4.6 out of 5 stars and 18 reviews Best of Weddings (1x).
4.6
(18)Serving Louisville and surrounding areas
About this vendor
We are a unique, full-service catering company that specializes in custom event creation. We can handle every aspect of your party; menu design, rental needs, & location selection. We are the best at what we do & we know it... our goal is to prove it to you.
Details
Cuisine
- American
- BBQ
- French
- Fusion
- Italian
- Mexican
Dietary Options
- Dairy Free
- Gluten Free
- Halal
- Nut Free
- Organic
- Sugar Free
Food & Catering
- Buffet
- Catering Clean Up
- Catering Delivery & Setup
- Chef Stations
- Family Style
- Menu Tastings
Awards and Affiliations
2022 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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Reviews
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4.6
out of 5.018 reviews
The Bristol restaurant is a local Louisville favorite, and now I can say the catering service is as well. We loved working Emilie, the catering manager, who made everything easy an...
d accessible. We received compliments on all of the food, and without being asked, the catering staff made sure that my husband and I got to eat everything on the menu. Would highly recommend considering Bristol catering for your wedding- you will not be disappointed!
We used Bristol for our wedding open bar and they were excellent!! SO easy to work with and I could always get a hold of them if I had questions or wanted to make changes. The bart...
enders were kind and efficient and I felt like the lines were never long which was important to us! Definitely recommend!!
Libby and the Bristol team were exceptional. One of our favorite experiences was our tasting with the Bristol. They made it fun! I got dozens of compliments on the food we had at o...
ur wedding, most of them to the tune of "Wedding food is usually not great, but oh my gosh, this is amazing!" The waitstaff was superb, and the bartenders were so accommodating and gracious. It was everything that I could have hoped for and more.
Bristol served as the Bar for our wedding. We had several issues with communication and the follow through on items we discussed for our wedding. They were very unresponsive durin...
g the busy wedding season and it was challenging to connect at times in preparation for our event. I would highly recommend getting dedicated time on the calendar to walk through all the details to make sure everything matches up with your wishes. Several items that we had discussed in advance of our wedding did not get implemented as we had discussed including charging guests for drinks that we had covered as the host. Bristol was our only choice with the venue we chose.
Absolutely LOVE them! We used them for our wedding catering and everyone loved the food, the staff was amazing and super accommodating, Emilie is the best and she is so sweet and h...
elpful with anything that you need! Definitely recommend them for wedding catering!
Libby Krebs was fantastic to work with on our wedding, especially as we had to move the date several times due to the pandemic. She was very quick to respond to emails and helped ...
plan a wonderful menu that fit our budget. On the day of our wedding, the staff was outstanding! They set up everything in a wonderful manner, and were super professional and friendly. All of our guests complimented us on the catering and service. Bristol was terrific and I'm so pleased they were our caterers for our wedding!
We used Bristol for our bar and our catering. They were one of the preferred vendors for the Frazier. Their servers and bar staff were EXCELLENT. Every time they saw me or the groo...
m they made sure to ask if we were ok on drinks or food! Our only disappointments were some of the items that were supposed to be on the bars all night were either passed or didn’t show up at all. Libby was quick to make this right after the wedding when mentioned it. If you have and open bar and a family that definitely only drinks certain beers, make sure you emphasize that and they get more cases of this. I thought we had made this clear enough, but we ran out of the big three (I was told there was plenty of craft and imports available, though) they just underestimated when we made the point that this was a Bud Light family. All of the food was delicious, though, and our family style was a massive hit. We are overall happy with the experience; I would just caution other brides and suggest to Bristol that the catering supervisor on the day of the wedding be available for the in person meetings with the couple. It just seemed like some details we were specific about fell through the cracks.
Bristol was easy to work with, accommodated the requirements of our venue (botanical garden), and Libby was incredibly responsive! We had a brunch wedding and Bristol had plenty of...
mimosas and bloody Mary’s passed about before the ceremony - guest loved it! I did not have to ask for a bite or a drink all night (and felt like such a princess bride)! After the ceremony Bristol was ready - food stations opened immediately per our request, heavier brunch themed bites were passed, and the bar lines were moving quickly! I am so glad we booked with Bristol.
Highly recommend Bristol for your catering and bar needs! They were so great to work with and helped us make our ideal food and bar menu. They even pre-packaged a tasting for us si...
nce COVID didn't allow us to complete one in person. They had amazing service day of our wedding, and everyone was extremely personable and professional.
BEYOND A CATERING COMPANY! The Bristol team, led by Emilie helped us with far more than feeding our guests for our March 2021 wedding at the Muhammad Ali Center; it felt like they ...
were part of our family by the end of it all. From the first tasting we were welcomed by a professional yet personal team of people who really cared about us as a couple. Emilie got to know us, she guided us, and she committed herself to making sure that her and her team would do everything they could to make our day perfect. I joked with Emilie that I knew nothing could go wrong at our reception with her on our side but I really meant it. From on time and easy set up to delicious hors d'oeuvres, entrees, CHURROS, and open bar to each staff member coming up to my husband and I to congratulate us, we cannot recommend enough the Bristol!
Bristol was so wonderful to work with from the very beginning! I worked mainly with Emilie and she was amazing and so helpful! She organized everything and made it that much easier...
on us!
Also the day of the food was amazing and the staff couldn’t have been nicer. Highly recommend the Bristol!
The food was delicious-- at least what I had of it. And they were great to work with, but they had some trouble communicating all the ideas we had discussed. If I were going back o...
ver it, I would have made a point to speak with the head server that will be on sight. For example, some of the food was served as apps when it was meant to be on the dinner buffet. They were also going to pass the wine during the cocktail hour, but that did not happen. I would also request that they SERVE the bride and groom, rather than having us go through the line. It was very difficult to get to the buffet, while people were trying to speak to us. That would also allow us to try all the food that we paid for. Our families, including us (bride and groom) never got any of the appetizers or our cake, which was really sad.
The bartenders and the staff were all very kind, and willing to do anything I needed. They made sure I had a drink, and went out of their way to help. Just a few changes could have made it spectacular. Overall I would hire them again, but I would want clearer communication between their coordinator and the people actually working the event.
Everything about Bristol was amazing! From the start, Emilie helped us create a menu that worked with our budget. The food was delicious and filling, the setup was beautiful, and g...
etting napkins, chargers, and tablecloths through Bristol made our lives easy. Every single person we worked with was flexible and friendly. They know what they're doing and will help you each step of the way and answer your questions promptly!
The experience was pretty good overall. I did have some trouble with them remembering I wanted a ticketed bar and they did not remember to prepare vegetarian meals. Overall though ...
the food and service was good.
The food was okay but there was no salt or pepper available. The bride and groom were paying for the bridesmaids and groomsmen only drinks and they served random people for free t...
hat we got charged for. The big thing is that we had donated tablecloths for the wedding and 14 of them were missing the MAC viewed security footage and the Bristol took them and gave them to another vendor and after I asked for reimbursement since I had to order some new ones and return to the donor I was told, "I am sorry, they are instructed to take everything out of venue.." So apparently they are trained to take stuff that they did not bring. I will not be a returning customer because this truly left a bad taste in my mouth and if you have some of your own stuff beware b/c they are trained to take it!
Libby and the whole team at Bristol did an amazing job!! We had some different allergy types at our wedding and they did not disappoint. They created a wonderful buffet and seve...
ral allergy specific dinners. Everything was perfect and they went above and beyond their duties to help me with items that a caterer typically does not do to make our day the best it could be. I would highly recommend Bristol, they are fabulous!!
Starla was great to work with and the food was delicious!
Our venue required that we used The Bristol for all food & beverage. We had a wonderful experience working with them. They were very willing to work with us on different menu...
options to create our reception menu. We received a lot of compliments regarding the food! And the service that night was wonderful- very attentive & helpful.
Contact
1862 Mellwood Avenue, Louisville, KY | Serving Louisville and surrounding areas
Bristol Catering