The Ultimate Caterer is an off-premises, full-service catering company based in Marlboro, New Jersey that is known for their distinctive cuisine and elegant presentations. For over 35 years, they have been providing culinary excellence and event management services that make visions and dreams become a reality for your big day.
Catering
The Ultimate Caterer offers tailor-made services to fit your every need:
Breakfast/Brunch
Buffet
Cake Cutting
Cocktail Reception
Custom Menu
Dessert
Family-Style
Hors d'oeuvres
Lunch
Outside Cake
Plated
Servers
Stations
Tapas
Tastings
Special Locations
With The Ultimate Caterer, you are not bound to a specific banquet hall. They bring the party to your location. Whether you have a place in mind or need help finding somewhere that is perfect for your big day, their expert event planners will assist you in making sure your experience with them is smooth from start to finish. The Ultimate Caterer is the preferred caterer of the James Ward Mansion in Westfield, NJ, and they are also partnered with Ocean Gables (Monmouth Beach), The Water Witch Club (Monmouth Hills), Sandy Hook Beach & Chapel (Highlands), Newark Museum, Taylor Butler House (Middletown), Berkeley Hotel (Asbury Park), Asbury Park Convention Center, Bayonet Farms (Holmdel), Paradise Vineyard (Chesterfield), Glen Ridge Women's Club, HAUS-NYC (Manhattan, NY), Studio 901 (South Plainfield), Sopac Loft (South Orange), Ridgewood Women's Club, Woodland (Maplewood), and the White Meadow Lake Country Club (Rockaway, NJ).
Services and Rentals
The Ultimate Caterer prides themselves with providing gracious, honest, and reliable service, orchestrating every aspect of your event to ensure a fabulous celebration. Their wedding experts will customize your event and tailor it to your taste, style and budget while giving you piece of mind throughout the whole process. They offer the following services and rentals:
Access to special venues and locations
Tents for outside events
Linens and specialty linens
Chairs and tables
Fine China
Themed props
Luau items
Chocolate fountains
Slushy machines
Ice carvings
Lighting packages
Valet parking
Cigar rolling
Cappuccino bars
Cuisine
The professional chefs at The Ultimate Caterer use their extensive culinary training to create exquisite menus tailor-made to fit your taste. We can offer the following types of cuisine: African, American, Asian, BBQ, British, Cajun, Caribbean, Chinese, French, Fusion, German, Greek, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin American, Local Farm-to-Table, Mediterranean, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Russian, Sandwiches, Seafood, Southern, Southwestern, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese, and more. Menus and dishes are carefully orchestrated using the finest ingredients and presentations. Always flexible and customizable, our chefs offer a plethora of full kosher, vegan, vegetarian, and allergy-friendly menus. Enjoy a selection of fine wines, beers, and handcrafted speciality cockails developed by our expert bartenders and mixologists.
Ultimate Caterer catered my wedding and they were simply phenomenal. The attention to detail and attentiveness to the guests was top-notch. A lot of mishaps happen at weddings, but with Ultimate Caterer you at least have the food COMPLETELY COVERED.
My husband and I worked closely with Alan leading up to the wedding day to plan our menu. We also attended one of Ultimate Caterer's tasting events at the James Ward Mansion (which I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you doing as well). Alan and his team were very accommodating to our guests needs- gluten free, vegetarian options were readily available and accessible. They even created a side wedding cake for our gluten free guests.
If you're like me and feared having an event where the guests secretly hated the food and/or didn't have enough to eat- you can trust Ultimate Caterer. Everyone I spoke to during and after the wedding raved about the food. I remember one guest said, "The food just kept coming!"
So you have an accessible reference to what we selected:
Never Ending Cocktail Party Menu
Cold Displays:
International Cheese Display
Tuscany Antipasto
Butler Style Hors D’ oeuvres:
Filet Mignon Canapes **
Romanian Meatballs
Coconut Chrimp Tempura
Pepper Jerked Seared Tuna on Cucumber Rounds
Thai Chicken Satay
Beef Brochettes with Scallions &Ginger Soy
Cocktail Frank's en Croute
Mini Burger Bundles
Tiny Meatball Parm
Baby Ruebens
Mac n Cheese bowls with Truffle oil
Grilled Portabella Skewers
Bruschetta Tuscany
Chinese Dim Sum and Won Tons
Southwest Black Bean Empanadas
Artichoke and Red Pepper Stuffed Mushrooms
Ficelle Pizza Nicoise
Fresh Fruit Kebabs
Potato Latkatotlettes
Desserts:
Miniature Petite Fours, Red Velvet, Carrot, Chocolate Opera
Sorbet Spoons
Miniature Brooklyn Cannolis
Mini Root Beer Floats
Our Most Unique Cheesecake Lollipops
Hot…“right out of the oven” …Jumbo Cookies served Butler Style White Chocolate Macadamia, Chocolate Chip, Soft Sugar Cookies
Additional Option:
Savory Mashed Potato Bar
Wedding Cake - Red Velvet with Buttercream Frosting
Sent on 02/05/2020
Katie Ness
· Married on 03/15/2020
5.0
Quality of service:
5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0
Value:
5.0
Flexibility:
5.0
Professionalism:
5.0
Great food and flexibility
Ed was great! They food was really good and they were super flexible during the pandemic situation. All of the servers were very nice and professional. Just make sure to underestimate how many guests you will have because once you tell them a number you cannot change it even if they tell you that you can!
Sent on 04/21/2020
Daniel Freire
· Married on 01/02/2020
5.0
Quality of service:
5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0
Value:
5.0
Flexibility:
5.0
Professionalism:
5.0
Fantastic Experience!
Alan was so helpful and proactive throughout our entire time working with him. It was fantastic not to have to chase him when I needed answers or had questions.
We used Ultimate as catering for our wedding. The food was station style, which I was previously not excited by. But the food was FAR beyond my expectations and the staff did an excellent job of serving everyone quickly. If Ultimate could blow me away with station style, I am sure they can nail any catering needs. Alan also made sure I had a drink in my hand throughout the night!
