Lola's Cafe and Catering Reviews
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Leah S. Sent on 09/27/2022Run, don’t walk!
If you need a caterer for an event and you’re on the fence about using Lola’s, just do it. I promise you won’t regret it. Michaela, Eddie, and team went above and beyond for our wedding this year. The food was amazing—people could not stop talking about it. Michaela was my point of contact throughout the entire process and she made me feel at ease every step of the way. You can tell that she really cares about her clients. While we were bummed she couldn’t be there the day of, Dawn was our events coordinator and she was AMAZING. From set up through breakdown Dawn and team made us feel so well taken care of. Truly a dream. Michaela and Dawn made our wedding perfectly seamless and we would have been lost without them. I have nothing but good things to say about the entire Lola’s team. I would use them again and again. -
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Eric C. Sent on 09/15/2022Absolutely Nailed it
Lola's absolutely nailed the catering, the best wedding food I've ever had. The menu is fresh, seasonal and cooked perfect! Everyone was raving about the appetizers and the entree's. Being in recovery the fact that they offered mocktails and featured them at the bar was AMAZING. Everyone in and out of recovery absolutely loved them. The professionalism of the staff was also top notch. Each one I talked to seemed so nice and professional. Would absolutely recommend. -
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Maggie S. Sent on 08/20/2022Best wedding food EVER!
We LOVED working with Lola's - and both on our wedding day and after, so many guests have come up to us and said it's the best wedding food they ever had. My husband and I got married in Ghent NY at The Barn at Liberty Farms last week and working with Lola's was a dream. We first heard about them when touring venues in the Hudson Valley and their name came up again and again as a standard of excellence - and I remembered going to the cafe in Poughkeepsie when I was younger for their amazing peanut noodles. We knew we wanted to do food stations (e.g. a taco bar, a BBQ station, etc) and not all caterers would work with us or understood the vision (they were more comfortable with the 3 options of plated, family style, or traditional buffet) but in talking with catering director Michaela she immediately got it and riffed on the idea with us. In the end, we decided on three stations in the theme of His, Hers, and Ours to highlight some of our favorite foods individually and as a couple - His (Southern/BBQ) had delicious brisket, chicken sliders, collards etc; Hers (Hudson Valley seasonal) had an heirloom tomato nectarine salad, peanut noodles, Aleppo dusted salmon, etc. and Ours was an amazing taco bar. Lola's also worked with us to do such fun and delicious cocktail hour food - a stationary mezze table and cheese/fruit board that was instagrammed by many guests and the most fun/delicious lineup of pass hors d'oeuvres - mini cheesecakes with milkshake shooters, mini gazpacho cups, salmon tartare spoons and several others. I can't stress enough how delicious all of the food was, but even better was working with Michaela and Eddie. We did a tasting in spring 2021 and in addition to loving the food, just loved their warmth and great attitudes. Michaela is the most competent and on top of everything thought partner in the business and my fiance and I said to each other throughout the process how much we appreciated her. They also handled food restrictions SO well - I am allergic to dairy and they actually basically made everything without dairy except some of the passed apps and cheese on the side of tacos, which I don't think anyone noticed, and they made a couple of guests with severe food allergies feel so much more comfortable than they usually do when eating out. We cannot recommend Lola's highly enough - go book them for your wedding!!! -
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Emily R. Sent on 07/07/2022Lola's catering is AMAZING
RUN, DON'T WALK, to hire Lola's as your wedding caterer. It was hands down the best decision we made for our wedding. They are professional, amicable, flexible, and we worked seamlessly together. Make sure you have Michaela working with you. She basically double-timed as a wedding planner and day-of coordinator for us and she is such an incredible person. Lola's food tastes great and is presented as works of art. I had a 250 person wedding and the execution of the meals was perfect. There was not one mistake, and that is a pretty big wedding!! It was seamless! All in all, they were fantastic and I can't stress enough how much you should choose Lola's for your wedding. You will not regret it! -
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Joanna Sent on 07/09/2022Blown away by food and service
Lola’s was one of the best decisions we made for vendors at our wedding. We ended up postponing in due to Covid and they stuck with us the entire time! Michaela and Eddie absolutely delivered every detail we asked for and were very responsive leading up to the big day, dealing with my many questions and emails! The food - was exquisite- from a raw bar to late night bites to a massive cocktail hour and incredible seasonal entrees and bar service - the staff led by Michaela made our day so smooth! If you are getting married in the Hudson Valley, there is no other caterer I can recommend more.
We had a big crowd with many details and felt like VIPs the entire night! Thank you so much to Michaela and Eddie and their entire crew! -
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Stephanie A. Sent on 06/19/2022Lola's was a dream come true
Working with Lola's was one of the best decisions we made for our big day. Every single person at our wedding was blown away by the food, staff and overall Lola's experience. From start to finish working with Lola's was a pleasure. They were extremely helpful with the logistics, were flexible and creative in helping us achieve our dream wedding day. The cocktail hour horderves, raw bar and charcuterie table were phenomenal. There was no shortage of food and everything was beautifully presented, no-one had an empty plate or glass. Chef Eddie is an artist and every plate was beautiful. Aside from the food itself, the ambiance of the event was beautiful, largely due to Lola's touch. We would work with Lola's over and over again and truly cannot thank the Lola's team for most amazing day. We would 12/10 recommend!!
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Ellissa A. Sent on 11/01/2021Michaela and Patty Rule
Lolas was phenomenal from start to finish. The food was phenomenal, the workers were phenomenal. Patty helped us through out our entire day with anything we needed. We wanna get married all over again just to eat the food and have the Lolas experience again!!! -
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Teresa Sent on 11/09/2021The BEST decision
Wow, where do I even begin. Michaela and the team at Lola's were absolutely incredible, I truly am still in awe of them and the work they did. From helping me organize and fine-tune all of the rentals for my backyard wedding, to the most amazing food all of my guests are still raving about, to the incredibly fun bartenders, to Michaela who saw it all through and kept me stress-free in the process, I could go on and on and on about how incredible they are. Michaela was so helpful and responsive in the many months of planning leading up to the big day, I could never have done it without her. Everything was so beautiful, beyond what I ever imagined. And the food!! Guests are still reaching out about how it was the best wedding food they've ever had, and better believe it was! I was blown away. The bartenders they had work the event just added to the party, they were so much fun, everyone still brings them up when talking about some of the most fun parts of the night. And again, Michaela, who made sure my husband and I had a drink in our hands and food in front of us throughout the night, I could never thank her enough for the work she put into this day. Do not hesitate to hire them, Lola's truly made my wedding the amazing and beautiful day that it was. -
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Annika M. Sent on 10/03/2021Most amazing experience with a caterer!
Working with the Lola's Cafe and Catering team was truly a dream! From our initial call, they truly understood our vision and crafted a creative, seasonal menu that captured personal touches that were important to us. They were also able to accommodate a variety of allergies and food preferences for our guests. On the day of the wedding, they were so attentive to us as well as our guests and truly executed service seamlessly. We got so many compliments on the food! I cannot recommend them enough! -
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Simon K. Sent on 07/26/2021truly incredible!!
Lola's is fantastic!! We worked closely with Eddie and Mikaela - they are so professional and completely put our minds at ease during the planning process. Every detail they touch - from the food, to the event set up, to the service - far exceeded our expectations and we couldn’t be happier. We are so grateful to Eddie, Mikaela and their team and all the hard work that went into making our day perfect. Our family & friends have been nonstop raving about how delicious everything was and we couldn’t agree more! -
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Sarah C. Sent on 06/14/2021Catering experience
Everything was amazing! Knowledge and professional staff -
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Tara Sent on 11/02/2021
Cannot recommend enough!
Lola's came recommended from our venue, and when we went to our tasting we knew they were a great decision! We had to delay our wedding due to the pandemic, and they were one of the few vendors who we never worried about trying to pull one over on us or raise costs or change contracts. We felt completely taken care of in their well-trusted hands! They were truly good people, from the owner to the maitre d' to the waitstaff and bartenders. We worked with Eddie, Tyler, Michaela, Annalise, and Patty, and all were exceptional and lovely. The people and staff aside, the food was DELICIOUS. Everyone was saying for weeks how they had not had such great food at a wedding before. Their food is fresh, unique, and amazing. The service on the day-of was great as well; multiple Lola's staff members looked for my husband and I to make sure we had food and drink at all times. Choosing Lola's was one of the best decisions we made in my wedding planning! -
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Alexis Sent on 08/16/2021
OUTSTANDING!!! Truly the best.
Lola’s went above and beyond to make our wedding so special. Taking every detail into account and helping us make decisions, they were there every step of the way. The food was out of this world, everyone commented on how amazing and fresh it was. The service is just unbeatable. If you have the opportunity to work with Lola’s you won’t regret it. They are the best!! -
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Diana Sent on 11/05/2019
the BEST caterer
Where do I even begin?! Annalise and her team were absolutely AMAZING!! They set everything up perfectly for us so that all we had to do was show up. Throughout this entire process, I wasn't even stressed about how everything would come together because I knew they would have everything taken care of. They are so good at what they do that I knew I was in good hands. I honestly couldn't have set up my reception as nicely as they did. They were extremely accommodating, even at the food tasting. My dad wanted tartar sauce to try with the salmon, and since they didn't have any on sight, they made their own! (which he ended up liking better than the real thing). Annalise knew I was making every effort to be at cocktail hour, and when she noticed we weren't inside yet, she put together a platter of the hors d'oeuvres for my husband and I while we were taking pictures- she also personally brought out signature cocktails for us! The food was absolutely amazing and presented perfectly. EVERYONE has told us they never had food like that at a wedding, and some even said it's the best food they've ever had! It was an absolute pleasure to work with Lola's, and I hope to be invited to another wedding that has them as their caterers so that we can enjoy it all again! -
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