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Matthew Kar
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Christopher Michael catering is a professional, experienced catering company located in Jamesport, New York. They've been providing farm-to-fork food to weddings of all sizes since 1993. They include a complimentary design team to bring your vision to life. Christopher Michael catering offers delicious food and efficient service to couples on the North Fork and the Hamptons.

Services Offered
This full-service catering company is owned by Chef Matt Kar, who named his company after his two sons. Christopher Michael catering is one of the pioneers of off-site catering on the North Fork. They specialize in local seasonal fare, and are based out of Jamesport Manor Inn, a New American restaurant. Their services include:

  • Setup
  • Cleanup
  • China
  • Linens
  • Flatware
  • Cake cutting


Cuisine
Christopher Michael catering specializes in five unique serving styles. Guests can choose between french service, delicious duo, buffet, family style or cocktail reception. They're also happy to provide food for an after party as well. Sample family style entrees include:

  • Marinated Crescent Duck Breast
  • Chicken Stuffed with Boursin and Spinach
  • Grilled Swordfish with Mango Salsa
  • Eggplant Rollatini


Other Services
In addition to providing amazing cuisine for your wedding, this award-winning catering company will also provide a day-of coordinator to ensure your day runs smoothly. Their expert staff will coordinate everything from linens to tent setup. Christopher Michael catering will also assist with event design, and provide a preferred vendor list.

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FAQ’s

What event services do you provide?

Set Up
Clean Up

What catering services do you provide?

Buffet
Cake Cutting
Cocktail Reception
Hors d'oeuvres
Plated

What types of cuisine do you cater?

American

Which of the following items can you provide?

China
Flatware
Linens
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Reviews of Christopher Michael catering

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Christopher Michael Catering is highly recommended by multiple reviewers for weddings. The food is described as delicious, with high-quality ingredients and a French-style menu that includes multiple entrees and sides. Reviewers appreciated the attentive and responsive staff, including the owner, Matt, and site coordinator, Christine. The catering team is commended for their professionalism, exceptional service, and the seamless execution of the wedding day. Overall, Christopher Michael Catering made the wedding day unforgettable and stress-free for couples, with guests raving about the food and service.

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Christopher Michael Catering is highly recommended by multiple reviewers for weddings. The food is described as delicious, with high-quality ingredients and a French-style menu that includes multiple entrees and sides. Reviewers appreciated the attentive and responsive staff, including the owner, Matt, and site coordinator, Christine. The catering team is commended for their professionalism, exceptional service, and the seamless execution of the wedding day. Overall, Christopher Michael Catering made the wedding day unforgettable and stress-free for couples, with guests raving about the food and service.

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Jenna Sent on 09/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Incredible experience and best wedding food!

Christopher Michael was everything we could have asked for and more! Many of our guests shared that the meal they had at our wedding was the best wedding food they had ever had - delicious from start to end and very high quality ingredients! The staff were responsive and very kind as well. I highly recommend Christopher Michael catering!
Danielle
Danielle Sent on 11/13/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Christopher Michael is the best on the NorthFork of LI!

Christopher Michael Catering was the best catering at any Northfork Venue. We got married July 30, 2022 at Brecknock Hall. Our guests raved about the food and loved the French-style service at our wedding. Matt Kar impressed us as a chef and owner who was personable and involved with us each step of the way as we planned our wedding. He was easy to contact, helpful and took the time to meet with us when selecting the menu. The food was outstanding and our guests enjoyed trying each entree as his team brought everyone seconds. They are still talking about it!

Cocktail hour was perfect as everyone loved how tasty it was along with our signature drinks. Dinner was seamless and delicious. The best part, was they surprised us with the tastiest pastries for dessert, which were the perfect touch. The entire catering team was excellent, took great care of us and we couldn't be happier with the way it turned out!! He was our top choice and was the best to work with!
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Sophie Sent on 11/09/2022
1 out of 5 rating

Double Booked our Wedding, Lied About it, and Refused to Make it Right

This is a long review, but if you’re considering hiring Christopher Michael Catering for your event, or even eating at the Dimon Estate, I recommend you read the whole thing. The short version is that we booked them for our wedding in 2022, but they were disorganized, then incredibly rude and greedy, and ultimately cancelled everything on us a few months before our wedding date, with no reasonable explanation, apology, or compensation. It turned out they had mistakenly double booked our wedding at Jamesport Manor Inn/Dimon Estate, although to this day, they have not admitted it.

It’s sad to say, but I will never be patronizing the Dimon Estate or using Christopher Michael catering ever again, and I would advise the same for anyone else who reads this. My husband’s family is from Jamesport. We have eaten there many times and family members have used Christopher Michael for successful events in the past— but the way we were treated during our wedding planning process was beyond awful. I don’t think I’ve ever left a one star review before, but people like this do not deserve my (or your) business.

Here’s the story: we booked Jamesport Manor/Dimon Estate in June 2021 and were so excited to get married there. Fast forward to May 2022 and a sound ordinance was passed in the town of Riverhead that made it very difficult for them to host events. This led them to cancel the venue for all couples in summer 2022– but they promised to still cater at a discounted rate and provide rentals, as well as help everyone find new venues. This was surprising and poorly communicated (a blanket email, which was sent months later than it should have been— and they were basically unreachable for days afterward)— but even so, we gave them the benefit of the doubt. We rebooked a new venue that they suggested and proceeded as planned. Then, they canceled everything else (catering, rentals, bathrooms, etc) on us a few weeks later. The excuse was that a chef quit, so they did not have enough staff. But catering and rentals were not cancelled for any other couples (I know because I joined a FB group with many of the other affected brides), and when we called to talk to Matt Kar, he basically told us that we had no right to ask any questions and that we shouldn’t be upset— because while we were losing a wedding, he was losing his business. Our wedding planner and new venue also asked questions, but Matt evaded them as well. We tried to ask for just the rentals (sans catering) since the chef was the issue, but Matt refused.

Well, a little bit of internet sleuthing, and I found social media posts by another couple and their photographer from September 2021, indicating that they were looking forward to their wedding day next year, at Jamesport Manor, on our exact same wedding date. I also found posts from their wedding (on our same date), at a new venue from the list Matt provided, that tagged Christopher Michael Catering as their caterer (and rentals provider based on the photos). In other words, it’s very clear that they were double booked on our date for at least one year prior, and that Christopher Michael catered the other wedding at a new venue. We have not been given any reasonable explanation from Matt Kar, but I can only assume that they made a mistake and then chose the more lucrative wedding to cater, then tried to cover it up by making up an excuse about their chef quitting. We were first ignored, then berated and yelled at by Matt Kar for asking very reasonable questions over the phone. We received no compensation and almost had to cancel our wedding— but thanks to incredible kindness of some new vendors, we pulled off a wonderful (albeit significantly more expensive) wedding!

Matt Kar, while admittedly a good chef, is a disorganized mess with poor communication skills, who will not make an effort to help you or be reasonable if it’s not beneficial to him. If you want a kind, organized catering company to plan your event with, there are many other excellent options in the area (in particular, I HIGHLY recommend Irish Coffee Pub). And while Dimon Estate is owned by Matt’s son now, I also hold him responsible. We dined at the restaurant and got a long, personal tour from Matt’s son just a few weeks before the first cancellation email, at which point it had been clear for months that they would likely need to cancel weddings for the summer. And yet, no one said a word. I assume this was because they didn’t want to nullify contracts and lose money until they knew for sure that they would not be able to host weddings (but this was at the expense of all the couples who had to replan weddings at the last minute). All it would have taken for us to let it go was a sincere apology and admission of their mistake, but we never received that from anyone. I hold the entire family/business responsible and recommend you do not trust them or give them your money.
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Working with Matt and Christopher Michael Catering is always a complete pleasure! They truly know how to make the day go smoothly for all involved including the other vendors.

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