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4.8 out of 5 stars and 26 reviews
4.8
(26)The entire state of Colorado as well as surrounding states.
About this vendor
The food, the wine, the laughter among friends... A seamless celebration orchestrated by hospitality professionals who want to make you happy. We host life's most important events, creating memories you'll treasure for years to come.
Indulging in excellence since 1982, we are among the leading special event caterers in the nation and we have had the privilege of catering some of the most prestigious and challenging events in Colorado. We'll bring the same commitment to hospitality with every event vision.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Cuisine
- American
- Eastern European
- French
- Fusion
- Indian
- Italian
Dietary Options
- Gluten Free
- Kosher
- Vegetarian
Food & Catering
- Buffet
- Passed Appetizers
- Seated Meal
Awards and Affiliations
2013 'Best of Weddings'
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4.8
out of 5.026 reviews
Epicurean is the crème de la crème of catering in the greater Denver area. They coordinated all the table décor, bar, cocktail delicacies and table service at our wedding. We had...
a short-rib main course that literally melted in your mouth, and they provided vegetarian and vegan options for guests. They even make a special bride’s choice treat to serve everyone along with the main meal that was equally delicious. The epitome of elegance in every way.
Epicurean Catering garners a five-star rating as a preferred vendor for Varone Market Venue, praised for their exceptional culinary craftsmanship and unparalleled service. Their co...
mmitment to delivering bespoke catering experiences, tailored to each event's specific needs, sets them apart in the catering industry. Epicurean's dedication to quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction ensures every event they cater is a memorable, gastronomic delight. For those seeking a caterer that embodies excellence and creativity, Epicurean Catering is the quintessential choice.
Holy cow, I cannot even begin to express how amazing Epicurean is and was throughout the whole wedding planning process. I cannot scream the praises of Wesley enough. He truly was ...
a secondary wedding planner for us. He guided us through the whole process of food selection and even worked with us to set up rentals for our table scapes. He is the kindest human and truly wanted the absolute best for us. He continually asked my husband and I on wedding night if he could bring us anything and/or top off our drinks. As far as the food goes...our guests could not (and still can't) stop talking about our killer selection of hors d'oeuvres and our Mac&Cheese, Taco, and Flatbread stations for dinner. I would recommend Epicurean to absolutely anyone for any event -- and definitely ask for Wesley. You can't go wrong with him in your corner!!!
We were absolutely blown away by our experience with Epicurean. From the tasting to the big day, they went above and beyond to meet our needs. Alexis was so accommodating and wonde...
rful! We will absolutely use Epicurean in the future!
I would recommend Epicurean again and again as a caterer. As someone who dines out at nice restaurants regularly and really appreciates good food, I can confidently say that their ...
food is delicious. It is far superior to other caterers in the area.
Besides the food being delicious, the service from Taryn leading up to the wedding was excellent. She was so on top of every detail and never hesitated to answer any questions I had along the way. Her response time was faster than any other vendor (9/10 times within the hour of my email) and she was always willing to meet in person whenever I asked to do so. Taryn also handled the rental order with Event Rents, which took one thing off of my plate. I can honestly admit to being a perfectionist, and therefore a control freak, so the fact that I trusted Taryn to take charge of the rentals should speak volumes! She is also extremely charismatic and fun to work with.
On the day of our wedding, all of the Epicurean staff was professional and all of the food was outstanding. We had many guests tell us that it was the best food they have ever had at a wedding. My only disappointment with Epicurean was that some of our guests did not receive the meals they RSVP'd for and had denoted on their escort cards for our sit down dinner. Our guests did not mention this to the waiters, otherwise I am sure it would have been corrected, and everyone still raved about the food they ate, but this detail does seem important to note.
All in all, I would not hesitate for one second to choose Epicurean as my caterer again.
Everyone was surprised they actually really enjoyed food at a wedding, service Was good, price was a little high, but you see where those dollars went, into both the quality and pr...
eparation of the food.
I cannot say enough great things about Natalie and the rest of the Epicurean team. Natalie was an absolute pleasure to work with. From the very beginning of the planning process, s...
he was incredibly organized, open to ideas and feedback, and just a beacon of positivity. She was definitely my favorite vendor I worked with for the wedding. She worked with us to create a menu that fit our budget and was the only caterer we found who could create a menu that fit our vision of an Asian inspired menu that would still be crowd pleasers for a variety of tastes! We had a miso cod dish that I'm still thinking about- one of our wedding guests keeps trying to recreate it at home because he loved it so much.
They truly went above and beyond for us both leading up to the wedding and on the wedding day. I sent Natalie a photo of what I was thinking for my escort cards and she actually placed the order for me and hand wrote them all! On the day of the wedding, the little kids wanted something more plain, so someone from the staff went out and bought them all McDonalds. We didn't even know until after the wedding that they'd done that! The service was fantastic, and they made sure the groom and I always had food and drinks on hand. They even packed up some food for us at the end of the night. We loved all the dishes and cannot recommend them highly enough! From quality of food to professionalism, Epicurean really stood out as heads above the other caterers.
Every single person at Epicurean was absolutely amazing to work with! From the moment we scheduled our tasting, met with Taryn and one of their chefs, to our actual wedding day wor...
king with Liz, everyone involved was clearly determined to make sure our wedding catering was the best it could’ve been. They catered to every wish we had, and went above and beyond in terms of service, staff, and support. Taryn and Liz took so much weight off my back by consistently offering help with anything I could’ve needed while planning, and they both worked so hard to make our wedding a memorable day for not only us but our guests. Catering truly is the part of a wedding that makes everything come together, and these guys are PROFESSIONALS. Thank you so much Epicurean!
5 stars for food and service. 1.5 stars for administration and customer service.
Epicurean did an amazing job on the day of the wedding. We have gotten tons of compliments on the...
food and the service. They really have the service down to a science and the staff on site during the wedding could not have been more professional and efficient. However, we would only give them 3 stars due to the events leading up to the wedding day.
The admin staff and management of the company left a bad taste in our mouths in the weeks leading up the wedding which is why we do not recommend Epicurean to our friends.
Without getting into the specific events that left us frustrated and disappointed, we will say that had we had more time to switch to another caterer we would have. Unfortunately the disappointing events were only a couple weeks before the wedding.
Still, Epicurean came through on the wedding night and our guests were very happy.
Not only was our food beyond delicious, Epicurean went above and beyond to create a menu that met the needs of our guests with dietary restrictions. The staff was always so respons...
ive and helpful. Couldn't say one bad thing about this vendor.
Epicurean was an amazing choice for our wedding day. We did our tasting and absolutely fell in love with the staff and culinary team! The food was mouth watering with also a phen...
omenal presentation. Our Catering Manager, Alexis was down to earth, straight to the point and professional. She went above and beyond by keeping my taste and want for simplicity in mind, when creating a beautiful reception space. Our cocktail hour knocked the socks off our guests with seasonal and stylish bites for our guests - the grilled cheese and tomato soup shots being the most popular! Our dinner, which we actually had time to eat, thanks to Alexis was extremely delicious with many of our guests going back for more (buffet style)! Alexis even helped us to get the culinary team to make my favorite (grape) pie for our dessert table! I had the filling shipped in from Upstate New York and mini hand pies were created. We love Epicurean and have already recommended them to all of our family and friends!
Amazing food! If there was one thing you know is that the food will be top notch. Our 150-ish wedding was held at the Palazzo Verdi where Epicurean is the exclusive caterer. Lots o...
f compliments on the ravioli.
I was worried that after being locked in I would regret it. Well at first there was some sticker shock, but our manager left and in working with the new one we got to a price that was right where we thought it should be. Of course then I fret that we had moved to some basic, bland, nothing of a menu. All my worries were gone after the tasting. It was fantastic! I am convinced that they will refuse to make anything boring and can accommodate you whatever level you are looking for.
Highly recommend!
Working with Jessica and Epicurean was fantastic! They completely customized our menu to be exactly what we envisioned and the food looked and tasted fantastic. All of our guests...
have been commenting on how wonderful the food was at our wedding!
The food was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD!
Everyone at the Epicurean Team took the time to listen to my fiance and I so that we had exactly what we wanted. They are amazing. I would ...
recommend them to anyone getting married.
Epicurean went above and beyond any of our expectations! From the first meeting, to the tasting, and all the way through the wedding reception, they were attentive, quick to respon...
d, and incredibly friendly. Our captains, Joel and Leslie, were not only attentive to us as the bride and groom, but also to al of our guests throughout the evening. Our event planner, Connor, was on top of all our details and was fantastic with communicating to us and other vendors. Our tasting was scheduled around our time constraints to meet our needs. To top it all off, the food was amazing!
Food was perfect service was perfect
We had a great meeting with Pete from the food truck to start; delicious food, and a really great guy. We had a few issues between that meeting and the wedding-- not great at email...
communication and had some mix-ups on what was included in our contract. On the day of, the service was really slow, especially since they had the exact count of each of the three meal types. Also, we received less food than promised, which was disappointing. They were helpful in amending the situation after the fact, but it would've been great to have the correct food amount for our guests!
Epicurean is the in house caterer for the Seawell Grand Ballroom (where we got married, which btw is an amazing venue) and their food and service was absolutely fantastic! They go ...
the extra mile and they definitely know their stuff!
Shannon at Epicurean was our event designer and she did an amazing job! The food, bar and wait staff at our wedding was outstanding!!! Epicurean is on the expensive side, but the f...
ood is absolutely worth it! Would highly recommend.
We used the Epicurean food truck for our rehearsal dinner/party and it was such a great choice. Not only was it fun and unique for all of our guests, the food was great. They wer...
e able to work with us to make a great menu of all our favorites too. We're hoping to find an excuse to hire the food truck for another party!
We absolutely loved our experience with Epicurean! Brandon was amazing to work with - he totally made us feel comfortable and really helped us build a delicious plated dinner and a...
ppetizersf or cocktail hour. They are so willing to tweak anything on thier menu and the food really is amazing! The crew that they brought down to our venue was very professional and everyone said they loved the food- especially the dessert table :)
Wesley was amazing to work with. He paid attention to every detail - including making sure the head waiter saved the cork from our champagne bottle. The food was delicious! Try ...
the butternut squash ravioli. YUM!
Epicurean's Executive Chef Ted created a custom Colorado farm-to-table menu for our wedding feast. One month later guests are still saying it was the best food they have ever had a...
t a wedding. Event Designer Brandon Sims and his team were top-notch in the planning and execution of the event. Kudos all around.
I've received so many compliments about the food served at our wedding reception. And, I mean, I should because I spent all morning on the day of my wedding slaving away in the ki...
tchen.
Yes, of course, I'm kidding.
I only have Epicurean to thank for the delicious food!
As the husband and I are big fans of brunch, we thought it'd be fun to have our wedding reception revolve around our favorite meal. We had biscuits with sausage gravy, french toast stuffed with whipped cream cheese, piperade with vegetables, beignets, bacon, potatoes and yum and yum and yum.
On the day of our wedding, Epicurean executed everything, everything from set up to the cocktail hour to the brunch, perfectly. They arrived at the wedding venue not just on time, but 30 minutes early. By the time I arrived, all of the chairs and tables were set up and dressed beautifully. They coordinated all of the rentals (chairs, linens, etc) and all of the liquor for the bar and they handled all of the event set up and breakdown. I didn't have to lift a finger!
We worked with Wesley (Senior Event Designer) in planning our big day and he was a pleasure to work with - one of the most personable people I've ever done business with. Admittedly, there were a few times during our planning that I got a little nervous that something may get forgotten, but my worry was pointless because Epicurean was all over every last little detail.
So pleased with both the food and the presentation!
Epicurean was the caterer for our wedding reception and they did an amazing job! The food was out of this world, not cheap crappy buffet food but amazing. The staff with Epicurea...
n was amazing and attentive to our every need and every changing numbers and items we wanted. We would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a caterer!
Epicurean was phenomenal... I can't think of a better word to describe how great our experience with them was!
We got to work with Sara Johnson, who was incredibly accessible and...
accommodating (I actually had to call her the DAY OF our wedding because I forgot we had a person with gluten allergies. She was totally cool and took care of it like she had known about it for months!)
We ended up staying almost an hour longer than we had anticipated at the wedding, but the staff didn't mind at all. All of the staff were super friendly and had wonderful attitudes (and the bartenders made great drinks!)
I can't recommend them enough! Thanks Sara (and everyone else)!
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6800 South Xanthia Street, Centennial, CO | The entire state of Colorado as well as surrounding states.
Epicurean Group