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    Arielle Sent on 11/16/2016
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    If we could give Esprit 6 stars, we would!! Working with Ellen was phenomenal. From the first meeting to the tasting to our wedding, everything was a delight - especially the food!! Approximately 40% of our wedding guests were not Jewish, and they enjoyed the food possibly more than our guests who keep Kosher - no one could tell the difference and everyone complimented us on the wonderful food, from cocktail hour to dessert! Esprit Events Caterers should absolutely be the top of your list for Kosher catering! Thank you for making our wedding so perfect and delicious!
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    Betsy Sent on 04/13/2016
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    The reviews are in about our wedding and the guests were amazed and delighted by Esprit. The food was presented beautifully and the taste was amazing ! They have a super staff and are extremely easy to work with. They are creative and care about what they do. If I lived in NY Esprit would be the only caterer I would ever use! They are 100% wonderful
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    Excellent food - our guests are still talking about the high quality of the food - especially the sushi. Highly recommend for any event.
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    Our son was married two days ago and while the wedding was really wonderful, most people just keep telling us how amazing the food was. Esprit did the most spectacular job in a challenging venue. The food was incredibly imaginative and beautifully presented and, most of all, absolutely delicious. We have been to literally hundreds of weddings and never, ever have we tasted steak as delicious as Esprit served. They even managed to roll out a traditional French wedding cake - a tower of profiteroles - in honor of our new French daughter-in-law. Working with Esprit was a delight - the easiest part of the wedding planning. We would use them again in a heartbeat.
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    Pamela Sent on 11/16/2014
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    Esprit events offer amazing and beautiful kosher food! My husband and I are interfaith, so when my parents approached us about having a kosher wedding I was not happy. Luckily for us Esprit events was there to help. The food is beautiful and delicious. Ellen was so helpful and pleasure to work with. My guests had nothing but great things to say about the cocktail hour food and presentation. The dinner was good too. Overall I was happy with the service I received. The only thing I did not love was how my cake was executed. It was yummy but the design execution could have been a little bit better. Since that was my only issue which is not a big deal I would most certainly recommend Esprit to anyone. You will not be dissapointed.
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    Esprit catering was incredibly delicious, professional, and easy to work with for our wedding in July. The staff were top-notch from initial contact to the wedding day, especially Eldad. The food was simply amazing. We had a vegetarian/dairy wedding and our guests raved about the food tasting better than at other weddings, kosher or not. We also had a sushi station during the cocktail hour that was visually stunning, and the vegetarian sushi (with fruit too) blew everyone away. We are so happy that we chose Esprit!
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    Espirit catered my wedding on June1, 2014 at the Maritime Parc in Jersey City, NJ. I highly recommend these caterers because they were professional, easy to work with and most importantly have the best food ever! The menus are really well thought out and modern and that’s what I loved about it. I am foodie and typically don’t find wedding food to be the best but mine was : )
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    Esprit Events catered my wedding this past March. We wanted a somewhat non-traditional menu ("Sunday Brunch") and they were able to elevate the meal to be elegant and romantic, while keeping the casual brunch vibe I wanted. Everyone raved about the food and I was so happy with the result. All throughout planning, the entire Esprit Events staff was responsive and enthusiastic about making my wedding the best it could be. I really felt like I was a priority and that they would do anything possible to make my day perfect. I am so glad I went with Esprit!
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    Erica Sent on 02/21/2014
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    The food was delicious and upscale. The presentation was unique and full of character. Esprit Events were a pleasure to work with and made sure everything ran smoothly. Their staff members are talented and detail-oriented. It was a pleasure working with them and I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for the best kosher catering around!
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    H Sent on 05/19/2011
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    Esprit catered our wedding at the end of February, and people still talk about the food months later. Esprit’s food was both visually stunning and tasted amazing. Their food is certified kosher, but they outshine both kosher and non-kosher caterers – it was delicious and elegant by any standards. The colors, the layout, and the shapes all had an effect that really enhanced our wedding and made it special. In fact, we had many European and non-Jewish guests, all of whom raved about the food. We're not exaggerating: guest after guest told us that it was the most beautiful and most delicious catered event they'd ever been to!

    The chef was extremely receptive to our requests and our feedback after the tasting. Tali is really friendly and very responsive to all of our questions—she always got right back to us and found a way to accommodate our needs. The service will make you happy and the food will keep everyone talking about your wedding. No other caterer comes close—Esprit is simply the best!
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    Emmanuelle Sent on 01/11/2012
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    Esprit Events was amazing. We did a tasting with them and immediately fell in love with their approach and their food. Their chef, Guy doesn't just make food, he designs is and he is really into aesthetics, which worked really well for our loft wedding. My family is french, so they can be very critical when it comes to food, and we got rave reviews regarding our caterer. Everything was absolutely delicious, and it wasn't the traditional Jewish cuisine you'd expect. Plus they adapt to all types of diets or taste profiles you like. Guy is a true genius!
    Highly recommended, love you guys!!
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    Superb. Working with Ellen and Eli for our wedding was an amazing experience - they are incredibly detail oriented and the food is outstanding. Everything was beautiful and they were very pleasant to work with throughout the planning process. People loved the sushi bar and the "Dessert Extravanganza" but everything was wonderful from start to finish. Cannot recommend highly enough. Also, if you are looking for a slightly more casual option, Esprit's sister company Village Crown has great options for more casual catering. We went with that for my bridal shower brunch and loved it!
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    Mother Sent on 03/22/2016
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    For the catering of our daughter's wedding, the kosher food was delicious, the presentation beautiful and the service efficient. We also appreciated Esprit's patience through several menu changes.

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    I have debated leaving a review for months, as I feel badly being negative, and wanted to move past the experience I had with Esprit. I won't go into detail, as it is upsetting, and Esprit did apologize for all of the mistakes that were made...but I do not recommend this caterer for a wedding. The food was OK, but service and professionalism day of and after was atrocious. Bad enough to ruin several hours of my wedding, and keep a sour taste in my mouth months after. I am only writing this review to perhaps steer others in another direction...I have no ill feelings towards them...only hope they get it together.
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    Molly Sent on 07/11/2015
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    My parents hired Esprit Events to cater my wedding, and I was so disappointed! My husband and I are real foodies and were so looking forward to this party, but I would not recommend them to anyone for their special day. My mother and I planned everything ourselves, but we were at the mercy of a caterer who was unable to handle a wedding buffet luncheon for 150 people. Luckily, our band was amazing, so our guests were distracted from the poor service and lack of food and drink. They ruined what would have been an otherwise
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    Beware!!! We used Esprit Events for our daughter's wedding, owned by Village Crown Catering. After months of planning, I cannot even begin to describe what a disappointment this caterer was. There was no food ready for the cocktail hour. My guests waited half an hour before the food started to flow, and only after I ran down to the kitchen to see what was going on. They only planned for 2 bartenders for 150 people, so the lines for drinks were unacceptable. They ran out of white wine and champagne and did not refill any water glasses. My husband and I did not get any champagne at our own daughter's wedding! We had decided on a buffet style luncheon with 4 different stations. I was shocked to see tiny appetizer plates set up for the buffets, so guests were only able to take small amounts of food. When they went back for more, the trays were empty because there was not enough help to refill them. The dessert "extravaganza" looked amateurish and skimpy, nothing like pictures they had shown me. There was one buffet table set up for 150 people. The containers of ice cream and whipped cream were never refilled, nor were any of the desserts, in particular the brownies we specifically requested for the groom. And because there was only one table set up, there were such long lines! I chose this caterer based on reviews by other people and seeing pictures of their presentation. I was greatly misled. For the money I spent, I could have used one of the top caterers in NYC. My guests left hungry and thirsty! What an embarrassment! Do not use them!