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    Megan W. Sent on 03/19/2024
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    BBQ is the way to go!

    We were really excited to see 4Rivers as a preferred vendor at our venue. We worked with Sarah to ensure we had everything we needed for our wedding. She was extremely thorough and guided us through the process with ease. Our guests were raving about the food and some out of town guests even told me they were looking to have some 4Rivers shipped to them out of state. We would hire them again in a heart beat!
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    Melissa Sent on 10/15/2023
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    Wedding Catering

    We had the food delivered for our ceremony. Everyone said it was EXCELLENT!! We are eating for breakfast now 😂🙌
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    Crystal S. Sent on 10/19/2023
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    So happy with our decision!

    Delicious food and resonable price for catering! Having the 4R Specialty Cakes do the cake was a plus!
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    Jennifer H. Sent on 03/15/2023
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    Delicious and Helpful!

    My husband and I highly recommend booking 4Rivers for your wedding! Not only was the food delicious, but the staff were very kind and efficient throughout our wedding, including checking in on us during dinner to see if there was anything else we wanted or needed. On top of that, Sarah was an absolute dream to work with! She was incredibly responsive to any forms of communication, was on top scheduling/planning, and answered so many questions I had that she probably didn’t have to. She even helped guide me on picking a color for linens that would best fit our color scheme and was very communicative with our coordinator. Having Sarah on my team really helped to reduce a lot of stress and I would absolutely want to work with her for any other catering event!
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    Hannah Sent on 10/23/2023
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    4 rivers for the win!

    Great food, great prices. Vendor was on time, food was hot and people actually ate!

    The bacon jalapeño poppers and chicken quesadillas were delicious !
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    Amanda D. Sent on 02/05/2023
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    Yummy BBQ, Incredible Staff, & Reasonable Pricing

    Would highly recommend 4Rivers Catering! After submitting a request for a quote, Sarah quickly got back to me & was very responsive via email. The catering menu had a LOT of options, so it was easy to create a customized menu with all of our BBQ favorites. Prior to the wedding, I had a planning call with Sarah & she put together a wonderfully detailed timeline for her team. The day of the wedding, the food was DELICIOUS! A "small" detail that really meant a lot to us was the head server getting our plates for us - we were served first without having to visit the buffet ourselves, which gave us extra time to visit with our guests while everyone was eating. Our vegetarian option (vegan burnt ends) might've been my favorite, and the pulled pork was a crowd favorite. We had selected the disposable > china place settings, and I was worried it would look cheap, but it actually looked great - the only minor issue was that it was really difficult to eat the chicken (because of the bone) with the plastic cutlery, but we had plenty of other entree & side options. The fried oreos were a great way to end the night, and the staff was amazing at cleaning everything up!
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    Valerie Sent on 12/27/2022
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    Delicious & Filling on a Budget

    4Rivers did a wonderful job in all areas throughout the wedding process. The communication, professionalism and assistance was wonderful and they are LEO friendly. They gave us the most bang for our buck for our wedding and the food was amazing! Our guest really enjoyed themselves and had plenty to eat. Highly recommend them for any catering needs!
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    Sarah M. Sent on 12/31/2022
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    Delicious BBQ buffet!

    My husband and I catered 4Rivers BBQ for our wedding in October 2022 and it was absolutely delicious. Our guests loved it which was clear to see when we barely had any leftovers. We also got our cake and bartending services through 4Rivers and we were so happy with everything. It made it so easy to have all three services coming through one vendor. The bartender Jack was so attentive to our needs throughout the night and even our guests noticed how great he was.
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    Erin S. Sent on 06/15/2022
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    Delicious BBQ!

    We love 4Rivers and were so excited to have them cater our wedding reception. The food was delicious, and we had so many guests comment that this was the best wedding food they'd ever had. We had BBQ, but there are so many good options to choose from on their menus. They were so easy to work with and flexible as we solidified our guest count. 4Rivers is a preferred vendor at the Ever After Farms Blueberry Barn, and it was nice that they knew where to set up and how to operate. We would absolutely recommend 4Rivers catering any event you're having!
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    Cheyanna H. Sent on 04/18/2022
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    Best option for our wedding

    They were absolutely amazing. Professional, clean, helpful and great communication. The food was to die for and I got compliments for weeks after!
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    Sarah E. Sent on 05/28/2022
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    Perfect for our wedding!

    4Rivers was one of the vendor options for my venue, and was one of the most recommended by our wedding coordinator. They were always very responsive and sent us a ton of updated proposals as we moved through planning. I loved that even though they're a smokehouse, they still offered great vegetarian and vegan options. The brisket and pulled pork were amazing, and we heard great reviews from our vegan guests too! They had the burnt ends. One of them worked in the wedding business and said that the food was some of the best they've had. We decided to have 4Rivers provide the cake, linens, and some china as well, which was perfect. I couldn't have been happier about booking them!
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    Alexandria J. Sent on 02/23/2022
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    Amazing Vendor

    The staff was amazing and made our big day so special. The staff made sure everyone had drinks and made sure my new husband and I were set and had everything perfect.
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    Michaela L. Sent on 02/19/2022
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    Great food & staff!

    Amazing food & staff! We were blown away with the professionalism and commitment they made to ensure our day was perfect and our guests were taken care of. We are so happy we chose to work with the team at 4 rivers!
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    Brogan H. Sent on 04/03/2022
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    Excellent Catering Choice!

    My Husband is from Tennessee and my family is very involved in the food & beverage industry so we were looking for a high quality caterer that fit both our cuisine styles and was a good value. We were so impressed by the initial tasting we did, 4-Rivers is a very well known restaurant in FL for BBQ and I did not want our buffet to be super casual, but they had offerings that fit every style. So we knew all of our guests would enjoy the selections and it would also be great comfort food. Sarah was my contact and she was very friendly, professional and responsive. The food on the day of our wedding was delicious and exactly what we wanted. Highly recommend!
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    Pk Mckay Sent on 11/23/2021
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    Great job!

    Great, the smoked beef briskets was a hit.
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    Paige Sent on 04/17/2021
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    Best BBQ catering

    When planning your wedding, you are told that guests care about the bar and the food the most. If you want happy wedding guests then you need to hire 4Rivers. For our wedding, our guests couldn't stop telling us how much the liked the food!
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    Machella F. Sent on 04/16/2021
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    Great experience

    We did buffet still for our wedding and the food was delicious. Had so many people comment on how good the food was since seeing everyone after the wedding. Would definitely have them cater another event in the future.
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    Emily Sent on 06/17/2021
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    Amazing service and quality!

    Holly went above and beyond. They even offered to do save day covidbtests for their staff. Food was excellent and the price was unbeatable for passed appetizers, dinner, desserts and cake for 150 people!
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    Megan S. Sent on 01/18/2021
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    Awesome and delicious

    This vendor was awesome! Highly recommend! All of their food was amazing biscuits were a bit dry but may be from being made earlier in the day and having to be reheated. If you decide I go with them the burnt ends, baked beans, collards, and Mac and cheese were delicious! Staff was friendly and very accommodating. Very happy with our choice!
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    Nicole M. Sent on 12/10/2020
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    Absolutely delicious - a perfect choice!

    After attending other weddings that had hired 4Rivers Catering and seeing how organized and friendly the staff were, I knew they were a great choice for our wedding day! The entire process from start to finish was always smooth and concise which really helped with planning. On wedding day, we had multiple guests go back for seconds as the food was so delicious!!! Clean up afterwards was also excellent. No complaints here! 4Rivers knows exactly what they’re doing (:
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    Alysha A. Sent on 03/06/2021
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    Incredible BBQ and Service

    4Rivers, on it's own is delicious and a household name for BBQ in the Tampa and Orlando area. My husband and I love BBQ and 4Rivers was a recommended vendor from our venue. Let me tell you, I cannot believe how wonderful 4Rivers was as a catering service. They do weddings SO WELL! Heidi, the catering coordinator was incredible to work with and was willing to make any of our wishes work out. We went with one of their top packages, which included everything. They did the place settings, Hors d'oeuvres, a buffet, bar service, and cake through the 4Rivers Sweet Shop. With the bar service, I made a list of alcohol I wanted and Heidi calculated how much to buy of each based on the number of guests. Then they purchased and brought all the alcohol- a serious time and stress saver when you're on a budget and doing so much of the wedding yourself. The place setting was another stress saver, as it was one less thing to purchase/rent and they cleaned everything up at the end of the night. My venue had a strict clean up policy at the end of the night and 4Rivers handled everything. The waitstaff/bar staff was incredible and kind. I received compliments from my guests on how kind and helpful they were throughout the night. One of them even showed up in my photo album guest book! The food of course was SOO GOOOD and again I received compliments all nights and for weeks to come on how good the food was. The cake was also beautiful, exactly what I wanted, and so delicious! I cannot recommend 4Rivers enough. They were my favorite vendor to work with because of how wonderful they were!! Do not think twice about hiring 4Rivers for literally every food and beverage aspect of your wedding.
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    Steve A. Sent on 04/02/2020
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    March 21, 2020 Wedding Godsend during COVID 19

    4Rivers was set to cater an elegant rehearsal dinner for 90 people when suddenly four days ahead of the event everything was shut down due to COVID 19. After wonderful neighbors and friends stepped in to relocate the downsized wedding and save the entire wedding weekend, Robin and her team came to the rescue and catered a smaller rehearsal dinner AND the wedding as well... on very short notice and seamlessly. Phenomenal food cooked to perfection and superior service with an attitude of care and professionalism!! Cannot say enough about how easy they were to work with and how professionally everything was handled. We are so grateful for their service and for God's provision.
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    Jessica Sent on 03/17/2020
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    GREAT experience

    Food was delicious, staff was great, and the planning prior was organized and easy!
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    Kristen B. Sent on 11/17/2019
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    Southern treat

    My fiancé and I are so excited to book 4rivers to cater our wedding. We are spending a little more to have happy bellies all around. We our treating out guest to prime rib and fried chicken with all the southern fixens! I cannot wait for our happy day! They are also taking care of our cake and extra sweet treats!
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