Culinary Visions Catering

they were incredibly accommodating with the special dietary needs we had from gluten and chicken allergies to kids meals and just picky eaters. 😅 Not only did they serve the food but the service provided was 5 star. Our drinks were always full and they even served the handicapped guest without having to ask. We would 100% recommend this business and hope to get to use them again in the future.

taff went out of their way to make sure I had eaten something during cocktail hour when we were taking pictures. All of my guests commented on how amazing they were, and that the food was delicious. 11/10!

one she will never forget. From start to finish working with Cullinary Visions was a pleasure!

appetizer! Everything we tried during their tasting was so good that it made it hard to choose! They are also sweet because they give you a basket of everything that was served so the couple can enjoy it the next day. They are very professional and respectful. 10/10 service. Highly recommend!

sold us right away! Throughout the entire process they were very communicative and understanding with all of our questions. We got the shrimp bouchees, fruit skewers with sherry creme sauce, and spinach artichoke dip for cocktail hour and it was all delicious! We got the champagne chicken and bourbon steak for dinner and it was cooked perfectly and many guests told us they went back for 3rds and 4ths it was so good. There was plenty of food to go around and they were very attentive to my husband and I's needs the entire night. Would definitely use them again!

or our wedding at Bakery 1818! It was perfect!

were in shock that was a “southern” wedding😂 Seriously, the food was amazing.. you and Tracy are amazing! 🥰🥳 Thank you for taking such great care of us from day one!!!!

e and beyond to ensure every detail about the food was perfect. They're also incredibly clear on pricing, which can be tough to find with some wedding vendors. We received MANY compliments on how delicious our food was after the wedding. I would book them again and again!

endly and caring chef. My only issue was with email correspondence, as this is a very busy time for weddings, and I had to sometimes follow up more than once before I got a response. On the day of the wedding, we had absolutely AMAZING appetizers and an outstanding dinner. We wanted Peruvian food, so we worked with the chef and gave him the two recipes for the two dishes we wanted, and they came out great!

was good, the staff was very friendly.

ty Sangria (Whatever flavor you like). The communication was great the professionalism was awesome and they are so attentive to the most smallest needs. I 100% recommend them. Your belly will thank you later...

process until a few weeks before our wedding. Unfortunately we had to change our date and communication started getting sparse. We would have to call/email multiple times to get a response. Picking out linens was not the easiest process. Instead of being shown what linens they had, I was shown what linens they thought I may like or they liked which made the decision process more difficult. On the day of our wedding, they arrived late. The linens we picked were covered in stains and the overlays chosen were not the right color and couldn’t be used. The color linens they sent were covered in bleach stains and again, could not be used. All of this I am trying to work through while getting my hair and makeup done. After our ceremony, the passed horderves never made it to the bridal party or family members while we were taking pictures. In fact, no one was aware we had these until a guest at our wedding had to tell the waiters to come serve the bride and groom. Our guests shared there were no warming plates so all the food was cold. We were given BUTTER KNIVES to cut a steak and the food was not what we had tasted during our tasting. It was incredibly disappointing that this was the outcome for something we were so excited about.

se from! Gene and Tracy were very responsive and quick to answer any questions we had during the planning process. On the wedding day, the staff was very attentive and the guests loved the delicious food!

s out to us. The basket that they prepared for us when we left was perfection. It was the attention to details like this that won me over. The food...champagne chicken could be last meal. Oh yeah, and they made me butterbeer. Couldn't ask for better for the affordable pricing!!

endly staff and delicious food were worth every penny. We would highly recommend them for any event!

a tasting and had it scheduled for the end of the month. I spoke with a gentleman and went over the menu options and we chose what items we wanted for the tasting. The week before the tasting, I called to confirm the time and thank goodness I did because they had no record of our appointment at all. So I had to reschedule it, for September! Then the lady I spoke with sent me a completely different menu of items to choose from for the tasting, so we had to make all new selections. They also offered us the choice of downgrading from using real china to plastic plates and utensils to include an appetizer to our package. Turns out, when I spoke to the venue, they weren't allowed to do that and they were trying to take business away from the rental company for the dishes to put more money from our package and apply it to their company instead. A week after I spoke with the venue about it, they sent me an email saying they were no longer working with Culinary Visions, but if we still wanted to use them as our caterer, they would honor that since it was offered when we signed our contract. Two weeks later, 4 days before my tasting is scheduled with Culinary Visions, they email me and tell me that my appointment has been cancelled because they are no longer doing business with my venue. They are completely unorganized and unprofessional. I am glad that I went with a different catering company.

SSLY WASTE THE BRIDE AND GROOM’S MONEY There is nothing that can be done at this point to rectify their unprofessional behavior during our event; but it is our hope that this review will spare future clients from having a similar negative experience with Culinary Visions Catering. [CONTEXT] Family recipes were followed to create large batches of 2 specialty drinks for guests to be offered at the wedding. The Bride and Groom purchased all the necessary supplies for these drinks, Culinary Visions Catering had no financial involvement in the drink procurement. The Bride had communicated in advance to Culinary Visions Catering that these 2 specialty drinks would be the Bride and Groom’s drink of choice during their wedding reception. [OFFENSE] Well before the final hours of the wedding reception a member of the Culinary Visions Catering team, the owner’s wife to be exact, DUMPED OUT both specialty drinks. The Culinary Visions staff member walked up to the bar, took off the lids to the specialty drink dispensers and poured out the nearly full containers onto the ground. All in front of guests, without any prior approval from the Bride or Groom and with multiple hours remaining in the reception. [DISREGARD FOR CLIENT’S WISHES] When the Bride expressed understandable dissatisfaction that her specialty drinks were thrown out without her consent, this same Culinary Visions staff member told the bride, and I quote “I think you have had enough of your drink.” This comment illuminates how callous the Culinary Visions Catering team is toward their client’s wishes; they were utterly obtuse to the myriad of ways this negatively impacted the Bride and Groom on their special day. Now left with significantly less drink options but the same number of wedding guests to serve for the remaining hours of the reception, the Bride and Groom had to divert their attentions away from their own wedding to try and arrange for additional libations to be delivered to the venue. [DISREGARD FOR CLIENT’S MONEY] Unfortunately the ordeal above is not the only example of ways the Culinary Visions Catering team had blatant disregard for the Bride and Groom’s money. The Bride and Groom purchased all wine for the wedding and delivered it to Culinary Visions Catering team with the understanding that bottles should remain at room temperature, so they can be returned to the liquor store. The Culinary Visions Catering team disregarded this request and chilled ALL bottles of wine hours in advance of the reception, rendering all unused bottle ineligible for return and financial reimbursement. The Bride and Groom provided Culinary Visions Catering storage containers for all leftover food to be put in after dinner service. Instead, leftover food was thrown out. Between the dumped out specialty drinks, unused wine being chilled and leftover food not being saved, Culinary Visions Catering showed egregious non-professionalism that resulted substantial financial loss to the Bride and Groom.

e food was outstanding. For our wedding we asked for a late night food setup and if they could make a ranch dressing fountain for us and Gene made it all happen. We are three weeks post wedding and still have people telling us this was the best wedding food they have ever had. Highly recommend to anyone!

the food at our wedding. Just thinking about it makes my mouth water lol. Gene and the staff were also very attentive and creative when it came to finding ways to express our interests through food. For example, to make some of the family from Louisiana feel at home they came up with an amazing shrimp and grits appetizer for cocktail hour. My family will be talking about the food at our wedding for many years to come!

tle over 3 moths till our wedding. However, things happen for a reason. From the first meeting with Gene and staff we knew it was the right fit for our wedding. Amazing personality, tentative to our requests and ensured we were going in the right direction with our menu choices. Gene and his staff made sure all of our family and friends were well taken care of as well as ensuring myself and my new husband were catered to. Gene’s office manager Kristin was simply amazing, from answering my texts/emails in a timely manner no matter how stupid the question. This kind of impeccable service provided by Culinary Visions Catering is rare to find. Our guests are still raving about the service and how incredible the food tasted.

about what would be crowd pleasers. They were also very flexible in coming up with dishes for my guests who had allergies and dietary restrictions. All my guests told me that the food was delicious! I was very busy that day trying to mingle with everyone but Gene and his staff packed a beautiful to- go bag for my husband and I to enjoy later. Very pleased!

re raving about the Champagne Chicken and with their formal buffet they were able to go back for seconds. Gene had answers to all my questions and the team even packed us a dinner for two, to take home with us. 10 out of 10, I would recommend them to anyone in the area for events!

d was super delicious too! We chose the sage chicken (Amazing!) and veggie medley, roasted potatoes, and green beans. We had crab dip and meatballs during cocktail hour. Everything was perfect. We received many compliments from our guests. Gene and Tracy were really helpful on helping us save money. I loved the cute little take away basket they made for us to eat after the wedding! It was nice to be able to eat the food while we were relaxed and could enjoy it rather than during the reception when we’re busy and excited. I highly recommend.

as delicious on our wedding day! While we were out taking family photos, he came right up to us with a plate full of our appetizers since he knew we hadn't had a chance to eat yet. For dinner, our food was already on our plates so we could actually sit down and eat while guests were getting food. He also made sure we received a huge basket of leftovers for after the wedding. The food was amazing and Gene will make sure you get fed and are enjoying the day. Everyone is still raving about how great the food was!

sure we did not waste money or food. They packed up food for us after the wedding since it's difficult for the bride and groom to get something to eat on the big day (although they did feed us as best they could but we chose more picture time lol) I highly recommend their risotto balls and the Tuscan Balsamic Chicken is to die for!!! Thanks Gene for feeding us and our guests!

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ggies!). I am vegetarian and my mom eats gluten free, but there were no issues getting special meals for both of us. Thanks Culinary Visions!

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estures they provides really shows how much their clients mean to them! They are kind, professional, and fun to be around! Our guests raved about the food and overall experience they walked away with! We 110% highly recommend Gene and his team at Culinary Visions!!!

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ce we had the wedding just before dinner. When questioning the bartender, we asked to see the tab, what we were shown were “tick” marks on a note pad, when asked to see the empty bottles of wine/ beer, the bartender could not produce enough bottles to convince us that we had indeed spent $600.00. There was absolutely no system to record what was spent, no accounting system as to what was served or even how much was served. By the end of the night we spent a total of $1020.00 on beer and wine. Let me remind everyone, not everyone drinks and we were only serving beer and wine. Something just didn’t add-up. Here’s the kicker. Prior to the reception we scheduled a meeting with the owner of Vision Catering and Kress Terrace, to discuss our wine selection, agreeing to pay the premium price for the upgraded selection of “premium” wines. During the meeting we specifically ask not to be served "Woodbridge” wines. What we actually were served were the Woodbridge wines. Which is why I question the total spent on the bar bill. I don't know how one could possible specify particular wines in a contract and then get served the exact wines we asked not to be served. We were offered a plated champagne toast as a bonus, for signing the contract early, we never saw the champagne. The uninvited guests We also, experience uninvited guest at the reception. This reception was by invitation only; this was brought to our attention weeks after the reception, during our meeting with the owner and staff to discuss the issues. One staff member said the only reason we ran of food was due to your uninvited guests. I can assure you these were not our guests, where was security during our event? The meeting Finally, we have a meeting with owner and her staff who worked the night of our daughter’s wedding. Needless to say, each pointed the finger at the other. During the meeting the staff was excused and it is now just owner, who goes on to blame the staff and apologizes profusely. When all was said and done, we did receive a refund of a negotiated $400.00, but when we met to get the refund it was shorted $100.00. I reminded Visions that this was a one shot deal; you don’t get a do over, not for a wedding. You see, the problem is, once you’ve paid your deposit for the venue, and have selected your menu, it’s like a magic act “poof” they disappear. So, as Visions put it to us prior to the wedding, “don’t worry, I’m good at what I do”. Are they? This is why I needed to write this review.

Collina Mansion was so perfect and Culinary Visions Catering were a big part in how perfect our day was. Our guests are still talking about the meal. I am secretly trying to figure out their recipe for their champagne chicken. Do yourself a favor and book with them now!! You and all of your guests WILL NOT be disappointed!

iendly and made sure we were able to eat without interruption during our wedding. They even prepared us a to go gift basket with all of the different food we had, so we were able to continue to enjoy our food the next day. Culinary Visions was fantastic!

We had multiple tastings with them and they worked with us to please a very diverse crowd even making special dishes for those with allergies and restrictions at no extra cost. Gene and his staff are very friendly and helpful, he served us personally for dinner making sure we ate at the wedding. We couldn't be happier with the service we got.

hef Gene and all the servers checked on my husband and I constantly to make sure we had what we needed and that we actually ate! They packed up a bag of leftover food, including the appetizers we didn't get to have, for us to enjoy the next night! It was just as delicious the next day!

u and other logistics for the event. Prior to receiving our initial quote, we were told that they were suddenly "booked" for our wedding date as they had 3 other weddings planned that day. I am concerned for the other clients who have booked their services now as they are either poor planners or trying to maximize profit over customer service.

azing and flawless at the tasting, it was just ok at my wedding. The sides were really good and the pork was alright, however the chicken ended up being dry. It was a little disappointing since the chicken was so great at the tasting and i was looking forward to it the most. Overall, everything was fine and the staff was great but I was expecting just a little more. We did appreciate the little "To Go" basket that they prepared for us at the end of the night.

. The chef(s) are wonderful at pleasing their customers. We wanted to taste more options for our wedding and they booked us an appointment and let us sample a good amount of food. You will not regret booking this team.

eived so many compliments on how amazing the food was.

sy to get in contact with and very thorough. The food was wonderful - our guests raved over the ham biscuits and french toast - and so were the cocktails. The set up and take down was fast and efficient, and everything looked beautiful. Would go with them again in a heartbeat.

eased and happy to be Married, Finally, Anna S

ur guests raved about the food - especially the corn cakes!