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    Ryan F. Sent on 08/28/2023
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    Elite is amazing!

    Elite Catering was absolutely amazing on our wedding day!! Thank you so much for everything, everyone absolutely loved your food from the cocktail hour, to dinner, to the after party tacos. Your team was amazing and we did not have to worry about a single thing working with Elite!!

    Ariell you were so awesome to work with and we are so thankful that you and your team were with us on our wedding day. We loved the food and received so many compliments on dinner.

    Hire Elite Catering, they will handle everything from A to Z and make your day stress free, and will bring an incredible level of service to boot. They were even helping to clean spilled drinks off the dance floor during the night. We were so impressed by Elite and their professional team.

    THANK YOU Ariell and Elite!!

    Maria and Ryan 08/19/23.
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    Rebekah B. Sent on 12/28/2022
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    Great food & versatility

    I had an amazing experience with Elite Catering and their staff during our wedding process. My husband and I wanted to do some more untraditional styles and food during our day, and they were so on board. We did a family-style meal with “picnic” foods – kabobs, mac&cheese, grilled veggies, cornbread, and all that good stuff. When we walked around to our tables during dinner, everyone was raving about the food and were so excited to have something out of the box and that was served without a hitch! We also had their flaming donut bar, which once again, everyone was RAVING about.

    I thoroughly appreciated their professionalism, their can-do attitude, and making sure my husband and I were well-fed too! Would definitely recommend to those looking for catering in the area!!
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    Jennifer R. Sent on 10/14/2021
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    Great Food Tasting Experience

    Elite was great at scheduling us for a tasting. The presentation of the food was beautiful and the quantity of the food was a lot. I was expecting a lot less for a tasting. We didn’t feel rushed during the tasting and was able to fully review our options. Our sales director, Melanie, was very helpful and very responsive with all my questions. I highly recommend considering Elite to cater your wedding or any event.
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    Bry B. Sent on 01/11/2022
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    Bri and Melanie made my dreams come true!

    I worked with Melanie and Bri at Elite Catering for our wedding at the Masonic on 1/8/22, and I cannot say enough about both of them. Melanie helped us when we making a decision on our venue. She went over all the logistics, sent reference pictures, recommended vendors that they’ve worked with, and answered the thousands of questions we had. WE LOVED HER. Bri helped with all of the details, she took us through the tasting, coordinated our entire day, and helped us with every step along the way. My mom and I are very visual people and Bri really helped us see the big picture. My favorite thing about Bri is that any issue that came up, she handled it calmly and with ease. There is no one else that I would have trusted my entire day to! The reception was exactly as I imagine and I have her to thank for that!!! The food was incredible, everyone was talking about how this was the best wedding food they've ever had (i also highly recommend the pretzel wall). Thank you so much Elite for putting on an amazing event!!!
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    Macia R. Sent on 08/31/2021
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    Amazing food!

    We literally had no complaints about the food! In fact our guests could not stop talking about how good the food was! I feel like that can be very difficult to find in a catering company. HIGHLY recommend doing food stations instead of the traditional plated or buffet style because it allows your guests to try a variety style of food!
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    Erik S. Sent on 07/29/2020
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    Above and Beyond

    WOWOWOW! Renee and her team were amazing to work with. Even before COVID they were very responsive and had delicious options for us! Obviously, as COVID restrictions were in place Renee's main goal was to make our wedding still as wonderful as possible while still following safety guidelines. I first met with Renee (we were working with another associate during our tasting) right after Governor Dewine announced Catering halls could open with some strict guidelines. Obviously some of the things we wanted for our catering had to change to make sure safety was a priority. Renee's creativity amazed me!! She found ways so we could still get what we wanted but do it within the guidelines. She is all about the details! I don't think our guests could tell the changes we had to make for restrictions because they were done all so well! We really wanted a serve yourself cheese plate for our guests for hor devours. With COVID restrictions we weren't allowed to have guests serve themselves food. Renee thought of doing a mini cheese board served on clipboards! It was a huge hit!!! We still were able to do a buffet with her staff serving and having plexiglass in front of the food. I thought she would have papers to write what each item was but instead, she did BEAUTIFUL font on the plexiglass that matched our wedding font with what each item was!! I was so amazed by all the little details they figured out to make our wedding safe and elegant. All of her staff was extremely nice and accommodating. They went above and beyond!!!!! Many guests have told us they felt so safe while attending our event and a big part of that is what Renee and her team did to ensure safety. On top of it all, the food was amazing! I would recommend them to anyone!!!!
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    Summer S. Sent on 12/22/2019
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    Top of the line! Zabrina was AMAZING!!!

    We had our wedding this past September at The Grande Hall and Zabrina was our wedding coordinator. Zabrina was always so easy to communicate with from the beginning. She answered emails, phone calls and texts so quickly! This was really important to us, because we had so many questions during the planning process and Zabrina was so helpful every step of the way. Not to mention, our reception was BEAUTIFUL, and we thank Zabrina and the Elite Catering team for making our dreams come true. Every single aspect of our reception was flawless and elegant. It honestly turned out better than I ever could have imagined. Our guests raved about the quality of the food and how much they enjoyed it. We loved how our wedding day turned out. We were both hands off the whole day of the wedding and did not have to worry about a single thing. Zabrina and her team took care off everything. We are so thankful for the team at Elite Catering for providing top quality service for the most important day of our lives.
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    Jaclyn L. Sent on 09/16/2019
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    We loved Zabrina!

    My now husband and I had the pleasure of working with Zabrina from start to finish. She was extremely easy to work with and always responded to our emails in a timely manner. The food and service were exceptional! We would recommend Elite to anyone!
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    Nicola Sent on 09/19/2019
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    Superb Service

    Superb service, quality food, friendly helpful staff. Big shout out to Sydney for her attention to detail and going the extra mile to make our day just perfect. The guests were still talking about the delicious cheese board served for cocktail hour and the short ribs main dish. Could not have asked for a better cater to make our day so special
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    Katelyn Sent on 03/08/2019
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    Elite made our night perfect!

    We worked with Zabrina throughout the wedding planning process and she was absolutely wonderful to work with! We truly enjoyed the food tasting process and knew right away that Elite would be the catering service we would use. In our final meeting prior to the wedding Zabrina made us feel confident that everything would be executed perfectly. She is extremely detail oriented and experienced. What was wonderful is that she handled all of the rentals we would need for the ceremony and it saved us so much time. The entire Elite team was fantastic the night of the wedding! They helped with the decorations and the tables/bar turned out beautifully! The appetizers and buffet looked and tasted fantastic. All of the servers and bartenders did a wonderful job and we never had an empty glass. The desserts were delicious and our guests kept going back for more! Overall we had a wonderful experience with Elite at a reasonable price. We would definitely recommend to our closest friends!
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    Leslie Sent on 12/26/2018
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    Great service and amazing food

    Zabrina and her team presented a beauftiful cocktail hour display and an awesome brunch set up for our wedding. They were easy to work with from start to finish, incredibly responsive, and the cost could not be beat for the delicious food.
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    Lauren Sent on 10/08/2018
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    Elite was great to work with! We worked with Zabrina and Renee and they were both so helpful and gave us a lot of ideas to make our wedding day exactly what we wanted. We wanted to do a wine and cheese type tasting for cocktail hour and they suggested doing samples of wine on the table with the cheeses. The table turned out beautifully as they did it on a chalkboard table on top of wine barrels, which matched our venue perfectly and was unique. The guests loved it! The main course was delicious as well. We had multiple people comment on how good the food was. This was a great experience and they were always very quick at responding and answering my many questions. They were very detailed and thorough in the planning so the day of turned out perfectly. Thank you Zabrina and Renee! I would recommend Elite to anyone.
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    Catie Sent on 08/15/2018
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    Elite Catering did an absolutely fantastic job with our wedding. Renee was extremely attentive with each of the details for the day and I had total confidence in her and her team that they would keep the reception running smoothly. We even had out of town guests that were delayed and missed dinner and they were able to save a plate for them to eat when they arrived.

    The food quality was fantastic; everyone raved about the beef tenderloin and their zucchini boats were an excellent vegetation option.
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    Michael Sent on 07/15/2018
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    My husband and I used Elite Catering after visiting 2 other caterers. We found that Elite did a wonderful job start to finish. During the tasting session, they made great suggestions on pairing sides and entree's and discussed cooking methods to make sure that everything was hot and delicious. We also appreciated that they had a tasting menu that we could work off of. We weren't entirely sure what we wanted, and the menu set out a number of directions that we could go. And of course they were very willing to make modifications or entirely new dishes depending on the need. During the planning process they listened to our thoughts on a reception outline and helped us put everything together before and during the event in ways that we didn't think a caterer would volunteer to do. They even kept the bar open later then we had originally planned (we forgot to tell the DJ when to announce that the bar was closing), even though they didn't have to. The food was amazing and the charcuterie display was jaw dropping. People raved about that for days afterward. We wanted to thank Hillary for walking us through everything and making it simpler than we thought it would be. We really can't recommend them enough. Thanks very much Elite!
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    Lyndsey Sent on 04/30/2017
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    My husband and I had the BEST experience with Elite Catering for our wedding! We met with Renee several times for planning...we wanted something a little different than the standard "wedding food experience", so she came up with the idea of doing food stations. We ended up going with a taco wall, a slider bar and a mac & cheese bar, followed by a flaming donut/salted caramel ice cream bar for dessert. AND IT WAS INCREDIBLE. Our wedding was almost a month ago at this point, and people are STILL talking to us about how much they loved the food. Not only did everyone think the food was delicious, but the presentation was PHENOMENAL. Renee and team are also incredibly professional - even our venue (Lake Lyndsay) was raving about how great they were to work with. If you are considering Elite for your caterer, DO IT. You will definitely be more than pleased with your decision.
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    Elizabeth Sent on 12/10/2014
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    I have NEVER had such good food at a wedding EVER in my life! And I am just not saying that because it was my wedding. I can't tell you how many of our guests asked about who are caterer was because they were blown away with how AMAZING the food was! My husband and I fancy ourselves as foodies so the caterer was the biggest deal for us, and Elite blew our minds! From our first meeting with the team we knew these people care as much if not more about food as we do. Renee, the owner, is so sweet and creative! We discussed with her the foods we like and what things are important to us and it was like she jumped into both of our heads a created the most perfect, delicious menu!!!
    The day of the wedding the employees were so professional, courteous, and attentive. Every time I would leave our table when I would come back a new drink would be at me seat, or a new plate of food.
    Elite seriously made our wedding day not just great but amazing.
    I cannot reccomend them enough!
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    Julia Sent on 10/23/2014
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    Elite Catering was amazing! The food was delicious and the presentation was breathtaking. The presentation at our hors d'oeuvres and buffet tables was beautiful and the staff were wonderfully professional and helpful. They coordinated with all of our other vendors, making the planning less stressful for my mother and me. I would definitely recommend them!
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    Kathy Sent on 06/30/2014
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    The food was wonderful and service was fabulous. Many folks commented on how good the food was at the wedding. In fact they grilled the chicken on site and were extremely accommodating of guests with dietary restrictions.
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    Kaitlyn Sent on 06/29/2014
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    My husband and I enjoyed working with Elite Catering from start to finish. We were able to choose a handful of salads, entrees and sides for our tasting before we decided on which foods we wanted to serve at our wedding. We met with another caterer that only offered a plate of cut fruit and cheeses. It wasn't bad but didn't really provide any insight as to what the actual food tasted like. We met and worked with Luanne, Jennifer and David. All of them were great and made us feel like a priority. Our questions and concerns were responded to in a timely manner. Jennifer even got back to us after hours on her personal cell phone to discuss some changes and details that we had during the week prior to the wedding. Everything went off without a hitch (at least to our knowledge). The set up looked amazing and the food tasted great. All of the servers and bartenders were nice and friendly. Our guests enjoyed the food and had a great time at the open bar. Thank you to Luanne, Jennifer and David for an amazing night. Everything was wonderful! Elite Catering is the way to go for any event, especially a wedding!
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    Daniel Sent on 07/03/2017
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    Elite Catering catered our daughters wedding at The Dayton Art Institute. We could not have been more pleased. The food not only looked beautiful, but it tasted wonderful. The staff was attentive and pleasant. They really took care of us and our 200 guests. The Dayton Art Institute was a perfect venue and Elite's experience there showed in a fantastic reception. My daughter and her husband were thrilled with Elite and so were we.
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    Lauren Sent on 09/14/2013
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    Rene and her staff were absolutely wonderful with handling our wedding. We were unsure with the event and the details leading up to the wedding and all it took was one phone call before she sent a long email easing our minds. The event was outside and thirty minutes before it began to rain and they executed the transition inside seamlessly. All of the guests commented about how wonderful the food was. Our menu consisted of: potato crusted mahi maui, marscapone and fig stuffed chicken, and garlic olive oil bow tie pasta, rosemary potatoes and a platter of all different vegetables. Our hors d'oeuvre were: spinach pesto stuffed mushrooms, the mozzarella, tomato, basil bites and the cheese display. Everything turned out so wonderful and the staff was absolutely wonderful. Deb intervened during the fiasco trying to figure out how to bustle my dress and we were able to take the leftovers home. I highly recommend them for your wedding.

    Event Date: August 31, 2013
    Location: Polen Farm, Kettering, Ohio
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    Tina Sent on 10/02/2013
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    We met with three different catering companies prior to our wedding. Choosing Elite was an easy decision based on their creativity, professionalism, and the quality of their food. Jennifer was so easy to work with, promptly answering all of our questions, and providing us with unique ideas and suggestions. We met with Jennifer a few weeks before the wedding, and she planned out the entire day for us. This allowed us to have a timeline to give the rest of our vendors, and ensured that our day would run smoothly. The food itself was amazing, and all of our guests are still raving about it. One guest even claimed it was "the best wedding food I have ever eaten". My husband was so disappointed that there were not left overs to eat the next day ;) I can not say enough good things about Elite, and I would not hesitate to use them again!
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    Shaina Sent on 08/06/2013
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    The food was beyond amazing! The wait staff was phenomenal. If I could get married every month, I would, and I would continue to use them!
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    Megan Sent on 07/14/2013
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    We have gotten so many compliments on the food that Elite provided for our reception on June 8, 2013. Everyone was impressed with the lovely presentation of the food and how tasty it was. One of our guests told us it was the best food he's ever had at a wedding! Elite was flexible enough to be able to provide a meal for a couple of guests with gluten intolerance, and we really appreciated that! Working with Elite was great - everyone we talked to was professional and got back to us quickly to answer any of our questions. And the staff working our reception was so pleasant! We would highly recommend Elite for your any party or reception!
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    Great caterer and great food! All our guests were really impressed with the presentation as well as the food itself. Many folks said it was the best catered food they've experienced at a reception. Staff and servers were professional and courteous. Planning was made simple and fun - best buy for the dollar for what you get in the greater Dayton area. Would recommend Elite catering to anyone who needs one!
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