Asante Catering

ade sure our wedding food was spectacular. Constant and regular communication was a highlight, and the FOOD! Medium-rare tritip just as requested (which admittedly can be tough to pull off for buffet food!), tasty chicken, beautiful salad, fruit, pasta and antipasto displays. Their signature strawberry basil lemonade is just fantastic. Their staff were attentive, professional, and accommodated everything we asked for. I would not hesitate to recommend Asante to anyone looking for catering. Terra-Lynne was a dream to work with, and came up with a great idea the week before our wedding for us- we had mini bottles olive oil as favors, and they offered to comp us balsamic vinegar at each table so guests could use the favors to combine and dip their breads in! Just such a great experience with them.

Layne and Terra-Lynne were easy to work with and readily available. They worked closely with our on site wedding coordinator, and ensured we followed our strict timeline. Cocktail hour, dinner service, and the bar all flowed seamlessly. In fact, they moved the bar to follow our guests from reception to dining (a necessary transition for any wedding with guests that like to drink). As for the food, we still get compliments today. We offered some ideas about our vision for an upscale version of familiar comfort foods and they ran with it. They provided a variety of proteins, veggies, sides, and salads. Nothing was cold or bland when our guests returned to their dining tables. Additionally, we had guests with a wide range of dietary restrictions, and clashing cultures: gluten free, vegetarian, red meat allergies, nut allergies, lactose intolerant and a preference for Filipino and Spanish inspired dishes. Who would have thought of gluten free mac and cheese bites and spicy veggie black bean empanadas? They even offered to remake any salad on site to accommodate any other dietary restriction. Most importantly, a complaint we heard from couples following their wedding was that the food was never as good as at the tasting. That was not the case for Asante Catering. In fact, it tastes great the next day too when you and your families get to pick through the leftovers. Because Asante believes if you paid for the food, you should get all the food. So, no need to fret over all those guests that RSVPed but never showed; you can feast on their share the next day!

ecommend highly if you're getting married in the Sacramento area!

o work within and then delivering a great food tasting opportunity. While there was a change of coordinators and lack of communication towards the middle of the 8 month planning, I have to say that the owner, Brenda came through and honored what was previously promised. As with any business you are hiring, you need to check in with them often, and get final costs early. Don't wait until the end. Because we referred other brides to them, we were given some bonus appetizers. The food was awesome, the bartenders and servers were very professional. They also helped us with setting up the tables in the reception hall at the Masonic Temple and totally cleaned up at the end of the night. I would highly recommend Asante to anyone planning a wedding or special event.

as a time or two when things weren't totally confirmed, and I heard the lemonade was so-so (however it was complimentary). Overall great job and I think they'll only continue to grow.

ttentive and did a fantastic job of helping set everything up. I would highly recommend anyone looking for a great caterer to give Asante a call. PS- Go for the tri-tip, all of my guests loved it!

up for the disappointment. Even though you go over seating charts, layouts, schedule of activities, what's included and what's not, and they promise you full set up and basically the world; they will get it wrong. Then the "managing partner" Brenda, will get stressed out, overwhelmed and bite the hand that feeds her. They will pass you along from one person to the next and make you feel like you are a nuisance for asking a question. If you address concerns after the fact, you will be met with denial, finger-pointing, lies and avoidance. They have your money, what can you do, they've won and they know it and they don't care. I'm sure if you're budget is big, you'll get better treatment like the wedding they booked next door to mine. My biggest piece of advice is, weddings are a business. No matter what vendors say or how much they say they "care," they don't. You're a customer to them. Go somewhere else. Asante is disappointing and their customer service is extremely lacking and has affected the memories of the biggest day of my life.