worst experience of our life!

I love Harris Hall, Adam Harris is the nicest person to work with. He and his staff go out of the way to make your event Yours. Even as far as running to the store for last minute items you forgot.

Very pleased with everything! The food was great and the selection was awesome! There was something for everyone! Adam was very laid back and easy to work with. He and his staff did a wonderful job on the big day and everything was delivered as he said it would be! I did not have to worry about anything! Also Adam and Nancy ( From my reception site The Kapok) worked very smoothly together to make sure all my needs were taken care of!

All Events Catering was wonderful to work with! Our wedding reception was held at the Kapok in Clearwater and of course it was beautiful. Nancy and Adam worked very closely to make sure that my special day was stress free. The food was excellent as well as the service. I was so surprised at how affordable it was! All in all I was very Pleased with everything and will be using All Events again in the future!

not happy at all with the service that was provided. We were really disappointed with the overall service of the food and the staff.

We are a WWII generation with many memories of old blue eyes. Our attendees rated Don as a fantastic entertainer and singer. He works the crowd and even shares his mike with members of the audience. His Sinatra music brings back old memories and creates a fun evening. I wish I could post pics to this site as evidence of Don's great interaction with our members.
Morris Harvey, Chairman
2009 AMMV Convention Committee

We used All Events Catering at Harris Hall for our wedding in 2008. I should have done this review up at the time, but it kept getting put off. Recently I ran into some friends we had no seen for a long time. I got to talking about the wedding, and built up a head of steam remembering the poor treatment from this vendor, and felt compelled to take action.

My strong recommendation is to avoid them like the plague. Several times they "lost" information about the deposits my Mother-in-law was providing them, and we had to prove to them they had already cashed her checks. My wife, already stressing on the wedding, and costs her parents were covering, had to deal with this on several occasions. At the time I thought it was not very professional, but we were trying not to dwell on it.

Our intent was to use the Harris Hall for our wedding and reception. We only used the All Events Catering arm for the rehearsal dinner (which was actually a breakfast). Everything seemed to be going well until the day of the wedding. Harris Hall had told us that we could provide our own food as long as we did not use an alternate catering company. My Mother In Law had a long time family friend who was an excellent cook, and had done some work for family events. In each case, they generally compensated her by buying her cookware and serving items. Most of the items were in very good shape, as they saw irregular use.

So, I show up early the day of the wedding to help get things squared away. A good deal of my family was on site to help decorate, and set up. Things hit the fan when the family friend arrived to set up. The owner of Harris Hall and all events catering pulled me aside and asked me what was the deal with using another caterer. I told him I was not very much involved with it, but had been assured this was a family friend of my mother in law, and said she has no business, but loves to cook, and has all the gear from doing things at other family events. He went into a tirade how it was absolute BS. He said that nobody could have equipment like that unless they were doing it as a business, and I’m lucky he did not just through me the “F” out right there.

I was blown away at the treamtment and trying to maintain my calm as this is my fiancé’s special day. I told him he needed to talk to my mother in law about the relationship, but that I had been told repeatedly she had no business, and was only a family friend.

He stormed off, and two other times he came back at me to harass me about the situation, finally stating the he did not have a security deposit from us, and needed it right there, or we were out. I told him that it had all been provided already to the girl who had now quit there the week before. We were strong armed, and my MIL came in and wrote them a second security deposit check to try and keep the peace.

They have a small garden area where we had originally planned to hold the wedding. Unfortunately it started to rain, and we tried to scramble to arrange to work it inside. I approached the staff about moving the chairs inside to facilitate holding the ceremony in the hall. The owner came back, and said He was not making any money on this deal, and his staff had already done all the work they were going to do to help us, and we better make the arrangements ourselves.

After the ceremony was over, and the reception was winding down, the owner once more approached me. . . he told me that if we failed to clean up the hall to his satisfaction that he was going to make sure to keep the security deposit. He went on to say that the little cut out hearts that were put around the center pieces counted as confetti, which was against their decoration policy, and if he found one scrap of it remaining, he would count that as not cleaned to his satisfaction. He said he also made sure his staff knew that they were not to help clean up after this event.

He still had me over a barrel as he now had two security deposits from my mother in law as hostage. I bit down everything I wanted to say and do, and told him we would take care of it. He left the building at that point. Most of the workers that were left behind did assist some with the clean up, and we tipped them out appropriately.

I was amazed. . . here was the owner of the business and building, bullying and threatening me repeatedly at each turn. He’s fortunate I kept my friends in line. The first couple of times he got on my case was in private, and I mentioned to my best man what was going on, which spread word a bit. His follow up “dressing downs” were out where a few people could here, and they were getting very angry at the treatment and wanted their chance to give him a piece of their mind.

So please take my advice, and take your business elsewhere. All Events Catering went out of their way to try and ruin the best day of my life. It was borderline criminal how were treated while trying to do business with them, and I hope I can steer people away from having an experience like they provided for me.

They did not clean the fountain liked we asked...it was dirty and eww...the servers only started picking up the plates after my mother started to put them on a table. I was assigned a consultant the day before the wedding and she really wasn't all that great at being helpful. All in all, its a good value for the money but thats about it.

My dream wedding reception was held at Harris Hall all events catering. Let me begin by saying your only error would be not booking this company. Melanie and Adam are a team, they are superior in their art, cordial, welcoming, funny, delightful and organized individuals. They superseded my expectations and every other need as well. The hall is beautiful, we had a festive and fall themed wedding. Everyone raved about the delicious food,exceptional service and the wonderful bar that we had. Words alone can not explain how greatful and thankful I am to have utilized them. I will use them for future grand events and definitely give them and A+++++++++ for making our day as special as it was. No stone was left unturned, and they even remembered to remind me of specific things I had forgotten, and were there for my every beckon and call. Not once did I have to worry about anything because it was already done. All I have left to say is thank you, thank you and thank you. You are the absolute BEST!!!! Vincent and Kimone Cooper

Melanie was very helpful, knowledgeable and professional at all times during the planning of my event. She was always very pleasant to speak with and I would highly recommend her to others.

On April 5, 2008 I had the wedding of my dreams. Along with help from my wedding party and the staff at Harris Hall/All Events Catering everything came together beautifully. The hall looked like a "Mardi Gras Wonderland" coordinating perfectly with our purple and gold New Orleans theme. There was ample space for our 200+ guest both inside the hall and also outside on the lovely patio. I couldn't have chosen a better location. There was convenient parking, clean facilities, delicious food, accommodating staff and competitive pricing. It was a day that I will never forget.

I can honestly say that out of all vendors hired at my wedding, All Events Catering was by far the best! As I look back I am not impressed with my DJ and am disappointed with my videographer but the catering at my wedding was amazing! I have no complaints, only praises. Melanie was so easy to work with, on-the-ball, professional, organized, and not to mention the food was delicious!! Several people asked about our caterers after the wedding and I have since referred several friends there.