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Emily's Cafe & Catering

Emily's Cafe & Catering

Pennington, NJ
4.9 out of 5 rating, 72 Reviews
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    Kira M. Sent on 10/14/2023
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    Delicious food and amazing team!

    Beth and her team at Emily's Cafe are amazing. They are responsive and easy to work with. We received so many compliments on the dinner and the cake. The team that worked our wedding (I'm blanking on their names, sorry!) were an absolute delight and some of them were even dancing a bit :) Highly recommend booking Emily's Cafe for your wedding.
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    Haley H. Sent on 10/16/2023
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    Absolutely Delicious! Emily's is Wonderful

    I'm so grateful Emily's Cafe & Catering catered our wedding. Emily's food is delicious, classic and we are still hearing from our guests that it was the wedding dinner they've ever had. Emily made our lives so easy in the planning process, she went above and beyond for a year leading up to our wedding and made our day extra special with small creative suggestions she made along the way (cupcakes!). Thank you Emily!
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    Dianna S. Sent on 05/28/2023
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    Amazing from start to finish ! Could not be happier !

    Emily and her staff were such a pleasure to work with, all very helpful and so organized. We had 235 guests all outside in Amwell NJ. The set up looked stunning. Emily helped guide us with selections along the way to create my daughters perfect wedding day. Our guest raved about the appetizers as well as dinner selection we choose. We also had her help with bar selection /service. We are so glad to have had a wonderful experience with Emily and would highly recommend her over and over!!!
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    Nicole S. Sent on 01/23/2023
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    Food that you will never forget

    Food is one of the most important parts at your wedding. Make it count. Emily's does this and never disappoints! They left all of our guests asking where the food was from. Happy and full bellies had by all!
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    Ashley D. Sent on 09/05/2022
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    Highly recommended!!

    Emily and crew were fantastic! They set up all the decorations beautifully and with very little direction needed. The food was absolutely delicious as well! They made clean up after the evening so easy and efficient. I would definitely recommend Emily's Cafe & Catering for all of your catering needs.
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    Steve S. Sent on 06/07/2022
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    Perfect!!!!

    Our daughter (and now son-in-law) were married at Updike Farmstead in Princeton this past weekend. Emily's catered the event flawlessly. Working with Emily and her team leading up to the wedding was easy and helpful. Emily herself could not have been more responsive, flexible and simply delightful. The party itself became an extension of the lead-up. The food was terrific. Her staff was great. Everything went smoothly - not a single hiccup. If we could give 6 stars we would. We cannot recommend Emily's strongly enough for a wedding like this, which served 175 people. GREAT JOB EMILY!!
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    Catherine M. Sent on 09/11/2022
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    Perfection!

    Emily’s catered our rehearsal dinner and our reception at the Woolverton Inn. The food was delicious and the service was exceptional. They were happy to accommodate several special requests, including an ice cream cake for our cutting cake!
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    Chelsea T. Sent on 12/05/2021
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    Best wedding food I've ever had!!!

    Our wedding venue works exclusively with Emily's and we couldn't feel more lucky about that!! Working with Beth was so wonderful - she was communicative and creative when helping us think through our event and how can could accommodate an array of dietary restrictions and save a bit of money along the way. And the food was absolutely amazing!!! We got married 2 months ago now, and STILL have people asking us who our caterer was -- our entrees were short ribs, sea bass in beurre blanc, and an eggplant neapolitan, plus a wide assortment of hor dourves and desserts. The flexibility we had when building our menu allowed us to stay on budget and create an event that was true to us! Highly, highly recommend for any event!!
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    Jill J. Sent on 10/21/2021
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    Amazing Communication and Delicious Food!

    We hired Emily and her team for our wedding at Crossing Vineyards. Emily was so receptive to discussing every detail of the wedding menu and day. She was incredibly responsive by email and phone when needed. The appetizers were DELICIOUS! My guests were raving. There was plenty of food. Our lead on the day of our wedding was Jennifer - she was wonderful! She made sure everything ran smoothly. I cannot take their team enough!
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    Jacqueline M. Sent on 07/23/2021
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    Incredible Wedding Catering Experience!

    Booking our wedding with Emily's at Mountain Lakes House was the first and best decision I made when planning our wedding. The unpredictable nature of COVID made wedding planning so daunting, but Emily was there to help answer questions and design the perfect intimate wedding every step of the way. Emily and her team handled everything from our welcome table, to alcohol and rentals, food, ceremony set-up...you name it, they had it covered. The grounds at the Mountain Lake House are stunning and the staff made sure the whole day went smoothly. I really can't thank Emily enough for helping to make our day so special, and we cannot wait to go to her cafe on our anniversary to have a little taste of our wedding once again.
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    Marlene Z. Sent on 06/23/2021
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    Emily's Catering is The Best!!!!

    We could not have made a better choice than Emily's Cafe and Catering to cater our daughter's wedding. From the first phone consultation to all of the planning thereafter, Emily's handled all of the details with extreme professionalism and care. No detail was too small or overlooked. Beth was a dream to work with and made wedding planning a breeze. Even though the weather was not cooperative that day, we had no worries because we knew everything was in place. Emily's handled everything-the ceremony set up, the table and chair and sound system rentals and the alcohol. The food was beyond delicious and the cake they made was perfection-exactly what my daughter and her fiancé wanted. The waitstaff was amazing and no guest lacked for anything. I cannot say enough good things about Emily's Cafe and Catering-you will be very happy if you choose them for your event. I know we are!!!
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    Liz K. Sent on 07/23/2021
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    Fantastic Catering & Venue

    We ended up hiring Emily's to cater our wedding because they are the exclusive catering provider for our venue, the Mountain Lakes House in Princeton, NJ. We are so lucky to have ended up with them and had a fantastic wedding experience. They were helpful and responsive throughout the planning process and provided impeccable service on the big day. We'd hire them again or recommend them to a friend without hesitation.
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    Brendan Sent on 11/03/2020
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    Thank You!

    Food was fantastic, cake was beautiful, and the service was friendly and professional. Thanks to Emily's for making our wedding day special. We started planning our event before covid and made many many changes to our plans as the situation evolved. Emily's team was helpful and accomodating throughout.
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    Chrissie Sent on 10/05/2021
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    The BEST there is!!

    There aren't enough words to describe how amazing Emily's Cafe and Catering is as a catering team. From the moment we met Emily herself, we were blown away by her kindness and genuine excitement for what she does. We are a vegetarian couple on top of having additional food allergies, and we were in search of a venue that would allow us to use a catering company that could not only provide us with options that we could eat, but with options that were quality and fit our style. Emily not only has an extensive vegan menu in addition to her very large regular menu, but she also was so open and supportive of creating additional new options based off of ideas that we had. We worked with Emily for months on creating a special menu filled with creative options that didn't feel in any way like "typical" wedding food. From the cocktail hour spread, to dinner, to dessert, and a late night snack, our menu was filled with delicious, locally sourced variety. It was a mostly vegetarian menu with several gluten free and vegan options with a crowd made up of almost entirely meat lovers. Not one person noticed, and, in fact, our friends and family have been RAVING about how delicious every item was. So many people have shared with us that they have never had better wedding food before. Not only did Emily and her team provide excellent food, the service was top notch too. They could not be a kinder and more professional group. Emily helped us plan every aspect of our wedding, never tiring of the endless emails and questions that we asked about ranging from the actual catering to the full execution of everything related to the wedding at Mountain Lakes House. She was absolutely incredible throughout the entire planning process, and was a clutch Day of Captain on our actual wedding day. We feel incredibly lucky and grateful to have found Emily and her cafe, and we would recommend Emily's Cafe and Catering for ANY event that you are planning!
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    Mary L. Sent on 06/30/2019
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    Best Caterer Ever

    I was so lucky to have found Emily’s...the entire experience was outstanding. The food and service were incredible, and Beth, who was the captain, was so accommodating and helpful and went above and beyond, even meeting me at the venue a few times leading up to the wedding to help me plan. She was wonderful—I can’t say enough about them. Highly recommend!!!
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    Emily P. Sent on 05/29/2019
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    Exceeded expectations!

    An amazing catering manager (Jenn) + food that got endless compliments = a home run. We could not have asked for a better catering manager and company. Jenn is so incredible to work with - she is organized, kind, and ready to accommodate. She is also just an incredible person, and was helping our venue wipe down chairs after a brief rain shower before the ceremony. She is an absolute sweetheart. As if that weren't enough, we got ENDLESS compliments about the food. Weddings are not usually known for their amazing food, and nearly every guest was running up to us saying how incredible the food was. The compliments continued after the wedding, with guests reaching out reiterating how surprising it was to have such good food at a wedding. When we had the tasting, the food was good, don't get me wrong -- but the food they prepared at the actual wedding was out of this world delicious. We could not have asked for a better catering experience.
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    Lynn Sent on 06/06/2019
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    Great food and great service

    We worked with Sam from Emily's, who is an exclusive caterer for The Mountain Lakes House in Princeton, NJ. Sam has been great from the beginning! From food-tasting until the last minute of our wedding reception. She worked with the party rental company to make sure we have enough of everything without going over our budget. During the day of the wedding, she came to the house early to make sure the bridal party has tea and coffee. She also brought food to me during the photo shoot, kept everything on time, and help packed up everything. Overall, Emily's team was great and went above and beyond! At some point during the night, one of the server helped queued our dance music! (We had an ipod station with playlists).

    Besides the people, the food was amazing! Every guests at the cocktail hour complimented on the Hors d'oeuvre (lamb chop was the best). Main entree for the dinner was fantastic! I made sure I finish my sear scallop before doing anything else.

    Thank you Emily for making my wedding more perfect than I imagined!
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    Becky Sent on 09/21/2018
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    There are no words to explain how much we loved working with Emily’s for our wedding in September of 2018. We were looking for a menu that would reflect the laid-back and comfortable atmosphere we wanted for our wedding, and we were so excited to see that Emily’s had the most perfect menu for us! Our guests raved about how amazing every single hors d’oeuvre and meal was - we had several passed hors d’oeuvres and three attended stations with pulled pork, mac and cheese, salmon and clams, and assorted flatbreads, just to list a few. Our dessert consisted of a variety of cupcake flavors - all of which were absolutely decadent! Finally, the staff at Emily’s was absolutely exceptional. We worked with both Jenn and Danny, who both went above and beyond to make sure that we were taken care of and that the entire day ran smoothly. Both of them were extremely professional, attentive to details, and thorough. The wait staff and bartenders were highly attentive and made sure to take care of my husband and I like family. Emily’s also helped us to arrange for rentals and an open bar - difficult tasks to navigate without their expertise. I would gladly hire Emily’s to cater every event I plan in the future, and we would highly recommend them to everyone!
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    Book them, book them, book them, book them. Do it now, you cannot possibly do it fast enough. Having Emily's cater our wedding was hands down the best choice we made during planning. The food is phenomenal- you can find that out when you do a complimentary tasting, probably complimentary because it is basically guaranteed you will book them once you try their food. We had a handful of foodies, people with sensitive diets, and general curmudgeons and they are all still raving about the food.

    If the incredible food isn't enough to sell you, book Emily's because of Jennifer. By the time we got to the wedding day, I was almost more excited to see Jennifer than I was to see my future husband. Jennifer coordinated our rentals, our alcohol, the staff, set up of our rentals and decorations. She truly did it all. She answered my late night panicked texts and incessant emails. People not only commented on the quality of the food, but also the quality of the service. The bartenders were incredibly friendly and the servers were all attentive. It doesn't hurt that first thing after the ceremony, Jenn brought us drinks and plate of all of our appetizers. If you want to have a smooth wedding day, an experienced person to help guide you through your entire wedding, and the best wedding food you've ever had, book Emily's.
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    Henry Sent on 05/07/2018
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    Everything Emily recommended simply appeared effortlessly. Thanks to Emily, Mike and Erinc and all the unseen staff members for making my wife’s 70th birthday the Party of the year.
    Henry Reath
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    Kaitlin Sent on 11/21/2017
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    Words cannot even express how happy we were with Emily's!!! We used them for our wedding last month and they were a huge part in making our day perfect! My husband and I are huge foodies, so it was important to us that we found a caterer that reflected our passion! We were absolutely blown away by everything we tried at our tasting, and everything was just as amazing at the wedding! Every single guest raved about how wonderful everything was! (They're still talking about it a month later!!) And our cake was not only one of the most beautiful wedding cakes I've ever seen, but it seriously may have been the best cake I've ever tasted!! I cannot say enough great things about working with Jennifer! She seriously went above and beyond to make sure our day went smoothly. We had a venue where we had to bring everything in ourselves, and Jenn was SUCH a huge help. She is the sweetest and incredibly professional. We HIGHLY recommend using them!!!
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    We cannot overstate our satisfaction. We worked with both Beth and Samantha throughout the planning process, and Beth was our event captain at the wedding. Both of them were consummate professionals, kind and highly responsive. The entire staff at the wedding was professional and hardworking. And of course the food was excellent. We served meat and fish at our wedding, but I am a vegetarian, so it was important to me to have quality, inspired vegetarian options too. Emily's delivered -- we got so many compliments from our guests (especially on the steak and pumpkin cake).

    Even beyond the food, Emily's provides incredible value. They work directly with an event rental company and do all of the pre-wedding coordination for you. Our venue (Willowwood Arboretum) was challenging -- there is no running water, and you are basically given use of outdoor space and have to figure the rest out. Emily's handled rentals of the tables, chairs, tent, lighting, dance floor, dishes, silverware, glassware, linens, extension cords, etc. and looped us in only as necessary to get our opinion on decorative choices. It was really wonderful to have to deal with only one vendor for so many services. Emily's had never worked our venue before, but you would never have known it. Beth put in all the necessary legwork (she met me for an on site walkthrough a month before the wedding, and coordinated with the venue on permits and other logistics), and things went seamlessly on the day of.

    Also, we hired a day of coordinator who turned out to lack problem solving skills, but Beth stepped up and basically did her job too. Beth was on top of every minor thing that went wrong (the gas powering our generator for the bathrooms ran out, we were running low on mixers after the cocktail hour), and took care of things without stressing me or my husband out.

    A million thanks.
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    Meredith Sent on 09/17/2017
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    Before you even start reading the next sentence, pick up your phone and schedule the tasting where you will ultimately beg them to cater your wedding (or any other life event). Of all the decisions we made throughout the journey of wedding planning, this was the best of them all. Jenn took the greatest care with every detail from start to finish. And the food was SPECTACULAR. And when I say spectacular, I mean some of the best food we have ever had (and we like to pamper ourselves with nice dinners out quite often). I've heard brides don't often remember the details of the big day, but I most certainly will remember how delicious the passed apps and dinner were that evening. We had a few people comment on the wedding and decor, but almost every single guest commented "that was the best wedding food we have ever had". And that was exactly what we wanted! I honestly can't recommend them enough.
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    Laura Sent on 08/21/2017
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    We got married at a private venue & Emily's Cafe was spectacular. The staff were warm, friendly and hardworking. They made sure my wife and I got plenty of food on our wedding day, despite the chaos. They brought out kids meals for the little ones immediately after everyone was seated. In addition to food, they also brought various useful signs and a frame to hand all our escort cards from. And, most importantly, their food was DELICIOUS!! Many guests raved about how delicious everything was. Great value for the money. Highly recommend!
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    I worked with Emily's for my wedding last Sunday. They were amazing! The food was unbelievable and the staff was great. Christina was my point person and she was wonderful throughout the entire process. She made it so easy for me and had an answer to every question. I only have positive things to say and so did all my guests.
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