Beth and her team catered my wedding and I could not have asked for a better team to take on such an important task. They were on time, coordinated details we did not even think of, made sure to keep my husband and I fed and she even dropped off water and a box of food at the hotel. The owner of this company is an angel! The spaces that Beth and her staff used were left cleaner than when they came. We will be using Beth's company for all of our major events because we know that we are in great hands of a woman who really cares.

We had a small family gathering of 12 for the 90th birthday party for my in-laws and even though she was really busy that day she made time for us and everyone loved the food and she treated our small family gathering as it was her biggest event of the day that meant a lot to us so thank you so much for everything. From the Greulich's

Beth is a long time friend of my fiancé Laura’s and we hired her to cater our wedding shower. She showed up exactly when she said she would be there and did her thing in the kitchen. All of the food was incredible, especially the filet on parmesan crisps, the goat cheese figs and the stuffed mushrooms. Everything was delicious! Thank you for making our day even more memorable. Highly recommended!

From our initial conversation Beth was so kind, professional and insightful. We had a vision of an intimate family diner and she made it happen. Can I rave about the fantastic tasting prior to making a final decision? OMG! The food was AMAZING and the staff went above and beyond in every way. We can't thank every enough at Local Mama Catering for being a vital part in our wedding celebration.

That's what all my guests said to me as they walked out of my reception on Saturday. Beth and her staff were utterly FANTASTIC. She swooped in with just 2 weeks to prepare and made our night absolutely amazing! Local Mama Catering prepared delicious food, served it flawlessly to our guests, AND took care of me and my groom non stop through out our night. We were not at our cocktail hour as planned but I knew our guests would be taken care of and they certainly were. Beth and her team battled last min prep, traffic, and rain like it was no big deal and I cannot thank them enough. Thank you for the best day of my life!!
with love from Dana & Josh

We had our tasting tonight with Beth for our wedding in August and we were blown away by how delicious the food was so far! What a pleasure to work with too. She is customizing our menu to include vegan options and dairy free, plus also incorporating what we love. Not to mention she’s incredibly personable and took the time to listen to everything we want and answer our questions. We are looking forward to August!! Will post more once I have more pictures!

Due to Covid my wedding had to be postponed and then ultimately downsized due to new guidelines issued. Two weeks before my wedding and my venue refused to host the smaller event and ghosted us. To say I was scrambling is an understatement. On such short notice and with many brides in the same situation, many caterers were unavailable.

It was like divine intervention that a coworker recommended Local Mama. I called and it was like it was meant to be. Beth has such a calming presence and thinks of everything down to the smallest details. She was great communicating with me and keeping me in the loop. I wasn’t tied to a prefixed menu option, she can make anything and accommodate any dietary needs. She truly made our wedding magical and even better than our original plan.

One our main priorities was having quality, amazing food and she delivered. The food was not only beautiful but so delicious. I love that she sources from local farms and small businesses. She even got ice cream from my favorite local shop. All of our guests kept commenting days later how good everything was. She took care of all the hardworking vendors, making sure they were fed. And food did not go to waste. She packed up any food that was left over so we were able to enjoy it again over the next few days. Lastly, there’s a reason she’s known for her flourless chocolate cake, wow! She made it into a tree themed wedding cake for us and I cannot wait until our upcoming anniversary to enjoy it again!

I’m so happy Local Mama’s business has gained popularity over the past few months and her business is expanding to meet the well deserved demand. I cannot recommend them enough. They’re wonderful people that you can tell value the role they’re playing in helping others create lasting memories and you can taste the love they put into their food.

When we found Local Mama Catering, it seemed too good to be true. Unfortunately, that's because it was.

We thought that Beth was the most wonderful person with such a vibrant attitude. We finalized our contract and invoice back in August 2021. Beth had been to the venue in person, we have boatloads of texts and emails where she talks about things such as being able to make the dessert & cakes (which she bailed on and forgot about even though she brings it up in multiple emails and we also finalized flavors and everything already), bringing handwashing stations because it’s an outdoor venue (which she claims she never said but we have in writing), providing this and that yada yada.

We had our tasting and she met with the venue owner, my partner and I, my mom, and some of our wedding party. We also spoke on the phone many times. At many points throughout our time working together she would bring up her personal issues. I am in law school and she spent about 30 minutes talking to me about her landlord problem. The only reason why we were on the phone was because she had been ignoring our texts and calls (two weeks prior to the wedding when we had important questions that went unanswered).

After having about eleven months to prep for this wedding, the week of our wedding she sent the invoice late and added over $1,000 for no reason. When we asked her about this, she said it was a miscalculation on her end. Our initial bill was for about 100 people and was $6,263.01 (not including tax). Week OF our wedding, after she promised to reduce the price by each adult that RSVP’d no, she RAISED the bill. She did not decrease for the adults that did not attend. She raised the price by almost $2,000. We contested that, which took time since she does not reply. We got it lowered to $7,278.00. Still, when we asked her how she could have miscalculated the amount of staff that she needed after having been discussing this for a 11 months, she had no answer and said that we don’t get to question the bill.

We paid what we could as my partner's credit card has a $3,500 limit on it and by the wedding day, we had paid $6,500 of it, which is more than the initial bill. She texted me while I was at the church on my way to the venue and asked me where the silverware, napkins, and plates were. She had forgotten them.
At the end of the night she came over to me and told me she had to charge even more. I asked her what she was charging us for and how much? She said she didn’t know but would get back to me! She threw a random number at me with no explanation aside from that she had to send staff to the Dollar Store to get new plates, napkins, and silverware. She charged US for the gas that it took for her to drive there. I thought that hundreds of dollars for gas to the dollar store was a bit excessive and asked her to please put it all in writing and email it to me.

Via text we have her asking to be Zelled and also saying that the extra amount could absolutely wait until we got back from our Honeymoon. Then, while walking up to our plane at 6am the next morning, she texts us demanding to be paid immediately saying that we better not get on the plane without paying her. At this point, we had also already paid more than what the invoice said. She broke her contract repeatedly and then blamed us for it. She then accused us of trying to rob her the morning after we returned to the US. We repeatedly asked to be told WHAT she was charging us for and she ignored our request about six times and threatened to sue us. As someone in law school and who works at a law firm, I know that every threat she made was bogus because she has no legal ground. She broke her contract, and cannot charge late fees unless it's expressed within the contract (which it wasn’t and the contract was also in dispute). She also said she would take money off of the contract for goods that she forgot to provide and then *somehow*, magically, the bill increased AGAIN to $7,303.00. She AGAIN refused to tell us what the increased charge was and threatened us more and told us that she was so disappointed in us etc.

Overall, the wedding was wonderful. However, I regret working with Beth. She is manic and all over the place. I understand having things in life get in the way but you do not take it out on clients ever. She took every chance she could get to talk to me about her legal problem after finding out that I work at a law firm. She hijacked our time and forced us into a corner and then called us criminals. Overall, food was genuinely wonderful but everything else was not. If you work with her, we recommend doing everything through email or text as she is very forgetful - even when it IS in writing.

Good food, but broken promises, difficult communications, and expensive hidden fees, along with unprofessional behavior would have me recommend against this catering service.