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Bar Harbor Catering Company

Bar Harbor Catering Company

Bar Harbor, ME
4.9 out of 5 rating, 57 reviews
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    Truly Exceptional!

    Bar Harbor Catering knocked it out of the park for our wedding reception. Food and beverage was a huge focus for us, and the crew from Bar Harbor Catering delivered 110%, dazzling us and all of our guests.

    Heather worked closely with us in the months leading up to the event, and day of, Mandy, Freddie, and Nick created a comprehensive dining and bar experience that felt more like an incredible, intimate pop-up from your favorite new restaurant than a traditional, catered event. Their technical culinary and bartending skill was evident, and the service element was truly exceptional – combining gracious, friendly attitudes with timing and efficiency for a crowd is no easy feat, and their attention to...
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    Such a great experience! Would recommend

    So happy with our decision to hire Bar Harbor Catering! Heather was super responsive and flexible during the (extra long) planning phase, and the staff were so professional and really went above and beyond during the reception. The food was amazing too! 10/10 would recommend.
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    Kendra Sent on 12/21/2020
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    Outstanding Food!

    If you are looking for a caterer for your wedding or event- do not shop around and hire Bar Harbor Catering! Because of COVID-19 and a date change we had to hire a caterer 3 months before our wedding. We were also not able to have a tasting which made me so nervous, looking back I had no reason to be nervous. We hired Bar Harbor Catering for our rehearsal dinner, wedding day and farewell breakfast. EVERYTHING WAS SO AMAZING!!! We still have guests raving about how amazing the food was. I even had some guests ask me what each course was because they are trying to re-create it at home. It was also such a wonderful surprise when...
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    Karen Sent on 10/20/2019
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    Wonderful experience with Bar Harbor Catering!!

    A huge thank you to BHCC for the wonderful job they did for our daughter's wedding (10/2019). We worked with Heather (month of coordination) and she was so helpful! . The ceremony was at our family cottage and the reception at Hulls Cove School House. Heather coordinated the rentals and helped us with logistics, including figuring out the transportation. She calmly facilitated the rehearsal, ceremony and celebration. The food was outstanding and our friends and family raved about it...Service, from the bar to the family style service and clean up was exceptional. The attention to detail from everyone at BHCC was so appreciated! Our guests were so impressed! Highly recommend BHCC!!
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    Enrique Sent on 07/02/2019
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    Bar Harbor Catering was perfect for our wedding

    Bar Harbor Catering was a dream to work with for our wedding. From initial contact, to tasting, to day of services they were extremely professional and supportive.

    We used BHC for the wedding catering and ‘month of’ coordinator. Both were excellent in helping us get the wedding that we were hoping for. For reference we were a relatively small wedding at ~60 guests.

    Catering: BHC helped us craft an entirely vegan wedding day menu. This included table snacks, grazing menu, and entrees. All were excellent and we’ve had many compliments to the food. The food was one of our biggest concerns and they executed flawlessly. For drinks we went with beer wine + a signature cocktail which...
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    Caitlin Sent on 11/25/2018
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    Experienced professionals, and wonderful to work with

    We had a unique situation where another catering company we had lined up fell through a month before our wedding date. Stressful to say the least. Thankfully, Mandy and her team from Bar Harbor Catering Company were still available, and they more than delivered, helping us create the type of menu we wanted, and even threw in some thoughtful surprise touches. They clearly aim to please, and they did. The food was flavorful, sophisticated, and cooked to perfection. They elevated seemingly simple sounding dishes to a fine dining experience. The service was outstanding, too -- the servers Mandy hires are all professional and they did a really outstanding job and helped facilitate the flow of our reception, allowing us...
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    Bar Harbor Catering did such an amazing job; they catered to our needs and did everything in their power to make our requests become a reality! We had an elegant/glam wedding with Disney touches and Bar Harbor Catering went above and beyond with the Disney touches that I know our guests will be talking about literally FOREVER!!! Thank you VERY much!!!
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    I cannot say enough good things about Mandy and Bar Harbor Catering Co. The food was absolutely incredible - our guests unanimously said it was the best wedding food they ever had. We used them for both our wedding and our welcome reception, and they provided bartending services and our wedding cake as well. Mandy was so professional, helpful, and just generally awesome - a true pleasure to work with. I highly recommend the chicken "under a brick" as an entree, it was one of the best meals I've had in a very long time!! Mandy made sure my husband and I had a full selection of all the cocktail hour hors d'oeuvres we missed while taking pictures, and...
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    If I could give Mandy and her team a 6 I would! From planning through execution, the food, service, and design were amazing! Mandy worked with us to find the perfect menu to fit our wants and budget. The guests at our wedding raved about the food.

    The stationary antipasto station was beautiful. We also had mini grilled cheese in tomato soup shooters (the presentation on these was so cute in a mini martini glass), chicken satay with really good peanut sauce and brie and maple puff pastry, all of which were delivered to my groom and I while we waited to be announced. For dinner we had butternut squash risotto, chicken "under a brick" which was...
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    Completely amazing

    The food was absolutely amazing--by far the best I've had at a wedding, and without exaggeration the best meal I've had in quite a while in any setting. Countless guests told us the same thing. The staff couldn't have been more helpful: extremely responsive and helpful leading up to the event, and then once the day arrived they worked seamlessly in the background the entire time. Couldn't recommend them enough: they just make your life better.
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    Amazing Food and Quality!

    Can't say enough good about this company!! They are first class. Heather is so incredible. She is organized, kind, and is flexible to all your needs. We changed the menu at least 6 times on her and she didn't get upset and was very willing to help. They are really so great!!
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    Rehearsal Lobster Bake, Reception Food & Drink, and Month of Planning

    Heather and her team did an incredible job. Not only was the food excellent, as expected, but the bar service was fantastic. We were particularly blown away by the presentation of the bar, dessert table, appetizers, table settings, etc. There we so many great details that make it clear that the team takes a lot of pride in their work! If you share your vision with Heather, she will make it happen! From a planning perspective, Heather was a huge value add as well. She calmly solved minor problems as they came up, and did a GREAT job of managing the itinerary and general flow of the party. We had a truly perfect weekend, and are SO glad we worked with the BHCC team.
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    Lydia Sent on 08/13/2019
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    Wedding Planner Impressed

    Just wanted to give a big shout out to Bar Harbor Catering Company! I am a wedding planner (fern & flair weddings and events) and worked on my first wedding with them this past weekend. Meg was leading the event and did a fantastic job. Meg and the whole team were on top of everything. Helping put the final details together and fulfilling all of the wedding party and my requests. There is not one critique I would have for them. The performance and service seemed flawless. Not to mention the food was amazing. All the guests loved it including the vendors. Definitely one of the most professional companies I have had the opportunity to work with. They really...
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    Bar Harbor Catering did a Rehesrsal/Welcome Dinner lobster bake on a beach for 180 people and it was spectacular. People are still talking about it.
    The food was wonderful, service attentive and they were wonderful to work with.
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    Allison Sent on 09/02/2018
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    We wanted a no-fuss, family-style dinner for our wedding (130 guests) that didn't leave out the vegetarians and left no one hungry-- and Bar Harbor Catering was absolutely perfect. From the cocktails and appetizers to the desserts, everything was delicious (their whoopie pie is seriously the best I've ever had!). We worked with Jennifer, and she was so responsive and accommodating throughout the whole process. Their professionalism and attention to detail is extraordinary-- we can't recommend them highly enough!
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    Brian Sent on 08/17/2018
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    Bar Harbor Catering Company is more than just food -- they are amazing at planning events and coordinating with other vendors. The service they provide is outstanding (we even had guests mention that our bartenders were awesome)! The food is unreal. We had guests asking if the passed appetizers were the main course because they were soooo good! I would highly recommend the BHCC for any event where you want top notch food and service to match!
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    Alexandra Sent on 01/31/2018
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    Mandy and her team helped to save our "marriage in a maelstrom!" We were married during a terrible big storm and Mandy's staff were so kind and helpful to us and all our guests during the madness; they held curtains and umbrellas, rushed around in the rain, made sure my husband and I both ate a full meal and helped us stay on schedule. She served a fabulous Ottolenghi-inspired dinner that I had requested but it truly went above and beyond what I had dreamed. Everything was absolutely delicious and she did a great job of providing a dairy-free meal with lots of GF and Vegan options. We were never able to attend a tasting, which was nerve-wracking, but...
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    Hiring Jennifer and the Bar Harbor Catering Company team was one of the best decisions we made during the whole wedding planning process.
    Food and drinks are one of the biggest ticket items on each wedding so it is easy to be tempted to try to save as much as possible here. Bar Harbor Catering Company was worth every dollar we paid and more!
    Jennifer was extremely helpful in helping us meet our budget while still putting together a fantastic meal that had gave us enough flexibility to tailor it to our taste and event.
    Working with Jennifer and the team the days before the wedding was a pleasure and the whole team went above and beyond...
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    We worked with BHCC this past summer to plan our daughter's wedding and Wow! We couldn't have been more pleased with the service, the level of professionalism, the yumminess of the food. The entire planning and execution process was easeful and fun. They made it look easy.
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    Kyle Sent on 09/24/2017
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    We loved working with Jennifer and team at Bar Harbor Catering! Our reception concept was a bit non traditional - we wanted a casual/fun cocktail party feel. BHC really delivered with flexible station concepts and awesome appetizers. Highly recommend the salad station, flatbreads and oyster sliders. Also the pie! Throughout the process the team was very responsive, professional and thoughtful. Thanks so much!
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    Danette Sent on 09/21/2017
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    We can never thank Jennifer and the crew from Bar Harbor Catering company enough for the amazing job they did at our daughter's wedding (Sept. 2017). Everything was even more beautiful than we had imagined and they were a huge part of that. Their staff was very professional, attentive, hard-working and the food, well the food was indescribably delicious. From the very beginning with the first site visit to the tasting event (!!), to the beautiful atmosphere, to the great cleanup job, everything was just perfect. If we ever have another wedding on our property in Maine, the first call we make will be to Bar Harbor Catering!
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    Finding a caterer for my wedding was probably the thing that scared me the most when I was planning. My husband and I are both vegan, so we knew we'd want all vegan food at our wedding. However, we were planning from far away, so not being able to go to tastings or meet with caterers adds an extra challenge. BHHC went absolutely above and beyond to ensure our food was nothing short of spectacular. Jennifer was always very responsive to my likely obnoxious amount of questions and menu changes! On the day of, since it was a small affair, we were able to get the food dropped off and also borrow some warmers and trays. She even came...
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    Words can't begin to express all that Jennifer, Mandy and the Bar Harbor Catering Company crew did to make our event absolutely perfect. They listened and planned and worked with us tirelessly to help us create a menu and event that felt authentic and just right. I wanted local, in season, vegetarian and tasty while my husband wanted abundant, filling and delicious. We got it all. The staff was helpful, cheerful, attentive and such a pleasure to have there on our special day! They are the best. Anyone would be lucky to have BHCC part of their special event!
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    Bar Harbor Catering, Mandy and crew are truly the best. The food and presentation were fabulous, and the staff and bartenders helped make sure we had a great time! They handled every request perfectly, including some very last minute tricky diet limitations - going the extra mile to go purchase fish in the middle of the event to make sure the guest was taken care of.
    You will get knowledgeable, dedicated service and they think of every detail so you don't have to. Can't recommend them enough!
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    Our experience with Bar Harbor Catering was phenomenal! Mandy and her team were absolutely fantastic, and we couldn't be happier with our experience. Mandy was responsive, helpful and accommodating throughout the entire process, and above all the food was incredible!!
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