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Nellie's Catering is a full-service catering company in Sarasota, Florida that guides couples through all aspects of their wedding day when it comes to food and drink. Nellie's Catering will provide an experience that caters to any of your guests. Originally a deli restaurant, they have expanded to a full-service catering company to partner with couples on their big day.

Services Offered
No detail is forgotten when you choose Nellie's Catering as your wedding day caterer. In addition to providing a meal your guests will not forget, they also guide you throughout the planning of your wedding day. Their services include:

  • Event coordination
  • Menu tasting
  • Personalized catering manager
  • Table display flowers
  • Menu cards
  • Place cards


Cuisine
Nellie's Catering offers couples a wide range of full-service wedding catering packages, providing delicious food and beverage services for their guests. Couples may choose from the following cuisine styles:

  • American
  • British
  • Cajun
  • Caribbean
  • Chinese
  • French
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Mexican
  • Southern
  • Spanish
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Frequently asked questions

What is the average catering price per person for plated service?

$30

What is the average catering price per person for buffet service?

$30

What is the average catering price per person for stations?

$30

What is the average catering price per person for hors d'oeuvres?

$24

What is the starting price per person for bar service?

$12

Which of the following are included in the starting price for bar service?

House Beer
House Wine

What catering services do you provide?

Buffet
Cocktail Reception
Hors d'oeuvres
Plated
Stations

What types of cuisine do you cater?

American
Caribbean
French
German
Italian
Mexican
Southern
Spanish

What dietary needs can you accommodate?

Vegan
Vegetarian

What bar services do you provide?

Champagne Toast
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Reviews of Nellie's Catering

4.9 out of 5 rating
4.9 out of 5 rating
134 Reviews
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Nellie's Catering is highly recommended by multiple reviewers for weddings. The catering manager, Terri, is praised for her exceptional service and ability to bring their ideas to life. Reviewers appreciate the full-service nature of Nellie's, as they assist with planning layouts, vendors, decorations, and more. The food is described as delicious, the open bar is well-executed, and the day-of planner ensures a stress-free and seamless experience. Overall, Nellie's Catering is highly recommended for their outstanding service and attention to detail.

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This AI-generated summary gives you a snapshot of the overall ratings and feedback from the reviews this vendor has received.

Nellie's Catering is highly recommended by multiple reviewers for weddings. The catering manager, Terri, is praised for her exceptional service and ability to bring their ideas to life. Reviewers appreciate the full-service nature of Nellie's, as they assist with planning layouts, vendors, decorations, and more. The food is described as delicious, the open bar is well-executed, and the day-of planner ensures a stress-free and seamless experience. Overall, Nellie's Catering is highly recommended for their outstanding service and attention to detail.

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Liz Sent on 01/03/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Outstanding

Nellie Catering was amazing especially Miss Terri. She took her time and help me with everything. She is great at her job.
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Alyssa D. Sent on 12/07/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely LOVED Nellies!

I can’t say enough wonderful things about working with Nellies catering. I had the pleasure of working with Terri, the catering manager. She was so kind and helped me bring my ideas to life. The food was amazing, the service was amazing, and their team was amazing. When they say full service, they mean it! 10/10 recommend :)
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Alyssa S. Sent on 04/28/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Amazing Amazing!!

Where can I even start to explain how incredible it was to work with Terri Telesco and the team at Nellie’s Catering?

From the very first time we met with Terri for our wedding, we knew that she was going to be the best partner in planning our wedding we could ask for.

She and her team are excellent at what they do from the quality of their food, to wedding planning and coordination, to their staff, to the products they create.

You could seriously hire Terri to do your entire wedding for you and it would be gorgeous and the food delicious. She and her team are also just nice and fun people?? Such a joy to work with!!!

But to share more specifically:
1) We were planning a wedding from out of state. Terri was VITAL in recommending other vendors and working directly with them. She’s well respected and loved in the area and gets the best deals.
2) Terri was super responsive and jumped right in there with every question we had and idea we can up with. She “made it happen” on more than one occasion with how we wanted things set up, and was able to balance all of this with cost, which we really appreciate.
3) Terri is also a fantastic day-of coordinator and her team, including bar tenders, carried off a seamless event. They took all the ideas we had and complicated directions and carried them out to a tee. We didn’t have to stress at all the morning of the wedding or even during tear-down. They executed every detail flawlessly and took care of everything.
4) Terri and her team were also able to do all of our printing and signage for us - they checked every spelling, every detail, and caught our mistakes. It was such a sign of relief working with them.
5) Nellie’s makes amazing food. They were also able to confirm last minute requests we had for kosher and halal preparations. The guests were all really happy with their meal and the appetizers.
6) Terri helped us figure out our bar and what drinks we needed, and her bartenders were well loved by the crowd, even covering up how we had forgotten to include some of the main ingredients for one of our drinks!!
7) Nellie’s has a storehouse of wedding supplies - you will save a ton of money using what she has. We didn’t have to buy any glassware or candle holders or frames at all.

I could go on and on. Let me also share that Terri had surgery right before our wedding and was using a scooter to keep her knee up on!! She still got all of this done - I can only imagine her at 100%.

We were so blessed to work with Nellie’s and the success of our wedding (guests were in awe) is 100% thanks to Terri and Nellie’s. Book them! You will be in incredible hands!!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2021 Winner
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Professional Network & Endorsements

9 Endorsements
Barefoot Weddings Barefoot Weddings Wedding Officiants

Nellie's can cater and organize your reception!

Rev. Susan Rev. Susan " Sophie" Bierker, MSW Wedding Officiants

I so enjoy dining on Nellie's fine cuisine when I attend the receptions of my couples. They are well organized and professional.

Siesta Key Events Siesta Key Events Wedding Planners

Nellie's Catering is wonderful to work with! The staff is professional, dependable and also a pleasure to work with.

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