The Tacos and Tequila event was a lot of fun...great food and fellowship! The environment was conducive to great conversations and a such, I met several yelp elite team members and learned more about the group. In addition, this Michelin related restaurant had excellent tacos exploding with flavor with 513 Tequila as a nice complement. Overall, excellent experience!!! read more

What an incredible team to work with! I hired them for beverage servers and supplies. Whitney went above and beyond to ensure we had everything we needed, including last minute increase in ice and last minute supplies requests. I worked with 4 different servers - they all had wonderful positive attitudes, were hard working, and were perfect for our event. I would highly recommend Austin's Elite!! read more

We had Austin's Elite provide event staff for my wife's birthday party at the Austonian, and we had a very positive experience. Whitney was great to work with in terms of understanding options and staying patient with me as I figured out what I needed (I only needed staff for serving food and a bartender). And the staff themselves were excellent - Hayley, Shanna and Claire were dedicated and did everything to ensure that the event went off well. I strongly recommend Austin's Elite! read more

We used Austin's Elite for staff for my wedding and the welcome party (as well as previous events I've hosted for work) and continue to have the best of experiences. The staff are on time, courteous, knowledgeable, friendly, and overall fantastic. Will use them for all of my events in the future. read more

Amazing staff for wedding! We hired Austin Elite to help with setup, serving and breakdown for our wedding, and they were fabulous. My wedding coordinator said that Nora and Jacilyn were the best she's ever worked with because they were proactive, thought things through, and didn't need to be micro-managed. Frank was also helpful with breakdown the next day. They freed us up so our guests didn't have to think about anything, and between my coordinator and the staff, I didn't either! A bride's dream come true. :) read more

We hired Austin Elite for our wedding. We decided to order our food from a restaurant. Austin Elite was responsible for picking up the food and plating the meals. Days before the wedding, I made a spreadsheet showing who was at each table and what each person was eating (this was not requested by Austin Elite). I did this to make it easier for them. On the wedding day, interactions with the staff of Austin Elite were unpleasant. My wife was told by our venue that she could park her car in the driveway to unload her car of items for our wedding. The driver from Austin Elite was unaware of this and was very rude towards her about her car being parked there. The staff was also rude to a few of our guests...not giving them charger plates and a table setting because they "thought they were our vendors." I ordered water goblets for each table from an outside vendor. We paid for full bar service from Austin Elite and they informed us that they had their own plastic cups. They served alcohol from our water goblets because they thought they were for our signature drinks. We had no water goblets left over for actual water. When the driver went to pick up the food from the restaurant, he never checked the order. The restaurant forgot to pack mashed potatoes. When the food arrived at the venue, the food was not checked for nearly 2 hours until they started plating it. Checking the food order is a part of Austin Elite's policy. Because of this slip up, they had to go back to the restaurant and get the potatoes. We were supposed to be served dinner at about 7:15 pm. We were not notified about the slip up until they made the decision to hold dinner until they got the potatoes. Our guests were not served dinner until almost 8:30 pm. In addition to this, the plating of the food was wrong. Austin Elite sent us home with nearly 27 pieces of chicken cutlets that were supposed to be served to the guest who ordered chicken. We ended up having to pay an additional amount of money to extend our time at the venue. I spoke to a supervisor at Austin Elite about the issues and she seemed to understand and wanted to accommodate us. That supervisor spoke to Kim (the owner) and she did not agree with what we were asking for. When we spoke to Kim, she was extremely rude and unprofessional. There was zero accountability on her behalf and she had no idea what happened at our wedding. The staff that night kept trying to cover for themselves. The driver communicated to Kim that he had arrived at the restaurant on time and that the restaurant took 45 minutes to bring out the food order. Kim said that had the restaurant brought the food out on time, they would have had time to check the order when the driver got back and dinner wouldn't have gotten pushed back. Upon investigation with the restaurant and their camera footage, the driver lied. The restaurant brought out the food immediately. Kim would not acknowledge or address this. She said we didn't hire enough staff for what we wanted done. We had communicated with Austin Elite several times about exactly what we wanted done and it was never communicated that we needed to hire more staff. Kim also said that it wasn't their responsibility to know how to plate the food. She said that her supervisor went above and beyond creating a spreadsheet for plating the meals - she was unaware that I created the spreadsheet without them requesting it. This was a terrible experience and I would not recommend hiring them for your event. read more

Austin's Elite seamlessly accommodated my last minute request for a corporate event. The services provided were fantastic, and the staff went above and beyond their expected duties to make sure guests were helped. They stayed after the event was over to help clean up and bring supplies to my car, which was also not expected of them. I will absolutely be using Austin's Elite going forward with all of my events! Thank you Hayley and Liz for everything!! read more

Love Austin's elite. Professional and reliable! Best way to ensure a worry free evening. Austin's elite definitely sets the bar high.

If you are looking for a highly competent bartender at a great rate LOOK NO FURTHER! We couldn't stop raving about Kristi Nash the day after our party. She arrived on time, ready to work, and with a fabulous attitude! She was such a joyful and calming presence in our pre-party hectic moments. Not only did she responsibly and efficiently serve drinks, she even helped us take out non-bar related trash afterwards. Would recommend this service to anyone! read more

The team at Austin's Elite made wedding rentals simple! They are prompt, courteous, organized, and accommodating. I would definitely use them again! read more

We have used them on two different occasions. Once for a more casual, outdoor event and once for an indoor more formal event with bartenders and servers. They coordinated all rentals and even helped with pick up of several items. The process was seamless and the service was outstanding both times. Everyone worked extremely hard and they were always looking for a way to help or to serve. Highly recommend!!!!!!!! read more

Lauren is wonderful! Interacting with her was the most positive part of the planning process for our post-wedding party in Austin (a 100-person shindig in East Austin). I found Elite on yelp and gave them a call. Within 1 minute of talking with Lauren, I could tell I was in good hands. And I was right, thankfully: she is prompt, professional and a wizard with the art of entertaining. She helped us stay within our budget while still throwing a hell of a party. She's incredibly friendly, but also a straight-shooter--you can tell she has a good breadth of experience and knows where it's possible to cut corners, when needed. Best of all, her staff is on-point as well. Our "day of" lead server, Autumn, was a pleasure to work with too. During a stressful time (like when you're planning a big party that family and friends are flying in for), you want someone reliable in your corner. I'm so glad I had Lauren in mine. read more

I can't say enough good things about how great the crew from Austin's Elite was for my sister's wedding. They went above and beyond and I was so impressed with them. All of our family and friends who did setup and tear down commented about how great crew was. Tejana, the lead server, was so great to work with! They really helped this DIY wedding feel like it ran smoothly. read more

I used Austin's Elite for a legacy birthday party at a private home and I could not have been more pleased. The staff came in and virtually set my mind at ease completing all the arrangements before the guests arrived. You really felt that they had everything in control, and they did. The bartending was excellent (a very experienced bartender) and the kitchen staff and clean up crew were really great. I was especially impressed by Shane who looked up on YouTube exactly how to serve and carve our Serrano ham that was a real showpiece and did it beautifully. Lindsey, Holly, Shayla and Shane all made for a wonderful event. And Shannon was great as the liaison in setting it all up. I highly recommend this company! read more

I had the opportunity to work with the staff from Austin's Elite. Their staff is very professional and personable. Great work ethic and performed tasks with little to no supervision. I will use them again and I highly recommend them to others. read more

I had a 5-star experience with Austin's Elite Staffing at my wedding in May 2015. I contact Austin's Elite Staffing for a quote and heard back later that day from Xan. She was super sweet and asked a bunch of questions to be sure that they included everything I needed for the bar and buffet. Xan assigned Jenny O to be our server supervisor for the day of the wedding. Jenny was super nice and we chatted via email to discuss how I wanted everything to be set up. She also met with my venue coordinator and talked with my caterer to be sure they were all on the same page. The day of my wedding, Jenny and her staff showed up and took care of everything! I couldn't have asked for a better evening! read more

Just a quick note to say Thank you to Lindsey at Austin's Elite for her outstanding customer service. We used Austin's Elite staffing to provide bartenders for an event and while there were a few hiccups, Lindsey was very quick to jump in and ensure that they were corrected. She took our feedback and seemed to honestly care about how to improve their business and how they support their customers. Her customer service skills were greatly appreciated. read more

I may have had the most complicated wedding catering that ever was, but Lauren Gaudet made it work. She's a magician. She spent hours on the phone with me and was so nice and patient with me! After contacting a few local restaurants to cater our wedding and not being happy with the offerings, my family and I decided to self-cater (eek!). My dad did barbecue chicken and brisket, vegetarian sausage, salad, cornbread, potato salad, etc. We realized we needed someone to handle the drinks and food the day of. We contacted a couple of staffing companies, but Austin's Elite was the most accommodating. Most places wanted to charge a package price, but Lauren was able to put together a more a la carte service that suited our needs. She handled rentals both through Austin's Elite and Premiere, and gave us recommendations for alcohol ordering, glassware, and everything else. The staff showed up the day of to pick up the food from my house (amazing! we thought we were going to have to schlep it). They mixed the margaritas, put together the buffet for us, served our pie, and cleaned everything up so we got our venue deposit back. I could not be happier with how everything went. Thanks Austin's!! read more

If I could give them 10 stars I would. We've used them for several of our company parties and they have been exceptional every time. Their customer service is unbeatable! I highly recommend for your event big or small. They are simply the best. read more

I booked help for my daughter's wedding last night and the two people who were sent were outstanding. At least one of them had worked at an event(s) at Mercury Hall so she knew where everything went. They went above and beyond what my expectations were and I cannot tell you how much I appreciated having them to help where needed. I will highly recommend Austin's Elite Staffing to anyone who needs help with an event. read more

We were so lucky to find and book Austin's Elite to run our wedding celebration this past summer. Kameron was our day-of-coordinator and we couldn't have been more pleased with his professionalism and kindness. The entire crew there that day were amazing. Their hard work made the party run so smoothly. The entire team at Austin's Elite was prompt, knowledgeable, thorough, and intuitive. They were marvelous and I'd recommend their services to anyone - be it for a personal or professional event. read more

We hired Austin's Elite to staff our wedding at Pecan Springs Ranch. We had three different food trucks so we needed bussing, bartenders, etc. We met with them during our final walk through and they were very organized. They noted everything we needed and provided it for our wedding. On our wedding, they were on top of everything. They worked hard and the bartenders were great. We would definitely recommend them to help with your event read more

Austin's Elite is the best! They provided outstanding service during our wedding reception. The food was provided by a cafe that did not have staffing for the event. Austin's Elite coordinated the food pick up, set up at the venue, staffing and clean-up for the duration of the reception. They were on point the entire time! They even set up our sweetheart table with plates that had samples of all the food choices so we wouldn't have to wait in line. So attentive to details and our needs. I highly recommend them. read more

Ok, since I gave great reviews to my day of wedding coordinator and wedding staff, at Austin's Elite Staffing, there have been email exchanges with the owner, Kim Haley, concerning some missing items that are incredibly rude. Unfortunately, a few items were missing when the wedding decor was packed up and brought back to my home the next day. My coordinator did everything she could to find the items. I sent an email to the owner, Kim, asking her about the progress...did they find the items yet. She was very rude, and pretty much blamed me for not hiring enough staff, overworking her staff, being cheap, and not appreciating the job they did for me. I paid them over $2000, and the rude and vicious attack I received from the owner about some items that were in her company's care was completely abhorrent. I would not recommend hiring Austin Elite Staffing for any event. read more

Austin's Elite saved the day for me! My rental order was missing some chairs and the event was starting in two hours and we didn't have enough time to wait for the truck. Thankfully they were able to swing by the rental store and pick them up! Staff was professional and very nice! read more

Austin's Elite provided bar staff for our casual November outdoor wedding. I couldn't be happier with my experience. They were easy to work with, the bar tenders were prompt, helpful and super friendly. read more

I have used Austin's Elite catering staff for several events. They are always early, on point, and are super hard workers. They always make an effort to go above and beyond to make your event seamless. I will definitely be using them again for my next event! Thanks AE for making me look good! read more

Austin's Elite Staffing-They truly are the best in town!! Our wedding was several months ago and I've finally gotten around to writing this review after so many of our guests have reminded me how awesome these folks are. I am admittedly high maintenance, so is my family; our wedding was extremely detailed with 6 phases of food, full bar, complicated signature drinks and demanding crowd in the music and service industry. Our expectations were very high and this crew blew us away! They were genuinely nice-not just fake wedding nice, professional, too inexpensive for what they gave, they came early and stayed late to finish, the place was neater then when they found it, their equipment was 5 star and so were their employees; they even had essential serving pieces that we needed that had been forgotten by our chef. Communication with Kim (the owner) before and after our wedding was pleasant and easy. Kim seemed to understand all the annoying details and time that goes into planning a wedding and all the responsibilities that fall on the bride and MOB; her and her staff took that to heart taking care of things before they were asked or even thought of. A staffing service can make or break an event and Austin's Elite made this such a wonderful memory that we get to cherish. We can't thank you enough!! read more

We hired Austin Elite Staffing for a large family reunion recently. They were GREAT! I had never really worked with hired staff for parties. I always tried to do it myself. But after this experience, I might hire them in the future for small events too! They were so helpful. Amber (server) and Kris (bartender) were so forthcoming. They could tell I did not know what to expect or the extent of their services; but instead of taking advantage as I have unfortunately come to expect in many customer service scenarios, they patiently explained and executed everything beautifully and professionally. They knew just what to do and when to do it such that we barely lifted a finger. It made the whole event so relaxing and enjoyable. On the front end, Jenny was very responsive, enthusiastic and accommodating in planning for our staffing needs. It is great to know there are still good customer service providers in this day and age. The cost was also very reasonable for the value of the services! read more

I used Austin Elite for our company Christmas party. They were great. It was the first party that I planned from top to bottom and the people at Austin Elite helped me out a ton (especially Lindsey)! Would highly recommend and use again. read more

By far the best event staffing team in Austin!!!! Very affordable and professional, I wouldn't recommend any one else for your backyard in house parties to your huge fancy weddings they do it all and very well if I might say. Thank you Austin's elite!!!!!! read more

I have worked with Austin's Elite for many years in the wedding industry. This particular time, they really saved me! The working conditions for a very rustic wedding out in the country were less than accommodating to the service staff. Lots of necessary items were missing (like serving trays and bev. naps!). There were a lot of "Chiefs" and everything was disorganized. Britton came in with her crew, got her personal serving tray out of her car, and whipped everything into shape beautifully! As an Event Manager, I was recruited to "help out" for my family's wedding, but I was supposed to be a guest. After a while I was actually able to chat and grab a plate of food! The kitchen and bar staff were awesome, too! Thanks A.E! read more

These guys were AWESOME! Emily and Ed made it a huge success. I threw my parent's a surprise vow renewal and it was a large undertaking. I was on the fence about hiring staff which was crazy but they were so necessary. They not only took the reigns and helped me organize the catering, but they made themselves at home in the kitchen to find whatever was needed. We hired them to help us move ceremony chairs to the reception area, pass appetizers and drinks, warm catered dinner and plate meals, pour wine, cut cake and clean up! Money very well spent! And my only regret is not hiring one more person. They were amazing wait staff and so professional and just all around good people. Thank you Emily and Ed for being rockstars! And thanks to Lindsey for all the correspondence leading up to it! It was all so fun and worth every bit of planning. But all my planning would not have paid off without the help from Austin's Elite! Thanks guys! read more

Austin's Elite Staffing has been an excellent resource to our team! They are reliable and responsive. The staff is positive, professional and willing to go beyond to ensure a successful event. We will continue to engage them for our Austin events. -- Sweeney Media Group, Jaguar Land Rover Austin read more

Our wedding would not have happened without the bartenders and staff we hired! They were all soo nice and helpful and pitched in anywhere they could during set up and the reception. We hired 2 bartenders for our wedding of 110 people and there was never a line as well as 2 staff members to help set up and keep the reception clean. Everyone was so incredibly friendly and accommodating! Lindsey and Chanelle helped me during the planning process and never tried to up sell me or pressure me into purchasing more than I needed which is so refreshing while planning a wedding! Highly recommend! read more

Was very disappointed in how they handled my rental. Firstly, very unorganized. I came in to pick up my rental and they acted like I was a crazy person and claimed they never had my order. One employee walked out to talk to other employee to see if he knew about it. She then proceeded to walk back inside and say that "he's going to come in and yell at you now." Um why would you ever say that to your customer?! Then they did find my order in their quickbooks system and said it never got pushed through to their upcoming orders. So then of course their demeanor immediately changed and were SO nice to me once they realized it was their fault and disorganization. Poor service and unprofessional handling of the situation at hand. I definitely will not use them in the future. Want to avoid disorganization and bad attitudes when planning my events. read more

We got married in our yard and hired 2 ladies from AES to help with what I thought would be light work - just picking up glassware, random silverware, napkins, etc. It ended up being MUCH more than I anticipated - either everyone was crazy hungry and ate like madmen, we have very messy friends, OR I just didn't know what I was getting myself into! They were AMAZING - not only helpful, doing things above and beyond like running to get ice, placing the cleaned glasses back in the rental containers, etc., but also incredibly nice and positive throughout the whole event! They were so sweet, helpful, and just life savers keeping me from worrying about anything at all! I'd highly recommend them :) Thank you all again!!! read more

Wow....I will never go back to the days of hosting a party at my home without the help of Austin's Elite. I have hired other people to assist with parties, but none were as knowledgable and as helpful. What made the difference for me was their flexibility, creativity and expertise; especially when it came to bartender skills and mixology technique in making unique drinks. The owner went out of her way to take elegant platters to our catering site, so food could be plated beautifully. I was able to explain exactly how I wanted things, and they executed this in a most efficient and competent manner. Everyone went out of their way to go above and beyond the bare minimum and tailor everything to our needs. What a most wonderful New Year's Eve party we had. The best part, was getting to wake up the next day to a clean kitchen! It was a wise investment and well worth every dollar. read more

We were pleased with the people from Elite staffing. They handled a surprising number of details during our wedding without being prompted. Becky, the "Day-Of Coordinator" was especially helpful. read more

We used Austin's Elite for my daughter's wedding, and I couldn't be happier with the service and over-the-top friendliness with Lauren and Chris and the whole staff. The word "no" is simply not in their vocabulary, and they were more than fair and accommodating on their pricing. This was a 200 person event with lots of moving parts and a very particular bride. Everything was made so easy for us, and several people said we set the bar at a new level - it was really beautiful. Elite stayed and cleaned up and even helped return rented items the next day. They definitely live up to their name. Way to go kids! read more