About this vendor
Nagel’s BBQ was officially established in August 2013, but my enjoyment of preparing barbecue began long before that with my father Bob. What began as a love for eating BBQ, progressed to a coworker suggesting I sell it, and now here we are.
In 2012 I met my future business partner, best friend, and ridiculously more attractive future wife. Sara and I were married in June 2015 and the family business truly began. Nagel's BBQ now consists of my wife
Sara, Mother-in-Law Sue, children Chase and Slade and Liam, and occasionally other family and friends we can con into helping us (with our phenomenal BBQ as a bribe of course). As we are hoping to grow our family further we are excited to grow our business right along with it.
In the spirit of not forgetting who we are,and where we came from, we continue to prepare our meats and sides with the same care and personal touch used from the beginning.
Along with efforts to provide the best food we believe it is even more important to give you, our customers, the best experience we possibly can. This is why we ask you “what do you want” for your event, and not simply “this is what we can offer”.
We thank you if you are a repeat customer and look forward to working with you if you are a potential client. We promise you’ll love our food, service, and positive attitude we provide.
All the best,
The Nagels
Details
Cuisine
- American
- BBQ
Dietary Options
- Gluten Free
Food & Catering
- Buffet
- Catering Clean Up
- Catering Delivery & Setup
- Menu Tastings
- Seated Meal
- Servers
Awards and Affiliations
2021 'Best of Weddings'
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out of 5.018 reviews
Nagels BBQ was absolutely scrumptious from start to finish. Shawn is such a genuine, down-to-earth, great guy and was truly a joy to work with throughout the entire process. He wen...
t out of his way to make everything easy for us and even made accommodations for our vegetarian guests, which meant so much.
Honestly, Nagels BBQ was the first catering company we sampled—and the only one. The food was THAT good. We never once regretted that decision.
On the wedding day, Shawn went above and beyond in every possible way. Not only was the food incredible, but he was also clearing plates from tables for guests and packing up leftovers for us to take home at the end of the night. That level of care and service is rare.
Most couples freeze a slice of wedding cake after their wedding… we froze our BBQ so we could enjoy it when we got back from our honeymoon!
The only way this business could possibly be better is if they opened a brick-and-mortar restaurant so we could eat their food whenever we wanted.
The entire experience was an easy 10/10. We cannot recommend Nagels BBQ enough!
We couldn't reccomend Nagel's BBQ more! They were very easy to work to with, making accommodations for those within our party who had gluten allergies, and they were willing to hav...
e us add a salad 2 weeks before the wedding! Everything they provided eased a lot of stress on our end, making sure that we had the best day ever. We personally have had Nagel's at another wedding we attending and I could not stop thinking about the food. When I got engaged, I knew nothing of what I wanted except for my caterer! You will not be disappointed in the slightest if you choose to go with Nagels!!
Nagel’s catered my wedding this past weekend, and I was so incredibly impressed with every aspect of the meal! From the tasting months ago, to the planning process, to the day of, ...
Shawn was so easy and amazing to work with. He was willing to work with me in any way possible. Our guests RAVED about the whole meal. The brisket and potato salad are to die for. Thank you Shawn and crew for such an amazing meal!
The BEST bbq I’ve had! Since the tasting we could not wait for our wedding day dinner. They went above and beyond and I could not be happier with the food and staff. Highly recomme...
nd!!
I have nothing but incredible things to say about Nagel’s BBQ and Shawn. They were so nice and easy to work with and you could tell it was really important to them we had a good da...
y which meant a lot to us. Booking, tasting, and planning was SO simple and Shawn really knows what he’s doing so you don’t have to worry about it. Everyone talked about how great the food was all night and a lot of people even took his card. Get the Mac and cheese!! You will not regret it.
We are so happy we went with Nagel’s for our wedding! Shawn was awesome to work with. He was very responsive, the pricing was straightforward, and the food was phenomenal. I’d abso...
lutely recommend Nagel’s for any catered event.
absolutely amazing! They were super great from day one and food is beyond amazing!! Everyone was so impressed by our wedding food we keep hearing how wonderful it was! Staff was fa...
ntastic checked on us to make sure we didn't need anything including drinks and such came around and picked up plates set up and clean up was a breeze can not thank them enough or recommend them highly enough 5 stars is nothing compared to what they deserve!
WOW! We were so impressed with Shawn and Nagel's BBQ from the very beginning! The food was absolutely delicious and the staff were the nicest. We ordered ribs, brisket, chicken,...
mac and cheese, baked beans and salad. Our guests couldn't stop raving about our food!
Nagel and his crew provided the dinner at our wedding and it was AMAZING! The communication was clear cut, the staff is very friendly, our guests loved the food, awesome prices, an...
d we wouldn't have wanted anyone else to cater for us! We would choose Nagel's BBQ over and over again!
My husband and I were happy to chose Nagels BBQ as our caterer for our wedding this past August! Nagels BBQ is a phenomenal catering company to work with for weddings. Throughout t...
he whole process Shawn was present, helpful, and always an email or call away. As a stressed bride, I appreciated his kindness and honesty. The BBQ was awesome and the guests loved it (don't forget to try the honey cornbread).
I've had three daughters marry and this was the best food of every wedding, hands down! They were so friendly and super easy to work with. Sean had everything under control and had...
my mind at ease. The food was so delicious that family are still raving about it months later!! His staff felt like family. For the price, experience and quality, I was more than satisfied with the entire experience. I hope to be able to use them again!!
Very professional, on time and food was Awesome! Everything from setup to cleanup was handled for us! Highly recommend!
Hands down, one of the best parts of our wedding day! Nagel and his team went above and beyond our expectations! The food speaks for itself. Every guest who commented on our dinner...
had nothing but great things to say. If you love a good meal, you will NOT be disappointed!! I would have a wedding everyday just for another Nagels BBQ plate!
Nagels BBQ was such a good choice for our wedding. So happy we found them. Prices were fair and the food was amazing... so many compliments! They were punctual and very helpful in ...
anyway they could. They were also super nice and easy to work with! Highly recommend!
My wife and I used Nagel’s BBQ for our wedding. The owner Shawn was phenomenal to work with and extremely personable and very down to earth. The food was amazing and the service wa...
s outstanding. I would recommend them for anything type of special event you have going on.
Phenomenal service! Great response time. It was easy for us not to have to plan everything using Nagels!
Shawn and his guys were just great and professional. The food was amazing and they actually had it ready early bc we were ahead of schedule. They were able to change standard item...
s to fit our specific needs. We got so many compliments on the food. I would not hesitate to use Nagels BBQ again on any catered event in the future.
Shawn did an amazing job catering our wedding. When we began looking for a caterer, price was a big factor for us. Nagels BBQ tastes fantastic and is VERY reasonably priced. We we...
re shocked we were able to get so much food that tasted as good as it did for the price. We did a tasting beforehand and he provided excellent recommendations. People are still talking about the food from our wedding a year later! He was so easy to work with and accommodating to our outdoor, bare-bones venue. We would recommend Nagels to anyone looking for a caterer for their wedding!
Contact
75 mile radius of O'Fallon, MO
Nagels BBQ