
M A.
Blackstone Caterers is such a fantastic caterer company! You have to book them! We are from New York and had our wedding in Rhode Island. We knew we made the right choice when we booked Blackstone Caterers! Their tasting experience was very special to us and private. It was our first and only tasting and they just made us feel so important and welcomed. We worked with them for a long time because our wedding needed to be postponed due to Covid. Blackstone Caterers is elegant, classy, professional, organized, generous and very accommodating! Their food is of high quality and absolutely delicious! Our guests still cannot get over how kind every worker was and how delicious their food was! Working with Shannon and Gina was a pleasure! They helped us so much with our planning. They were very accommodating to our needs such as making adjustments to dishes for allergies. They even allowed us to bring up our favorite wine and cookies to share with our guests. I provided them with an itemized list of things that needed to be set up such as place cards, pictures, signs, and guest -give aways. They set up everything perfectly! They exceeded our expectations with everything! They even packed up our belongings with care! They even respected our no social media request. Gina and Laura were there the day of to make sure everything ran smoothly. Thank you so much for being so helpful and for making this day a dream come true! We would also like to thank Tristan who took such good care of me and my husband. He is so professional, respectful and helpful! He made sure that he provided us with everything we needed! Everyone that is part of Blackstone Caterers is amazing! You won't regret booking them! Please keep them in mind when you plan on having an event! Thank you, Blackstone Caterers for making our day perfect!
Karen, Melissa, Dada, Erica, Olivia, and the team at Blackstone Caterers made our wedding vision a reality. We are so very grateful for all their time and support leading up to, and on the day, of our wedding. They helped to make our wedding truly a representation of us - from the delicious (!!) food and drinks served to the execution of the details throughout. We are also thankful for all the staff members on the day of who helped make our guests feel welcomed. We received so many compliments about how attentive and friendly the Blackstone team was. Thank you, Blackstone! Highly recommend.
What can I say? From start to end of our wedding planning process Blackstone was our saving grace. We planned our November 2023 Providence wedding from Los Angeles, and the Blackstone team (especially Gina!) made it seamless despite the long distance planning.Blackstone is truly a full service event caterer and worth every penny. They thought of every detail and took care of things that weren't even on my radar until they brought them up. More importantly they were super responsive, clear and transparent in their communication, and had endless patience for my questions and requests. We got married at the Roger William's Botanical Center and had to bring in everything ourselves, and Blackstone was essential in leading the entire wedding flow, rentals, etc. and everything else. We did have a Day of Coordinator to help with our DIYs, florals, and non-food timeline which was super important.And of course I haven't even started on the FOOD. Absolutely delicious!! Our guests were blown away. One major highlight was the customization of the "RI seafood" app station to include some Maryland seafood favorites as well to honor both my husband and my hometowns. Huge hit with the guests.Also the servers on the night of the wedding were wonderful! In the current climate where so many food & bev companies are short staffed, we felt like we were in great hands the entire night.I can't thank Gina, Dada, and the entire Blackstone staff enough!! I just wish we could get married again and do it all over.
We worked with Blackstone for about 2 1/2 years. Getting a hold of them at first was hard because of the pandemic. We actually had to show up at the venue and ask the gardener how to get a hold of them. After that the planning process with Blackstone was very smooth. The food tasting was great!The pros:Food was good and plentiful. The venue the Blithewold was beautiful!Cons:Fast forward to the wedding. The day seemed very unorganized. We started the wedding exactly on time. And I suggested to wait five minutes and I was told everyone was there. We had 10 people miss the wedding ceremony. I was told someone would be there to make sure I was fed and had drinks during cocktail hour and during the night. I never once was asked if I wanted anything drink. My husband had to go to the bar to get us beverages. We were told we were getting a Dels cart, that would be our signature drink. Before walking down the aisle I noticed it wasn’t there. I was told that the truck came instead… no one was able to see the truck during the cocktail hour. It seemed to be a waste of money. I had to turn on all the fake candles at the Al fresco when it got dark. I also had planned doing the flower toss but I was never told when to do it. I would use them for food and get your own day of planner.
I play in a wedding band and have had 100s of wedding meals over the years. Blackstone is one of the best i have had to date and the polenta was hands down the best polenta i have have ever tasted??????
Blackstone Catering was the most amazing vendor for our wedding day, and our food was amazing. We got raving reviews from our guests about how delicious and fresh the food was, and we could not have been happier. They were also so accommodating to guests dietary restrictions and allergies so we were comfortable knowing that all of our guests would be well fed and happy!
Karen, Jackie and the entire Blackstone Caterers team are an absolute please to work with. From the moment we met Karen, we felt an instant connection and you can just tell she just gets it and has a lot of experience in the wedding catering industry. We had our wedding at Shepherd’s Run in April 2022 which Blackstone Caterers is the exclusive caterer for. We were blown away by the variety of options Blackstone Caterers offers. We were sent the different food and drink packages and were able to choose which dishes we loved. The planning was a breeze and they can design all sorts of menus to meet your wedding day wishes. What really impressed us was the tasting event we had at Shepherd’s Run a few months before our wedding and it was amazing to taste all of the food Blackstone offers from the hors d'oeuvres, crudite table, raw bar, salads, main entrees, desserts… all were delicious and our wedding guests thought the same! Wedding day service was amazing and the wait staff was super attentive and kind. We would highly, highly recommend Blackstone Caterers for your event! Thanks Karen and Jackie!
We worked with Blackstone for our wedding in November, and we can't recommend them enough. Shannon was so wonderful to work with and helped us create the perfect menu, and Danielle was organized and helped our day run smoothly. The food was absolutely incredible and our guests are still talking about. They put so much care into every aspect of the process! If you're looking for a caterer, Blackstone will exceed all of your expectations.
From start to finish, Blackstone was our absolute favorite vendor to work with while planning our wedding. Their customer service was out of this world, especially the communication from Shannon Driscoll! I don’t think we ever heard the term ‘no’ when it came to asking questions or requesting something that wasn’t already provided (if you’ve planned a wedding recently, you’ll know that’s not usually the case). Shannon bent over backwards for us, helping us create a menu with lots of gluten free options (the bride has Celiac). She even helped us create the most bizarre rubber duck signature cocktail (the groom has a strange affinity for rubber ducks). Shannon went above and beyond to make our day amazing. There wasn’t a moment in the year and a half of planning where we questioned our decision of hiring Blackstone. We say all of this, and we haven’t even gotten to the food yet. Everything they curated on their menu was delicious, but I have three very important words for you - LOBSTER. CREME. BRULEE. If you only take one thing away from this review, let it be the lobster creme brûlée hors d'œuvre. Our guests still text us photos of those little spoonfuls of heaven. The menu tasting was by far the best day of wedding planning - Blackstone provided both gluten free and non gluten free options of almost all of their dishes for us to try. They truly went above and beyond in all aspects of our experience.
Karen and her team did an INCREDIBLE job from top to bottom. We had our vow renewal/reception at Blithewold in 2021, and couldn't have imagined a more perfectly executed day. Karen is wonderful and worked with us every step of the way to make our special day everything we could have imagined. We also really appreciated her flexibility to help us get the most out of our budget. And how can we forget -- the food was great, too! We can't recommend Karen and the Blackstone team enough!
My husband and I hired Blackstone to cater our rehearsal dinner and welcome drinks in Newport Rhode Island at the Tennis Hall of Fame this past October (2022). We booked them a full year in advance. Overall, the experience was pitiful for the price. I would not recommend Blackstone to anyone. I have worked with many caterers in my life - both for professional and personal events - and have never seen a more ill-equipped team nor a more deplorable owner and manager (whose name is Karen).The food, service and staff fell short of quite literally every one of our expectations. For starters, the staff passing the wine couldn't tell our guests what was on their trays - whether it was a Pinot or a Cab...whether it was a Chardonnay or a Sauvignon Blanc, etc. Not a great first impression. We quickly noticed a similar trend when the hors d'oeuvres were passed. When asked, some of the staff couldn't tell guests what they were serving nor could they say whether they met certain dietary restrictions (which the staff had knowledge of ahead of time). So all the people who had noted restrictions and allergies were unable to eat any of the hor d'oeuvres because Blackstone didn't think to prepare anything for them. To emphasize how poorly prepared and knowledgeable the staff was, I kid you not, when asked about a Burratta and mushroom toast, the staff member carrying the tray told a guest "I believe it's cheddar cheese and mushroom." What caterer doesn't know what they're serving. On top of that, many of the passed hors d'oeuvres were luke warm at best. The quality, taste and amount of food we had for the price was rather pathetic and the service was even worse. If you look at their Facebook you can see they are constantly looking to hire new people to work their events who want to "earn extra money" - these folks are clearly inexperienced, but sadly, even some of the individuals working our event that appeared to be seasoned, weren't so seasoned or knowledgeable.When we called the owner Karen to speak about our experience, it was like talking to a defensive teenager. Karen had virtually no sympathy and instead offered excuse after excuse for what took place. She was wildly unprofessional and I would describe her customer service skills as simply appalling.STEER CLEAR OF BLACKSTONE!
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My husband and I hired Blackstone to cater our rehearsal dinner and welcome drinks in Newport Rhode Island at the Tennis Hall of Fame this past October (2022). We booked them a full year in advance. Overall, the experience was pitiful for the price. I would not recommend Blackstone to anyone. I have worked with many caterers in my life - both for professional and personal events - and have never seen a more ill-equipped team nor a more deplorable owner and manager (whose name is Karen). The food, service and staff fell short of quite literally every one of our expectations. For starters, the staff passing the wine couldn't tell our guests what was on their trays - whether it was a Pinot or a Cab...whether it was a Chardonnay or a Sauvignon Blanc, etc. Not a great first impression. We quickly noticed a similar trend when the hors d'oeuvres were passed. When asked, some of the staff couldn't tell guests what they were serving nor could they say whether they met certain dietary restrictions (which the staff had knowledge of ahead of time). So all the people who had noted restrictions and allergies were unable to eat any of the hor d'oeuvres because Blackstone didn't think to prepare anything for them. To emphasize how poorly prepared and knowledgeable the staff was, I kid you not, when asked about a Burratta and mushroom toast, the staff member carrying the tray told a guest "I believe it's cheddar cheese and mushroom." What caterer doesn't know what they're serving. On top of that, many of the passed hors d'oeuvres were luke warm at best. The quality, taste and amount of food we had for the price was rather pathetic and the service was even worse. If you look at their Facebook you can see they are constantly looking to hire new people to work their events who want to "earn extra money" - these folks are clearly inexperienced, but sadly, even some of the individuals working our event that appeared to be seasoned, weren't so seasoned or knowledgeable.When we called the owner Karen to speak about our experience, it was like talking to a defensive teenager. Karen had virtually no sympathy and instead offered excuse after excuse for what took place. She was wildly unprofessional and I would describe her customer service skills as simply appalling.STEER CLEAR OF BLACKSTONE!
We did a lot of tastings for wedding catering and Blackstone is the best. The food is beyond incredible - everyone at our wedding was commenting on how good the food was. The staff was so lovely, above and beyond service, and Danielle Costa was great to coordinate with and was very flexible with us when we wanted to create a signature cocktail using my family’s liquor. 10/10 would recommend.
We had Blackstone cater our July 2022 wedding at Glen Manor House in Portsmouth, RI. We LOVED working with them. Danielle, the main contact for us, was flexible, knowledgeable and so nice. The tasting felt so fancy and fun. We felt special and it made us super excited to have more of the food on our wedding day. Everything tasted amazing and we got so many compliments. They were so willing to tweak things to make the menu exactly what we wanted. The staff working on the day were some of the friendliest, warmest people we have met. Our personal waitress, Avery, was so sweet and really wanted us to have the best day. I am gluten-free and she made sure I ate everything on the menu that I could. We also never went a second without our favorite drinks in our hands. People have not stopped talking about the beautiful cheese board and delicious dessert stations. Highly recommend!
We used Blackstone to cater my daughter's wedding at Five Bridge Inn. We were so pleased with the food stations, everyone raved about them. Their staff was outstanding from the manager, to the bar staff and the waitstaff. They were great to work with throughout the process. Thank you for helping to make the wedding perfect!
Blackstone Caterers is such a fantastic caterer company! You have to book them! We are from New York and had our wedding in Rhode Island. We knew we made the right choice when we booked Blackstone Caterers! Their tasting experience was very special to us and private. It was our first and only tasting and they just made us feel so important and welcomed. We worked with them for a long time because our wedding needed to be postponed due to Covid. Blackstone Caterers is elegant, classy, professional, organized, generous and very accommodating! Their food is of high quality and absolutely delicious! Our guests still cannot get over how kind every worker was and how delicious their food was! Working with Shannon and Gina was a pleasure! They helped us so much with our planning. They were very accommodating to our needs such as making adjustments to dishes for allergies. They even allowed us to bring up our favorite wine and cookies to share with our guests. I provided them with an itemized list of things that needed to be set up such as place cards, pictures, signs, and guest -give aways. They set up everything perfectly! They exceeded our expectations with everything! They even packed up our belongings with care! They even respected our no social media request. Gina and Laura were there the day of to make sure everything ran smoothly. Thank you so much for being so helpful and for making this day a dream come true! We would also like to thank Tristan who took such good care of me and my husband. He is so professional, respectful and helpful! He made sure that he provided us with everything we needed! Everyone that is part of Blackstone Caterers is amazing! You won't regret booking them! Please keep them in mind when you plan on having an event! Thank you, Blackstone Caterers for making our day perfect!