I do not even know where to begin so I am going to start from the beginning. When my fiancé (now husband) walked into Pranzi's show room located at 10 Rosario Drive in Cranston, RI and we met with Lisa I knew within the first 10 minutes this is the place for us. Lisa knocked our socks off. She knew what she was talking about, served us coffee and made planning a wedding the easiest thing. Once we booked pranzi we dealt with Donna and she was Amazinggggg. She dealt with my obsessive emails, helped me through the process and when the week of my wedding finally arrived calmed me down when I felt overwhelmed with normal wedding details. The day of the wedding Lisa was there setting up, came up to me and hugged me. She introduced me to her daughter Nicole who made my day absolutely beautiful. Nicole took care of every detail! My family and friends were blown away. My parents and godmother have nothing but wonderful things to say! All of our guests loved the food and the drinks! The food we had was delicious. From the drinks, to dinner to the late night snack everything was delicious!!! These ladies brought our ideas to life. They worked well with all our vendors and words cannot express how lucky we are. And we just want to acknowledge all the hard work these ladies put into our wedding!!!!! And I cannot forgot the wait staff because they were fantastic. They were all professional and made my guest feel welcomed. Thank you Pranzi! Bryan and I were so lucky to have you guys and thank you for making our day wonderful!!!!! Let's plan another party soon!!! Haha! read more

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And a P.S. to my review-the manager who was so rude at my niece's wedding , She had the nerve while I and the bride's mother were trying to repair the cake to say "It's the Bride and Groom's Wedding and they DON'T want the cake! It's their day and they should get what they want! " This is after the Bride's parents had spent a lot of money , and the Bride and Groom specifically requested me to make their cake for their day. They didn't want me upset, which is why they said not to serve the cake after it was ruined. The Bride's mother immediately spoke with her daughter and husband, that said "yes, let's do it!" The Bride's mother and I immediately presented it to them, photos were done ( perfect!) and then we cut the cake ourselves and served it. It was delicious! We were treated very disrespectfully. read more

The team at Pranzi was nothing but FABULOUS throughout the entire course of planning our wedding. They were extremely communicative, timely, and organized. They answered every email with reassurance. Lisa and Donna gave me creative inspiration and ideas with every step of planning for my elegant backyard wedding. They have a ton of inventory from linens to decor to platewear! My guests can't stop raving about the food and drinks, as well as the service. Donna had a new drink waiting for me as soon as I finished one. Pranzi literally made my wedding vision come to life on the day of and I could not have done it without them!! read more

Our experience working with Pranzi Catering was out of this world! Laura was our wedding coordinator behind the scenes leading up to our reception. She helped us put our ideas, wants, and needs on paper which led to seamless execution. The food at our reception was delicious. Pranzi was even able to create a Vegan meal literally site on scene for someone who had recently changed their food habits. I still get compliments on the food months later. I have no words for how thorough, accommodating, professional, and friendly the staff at our party was. The hundreds of candles we had kept blowing out and without direction they continued to try and relight them all night. I could go on and on... If you need catering, use Pranzi! read more

My husband and I used Pranzi to cater and organize our wedding a few weeks ago on Cape Cod at Bourne Farm! From start to end, they were prompt, responsive, professional, understanding and a great partner in helping make my vision come to life. When I walked into the barn and tent on our wedding day, I was truly speechless. It was everything I ever imagined and more, and that was largely because of the hard work the staff at Pranzi put in to help make my ideas a reality. The food was amazing, and my grandfather even said it was the best filet he has ever had! Lisa, Nicole and Donna helped every step of the way with the planning and execution and Karen, their florist, made the most gorgeous arrangements that were exactly what I envisioned. Thank you Pranzi, for helping to make my wedding our best day ever! read more

My daughter wanted to have a special dinner with nine friends to celebrate their high school graduation. It has been a challenging senior year, to say the least, and they wanted to do something special. My daughter selected Pranzi knowing that I have never been disappointed with them. Pranzi catered a meal at our home that was outstanding. Delicious, hot and plenty of food. All details were arranged flawlessly between my daughter and their staff. The gentleman who delivered the food could not have been nicer and kept his social distancing as well. We highly recommend Pranzi for catering of any size gathering or celebration. These are challenging times and Pranzi made it special. read more

Pranzi catered our wedding in 2013. While the food was delicious I was horrified at the service and arrangements that I ordered. I worked with Lisa on my floral arrangements. They were suppose to have bouquets on 1/2 tables and little tea lights and small arrangements on others. I was very surprised to walk in and not see one of the arrange to I ordered but something w lanterns on the tables. While they were not terrible they were not what I ordered. The servers were being looked for on another occasion and were in the back eating our food and drinking our drinks. No wonder we couldn't find anyone. Then while it was towards the end of the night I watched on of the servers rip a drink out of a guest of mines hands and cut her off. While they have the liquor license and the right to cut someone off- they should not have done that in the middle of my wedding reception. This place has forever been tainted to me, and I wouldn't recommend them for anyone's wedding. read more

I was driven off the road by a Pranzi driver. It was on the same road as my office building (so I am very familiar with the lanes, traffic lights, etc.). He/she not only turned into my lane/ my car (without using a directional), forcing me to drive in the parking lane, but as i sounded the horn so he/she would stop driving at me, he/she kept cutting across yet another lane forcing me to slam on my brakes or else he/she would have hit me or i would have had to drive on the side walk. The driver then proceeded to drive down the parking lane, which is illegal then after 5 seconds turn back into the driving lane and just continued on driving. It not like the driver had to make a last minute turn, he/she was just driving all over the road/ lanes for no reason. I have it all on video too, which I can share. Pranzi van #6 licence plate 62504 on 12-14-2017 at 7:34 AM I reported the driver to Pranzi using both email and facebook with the video as proof, and they haven't even had the decency to respond let alone apologize. Either the driver was high or stupid but regardless, Pranzi should be drug testing their drivers and having them take a simple IQ tests because at least one of those escaped them. Their management apparently needs some customer service training as well since they have not even responded. If the company can't do something as simple as hire competent drivers, I can even imagine how horrible their service is since that's by far more difficult to perform properly than drive a van. read more

We used Pranzi Tents for my daughter's wedding in September and could not have been more pleased. We asked them to come back for a second site visit before the wedding which they did without hesitation. Their final response was "we're going to get that tent in here, don't worry". It was a 40'x80' tent with cathedral window side panels and it was absolutely beautiful. Clean and bright white. We included a stage and dance floor, round tables, chairs, high tops, farm tables and a bar. All arrived in great condition. We needed to make a few logistical changes on the fly as they set up which they did with a "no problem" approach. Tent raising was fantastic to watch, and the team that came to set up worked together like a fine tuned machine. Tent was lit beautifully, and they even hung my mother's chandelier over the dance floor. Customer service was very accommodating from beginning to end. We actually invited our coordinator to come for cocktails and dancing after dinner! I'm a perfectionist and I can't imagine how anything could have gone more smoothly. Highly recommend Nick and his team. read more

Pranzi did the catering after my aunt's funeral. They put out a lovely spread and did a great job of replenishing everything promptly without being intrusive, but to me it was more important that they did the little things. They made sure to transfer all of the leftovers to foil pans to make them easier to store. I even saw one of the caterers washing wine glasses that weren't from the catering. Given how difficult funerals can be. it's nice to have good people taking care of those little things. read more

Had Pranzi's Catering at an event I was at and the food was great. Had the breakfast and the bagged Lunch and it was such a high quality of product with Boars Head wraps and all. Was def great catering. read more

Pranzi has catered multiple lunches at my office and they are good. The service is prompt the staff is warm and helpful with whatever we need. Their macaroni salad is a crowd pleaser at my office and the salads are always fresh. The only qualm I have is that their sandwiches/wraps tend to be a little plain. It's good to have the classics but it's also nice to have something a little different. Another odd thing but this is caterers in general is the delivery charge. It's always over 20 bucks to deliver a lunch (so a tray of sandwiches, two salads and some drinks) 20 min away. For a large banquet or event I understand but for a simple lunch it ends up racking up the price. Just something to keep in mind. read more

Pranzi did an amazing job with our wedding on 6/3/17. I was an out of state bride, but they worked with me every step of the way to keep things on track. They provided the food,music, and flowers. Everything was beautiful and the DJ kept everyone on the dance floor all night! We also had some guests with dietary restrictions and Pranzi did an amazing job catering for them, and even brought their dessert directly to them which they all appreciated. My mother in law can't eat gluten so she hasn't been able to eat bread rolls in some time but she really loved Pranzi's gluten free versions! Nicole was amazing to work with and kept everything organized and running smoothly throughout the wedding. read more

We worked with the Pranzi team on several areas of our wedding. First, we had an initial tasting with them. We decided to go with another vendor, as it wasn't a good fit for us price-wise, the food was only OK compared to the other vendors we tasted, and we didn't get a good feeling from Lisa (initial feeling - not very nice, and doesn't seem like she would give us good customer service). We then used Pranzi for a rental...that was a bit of a mess. We found them to be disorganized, somewhat unresponsive, and not that helpful so our initial uneasy feeling was confirmed. Out of all the vendors we worked with (and there were a lot of them!) we would recommend them all -- seriously ALL of them -- EXCEPT Pranzi because of all the unnecessary stress they caused us. read more

I was referred by a friend to check out Pranzi. I was looking for a caterer for my wedding, and was super excited. To my disbelief upon meeting the owner of the company I was more than disappointed. She was rude, impersonal and rushed me to the point where I wanted to leave anyway. As a new bride to be I left in tears. Clearly this company is all about the money, and I am glad I left and went to a different place. I will continue to spread the word about my experience, and that god awful owner... read more

Pranzi catered our wedding and also provides flowers, they did a phenomenal job! The entire process working with them from meetings to emails was so professional and great! The food is delicious and the flowers exceeded my expectations! Highly recommend Pranzi for any function/wedding! read more

Pranzi was our wedding venue's exclusive caterer for our wedding this summer. I was told by the venue that they would not have a problem customizing to fit any budget which wasn't necessarily accurate but not Pranzi's fault at all. Being a recent college grad and my husband being in the military Lisa did her best to fit our very limited budget. The food was great, our tasting was a lot of fun and they presented our food beautifully. I had found a cake on Pinterest that I wanted and they duplicated it perfectly. You definitely get what you pay for with Pranzi. My only complaint is that sometimes in the appointments I felt like just a number on their long list of weddings. In my final details appointment I was really excited about the centerpieces I had made myself and all of the work I had put into planning most of the big day myself and I just felt like there could have been a bit more enthusiasm. Overall, I would definitely recommend Pranzi for catering an event. read more

We had our wedding at Blithewold in Bristol, RI on Sunday of Labor Day Weekend. The list of vendor's the venue would allow had about 8 names, all the top caterers in New England, including Pranzi. My now wife and I reached out to every one because we had specific requests about the type of party we wanted to throw. We didn't feel it was too over the top but what we wanted to put together was a unique family style steak house dinner. Pranzi was the only caterer that didn't say no to a single thing we asked. They were excited to work on a more unique reception and walked us through the process from day one. Even as I had my first phone call with Lisa explaining what we had in mind she was already offering up ideas to help round everything out. Not only did they handle the food, which was the best wedding food we and several guests have ever had, but they handled the flowers and day of planning. We had a lot of DIY projects to hand off to them that we wanted displayed throughout the reception and they handled everything perfectly. Nicole, who walked us through our final months and was on site for the actual reception was nothing short of spectacular. For the quality of "product" we thought the price was extremely fair. (Family and friends who guessed at cost were well over) When we asked about a cigar roller and whiskey bar they booked it for us. When we asked for thick cut porterhouse steaks sliced and presented with the bone it came out exactly as you'd expect at Peter Luger's. The only thing I can't give them credit for (I don't think) is the fact that there was supposed to be a tropical storm on our day but somehow it was sunny with a light breeze. I could go on for a long time as to how incredible an experience it was, as could all of our guests because they still are telling us. The best way to sum it up is when my wife and I got back to our room at the end of the night we just couldn't understand how everything went so. damn. perfect. Thank you Pranzi!!! read more

Pranzi hosted an event for the nonprofit, Child & Family. Pranzi provided both the food, the bar, and the staff for the event under a tent in front of its facility. Everything was really good, including the atmosphere. More importantly, Pranzi should be commended for its generosity. It's nice to see local businesses making contributions to the community. read more

We used Pranzi catering for our wedding this past fall. They are absolutely amazing! Lisa and her team did a wonderful job making sure that everything was perfect for the big day from set up to packing everything up at the end of the night. The food was delicious and our wedding cake turned out great. We definitely recommend Pranzi! read more

I can't thank Lisa enough for being there every step of the way for my wedding in September of last year. And when I mean "every step of the way" I mean, TWO years of planning while supporting me and holding my hand through the most disastrous hotel manager and venue director experience a bride could ever fear before her wedding day. Lisa took the time to meet with me to go over menu options when it was convenient for me while also meeting me in Newport to confront the hotel manager that tried to keep my $1K+ deposit, when I was entitled to it back b/c I cancelled my plans of having my wedding party staying there 11 months prior to our wedding date. It all worked out but I am truly grateful that Lisa was there to help me through it all! In short, the food was amazing, the team was great and the support and patience I received from Lisa and her staff was outstanding. By the time the big day came I wanted Lisa to be there as a guest at the wedding! At the end of it all, I can't say enough about how great Pranzi Catering was. They made my wedding as special as every bride deserves. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I wish I could give you more stars than this rating would allow. Remember, at any event, it's the FOOD that people remember so it's very important to pick the right caterer to represent you. I'm trying to create a new event just so I can hire Pranzi again to do our catering! XOXO read more

DO NOT hire Pranzi!!! They gave us different food at our wedding than we paid for, insisted that it was the RIGHT food, ignored my emails and calls, and even told us the owner was on vacation when we went in person, which we later found out was untrue. Being in customer service, I try to give companies the benefit of the doubt, so it takes a lot to make me this angry. That they didn't even TRY to correct their mistake! read more

Pranzi did the catering, floral arrangements, favors, decor, and day of event coordination for our wedding at Linden Place in Bristol, Rhode Island. They did a wonderful job with everything and we enjoyed working with them. Everything was flawless the day of our wedding and we received so many compliments about how good the food and florals came out. We highly recommend them for weddings! read more

We retained Pranzi Catering for our daughter's wedding in the fall of 2013. Our daughter wanted stations and made her selections. We attended a tasting that went well, selected linens, and signed the contract for both a rehearsal dinner and the wedding reception We had retained Lisa to be our coordinator. The rehearsal dinner was OK, except the linens we ordered were not the ones on the tables. Fortunately, we arrived in time to oversee the changing of the linens to those we had ordered. To our dismay, Lisa introduced us to a new coordinator the day of the wedding. The reception was a disaster. The food stations were not adequately supplied and we were terribly embarrassed that our guests were standing at stations that were empty. Our daughter had a made a request for food items they would like to take with them at the end of the night. Those were not provided. Because much of the food did not get served to our guests, the fridge at the event location was completely filled with the leftover food. Thank heaven we did not use them for flowers! WE contacted Lisa following the disastrous reception and she asked what she could do. She missed her chance. I had not planned to write a review, but after two years, our daughter still comments on her disappointment in the reception. Otherwise the wedding was just beautiful and so much fun. I would encourage you to look elsewhere for your caterer. read more

Pranzi was one of 5 vendors contracted to supply our venue, and we are so happy with our choice. The biggest factor in our decision was the appeal of the "one stop shopping" vendor-- all the rentals, flowers, and even photo booth all in one place. Separate contracts are made up for catering, rentals, and flowers but you're still paying the final amount to a single vendor, which makes life so much easier. The food was fantastic and we had compliments from many guests about how great everything was, from the hors d'oeuvres to the desserts. The day of coordinator (included) went above and beyond, bringing us food during the cocktail hour and keeping everything running smoothly throughout the night. Our contact person leading up to the wedding was Donna, and she checked in with us on a regular basis, was responsive to emails, had great insight and advice, and was easy to work with. Even though she was not able to be our day of coordinator due to a personal obligation, her attention to detail and documentation made it easy for Amy, the day-of person to run the show without a hitch. We would definitely recommend Pranzi to anyone planning a wedding or any other event. read more

All I can say is WOW. I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for exceeding my expectations for our wedding. Nicole was simply amazing! She turned a huge fiasco with another vendor and made our vision into a reality without being asked. I'm simply amazed and beyond thankful I chose Pranzi as our caterer. Your entire staff was completely professional, organized, warm and welcoming and extremely attention to detail. Nicole was there every step of the way and made our day go as smoothly as I could have planned and always there whenever you needed something. Not only did we appreciate Pranzi's services but our guests raved of the quality of the food and genuine caring and compassion all employees portrayed throughout the entire evening. My bridesmaid also brought to my attention her children (our flower girls) were given their own special meal and brought out prior to dinner service which was so sweet and thoughtful. I cannot thank you all enough for your dedication to our happiness and above all else, taking ownership of the wedding and making it an amazing experience. I really appreciate all you have done for us and we all will be referring your services to all of our friends and family! read more