Ray's Catering Reviews
Reviews
4.9 out of 5 rating
4.9 out of 5 rating
22 Reviews
98% recommend it
Awards
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Wesley R. Sent on 09/03/2022
We love Rays!
Pam was such a joy to work with as an event coordinator. She quickly answered all of our questions, helped us with creating a menu, and helped the ceremony run smoothly. Would highly recommend. Also, the venue and food was amazing!Ray's Catering's reply:
Thanks so much, we so enjoyed planning your special day! It was a pleasure to work with you and an honor to help plan your day. We wish you two a lifetime of happiness!! -
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User6614897 Sent on 09/07/2016We love Ray's Northwest Room! My husband & I had our ceremony and our reception there. We were looking for a place in Seattle with a beautiful view, both indoor & outdoor spaces due to August heat, something in our price point of course, great food, and a venue that came with more than just the walls. Ray's fit the bill perfectly! I didn't have to deal with a caterer! or rentals of any sort ! or a florist! And it's totally separate from the restaurant. Thank you, Thank you! !
Ray's gives you a lengthy form to fill out with all the info of what you want. We went with the best buffet they had available, lots of different wine selections, a dance floor, extra time in the space, and used their available flowers. We set up the room the way they had their open house set up. It worked out perfectly! The whole space looked gorgeous. There is also a convenient little bridal space in the back room to put your stuff & do touch ups and/or hide.
Rebecca was our assigned wedding coordinator and she is completely amazing. She dealt with 10 months of our emails, phone calls, and visits totally professionally with top notch service. She also has super fast response time. The whole staff the night of the wedding was great too. The food & drinks were flowing all night, and the place stayed pretty well cleaned up for 50 people partying in there.
I highly recommend Ray's. We had the perfect wedding night there. Couldn't have asked for anything better. Mother Nature gave us a pink sunset and a sea lion that evening too! A+ -
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Jennifer Sent on 11/03/2015My husband and I hosted our Rehearsal Dinner at Ray's Cafe. I could not have asked for a more pleasant experience.
I worked with both Rebecca Lee and Emmett Niland. My husband and I toured the space early on in the process and were unsure of how much room we actually wanted. By the time that we decided we wanted the whole private dining area (Fireside room + Top Deck), the cost had gone up. (I totally understand forecasting changes.) I reached out to Rebecca and told her that that the increase in cost was not within our budget and she worked with us to help bring the cost within our budget. I was so grateful that she was willing to talk through everything with us.
A month before the event, Rebecca and I went through all of the details to make sure that my husband and I knew what Ray's needed from us and when. She followed up on our menu and was able to provide recommendations for passed appetizers (vs stationary) and even accommodated a last minute request to come in earlier than originally contracted for. We found out last minute that our rehearsal was going to end earlier than anticipated. Rebecca and Emmett ensured that everything was set up before we arrived.
Finalizing the menu with Emmett was a breeze. He was able to accommodate off menu appetizers (mini crab cakes - so tasty!) as well as appetizers from both the Cafe and Boathouse menu (they have separate kitchens).
Emmett was our during event contact, but Rebecca also made herself available. Emmett introduced himself as soon as we walked in (we did our initial walk through with Rebecca only). He personally made sure that both my husband and I were able to enjoy our appetizers and entrees and saw to it that we both had drinks when we wanted them. He quickly was able to tell us where we were in our budget ensuring that we didn't go over. I really appreciated that attention to detail. Emmett also helped our party transition seamlessly to the bar area after our event was over. I highly recommend. -
User6614893 Sent on 07/16/2015We are so pleased that we selected Ray's Boathouse for our wedding reception. It was a perfect event on a perfect day in a perfect place! The food was outstanding! The event staff was delightful to work with both during the planning and the actual event. They were extremely organized, very professional, meticulously accommodating and they made sure that every need was taken care of.
Instead of being one of the first to leave, we were almost the last the leave. We didn't want our perfect day to end!
We thank you for making the most important day of our lives so incredibly wonderful!
Joanne and John -
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Shera Sent on 11/03/2014I got married 9/28/14 at Ray's Boathouse and to sum it all up I would say that my choice to have it at Ray's was the 'best decision I could have made!'
When I initially made contact I did so via their website and got a response and PDF's of info from Phyllis. I then went down in person to see the venue and met with Andrea and she gave me a tour of the 'Northwest Room' and surrounding area and from then on all email contact went through her. Andrea was absolutely amazing to work with! She responded to my emails promptly and provided answers to all of my questions. As a bride planning one of the most important days in her life that is costing thousands of dollars she put me at ease. I loved that they had multiple ways for us to do our bar. We could full on host everything, host up to a set dollar amount, host certain beverages, do a drink ticket option, etc. We ended up doing drink tickets which kept our budget in check.
Ray’s allowed my family to come and set up THREE HOURS prior to when guests were to arrive! This though isn’t normal as you usually only get 1 hour but there was no other event scheduled before ours. They also allowed us to drop off certain items prior such as lanterns so that they would be setup in plenty time for the event. I had been told that my family would be responsible for laying down and stapling the aisle runner to the dock, but on the day of they did it for us!
My guests RAVED about the food which of course was one of the main reason I decided to host my wedding at a highly rated restaurant location instead of a banquet hall, hotel, etc. This venue was absolutely gorgeous. Married right on the water with Puget Sound and mountains behind you, water flowing under feet below the docks, beautiful tented outdoor cocktail hour area and the Northwest room was just the right size for my wedding size (60 guests). There was space for a nice sized dance floor and DJ, or you can do an ipod hookup with speakers as they have that pre-installed. -
User1354575 Sent on 09/30/2013We had our wedding ceremony and reception at Ray's Boathouse. Everything was perfect! We had our ceremony on the uncovered deck space overlooking the beautiful water and mountain views, then our cocktail hour on the covered deck, and a buffet dinner in the isude banquet room. They set everything up exactly as I requested. The food (both dinner and dessert) was delicious and the service was perfect. I cannot think of one complaint. I highly recommend Ray's! -
User1736621 Sent on 07/28/2014Ray's was an excellent choice for our wedding ceremony and reception. It was a beautiful setting for a wedding, and I received many compliments from our guests on how lovely it was. The view from Ray's is spectacular! On the day of the wedding, Ray's staff was professional and the food was wonderful. We had a great evening.... everything went smoothly and we had no issues! The only issues I ever had with Ray's was during the planning process... the event coordinator changed and one point after I booked with them, and I was never notified. This caused for a small amount of panic when I could not get a hold of the person who I thought was my contact/coordinator. After getting in contact with the new coordinators, everything worked out well. The only difficulty at that point was that I sometimes received different answers to my questions from the event coordination staff, which was confusing. All in all, everything went smoothly and I'm very happy with my choice of venue. Ray's is a wonderful place to hold a wedding or any other event!
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