Admittedly I don't have very high expectations when it comes to food at bar mitzvahs, weddings and other events. However I was super impressed with the food catered by Culinary Art Catering at the bar mitzvah we attended last night at the Nuvo Room. The passed apps were great and plentiful. I think my favorite were these little toast crackers with filet mignon on top. As for dinner there were many different stations. I got full pretty fast, but tried a little of everything. The sushi was my favorite and probably the most popular station. They also had a noodle stir fry (my kids loved the coconut shrimp), salad station, taco station (so good), caving station (skipped this) and gnocchi bar (really tasty). The kids had their own food (pizza, sandwiches), but kept coming over to the adult side since our food was so delicious. Dessert was an ice cream bar (always a hit) + some mini desserts that were passed for the desserts (ex lemon cake). The staff were attentive and friendly, although may not be the typical staff for this caterer because when I asked who the caterer was they couldn't tell me. The Nuvo Room is a very cool space. I know raw spaces can be difficult sometimes because you have to bring everything in, but this caterer made it look easy. read more

Culinary Art Catering - Noticed this beautiful catering signage near the restrooms of the venue - Caterers Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Culinary Art Catering made our wedding day so so special! These reviews/rating are such an injustice to this company because they are truly incredible. From beginning to end they were so professional and attentive to all of our needs, we are so so happy with them and their entire team! Lorenne & Collin made it such a wonderful experience and chef was seriously so incredible! Our guests are still talking about how great the food was, the service, and just their great attention to detail. Look no further, you event is in the BEST hands with CAC! read more

Culinary Art Catering - Caterers Near Me - Dallas, Texas

I am surprised to see this place have such low reviews. I hired them for my wedding and they made my wedding just wonderful. The food was fantastic and the staff went above and beyond by helping my wedding party clean and even pack after the reception was over. Such a great catering service! read more

We hired Culinary Art for our wedding on 9/21/19. The entire process was simple and seamless leading up to the day. They were great with communication and making sure we we're getting them the information they needed on time. We were able to choose a menu for our wedding, and make adjustments for what we wanted. We then did a tasting and the food was SO good! The day of the wedding went perfect. The food was ready on time, the mini brisket taco appetizer was a hit, and the potato-tini station was definitely a crowd favorite. People are still talking about how good the food was and how much they loved the potato-tini station! I would 100% recommend them! read more

Culinary Arts Catering is the best caterer around! HUGE shoutout to Melissa! She is the BEST and I was so lucky to get to work with her. She made everything super easy and made me feel so special as a bride! You won't have to worry about anything if you hire CAC, the staff is incredible and will make the night seamless. I could not have asked for a better caterer than CAC!! read more

Looking at them for my reception - they were very friendly, knew the date, invited me to a tasting (which was delicious), all was good - until out of the blue they told me that as of X month they wouldn't be able to cater to my venue because they were moving... They knew from day one the date of my event and where it was, and they wait until I'm ready to start talking specifics before they tell me, oh by the way we won't be able to?? Complete waste of my time. They even had the gall to tell me that if there was "flexibility with my venue" they could still help me out. Sorry, not going to change my already reserved venue so you can be the "chosen" caterer. Asked them if they had anyone else they could recommend in the area, and of course not, they didn't have a single recommendation... Horrible way to do business. In the end I'm glad this happened earlier rather than later as they clearly are not a customer centric business... read more

I was referred to this company by a colleague. The tasting went very well so we hired them right away. We hired them to handle plated appetizers, dinner, serving and bartending. The food tasted really good, so no complaints there. Daryl Ann was our sales manager and the customer service, along with the poor planning is what threw me for a loop. I was very dissatisfied on my wedding day. First, I had purchased a very expensive champagne outside of this company to be handed out for the toast. Daryl never communicated to the bartender that the champagne was to be set aside and given to guests for the toast. The bartender served the champagne as a drink and we didn't have any left for a toast. Secondly, we ordered a Raspberry tea for our guests to drink at dinner. The container holding the tea made it to our wedding but placed behind the bar where nobody could see it. I actually never saw it that day but according to Daryl Ann it was there. My parents asked the servers a few times for the tea and not only did the servers not speak much English but they had no idea what they were talking about and kept pointing to the water that was placed for guests on the table. Lastly, I told Daryl ahead of time that the small tier on our wedding cake was to be saved and stashed away so we could bring it home to freeze it for the old tradition. Once again, she didn't communicate this to the servers and the cake tier was cut up and passed out as seconds to the guests. The experience was so bad that the venue we used for our wedding cut ties with this catering company as a recommended partner. The worst part was after contacting Daryl Ann to explain my concerns she had a terrible attitude about the situation and I never received an apology. I highly do NOT recommend working with Daryl Ann if you choose this caterer. read more

They were late for a corporate event I was hosting. Completely unacceptable.

Culinary Art Catering was phenomenal to work with for our wedding! From the first interaction, they were always very responsive, professional and kind. They handled our entire event flawlessly, including a room flip for 200+ guests. The food was delicious and all our guests commented on how hot, fresh and tasty it was! You can't go wrong with Culinary Art Catering! read more

My father passed away and I had about a day and a half to plan a reception that followed the wake. Daryl Ann was so helpful in creating a menu and prompt with the proposal. We anticipated a gathering of approximately 40, however I believe that actual attendance was double that! My 2 servers and my bartender did not miss a beat! The table was beautiful, the food was delicious and artfully displayed and as I mentioned, the servers were my heros! They were not phased by the larger than expected number of guests! I was able to relax and attend to my guests. Everyone raved which my me look great! Thank you so much Culinary Arts Catering! read more

I work for a church and we have used Culinary Art Catering several times. On their part, working with a church can prove difficult at times because our budget is lower, our expectations higher and our guest count changes up until the week of the event. Their staff is very easy to work with (particularly Vivian as she is my primary contact) and the food is delicious! They've always delivered fresh, hot food at the time we've requested and I thoroughly enjoy receiving the numerous compliments on the food from our guests. Can't ask for more than that. Thank you, Culinary Art! read more

Our annual Christmas party was held for the second year at Addison Convention Center. The Center suggests Culinary Art Catering for a good reason. Culinary Arts does a great job. The service and quality of their offerings are great. I would suggest them to anyone. read more

This company is 5 stars hands down. All of my guests raved about the food and that it was the best wedding food they have ever had. They were so flexible and easy to work with. We had some last minute changes that they acted like was no big deal. All of the food was displayed beautifully. The coordinator Maggie was amazing. She was like a wedding planner to us. We hadn't met her prior to our wedding but she made us feel very comfortable. She made sure me and my husband were fed and consoled my mom when she was having her emotional panic. I was so impressed by everything they did for us! read more

My job ordered sandwiches for the entire company, my department had a good variety of different sandwiches. I had the grilled pesto chicken sandwich and it was horrible!!! You could smell the pesto but not taste it, the chicken wasn't cooked in some spots, the chicken was rubbery and the sandwich basically consisted of a ton of bread that drowned out any hopes of tasting anything else. My co-worker got the "Cali" Turkey Club sandwich and basically threw most of it away. The label said the sandwich had bacon, avocado and other yummy things but very few people actually had those items in their sandwiches. The ones who did, threw the avocado away because it was disgusting. Lastly the roast beef sandwich claimed to come with cheese spread, the ones that had any spread was about the width of a cracker, my coworker said his roast beef sandwich was drier than the Sahara desert! The cookie was okay!!! On a positive note, the Lays potato chips were the best thing in my bag o' sandwich. I'd be pissed if I would've been the one that paid for these sandwiches but sadly my company did and I hope they never do again!!! read more

We did not receive anything close to a good experience with this caterer. They were very pleasant to deal with and offered to deliver everything we wanted and more and we were over the moon thrilled with the proposal and entire plan when the event came closer the plans we discussed were priced much higher than initially discussed so we had to reduce our initial plans. When the proposal had to be reduced, Vivian became very short and abrupt with us and rarely returned calls. We were passed on to different girls for assistance with our event which we found important but clearly they did not and in the end we took our business elsewhere. It's ironic now that we are getting ready to plan a wedding and they are nowhere on our list. Be careful, with this caterer, money is the most important part of the event - how much and how fast they get it. Vivian has one personality that is very nice and one that you need to be wary of if you decide you might need to cut back a bit, that Vivian was scary and unaccommodating to say the least. If it's an important event, I would look for someone that will value you regardless of your budget, especially if they assure you they can accommodate you. Found them to be overly concerned with the finances in the end when in the beginning they make you believe they care about you and your event. Be careful and make sure you get EVERYTHING in writing. The Chef may choose to refute this as much as he would like, this happened, he also knows that you might read this and will affect you. We did not work with them, they cancelled in under 7 days of our event so that on it's own via email was and remains highly unprofessional. You should remember big or small that when you agree to an event then you should see it through so I stick with this opinion100%. Planning a wedding now, you won't be getting a call from us. read more