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Palmer's Catering & Events

Palmer's Catering & Events

Darien, CT
4.9 out of 5 rating, 84 Reviews
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    Peter K. Sent on 01/25/2022
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    Palmers of Darien

    I cannot recommend Palmers with enough enthusiasm. We were fortunate to work with Melissa and she guided us through the entire process. She was patient and flexible with all of our needs. The staff the day of the wedding was phenomenal We could not have done this without the guidance of Melissa!
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    Ivan P. Sent on 01/23/2022
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    Highly recommended!

    Working with Palmer's Catering Services was an incredible experience. My husband and I were married in our Connecticut backyard in September 2020. We wanted an intimate family feel to the wedding reception with high-end catering that was approachable and fit the experience. Working with Melissa Zelaya and her team was a pleasure. Not only was the food delicious, their attention to detail and service at the wedding was impeccable. Melissa worked with us on budget without compromising the experience, partnered with other vendors we were working with and helped bring the experience to life, truly making our wedding day flawless and one that we will remember for the rest of our lives. Thank you again for making our day extra special!!
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    Ozden Sent on 07/10/2019
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    So professional and tasteful!

    We had our wedding reception at the DCA Meadowlands, where we found Palmer's through the venue. I can't say enough how perfectly they made everything great and stress-free for us. Their service is so professional and the food was so delicious. First things first, I would like to give a special thanks to Shannon for her great help and patience while I was bombarding her with billions of questions. She was so hands-on and always so nice and helpful to us. Once we contacted Palmer's, Shannon invited us for a tasting. Before going for the tasting, we were also in contact with some other caterers as well, but once we met with Shannon and Megan, the owner, we've been certain about working with Palmer's. What we really like at most about Palmer's is that they do listen to you for what you request for. They first try to figure out what you expect, what you want or not, and they respond to what you exactly ask for. Our guests loved the food. I noticed some guests going for their second round in the buffet.
    Palmer's was one of the best decisions my husband and I have ever made for our wedding. Thanks so much again to Palmer's for making our wedding night so smooth and pleasant from the setup through the clean-up, and what we totally hoped for.
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    Jamie Sent on 12/07/2018
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    Palmer’s Bakery Wedding Cake

    I was unsure what I wanted, but with Palmers guidance, I truly had the wedding cake of my dreams! Melissa and her staff are wonderful to work with and very responsive to any and all requests. Picking the cake was the easiest part of wedding planning! Will absolutely be going to Palmers for any special occasion cake in the future. Also, friends and family still talk about how delicious it was, and our wedding was three months ago!
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    Lauren Sent on 08/22/2018
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    We were tipped off to Palmer's by our stationer, and we are so happy she gave us this recommendation to try Palmer's for our wedding cake. We wanted carrot cake with cream cheese filling and all of the local bakeries we tried did not meet our standards. Palmer's knocked it out of the park. First, the cake was beautiful, and they decorated the cake exactly as we requested with flowers from their florist which helped to simplify things. Second, the cake tasted incredible. All of our guests were raving about how incredible the cake tasted. It was so moist and the cream cheese filling was delicious! We are thrilled to have found Palmer's and will be certainly making this our new place for cakes for all occasions!
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    Sonya Sent on 08/30/2018
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    Our cake was a wedding dream!! Our guest loved the look of our cake but more importantly the taste! We had a mix of gluten-free guest and all the options were delicious. Palmers also recommended us our florist and she was amazing! We are definitely happy with everything Palmer's had to offer. :-)
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    Louisa Sent on 11/08/2018
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    The most FUN cake!

    We are so thrilled that we found Palmer’s Bakery in Darien to make our wedding cake. They were outstanding to work with from the beginning of the process all the way to the end. They were prepared for us when we went in for our tasting and had ideas to share with us. We landed on a Funfetti cake that truly captured the fun we wanted our guests to have at our reception. Their final cake exceeded our expectations, and our guests still talk about it. They not only loved how it looked, but they also LOVED how it tasted. I highly recommend Melissa and Palmer’s. They are awesome!
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    Stacy Sent on 10/24/2017
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    Best cake EVER! Couldn't drag the guests away from the mini cupcakes and the cake was amazing as well! Palmer's not only out did themselves with the cakes but also the decorations. Everything fit beautifully with my wedding decor and they worked professionally with my vendors and venue as well to make everything simple and easy for me. Highly recommend if you are looking for the best!
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    Sara Sent on 09/18/2017
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    Palmer's is absolutely wonderful! I can't speak more highly of their wedding cakes! We ended up choosing the coconut cake for our wedding and it was stunning and most importantly delicious. We received so many compliments from our friends and family. At other weddings I've attended, I've never enjoyed the wedding cake - Palmers broke that mold and delivered the best wedding cake I've ever had. Not to mention the cake tasting appointment was one of my favorite wedding to-do's. I highly recommend Palmer's to everyone!
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    Amanda Sent on 09/15/2017
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    Best wedding cake ever! Multiple guests commented on how outstanding the cake was. We could not have been happier with how delicious the cake was. We're so grateful that we got our cake from Palmer's (we did carrot cake with cream cheese frosting and vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream frosting).
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    Mikayla Sent on 09/14/2017
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    We had Palmer's do our wedding cake and it couldn't have been more perfect. Palmer's was extremely organized and easy to work with. The tasting was fun and easy! Once we made our selection, the team was helpful in guiding us on the correct cake size once we had our final head count. They delivered the cake directly to our venue and worked directly with our venue's event coordinator. Not only did our cake look beautiful - it tasted great! Our guests raved about the Oreo Buttercream Frosting! Thank you Palmer's!!!
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    Christina Sent on 10/06/2017
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    Palmers did my local wedding cake as well as my bridal shower dessert table! For my bridal shower they made my breakfast at tiffanys theme perfect! They had breakfast themed dessert that tasted amazing! They also did my local wedding cake. I had a symbolic destination wedding but got married by the justice of the peace locally. I wanted a cake for our local wedding and palmers was recommended by a friend. Their service was amazing and the cake was stunning. I couldn't ask for anything better. The taste was the talk of the party. I was so greatful for all of their help. I would recommend palmers to anyone! They are great and their staff is understanding, reliable and professiona!
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    Michelle Sent on 07/24/2017
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    Palmer’s was a great place to work with for our wedding weekend! They made delicious cupcakes and a small cake for our wedding day. At our tasting, we worked with one of their team members to put together a beautiful cupcake tier and also chose a strawberry cake for a cake cutting, after tasting an array of cupcake flavors. That evening our guests raved about the different flavors of cupcakes that we chose and asked where we got them from. My husband and I loved our cake too! Since our tasting went so well, we also ordered dessert trays for our rehearsal dinner and lunch the day of the wedding for the bridal party and everyone loved the food and wanted to know if there were leftovers to take home. If you are looking for delicious desserts or lunch for a wedding weekend, we highly recommend Palmer’s Darien!
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    Margot Sent on 05/16/2017
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    Traci was a pleasure to work with, from our first consultation through our daughter's wedding day. She is a very talented and experienced floral designer. Once she understood what my daughter had in mind for her special day, Traci contributed many excellent suggestions for ways to enhance the celebration with flowers. She incorporated all of the blooms that we requested, plus a few more lovely seasonal touches. We had total confidence in her abilities, and the results were even more beautiful than we could have imagined possible. Thank you, Traci, and Palmer's!
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    Emma Sent on 07/05/2017
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    Traci from Palmer's Flowers did the floral arrangements for my wedding, and I could not have been happier with the way they turned out. She immediately got my vision and her excitement about it made me feel great! She worked with us through several versions of a proposal until we felt it was exactly right, and everything was delivered right on time and looked perfect for the wedding day. She has many years of experience, and her advice re: the availability of certain flowers and our most cost-effective options was very helpful. I would hire her again without a doubt.
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    Kristen Sent on 12/15/2016
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    Traci and the team at Palmer's Darien have a knack for turning your vision into reality. I just recently used their services for my wedding day. The flowers were stunning - simply a dream come true. Traci was genuinely excited to put together the floral arrangements for my special day, and it is clear she loves what she does. The team at Palmer's provided excellent service, and went above and beyond in achieving my vision.
    I highly recommend them for any bride - thank you again, Traci, and everyone at Palmer's Flowers!
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    Tara Sent on 10/29/2016
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    Everyone RAVED about the cake and dessert bar. We've all been there, a wedding with yet another dry cake. This is absolutely not the case with Palmers, in fact we got many compliments from our guests on how good the cake was and wanting to know the bakery name so they could go back for their personal needs. The dessert bar added a lot of fun to the wedding and everyone enjoyed picking their own desserts. We also decided to use Palmers for our day of caterings which was delicious and beautifully presented. Highly reccomend
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    David Sent on 11/01/2016
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    Don't waste time going anywhere else - Palmer's Bakery was fantastic from the cake tasting to delivery. Our cake was beautiful, delicious, and exactly what we ordered.
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    Colby Sent on 07/03/2016
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    We used Palmer's for our wedding cake and were so happy with the taste and presentation of the cake! We went back and forth a number of times on what kind of cake to get and how we wanted it to look. In the end they created exactly what we had described and imagined. Thank you for everything!
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    Without a doubt the best looking and tasting wedding cake I've ever had and I'm not just saying it because it was my wedding! Megan was great to work with. She was even able to accommodate a last minute elaborate groom's cake less than 2 weeks before the rehearsal dinner. It was so stunning no one wanted to cut into it. The flavors of cake were incredible for both the groom's cake and the wedding cake. The cake itself was very moist as well. Palmer's Bakery is top notch even down to the beautifully presented cupcakes as the cake flavors we wanted to taste at our tasting. Thank you to Megan and her incredible team!!
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    Lisa Sent on 09/29/2015
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    This was the most delicious and beautiful wedding cake I've ever had. I provided a picture of what I wanted for my cake and the bakers at Palmer's replicated it exactly. From the initial scheduling of the tasting to the delivery of the cake on the day of my wedding, working with Megan and the Palmer's staff was completely stress-free and easy. I couldn't have been happier with my cake!!
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    Barbara Sent on 08/19/2015
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    It was a pleasure working with Megan and the team at Palmers! Tasting, pricing and level of service were all outstanding. Cake looked beautiful and tasted wonderful. Palmers was able to work with our florist to add fresh flowers to the cake which really was a beautiful visual focal point of our wedding!
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    Travis D. Sent on 12/27/2018
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    Palmer's Catering

    I had the pleasure of having Palmers caterer my tent wedding. They handled everything; the food, the flowers, the rentals & décor etc. They made everything so easy and the quality was outstanding!! The Korean Fried Chicken hors d'ourves were out of this world! They also made us a custom dessert bar with 3 cakes and a selection of incredible desserts.
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    I live about 20 mins away from Palmers. They were very responsive on email. They were excellent during the tasting. They made a BEAUTIFUL cake at a very attractive price. Most importantly, the taste of the cake was wonderful. Delivery was on time and convenient.
    I will use them again and highly recommend them to anyone looking for a wedding cake.
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    Palmer's made the wedding cake process a breeze. It was also a delicious cake. They were able to bring make our vision a reality. I highly recommend them!
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