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    Gloria B. Sent on 12/17/2021
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    Gladys Pimentel Roots & Flavors OUTSTANDING

    Highly recommend!!! The only decision you should make regarding catering is Gladys Pimentel from Roots & Flavors, Inc.! As a New York Rican, going to Puerto Rico every summer as my summer camp I can attest the food was AMAZING, AUTHENTIC, PLENTIFUL and BEAUTIFULY DISPLAYED! Our wedding was small and most of the guest were “Norte Americanos”, they are still talking about the food especially the Roast Pig! Gladys made sure every detail was on point. She is very professional, flexible, and dedicated to her craft and it shows. At the end of the evening, she personally came to us and asked if our vision, our dream came true and then proceeded to thank us for using Roots & Flavors. Seriously! Now for the Servers, one word OUTSTANDING! She made sure we had a dedicated server who made sure we had a taste of everything including encouraging us to sit and enjoy the appetizers, the dinner, and the coffee bar with cookies! All of it was completely delicious and worth every single penny! Just make sure to ask for a take away plate to eat later LOL! Service was amazing and they were very responsive! Muchas Gracias Gladys y Equipo por una Noche Maravillosa! Thank you, Gladys, and Team, for a great night!
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    Genesis G. Sent on 10/02/2021
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    Perfection.

    The food was AMAZING! My wedding was small but did not matter because the food that was given was WAY MORE THEN ENOUGH! All of it was completely delicious and even our cake was delicious as well! Worth every single penny! Service was amazing and they were very responsive! Definitely recommend then for your PR wedding!
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    Crystal Sent on 02/23/2020
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    Amazing !!

    Gladys menu was so impressive. I have a gluten allergy and she was able to make many things gluten free. Her waitstaff was amazing. We had a waitress just for us, the bride and groom, all night and the service was outstanding. Many of our guest agreed. The food was excellent and the pig roast was a great touch. The price was right .. Hiring Gladys was worth every penny! The people of PR have great passion, talent and creativity and it truly shows in there products and services. Thank you Gladys for a great night!
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    Paulette Sent on 05/11/2020
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    Amazing Experience!

    We couldn't be happier with the quality of food, service and decor from Roots & Flavors, Inc. The event was an amazing experience. The food was delicious, plentiful and nicely displayed. The service was outstanding including taking care of a few guests with dietary restrictions. The decor was beautiful. Gladys and her team were delightful to work with. It's so refreshing to know we were in good hands! Gladys was professional, flexible and dedicated! We couldn't be happier with her suggestions on the buffet selections including the dessert bar! Our guests took so many pictures of the food and decor. We're still getting rave reviews from the guests and many said it was their best experience! Thank you for making our event a memorable occasion! Amazing!
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    Mariseli F. Sent on 02/18/2020
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    Delicious food and professional service

    Gladys is such a warm, kind and caring soul. She was truly a pleasure to work with and was sincerely invested in the success of our wedding day. She bent over backwards to provide every detail we were looking for and exceed our expectations. The food was delicious and her team was punctual and professional. We had a whole roasted pig and an “asopao” to close the night off! Thank you, Gladys, for ensuring that our dream wedding became a reality!
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    David Sent on 12/10/2019
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    Best Decision at our Wedding

    We live in Connecticut and were having our destination wedding at Hacienda Sieste Alegre. Based off of reviews and suggestions from staff, we chose to sit down and have a tasting with a couple of caterers. We traveled to Puerto Rico for 5 days to finalize our wedding details in March for a November 1st wedding. Gladys (Roots n Flavors) was our first tasting. We set it up for her to meet us at the Hacienda while we toured the location. Right from the beginning Gladys and her staff blew us away. The food at the tasting was great, and her overall nurturing attitude was comforting. You can tell she has been doing this a long time and that speaks for itself. We felt an immediate connection and decided to cancel the other tastings, leaving us with time to enjoy the island. Throughout the months that followed my wife tweaked the menu numerous times and Gladys was easy going and accommodated all request under a very busy schedule. The day of our wedding was magical. The food was OUTSTANDING and the service exceeded our expectations. I come from a big Puerto Rican family that has several respected cooks, my wife being among them. I had family there from Puerto Rico as well. They all agreed that the service and food was top notch. You will not regret working with Roots and Flavors. People are still talking about her carrot cake we chose for our wedding cake and the Sancocho she made at the end of the night. We even got told by Gladys to let her know next time we are on the island to come over for dinner. Roots and Flavors was not cheap, but she worked with our budget and was worth every penny. See you soon Gladys.
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    Jennifer Sent on 10/29/2019
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    Highly Recommend!!!

    We are so happy we went with Roots as our destination-wedding caterer for our wedding at the Hacienda Siesta Alegre. The process from start to finish was so easy and it was a pleasure to work with Gladys. Between multiple phone calls and e-mail exchanges, Gladys always responded timely and worked with us to create the perfect menu. She used her expertise to offer suggestions, which was greatly appreciated. Gladys made a point to keep in touch with us throughout our wedding planning process and ensured everything was all set. We also went with the small wedding cake option through Roots that I’ve included a picture of (our florist was able to add a flower to it) and it was just perfect and one less thing for us to worry about! On the day of the wedding, there was no stress, as I knew Gladys would ensure everything was just as we wanted. The food was AMAZING and the service exceeded our expectations. Being a bride, the servers went above and beyond to ensure I ate too  You will not regret choosing Roots – highly recommend!
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    Natalie Sent on 03/16/2019
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    Delicious Puerto Rican Food

    We were so happy to book with Roots & Flavors. From the beginning, it was our favorite menu. We hesitated to book since we were on a budget, but Gladys really worked with us to make her service a possibility. She even added in a late night asopao (traditional soup). All the food was delicious. I would say traditional yet elevated Puerto Rican food. All the staff were so professional and polite. They really made us feel special. Our guest raved about the food. Gladys was a pleasure to work with as well. I highly recommend her services.
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    Bianca Sent on 02/18/2019
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    Amazing Experience!!!

    My name is Bianca Jusino, and Gladys at Roots and Flavors has been working with me for more than 2 years on my wedding menu! Gladys and her professional staff made it a point to keep in contact throughout our two year wedding process. She called us directly and spent hours helping us choose the perfect choices of food and desserts for our loving guests. She worked with our ever changing budget after the tragic hurricane in Puerto Rico and let me tell you, our wedding was not affected at all, why because of the professionalism and love that went into every detail that Gladys and her employees placed on our day!! Our guests raved about not only the taste, elegant decor and staging of the array of typical and delicious entrees. Gladys was there for the event , and made sure each detail was as discussed.. She was recommended over and over and she deserves all the acclamation's and more!!!! We will use her for family functions from now !!our guests raved about this wedding for months!!!!!! pictures will be posted as soon as our photographer sends us them.. words give it nit justice... Gladys thank your making our foodie guests from all over the globe happy!!!
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    Kortney Sent on 07/24/2018
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    I have nothing but good things to say!!! Every single person at my wedding can’t stop talking about the food! And being a bride it was so good I had to sit and eat!! She was so wonderful, and easy to work with! Prompt and polite! She even went the extra mile and made my favorite desert ICE CREAM CHURRO SANDWICHES! I couldn’t have been happier!! Everyone you won’t regret going with Gladys! She is so wonderful you will want to take her home!!

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    Denise Sent on 07/01/2018
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    We recently celebrated our wedding at Hacienda Siesta Alegre on June 9, 2018 and Gladys and her staff were absolutely wonderful from day one. From the moment I spoke with Gladys on the phone she treated me like family and was very helpful and informative. We flew to Puerto Rico before our wedding and she took the time to show us around and take us to our florist and cake designer. Gladys was extremely accommodating and gave us several options for our menu and even gave us options for our Vegan guests. The food for our tasting was extremely delicious and it was even more so the actual day of our wedding. We had our own personal server and even when we were unable to finish our food, Glady's staff packed our food and cake and left everything neatly packaged in our room. Our guests have continued to rave about the food and the food and service from Roots & Flavors are definitely things we will forever remember along with our special day. I heartily recommend Gladys and her staff!
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    Charina Sent on 03/09/2018
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    The food from Roots & Flavors was absolutely positively amazing! They had the most stunning presentation for our criolla buffet and the the flavors were even better! Food is extremely important for my husband and I and we can honestly say that Roots & Flavors absolutely delivered! I left happy the guests left happy it was the focal point of many conversations that evening and even days later! The only complaint I have is that I couldn’t stuff my face more with there delicious food! I highly recommend them for weddings and or events! They are on the pricy side but worth absolutely every penny!

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    Charina & Paco
    Feb 26th 2018
    Hasienda Siesta Alegre
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    Judy Sent on 06/29/2017
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    Gladys and her staff were just amazing...they went above and beyond what we expected. Our waiters for the night were Luis, Christian, Imano, Bennie, and the head chef Charlie. These men were so good to us! The food!!!! Oh my goodness, the food was just spectacular. We had nothing but compliments all night about the food, everything was so delicious. My only complaint was that we didn't have enough room in our bellies to eat more!!! Bennie, made sure he wrapped our wedding cake up, so we could enjoy it later. Nothing but great vibes!!! Thank you so much Gladys, Luis, Christian, Imano, and Charlie!!!!!
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    Natalie Sent on 02/10/2019
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    Great food, great service! Very highly recommended!

    everything else on the menu. We requested a flan, in lieu of a wedding cake, and it was spectacular; delicious and beautifully presented. Definitely don’t miss out on Gladys’ flan! She made a large one for us to cut and mini flans for our dessert table.

    When we were back in town, this past Christmas, Gladys was kind enough to make us a flan as our unofficial “anniversary cake”. It was just as amazing as we had remembered.

    Gladys and her team are friendly, professional, easy to communicate with, and incredibly talented. Consider this a glowing review from both a mainlander (Natalie) and as a local who knows the taste of authentic Puerto Rican food (Joe). Definitely hire Gladys and her team at Roots and Flavors!
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    Charles Sent on 05/27/2017
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    Gladys and her team were fantastic. We hired Roots and Flavors to cater our wedding dinner as she came warmly recommended by the venue's manager. We had some particular specifications as a large number of our guests were vegetarian or had some type of dietary restrictions. Gladly was extremely personable and accommodating and was able to concoct a perfect blend of traditional Puerto Rican fare mixed with modern and healthy delights. Warmly recommended!
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    Ana Sent on 04/05/2017
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    For a destination wedding, my husband and I wanted the best of the best! A year before we got engaged we visited the place where we would one day like to get married. Sure enough we fell in love with Hacienda Siesta Alegre in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. We chose that venue and we also chose Roots and Flavors as our catering and decor team. They were more than amazing. Every e-mail we sent out was responded and we had everything we asked for and more! It was such an amazing experience!
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    Lillian Sent on 06/22/2018
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    Excellent service. Doña Gladys is amazing. You can go with her suggestions with your eyes closed. Very accommodating and has an great staff. I have used her services 2 years for corporate activities and the presentation, setup, appearance, staff was fabulous. I definitely recommend their services!!
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    Antonio Sent on 07/26/2016
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    First off, i couldn't possibly say thank you enough to Gladys for all the work that she put into our wedding. Being that we basically were in contact with her through our whole wedding planning via phone and email, we had no idea what to expect, but i can say with 100% assurance, everything was PERFECT!!! Her staff was professional, the food was amazing, and we couldn't possibly have asked for anything better. I would urge anyone to take a serious look into hiring her for your wedding. You WILL NOT be disappointed!!! Thank you again, Gladys...
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    Carlos Sent on 03/15/2016
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    The food was amazing and the service was superb!!
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    Amy Sent on 02/24/2016
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    I planned a corporate event with Roots & Flavors. They were recommended by the venue and were super easy to work with and very professional. As I was planning from the US, all of the planning was done by email. Everything worked out just as planned. We went with a menu that combined American flavors with PR/Caribbean flavors. When they sent me the menu's to review, I had to ask for an explanation of what some of the foods were. The descriptions provided were just what we got in the food presented to us.
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    Lillian Sent on 01/25/2016
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    There are not enough stars to rate this fabulous vendor. We used Roots & Flavors for a buffet breakfast for a corporate activity in December 2015 for 400 attendees. Positivity, receptiveness, even suggestions that made the adtivity more of a success. You can leave your eyes closed and be assured that this vendor will comply, with no surprises. Puntual and extremely reliable. Doña Gladys is a charm, and her son works with her as well to ensure family pride. They love what they do and I definitely will continue to used them for both corporate and private affairs. A definite '10' in my book. Enhorabuena!
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    Shellie Sent on 10/26/2015
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    We absolutely loved working with Roots & Flavors to produce a magnificent event for our corporate client at the Hacienda Siesta Alegre. Everything from the pre-planning to the food to the waitstaff was perfection. Thank you for helping us create the perfect evening for our guests!
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    Latonya Sent on 10/07/2015
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    We booked Roots & Flavors for our wedding reception last week, from the suggested vendor list we received from the venue. Gladys was absolutely wonderful! She was very professional & patient with us. She wasn't even concerned when we had an issue with a payment that took 2 weeks to be received by registered mail, although I was hysterical. She frequently gave me words of encouragement to keep me going & mellow out. Communication was excellent from start to finish & we exchanged frequent updates. Now the food....was to DIE for!!! Myself, husband & guests were just blown away at how delicious everything was, we received numerous compliments all evening. We were so stuffed & satisfied with everything, I was barely able to eat my wedding cake. My aunt was even stalking one of the waiters to get more of the hor'deuvres he was serving. Also, I have to give high praise to the waitstaff, they were really on their game & gave excellent service. Not to mention, to quote my mom, they weren't hard on the eyes either. They made sure my hubby & I didn't miss out on the hor'deuvres while we were taking pics. They also helped me with my dress & pushed my chair in everytime I sat. Gladys gave first class service all the way & made our day perfection. My only suggestion for this company is maybe to do payments through paypal. I would refer this company for anyone's catering needs.
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    Excelent food and great quality of service!
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