HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! I contacted many caterers in Sacramento to see about catering a nice party in our backyard for ~ 50 people. I sent an email request to CS in the evening and they contacted me the next morning. I worked with Caille, and she asked some detailed questions about what type of party, food and service we wanted, and then told me that she would work with their chef and get back to me in 4 or 5 days. On the 5th day, I had an email from her with a menu and a comprehensive breakdown of what everything (food, service, tables, linens, etc.) would cost. Only one other caterer called me back right away. All the other caterers I contacted took days to contact me, AND all the ones who returned my calls and were available had to be requested several times to send me their suggested menus. Also, of the other caterers that provided menus ALL left off requested information or items from their menu. CL was the ONLY catering company that provided ALL info requested (and some I hadn't even considered). And FWIW, the final total of the catering bill was less money than originally quoted. So, even though CL is not inexpensive by any stretch of the imagination, they were excellent at keeping the costs near or below the quote.
CL came out a month before the event to assess our kitchen and yard, and to make suggestions as to how we might want to set up the party. The tables, linens, etc. were delivered the day before the event. The servers and bartender arrived a couple of hours before our event and set everything up, so that everything was ready when our guests arrived. The servers were excellent! They were very professional and helpful. Not only did they pass appetizers, but they constantly cleaned up, and would even ask if our guests needed another drink. The servers were also very aware of how many of our guests were late, and were more than happy to push out the dinner service to make sure that our late guests had time for cocktails and appetizers.
The food was phenomenal. CL came with some of the food prepared ahead of time, but a portion of the food was cooked in our home (which meant that everything was warm and fresh). The chef brought additional food that we had not ordered and which was a huge hit with the guests. I wouldn't be surprised if they had brought something small and inexpensive as an extra treat, but they brought Lamb "lollipops" with chimichurri sauce. Our guests were in heaven. The food on the dinner and dessert buffets was displayed very nicely- the food was placed at different levels and the dessert buffet was quite artistic.
At the end of the night, the servers did a fantastic job of cleaning everything up, and our kitchen floor was even mopped. Other than the rental items remaining to be picked up after the weekend was over, you'd never have known a party took place.
ALL of our guests kept commenting upon what a fantastic party we had. They all thought that the food was fantastic. Many of our guests have never been to Mulvaney's, but ALL said that they were going to go eat at the restaurant soon.
If you are not on a huge budget, there is likely no better catering company in Sacramento. read more
