Do not hire this guy. I hired & paid this caterer (Alfred Alexander Schwaiger) goes by Zander, for my daughter's engagement party and he cancelled just 4 hours before the event, claiming his car broke down. I even offered to pick him up--he refused. No backup plan, no service, no refund. Since then, he's completely ghosted me--no calls, no texts, nothing. He left us scrambling & kept our money. Absolutely unprofessional. read more

Beware! Despite the replies from the owner of this business to the negative reviews, unfortunately the negative reviews are correct. I attended a wedding in September 2022 which was to be catered by Elite Catering. In fact, I was helping with organization of this event. Here are some facts: - The caterer showed up an hour late for dinner service. This was challenging to overcome with a fairly precise order of events. - The caterer dropped off the food with a server who was on her first day and then left. The server did very well under the circumstances. - Five of the six dishes were incorrect. - The server let us know when about 50% of the guests had gone through the buffet line that she was out of food. The caterer had shorted us on food...at least 30 plates on 71 total. - The caterer, who was not present at the event, would not answer calls or texts for a long time. - We ended up rush ordering some pizza to feed the remaining guests. - The server was finally able to get ahold of the caterer and he offered to pay for the pizzas. He was apologetic. - The caterer showed up at the wedding at around 8:30 with more food. I told him to keep it as everyone had now eaten. Where was this food when we were having dinner? - The caterer agreed verbally to refund the bride and groom. He took a bunch of his rented equipment such as plates, cutlery and chafing dishes and left. - The next day, the bridal party had to clean up. The caterer did not show up to do this task or even help. He left several crates of glassware and a chafing dish behind which we had to remove and store as we had to vacate the venue. Still no call from the caterer. I should add that when the caterer said he would pay for the pizzas I had purchased, he did, eventually. It wasn't without threat of not getting his rented equipment back that he finally sent the remainder as he only had $100 cash on him that night. Apparently the bank "would only let him take out $100 cash" and he was going to e-transfer me the rest, which took 24 hours to complete. To cut this a little short, the bride and groom did finally receive a refund and Alexander was very apologetic. Which is fine. Accountability after the fact does not change the absolute shit-show of the wedding night. Never in my life have I seen such amateur behaviour from a supposed Chef. You may notice that I didn't refer to him as 'Chef' in this post. The title of Chef is an earned title. From years of training and education sacrificing of self to make a guest happy. After many years of working with professional Chefs, I have come to know that Chefs will not be happy unless everything is perfect. They will not go home until everything is clean. They will not allow guests to go hungry at a wedding. And finally, they will not keep their kitchen's is such disarray that the writer was forced to involve the Health Department in an inspection of the facility in which the meals were prepared because the absolute horror show of a kitchen could not go unreported. Professional Chefs would NOT keep their kitchen in a state that almost made the writer physically ill. And yes, I have pictures. In summary, if you're still with me thus far, I would recommend you find another caterer. Personally, I have used A Capella. They are great for small events and large events. They are going to be more expensive, but they will show up, they will bring food, and you won't get salmonella from their food. read more

this chef- Alex- literally stole $4000 from me and $2000 from my neighbor. Dinners that we paid for (7 months ago) and now he won't even return our calls. DO NOT BOOK WITH THIS SCAMMER HE WILL STEAL YOUR MONEY!! read more

SCAM!!! Do not hire!!! They took almost $700 and gave us absolutely NOTHING. They won't respond to communications and we will have to proceed through small claims court to get our money back. This company is actually stealing from people!!! Do yourself a favour and stay far away. I really hope no one else falls prey to these thieves. I still can't believe it. What a joke. They shouldn't be allowed to do this to people. From seeing the other comments it seems it's not the first time either. They should be stopped. read more

Alex and his team made the best two meals I have ever eaten. He was professional, courteous and made my birthday extra special. Him and his servers went out of their way to observe COVID 19 distancing rules and wore masks and gloves through the whole experience. Kudos to Elite Catering, I can't wait for an excuse to book them again! 5 Huge Stars! read more

I paid a deposit through my company and have asked numerous times for a refund as he was unable to fulfill his commitmen to catering for me. He will i no it return calls and will not refund my money. Do NOT book with this company read more

I hired Alexander for personal chef services and, sad to say, my experience deserve the same one star other reviewers have given. Alexander hears but doesn't listen. He is scattered - I had asked for organic food: he forgot! I asked for little or no grains: got a stir fry with 3 cups of noodles per serving! and not a hint of seasoning, not even salt. I had enough when it was taking over a week to deliver 5 dishes. Got 2 and you guessed it... he kept the money. Absolutely do not recommend. Save yourself some time, frustration and... money read more

WATCH OUT!! STOLE MONEY AND STILL HAS NOT PAID BACK!!!! looks like he did it to others too.... For us: He failed to show for meetings with the venue on 2 separate occasions. (shows complete lack of initiative and disorganization) 3 hours late for the dinner reception (although showed up the day before the wedding on time, but obviously was our fault because he phone was disconnected) Did not provide the arranged 3 servers for 7 hours He Arranged payment to venue organizers for food due to his late arrival (Guess what... No ones seen a cent...) JUST WATCH OUT PEOPLE, THIS IS NOT A GOOD GUY read more

Please do yourself a favour and find an alternative caterer! Let me tell you why... After being very difficult to contact throughout planning, making errors with our setup, charging me for more staff than what was present, being 45 minutes late, not following our planned menu,and worst of all running out of food (many plates) for our July wedding; I have yet to receive ANY compensation for the services we paid for and didn't receive. We have given ample time to address this and even went so far as to file a better business bureau complaint... all with no response. We are now going to be taking this one to court as soon as we are able, not any couples idea of a dream wedding outcome. Avoid this disappointment. Ruined our big day after years of planning. Trust me. read more

I have booked this Chef for numerous social and work gatherings and the food is always impressive and on point. His pricing was reasonable yet the service was phenomenal. Thanks for making my events the talk of the town, time after time. I would strongly recommend him and his team! read more