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Palate Pleasers

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Recommended by 98% of couples

About this vendor

Palate Pleasers is an award-winning wedding caterer, bakery, and gourmet to-go business in Annapolis, Maryland, that's served couples in Washington, DC, Baltimore, and the Eastern Shore for more than 30 years. This family-owned and operated company provides wedding food and beverages as well as event production and custom event creation for couples. The company has consistently earned the Couples' Choice Award from WeddingWire for the last several years.

Cuisine

Whether you have dietary needs or are looking to serve a region-specific meal, Palate Pleasers will create a custom menu to meet your cuisine and dietary needs. They will take care of the delivery, setup, and cleanup services for your wedding meal. Choose from a variety of serving styles, including buffet, family-style, plated, stations, and hors d'oeuvres. Palate Pleasers is available for the following cuisine styles:

  • African
  • American
  • Caribbean
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Latin American
  • Local
  • Mediterranean
  • Mexican
  • Middle Eastern
  • Southern
  • Southwestern
  • Spanish
  • Thai

Other Services

Event coordination services, bartending services, cake cutting, and liquor can all be supplied by Palate Pleasers. Various wedding decor items are also available, including:

  • Chairs
  • Tables
  • Tenting
  • Custom Linens

What You'll Love About Palate Pleasers

As a family-owned business, every aspect of the wedding day matters to the Palate Pleasers team. Couples meeting up with Amy Daniels and her family will feel like they are visiting old friends as they excitedly discuss their creative ideas. Nearlyweds can check out the reviews to learn how Amy and the team will make the day unforgettable.

Features

Woman-owned

Large team (21+ members)

Experience

  • 44 years in business

  • We speak English and Spanish

Links

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FAQ

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

$120

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

$120

What is the average catering price per person for stations?

$110

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

$80

Which of the following are included in the cost of your full service wedding catering?

Delivery
Set Up
Clean Up
Cake
Cake Cutting
Dessert
Cocktail Reception
Server(s)
Tastings
Chairs
Tables
China
Linens
Flatware
Glassware

What is the starting price per person for bar service?

$15

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

Bartender(s)
Limited Bar
Open Bar
House Beer
Specialty Beer
House Wine
Specialty Wine
Champagne Toast
House Liquor
Premium Liquor
Signature Drink

What event services do you provide?

Delivery
Set Up
Clean Up

What catering services do you provide?

Breakfast / Brunch
Buffet
Cake Cutting
Cocktail Reception
Custom Menu
Hors d'oeuvres
Plated
Server(s)
Stations
Tastings

What types of cuisine do you cater?

African
American
BBQ
Caribbean
French
German
Greek
Italian
Latin American
Local
Mediterranean
Mexican
Middle Eastern
Seafood
Southern
Spanish

What dietary needs can you accommodate?

Gluten Free
Lactose Free
Nut Free
Organic
Vegan
Vegetarian

What bar services do you provide?

Bartender(s)
Open Bar
Champagne Toast
Signature Drink

Which of the following items can you provide?

Chairs
Tables

Which of the following items can you provide?

Barware
China
Flatware
Glassware
Linens

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Wedding couple

Reviews of Palate Pleasers

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Joy H. Sent on 09/16/2021
5 out of 5 rating

DELICIOUS Rehearsal Dinner & Welcome Party

Our Southern themed Rehearsal Dinner was a great hit! The bride is vegetarian, so they suggested a grits bar. Fantastic Gruyere cheese grits with toppings such as shrimp, braised beef, shredded pork, additional cheese, green onions & hot sauce. The spring salad, roasted vegetables and cornbread with pepper jelly were all amazing. We got lots of compliments. The specialty drink, ginger bourbon tea, was a perfect touch. Appetizers and deserts were equally delicious! Not many leftovers because they “ate it up!” They thoughtfully packaged up leftovers and sent them home with us. Honestly, our food surpassed the wedding meal of Maryland crab cakes done by a different caterer🙄. Hire Palate Pleasers for any important event!!
Honeywood
Honeywood Sent on 12/22/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Exceptional to work with!

It’s always a pleasure working alongside Palate Pleasers. Their team is professional, efficient, and incredibly mindful of shared spaces and event timelines, making every event day run smoothly. From load-in through breakdown, their communication and organization are greatly appreciated, and their attention to detail is evident in every aspect of their service. We truly value partnering with Palate Pleasers and look forward to many more successful events together. Highly recommend to couples and fellow vendors alike.
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Tiffany Sent on 10/11/2021
5 out of 5 rating

The wedding cake was delicious!

My partner and I had done several wedding cake tastings, and Palate Pleasers was the best! Their italian buttercream was the right balance of sweet and light, and the cake flavors tasted fresh and pure. They were very flexible to help us design our cake (2 flavors with 2 different fillings) and even how to coordinate the proportions based on the number of guests. They were also flexible to include a few gluten and dairy free cupcakes for some of our guests. And they even delivered it to our reception venue! I highly recommend them for your wedding cake.
Nicole
Nicole Sent on 09/01/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Highly recommend!

I cannot say enough good things! My husband and I decided to work with Palate Pleasers to cater our wedding and it was the best decision!

Most importantly, Amy (the executive chef) made the menu so personalized to us.

She helped put together an incredible meal that matched our personalities perfectly. Because I am a vegetarian, she suggested a caprese salad with a tomato carving station. I repeat, a fresh tomato caving station. My friends and family could not stop talking about it. My husband has a big sweet tooth and loved the idea of an ice cream bar with all the homemade toppings. It was delicious.

The company is also family owned and operated. One of my favorite parts of the entire wedding planning process was driving to Annapolis with my mom to meet with Amy Daniels and her family. They had so many creative ideas and made the entire process fun!

It was supposed to be a 15 minute stop by but we ended up chatting with their team for more than 90 minutes. You can tell they love the work that they do... and it shows!

Great food at an affordable price. Highly recommend!
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Cindy Sent on 10/09/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Excellent food!

Excellent food, reasonable prices
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Delanie Sent on 06/30/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Perfection

Our entire experience with Palate Pleasers was phenomenal. Amy and Sally are so helpful and knowledgeable, and we loved working with them from day 1. When we had to adjust our plans due to Covid, they were super flexible and helpful in coming up with a new, safe plan. Everything was absolutely perfect! It was so much better than I could have ever imagined. The staff set up our tables beautifully, the food was absolutely incredible, and the servers were professional and fun! We received so many compliments about the food and service. I absolutely recommend them for any catering needs you have! We will exclusively be using them in the future!
Carolyn
Carolyn Sent on 09/24/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Superior Food and Service

I can't say enough wonderful things about Palate Pleasers. The food, the service, their enthusiasm and their willingness to try something new and perfect it for our daughter's wedding--everything was incredible. Many guests said it was the best wedding food they had ever had, including one friend who is a caterer herself. They also catered our post-wedding brunch, which, although less formal, was equally superior in quality and service. I cannot recommend Palate Pleasers more highly.
S
Sarah Sent on 05/16/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Father of bride

We did an early taste test and the food was excellent but there were only six of us bride groom and parents filet. Crab cakes aspergus potatoes and desserts every thing was excellent. There were 136 guests at the wedding everyone said the food was phenomenal. Raw oysters as appetizers were the best I have ever had. The name is correct they are definitely Palate Pleasers
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Elizabeth Sent on 04/30/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Palate Pleasers was top notch!

From the very first meeting with them we knew they would be wonderful. The food was the very best that we've ever been served at a wedding and arrived hot and tasty. All of the staff was professional and helpful. Would definitely highly recommend them!
Megan
Patrick Sent on 12/11/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Great Experience!

We loved working with Palate Pleasers! They gave us everything we asked for and more! We had a different idea for a wedding dessert and after meeting with several caterers, Palate Pleasers were the only caterers that would give us our vision. The team they provided us on the day of the wedding was excellent and everything went so smoothly! Amy and Sally are great to work with, and we will definitely be using them again in the future!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2016 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2015 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2014 Winner
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Sally and her staff are wonderful! We've done several weddings together and the food and service are always spot-on. Definitely one of the very best caterers in the area. Highly recommend!

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Palate Pleasers had us at 'Hello'.... We still remember the first time we worked a wedding together - the quality and presentation of food was unbelievable, and the team was one of the nicest we'd ever worked with. Now, many events together later, we think even more highly of them. Passion, creativity, integrity, attention to detail and dedication are unmatched. Highly recomend!

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On my exclusive catering list, and all my friends use them for their own private events. One of the best in Annapolis and you can get your cake with them too!

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Palate Pleasers frequently asked questions

At Palate Pleasers, the cost of the full wedding catering service includes:
  • Delivery
  • Set Up
  • Clean Up
  • Cake
  • Cake Cutting
  • Dessert
  • Cocktail Reception
  • Server(s)
  • Tastings
  • Chairs
  • Tables
  • China
  • Linens
  • Flatware
  • Glassware
The bar service starting price at Palate Pleasers includes:
  • Bartender(s)
  • Limited Bar
  • Open Bar
  • House Beer
  • Specialty Beer
  • House Wine
  • Specialty Wine
  • Champagne Toast
  • House Liquor
  • Premium Liquor
  • Signature Drink
Palate Pleasers offers the following event services for weddings:
  • Delivery
  • Set Up
  • Clean Up
Palate Pleasers offers the following catering services for weddings:
  • Breakfast / Brunch
  • Buffet
  • Cake Cutting
  • Cocktail Reception
  • Custom Menu
  • Hors d'oeuvres
  • Plated
  • Server(s)
  • Stations
  • Tastings
At Palate Pleasers, you can find the following types of cuisine:
  • African
  • American
  • BBQ
  • Caribbean
  • French
  • German
  • Greek
  • Italian
  • Latin American
  • Local
  • Mediterranean
  • Mexican
  • Middle Eastern
  • Seafood
  • Southern
  • Spanish
At Palate Pleasers, the following dietary needs can be accomodated:
  • Gluten Free
  • Lactose Free
  • Nut Free
  • Organic
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
Palate Pleasers provides the following bar and beverage services for wedding events:
  • Bartender(s)
  • Open Bar
  • Champagne Toast
  • Signature Drink
To cater to all tastes, Palate Pleasers offers the following food and beverage items:
  • Barware
  • China
  • Flatware
  • Glassware
  • Linens
Palate Pleasers is recommended by 98% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 4.9 out of 5 with the following breakdown: 4.9 in quality of service, 4.9 in flexibility, 4.9 in value, 4.8 in professionalism and 4.7 in average response time.
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