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Chelo's Banquets & Catering

Chelo's Banquets & Catering

Warwick, RI
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    Sarah M. Sent on 01/03/2023
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    Best decision ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    Choosing Chelo’s was an absolute no brainer – and one of the best and easiest decisions when searching for our caterer. Their menu options, pricing, and most important – quality of food and service are unmatched. Working with Summer was an absolute pleasure. She answered ALL of my hundreds of questions, suggestions, and ideas with enthusiasm, thoughtfulness, and expertise. Summer and Chef Mark worked with us on customizing a menu that was uniquely us. We really wanted to incorporate some cultural elements into our big day. We set up a signature appetizer display to honor my husband’s Guatemalan heritage, and my Irish heritage. They adapted their ceviche appetizer to be made more authentically Guatemalan style and displayed those opposite some delicious Corned Beef Rueben sliders. They let us customize the late night French fry station to be upgraded to our favorite variety of fried potato - which is Tater Tots! It was hit with all of our guests. Everyone is still RAVING about how delicious the food was at our wedding. Their entire banquet and bar staff were professional, personable, and efficient. Summer and her team exceeded our expectations, and I am so happy that they were such an integral part of our special day.
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    Eva P. Sent on 11/04/2022
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    Chelo’s Blew Us Away

    Summer and the Chelos team blew us away! After our venue dropped the news about eight months out that they would no longer provide catering, we scrambled to find a vendor that would still be available for our labor day weekend wedding. Not only was Chelos available, they had the largest menu selections to choose from and were most reasonably priced. Summer was the most responsive and accommodating vendor we worked with, answering our countless questions and concerns. Living on the west coast meant we couldn’t attend a tasting, so we had family members pick up our menu selections to bring home and taste for themselves. The cocktail hour stations were beautiful and plentiful. Dinner was above and beyond delicious, having the leftovers of the handful of dreaded no-shows was an excellent consolation prize. They went above and beyond expectation, we couldn’t be more pleased. We highly recommend them for your next event, big or small.
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    Olivia P. Sent on 05/04/2021
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    Summer and Chelo’s completed our wedding

    I can’t speak highly enough of this catering company and their coordinator Summer Murphy. We got married at the towers in Narragansett on 5/1/21 after a postponed November wedding. Throughout the chaos of Covid wedding planning Summer was in constant communication with me basically acting as a stand in wedding planner that I didn’t have. She constantly kept me up to date on info and made things happen for me. We could not have had the beautiful wedding we had without her. The food from Chelo’s was also top notch. Everyone raved about the filet and the pasta dish as well as the hors d'oeuvres. We couldn’t have picked a better catering company for our event.
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    Erica B. Sent on 10/14/2020
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    Beautiful venue, amazing food, and amazing staff!

    I worked with Summer Murphy mostly on the phone due to the covid pandemic. She was so supportive and helpful the whole time. I must have spoke with her and Allison a hundred times and they were perfect. The venue was beautiful on the water. The staff from management to servers were so great from start to finish. Our family and friends raved about the food! We had our perfect day! Thank you Chelo's on the Waterfront in Warwick!!
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    Madeline A. Sent on 06/23/2021
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    Chelo's was the best!

    Summer was the best caterer/wedding planner/therapist/decorator I could have asked for! After a terrible experience with our original caterer, she and the crew from Chelo's truly made our vision come to life. She was over communicative and went above and beyond, being so prepared on the day. The chef was accommodating and even made the off the menu appetizers we made up. All these positives for the best price of any caterer we came across. They really did the most amazing job and I would hire them again in a second.
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    Nadine Sent on 10/10/2012
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    We found that most caterers were overpriced. Since our budget was tight, we ultimately decided on Chelos. They were affordable and didn't charge you extra for the small things, like coffee. We were so happy with our decision! The food was amazing and the staff was very professional! If we had to do it all over again, we would definitely chose Chelos.
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    Desiree Sent on 07/15/2015
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    Food was AMAZING and were able to accommodate a last minute request due to one of the bridesmaids having an unknown food request. The wedding party loved the room rental and we had prompt service with all of the waitresses. Each of them were very friendly and made sure the event went above and beyond the call of duty. Thank you Chelo's for doing such an amazing job accommodating us!
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    Karen Sent on 07/21/2014
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    The banquet department worked with us for food and the East Providence Chelo's back room was just big enough for our wedding reception. Morganne was AWESOME. The food was terrific!
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    Wendy was awesome, very organized was on top of everything & gave great suggestions!!!
    The food was fantastic, so delicious; everyone enjoyed the buffet & many had seconds. The room looked awesome & so was Chelo's wait staff. I definitely recommend your location for a great wedding reception!!!
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    Sarah Sent on 10/10/2012
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    Chelo's Banquets and Catering provided tremendous service on our wedding day! I was very nervous about things going off without a hitch because I essentially was my own wedding coordinator and Tammy and her team relieved all of my stress. They went above and beyond just providing a delicious out of this world meal! They set up the entire room for me because we held our reception at Easton's Beach rotunda and that is basically just a blank slate. At the end of the night they saved the day by taking all of our wedding accessories home with them after a miscommunication between the venue manager and his staff prevented us from storing our things at the facility. Kyle the Banquet manager the day of made sure everything went off without a hitch and even managed to track down an extra meal for an unaccounted for wedding guest. The wait staff Courtney and Matt were fantastic and the bar staff Dee and Greg mixed up amazing cocktails! If you are looking for a caterer for your next big event don't look elsewhere, Chelo's is unbelievably affordable and go above and beyond to make your day perfect. We cannot thank them enough! Sarah and Chris Brennan
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    Susan Sent on 11/20/2012
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    Tammy and Rena were more than helpful and everything was wonderful on the day of the reception!
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    Karen Sent on 07/08/2012
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    Great food reasonable priced. Staff was very efficient and a pleasure to have serving.
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    Chelsey Sent on 07/03/2012
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    To be honest, when deciding on a wedding caterer for my outdoor tented reception in North Attleboro, Chelo's was not the first to come to mind. I like many other brides feared food as there are many weddings that we have all gone to where the food was the most talked about because it was sub par at best. I thought that I had to have the best of the best and met with caterers that just disappointed in their level of care for the customer. Then I called Chelo's after reading reviews on this website. I spoke with Tammy who was an absolute dream to communicate with, she answered all my questions, asked me to email with her with a count, food and beverage choices and she would then get a quote together. Their quote was far better than I imagined! We then set up a tasting, unfortunately, my husband is in the military and was not home for this but was flying in later that evening. My dad and I went, met with Tammy and tasted some of the best darn food! The chicken marsala, plum wasabi steak tips, penne a la vodka and the amazing appetizers were beyond delicious and they were plentiful. No one bite tasting here! Tammy was kind enough to pack a to go bag for my now husband for when he arrived that night. The true test was when I picked him up at the airport, I had the leftovers, cold nonetheless, he took one bite and asked where I had gone to dinner, the food was delicious. At that moment I knew we had our caterer. The months leading up to the event were stressful, numbers kept changing and my choices of rental items kept switching but Tammy never faltered and she was always sweet as pie to me. The event itself went off without a hitch. They had coordinated with Rhode Island Rentals for our china, flatware etc. They assisted in the set up and worked amazingly with my aunt who was acting as my coordinator. They followed the schedule and further made sure that me and my husband were taken care of, we had cocktails immediately after our receiving line, we had appetizers brought to us in the house while we waited for our announcement into the reception and when the time came for the buffet to open up, we were the first to eat. They make sure the bride and groom are happy which is amazing. The food itself was absolutely delicious, believe it or not it was better tasting than what we had at the tasting with Tammy. It was hot, cooked perfectly and full of flavor. We heard our tables raving of the steak tips and how they were juicy and tender. My parents and myself are receiving phone calls asking who was our caterer. Chelo's was the best choice we could have made for catering. We are so happy with everything they provided to us and if we ever had to cater an event again, they would be the first we call. I am craving my wedding meal at this very moment. Thank you to Tammy for all of her hard work, we couldn't be happier!!!

    Chelsey and Rick
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    Chris Sent on 10/30/2012
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    We used Chelo's to cater our wedding, and our experience was absolutely phenomenal! From the first time my wife and I spoke with the banquet manager, we were made to feel completely at ease and were assured that our requests could be accommondated - and then those promises were followed through on! The food was delicious and was set up beautifully, the staff was extremely professional and cleaned up thoroughly after themselves, and all for a very, very reasonable price. We were very pleased with all aspects of Chelo's catering service for our wedding and would recommend them to anyone without hesitation!
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    Maria Sent on 12/06/2011
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    Amazing food and service! All of my guests loved this place and the dinner. I couldn't have asked for anything more.
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    Garry A. Sent on 12/04/2011
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    tammy and her staff were absolutely incredible. they all went over above and beyond to make our party such an enjoyable time for all who were there. we had such wonderful comments about the food. our guests were all very full and very satisfied.
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    Charlie Sent on 03/01/2012
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    I love Chelos! I have ever since I was a little girl. I was so glad that I chose them to cater my wedding. Best value and delicious food to boot!
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    Renee Sent on 05/26/2009
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    Chelo's catered my wedding at The Edward King House In Newport. The staff was amazing. Lori is so very,very helpful. They provided prices right off the bat which was a big seller for my husband and I. They have set packages but are flexible if you want to change things. The price was unbelievable for the amount and type of food available. My quests are still telling me how great the food was. The stuffed mushrooms rocked!!!!! The staff was very pleasant. They truly went above and beyond. The food was so good I want to have a another wedding ( to the same man of course) just to have them cater again!!!! Thank you to Lori and the Chelo's catering staff for helping us have the wedding of our dreams.
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    Judith Sent on 10/06/2012
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    The servers were awesome and made the day wonderful.
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    Mary Sent on 11/04/2009
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    We use the Post Rd. site and it was wonderful. The food was great as it always is (that why we picked there). My only wish was that Lori who we had worked with from the start was there the day of. I didn't know that she would not be there the day of until a week before. But everything worked out Great. Would always use them again.
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    Stephanie Sent on 01/14/2009
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    Chelo's did a great job at my wedding, the food was good which is very important, Lori, the manager is great very flexible willing to work within one's budget and vision. Don't be put off by the fact they are a "neighborhood grill" they can do as great a job as any other catering, that said, this is not a gourmet super fancy type of catering, but they can be if you want them too. They work directly with RI rentals, so one bill one person to deal with, they simplify it for you, to a busy bride that's gold! On the day of, we had a couple of miscommunication issues but overall, I would recommend them.

    Chelo's Banquets & Catering's reply:

    Thank you so much for your review. We greatly appreciate your feedback and your recommendation. Best of Luck for your happiness and future together.
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