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Main Event Caterers
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What is the story behind Main Event Caterers?
Main Event Caterers is a full-service catering company located in Arlington, Virginia. They specialize in providing fresh and bold menu options that represent culinary innovation and presentation. Couples can expect to have dedicated event planners to assist in every detail of their wedding, including venue options, service staff, decor, and menu design. Main Event Caterers will make sure your vision and story are told through delectable cuisine and atmosphere.
Services Offered
Main Event Caterers will assist and cater to all of your needs through their premier service options. Services include:
- Buffet
- Cake
- Cake cutting
- Cleanup & setup
- Delivery
- Cocktail Reception
- Dessert
- Family style
- French service
- Hors d'oeuvres
- Outside cake
Cuisine
Along with great services, Main Event Caterers offers their couples an array of cuisine options. They are also capable of catering to strict dietary needs such as gluten-free, lactose-free, kosher, and organic. They offer the following cuisine styles:
- African
- Asian
- British
- Cajun
- Caribbean
- Chinese
- Ethiopian
- French
- German
Other Services
Main Event Caterers offers their couples a chance to pair their food with a great drink as well. Bar services include bartender(s), cash bar, champagne toast, and house beer. Additional bar services include:
- House liquor
- House wine
- Limited bar
- Liquor license
- Open bar
- Outside alcohol
- Premium liquor
- Signature drink
- Specialty beer
- Specialty wine
What You'll Love About Main Event Caterers
Couples are wowed by the impressive range of delicious cuisines prepared by these premium caterers and by their responsiveness throughout the planning process. They also rave about the customization, with Main Event Caterers tailoring packages to suit your needs. Have a look at the Real Weddings tab to see some examples of events that this company has catered to.
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Review summary
Main Event is repeatedly praised for outstanding, delicious wedding food that guests raved about and that matched tasting quality. The team is professional, responsive, and attentive, making planning and the wedding day seamless while accommodating changes and dietary needs. Couples highly recommend them for exceptional service, presentation, and a stress-free experience.
By far the best wedding food we've ever had
The food was absolutely incredible. Our guests raved about both the appetizers and the main courses, and we’re still hearing compliments weeks later. We highly recommend the fried chicken and waffle cones, the steak crostini, and the mac and cheese bites for apps. Main courses included a roasted chicken and fillet mignon with green beans and mashed potatoes. Every dish was absolutely incredible.
If you’re looking for a caterer who delivers amazing food and a stress-free experience, this is the team to go with. They truly exceeded our expectations!
the best!!
Our guests haven’t stopped raving to us about the bartenders, the raw bar, the delicious appetizers, the entrees, and of course the mashed potatoes! We genuinely have never seen so many perfectly cleaned plates at the end of a wedding dinner. We are not the biggest dessert people, but we even enjoyed Main Event’s delicious cannoli station at our wedding!! Thank you to Melissa and Leah (and the whole Main Event team!) for making our wedding a huge success!
Wow, Wow, Wow!
From our very first interaction, Main Event was consistently responsive to E-MAILs, questions, estimates, and every detail involved in planning such an important event. In fact, their professionalism and responsiveness were major factors in our decision to select Main Event. Additionally, our primary points of contact were knowledgeable, gracious, kind, and genuinely invested in helping us create a memorable celebration.
Perhaps what impressed me most was that Main Event never felt like "just a vendor." Instead, it felt as though we were working alongside a team that genuinely understood how important this day was to our family. During a time filled with excitement, joy, and a fair amount of emotion, it was incredibly reassuring to know that we were supported by professionals who cared about the success of the event.
Clearly, I highly recommend them!
Highly recommend Main Event!
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I worked many events with Main Event (normally at Carnegie and River Farm) and I have found their staff to always be top notch! The food is wonderful and they're very responsive to client's needs.
Amazing company and amazing people. This company knows how to be helpful and create generous service to no limits. the food was terrific, and overall reasonably priced. The server seemed to read my mind and was taking care of everything as I thought of it. Everyone involved - from planning to set-up to serving, to clean-up was so professional and pleasant. We were able to put on the event we wanted within the budget we'd planned every time. Great work with Spencer and team last year and many more weddings to go.
Main Event has done many events here at our gallery and they were great! Efficient staff, start to finish service with not just food but also the equipment, clean up and staffing. I would always recommend them as a go to for weddings or private events!
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