‍: @chef.abbi Review…read more The food was EXCEPTIONAL and @chef.abbi was SPECTACULAR! She arrived 20 minutes early, fully equipped and prepared to provide an outstanding dining experience. The meal was flavorful and her professional demeanor was refreshing. The decorative table setting and complimentary Prosecco was the perfect touch to curate the vibe of the evening! Sidenote: Her oxtails sliders should be illegal they're so GOOD 100 out of 10!!!!! * Appetizers: Oxtail sliders * Seafood dip & chips Family Style Entree: Fried chicken * Baked macaroni * String beans w/smoke turkey * Candy yams * Cornbread

Started out good then after I picked a menu, nothing. Haven't heard from them since. Very…read moredisappointing.

I truly hate to leave negative reviews, but this is what happened to me…read more At first, the owner/Chef came across as very kind, responsive, and eager to help. I paid $140 for a tasting, which went great (honestly, very good food). But after that every follow-up email took longer and longer to get a response, and when I asked multiple times for an updated quote so I could move forward with a deposit and secure my date, I was completely ghosted. Unfortunately, it feels like he took my money and disappeared. That's unprofessional, disappointing, and frankly disrespectful. Weddings are stressful enough without vendors wasting time and hard-earned money. Proceed with caution before considering this business.

the food was excellent. I orrdered chicken Alfredo, and red sauce in case anyone couldn't eat meat…read more it came with garlic bread and salad. included were plates, napkins, silverware,cups and tea plus lemonade. The food arrived on time and hot. Chef J was a pleasure to work with and I would definitely use Elite Catering again. All my volunteers ate well and had only compliments about the food. My best to Chef J hope to see you again.

I wish I could home more than 5 stars !! Fluffy was so easy to work with to plan out event for 50…read morepeople. We did hibachi and sushi. And both were amazing! The steak was really flavorful and everyone loved it. We are going to definitely book Fluffy again. Don't look any further than this one. They are friendly, on time and honestly I thought better than restaurant hibachi.

Hands down the best experience in the back yard. Shine was amazing and made the experience even…read morebetter. He was personable, funny, friendly and still professional. The food was amazing. He interacted with all of us and made the night even better.

So lovely! The staff were incredible and friendly. The food was delicious and the plating was so…read morebeautiful. Makes me want to go out and buy my own set as well! They were kind and respectful when helping with set up and clean up! 100/10 would recommend!

My post on their FB page…read more I had an experience that left me and my family questioning our decision. My sister planned a 99th birthday weekend for our dad, rental house, all family and catered meals by Essential Catering. Two staff members delivered the food and set it all up. First day, the potato salad had carrots and sweet peas with unpeeled potatoes. What southern caterer thought that was a great combination?!! Cheap brand of hot dogs and burgers, made a "picnic" attempt a disaster. Next day, birthday dinner was served, deli roast beef slices with carrots in a tasteless watery liquid. Baked not grilled chicken and a strawberry shortcake served with a gelatin based fruity mess. Someone didn't take much effort to prepare delicious or at best good food. When children don't eat it, you know there are problems! I know some may ask, why didn't we cook for ourselves? My sister wanted to avoid spending that time and just celebrate our Dad. Big. Big mistake. Essential Catering should spend more time in food prep than setting up -- looks good but bad tastes!

I have had two experience in the past with this catering company. First one was back in 2019, they…read morewere hire by my apartment complex to prepare a Mother's Brunch for residents and their mother's. Second one was for my wedding. I decided to go with them expecting the same experience but this was not the case at the end. My husband, fiancé at the time, and I went to the testing, Jennifer took care of us and we expressed our menu was going to be pork-free and it was reflected in our options, chicken and steak. About a month before the wedding they changed the contact person as Jennifer left the company. This cause a great deal of stress in me due to the fact that when I spoke with Maria she seemed that she did not have a clue if what I was talking about, regarding all the menu and specifics, I had already discuss with Jennifer and changed completely the quote adding a good $800 extra to quote. Come wedding day, first, I had nice matching silverware and the team decided to put the metal silverware next to the silver wear. Here the common sense was not used. This clashed with the decor. I remember mentioning to put the silverware next to the food so if people wanted to use those instead of the ones in the table they had the choice. Secondly, the caesar salad had bacon on it and it was pre-made. Once again, I was very explicit about not wanting pork in the menu. Half of my family ended not been able to eat the salad and I found this so annoying as I paid almost $2,400 for the services. Third, the head server approach me at some point of the wedding to ask me about the services and I told her how I was feeling and told her 'not great'. To this day NOBODY from this company has reached out to me for feedback. Needless to say they won't have my business nor recommendation in the future. Lastly, keep in mind it has been almost a full year of my wedding and I still feel strongly about it all.

Just wanting to give a major kudos to Affordable Catering for a phenomenal job they did in catering…read moreour rehearsal dinner. They catered our son and daughter-in-law's rehearsal dinner 1 week after Hurricane Ian. I cannot say enough wonderful things about them. Their staff members, Ice (lead server) and Dunia (2nd server) were absolutely awesome! They showed up on time coming to Venice, Fl from Tampa during very heavy "Ian" recovery traffic. Not only did they impress us with arriving with ample time to set up before guests arrived, they were very personable, happy, enjoyable and extremely efficient in serving and clean up. The food by Affordable Catering was absolutely amazing. The 62+ guests we had were thrilled with the food and service. Everything tasted so delicious, in particular, the Maui Chicken was a HUGE success. We received nothing but raves about the food. Thank you "Affordable Catering" for making our first experience an excellent experience. Marie Bentancourt, my sales associate, was also key in making our event a success as well. She worked very hard at satisfying my needs. She was very conscious of my concerns and had perfect suggestions to satisfy my specific needs. Thank you once again Affordable Catering. If anyone is looking for the perfect company to cater their party, you will not be disappointed with this company.

Graze Craze = Holiday Magic! Our annual Christmas celebration was extra special this year thanks…read moreto Graze Craze! We enjoyed a private charcuterie course where we sampled a gorgeous board and even made our own! The dips? Absolutely delicious and the display? Picture-perfect What makes it even better? It's veteran-owned and you can feel the pride and care in every detail. If you're planning a holiday party, family gathering, or need catering, Graze Craze is the way to go! Beautiful boards Incredible flavors Perfect for celebrations Support local. Support veterans. Enjoy amazing food!

Third charcuterie place in Lakeland, each offering a little different product. This one boasts a…read morecommercial kitchen. In the front area is an order counter and a small cooler, leading me to believe their desire is in production/delivery to your location (catering, as opposed to any sort of "big business" in onsite or grab 'n go meals). They had 2 "grab & go" items, A $9 "snack" and a $15 "meal". Both looked good thru the packaging, however, they weren't grab & go as the clerk shared they make it fresh and it takes 20 minutes. Not able to wait, I left empty-handed and will hope to taste their charcuterie soon. I saw no photos of finished products while there. There are some on line. My "3" means my visit was okay in learning what's available. They may need more time to "gel", only being open 2 days (ribbon cutting is mid-July). I'll call ahead next time so a grab 'n go is ready to go. I do hope their charcuterie includes smaller sizes--for 2-4, during football season for example. Parking is a little interesting, being between two active restaurants. I wish them many successes!

A gem of a restaurant…read more I didn't realize this is an order and find a seat instead of a sit down restaurant with wait staff, but I definitely appreciate now that you order and find a table because this means service is fast. We came on a Saturday at about 1250, I am glad we came later because all the tables were taken but one got up while we were ordering our food so we were able to grab it. There is outside seating as well, but if it pours the tables make it wet, even though they are covered. I think on a non-rainy day there are enough tables, but on a rainy day it does get busy inside so I would recommend coming either earlier than noon or later than one. There is a ton of street parking around. One street down there was even free parking so we parked there. There are so many different types of pizza with really interesting ingredients. There was a Caesar salad pizza, which is the one that stuck out to me. We ended up getting just plain cheese pizza for the kids. I love how they have slices of pizza so you can try multiple flavors if you want. We got a meatball appetizer with breadsticks. My older son loved the meatballs, there is pork so I can't eat it. He ate two of the meatballs, and my husband ate two of the meatballs since our younger son didn't want to try it. My older and younger son split the breadstick and my younger son actually liked it more than the garlic knots, so we will definitely have to do this appetizer again. We also got each of them a slice of cheese, pizza, which they both ate enough of to make me realize that we did need to get two instead of one and split it between the two of them. We got a side of fries which my older son initially thought was OK, but then said he didn't like it that much. I think we can skip the fries in the future, but it really depends on whether the older son really wants the fries or not. And my husband got chicken marsala with garlic knots. The garlic knots are amazing. There are absolutely soaked in butter and garlic, so it is the least healthy thing for you on the planet, but it is so worth it. It comes with three garlic knots and we ate all of it. The chicken marsala was very good too. We got it with rigatoni and it is a huge plate so we split it. I didn't get food because I knew that nobody would finish the food that they got so I ended up eating off of everyone's plate. This was definitely the way to go, we did have some leftovers, but I think if we skipped the fries, we wouldn't have had food to take home. The people working here are all very friendly and the food was really quick. They bring the food out when it's ready. They also have a full bar which I thought is great if you want to make this longer meal. I love this place and prices were super reasonable. I will definitely come back.

Palace Pizza is a solid four stars for me based strictly on the pizza and garlic knots. I didn't…read moreget a chance to try any of the pasta, although I have to admit it looked pretty delicious coming out. We tried several pizzas, including the pepperoni pizza with the garlic-knot crust, chicken Alfredo pizza, BBQ pizza, and Meat Delight. The pepperoni pizza itself was good, but I was a little disappointed by the garlic knots built into the crust. What's strange is that their regular garlic knots are completely different and AMAZING. Seriously, those were probably one of my favorite things we ordered. If the garlic-knot crust tasted like the standalone knots, that pizza would easily be top-tier. The BBQ pizza and Meat Delight were both pretty good and I would order either again. The chicken Alfredo pizza, however, was my least favorite. I personally didn't enjoy the flavor combination enough to recommend that one. The restaurant has that casual, old-school New York pizza/Italian joint vibe, nothing overly fancy, just a comfortable place to grab a slice or sit down for a meal. The staff was friendly during our visit, and everything felt pretty laid-back. Overall, definitely worth stopping in if you're craving pizza, but do yourself a favor and get an order of the regular garlic knots. Those alone are worth it. I'd come back to try more of the pizza and probably give the pasta a shot next time.

My daughter contracted them for her outdoor wedding. It was perfect! The food was great, the staff…read morefriendly, and everything was well organized. I highly recommend them!

Bonnie , Clarito and McKayla did a great job for our event of 50 guests . They are true…read moreprofessionals . The menu has excellent variety and the cost is affordable . I researched many catering options and selected them . The food served is good quality and you can tell it was made with love . They arrived on time and their set up is excellent . Our guests loved the food and service . No one left hungry . They even packed up a few left overs for the late comers . We look forward to our next event with them .

I have used TLC Catering a couple of times and have NEVER been disappointed. The food is…read moreoutstanding and you can't beat the prices. Now that the company I work for is based in Bartow, TLC Catering will be my choice for events.

Excellent food, great service and their deliveries are always on time. Very happy experience each…read moreand every time.