Went there with a group of friends. They were having 2 comics along with a buffet dinner with hot chafing dishes of meat balls, steamed veggies, oven roasted red potatoes, salmon, chicken parmigiana, eggplant rolatini , chicken franchise, pasta in a vodka sauce along with assorted cold platters. The food was plentiful and displayed very well. The chafing dishes could have been a bit hotter, but it was ok. The assorted platters were excellent with a wide variety to choose from. They kept on refilling both cold and hot foods for the hour The comedians were very entertaining and were on stage for about 1 1/2 hours. Afterwards, coffee, tea and assorted fruit and pastries were served. Service was excellent. All in all, it was a fun night being with friends read more

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I have done several parties with Palms Plaza Catering over the years, all backyard BBQ's.My family has been so happy. I wouldn't use anyone else! Alan and his staff make the planning SO easy. The food is affordable and delicious, especially the ribs and the cold sesame noodles! His staff comes in on time, sets up and starts cooking. I didn't have to worry about a thing! We also had 2 waitresses who were wonderful. They kept everything cleaned up and organized! I felt like a guest at my own party! Thank you Palms Plaza, Alan and your wonderful staff! read more

The food is amazing. The price is great. The owner is very nice. I have nothing bad to say about this place. I catered for Christmas Day for around 20 people and everyone loved it. read more

Palms plaza catering is the best venue hands. We have used palms plaza on numerous occasions and was always pleased . Alan the owner is so professional and takes care of all of your questions and needs. We had my husbands 60th birthday here and the guests were so pleased with the food and service . Alan is a hands -on owner that makes sure his customers all go home happy and satisfied. Thank you Alan read more

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Another AMAZING experience using palms plazas off premise catering. It's affordable and the food is incredible. Margo is an also dream to work with. I would never use anyone else! read more

Palms Plaza Catering Made Our At-Home Engagement Party Unforgettable! We recently hosted our son's engagement party at our home, and choosing Palms Plaza Catering in Matawan was the best decision we made. From start to finish, their team delivered an exceptional experience that exceeded every expectation. Delicious Food That Stole the Show The menu was absolutely phenomenal. Every dish--from the elegant hors d'oeuvres to the mouthwatering main courses and decadent desserts--was expertly prepared and bursting with flavor. Our guests are still talking about the stuffed chicken and the gourmet pasta station! ‍ Professional, Warm, and Impeccably Organized Service The staff was outstanding. They arrived on time, set everything up flawlessly, and worked seamlessly throughout the event. Their attention to detail and genuine hospitality made our guests feel pampered and allowed us to relax and enjoy the celebration. Transforming Our Home into a Five-Star Venue Palms Plaza brought the elegance and sophistication of a top-tier venue right into our backyard. From the beautifully arranged buffet to the spotless cleanup afterward, they handled every aspect with grace and precision. A Celebration to Remember Thanks to Palms Plaza Catering, the engagement party was not only a joyous occasion--it was a culinary and service triumph. We wholeheartedly recommend them to anyone looking to elevate their event with unforgettable food and flawless execution. Thank you, Palms Plaza, for making our home feel like the perfect place to celebrate such a special milestone! read more

Excellent food and service! Their sliced fillet steaks on garlic bread is out of this world! I highly recommend this place for any event! read more

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I had my husband's 50th birthday party there recently. Alan and his staff went ABOVE and BEYOND to make our night so unforgettable. The service, the DJ and the staff were unbelievable. The food was 5 star top notch!!!! My guests are still talking about it and it's been almost a week. To Alan and his staff I thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything!!! read more

They catered our son's Bar Mitzvah. It was delicious. We did an outdoor bbq event that was amazing. The food was plentiful and everyone raved about it. The staff was professional and so nice. I will definitely recommend them again and again and again. read more

We just had Palms Plaza cater my nephew's first Birthday party. Everything was amazing! The food: we got hot dogs, hamburgers, sausage and peppers, marinated chicken, ribs, corn, and different salads. All of the food was amazing, but the "have to" get items are the big hot dogs, sausage and peppers, Ribs, and potato salad. The service: Larry was the grill master and he was very friendly and cooked everything to perfection, including medium rare burgers etc. There was also a helper named Sue- everyone loved her. She was like superwoman and everyone at the party said how unbelievable the service was. They helped with the cake, cleaned everything, they were amazing. Overall: we could not have been happier with the experience. Would definitely use again and recommend to everyone. Cost was extremely fair. Give them a shot you will not be disappointed!!! read more

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Our family has made many parties here in the past and more recently I had attended an engagement party here. The inside is well decorated, it now has modern black leather couches that are perfect for sitting in by the bar when you're not dancing the night away. I never have enough words to say about how GREAT the food is. Buffet style with so many choices as well as both hot and cold appetizers. We have had the catering at home as well and have also enjoyed that. The owner, Allen, makes sure everything is to your liking and was extremely helpful and accommodating! We had a great time at the Palms for the party! read more

I highly recommend this business!! It was the first time I'd used them for catering an event (bridal shower) and I'm so happy! I was always able to get Margo or Alan on the phone if I had questions. The delivery and setup was fast and professional, and the waitress, Bruma, was excellent! Food was delicious! read more

This place is a s***hole. Worst place to host a kids party. It is dark the owner tries to agree with you when he sees you are interested in renting the venue but then when you actually book it you cant even decorate the place to look kid friendly. All they care about is the "money" and rushing you out. It's a dark place in a ridiculous parking lot that is scary if you are leaving there at night. He seemed to have an issue with everything and made the party almost unenjoyable. Paid more than 3 grand where I could've just taken a garbage can and shoved my money in there instead. The only thing that was okay was the food but that was probably catered out to mask the obscenity of how gross this venue was. Never again. SAVE YOUR MONEY! read more

My sister booked this place for my BIL'S 50TH birthday party. What an awesome venue! Food was delicious. Great bartender. Music. Venue was tastefully decorated. Beautifully done. Great service, too. It's so deceiving from the outside. You would never think there was such a nice venue inside. I highly recommend for all kinds of parties and events!! read more

This is a great establishment, we order their sandwiches often for meetings. And occasionally they cater larger meetings with hot buffets. Most recently our company held several functions at their facilities. Everything served was great, the space was not what we expected from the road, but it was really nice, a welcomed surprise. They provided a dj and the staff is always super. They will take care of us with a moments notice The name of this place doesn't capture the quality of the food or service read more

We have had 3 parties at Palms Plaza over 12 plus years and have attended many parties here. They are so easy to work with, down to the wait staff. The food is unbelievable and plentiful. You get a lot for your money. I highly recommend having your next party here. read more

I recently attended an event at Palms Plaza. I want to praise Allen & his staff as they provided our large group with delicious passed hors d' oeuvres in addition to a beautiful cocktail hour of a delightful array of starters. My dinner which was salmon was done to perfection- moist and flavorful. The entire meal was absolutely delicious. The wait staff was friendly & professional. The music was really outstanding. Everyone I spoke to also had an awesome evening as did I. Thank you to Allen & his professional staff. Can't wait to attend more events at Palms Plaza! read more

I had a great experience when we celebrated my parents 30th wedding anniversary! Excellent food, some of the best I have ever tasted!! Also absolutely the best service very thoughtful and always there when we needed them. The drinks were great and the entertainment was also great. read more

This place never disappoints. Food is so delicious and the perfect texture. I have attended events here and catered from them. I know people who had their wedding reception here. I come from a long line of Italian foodies. They are so picky and yet two days after my party I'm still getting asked who catered my party. Alan and his staff are very professional and the hall itself is lovely and clean. Grace M. read more

We had my sister's Sweet 16 Party at Palms Plaza and it couldn't have been any more perfect. From the food, the service, the DJ and MC, decorations, and anything else in between, we couldn't have asked for a better experience. The owner was very professional and worked with my mom and sister to make sure that everything was exactly the way they wanted it. Doug and Wally, the DJ and MC, were so interactive and personable with the party and had everyone dancing the entire time. It was nearly impossible to stay off the dance floor with how fun they made it. The party was 1920's themed and the decorations were set up to go along with the theme, and it looked amazing! There was a huge variety of food, all of which was delicious. The servers were very helpful and genuinely wanted to make sure the night was everything my sister hoped it would be. I have been to plenty of Sweet 16's and I can honestly say that this was the most fun one I've been to. The amount of options that were available (DJ, food, decorations, photography, etc.) all through the venue made the planning process comfortable, simple, and turned Sarah's Sweet 16 into an unforgettable night for all. I would definitely recommend having an event here to anyone considering it! read more

We had a holiday party catered by Palms Plaza. The food was excellent, delicious and plentiful. Their delivery setup was very efficient. We want to thank Alan for his help and generosity and all at Palms Plaza for making our holiday party a huge success. We highly recommend using them for your next event you will be very happy. Bob & Maria G. read more

I had my daughters sweet 16 here and I couldn't have asked for a more amazing smoothly run party. Everything was perfect Alan and his staff were so easy to deal with and made sure everything was perfect! The food was delicious staff were attentive and I had one very happy 16 year old which frankly is hard to do. They even packed up all of the leftover food and cake and sent it home with us. Thank you so much for a fabulous night read more

Palms Plaza catered our daughter's engagement party for about 90 people this weekend in our backyard. The food was amazing. My guests were raving about it and asking us who the caterer was. Palms staff including the chef, bartender and waitresses worked non-stop. They were all professional and performed above and beyond our expectations. Thank you for making our event a huge success. read more

I have had both my kids bat and bar mitzvah parties here, top notch. Food and service are wonderful. Owner is always on site and attentive to the host at all times. read more

This was our 3rd party there, 2 sweet 16's and a 50th birthday party. Alan and staff are truly top notch. I would recommend them to anyone. He made the entire process easy. Again THANK YOU..... read more

We had a Memorial Day party for about 150 people at our community in Monroe. The experience was very, ahhh, interesting to say the least. From the moment the caterer, Larry, arrived he seemed to be angry. Whenever we questioned him about one thing or another he became verbally abusive. The dessert we ordered was cookies and watermelon. We asked him why he only brought 120 cookies for 150 people he started ranting & threatening to walk out & take everything with him. We eventually calmed him down & he did stay. The food was good but the aggravation ruined the party for me and the rest of the committee. I called the owner, Alan, the next day and he was just as nasty. It turns out that Alan & Larry are the owners and brothers...no surprise. Never again! read more

Great Place. Had hosted and been to several parties here and food is always very good, service is good as well. Alan is very easy to work with. read more

Just had my husbands surprise retirement party last Saturday 9/7/2019 at the Old Bridge Elks. Palm Plaza Catering did an outstanding job. Howie the Chief, including the staff he brought to set up, cook, serve and clean up were fabulous. I had nothing but compliments from my all my guests. The food was delicious, Service terrific, I had the BBQ package. The prices were fair. If you need a caterer I highly recommend Palm Plaza for all your catering needs. read more

Having had 2 previous parties at Palms Plaza, i wanted a smaller home party for my daughters college graduation. Palms Plaza came to my home, setup tents for the food and provided a wonderful setup for my guests to enjoy. They provided passed hors d'oeuvers, a chef station and many hot trays of food. Plentiful and delicious!! Thanks Allen for a wonderful evening!! read more

This place is hands down one of the best venues I've been to. The service and the food are awesome. Would definitely recommend for your next event! read more

I have been here for several parties and my fiancee and I had our engagement party here and everything turned out perfectly. The people at Palms Plaza made everything very easy to plan and the food was amazing. Every time my family and I talk about the party everyone talks about how great the food was. The staff and service the night of the party were excellent as well. I highly recommend this place! read more

From start to finish, Allen and his staff made me feel at ease about booking my sons Bar Mitzvah!! They took care of everything. My friends and family can't stop raving about the food and service. Best day ever!! We can't thank them enough. read more

I have been dealing with Allen and Palms Plaza Catering since 1990 and his original Brooklyn Emmons Avenue location. They catered our wedding for 230 people and that is where the love affair began. I am in the Food Service industry and was very particular to the choices and attention to detail as one would imagine. Allen and his staff exceeded expectations from the cocktail hour out by the pool, to the main courses that were delicious and the Venetian Dessert Smorgasbord that my friends and family still talk about to this day. I have also hosted several parties at Palms Plaza Matawan location. My wife threw my 40th Surprise Birthday party there for 150 people as well as attending the 70's and 80's night , Valentines Day dinner and many other wonderful events. I have NEVER had a bad experience, the Cocktail hour is always good with great food and great presentation as well as the desserts. Allen always makes each and every event I have had there special and his attention to detail is wonderful. His staff is wonderful, attentive, courteous from the servers to the bartenders to the DJs. I highly recommend Palms Plaza Catering for your next affair. read more

Horrible staff.definitely not the place to host your own party. They don't let you decorate to your liking. Very hard to work with all the blackness. Manager was so rude. And rushes you out for next party. Food was good. read more

I used to work for these guys as a teenager at the Palms Shore Club in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. Good family. Larry and Alan Were always super cool. From experience, their food was always fresh and they always had nice parties in the catering hall. I am confident that they are enjoying success in NJ. If you guys read the Yelp reviews, Rob G. says Hi. Best of Luck to you guys. Wish you were closer, I can go for an eggplant rollatini hero!!! read more

We just had the Palms cater a BBQ for my husbands 50th ! Omg! Everything and everyone was amazing. From the set up...they accommodated where I wanted the grill even though it not perfectly flat ground and not the "best " or "easiest " place for them to work....they still made it work!!! The cooks were friendly and so organized! The food was amazing, the ribs....spectacular. I hired 2 waitresses and 2 bar tenders.....The girls they sent were dressed professionally, sweating their butts off but working so hard! The bar tender we had stay, literally stacked 50 chairs and cleaned off all the table cloths and put stuff back in the garage for us. I've never seen people work so hard. I highly recommend the palms for a BBQ...everyone loved it! read more

I was trying to host a charity event and they would'nt even help me out! They told me that I could't host my event there even though I was going to be bringing in press and tax deductables for them! Its a cheap venue in a strip mall at the end of the day, for the money you can go somewhere else! read more

We recently had my daughter's Sweet 16 at Palms Plaza and it exceeded our expectations, and then some! The staff was friendly and extremely helpful and the food was absolutely fantastic! We had delicious appetizers as well as hot dishes that everyone loved. My daughter and her friends were thrilled with the frozen drink bar as well! I'll definitely be recommending Palms Plaza to anyone planning an event in the future! read more

Good food and atmosphere. Appetizers came out frozen in the center and had to be tossed but after that everything was delicious.

Great food, great staff! We just hosted our second event at the Palms. Unfortunately, it was for my Dad's repast, but the owner was absolutely flexible as we called him the day before! Reasonable, excellent food, and they pay attention to details. Such great pricing for such great food. Staff on the ball. For us, even our party last year was "on the bubble" with Dad's cancer, and they made it so easy and gave us to the 11th hour to actually commit. Yes, it is in a strip mall....get past it! (I thought the same thing.) Once you have an event there, it will become a first choice. We got rave reviews from each event. They pack up all the leftover food and have it waiting for you. I cannot say enough about the place, the food, and the staff. Thank you all! read more