We ordered a tea sandwich tray from the Southlake store thinking it would be as great as the other catering we've had in the past. Unfortunately it was way below par. The bread was very dry as were the fillings. I'd pass on these if you were considering. read more

This is our "happy place". We go here for the cafe as well as the grocery store. Would really love if they switched up the menu at the cafe though. read more

I used Central Marketing catering from the Westgate store for my wedding and the price and quality of food was excellent, but there were some major snafus along the way that I need to point out. First of all, if you are going to work with them, request working with Vanessa. She's outstanding - she's responsive, really knows her stuff, and tried her best to make our wedding as affordable as possible (her suggestions were great and saved us hundreds on costs that weren't necessary). Working with Patty, however, was really difficult and because she's the manager, it's hard to give them a better rating. Patty will not use email and insists that you call the department for any questions or updates to the order. That is hard because you then have no paper trail of the changes you have made and if you're like me, you can't easily make calls during a work day to deal with your wedding caterer. Each time I emailed her she just responded saying that I needed to call in to be helped. Secondly, and most importantly, I found out TWO DAYS before my wedding that the staffing company that CM works with on events had no idea that there was a wedding they were booked for! Patty had not confirmed with them and they were already booked the day of our wedding. Luckily for us, they (Austin's Elite Staffing) were able to make it work, but had to get some folks to work when they weren't expecting to (the staff was great, by the way). However, to know that without my wedding coordinator's intervention that we would have been without bartenders or waitstaff for the wedding is really unsettling and just unacceptable. I'm grateful to Austin's Elite and my coordinator, but really disappointed in CM for this oversight. If you decide to use them, proceed with caution and make sure you are working with Vanessa and double checking everything! read more

Central Market catered my wedding 11/9/13, and it was incredible and we got tons of compliments on the food. We actually got the food from the North location, at which they only offer pick up/delivery and not catering staff, but it's the same menu to my knowledge. One of our big challenges was that we wanted it to be vegetarian, but also please a bunch of meat-and-potatoes type family. When we brought this up to CM, they actually customized a menu for us of Kale and Pepita salad, grilled vegetables, spinach lasagna, and sweet potato sage butter gnocci with mushrooms (and of course rolls and butter). It was really, really good, and worked excellently on a buffet. They let us try the food ahead of time (we had to pay for a tasting, but it was deducted from our final catering bill), and Alison patiently walked us through every step of the way. They allowed us to make a couple last minute changes and were very accommodating. Best of all - it was CHEAP compared to most wedding catering prices we were getting! We already had outside labor to maintain and serve the food, so we saved a ton of money with CM. Incredibly pleased with the whole experience and definitely would use again for other events. read more

I have used CM Catering for three company holiday parties and they are absolutely terrific! They work within the budget to help me design a delicious and elegant party every time. We typically just set up the platters in our office, so don't need waiter service which is what I like about working with them. Their trays are very nicely arranged and adorned with flowers or berries and make a terrific presentation and since they are on disposable trays, make clean up a cinch! I highly recommend them for your party needs, especially for a more informal gathering without sacrificing taste and quality. read more

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CM's catering menu offers wayyy more then I discuss below. So see their website for full details and the wide variety of food and party trays/meals -- breakfast to dinner, appetizers to desserts. CM catered my rehearsal dinner, the h'orderves during my wedding, and a bridal shower I helped throw. Their prices were better than most catering companies who charge on average $1.25/h'orderve. And they have delivery service at a reasonable cost. Just to list a few items, we had: stuffed mushrooms, tea sandwiches (3 assortments), prosciutto wrapped asparagus, blue cheese stuffed dates, curries deviled eggs, huge cheese platter, and stuffed artichoke hearts. For the rehearsal dinner CM has a great fixed price set up (a.k.a. movable feasts). One entree, one veggie, one rice or potato dish, green salad, bread, and dessert for about $20/person. Yum-O I was really impressed with their service and going to distance to make me a happy bride. And everyone kept raving about the food. Do keep in mind they don't provide heating trays. read more

AMAZING! I placed a frantic order the day before my wedding because I realized I had all of my family coming over and the bridesmaids for hair/makeup but nothing to feed them. I ordered a quiche, breakfast tacos, OJ, a fruit plate and muffins. The delivery guy was on time, placed everything in the kitchen and was super friendly. The food was still hot, and they had included all of the napkins, utensils and sauces. The trays were nicely arranged, and were quite presentable. If you need anything catered, I would urge you to give CM a try! read more

Bree Walvisch with Central Market North Lamar is an outstanding professional. She is patient, creative, shows up early, works so hard, and finds smart solutions for makes potentially challenging situations. We work with many in this industry and Bree is the top of the top - bring your business here just for the opportunity to get to work with her! read more

Central Market has great catering. If you find it prepared in the store Central Market Catering can have it made up pretty, packed out, and delivered! Central Market Catering has great lunch options for mid-day meeting and events. read more

Food was quite good and very reasonably priced, although the delivery driver was very rude. He got quite upset with me when he couldn't find the delivery address, was a little surprised at how angry he got. When he finally found the location he acted like he didn't want to be there, very strange, but otherwise good food and good value. read more

I am THRILLED with our decision to have Central Market Catering provide food at our wedding last month! From start to finish we had only positive experiences with Patty and her team. Food was flavorful, healthy, and perfectly customized where we requested. We had to work with different food allergies, sensitivities, concerns, etc. and the food was cohesive and awesome. They worked with us to ensure the menu exceeded our expectations - friends and family members are STILL raving about how delicious the dinner and cocktail hour snacks were! They weren't kidding - I had our staff bundle the food at the end of the night and we had AWESOME leftovers. Patty truly deserves accolades. She's an events and catering professional who gives excellent advice -- it is clear that she's passionate about making her customers happy and ensuring their events go well. She was generous with her insights which helped make our wedding run smoothly. As other people note, it's requested that you make updates over the phone or in person, but someone is ALWAYS available and they are friendly and responsive. I got phone calls the day prior to ensure that everything was in order. We were on a budget and Central Market Catering, WITH DELIVERY AND TAXES was the most competitive I found (we did tastings and quotes at 4-5 other establishments.) As we paid for the wedding ourselves, I was concerned about food costs and Central Market still stayed within our budget. We wanted to balance costs and quality and we got excellent food at a bargain. Again, selecting Central Market Catering one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. read more

My husband and I used Central Marketing catering for our wedding this past October. They were great in terms of quality and quantity of food and service. We hired our own catering staff from our event planning company but Central Market did all the food for our continuous cocktail hour as well as the cupcakes for our cupcake tower. We were happy with the food and so were our guests. The price was reasonable - much better than most caterers we inquired to. read more

The catering folks were very helpful and some of the food was great. The wedding cake, for instance, was absolutely delicious and the vegetables were tasty. That said, I am sorry but I just cannot forgive pork loin and salmon that was just so horribly overcooked. I recognize the challenges of prepping for a large group many hours ahead of time, but this crossed the line into inedible territory. On the bright side, I now have 20lbs of leathery leftover pork chew-toys for my dog in the fridge. I would have given them three stars but the cake was excellent and a great deal. read more

Their food is terrific! Their food is not only healthy but delicious. I went their a couple of times and can't get enough of it. Their fries are brilliant and the sweet potato fries as well. I got three different meals from their and was just astounded by the food and i can't wait to return. read more

I've worked with Alison Grabe twice to cater a teacher in-service day breakfast, sponsored by our school's parent association. She's fantastic. As is the food, the cost and the delivery service. All of the above hands down FAR exceeded the service, menu options, price, and scheduling availability I found at any other establishment (including Whole Foods, Panera, Einstien Bros, and others). I definitely recommend Central Market for this type of event. read more

I used Central Market Catering for my wedding. We had approx. 150 guests and we were trying to keep things reasonably proced. We were able to have several options for cocktail hour as well as a dinner withchicken pasta for , mixed vegetables, and bread options as well as all the utensils, plates and napkins. In all we spent approx-1500 which was about 5-8 grand LESS than other places around town. I believe it was Allison Grabe who I was in contact with. She was helpful with suggestions as well as great with getting back tome whenever I had questions. We had several compliments about the food AND we saved a TON! CM does not provide staff to serve the dishes BUT they directed me to a staffing company that did an AMAZING JOB (A+ Student Staffing). I will be using them again for anytype of shin dig that I throw-definitely a great value!! read more

We just used Central Market Catering for my 30th birthday party and it was awesome! I had never used them for catering before, but I am a frequent visitor for groceries and the cafe so I felt pretty comfortable about using them. Their prices are very good and the quality of their food is great! The $40 cheese plate is a wonderful value by the way because it is huge with an assortment of great cheeses. We were picking it up on our way to the party and we needed to have the spinach dip hot because there isn't an oven at the party location. Patti at Central called to confirm a couple things the afternoon of the party and asked about the spinach dip being hot, asked when the party was and then when she found out the location she offered to deliver it for free because it was on her way home! That was so nice and made everything pretty much stress free. I am not writing about that so people expect it, but I just wanted to share that because it was such a nice thing to do. We really appreciated it. Their spinach dip is delicious by the way. :) read more

CM Catering has been a lifesaver for me with entertaining, and now I use them for any event we host over 10 people. They have excellent and varied menu options that have suited for every occasion. They are incredible with last-minute orders (24 hours in advance is no problem for them). They have very reasonable prices, including for delivery, and they are always right on time. The food is high quality and presentation is lovely. They have made it too easy to even consider doing everything myself, even as someone who loves cooking, entertaining, and being in control ha. Thank you, CMC, for doing an amazing job! read more

Central Market Catering- Lamar Blvd. Austin- catered our baby shower luncheon this week. I appreciate the on-time delivery, beautiful platters of delicious food and that the delivery person went over the order, item by item. Everyone enjoyed the luncheon, and we enjoyed the fact that we didn't have to do anything but take the lids off the platters! read more

Central Market catering is awesome! Allison and Michael were so patient and helpful from beginning to end! As a result, our holiday party was reasonably priced, more than enough to feed 110 people, arrived at the venue on time and hot, and tasted great. In fact, staff are still talking about the great food today! Thank you CM for making this year's holiday party memorable! read more

This would be my first review to write on yelp, unfortunately it is negative. I have been shopping at CM for the 8 years I have lived in Austin. Their staff and products have always been satisfactory. I enjoy many of their products that are made by their cafe. While looking at the options available to families that did not have time to cook their own holiday feast, I found CM. The vast options provided on their holiday website gave me hope that they might be able to provide an enjoyable meal for the family I work for. When I returned to work on Friday, to my surprise, the meal was a disaster. The precooked turkey required at least 2 1/2 hours to reheat. The family followed the instructions provided my CM, cooking the turkey until the core reached the temperature listed on the instructions. While carving the turkey the misses found the center of the turkey had not been cooked. Preventing them from enjoying their meal as scheduled. The turkey gravy and cornbread stuffing had so many onions in each dish that the family was not able to consume the traditional sides with their meal. I called and spoke with the manager, explaining the problems with the holiday meal. She was very apologetic. Their solution was a $25 gift certificate. The total meal cost the family more than $200. This will be the first and last time I recommend CM Holiday catered meals. read more

I had a service company serve Central market food at my wedding. EVERYBODY loved it. It saved me the time of tasting at different companies and them giving me the run around about prices. It was amazing quality. It tasted great and we had extras. read more

I can't say enough about how great Central Market, (North Lamar location) was in preparing a number of items off their catering menu for us, a large family group coming from out of town for a party. The food was delicious and beautifully garnished for presentation. We used their delivery service and they delivered at exactly the time that was scheduled. The staff was friendly and very helpful. I would not hesitate to recommend for parties of all types....creative and tasty menu, friendly and dependable service and guests commented repeatedly on how nice everything looked. Thank you Central Market! read more