Catering By Christine
| Address: | 1 Schooner Ln, Milford, CT 06460, USA |
| Phone: | +1 203-331-2051 |
| Site: | cateringbychristine.com |
| Rating: | 2.7 |
| Working: | 9AM–11PM 9AM–11PM 9AM–11PM 9AM–11PM 9AM–11PM 9AM–11PM 9AM–11PM |
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Monica Palma
My sister and I had a double wedding on July 23, 2011, and were very excited to work with Catering by Christine due to their fabulous reviews. Due to the experiences we had I thought it necessary to warn others about this company. Not only were contracts violated, Catering by Christine boasts "caring about your special day is what we do best" and that is not what happened on our day. Although the food was good I would not recommend using this company to anyone. We met with Pete in April for tastings and to discuss the menu, we stressed the importance of providing our guests with Aguardiente (a Colombian drink) since this was of high cultural importance to us. He assured us he would take care of this. This is the last time we heard from them until we had to call a week before the wedding! After two days Pete called and very cooly told us we would meet on Wednesday the 20th. I also repeatedly requested the balance so that I could get a check made and come prepared to pay the balance at the meeting. On Wednesday the 20th, 3 days before the wedding, we arrived at the restaurant at 11am. At 1:30, two and a half hours after the meeting time, Pete finally arrived. He was flustered and ill prepared, throughout the meeting asking questions we had already discussed at our previous meeting. When asked about the Aguardiente, something he promised he would take care of in April, 3 days before the wedding this was still not done and we ended up having to provide it ourselves. Towards the end of the meeting Pete was pushy about the balance, something we would have had ready if the balance was given to us as requested. Friday before the wedding I found myself dropping off the check due to their lack of communication. At this time an employee who was multi tasking while taking my payment charged my credit card twice which left me with no available balance to use the day of the wedding. I hoped that they would redeem themselves the day of the wedding and live up to their reviews.The day of the wedding in the midst of getting my dress on I had to talk to one of the waitstaff. They said they didnt know what to do and had to wait for Pete (who had told me he would be there to take care of all the set up and ensure everything was perfect). At the reception one of our vegetarian friends who had ordered Pasta Primavera let me know they brought her out pasta with meatballs! We sampled the Pasta Primavera, we paid for it and it was our vegetarian choice and then our guests were served pasta and meatballs! I went to find Pete to ask for some answers but when I found his staff they told me he had stepped out and they did not know when he would be back. This was around 8:30 pm, Pete never returned to the venue violating the guarantee that one of the owners would be present at the event throughout its entirety to make sure everything went off without a hitch. Various other contract violations were made such as # of servers, appetizers on menu etc. I sent an e-mail (since they seldom return phone calls) to Catering by Christine the following day letting them know all these issues and more. Christine answered with an e-mail filled with excuse after excuse but let me know she would refund me the amount for the vegetarian dishes. It will be our one year wedding anniversary in less than 2 weeks and I have yet to receive a refund from them. I am a firm believer in service and this company fell short in every way possible.
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Joe Charles
My wife and I hired Catering by Christine to provide cocktail hour and dinner service for our wedding reception on June 27 at the Darien Community Association. They were extremely helpful and easy to work with for the entire process. We booked them about a year in advance and our phone calls and emails were always answered promptly whenever we had a question. They were even able to make a few last minute changes to accommodate our guests celebrating Ramadan. Pete worked with us to come up with a selection of drinks, meals, and hors doeuvres that fit our budget. In addition to passed and stationary hors doeuvres, we offered a plated meal with four options (Beef, Chicken, Fish, and Vegetarian) on the RSVP card. All of the meals were served to our 107 guests within 8-10 minutes of dinner starting. The guests all raved about the quality of the food days after the event (pro tip - get the lobster mac and cheese)! Dessert and coffee was served by the staff from a single station and the line moved incredibly quickly. At the end of the night clean up was completed in 15-20 minutes. I also want to commend Tiffany, the manager for the day, on her professionalism. She arrived about 30 minutes before scheduled to check out the venue and paid close attention to all of the details I told her about. When we arrived after the wedding everything was set up and looked beautiful!
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Stan Dingleberg
This place is by far one of the worst choices in the area for catering. The owner Pete is a slime-ball he buys all your things at Stop&Shop/Costco/Bjs then charges you triple the price to open the package and put it on the table. Health violations left and right and the worst part is if you confront him he lies and tries to manipulate you. All the cooks look like they just came out of a Prison South of the border and all of the caterers are inexperienced kids. This service is provided by bad, selfish, greedy people that care only of the dollar and nothing more. BEWARE read the comment below as it says it all.
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jennifer peterson
Guests are still talking about the food at our wedding. It was amazing, over the top! Exactly what we wanted. Stayed within our budget and exceeded our expectations I cant Thank Pete and Crissy enough. We have been planning for over a year and everything we discussed was exactly what we wanted! They went above and beyond I will recommend them to everyone I know!
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Anonymous User
My bridal party was served with huge plates of food. A half an hour later I was served with my husband and parents. The last few tables barely had any food on their plates. It was small and bitesize. Half of the people at my wedding left hungry which turned out to be a blessing as the rest of us got sick. HORRIBLE!