Do you dream of not having food to eat on your wedding day? Do you aspire to get into an argument with your caterer on your special day? Do you envision family members having to step into said argument because you've been so rudely spoken to while celebrating the happiest day of your life? If so, this is the caterer for you! Extremely rude, unapologetic, unprofessional, and not the type of owner, or employees, you'd want to be dealing with on your event day. I do not recommend this company. read more

Our church hired Healthy Cafe to cater a dinner for about 140 people. The food was delicious it arrived hot and was kept hot in the aluminum trays with burners beneath which were supplied. Everyone enjoyed the dinner. It was so great. read more

If you're browsing reviews to see if The Healthy Cafe Catering Co. is actually worth the 5-star hype and deserves your business, well the simplified answer is; absolutely! Coordinate with them for your event and you will not be disappointed. The Healthy Cafe Catering Co. is professional, well-respected in the community, has an expansive menu, top-notch response time, accommodates all sorts of tastes, events, and budgets, and of course... their food is absolutely delicious. No, I don't have any affiliation with anyone who works for/in this company. I hired this company for a baptism reception in November and guests (including the picky eaters) are still raving about the incredible food months later! More details if you're that person... (hello like-minded stranger!) Professionalism: Marissa was extremely helpful from start to finish and made the entire process so simple. She was the only person I communicated with, which was surprising and refreshing. There was no confusion, all questions were promptly answered, and it just felt very personalized. Although I know an entire team was involved in making this event so awesome, Marissa was with us the entire way, and her personal follow-through was beyond exceptional. Price: After thorough investigating, it was clear that The Healthy Cafe Catering Co. offered the best prices in the Albany area, especially for such an eclectic menu in a 5-star category. Full disclosure; I did end up spending more than originally planned, but that was purely out of convenience and to accommodate many varied tastes. (Ok ok, the other part of that truth... there were far too many delicious items on the menu, I added a personalized option [taco bar] and ordered 2.5x more than was needed because I wanted to send people [+myself] home with leftovers for the week leading up to Thanksgiving). Marissa pointed out that the amount of food/guest ratio was off, but I knew what I was doing. Best. Decision. Ever. Although I ended up going over my budget, I can say it was absolutely worth it, and feel like we received even more than we paid for. Now, the reason you're really here: THE FOOD... Everything was made with top quality ingredients, cooked to perfection (and reheated beautifully), and the flavors were beyond amazing. Fun starter for any occasion: Get the spicy pork empanada appetizers. I ordered 4 dozen for 40 people and honestly should've doubled that because they were so good. Twists on classics: Hot option: get their signature vegetable lasagna. Seriously... even the carnivores of the family were impressed. Cold option: get the petit sandwich platter... Why? Unadventurous kids ate twists on turkey & roast beef and liked it. One even ate a mushroom sandwich and went back for more. That's magic. The classics: Sausage & Peppers... I can't say anything about them, except I never had a chance to taste them before they were devoured. Traditional Meat Lasagna... Hearty, well seasoned, and raved about by many. The Jumpin' Julia Salad...Yep, even a chopped up vegetable medley made an impression with it's delicious add-ins and perfect execution. The thing I personally liked least: the baked Macaroni & Cheese. Why? Personal preference... I think Mac & Cheese should always be a drippy, messy catastrophe of a dish. However, this was exactly what baked macaroni and cheese should be; perfectly cooked noodles, evenly cheesed, and simple flavoring for those picky eaters. Alright, you've reached the end. You now know why you're going to make this team your go-to caterers. Congrats! Time for you to review the menu options on The Healthy Cafe Catering Co.'s website again and begin the most difficult part... narrowing down which items you'd like to make your event delightful & memorable. And don't worry... if you get stuck on that part, just reach out in an email & have some passionate professionals give you their personalized suggestions. You can't go wrong. read more

Healthy Cafe catered a graduation party for us. The food was excellent. Many guests before and after the party commented on the amazing food and I personally attest to the same. I requested their recommendation on amounts based on our venue and event and they provided more than enough food. The young staff I spoke with initially to ask questions and ultimately book the event were very patient, sweet and helpful. The unpleasantness occurred day of the event when things did not go as planned in terms of set-up. The delivery person was rude to the venue hostess, a friend of the family and her daughter who arrived early to help, and myself upon arrival. When I spoke with the owner after the event about making payment and providing feedback, she, too, was short, interrupted me, and abruptly told me not to say anything negative about the delivery person because "... I've known her for 11 years..." She barely allowed me to speak, so I didn't have chance to share any positives. I found both women highly unprofessional, combative, and despite the amazing food they will never be recommended by family, friends or myself. read more

House party with last minute rain changes and the staff were absolutely amazing helping to make some magic. Food was delicious, fresh and ALL GONE by the end of the night. Can't wait to order again and so happy I found them! read more

I was recommended to order from The Healthy Cafe Catering Company from a few coworkers for an upcoming staff event. I called and spoke to Paula, who was just so patient answering my millions of questions. We have a few very specific diets that needed to be accommodated and Paula was excellent about communicating via phone and email to ensure everything was handled. If she didn't know the answer right away, she would ask the kitchen staff and then get back to me with the specifics. This was important to us since we have a few GF and vegan employees we needed to feed. We didn't exclusively use The Healthy Cafe Catering Company for our event, but we did order plenty of food from them to substantiate this review. Included in the cost is delivery service, which is fantastically PROMPT. When you tell them a time (even :15 they are there!!) Everyone was so friendly and easy to work with. The quinoa salad with asian dressing was PHENOMENAL! Next time we must order a larger tray of the coconut curry tofu since all the meat eaters just couldn't get enough of it!! The chipotle tempeh was surprisingly amazing and filling. I have never had tempeh before but I enjoyed the texture and how filling it was. I look forward to working with the Healthy Cafe Catering Company on plenty more work events. Thank you!!! read more

The Healthy Cafe Catering Company - Quinoa salad (bottom) and coconut curry tofy (3rd tray), chipotle tempeh (5th tray) - Caterers Near Me - Albany, New York

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I could not give these folks a higher rating and they absolutely deserve it. Not only was the food nothing short of phenomenal, but they were thrown some curveballs by the hosting Hotel and they just took it all in stride and made everything about the food at our event exquisite. I am a vegan and, of course, added vegan dishes to what we ordered and they blew me away. We had attendees asking for recipes. But the staff was what I was most impressed with. They said that their job was to take all the stress out so that we could enjoy the event and they absolutely did. I am a huge fan. read more

Betsy and her staff were amazing at my wedding on 9/22/18. The food was absolutely delicious and the staff were friendly and so attentive to all our needs and more. We had to provide food choices for our vegan and non vegan guests and the menu choices we selected exceeded our expectations. The best catering experience I've ever had. Every single wedding guest raved about the food and service. I would recommend Healthy Choice Cafe 100% to anyone in the area that wants high quality food and superior service. The catering experience made our wedding the best it could be. read more

We recently had Healthy Cafe Catering cater a small rehearsal dinner at our home. Food was fantastic! Staff were responsive, friendly and professional. I highly recommend this company. read more

On the recommendation of our wedding venue, we went to Healthy Cafe for a personalized tasting. We were blown away by the quality and flavor, and we walked away knowing that we were going to have them cater our wedding with the exact same food that we tasted. Healthy Cafe was flexible with us in adjusting the pricing with respect to our changing headcount. The amazing staff helped us make sure that our wedding went off without a hitch. Their pricing is far more reasonable than any of the other Capital Region caterers and their food is way better tasting. Every couple should look at Healthy Cafe for catering their wedding. read more

The folks at Healthy Café helped me plan an amazing College Graduation Party. The food was exceptional in flavor and presentation. I had two servers who took care of set up and cleanup. Plus everything in-between. The vegetable lasagna was a huge hit with my guests. The apple pie we ordered for dessert was out of this world. Catering the event allowed me to enjoy my guests without any of the stress. read more

I dont know if this is the same place as where I ate but i think so. They are a vendor down in Albany. I wish they had an actual restaurant but they cater only, as far as i can tell. They have the best wraps ever. When I used to work downtown I would go to them everyday. My fav is the flew the coop wrap. Healthy and delicious. I hadnt been to them in years bc the vendors are only out for a few hrs mon-fri but i had last friday off work so i stopped by and grabbed lunch. still tastes the same and friendly service!! open a restaurant gals!!!! read more

Great food. Great ontime service. Get the lasagna, both meatless and meat options!

I am pasting and copying my review from Google...I was asked to review Healthy Cafe on Yelp and I am too lazy to write a new review! My opinion remains the same though! We were married in an outside, tented ceremony last August. We had tried the dishes before deciding to choose Healthy Cafe, which were very good...the food at the reception blew everyone away. We had no idea what to expect, but, believe it or not, Healthy Cafe showed up and set up their own white tent (which blended in perfectly with the reception tent) and started cooking the food on site (I will try to post a photo)! The smell was wonderful and the service timely, flexible, and without incident. We received so many compliments (mostly disbelieving) regarding how delicious the food was and how considerate and professional the staff were during the reception. One guest (someone hard to impress) came to our table to tell us that he hadn't truly had gourmet food in a long time and he never expected to break that trend at at wedding (especially not an outdoor celebration, where, unfortunately, caterers often just bring reheated dishes to serve). I have absolutely no reservations recommending Healthy Cafe to anyone, for any type of event. The value for the investment was incredible, and the price is amazing in comparison to other local catering companies (many of whom were inflexible, lacking in customer service skills, and offering food far below par if you compare them to Healthy Cafe). I know this sounds like someone from Healthy Cafe wrote this; however, my review is so shining as they are just that good. You will not have a single regret. read more

Delicious food and great service, and female owned! Don't let the name fool you, it's healthy food, but not "health food", something for everyone read more

This was so disappointing. First the communication was nothing but miscommunication. 1, the receptionist Paula never gave the message to the owner. Finally a woman called back my second attempt message (still not the owner & apparently not a fan of Paula). After going over the menu and asking specific question asking for an quote what I expected to be around $500 was almost $1,000 dues to what I consider "hidden charges" if they are not written or spoken anywhere. Moving on as it was too late to cancel. Review of food: apps -poor quality and short on size for price Desserts- Store bought We had several caterer's at this event one asked me to make sure people knew that was not here section as the desserts showed up all broken in pieces and "not the quality of my desserts" another caterer said she loved Healthy Catering when she saw the van. They later found me at the end of the night to say " those were not homemade, they were definitely store bought and not what I've had in the past" All in all this was a large disappointment and it showed. read more