My mom threw my step-dad a 50th birthday party last night and used In Good Taste as the caterer. She was a little nervous about it since it was the first time she was using the, but they turned out to be great! The food was wonderful, she ordered all of the tables and bars from them, and they displayed everything beautifully.
I'm an appetizer girl so the cocktail hour was my favorite part of the evening especially the sushi boats, tuna tartare on wonton chips, and crab cakes. There was so much food being passed around that I didn't have a chance to try everything, but thank goodness for leftovers and I really enjoyed the lamb chops for dinner tonight (the evening after the party).
For dinner they served prime rib, chicken, and rice. I'm more of a fish gal so this didn't really appeal to me, but everyone else seemed happy and I was pretty full from the cocktail hour. And then there was a dessert....the most amazing chocolate cake ever. My mom had complained earlier in the day that they were charging her $275 for the cake, which she thought was absurd, but this cake looked and tasted like it was worth the money. I was too full for the rest of the pastries (chocolate mousse, tarts, etc), but enjoyed those as leftovers as well.
In situations like this it's always to find a few things wrong so there were a few things that I'd recommend watching out for if you use this caterer. My mom had called a few days earlier to tell the caterer she was expecting a few more people than originally planned, but the caterer must have forgotten so they were bringing extra chairs outside as people were sitting down for dinner and didn't have enough silverware prepared. We also noticed that they didn't put any water on the tables and while most people were enjoying their alcohol beverages a glass of water would have been nice as well (especially after all that salty food). They brought plenty of staff, but we probably could have used one more because the bartender had to leave the bar on several occasions to help out with something else.
Overall, my mom and the guests were very happy with the caterer so I have a feeling I'll be eating seeing In Good Taste again for future family affairs. read more