My caterer fell through, and I was desperate! I needed lunch for the next day, and it was less than 24 hours before the event! I called Fresh Connections, and they were amazing! Ordering was seamless! The person I spoke with was so helpful and friendly. We had to pay a rush fee, but it was reasonable. They were able to accommodate all of our dietary needs--vegan, gluten free, dairy free, pollotarian. When the food arrived the next day, it was hot and delicious! The set-up staff was polite and efficient. Everyone enjoyed the food. I definitely recommend this caterer. read more

Food was horrible service was horrible and the hygiene was nasty the food was mushy the bread was hard and it tasted horrible

I am a member of the Flannery Lecture Committee that sponsors an annual legal lecture at the US Courthouse in D.C. Following the lecture, we have a catered reception in the Courthouse Atrium. For the past three years our caterer has been Fresh Connections. Their food is excellent; their staff is superb; and we have never been disappointed with their services. It is a pleasure working with them, especially Esther Zegarra, the Event Coordinator. I highly recommend Fresh Connections. Jim Lyons read more

Wonderful hors d'oeuvres! Excellent packaging! And punctual! I already used them twice and will definitely use in the future!

I have ordered corporate catering from Fresh Connections a number of times. The food is always delicious and receives many compliments from attendees, which is not as common as you would think. The staff are always professional and courteious. I enjoy working with them, and they offer resonable pricing for the area. read more

Everything went phenomenal! Excellent service, the food was delicious and hot on arrival, and planning my event was extremely easy. I will be using Fresh Connections Catering again!! read more

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We catered an entree and a side for a new years eve party. Fresh Connections was very communicative and prompt with delivery. The food was delicious and received rave reviews from our guests. read more

Catered breakfast and lunch from here for an all day meeting. Everything was fresh. The fruit in the fruit salad, the meats and cheeses in the sandwiches. They arrived on time. The variety was impressive. Highly recommend. read more

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Having catering done by Fresh Connections was a fantastic experience. I recently brought them to cater a corporate All-Hands meeting. Everything about the experience was top-notch. The communication was prompt - Breona gave me a call after my initial request within minutes. They did a good job of presenting my food options as well as catering equipment to make the logistics easier (such as burners for the food and disposable trays). The delivery was very professional. They offer to have the delivery set up for you. There was also an option to take the food up and do setup yourself (which can be helpful for mixed-company buildings that have security). The food was out of this world. We did kabobs, salad, rice, and hummus. They provided vegetarian options, and we stuck within our budget. Many people at the event asked about where the food came from. Everyone agreed that this was one of the best lunches we've had in the office. Thanks so much to the group at Fresh Connections for fully supporting our event. Highly recommended!! read more

Fresh Connections is the top-choice for your catering needs. Thoughtful, flexible and quick! Ask for Miriam - she's the best. read more

My organization was hosting a large meeting that included people who work in the food industry, so the meal had to be fresh, tasty and meet everyone's dietary requirements. Karina was extremely patient as we crafted a mostly vegan menu, with cheeses, bread and dressings on the side and avoiding all allergy triggers. She provided the ingredients so we could let attendees know what was in every dish. Everything from the fresh salads to the big variety of rich soups to the gone-as-soon-as-we-set-them-out fruit pies were a huge hit. Karina was also an excellent communicator, and the delivery staff was right on time. read more

They've catered lunch at my office a few times now and the food is awesome. The empanadas are delicious and the people are so friendly! I highly recommend read more

We had a great experience with Fresh Connections, who catered my military promotion ceremony. They selected a great menu given our parameters and were responsive to our questions. The staff who came to serve were friendly, quick, and helpful. All the food was tasty; our guests even remarked on how good the food was. I definitely recommend them. read more

Can I do a negative #? No? Well lets just say this place is not only a scam, but definitely NOT a business that takes ownership of their mistakes....blatant ones at that. So, I decided to do something different for 'movie night' and instead of ordering out, decided to try out a local catering company that does home delivery. I decided to go with the beef tenderloin WITH (emphasis on 'WITH" as that is what the website AND my invoice stated) Chimichuri sauce AND roasted fingerling potatoes. Plus a side salad and dessert. So, the meal arrives with NO potatoes...okay, no problem, can just call or email right? Oh NO....WHAT the FLUFF? An added on $30.00 (!!!) DELIVERY charge (which is NOT stated on the website at all NOR added on when you check out). Okay....no problem, companies and restaurants usually take EXTREME OWNERSHIP of missed items.....SO I wrote in AND called (seriously had to leave a message because NO ones was THERE?). The NEXT day (???) I get a call from a nice woman Brianna (oh she was pleasant) who tried to DENY that potatoes come with the order. Um WHAT? yeah the pics below pretty specifically state 'WITH'. SO I sent her pictures of the below.....Then she called back and comes up with MORE excuses ("Oh our ordering system is off." "Oh our service is experiencing." "Oh potatoes are a side items that you have to pay extra for.") Sorry FRESH CONNECTIONS, this is NOT how to own up to YOUR mistakes. She then asked me what would make me happy (okay nice start). I think stated that refunding the $30.00 delivery fee (!!!) on a $155 ORDER might be a good start. Nope....all she was willing to do was rebate a paltry $15.00......seriously? 10%? So, for all your catering needs, SKIP Fresh Connections....(I am not even mentioning the wrong salad dressing being delivered)....lesson for you companies, you don't want to take Extreme Ownership of YOUR mistakes, your customers will do it for you...:) read more

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I catered a birthday brunch at my house and 45 people and Fresh Connections made it simple for me. The food was so good, everyone had a favorite dish. I really appreciated the promptness of the delivery, the set up, and the communication leading up to my event. Found my new go-to for catering! read more

We have been using Fresh Connections for years for our corporate team lunches and have never had a bad experience! People come up to us after every meeting to ask where we order from! Everything on their menu is delicious! read more

What a great experience with these guys.. I had a work event that I needed to cater dinner for and through a referral I contacted them (Miriam Lopez) to inquire more. She was super friendly, attentive and always available to answer any of my questions. Our servers Anthony and German were amazing as well! The event was a success and the food was amazing! 10 out of 10! Highly recommend them! read more

Fresh Connections was on time for delivery, friendly, brought all the supplies, and the food was great! read more

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We use Fresh Connections every chance we get for our department lunches, etc. During this department lunch we were also celebrating a 20th anniversary with the company so in addition to the delicious sandwiches and house made chips we also ordered a cake. The food was (as always) very well received. And the cake!  AMAZING!  I am a hobby baker and a bit of a cake snob ... Fresh Connections makes a GREAT CAKE!  The cake itself was tasty and moist.  The frosting was creamy and not overly sweet ... absolute perfection. We'll definitely be ordering again! read more

I found fresh connections on yelp when I needed a caterer for our teacher appreciation breakfast. I found them to be responsive and thorough and providing the "and contract. They asked great questions about what we needed for our event and provided excellent recommendations within our budget. Breona was fabulous to work with. They arrived ahead of time and they were consummate professionals in setting everything up. More than anything, the food was delicious and our teachers felt pampered and loved it. I would recommend them without reservation. read more

Fresh Connections catered the Celebration of Life for my late husband. The staff was so kind and helpful in making sure everything was perfect. They covered every detail and the suggestions they made to incorporate his favorite foods were brilliant. The food was incredible- in particular the lamb lollipops, flank steak in zesty lime sauce, and roasted vegetables were outstanding. Since then, I've use them for other gatherings and the quality of staff and food contiues to be top notch. read more

If I could give 10 out of 5 stars, I would. We recently had a 500 person event over the course of 3 days and the staff at Fresh Connections was TOP NOTCH! Williams and Mina were amazing at communicating with us from the planning stage throughout the event. Our captain, Max, was able to pivot when details were changed. They were efficient, they were friendly, and the food was amazing for all 3 days. Their patience and positive attitudes could not have stood out more for our event and we will use them for any future events in the area. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! read more

We contacted Fresh Connections for a rather expeditious but small wedding dinner, with an additional breakfast delivery morning of. Our contact, Gina, was fantastic in wrangling the two of us together to get the right look and presentation as well as working with the site owner for set up, lighting, and arrangements. Neither of us have handled this kind of task before and Gina was friendly, enthusiastic, and covered questions/issues we would not have thought of but were important in creating the best atmosphere for the day's event. The layout of the room was absolutely lovely, the food and wine were fantastic, and Gina and her crewmate seemed to know about the right time to swoop in to offer something or assist. We'd be happy to recommend or use them again. read more

Fresh Connections made my wedding special and the customer service throughout the entire process was more than ideal. We had caterers cancel on us, literally without a heads-up, but FC handled everything from quoting food items, recommendations, alterations, delivery, and setting up of the food! I highly recommend! read more

Fresh Connection catered a client event for about 30 people at our office in Manassas, VA. From the start they were quick to respond to my emails and available by phone. Very professional and detail oriented. The food was delicious and beautifully presented. Miriam Lopez, the Event Coordinator, personally attended, set up, bartended, made sure plates were cleared and cleanup/breakdown was done quietly and efficiently. Miriam also had to go boxes so that she could leave all of the left over food for us, nice detail. She was a pleasure to work with. I would hire them again and recommend them. Thank You Fresh Connection and Miriam! read more

I cannot thank Awa enough for saving my event. I was planning a baby shower for a close friend, and my caterer cancelled on me a week before my event. I found Fresh Connections and Awa worked one in one with me to help me put a DELICIOUS menu together. There were a lot of food restrictions and allergies to work around and everything was PERFECT. The food arrived on time and the presentation was beautiful. Awa, I cannot thank you enough, the vegan stir fry and chocolate shooters were a big hit, thank you!! read more

I'm based in Los Angeles, and I needed to order catering for an all-day meeting in our DC office. Our local office contact recommended Fresh Connections, and I'm so glad they did! I contacted Miriam and she made the entire experience so easy. There were so many options, and she was so great at helping me choose a menu that worked for a large group with a few folks having some different dietary preferences and restrictions. The food was delicious and beautifully presented, and the staff who dropped it off and set it up were super helpful and very professional. Our meeting attendees loved it all. I would absolutely recommend Fresh Connections for any event - so easy to work with, and fantastic food. read more

We used Fresh Connections to cater our staff holiday party, and they were very responsive and flexible during the initial process. Awa was very helpful with suggestions and thorough explanations about the different services and dishes. I didn't catch the names of the gentlemen that delivered, but they were wonderful with helping to set up and so friendly; they really helped to make every easy and perfectly set up. Our team was really happy with the quality, amount, and set up of the buffet. It really helped us to make our team feel appreciated simply because the food was so enjoyable. We look forward to using Fresh Connections again for future events. read more

Amazingly fresh Food, incredibly professional service, and super Knowledgeable staff. They turned something that is usually crazy stressful like feeding over a hundred people and made it an actual pleasure! To my boss I took all the credit, but all I did was chose the right caterer and the rest was history!! read more

Fresh Connections catered an executive retreat for my comany at Greenhill Vineyards. They were awesome, everything was set up and ready so we could eat as soon as we arrived, the food was fantastic, I was especially happy with the Shrimp and Grits. I am looking forward to using them for another future event. read more

We had a Fourth of July party in our 13th floor apartment for 110 people overlooking the Washington, DC fireworks. Road closures and all kinds of craziness. Thanks to our lucky stars and Yelp, I found and booked Fresh Connections for the event. They were so organized, professional, smart, and gracious!!! I was as relaxed as one can be with 110 people in the apartment. We had wonderful food and drinks. Everybody was so happy!! And, Fresh Connections cleaned up afterward. Wow! The next day, guests were saying that party had set the bar for party- giving. read more

Fannie did an amazing job the day of our event. The food was great and everything with the ordering process was very smooth! Thank you Fresh Connections! Lauren-A. read more

Fresh Connections catered our son's First Communion party. We had 35 people stuck indoors on a rainy day and so eating was a major activity. Everyone loved the food and we kept getting rave reviews! The chicken parm, Mediterranean chicken, Italian zucchini boats, and the pasta salads are all must trys! read more

I am on business travel this week and Fresh Connection has been the caterer that supplies our breakfast and lunch. The food has been very fresh and good! I would recommend them if you are hosting an event. read more

I contacted Fresh Connections to cater for a funeral reception on less than a week's notice and without a firm guest count, and they delivered! Gina helped me put together the menu, the food was delivered fresh and on time, and everything tasted amazing. They even allowed me to wait until the night before the reception to finalize the guest count and adjusted the invoice accordingly. Great service! read more

Order three hors d'oeuvres from them. The Indian butter chicken tart; jalapeño wonton poppers; and fog, olive and balsamic flat bread. All three orders were scrumptious and were a hit at the party. Their service is good too. Ask for Luis if you connect with them. He explained the dishes to us and was constantly connected till the delivery was made. read more

Fresh Connections catered our office event and everything was impeccable. Gina and Anthony provided service that made the atmosphere feel as if we were in a fine dining establishment. The food was as delicious as it was visibly pleasing. Excellent choice for any catered event! read more

Fresh Connections - in two words "Top Notch" As everyone knows planning an event can be a very demanding and stressful task, let alone planning ones daughter's wedding. There are many factors that go into planning a successful and enjoyable wedding and one of the most important is the food selection. It is true what they say, you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your dream caterer. My task was doubly made difficult by the fact that the food had to be Halal which severely limited the variety of foods available for the event. Luckily, an internet search led me across Fresh Connections. My daughter had her heart set on a plated dinner service, she did not want to offer a buffet service with all the commonly known Halal foods in offering. This meant finding a caterer that had the experience, a wide selection of entrees and at the same time offered Halal. From the on start, I was very impressed by Fresh Connections, They had an extensive menu selection and were very reasonable. My journey with them began through a very friendly sales rep Tugba, While their website did not indicate Halal options, she assured me that they would be more than happy to provide Halal entrees. After many discussions, we settled on a Cesar Salad, four entrees as the main courses (The Surf and Turf, The Mediterranean Grilled Chicken, Potato Crusted Mahi Mahi and Pasta Primavera) along with sides of steamed rice and seasonal roasted vegetables, and for desserts we chose a selection of fruit tarts, Italian Delights (was not too crazy about those) and Belgian Chocolate Cups (Everyone raved about these). As my daughter was busy with her college courses and was unable to come to the food tasting, it became my task to select and approve of the foods. At the food tasting, my uncle and I were very impressed by the quality of the food and the staff. Throughout the whole process the staff at Fresh Connections has been outstanding, friendly and very helpful. They worked to accommodate every request we made and some that we did not expect. We had a guest that was Vegan and when asked that they be served the steamed rice and vegetables only, the FC staff suggested a Vegan entree for her, unfortunately, she could not make it to the wedding at the last minute, but that was a nice touch by Fresh Connections. All the wedding guests had nothing but praise for the food and the desserts. Again, thank you Fresh Connections, for helping in making my daughter's wedding a huge success. Thank you Tugba, Mina and Chef Stuart Morris for all your help. Regards, Amer Ghul read more

Superrrr happy with our order from Fresh Connections! We hosted a happy hour event on 5/17 - but unfortunately we were flying in to DC from Nashville to host the event so we had no clue who to use for catering. The admin at the company we were coming to visit suggested this place and let me tell you.. it was ABSOLUTELY wonderful. Food was fresh, innovative and delicious. All the food arrived at the right temperature and had an amazing presentation. We even got compliments from our guest! We had plenty of food to serve our party of 15. I was really surprised at how great everything was because of the price being so good. Also, the staff here are so so nice and polite. I literally called Sera like 5 times asking questions, making order changes and time changes. Each time she was just as helpful and just as nice- never once got irritated. Finally, Sera and the delivery guy went above and beyond for us - we realized about 30 mins before our food was supposed to arrive we had NO ice for the event and forgot to ask them to bring any. I called Sera in a panic and unfortunately the deliver driver had already left to deliver our order. Sera didn't stop there - she actually called her driver and had him stop by the store and pick us up two bags of ice!! Absolutely wonderful. If we have an similar event in the area, we will def use again!! read more

Fresh Connections catered our holiday meal and we could not have been happier. Delicious, delicious, delicious is all we can say. It encouraged us to hire them again for a work related project and they provided an amazing breakfast and lunch with Covid in mind - all the meals were separated into box lunches. The staff loved the meals - we highly recommend this place. read more