An 80th birthday party that left everyone thrilled....especially the host!
With just two weeks notice, Sarah with Canyon Catering helped to put together an amazing party to celebrate my father's 80th birthday.
Canyon Catering took care of EVERYTHING we needed. Originally I contacted them for catering the just the food. But I quickly learned from Sarah that they are a full service catering company with their own tables, chairs, linens and dishes. We decided to hire Canyon Catering for everything from hand passed appetizers, rentals, staff, dinner all the way through coffee service. This was the first party that I planned for my family that I actually got to attend. I am usually the one running around, doing the cooking and cleaning up. But with Canyon Catering I was a guest too.
Sarah took the time to go to my father's home where we held the party. During her visit she met my father and decided on all the staging for the celebration. After meeting the "guest of honor" she was able to finalize details that perfectly fit him.
The party was beautiful with round tables, white chairs, linens, dishes and a buffet. We ordered hand passed appetizers which were superb. The event captain made sure to bring me a plate after all of the guests arrived. The chef did a beautiful job of preparing the hand passed appetizers - firecracker chicken lettuce wraps, kung pao beef skewers and coconut shrimp.
We had a bartender. While we chose to supply our own drinks, the bartender did a beautiful job of setting up everything and serving the guests. She had a full set up with garnishes, napkins, ice and glasses. She was very friendly and made everyone feel comfortable. We even ordered some tall cocktail tables for the early part of the party.
Next, the food on the buffet was prepared perfectly. To continue with the asian food theme Sarah suggested Kahlua Pulled Pork, fried rice and Asian steamed vegetables. Because we didn't want salad, Sarah made the switch away from salad, on our request, to a tasty noodle dish.
We opted to bring in my dad's favorite dessert, but Canyon Catering took care of the set up, dishes, silverware and clean up. In total we had four staff members there for a party of 40 people. I would do it again in a heart beat. They took care of all of my worries. The food was delectable, hot, fresh and beautifully presented. The staff was friendly and went out of their way to make sure every detail was taken care of. When they left, you couldn't even tell we'd had a party. They cleaned up every single thing. We chose to give each of the four staff members a gratuity at the end of the night. This is optional, but it would have been hard not to because they worked hard and deserved it.
I have never had a party catered at home before above a taco chef, but I will do it again and again with Canyon Catering. The cost was reasonable and the food, service and set up are still being talked about by the guests. Most importantly, my dad, who turned 80 the day after the party was grinning all night.
I made the decision to supply our own alcohol, dessert and lighting. While those things were good, the lights are still hanging up in the yard three weeks after the party. Had I contracted with Canyon Catering for lights, the lights would be down and gone. Now I know that next time I will request that Canyon Catering do everything.
I did my research and spoke with four different catering companies. No other company was able to deliver what Canyon Catering delivered. I didn't search for a budget minded company, but I ended up finding one with Canyon Catering.
Thank you Canyon Catering and Sarah for making this event so spectacular. My dad turned 80 in style! read more