Taste Elegant Catering Reviews
Reviews
4.8 out of 5 rating
4.8 out of 5 rating
12 Reviews
96% recommend it
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Kathryn K. Sent on 10/27/2020Delicious Food
We met Chris Shindle, Taste Elegant Catering, at a Bridal Expo a year before our wedding date. We were intrigued with his southern style brunch buffet options (the groom loves biscuits & gravy) and experience with vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options. We found Chris to be very personable and took him up on an offer to do a “tasting.” We had 8 family members there, but no bride and groom who had moved out of state. But the tasting was fun and the food excellent. We planned a church venue for the wedding and reception for 75+, but COVID’s impact changed this to a small 21 guest backyard wedding. Chris cheerfully met with us in our backyard to make the drastic revisions. The day of the outdoor wedding was spectacular and Chris and his staff’s professional set-up and service with the delicious, unique food was a big hit. You can’t go wrong with Taste Elegant Catering! Gainesville. FL; 352.339-0713; tastegainesville.com/catering
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Megan H. Sent on 10/27/2020Chris makes even the craziest of weddings easy
I had my tasting in sep '19 for my oct '20 wedding. He saved me so much time, money and headache right from the get go by partnering with a rental company so he could be my nearly one stop shop for everything. He really took the time to get to know us and kept in regular contact to make sure he had everything we needed. He provided the bartender our venue required, the linens flatware, silverware dessert stands that perfectly matched my table centerpieces and even a speaker for our music!
Then Covid struck. He kept me in high spirits and continued to go above and beyond to calm my nerves that my day would be special no matter what. He bent over backwards to make sure the wedding would not only be beautiful but safe as can be by adjusting how food was served etc.
Right as I walked down the aisle in my beautiful outdoor venue it began to absolutely pour. His people were discreet as they ran out to save the speaker, opened doors to get us out of the rain and came right away to ask what we needed on top of all the magic he was doing behind the scenes taking care of my guests.
And as if all of that wasn’t enough the food was fantastic! everyone was going on and on about all the food, how gorgeous the charcuterie display was, all the non-alcoholic drinks as well as the drinks. Our guest count went from 60 to 18 thanks to the pandemic and he never batted an eye at changing almost everything even up to the day before.
My mother in law hired him to cater our rehearsal brunch as well as a recently engaged friend of mine has booked with him after her tasting. He is absolutely amazing and worth every penny I cannot say enough how amazing he was!
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Stephanie N. Sent on 03/31/2020Great Recommendation
Taste was recommended to us by our wedding planner as we are not from the area and didn’t know where to start for catering and I can see why they were. They were very prompt in their responses to our requests or questions, even with a change of contact person midway through. They also had great recommendations for the day like appetizer options, etc. that ended up being a huge hit during cocktail hour and was beautifully presented! They were quick to refill and were not shy with their portion sizes for the guests as they went through the buffet line. They even prepared and stored all leftovers (with waiver authorization) for us to easily load up to take home. The staff was so friendly and had constant smiles on their faces while serving our guests and offered genuine congratulations to us as they passed by. With a wide range of menu options, Taste is able to meet any need you may have for your event, that will only leave guests wanting seconds, we highly recommend! -
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Michelle Sent on 10/25/2019Huge Hit With Everyone
Amazing food and service. One of the biggest complements that we have been hearing about our wedding was how great the food was. We enjoy visiting their locations locally and we are so happy we chose to go with them for our big day. -
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Kimberly T. Sent on 07/31/2021Double Check Everything
Without a doubt, most of the food from Taste was good. The only complaint from the people at our wedding was that the rolls were rock hard. We trusted that when we met with Taste to plan out the meal, our verbal requests would be updated on our invoice, however, there were a few surprises with our wedding food and we realized that our requests were ignored. When we brought this up to them afterwards, Taste did not seem to care since all the food was eaten. Again, the food was good, but not what we ordered. Double check everything.
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