I began using Simply Delicious Catering (SDC) about 2 years ago at a healthcare organization for breakfast, lunch and dinner events that I planned almost monthly from 2014-2016. I feel confident that I can give a balanced review of their food quality, service, and prices.
Breakfast and beverages: 55-70 people 6:30am at least twice a month, sometimes more.
Lunch, beverages and dessert: 15-30 people twice a month on average.
Dinner (hot), appetizers (hot and cold), beverages and desserts: 100-200 people about 3-4 times a year.
Pros: Experienced, professional, competitive prices, efficient, attention to detail, create great flavor combinations, beautiful presentation, and they love what they do.
I always worked with Amy at SDC when requesting catering for a breakfast/lunch or an elaborate buffet dinner. She knows her job well, always has great ideas for menus and has never failed me. She was a hoot to work with every time. Sometimes I would throw up my hands and say, "I don't know anymore! What should we serve?!" Amy always came up with a delicious and beautifully presented menu that was on budget. There were times that I wanted champagne on a beer budget, and Amy always helped bring the menu under control with thoughtful substitutions so that our guests would be well fed and satisfied, our event a success and our budget happy.
For events that required staff, Amy's entire team is amazing, but we got to know Lou very well over the two years that I planned events that required catering. He is the quickest server, most efficient, superbly professional and an absolute joy to work with.
I NEVER once received a complaint or a "I wish they would have ..." from anyone about the food or service from Simply Delicious Catering. On the contrary, for every catered event there were 3-4 people who asked me for the contact information for the caterer. Although I don't plan catered events anymore, I still get asked for their contact number regularly and former colleagues still refer catering questions to me!
Now for the food ... Well, it was just, DELICIOUS. For breakfast, my favorites are the flavored cream cheeses they make for the bagels and the yummy breakfast pastries. Juice and milk were always cold, coffee was always hot, and there were plenty of condiments and necessaries. For lunch, my favorites are the large salads (Baja, Caesar, and Mozzarella-Tomato) and the sandwiches and wraps. The sandwich and wrap flavor combinations are amazing - YUM-O! YUM-O! For dinner, their hot buffet was devoured every time. A few examples of menus we had for dinners were Mexican (fajitas, burritos, nachos), Italian (chicken francaise, sausage and peppers, pastas), Continental (roast beef, grilled chicken, traditional side vegetable dishes) and all manner of tasty appetizers like spinach dip in a bread bowl, cheeseburger sliders, fried chicken tenders, other little scrumptious bites and delectable morsels, as well as the usual suspects: platters of crudité, cheese and fruit that were artfully presented. For dessert, the tiramisu is the best - I'm not exaggerating. Also, we often needed vegetarian-kosher or strictly kosher meals for our events, SDC obliged and ordered packaged kosher meals for our events and made sure to keep them separate during transport and available on a separate table at our events. Our guests that keep kosher really appreciated that. As far as all the eaters and their taste buds were concerned, everything was prepared in house. If anything was frozen, we couldn't tell by either appearance or taste! The food is THAT GOOD! Simply Delicious Catering's food is the best quality and it's excellently prepared.
Cons: I honestly can't think of any, and that is a first for me. Having worked in the food industry in a former life, I'm very exacting when it comes to food and service. In addition, having the responsibility for providing meals to professional guests on a limited budget means that I expect to be pleased with what is paid for and won't hesitate to shop a competitor. I never had to shop a competitor and I was always pleased. read more
