I have been here on more than a few occasions, going all the way back to school field trips as a…read morechild. Generally, it's a pretty cool place to visit and explore. This time we checked out an "Experience" from our local library, which allows free admission. This program is great, and allows you to visit Meadowcroft, plus the Heinz History Center, and the Fort Pitt Museum. In the morning, we explored the visitor center and the Native American Village. We liked throwing the Atlatl, which launches big, spear-like darts at a fake deer target to see if you can get them to stick. Afterwards, we left the site to go have lunch about 15 minutes away, and then did a short hike at Cross Creek Lake, where we saw a historic Truss Bridge from 1881. We came back to Meadowcroft, and climbed the steps to the Rock Shelter. We had seen this before, but we were able to experience some excavation work with the staff and scientists. We saw a recent discovery of a chipped flint that was 3,000 years old. Afterwards, we finished exploring the rest of the property. We liked throwing axes, playing double ball, and some other games. The old museum part was slightly disappointing, as it smelled heavily of mold, and I didn't want to stay in the buildings because of the smell. Neat old coaches and wagons in there, but I saw them before, so we were in and out quickly. Lastly, we did the Historic Covered Bridge (looks like it was re-done recently with new wood), the school, church, blacksmith shop and log cabin. All pretty cool to see. Overall, a nice day here at Meadowcroft ... Cheers!

Not too far from Pittsburgh (~1 hr) but the narrow 2 lane rural desolate Google Map route was white…read moreknuckling. All the docents were immersed in their roles. We threw spears and tomahawk. The geologist at the rock shelter was very interesting. There was a guest from Toronto who drove up from Wheeling to visit Meadowcroft. The conference center is still under construction. The bathrooms are open. Lots of stalls that are roomy. The gift shop was a great starting and ending point.

Philomena's catered a work function and the food was amazing!! Baked Ziti was great .. sauce was…read moretoo overbearing. Extra sauce was delightful. The selection of bread provided was on point.. onion buns, dinner rolls, slices of Italian bread etc. The chicken parm was out of this world! Presentation was perfect.. cheese provided (graded and shredded) and salt n pepper at the end of the table where it should be. Its the little things sometimes. Great job on catering this function!

Philomenas Review…read more We used this catering company several times once we decided to use them for our wedding. We booked her one year in advance, and we used her for A New Year's Eve party, and for our wedding shower. These two events required only the food to be present, no service. At the original taste testing, the food was phenomenal as was at each event. Very flavorful and delicious, nothing was dry as it was quality food. The same can even be said about the food at our wedding for those that got it... We discussed our concerns with Amanda on several occasions that we had met. We did two separate taste testings to try a variety of foods, we drove there to pick up food several times, and we went there for tasting our signature drink. On top of that we had no less than 10 phone conversations and several emails discussing details of our wedding and the quality of service we expected. This is why the review has a poor rating. We get married one time in our lives, and the people from our wedding will remember how horrible the service was. We paid extra money for a "bartending service" who told our guests they were supposed to be there serving food. We asked Amanda if she had handled a wedding of this size before (300+ people) She assured us that they do 500 person events all the time. After my mother-in-law had to ask for salad at her table 6 times, and then ask for dressing another four times, we began to panic and realize Amanda over-promised and under delivered severely. In addition to this, the tables were supposed to be bussed and cleared, the plates were to be washed, none of this was done. The head table never got their glasses of water which remained upside down until we cleaned up the next day. We had less than 300 guests RSVP. We paid Philomena's for 310 guests worth of food. We had a total of 278 people attend our wedding, and she still ran out of food even though she insisted on several occasions that there would be more than enough food. She also said there will be several items left over and she would put out to go containers. Speaking of this, she said they would have plenty of time to kill while they were there and to give her things to do while she was there. She was entirely unprepared. When the bridal party walked in and they were still serving salad, we knew this was a disaster. When we spoke with Amanda the following day about the issues that we had, she tried to blame The fact they were unprepared because of the cookies in her area. She promised us that she would be putting out the cookies at the cookie table and never did! My family had to put them all out! We also gave her extra space at the venue as she was worried she wouldn't have enough. In addition to this disaster, I had to dismiss tables on my own wedding night, because Amanda did not bring enough help as clearly her bartenders we're supposed to be serving food, so then we were forced to shut down the bar so the guests could be served. There are several other details minor or large that I may be missing, but I am so upset and frustrated with how this turned out that people now remember our wedding as the wedding that was amazing except for the catering. If you want to use this company be sure to use them for only their food because that is all they are good for. Their services are sub par at best.

We did the Cooked Goose for our work event. Everything was hot and ready when we picked up. The…read moreemployees were friendly and efficient. Everything went off without a hitch. We did pulled pork, Cajun chicken, macaroni salad, and coleslaw. I really enjoyed the pulled pork. We got three different sauces to try with it as well. The Cajun chicken tasted good, but I was expecting a little bit more spiciness to it. We will definitely look to use the Cooked Goose again for our next needed event.

I was highly disappointed with my experience trying to arrange catering with this company. I am not…read morethe only one from the other reviews. Should have read them before I called. It would have saved me the headache. I was actually recommended to them by several people who have eaten their food, so I reached out hoping to have them cater a 30th birthday celebration. Unfortunately, the experience I had when I called completely changed my opinion. I had questions about pricing, how the catering process works, and what options were available. Instead of taking a few minutes to actually discuss it with me, the person I spoke with repeatedly told me to "look on our website." Yes, obviously I can look at the website. That's not why I called. I called because I wanted to speak with someone, ask questions, understand how the catering works, and make arrangements for an event. I shouldn't have to chase down basic information or feel like I'm inconveniencing someone simply because I'm trying to give the company my business. The interaction was extremely unhelpful and honestly left me wondering how difficult it would be to actually coordinate an entire catered event if getting basic questions answered was already this frustrating. You lost a customer today. And that's especially disappointing because I was referred to you by people who genuinely enjoy your food. Hospitality is about more than the food. It's about how you treat people, especially when they're calling because they want to spend their money with you. If answering customers' questions and helping them through the process is too much, then perhaps catering--and hospitality in general--isn't the right business to be in. I was excited to give this company my business. After this experience, I will be taking it elsewhere.

Sarah and Shaunden were a dream to work with. From the first meet up, they were bursting with…read moreexcitement over our vision, already brainstorming how to make it happen. They researched, emailed, called, collected proposals, and vetted every vendor before presenting us options. They handled all communication and coordination with vendors all the way up to the wedding day. These two have such a feel for design. They used colors, textures, lighting, and accents to create the overall "modern boho, earthy vibe", we envisioned. They captured the very essence of our personalities, it was literally "so us!" Our favorite part of the planning process was our dinner & drinks where we hung out for hours catching up and discussing wedding plans. We became genuine friends throughout our time working together. They were always a text or call away. Sarah even saved the day when 2 vendors backed out, due to covid, a week before the wedding. A situation that would have made any couple breakdown, Sarah was quick to suggest solutions and had everything back on track by the end of the day!! Everything they did was absolutely above and beyond. Everything they touched turned to gold. IRIE was worth every cent we spent.

I recently had the pleasure of working alongside the Irie Event Team as the caterer. Their team…read moreworked tirelessly to make a special couples day seamless and beautiful! I would recommend this team to anyone looking for a professional, well- oiled team to plan their day! Kim Greene Catering by Wickey~ Wedding Specialist

Top notch service!! One of the best dj's that I have hard or seen in a long time. Extremely…read moreprofessional and an all around great person. I would recommend him and his services to anyone

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Ron was amazing!! He was very responsive and flexible! I booked Ron for my wedding day and he was…read moremore than accommodating! 2 days prior to my wedding I had to change my times and extend my time, and he didn't charge me any crazy fees changing things around at the last minute. I also had to call him the day of and have him pick me up at a different location, as I was running behind. The party bus was clean and and spacious. We were able to connect with bluetooth to the speaker system. Ron made it so easy and flawless! Ron was reliable, responsive, flexible, and so so so helpful. I'm so thankful a friend recommended me to him and cannot wait to book him for future events! I only have one blurry photo to add. But it's just because we were having such a good time we didn't get our phones out :) 10/10 would recommend Ron!!!

We had an amazing night celebrating my folks 60th anniversary. Ron happened to be in town and did…read morethe actual driving. Super good guy. Took pics for us and with us. Did the escorting of my parents to the van. Could not have been easier to work with. Highly recommend!!!