Brancato's Catering

I cannot even with how impressed and happy I was with Brancato's for our April, 200 person, buffet style wedding! People are STILL talking about the food two weeks later, and I've asked Emily for a recipe or two myself. Emily was accessible, accommodating, and truly went the... Read More extra mile each step of the way. We got the burnt ends and chicken with basil garlic cream sauce, and my mouth is watering thinking about it. They had amazing passed Hors d'oeuvres during cocktail hour; and were sweet enough to save my husband and I a plate as we were taking photos during that time. I am SO happy with their service as well, they had staff on hand to clear plates, refill glasses, and as we had a sweetheart table, we didn't have to worry about a darn thing. There was plenty of food, and I am SO impressed with how smooth of an operation they run! Don't forget they had decor, I cannot even tell you how much money we saved by renting circle mirror plates from them instead of hitting the craft stores. The linens were the perfect colors and had no wrinkles. Two thumbs way up!

I was impressed with Brancato's from start to finish! They were very professional and thorough leading up to the event and the day of exceeded even my highest expectations! We did a taco bar and everything was fresh and delicious! The table setup was beautiful and their staff... Read More went above and beyond to make sure all of my guests and my groom and I were well taken care of. We also had multiple guests with food allergies which they were able to accommodate. We were absolutely thrilled!

Everything about Brancato's was top notch! Prior to the wedding the coordinator stayed on top of the things, was very organized, and was willing to customize any detail for me. On the day of they arrived on time, were beyond helpful and the food was delicious. They were even a... Read More man short; and you couldn't notice!! They also noticed that I had left our cake cutting utensils at home (wedding brain) so they provided my volunteer cake cutters with a knife, bowl of warm water, and a towel; above and beyond. I would highly recommend Brancato's to anyone!

Brancato's did a wonderful job providing great tasting food and service to our wedding reception. We worked with Anthony and he was quite professional and prompt in answering any questions we had. They had many great options and accommodated to most of our requests. The... Read More serving table looked wonderful and they kept it well stocked throughout our dinner. They did a good job with our cake cutting and the clean up as well. We would recommend them.

Brancato's was very professional throughout the whole process of booking, tasting, planning and at our event. They were easy to get ahold of with any questions or concerns too. Their food was delicious and we got so many compliments on it at our wedding! The day of our event,... Read More everything was prepared and set up perfectly! Their pricing is very simple to figure out and it was very reasonable. We would happily use Brancato's again and recommend them to anyone!

CElIAC FRIENDLY!!!! Half-way through wedding planning I got diagnosed with celiac disease and our planner, Brian, was incredibly nice and helpful in letting me know what I could or could not have on the menu (which I ended up being able to have almost everything). All of the... Read More servers at our wedding knew what was gluten free and what was not and a server even personally brought me over gluten free rolls. Even if you aren't Celiac, Broncato's is still amazing! They have the friendliest staff, the tastiest food, and honestly incredible prices. Both we and our guests were so impressed that Brian came around and checked how people liked the food and we felt like he was a valued guest at our wedding. We couldn't have been more thrilled with their whole team, especially Brian :)

There are a lot of moving parts to a wedding and things are bound to go wrong, but our catering was not one of them! From the the start Brian and his team were so helpful, accommodating (I was an out of town bride) and communicative. I had no doubt walking into our reception... Read More that all would be great - and I was right! Victor was amazing and even made our plates for my husband and I. People raved about the food (get the butternut squash ravioli - totally worth the extra $$) - which can be rare for wedding food. The quality of food and level of service we received for such reasonable cost was unbelievable. If you don't use Brancato's for your event you're missing out!!

Could. Not. Be. Happier. Our food, from apps to main course, was delicious and EXACTLY the way we tasted it when we set the menu months before. You know how food at weddings is usually dry and over cooked, served cold, or is way too generic? None of that was a problem for... Read More this group. Our guests, like many who've posted here, are still raving about how good the food was at the wedding. Additionally, Jennifer Fuentes, who served as our coordinator, was on top of everything from the jump. She always had an answer and a solution for us, and was much appreciated. She asssisted us with special linens, cool place settings, and helped us navigate some fairly confusing issues with our venue, etc. I can't say enough good things about her. Thanks again to everyone at Brancato's. We would highly recommend them to anyone.

The entire Brancato's team did an amazing job with our food and beverages! The food was received by our guests as 'hands down the best wedding food they have ever had' and they were completely blown away by the setup, service and overall taste of the food! The Brancato's team... Read More allows you to customize your food requests, however, they point you in a direction that simply goes above and beyond your expectations. Huge thank you to the entire team- led by Jennifer!! Blessings~ The Bruns

Brancato's catered my daughter's wedding last night and the food was fabulous. The guests raved about the food all night. The servers were professional and efficient. We had appetizers and a buffet. Boursin chicken, carved baron of beef, gourmet mac and cheese, garlic whipped... Read More potatoes, green beans and salad. All was wonderful. I would highly recommend!

I am more than impressed with Brancato's and their services! Brian and Samantha were so helpful during the entire process!! The tasting was wonderful as we were able to try several options from their menu. My husband and I were able to customize our menu to exactly what we... Read More wanted and we were able to get lovely dishes and tablecloths for the tables!! Brian was so helpful in helping us set a timeline for the evening and getting contact numbers for all of our other vendors to help make the day of our wedding run smoothly! I can't thank them enough for the service they provided and the delicious food!!! Everyone of our guests raved about the food and how yummy it was!!! My husband, guests and I were all so pleased!

Best most creative service ever! My husband and I wanted a potato bar at our wedding, and Lauren (Brancato's staff) worked with us to come up with a totally unique menu that was semi formal but still fun! The carving stations were amazing and the potato bar was a HUGE hit!... Read More Seriously our guests kept coming up to us and asking who they were! The best part was one of the staffers continuously checked in on us to make sure our plates were full and brought us new plates of seconds so we wouldn't have to carry them in our fancy clothes. These were the nicest, most efficient caterers I have ever met. They cleaned up so quickly we barely got to tell them goodbye. They ALSO made us plates to take home to the honeymoon and oh boy did we appreciate the late night snack after the reception! Thank you Brancato's!!!

We used Brancatos for our wedding on April 22nd. The service and food were fantastic and I received several complements. They were very responsive and I didn't have to worry about a thing! The presentation was fantastic!

Hard no. You get a lot of empty promises when planning a wedding but Brancato's ripped me off hard. First, I went through 3 different associates because the first two quit. My third associate appeared new and somewhat clueless, having to constantly ask other associates questions... Read More but I had no problem with that. My problem was that I upgraded 220-ish red wine glasses, white wine glasses, and champagne flutes for over an extra grand to be set up at each guests seat and Brancato's and I agreed that the Brancato's staff would provide wine service. Well, long story short, the glasses were set out on all of the tables and NEVER USED. They sat on all the guests tables all night and the agreed upon wine service was never delivered. Instead, they used the non-upgraded wine glasses at the bar. The upgraded glasses and flutes sat on the tables all night, empty. I felt ridiculous when I found out that all the tables were cluttered all night with empty glassware, and I felt like an idiot that I paid for glassware that was never used. Brancato's literally never answered my phone calls or emails about it so I clearly was never refunded. Oh and once you sign the dotted line they're basically unreachable. You're on the back burner and they're on to the next. And lastly, the food is so much better at the tasting than it is on your wedding day. We had a steak that was covered in an awesome mushroom bechamel sauce at the tasting; on the wedding day it was a tiny, poor excuse for a steak with the smallest drizzle of sauce. The veggie meal was a seriously amazing buttery heaping bowl of butternut squash ravioli at the tasting, but on the wedding day it was three, THREE, tiny pieces of dry ravioli, lacking any sauce whatsoever. I spent around $14,000 on their catering service for around 220 people and let me tell you, I would gladly have given that to any other caterer in KC. Oh and I almost forgot, they bussed mine and my husbands meals before we even sat down! Our associate was completely and blatantly rude to my bridesmaid when she asked if they could bring us two new plates. There are plenty of other caterers in KC that fulfill their promises, don't rip off their customers, are reachable, and aren't rude.

Brancato's was incredible. We were able to plan and coordinate with them with ease, and everything went according to plan the day of our wedding. We had just under 250 guests for dinner, plating on every table, hors d'Ouevres, and had to break the buffet down in the middle of... Read More the wedding. Needless to say, there was a LOT going on and Brancatos made sure everything went smoothly. Not only that, but the food was hot and delicious! One of the sales reps, Emily, is incredible to work with. She truly helped my vision come to life... couldn't have done it without her!

We used Brancato's to cater our daughter's wedding reception. They were responsive, detailed and a great value. Most importantly, the food was fantastic. We had a tremendous variety, recommended by our coordinator, and received many compliments from our guests on the foods... Read More outstanding quality. Thanks Brancato's for making our wedding reception a real success!!

Brian at Brancato's was our guy. Very polite, organized and efficient. He listened to us during our tasting, had good suggestions and tried to work magic with the numbers so we could afford it all! Brancatos food is sooooooo good. Doesn't taste like convention food at all. There... Read More are so many options from their menus.

Brancato's did passed appetizers and a buffet dinner for our wedding in Leawood. The passed appetizers were delicious and we had waiters circulating around the room so each of our guest got the chance to try everything. Laura, our catering director set aside some for our bridal... Read More party to snack on before being announced which was a great idea. We choose to do the Italian delights buffet and were super pleased. The fettuccine alfredo is amazing!

Working with Brian Ingalls from Brancato’s Catering and his assistant, Samantha, was so easy for the planning of my daughter’s wedding. My daughter decided to postpone her wedding in 2015. Six months later, the wedding was back on and rescheduled for November 4, 2016. The... Read More wedding venue was changed, which changed the entire theme of the wedding. Luckily, Brian had availability so we were able to continue working with Brancato’s. Every question that was asked via email or phone was promptly answered by Brian or Samantha. Since we did a taste testing in 2015, there was no need to redo this. We just met with Brian again to tweak a couple of things and everything was set for the wedding. My daughter is an only child and she is VERY PICKY. We changed the table setting a couple of times as one minute she wanted chargers, the next no chargers, and then back again to having chargers. She wanted the china with the silver rim as silver was an accent color for her Royal Blue, White, and Silver wedding. And she wanted upgraded silverware. Our venue provided the linens so that the room would be set up a day ahead of the wedding. However, Brancato’s has an extraordinary room full of linens to choose from for any event. We had a cocktail hour that had the fresh fruit, cheese, and crackers. For dinner, we chose to have The Elegant Buffet with salad, green beans, garlic mashed potatoes, rosemary chicken, alfredo penne pasta, and Baron of Beef carving station. Everyone at the wedding was surprised at how absolutely delicious everything was and it was all hot even though it was a buffet. By the way, the Italian dressing that they make is out of this world. A lot of guests commented on this and you need to make sure to include this if you have a salad. The green beans and garlic mashed potatoes were a hit with everyone. Brian’s staff were always busy getting coffee, clearing tables, making sure the buffet items were full, etc. Tim was the main contact with the serving staff. He was absolutely wonderful to work with throughout the evening. Anything I asked for he was polite and responded promptly. They did an awesome job cutting the cake for guests too. Brian and his staff were amazing and I can only say that if I have another event, I will definitely use Brancatos.

The food was AMAZING!! Our guests are still raving on how good the food was. Laura was so easy to work with. I can't thank the staff enough for making our day run so smoothly at the venue. They went above and beyond to make it perfect! I would highly recommend!!

I would highly recommend using Brancato's Catering to everyone!! All of our wedding guests gave us compliments about how great the food was!! We had one of their buffet menus, consisting of their famous fried chicken and smoked brisket - so yummy! One of the servers even helped... Read More carry my dinner plate to my seat, which was very sweet. The company was great to work with and very professional. I worked with Emily and Vernon during the planning process. Both of them were extremely helpful and accommodating. Loved working with them, and so did my parents and grandma Sue :) They made sure everything was done just the way we wanted, which was truly appreciated. You were a big part of making our special day so wonderful. Thank you all for your hard work!

When you sample their food in office, it's amazing! However, the food your tasting is fresh out of the kitchen. Unfortunately, it does not turn out that way at the reception. My husband's food, along with my food, was cold and dry. It lacked the flavor that we tasted as the... Read More sample. To be honest, we paid big money for this food and it wasn't worth it. I'd definitely try a couple caterers before making a decision and don't be fooled by how amazing the samples are. They don't turn out half as good the day of.

Allison at Brancato's helped with all of my crazy, random questions. And, in the end, we ended up with a delicious buffet of food and fantastic service. We had no worries about whether or not things were taken care of.

Brancato's was awesome! Amy and staff were wonderful to work with! We were very pleased with the food, setup and service. We received many compliments on the food and how the chicken piccata was so tender! Everything was amazing! Thank you!

I do not have enough words to express how wonderful Brancato's was to work with. From the first emails to and from Allison, the planning session, which Allison attended, to the day of the wedding. They were AMAZING. First Allison went above and beyond in working with me... Read More through all the changes regarding the reception. Then she attended the planning session and offered suggestions etc. Finally her and her wait staff were outstanding during the reception. I could not have asked for a better group of people to work with. Finally about the food - it was great. Everyone commented how good it was, from the chicken and ham to the crisp green beans and the yummy salad. Thanks again for everything. It was truly a pleasure to work with this group.