Main Event Caterers Reviews
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Taylor Sent on 08/06/2023Most Amazing Catering!
Main Event Caterers is a force to be reckoned with! From the very moment we went to our tasting, we knew right away that not only the food was impeccable, but the staff, service, attention to detail, and ease of the wedding planning process was the exact vibe we wanted and needed! Our event designer, Ali, was attentive, kind, organized, and helpful along the entire planning process, answering any and all questions and revising things as we went along! Our entire food selection, from the delicious scallop hors d’oeuvres, to the flavorful steak and chicken, to the dessert spread, all of the food came out prepared exactly as we remember from our tasting! On top of the food, the... -
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Elizabeth Sent on 12/19/2024A dream wedding for foodies
Main Event Catering catered our wedding on 11/16 and did a wonderful job. From the tasting to our event, their coordinator Ali was very professional, friendly, and helpful. As a family of foodies, delicious and diverse food was very important to us and every dish was a hit. Our event went smoothly, the food was delicious, and our guests couldn't stop talking about it for the weeks following. -
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Lisa Sent on 10/02/2024Exceptional Caterer from start to wedding send off!
Exceptional attention to detail-very attentive! They did a wonderful job catering our wedding event! Highly recommend! Yes-the food tasts as amazing as it looks! Ali C works very hard to orchastrate the entire culinary experience from food choices to line to dessert! Hats off to teamwork! -
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Stefanie Sent on 04/28/2024There is a reason that everyone in the city recommends Main Event!
When planning our wedding, we just kept saying “we want food people will enjoy!” And oh man, did Main Event deliver! We did a cocktail hour with passed hors d'oeuvres and a buffet with steak, salmon, farrotto, gnocchi, and grilled veggies. I saw people literally getting up for thirds! They also had a designated staff member to focus on us specifically during the reception, which was incredible. My husband and I were never without a drink in our hand or food when we wanted it. The event management/planning team was wonderful, attentive, and always available to answer our questions. The on-site staff was friendly and professional. We had a little snafu during the evening with a miscommunication on timelines,... -
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Elizabeth Sent on 10/24/2023Delicious/great service
We loved working with Main Events Catering- during our tasting we were able to provide small feedback which was implemented during the day. The servers did amazing- as the bride/groom we were given a person waiter who made sure we were well fed! We had really delicious appetizers and entrees. All around great team to work with.Main Event Caterers's reply:
Congratulations on your wedding. Our entire team loved being a part of such a beautiful day with family and friends. -
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Grace Sent on 06/10/2023Amazing to work with and delicious food
I cannot recommend Main Event enough. Ali was a true partner with us from the start--incredibly knowledgable, reassuring, responsive, and kind. On the wedding day the food was delicious, tables looked beautiful, and the whole team was so professional and great to work with. Going with Main Event was probably the decision made! Thank you, Ali, for everything! -
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Danielle Sent on 02/01/2023Can’t say enough great things
Ali was our contact and from day one after speaking with her, I knew main event was the way we were going. She bent over backwards to make us happy. We had an American/Indian reception and main event was able to outsource the Indian food for us. I loved that they didn’t make an empty promise of saying they could handle the Indian food themselves. The American food that main event did handle was spectacular. We keep hearing from everyone how amazing our food was. We were also able to provide our own alcohol which I loved. We made changes at our tasting and they made those requested changes on the day of and I was very pleased with... -
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Stephen Sent on 01/03/2023Fantastic team, excellent service
Ali and the Main Event team were fantastic. From initial contact, to recommendations, the tasting event and the actual wedding, we couldn't be more pleased with their work! Initially, they provided great recommendations and ideas to help shape the final product. The tasting event was fun and just a great experience to finalize what we wanted. The day-of wedding service was fantastic. We'd highly recommend Main Event to anyone! -
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Brooke Sent on 12/16/2022Best Food I ever Had at a Wedding
We used Main Event for our wedding at Woodend Sanctuary in October and I will literally hire them for every event I can in the future. Working with Elyse was FANTASTIC and she/they made the whole process so easy. The food, drinks, and our donut wall for dessert was perfection. I can't tell you how many of our guests said it was the best food they have ever had at a wedding. They were also super accommodating and made delicious mocktails that could be easily mixed with alcohol for non-drinkers and drinkers alike. They also served my husband and I smaller portions of all of our meal options since the food was so delicious we couldn't decide on just... -
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Estefania Sent on 11/30/2022Delicious and attentive!
Main event caterers exceeded all expectations above and beyond. They arranged for everything the meals, the cutlery, the linens, the tables and chairs, the labor, etc. it was amazing that I didn’t have to find multiple vendors because main event did it all. I worked with Ali directly coordinating everything and she is such a sweetheart. I loved how well everyone on the team worked with each other. The food was delicious and beautiful. The staff were so kind. For everything that we got, not just for the event, but also the experience the day of, it was well worth the price. -
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Kathy Sent on 08/17/2022Incredible food and service
Wow! We couldn't be more pleased with our catering from Main Event. They were absolutely incredible and everyone raved about our food. For cocktail hour, we got 3 passed hors d'voures and had 3 cocktail hour stations and it was a lot of food. People said they've never been so well fed at cocktail hour so clearly that went over well! The dinner entrees were also incredible and received rave reviews.
On a more personal note, it was so great how well the Main Event staff took care of us. Melissa, our event designer, was so responsive to every question we had during the planning process, and was accommodating when we changed our menu a few times. We... -
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Elisa Sent on 08/07/2022Great Food, Great Experience
We loved having Main Event cater our wedding. The food was really really delicious. We had lots of people tell us how much they enjoyed the food. We had the latin braised short rib, grilled salmon, and stuffed poblano peppers as our entrees. All 3 were hits! Would highly recommend. -
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Sarah Sent on 06/23/2022Five stars!!
Choosing A Main Event to cater our wedding was one of the best decisions we made!! They were so attentive to every detail, making sure guests with dietary restrictions still had delicious options and customizing our menu to be exactly what we wanted. Ali was a dream to work with and we so appreciated her expertise and guidance in all the planning! She stayed in constant contact with us leading up to the big day. And the tasting was SO much fun - definitely my husband's favorite part of the wedding planning process! Our guests couldn't stop talking about how amazing the food was - the hors d'oeuvres were delicious and creative, and the main courses were out of... -
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Patricia Sent on 11/02/2021Extremely Professional and Delicious Food
Main Event Catering is truly a 5 star team in every way! I am a destination event planner who has worked with this team on numerous occasions and can't recommend them enough. Daniela Aroujo was our event's team lead from this past weekend's event in Old Town Alexandria and we could not have been more pleased with the outcome of our experience. She was prompt with communication leading up until the big day and went above and beyond to ensure the success of our couple's day when we were faced with an emergent flooding scenario in the city.
The team's servers and bartenders always come dressed professionally and are willing to do whatever it takes to ensure our... -
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Kayla Sent on 11/02/2021Main Event Caterers Weddings
Our team over at Your Plan A Events had a fabulous wedding weekend this last weekend with Main Event Caterers. Their team was phenomenal and so professional. Their attention to detail was impeccable. Every guest we came in contact with could not stop raving about the food! This team is top of the line! -
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Carolyn Sent on 06/16/2021Truly Exceptional Experience
From our very first call with Melissa at Main Event, we were thoroughly impressed. She asked thoughtful questions, including inquiring about restaurants we specifically enjoyed in the area. These organically guided us to a potential theme for our menu. Then came our tasting, where Main Event pulled out all the stops. Our private tasting with the chef was incredible and we fell in love with the customized menu, elevated presentation, and top-notch service. Melissa nailed bringing to life the “Under the Tuscan Sun” ideas we had chatted about on the phone to life (think Aperol Spritz’s, Panzanella salad, Branzino, Chicken Picatta, and more). We opted for a Seafood forward cocktail hour -- don’t skip the mini lobster rolls -- our guests still talk about them!! Truly exceptional on all fronts from the food quality, service, and overall logistics. -
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Kelley Sent on 06/01/2021Amazing food, management and experience
I am so glad that we found Main Events during our vendor search - Spencer and Ali were extremely helpful during our whole process. From the initial planning sessions to the tasting and final planning/wedding day, Main Events were so helpful. They helped us think through design items as well as food options/timing. Not to mention the food is amazing and we got a lot of compliments from our guests on the food/drinks. Greg was our event supervisor and made the night absolutely amazing - he went out of his way to ensure that my husband, parents and I always had what we needed - and made us all feel special. Can't recommend them enough!! -
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Elaine Sent on 03/15/2021Incredible Food, Incredible Service
We hired Main Event after speaking with Spencer and Ali. They made the whole process extremely easy and enjoyable. Our venue needed everything but tables and chairs, and they provided everything for us. On the day of our wedding, we had no concerns about the day going smoothly. The food was unbelievable - everyone told us it was the best wedding meal they had ever had! The service was also impeccable - there was never a line at the bar and we even had our own attendant (Greg) who made us feel so special and taken care of the whole night. -
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Steve Sent on 12/29/2020Excellent Service Across the Board
Truly can't say enough about how great our experience with Main Event was. Spencer and Melissa made the tasting, planning, coordinating, organizing, and everything else incredibly easy in advance of the wedding. They always offered input, ideas, and feedback but were also more than happy to follow our lead. Without a doubt they were the best catering option among the 10 or so that our venue allowed. On the day of the wedding, the service staff was absolutely outstanding in every way. They were quick to set up, did everything perfectly, and transformed a tented terrace into a beautiful dining room. The food was astounding, the service was impeccable, the bar was great (we got countless compliments on our... -
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Ashley Sent on 01/13/2020Simply amazing!
Main Event was the most spectacular catering company, and made our wedding simply fantastic. Spencer and his team were amazing during the initial consult, presenting various menu option that were in line with our winter wedding theme, as well as linen, place setting and glass options. The tasting was some of the best food I ever had – we left stuffed, and they made it very special. From a personal parking spot, to champagne during the actual tasting, it was AMAZING! The quality of the ingredients, the vastness of the selection, and the deft with which they put it all together were amazing. We did a dual entrée with short rib and crab cakes, along with parmesan polenta and... -
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Carol Sent on 01/02/2020Main Event knocked it out of the park: Everyone LOVED the food!
With so many caterers to choose from, my husband and I know we made the RIGHT CHOICE with Main Event. We worked primarily with Spencer and Jackie, and they were a dream team who helped us realize our vision for a seasonal holiday wedding, complete with food that our guests RAVED about. One of our VIP guests emailed us after the wedding with this to say about the food: "Our dinner was amazing. Loved the salad and licked my plate to get every grit and crab cake...and the beef melted in my mouth! We had so much fun at our table and enjoyed every morsel!!!"
Also wanted to give a shout-out to the superb chefs, servers, and bartenders,... -
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James Sent on 12/04/2019Great people, great food
Overall, we had a really great experience. Alex at Toolbox (our venue) recommended us, and were particularly glad that they had worked with the venue before. Elyse in particular was really helpful in both the planning and the project wrangling, and we just had a lovely time with her and Lenore during the tasting. Everything about the day-of came together nicely and smoothly - the food was great (especially the appetizers and the ravioli), the decorations looked lovely, and the staff was helpful and professional. -
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Giulia Sent on 11/18/2019Great Food, Rentals, and Service!
We worked with Main Event for our wedding and they were amazing! As a bride and also a wedding planner I could not recommend them enough! They helped us with catering as well as with our rentals and both were exactly what we wanted. The food was great, and their rentals/decor really helped bring our vision to life. Their entire team was very responsive and helpful, which helped us stay organized through the entire planning process. -
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Melinda Sent on 10/30/2019A Wedding to Remember
Perfect, Delicious Food and a Five Star Team! Thank you Main Event Caterers for a wedding to remember! We are still receiving rave reviews on the food at our daughter’s wedding and really appreciate all the hard work you invested in our special day and the wonderful care you showed our guests.
Thank you Michelle Gutstein for walking with us through this very important event, guiding us with your expertise from day one and ensuring our event was a huge success. We had heard from others about the stresses of planning a wedding, but you and Main Event Caterers made it fun and stress-free.
We were so happy with our daughter’s wedding and just as happy to give Main Events Caterers our highest recommendation! -
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Katelyn Sent on 10/26/2019Was worried at times but they pulled through!
At the beginning of hiring them, we had some turnover with our catering manager, we were getting a bit nervous but they put one of their leads on our case, Courtney, so that she could assure us great service! It was amazing, the food was SOO GOOD!!! And people care about food, don’t let someone tell you they don’t, because they do! They were flexible and easy to work with via email. I would definitely use them again!
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