I highly recommend Happy Hostess at your service…read moreThey did an amazing job at a recent function (surprise party) . They completely took over (in a good way) and provided everything I needed (with a smile ) . They really go out of there way to make everything seamless while offering many useful suggestions on how to improve the service and event. They really know what they're doing. They serve, organize cater... You name it, they do it. They do all this for at very reasonable prices. They will spoil you rotten! Contact the owner, Margi . She's the genius of this enterprise

Happy Hostess helped us with my Mom's 70th birthday party this past weekend. The servers went…read moreabove and beyond and made the whole process as easy as possible. I was very impressed with their professionalism and ability to adjust to the overall flow of the party. I would definitely hire them again. Thank you!

Regrettable and forgettable, starting with the misleading name…read more "ClambakeS of Massachusetts"? Clearly the name should just be "Clambake", because this had to be their first event. Ever. (I should also note that some people in our group thought a better name was "Clambaked".) Anyway, this was all very unfortunate given the special occasion of my Mom's big number birthday. We actually had high hopes for our lobster-bake, and in fact, their communication was relatively decent leading up to the event. On the morning of the event, however, the set-up crew showed up late (30-minutes?) and blamed it on the traffic. The thing about that is, our house is only 5.3 miles from their location.....and none of our 30 guests complained of traffic. When they did show up, they forgot the table clothes, but otherwise set things up reasonably well. When it came time to show up with the food an hour or so later, it was the same deal. They showed up about 30-minutes late and again blamed it on the traffic. I mean, if it really was the traffic the first time you have a bunch of options for the second time including leaving earlier or just taking an alternate route, right? For that matter, they could have just about walked to our house in little over an hour, so we were not buying their story in the slightest. Especially twice in as many hours. After that, things devolved. Their first miscue was to to have us serve ourselves on fairly flimsy plastic plates. As the lobsters were bigger than the plates, it was actually a bit awkward to get the plate back to one's seat without it folding in half and spilling everything. Then, finally ready to dive in, we looked around for the usual lobster-attack gear, only to find metal claw crackers (ok that's standard-fare).....and plastic utensils! No metal picks (essential), let alone lobster-scissors (optional, but highly desired, especially for an elderly crowd). Just a plastic fork and knife! Hello? Have you ever even had lobster before? Anyway, unlike the more elderly people in the room, I am in decent shape and so I wasn't going to let anything stand between me and a good lobster. I cracked open my first claw. Ok, cool. Second claw.....SNAP.....the claw-cracker actually broke in two in my hands! (A science guy at the table said the claw-crackers were made from cheap metal.) Sigh.....really? When we finally got to the point of having something in our hands that we could eat, we noticed that the butter they wanted us to use was (literally) sitting in slightly over-sized plastic thimble into which you could barely fit your thumb, let alone a lobster tail. There were plenty of other "details" missed: No bowl for your shells (so until one of the guests brought a plastic tin over you had to leave the watery shell mess on your plate while you tried to eat the rest of your food). No lobster bibs. It just seemed like every way we turned we were dealing with amateur hour. We also had comments across the board about the chicken being substantially over-cooked (however most people seemed to like the steak, and there were very good comments on the mushrooms). At the end of the day, the only reason I am not giving them a 1-star instead of a 2-star is that the staff were genuinely nice and the lobster (once you finally got to it) and steak were actually reasonably tasty. Still, we will never use these people again and we recommend you look elsewhere as well. Let them learn on someone else's dime.

We used Clambakes of MA for my dad's Celebration of Life Party on 8/19/18. We were so very happy…read morewith the quality of food, service, presentation and punctuality. The 2 cooks were on time and had everything ready by 5pm as promised. Everything was cooked perfect with plenty of flavor. All left overs were boxed neatly for my guests. All my guests loved it! We will definitely use them again! I give them 5 stars and highly recommend this company!

I Recently held an event for a small group for my wife's retirement party. I ordered several items…read morefrom both the Novara and Abby Park menus for pickup. the food was top notch the communication and payment process was smooth and effortless- 5 stars for Cypress catering

Wonderful! Such a perfect experience, and we are very high maintenance customers. We hosted a…read morehousewarming and worked with Jessica. She was so accommodating, communicative, and very very pleasant to work with. The menu was amazing, the food tasted perfect.

I would highly reccomend them to anyone looking to host a tea, shower, or party. They were great…read morefor our fairy tea party office event, as well as my mom's smaller garden-themed birthday party. High Tea first catered an event at my office, which was truly amazing. Such delicious food, wonderful tea, and a really lovely set-up. I liked it so much that I thought of them to cater my mother's 60th birthday party. They came to the house, brought flowers, decorations, everything, really, and made the party memorable. My mom was thrilled and the party was really wonderful. Everyone loved the food (the scones with clotted cream and hat cookies were my favorite) and the house looked amazing with plants and flowers brought inside as it was raining. Really great company and amazing events. Thanks, ladies!

In a time of extreme uncertainty, I had to cancel my bachelorette in Dover, Vermont a week in…read moreadvance this month. While many companies have been more than understanding with clients and providing refunds at some agreed percentage, including wedding venues, it was unfortunate one of my girlfriends did not have experience that with private chef, Maureen. Instead of offering sympathy, Maureen instead declared the deposits were non-refundable (this was no where stated in the contracted) and since the notice was given less than 30 days, she was not obligated to refund at any measure (another policy that was no where stated in the contract or her website). While my friend continued to try and work with her, Maureen had went on to call her, "entitled", "close-minded" and "immature." I don't think it's immature to want to keep a group of people, including Maureen, safe from the virus. Telling us our only option is to reschedule within a 90 mile radius when we have no idea when this pandemic will end is not helpful. I've been in the hospitality industry for year and I've had a handful of clients actually yell in my face. In no situation would i EVER respond in such a such a way. I was speechless and incredibly disappointed. Many of us are faced in financial hardships but what I've always found to be true is you need to give in order to get. Would not recommend by any means.

Maureen came to my place to run a cocktail making class for a group of 10 friends. It was a total…read moreblast. Not only did we learn a lot, but we also enjoyed our time with Maureen. We all agreed that we would like to do again with a new menu of drinks to try. Would highly recommend a class with her.

We had a fantastic experience with Maureen, right from the get-go. She was great about…read morecommunication. She provided us a menu of specialty cocktails to choose from, provided recommendations on what to get (and how much), and took the guess work out of how to plan the beverage service for the night. The night of the event, she was prompt (even early), brought all the necessary barware (and a table), and set up a fantastic display. She was on top of drinks all night, and she and her helper even helped serve some of the food! Overall, great experience - will definitely work with Maureen again, and have already recommended her to friends!

We have been using Maria's Catering for over 45 years. We recently were at a 100th birthday party…read moreand it was catered by Maria's and it was phenomenal! The wait staff were so accommodating and food as always GREAT! Thank you Maria's for all the years of consistently being wonderful.

Maria's catered a last minute elopement celebration. They went over and above to accommodate us to…read morehelp make this occasion happen when we wanted. Maria's attention to detail and communication was so helpful on short notice. The food was delicious all our guests were raving about it. Their team and wait staff are so helpful and professional. Highly recommend for any type of occasion.

We were underwhelmed with our $300.00 tasting :( If you are looking for vegan/vegetarian options,…read morelook to other caterers.

We used this particular caterer for our daughter's wedding as well as the cocktail party the day…read morebefore. The attention to detail was wonderful- Linda even had a go cart for older/ infirm guests to be transported from drinks area to the reception area-not. Something I would have thought of, but which turned out to be very useful. ( the wedding was at Elm Bank in Wellesley. ) The hors d'oeuvres both days were excellent. We had salmon and tournedos for the wedding dinner. Both entrees were very well prepared, steak was done just right . Compliments to both. He'd and sous chef! There were about a 100 guests and the level of attention given was wonderful. My daughter did not have a wedding planner, but Linda coordinated everything and I will honestly say it would not have been as relaxed ( for me) if not for her! Reasonably priced , I would not hesitate to recommend her outfit to anyone .

I worked with Susan Lane Events for my baby shower and they did an amazing job. All the setup items…read morecame the day before and pickup was the day after the event. Their staff was friendly and professional and the way they designed the food with little signs and greenery was beautiful. Most importantly, the food tasted delicious! Everyone loved the lemon poppy bread, chicken salad sandwiches and mini cupcakes. I would definitely use Susan Lane Events again and it's great to support a local-to-Sudbury business.

Susan Lane catered my husband's birthday party. Everyone (including us) raved about the delicious…read moreand incredible menu selections and the beautiful presentation. My sister is a super fussy, food snob and she literally said the grilled shrimp dish was the best she ever had in her life and she pleaded for the recipe. Susan's catering was a smashing success. It was really wonderful having abundant leftovers to send home with our very satisfied guests. We're really thrilled and grateful. I highly recommend Susan Lane.