If you're thinking about working with Cathy, save yourself the trouble. I only used her kitchen twice, and even on my second visit I did my best to follow rules. Yet I was suddenly told to "find somewhere else to work out of," with no warning, no discussion, and no chance to fix anything. She's claimed I was "unprepared," left chocolate drippings everywhere, and that something I asked about was "illegal." Let's be real -- I simply asked if I could bring dough I made at home to bake in the kitchen oven, which is completely normal for a beginner baker. Any "mess" referenced was either on her side of the kitchen while she was actively using it, or the trash, which was never flagged as a serious issue at the time. The second time I used the kitchen, it was actually messy when I arrived, and I made it look cleaner than when I got there. Or the smallest thing I didn't catch -- but that's normal when sharing a busy kitchen. Excuse me, but am I supposed to buy my own trays? What's the point of renting a kitchen if I have to bring everything myself? She also claims I got upset when the kitchen wasn't available around Thanksgiving -- completely false. I literally replied "okay, understood" after she explained the schedule was full and busy. There was never any argument or complaint from me; this is another example of her rewriting the story. Payment was pay-as-you-go, which she initially approved. I did pay the first time, and when I asked about payment for the second visit, she told me I could pay "whenever." The only reason mentioned later for being kicked out was if I could pay $1,200/month. Let that sink in: if I had agreed to $1,200, there would have never been an issue. The pay-as-you-go arrangement was explicitly approved, and same-day payment was only mentioned after the fact, yet now it's being framed as if I was negligent or breaking rules. I could afford the $25 rate and even asked if a slightly adjusted rate could be negotiated -- it would have been no problem if it couldn't. I was new, learning, and tried to follow all expectations. Her guidance was limited to brief, dismissive replies like "ok" or "now you know," which is not mentorship -- it's brushing someone off. Her matureness is astonishing considering she's pushing 70. She owns a licensed commercial kitchen, but she can't communicate expectations clearly, treats beginner bakers unfairly, and rewrites history to make herself look professional. read more

We sought a spot for a celebratory brunch for 50; we were looking for great food served in a warm and inviting setting. We hit the bull's eye with Cathy's. All the food is homemade, and is excellent. We had a full buffet of dishes we selected, and we got many compliments on the quality of the cuisine. I thought the pricing was very reasonable, and the service was friendly and efficient. We had a wonderful experience, just what we sought. Try Cathy's for your next gathering; I'll bet you'll be as pleased as we were. read more

Cathy's Corner Cafe - Cathy's features a warm, intimate setting for small or large groups (ours was 50). - Caterers Near Me - Syracuse, New York

We ordered the Thanksgiving turkey meal to go, from Cathy's Corner to enjoy with my aunt who lives in a retirement home. My experience with Cathy, and her staff was superb from start to finish! She was very kind and extremely accommodating on the phone with our restrictive schedule, and she and her staff was super friendly and helpful in making sure we had everything in our order, including serving utensils. And the turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans, sweet potatoes, rolls and gravy were arguably the best that any of us have ever had! Thank you, Cathy, for helping to make our Thanksgiving the best! read more

Cathy's Corner Cafe - Delicious Thanksgiving meal to go, made by Cathy. - Caterers Near Me - Syracuse, New York

Never been to the physical cafe but they did provide catering in conjunction with event planner and caterer in the area. Great job on the beef pies guys! It was new for you, but everyone raved about them. Portions were also so generous that we had to give things away to our guests. Thanks also for taking the needs of some of our guests seriously and catering to them. They felt very seen and cared for. No photos as we were chowing down on everything and enjoying company. read more

Owner was rude. Must of had a more important catering event. When you order toast they only provide one slice. Waitstaff was very nice and receptive. There are other breakfast options in the area. read more

Cathy and her team catered my fathers 100th Birthday party. The food was delicious and the staff so personable, attentive and accommodating. Highly recommend! read more

Ordered food forChristmas dinner so amazing won't be cooking holiday dinners anymore.

1.Have never been here, but intend to go. 2. Funny how the extremely negative reviews seem to recommend Twin Trees on Avery. Could it be that that restaurant is posting negative reviews of its competition. Of course, I am sure that such diabolical plots never happen in Syracuse. Wanna buy a bridge?? read more

I loved this place when the restaurant was open. Cathy does catering and the food is delicious and staff are great. She is doing Easter takeout and the price is right! She is also doing take out a couple of nights a week. Do yourself a favor and try it! read more

We ordered take out for the night before Easter and Easter day for 2 of us. The food was excellent!! Very fresh, tasty and well packaged. The serving sizes were huge! Cathy was vey nice and easy to deal with. She put the food in our trunk and we put a check in her mailbox. A touchless take out order due to coronavirus. We will definately order from her again. Thank you!! read more

This place is OK. Stopped in a couple weeks back because twin trees was packed (just wanted a calzone or something). The food is extremely old school, I felt like my 90 year old grandma might like it. We started with crab cakes which were mushy and fell apart but tasted fine. My girlfriend had a steak sandwich and I had Shepard's pie both of which were good but not great. Steak sandwich was over cooked. Large portions. Beer selection was meh but at least they had saranac on draft and Syracuse pale in bottles. Probably won't be back unless I see they have made a big change in the menu. read more

We had a holiday party catered by Cathy and it was fabulous! The food was delicious and the service was top notch . The servers were professional, courteous and extremely accommodating . They even wrapped the presents that we could not get to earlier .i cannot wait to do another event catered by her . Thank you Cathy read more

I went to a friends wedding of about 150 people in September that was catered by this company, and while the few bites of food I got to try were delicious, the AMOUNT of food that was served was totally lacking. According to the bride and groom, one of the shrimp appetizers that was promised in the menu contract was completely missing. Also the open bar ran out of bud light(it was supposed to be stocked for the entire night) and worse - they ran out of food before dinner was served to every table! Our table got called, and when I went up to the buffet line expecting to help myself, the caterers were serving the food to ensure that no one took too much. It was clear that they were going to run out of food by the end of dinner, and when they did they had to call a local restaurant to get take-out for the remaining tables that hadn't gotten to eat. I heard a few tables of ten were left to be called by that time, and the place cards left on the welcome table clearly showed that an entire family ended up not making it to the reception, yet they still managed to run out of food. Thankfully, no one alerted the newlyweds of this because it would have made for a very stressful wedding day mis-hap. How embarrasing. I know that the bride and groom spent quite a bit on this particular catering company, and although Cathy's clearly broke their contract by RUNNING OUT OF FOOD, she has apparently only managed to give back two thousand dollars to them in return for a total fail on their big day. Based on this particular experience along with other reviews of Cathy's catering I've read, I would absolutely NOT reccomend trusting this woman to cater any event in the future. She obviously doesn't know what she's doing. read more

Whether your dining in or at a Catered event - Cathy and Team make every experience delicious!!!

I have this food both as a patron of the restaurant as well as at catered affairs and I have to say it is outstanding. I would recommend it highly! read more

If i could i would give cathys a half star. The decor outside and inside is just as terrible as the food. Needless to say just dont go here. You'll be disappointed. Just go down the street to twin trees. read more

Cathy catered an on sight lunch for our family after our father's funeral a few weeks ago. The food, hospitality & service was spot on! We called somewhat blindly from out of town to make arrangements, remembering Smorol's at this location when we were kids. Cathy was accomodating & provided the perfect home cooked meal for us, our local friends and family. Her lasagna was amazing as was the chicken vino blanco she prepared. When our group showed uped nearly an hour early, Cathy opened her doors to us, served us coffee & bagels with a smile. We cannot thank Cathy & her staff for an awesome meal read more

This restaurant is wonderful. It is so good I am going back for my birthday! The food is delicious, and the owner stopped by to be sure we were happy! It is my favorite place to dine! I highly recommend it. Parking is easy, and prices are very reasonable. Gourmet food at great prices! read more

MMMMMMM! This place is so delicious, I had my wedding catered by Cathy and also have eaten lunch here many a days and the food is always superb! The prices are affordable while the quality is truly gourmet! The ingredients are always fresh and seasonal and the flavor and quality is always just what i want!! Cathy's never disappoints and I suggest that If you have an event to be catered or if you're in the area for lunch to try her delicious food!! read more

Had great meals tonight, after some drinks at the bar! This hidden local gem continues to provide great food and service at reasonable prices. It was our second time there in three weeks: haven't had a bad meal there in several years. read more

Went for the publicized Easter Brunch with our family of approximately 20. The buffet was not worth the 27.95 per person. The vegetables were cold and had to wait in the line for 4 items to be refilled. During the meal a relative spit out a bread tie located in the pineapple stuffing. This was brought to the attention of the wait staff. At the end of the meal a lady (the owner) approached this same relative and began to attack his credibility that there is no way he had a zip tie in his food. He attempted to correct her by stating it was a bread tie and instead of apologizing for this unfortunate mishap she stomped away. Her unprofessionalism was overwhelming. I will not be returning. read more

Our family of 20 went for Easter Brunch, My uncle found a bread twist tie in his pineapple stuffing. It did get relayed to the wait staff and as we were finishing up brunch the OWNER came out verbally attacking him. She walked up to him bent over right in his face saying "excuse me, excuse me, I just heard that you said there was a zip tie in your stuffing and there is no way. I made it myself, there was no zip tie in there." All of us were taken back by her unprofessionalism. We said there was a white bread tie in it, we all saw it. She said, "oh that could happen." She never apologized for the bread tie or her attitude when she came into the dinning room to embarrass him. The food was subpar and not worth $30 pp. We will never go back read more

Absolutely terrible - if I could give 0 stars I would. Cathy catered my wedding and literally ran out of food for my guests (this was after we gave her an accurate head count ahead of time and had several meetings with her). We should have ran when she didn't bother to show up to the first meeting, but we tried to give her the benefit of the doubt. It was so bad that Cathy ran out during the wedding (to who knows where) to get more food - she came back with random cold food to serve to my guests. You could tell her staff was trying to do their best, but were completely inexperienced as well - especially the bartender who said he had never bar-tended before that night. She honestly ruined my wedding - I was completely embarrassed and mortified, not to mention the many thousands of dollars I paid her for this terrible service. When I called to complain after the wedding she was completely unsympathetic - clearly this wasn't the first time this had happened. She should be ashamed to call herself a businesswoman. I hope no other bride's will ever have to endure what I did with this sorry excuse for a catering company. read more

I work a few stories above Cathy's, so I thought I'd try them for lunch. After looking at the Specials menu they fax daily I decided on the spinach salad, went downstairs and ordered. I was told they were out of mushrooms, so no mushrooms on the salad. I thought that was odd, since they were listed as an ingredient on the spinach salad that was on the specials menu. Why list the salad when you don't have an ingredient in house? The "chef" also did not add the London broil, as also listed as an ingredient in the salad. After I noticed, and mentioned it, they did add, but still.... I will never, ever order from there again. read more

We've been back a few times to Cathy's Corner Cafe and let me tell you...the food has never disappointed us and has always been delish, get ready for a doggie bag as the portions are generous and with the personal genuine greeting from the owner Cathy who checked with us about the meal each time we've been there...you no doubt have the perfect recipe for a successful business!! The very best...from every angle! read more

Service was meh, finished my meal before my coffee refill came out. Family member found a twist tie in his meal and the owner came out very confrontational toward him. Very unprofessional and unacceptable behavior, especially from the owner. Food was less than impressive. Our family will not be returning EVER!!!! read more

Went for dinner last night and it was fantastic. My son especially liked the steak and my chicken was awesome. The staff was courteous and made sure we had everything we needed. Cathy herself came to our table and made sure everything was perfect. It felt like we'd been coming here for years, though it was our first time. Won't be our last though. read more

dishonest owner, very disappointed, will never do business with them again. Did not meet my expectations, poor communication. Do not recommend. read more

We visited tonight for the first time and loved everything about Cathy's. Delicious food and great service. We would absolutely recommend Cathy's, and the chicken vino blanco! read more