Quick feedback. Asked great questions to help me decide what would work best for me. Went above…read moreand beyond to answer questions. Great experience!

Disappointing experience despite a fresh and new business relationship. We have used this catering…read morecompany for multiple corporate events and have spent considerable money with them. Historically, the food and service have been very good, which makes our experience with our most recent BBQ event particularly disappointing. The weather was questionable the morning of the event, so we understood the decision to precook the burgers and brats. However, the weather ultimately cooperated, and the event proceeded as planned. We specifically requested that we use at least one large gas grill we provided, even if only to keep the grill/char lines going, but that did not happen. The catering team arrived on time, but the setup was not completed as expected. Two chefs who had originally been scheduled to be onsite to cook the food ultimately spent much of the event standing around with very little involvement. More importantly, the food was served lukewarm to cold even though it arrived in hotboxes, and some food was undercooked/raw. The sternos were not lit until well after the food had been set up and less than 10 minutes before mealtime, which did little to address the temperature problem. For the price we paid, the quality of service and temperature of the food were simply not acceptable. I immediately raised my concerns with the event planner after the event. When I didn't receive a follow-up, I emailed to express our disappointment. To the event planner's credit, she responded and said the owner wanted to address the matter personally and would contact me after returning from out of town. That was over a month ago, and we have still received no communication. A coworker who also helps coordinate our company events separately contacted her point of contact at the company, but also received no response. What is most disappointing is not simply that one event did not meet expectations. We have been a significant repeat customer, and we expected our concerns to be acknowledged and addressed professionally. Instead, we received no follow-up at all. We have had good experiences with this caterer in the past, which is why this situation has been frustrating. Unfortunately, the combination of cold food, a lack of attention during the event, and zero follow-up afterward has made us decide to seek catering elsewhere for our corporate events.

Chef Portia was so nice and let me start off by saying the Alfredo is EXCELLENT and the chicken so…read morewas so fresh and delicious. YOU MUST patron here if you want quality food for a great price.

Chef was accommodating! She assisted in setup following a…read moretimely delivery! Food was plentiful and delicious! Would not hesitate to use her again!

This food was fantastic. I ordered the Deluxe Party Pack for…read more17 people. Lots of food , plenty of leftovers. The eggplant parmesan I also ordered was the favorite. Definitely the best I have ever had. Many guests thought so too. The owner and his wife do the cooking. It arrived steaming hot. They also make their own sausage; no fillings here. Go for this guy with your next party.

Had a FANTASTIC pig roast today at TW Metals company lunch by Marino's Kitchen the pig and all the…read morefood was awesome everyone enjoyed it !

What's not to like . The booths are comfortable and the decor is nice. For my wife and I , it was a…read moresatisfying full meal . The cheese sticks are fat and breaded thin . Choice of soup or salad. Half a loaf of warm bread. The fall menu is a nice upgrade from the usual entrees . To full to try the pumpkin teramusu .

Sat in bar area for date night with my husband thinking it would be great since we Papa Joe's in…read moreOrland but absolutely not! The waitress was horrible and food was gross. Chicken was old and very difficult to cut through. Italian grilled cheese no flavor. Not recommend!!

We had the challenge of trying to do a COVID-era memorial for our mother, and the way Donna helped…read moreus pull it off was nothing short of miraculous! I'd heard from a few members of my mother's club about Taste of Home. I haven't lived in the area for quite some time, so all I could do was trust their experience; and I was so glad I did. I explained the need to put our socially-distancing guests at ease with a range of outdoor, afternoon finger food that was individually-wrapped. Donna recommended an array of appetizer sandwiches and cookies that turned out to be real crowd pleasers! Eliminating the use for any utensils was certainly the way to go, and as if to underline that point, trays of non-wrapped cookies and cakes that people brought were hardly touched. My family is so pleased with the outcome, my area siblings are all looking into using Taste of Home for family dinners. We believe in keeping our purchasing as local as possible during this economic uncertainty, and Taste of Home has provided another great Hinsdale option for when cooking is better off done by someone else. Their menu offers great variety for any sort of audience or occasion, so before you order a pizza for the umpteenth time, give Donna and her team a go! Thanks ever, Donna! On a day when I had zero bandwidth for orchestrating a light meal for 40 people, you came through brilliantly! (Insert hearts and stars here!)

i really hope this place will never reopen again! Half of my Baby Shower guests got food poisoning…read moreafter eating their food!

This company never return calls or responds to your emails. Especially if your in a time cruch…read more terrible

I've never used Bella for catering, however I have eaten plenty of their curbside carryout meals…read moreduring the pandemic. Their food is reasonable and delicious AND the family is super friendly. I ALMOST don't want the pandemic to end so I can continue to enjoy the curbside carryout meals. Nice job adapting your business during difficult times.

Excellent food; great service from ordering to delivery. Would definitely use their catering again.read more

This place is amazing and everything we have purchased is absolutely delicious. Fresh polish…read moresausage, potato pancakes and their dumplings are so incredibly good that we can't pass them up when leaving when leaving with our other items. They are located in a small storefront and there isn't a lot of parking, so plan that in when you are going there, especially if it's around a holiday.

Fantastic customer service and great home cooked food. Portions are always plentiful. Delivery is…read morealways on time and you can see on their faces they enjoy what they do for a living.

Tiramisu martini was very balanced in sweetness and strong flavors. Pasta and chicken were seasoned…read morevery well.

Always delicious homemade food! We are never disappointed! Atmosphere friendly, cozy and great…read moreservice! Brings back memories of my Nonna's Cooking.

We loved working with Wooden Paddle Catering! The quality of the food and drinks was incredible,…read moreeveryone at our wedding raved about the food and drinks. Everyone we worked with was so kind and professional. They were able to accommodate different dietary restrictions which was so nice especially considering the groom's family was vegetarian. Without asking, they made sure to make one of our prosciutto pizzas without prosciutto to provide to the groom's family table. The set-up and tear-down was so seamless on the day of our wedding. Thanks for helping give us the wedding of our dreams! If we had one piece of feedback, it's that the menu wasn't completely accurate regarding which items were vegetarian. For example, the harvest salad was listed as vegetarian, but when we asked about it at our tasting, the nuts in the salad are cooked in beef tallow. It was very easy to order the salad without nuts, but we're glad we asked, otherwise we wouldn't have known. And the ooey-gooey butter cake is not listed as a vegetarian item on the menu, but when we asked to confirm, we were told it was vegetarian. This ended up being very minor in the scheme of things, but just think updating the labeling would make things clearer. Overall, everything worked out perfectly on the day and we're so glad to have worked with them!

Never one to leave a review but felt compelled to do so. We…read morewere really disappointed with our experience at wooden paddle. After being seated, we waited about 15 minutes without anyone acknowledging us or even bringing us water. During those 15 minutes, another party was seated at the table next to us. Almost immediately, a waitress came over with waters for them. She noticed that we didn't have any and told us, "I'll be right back with some waters for you." Instead, she returned without the waters and proceeded to take the neighboring table's order, even though we had been seated about 15 minutes before they arrived. At that point, it was clear we weren't being attended to, so we got up and left. We understand that restaurants can get busy, but simply being acknowledged and treated in the order we arrived would have made a big difference. Unfortunately, this experience left us feeling overlooked, and we won't be returning