About this vendor
CK Catering is a family-owned business based in Benton Harbor, Michigan. With roots in the food and beverage industry dating back to 1972, our experience and passion for exquisite cuisines have paved the way for the exceptional service we provide today. Our award-winning team of professional personnel is happy to take on any challenge, customizing the menu of your dreams and creating culinary masterpieces that add to your magical moments. We offer a diverse range of highly acclaimed dishes (both local & international!) and dietary options, ensuring every guest is delighted. With various styles of dinner service to choose from and a dedicated team to help you every step of the way, CK Catering strives to make your special day truly unforgettable.
Photo Credits to Alicia + Harrison Photography, Ayla Jane Photography, Emily Hary Photography, Marina Claire Photography.
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Business Attributes
- Veteran-owned Business
Cuisine
- American
- BBQ
- Cajun
- Indian
- Italian
- Latin American
Dietary Options
- Dairy Free
- Gluten Free
- Nut Free
- Organic
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
Food & Catering
- Buffet
- Catering Clean Up
- Catering Delivery & Setup
- Chef Stations
- Family Style
- Menu Tastings
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We chose CK Catering for our wedding and could not recommend them enough!! One of our main goals for our reception was to make sure our guests got to eat before too long, and got some good food as well! The CK Catering team (shout out to Alyssa and Melissa) was excellent in communication, and helped us craft a menu that was simple but also catered to various dietary restrictions. We went with a buffet-style meal, and it worked tremendously. We’ve had multiple people pull us aside to tell us it’s the best food they’ve ever had at a wedding. We’re so happy CK Catering was able to satisfy all our guests and make our night so special!
We hired CK Catering for our wedding on 9/20/24 and we HIGHLYYY recommend them for catering!!! Not only was their food delicious but they have so many options and different things you can add like dessert stations and late night snacks and other fun stuff.
We did a charcuterie table for cocktail hour, mango salsa tilapia and lemon herb chicken as our mains buffet style, roasted veggies and gold potatoes with dill butter as sides, nachos as a late night snack and my favorite…ice cream sundae bar as part of our desserts! Everything was a hit. The guests LOVED the ice cream and nachos. They cut our tres leches for free and also set out our baklava. Literally everything was perfect!!!
I want to thank Wendy for being so amazing throughout the planning process. I asked her soooo many questions and she was quick with responding. We had a couple of phone calls and she was incredibly helpful and made the process easier. 100% one of the best vendors I worked with during wedding
planning!!!
CK Catering was perfect for our wedding! EVERYONE raved about the food at our wedding. The food and the team are great. Annabelle was so helpful and responsive and made sure everything went well for the wedding. She really helped to minimize the amount of stress for the big day.
We also enjoyed that CK had private and group tastings. Yes, we did both, and we recommend doing both! Bob was great during the private tasting and answered all our questions.
We are so thankful for CK Catering, the service they provided for our wedding, and the quality of their food (saying so as a bride who chose an OUTDOOR venue!).
CK Catering was so easy to work with! They were professional, quick to respond, and most importantly their food was awesome! Highly recommend!
The food was absolutely delicious, we got rave reviews from our guests! They have lots of options for table set ups and are very affordable and have lots of options for our guests with food allergies. Our only wish was that our day of person had been more a part of the planning process.
CK Catering was amazing to work with for our wedding. Our guests were raving about the food all night and even in the following weeks. Alyssa and Melissa were wonderful to work with and everything ran smooth on our wedding day!
CK Catering helped make our wedding an amazing day! They offer a number of opportunities to come try out the full menu and pick everything you want, and are able to work with you to customize pieces of the menu to make the day what you want it to be. The food served at our wedding was hot, plentiful and well-made. A great company, that is good at what they do.
CK Catering is amazing! The whole team is very friendly and helpful from the tasting all the way up to boxing our cake. The food was delicious and is a really good deal for how much food & appetizers you get. They also made the venue look absolutely beautiful with their setup. Bob was really accommodating during our tasting process, & the whole planning team was helpful before the wedding! Erica went above and beyond during the reception and saved a lot of cake for us when we weren’t able to have any. Would definitely recommend!
Yes, yes, yes!! Food was absolutely amazing on our wedding. Everything is cooked onsite, so it's super fresh. We opted for the pulled pork as one of our entrees and it was to die for. I do not think we had any leftovers, but keep in mind that they will not let you take it home as it could be a health code issue. Dietary allergies, restrictions were not a problem at all, which was a relief as some of our guests had some food allergies. Nonetheless, everyone I worked with was super helpful and communication was never an issue. Would definitely book with them again.
So many options of what to eat. Everyone loved their food! Great prices!
Only thing that upset us was the two missed meetings at the very end without emailing us and the need to reschedule. The first time the person had a very good reason and we weren’t upset. However, the second time there was no reason of forgetting to even email us that they needed to reschedule, so instead we waited by our phone and computer for a hour.
CK Catering had great service from the get-go! Everything went so smooth with them - from planning to executing the catering at our wedding, we felt we could trust them with every aspect related to food on our special day. We had a shorter engagement period, so we were just really happy that CK was able to fit us into their already busy schedule. We decided to go with them for catering because the food we tried at the tasting was delicious, but the food on the day of our wedding was even more superb! All our guests complimented the food! Wendy was so helpful in guiding us through the process of planning everything and on our actual wedding day, CK's staff was so efficient that we didn't notice they were there until the food was already out. I would recommend them to anyone and everyone!
Hands down, the best food that I have ever eaten from catering. All the guests raved about the meal. We had family style and people ate seconds. There was plenty of food. Everything, from the appetizers, dinner, dessert and late night pizza was outstanding. The wait staff was wonderful. I highly recommend CK catering.
CK was part of our venue package and without this restriction we would have gone with someone else.
First, CK did not really make us feel extremely welcomed. We went to the large group/open tasting and the presentation was done in a very inviting way but this was not the feeling through the remainder of the process. We went for a private tasting with just our parents meaning a group of 6 and I think we may have eaten less than one plate of food between the 6 of us. They put us in a room with mis-matched office chairs and sat around a table where we all ate the tiniest portions of food that were potentially going to be at our wedding. Not only were there extremely small portions but we were also limited to a handful of options. we were not able to try all of the options (I think 6 options to taste).
Each time we discussed an option it was quickly and often mentioned the item would cost extra. "you want napkins folded?? that's a dollar extra.." stuff like this. we understand some items cost extra but it felt like the focus. In particular we wanted passed appetizers and not stationed we were told that they might not have the staffing to do this (6 months in advance) this cost us extra per person. They were often trying to get us to change our appetizer option to not be passed. They made it clear that other weddings were happening and that they could not make some options available for us. We felt like we weren't a priority and those discussions should be handled before the options were made available to us. Example: approximately 30 days before the wedding the display setting for the donuts and cider we were having was no longer going to be available because just 2 other weddings were happening that needed the display. No offer or solutions were extended to us until we purchased a display of our own.
Keep in mind with their pricing, its a tier system. The options in the lower tiers are not great and seemed on the level of a pot luck. we were even told by one of the cooks that the beef option in tier 2 was so bad that they wouldn't offer it at the public tasting. Be prepared to go to higher tiers, but remember, you only get 6 options to try at the private tasting so choose wisely.
Foodwise, the appetizers were good. They were premade and were a little cold on the day of but it was a cold and semi-outdoor wedding. The dinner was mediocre. The vegetables were bland (dill carrots and roasted potatoes). For the mains, The Carved Stations are the clear winners (Pork Tenderloin and Prime Rib). The prime rib was added after the private tasting, out of fear that the other meat options were going to be terrible. The maple chicken was clearly cooked prior and reheated, resulting in a dry chicken. The vegetarian meal was plated and served cold. The saving grace for everyone was the horseradish sauce that came with the prime rib. The desserts were great and highly recommend the Donuts and Cider. The late-night hotdogs were great.
Talking with the owner in the end was a great help. He was the only person along the way that made us feel like a real customer and not a number.
TLDR
Food was average in taste and way below average for the price.
For a large established company we expected much much more.
Terrible customer service.
Get the Donuts.
I cannot recommend CK Catering enough! We worked with Gale as our coordinator, who was absolutely amazing. She helped walk me through every step of the details and decisions and offered genuinely helpful recommendations to keep things more in budget. The day of service was also amazing and the food was delicious! We received great compliments. My favorites were the harvest salad with apple cider vinaigrette, the pork loin with red wine reduction sauce, and the horseradish and parmesan smashed potatoes. We also had a dessert bar of cider and donuts, which were the best -- the donuts come from a local orchard I grew up going to, so they were very special and delicious! And instead of passed appetizers, we did a charcuterie board, which was a huge hit. The staff day of were great at getting the salads and bread to tables for family style serving, then dismissing tables in an orderly fashion for buffet service. They also cut and plated our cake for us, which was great. You can't go wrong by choosing CK!
CK Catering was phenomenal to work with. From the first email to our wedding night, they were extremely responsive and professional!
First, they were upfront across all price points from the very beginning. It was a relief to be able to budget ourselves correctly and not have any surprises throughout our planning process.
Second, the food was phenomenal. Our wedding night food tasted just like our tasting and our guests raved about it all evening! We couldn't have had a better experience with the quality of taste of the food. Superb!
Third, they set up all of our desserts and cake for us, which was included in our catering package. They did a beautiful job making our mini pastry dessert table look so cute! They also went out of their way to check and order bamboo dessert and appetizer plates for us. Win!
Lastly, the people from CK Catering were all wonderful to work with. Our coordinator went above and beyond during our set up calls to answer any and all questions and walk through each step thoroughly and the staff the night of - amazing! We were met with such kindness and so much help on our wedding night, it made our special night that much more special interacting with the wonderful CK staff that evening.
From food to service to professionalism - CK knocked it out of the park!!!
The team was helpful in the planning period, kind at the wedding and the food was enjoyed by all.
Everything from the planning, to the day of service, to the quality of food was above and beyond what we could have imagined. It has been 2x weeks since the wedding, and we are still receiving compliments from guests about how much they enjoyed the food and how professional and efficient the service was.
All in all, we couldn’t imagine a more perfect day, and while we are so impressed with the day-of execution, none of that would have been possible without the incredible planning, communication and organization from the CK team behind the scenes from the very beginning stages leading up to the big day.
CK Catering was an absolute joy to work with every step of the way. Our Coordinator Annabelle was a total rockstar. She was incredibly helpful and accommodating not only with getting us everything we needed but also in planning the schedule for the day of. CK Catering worked with us to accommodate all allergies and dietary restrictions of our guests. The food was wonderful, and all of the day of staff was extremely professional and kind.
CK Catering catered our wedding for 200 people. Their team is very professional and the process was seamless. We had lots of compliments from our guests on the food!
We used CK Catering for our wedding in October 2022. As mentioned in all the other reviews, they were amazing. They were incredibly organized from the beginning of the booking process. We did one of the large group tastings which we loved because it demonstrated their ability to make food at a large scale. We thought the food at the tasting was delicious and found it very hard to narrow down the food we wanted to include at our wedding, because everything was so good! After we got our coordinator, we had a few calls as the timeline got closer to the wedding day to review our information and confirm timeline for the meal. Our one compliant is we did have some issues with our coordinator attending the calls and being responsive to our questions leading up to the day. The day of, they were fantastic to work with and we got through our dinner service as quickly as they had expected which was amazing given the size of our wedding (200 people). I would absolutely recommend CK Catering if you are getting married in the area!
We hired CK Catering for buffet style dinner on our big day. From appetizers over buffet and late night snack, the food was absolutely delicious and the whole staff extremely friendly and professional. The preparation before the big day as well as everything on the day itself worked absloutely flawlessly and we did not had to worry about anything. We highly recommend CK catering and definitively would work with them again.
So happy we chose CK Catering for our wedding! We received soo many compliments on how delicious all of the food was. We had appetizers during cocktail hour - there are so many good ones to choose from! Then we wanted to do something different so we had stations for dinner. Which was so fun because everyone got to try a little bit of everything. CK also was very accomadating for my family who has food allergies - they made them their own plates at no additional charge. They also had kids meals for my cousins children - which they all really appreciated! For dessert, we had the shooters, in addition to our cake, which are delicious! CK has a whole pre-wedding questionnaire/checklist that you go through with them a few months before the wedding to make sure everything is in place. The only complaint we have is that CK forgot the water station, which we went over with them and was suppose to be included in the full service package. They brought the coffee station, but not water so not sure what happened. So we had to pay more money to have our bartending service get more bottled water. But overall we recommend!
CK Catering did an amazing job on our wedding luncheon reception We cannot say enough about the quality of their complete service package and the food was out of this world! They easily handled options for those with special food needs and the variety of food choices had something for everyone. Melissa is a pleasure to work with. She is customer focused and her food staff and wait staff are superb.
We cannot recommend them high enough!!!!!!!
Best wedding food we ever had. Pulled pork, chicken, and mac and cheese were to die for. On time. Presented nicely. Plenty of food, and we got the leftovers. Ice Cream Bar...enough said.
Val and Jay outstanding!!!
I had one request when finding our wedding caterer - good Mac & cheese… and we found it! They were great during the planning process and the services during the reception. Highly recommend
CK was so organized and on-top of all the details for our wedding. The food was delicious, the service was extremely personable (they remembered many details about specific guests), and we couldn’t have asked for a better menu! Pssssst get the pulled pork on a chip appetizers- it was my favorite food for the entire wedding 🤣
CK Catering seems like a small mom/pop type of caterer located in SW MI...but don't let that fool you. They are top notch. They worked with all my customization of my menu and had great suggestions as well. Bob is extremely accommodating. He was a pleasure to work with. The entire team was professional, service orientated and the food was SO GOOD! Everyone loved our non-traditional wedding menu and said it was the best wedding food they had eaten. Melissa is very organized and pays attention to your vision and does everything possible to make it happen. Thank you for everything!
Our wedding venue uses this company and we couldn’t be happier with the way everything turned out. Food was delicious and every person we worked with before and during the wedding were extremely helpful. Me and my husband are already wishing we could go back and eat more!
Bob and the team at CK Catering are so awesome! They will help get you aligned with any of the things you need to serve your guests. They have so many different options of flatware, silverware, dishware, linens, you name it! I am sure they can suit any style or need for each type of wedding or event. But the best part.... THE FOOD! My wife and I showed up to the tasting and were completely blown away. We thought we had a solid menu idea and decided to try some other meals during our tasting and it made the final menu decision much harder than we originally thought. Every single item was cooked to perfection! They put so much care into any allergies you or your guests may have. They even will go out of their way to feed one person in a crowd who may have a unique food restriction or allergy. The last part, the service. They are so professional, super responsive, so unbelievably nice, and they are quiet and quick to set up. Where our wedding was, there was potential for noise/viewing of the truck during the ceremony as they came to set up, but the CK Catering staff took so much care to ensure they did not disturb or disrupt any part of the ceremony during their set up. I would definitely recommend them to anyone on the South West portion of Michigan
We used CK for our wedding and the food was amazing!! All night everyone told us how good everything was. They worked with me on my moms food sensitivities too and sure she had a great meal too. Both of us don’t like cake so we did their dessert in a mason jar and I was more than happy with that choice every single one was delicious!! The staff they sent were all so nice and great to work with not only that day but leading up to the wedding! I highly recommend them!!
Amazingly delicious food at an affordable price! Annabelle and the rest of Ck were great to us and so helpful. My guests raved about the food non stop! So good! The group food tasting was also really fun and I suggest you do that! I love all the options they had for everythingggggg.
CK catering was a great team to work with! When we first started planning our wedding it was at the beginning of COVID. The team at CK allowed us to come in for a small tasting when we were in town, which was very nice and helpful! Our wedding day turned out to be during a heat wave but everything still tasted and looked wonderful. Our cheesecake bar could have used some cooling as the heat got to the cheesecake later in the evening, but not much you can do with the weather. Overall, we had a great experience with the CK team and they took amazing care of our guests!
Delicious food for an affordable price. We did a semi-annual tasting event as well as a private tasting and both were great to solidify our decisions from many possible choices. The table settings was classy and mostly included with the price of food although we paid for some upgrades. Staff did a great job the day off to make sure everyone got their correct meal.
Along with other aspects of our wedding day, one thing every guest I received feedback from mentioned was how good the food was!! My new husband and I ate last (guests first) and by that time I was famished and just inhaled the food, so hardly had time to even taste it, but the spinach salad was fresh as promised, the carved roast beef tender, mashed potatoes full of yummy carbs that I was craving as I'd cut them from my diet pre-wedding, and grilled, local asparagus delicious. We were disappointed in the sea bass and had an issue with the appetizers (nothing horrid, just not exactly what we asked for or expected), which is why I'm giving them 4 stars instead of 5. However, when Bob at CK realized that there was lack of communication in the type of sea bass they use and their staff got confused about the appetizer service d/t poor communication, he quickly apologized and offered a partial refund without us even asking! Talk about customer service!!
Overall, we were very pleased with CK Catering and recommend them for your special event :)
We used CK Catering for our wedding in SW Michigan last October and were very glad that we did. They were great to work with throughout the process and (most importantly) the food was absolutely delicious! Our wedding was originally scheduled for June but we postponed to October due to COVID-19. CK Catering was flexible with our date change and answered all of our questions we had regarding how we could modify the dinner service given the pandemic. They also had an outdoor group tasting in the summer that allowed us to safely taste all of the food options before finalizing our menu ahead of the wedding.
We had originally planned for a buffet style serving at our wedding but COVID obviously changed that. As a replacement option, CK offered an alternative where staff behind glass served up what guests chose. The modified service worked great and we received rave reviews from our guests about the food & service. We were very happy with the safety protocols that CK Catering had in place. Everything with our wedding was perfect and CK Catering was a big part of helping make sure that happened. We loved using them and would highly recommend them to anyone else planning a wedding. Thank you! -Mr & Mrs. Lamson
When looking back on the planning of our wedding CK Catering was the worst part. They were just extremely unprofessional and they were a nightmare to work with. Everything up to the day of our wedding was a struggle with them. They tried to charge us more than the price they originaly quoted, then they actually overcharged us (double check your bill), extremely unfelixable, their front office staff was rude and difficult to work with. We had a COVID wedding and all of our other venders were willing to work with us CK Catering up-charged us for things that needed to be adjusted pre COVID guidelines. I will say that on the day of our wedding the food was delicious. Thank goodness! If you want good food and a massive headache (due to their incompetence) go with CK Catering!
Disgusting shit late delivery cold food and lady on the phone should learn a bit how to treat a customer!
Highly not recommend this cheap crap food !!!!!
CK catering and their team were awesome to work with and were super accommodating to everything going on in the world right now and it was some of the best food ever!
The food was very good, but the plates and silverware they used were pretty cheap. I had nicer disposable silverware for the rest of the weekend’s festivities. Other than that, I was pleased with the quality of the food.
Amazing food and very helpful staff. Felt like the food was safe and sanitary to eat. Before the wedding they walked me through the timeline. Overall an amazing experience.
Excellent food and service. They were the caterers at Inisfree Farm Event Venue and I was so impressed. I definitely feel comfortable referring CK Catering for your special occasion.
We were going to use them for our wedding until we had to switch venues because of COVID. They were great at communicating and very understanding. They were really helpful and we went to a couple tastings and the food was great!
The food was delicious! They worked with us on creating a heavy hors d'oeuvres buffet with items we wanted. They were on time and had everything set up when it was time to eat. They did a great job at refilling the buffet and even set up our cupcake towers and got the cake out for us to cut. I highly recommend them for any event!
RECOMMEND RECOMMEND RECOMMEND! Everyone in the area knows and loves CK. They knew exactly what to do at the venue and delivered amazing food. They are so detailed in planning that my wedding went without any issues. They catered to vegetarian and vegan needs. They even helped with things not related to food- setting up décor, fixing a broken door, which truly shows the type of people they have working for them. The food was so good and they timed everything out perfectly. I wouldn’t change anything about the food or caterers! They did an amazing job and went above and beyond.
So thankful for CK CATERING! They were the preferred vendor of our venue, and I'm so thankful we didn't have to overthink it. Wedding vendors and the coordination of it all can get a bit crazy, but CK is so organized and I never had to stress over the food! We got so many compliments on how everything tasted, too ...which doesn't always happen! Our wedding size was 160 guests and we did a mix between family style and buffet. It was perfect! (Also, we were from out of town and they gave us a private tasting. Everything was delicious and we were so appreciative for this option) Many thanks!!
We hired CK Catering for our wedding reception. We worked with CK to design an interactive eating experience, with passed appetizers and stationed heavy hors d'oeuvres, the idea of keeping the guests up and moving in a non-traditional atmosphere (no seated formal dinner). The staff was very well prepared and kept the food coming. We loved every item, as did our guests, in particular noting the pad Thai station was a very cool design and delicious. We greatly appreciated working with CK, and would definitely recommend their services to friends and family in the future.
I simply cannot say enough about CK Catering and the Coordinating team. Melissa Hollerbach and her small, but mighty team are ABSOLUTE ROCK STARS. I was, admittedly, a very picky bride. Melissa and I had multiple 2+ hour long coordination conversations so that every single detail was worked out exactly how I wanted. Melissa asked me things I didn't even think to plan and she did it with kindness, warmth, and a whole lot of patience. Our day was STUNNING. It was everything I had dreamed. Melissa and her team executed the same way a team of 20 would have. They were angels and didn't miss a single detail. On top of that, the food from CK catering was absolutely delicious, hot, and served by the friendliest staff. I've gotten nothing but compliments about the day. Melissa and the CK team are worth far more than they charge and I would hire them again in a heartbeat. Thank you, Melissa!!
We had an outdoor wedding at 12 Corners Vineyard and my husband and I were really worried about the quality of food, with there not being a kitchen onsite. But the food not only looked beautiful on the plate, it tasted fantastic! We had a duet plate of champagne chicken and a crusted tilapia, roasted vegetables, mash potatoes and family style fettuccine Alfredo.
We had a lot of compliments on the food and I am so glad because I think I had one bite of everything and then got pulled away for more wedding festivities.
I would highly recommend CK on pricing, food quality and service.
We are so happy we chose CK Catering! The food was excellent & the team was so helpful with all of the planning leading up to the wedding day.
CK handled everything from pre-ceremony drinks, appetizers, dinner and dessert. The onsite team was prompt & professional. The transitions between meals were flawless.
We received tons of compliments from our guests after the wedding. The dessert was also incredible (highly recommend the peanut butter pie).
Everyone loved our food at our wedding and the service CK provided was amazing. We were so pleased with our experience start to finish of planning our menu to day of presentation! I would highly recommend CK and be sure to do the complimentary food tasting they offer as well!
We were married at Hidden Vineyard Wedding Barn on July 26, 2019. We chose CK Catering from the list of preferred vendors. We are soooo immensely happy with our choice! The tasting was so much fun & seemed like a party. Melissa & Bob were so easy to work with. The food was amazing! The planning was easy! My guests are still raving about how delicious the food was! Thank you, CK!
Food was amazing! They were so hands off and handled everything. During cocktail hour, we mingled with guests and took pictures. They made sure we had appetizers at our table ready to eat. Everyone raved about the food! I highly recommend!
The food and the staff were top of the line. All of our guest were going on and on about it. I'd definitely use them for another special occasion.
We had the Champagne Chicken and the BBQ Brisket- and it was amazing! Guests loved every bite from the appetizers to the final course. Wait staff was very attentive and accommodating. Would highly recommend!
We went to a tasting and thought the food was ok. We thought well it’s good for “catered food for a large amount of people.”
We were pleasantly surprised on how good the food was the day of our wedding! We were so happy we had CK Catering for our reception! Both our parents and all of our guests loved it and even had seconds.
The staff is very accommodating and professional.
Leading up to the event, they provided great customer service and really walked us through every step and choice. We knew it was going to be hassle free the day of and we were right.
All food was tasty, warm and well seasoned. Tables looked great and the head chef could not have been more professional. They made us feel like the beautiful brides and hosts we were.
The team at CK Catering was so on point - so helpful throughout the planning and prep & the execution was flawless. The food was delicious. My only regret is that I didn't make time for the ice cream sundae bar! But the guests absolutely loved it!! So many compliments on the food. Thank you, CK!
Good variety to choose from, self sufficient on site, and Melissa even came up to me and reminded me that my dinner was ready to be eaten. Bacon wrapped dates, shrimp cocktail, ice cream bar, and mashed potatoes were items that stood out to us. Thank you for being a part of our special day!
I got married in October so this is kind of late. CK is so amazing. They were helpful every step of the way. My guests were very impressed with how pleasant the entire staff was. food and service was great! overall, great experience.
CK Catering catered our wedding at The Box Factory. Their friendly staff were professionally dressed, attentive, and timely. The guest’s favorites were the the baby lamb chops with mint chutney, the charcuterie table, and prime rib with horseradish mayo. They raved about all the food! Later we included a fun late night snack, walking tacos. My husband and I would recommend CK Catering for any occasion! Thank you.
To this day, and it has been almost three months since our big day, we continue to get compliments on the food at our wedding. It was absolutely delicious! We cannot tell you how many times we heard, “That was the best dinner we’ve ever had at a wedding!” CK Catering was so helpful in making the process go smoothly. We went in for a face-to-face visit, where they were willing to prepare five items of our choosing to preview to help us with the main course decision. We also attended an open house event where we were able to preview a few of the sides, desserts, salads, and other specialty items. Ultimately, we decided on a family style service with balsamic chicken & steak with chimichurri sauce. The CK Catering team was very accommodating of our gluten free and vegetarian guests, too. They communicated very openly and honestly about possible options and choices, which we truly appreciated. We wanted the experience to be as enjoyable as possible for our guests, and CK Catering made this happen. The wait staff were so efficient, friendly & attentive. If we could, we would relive every moment of our wedding day thanks to their special care and attention to detail.
CK Catering was a no-brainer choice for our 9/9/18 wedding! It was such a relief to find a catering service who provided the whole package (setup, serving, cleanup) for a fair and affordable price. From the private tasting they held for us, the group tasting we attended later on to the wedding day itself, they proved their consistency, quality and professionalism time and time again. They are organized, efficient communicators and make the planning process easy for busy brides and grooms. And the on-site grilling really sets them apart! I have received more compliments than I can count from guests raving how delicious and fresh the food was. The day-of staff was lovely, all details were executed perfectly and the food was truly outstanding!
We hired CK Catering for our wedding in July at the Hidden Vineyard. They absolutely killed it! The food was stellar, and the service was prompt and professional. Both the beautiful sit down dinner, and hors d'oeuvres were served with elegance and class. Thank you CK!
Food was wonderful. I loved working with Melissa and Karen throughout the process however on the day of the event I was informed that some of the staff of Ck catering were acting in a mean to demeaner to some of my guest (ex. Rushing them to finishing eating/drinking their water and informing them the cups had to go). Additionally, vegetarian options weren't served on time and neither were the kids options.
Also, when they came back later in the night they were rushing to leave and kept insisting that I put the cake in a container that wasn't mine. They were extremely rude about the situation and rushing me to make a decision. They could have handled it differently. My interactions were wonderful prior but I wish they were more more professional the day of.
Overall, the food was excellent and the staff with whom I worked before the event were extremely professional and responsive to my questions and needs. On the day of the event, the main course was served later than we scheduled. With that said, the problem has since been discussed and resolved with CK management, who were extremely understanding and receptive to our feedback, and the guests did not seem to notice because we maintained bar service throughout dinner. Everyone enjoyed themselves and the food, which all agreed was the most delicious dinner served at a wedding. In particular, the beef tenderloin was a huge hit, as were the nacho bar and pulled pork sliders for the late-night snack.
While our venue required us to use CK Catering, we could not have been happier with the results. Staff was very professional and their coordinators made the process so easy and answered any questions or concerns that we had. I love that they offer more unique and creative choices. We received so many compliments from our guests on how great the food was! We went with the maple whiskey chicken, flank steak with chimmichurri, garlic smashed potatoes, green beans with almonds, and roasted vegetables and everything was wonderful! I would highly recommend CK. We also served the dinner family-style, where there are larger dishes of everything that are passed around the table. It was something a little different and everybody loved it!
CK Catering was everything I could ever want in a wedding caterer and more! Bob and his team were amazing to work with throughout the entire process, and put me at ease while wedding planning.
The entire team were very responsible to emails and phone calls, and were very detailed in making sure that everything went off without any hick ups.
The set up, event and culinary crew were so friendly and provided great service. And I'm not kidding when I say this was the BEST wedding food I've ever had. I've had so many guests tell me the same thing as well. I was so impressed and so happy with what was provided.
Thank you all so much for making such a huge part of my wedding experience so great!
CK is a well oiled machine! The planning and day-of were a breeze with them. As a full-service caterer, they took care of everything from linens and place settings, to food and tear down. Every time I spoke to them prior to the wedding I felt like all was under control. Very pleasant and easy to work with. I would definitely recommend CK Catering!
Would absolutely reccomend CK for all things wedding! We not only used them for catering our wedding AND our rehersal dinner, but we also used Melissa for our day of planner. Everything was perfect! All of the food for both the rehersal and the reception was incredible. All of our guests had great things to say! CK staff members were polite, professional and very friendly and Melissa went above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect for my wife and I. We would absolutely reccomend her for your planning needs! Especially if you aren’t from the area. We were planning from about 2.5 hours away and Melissa was SO helpful in that process for us. Constantly making sure we had what we needed & wanted, communicating with our vendors, keeping on track with the planning timeline and even making amazing reccomendations for ourselves and our guests in regards to what to do in the area!!
We absolutely loved our experience!!
CK catering was awesome to work with. Everything went according to plan and the food was awesome! Thank you!
Food was great. Guests loved it. Pricing was very reasonable. Be proactive in any concerns you may have in order to prevent any issues on the wedding day. Customer service was very good.
Our guests raved about the food on our big day! We had buffet style and everything was excellent. Food was fresh and stayed warm for all guests. We loved working with CK’s team both prior to, and on the day of our wedding. Everyone was very pleasant and accommodating. We would highly recommend using them!
Melissa and her team at CK are amazing! Melissa was our 3 month planner and she went above and beyond to make our wedding spectacular. They are so professional and take out all the stress on the wedding day.
CK did a wonderful job with our food. We loved every single thing and their wait staff was great! Thank you!!
Kara & Kevin Koch
We loved the food from CK catering! We heard a lot of compliments from the wedding about how great our food was. I would recommend the Cherry balsamic chicken was amazing!!
The food was definitely delicious!! I am so glad that we got the chance to use them on catering for our reception. Everyone that I talked to said that they loved the food! It was exactly the way that we wanted and would recommend them to future brides.
CK was amazing! The food at our wedding was so good and everyone loved it! They had enough for seconds which was amazing! We couldn’t have asked for more amazing food!
The food=delicious! The staff=wonderful! The dessert=even better! Highly recommend
We hired CK Catering for our wedding at the Veranda at the Whitcomb over Memorial Day weekend of 2018. The entire planning process was SO simple, and Bob and Melissa were so wonderful to work with. Bob conducted our tasting, and Melissa handled the table linens and menu details. She worked with us to realize our Travel/Island theme and suggested the Caribbean Pork Tenderloin with mango salsa – which was a HUGE hit! We were hesitant at first, as we had several guests with dietary restrictions and allergies, but Melissa was very wonderful in contacting our guests to verify allergen information and to be certain they would covered for our event. She even went out of her way to offer two different vegan options, as some guests had severe gluten allergies and could not have the pasta option. The day of our wedding, we were BLOWN AWAY by the food. It tasted even better than it had at our tasting. I’ll be honest, we both have very large and very picky families when it comes to food, but our guests are STILL raving about how amazing the food was and joke about wishing they could have taken some home to have for later. All of our guests with allergies were also amazed by how delicious everything was, and were stuffed by the end of the day! Melissa also assisted us in adding a last minute beverage package for during our ceremony, and I’m SO glad we did. Our wedding day ended up being unseasonably hot, at 91F with a heat index of 99F – so the ceremony beverages were a huge hit! We honestly can’t say enough wonderful things about them and the entire planning process, so THANK YOU!
3 words. Bacon wrapped dates. DELICIOUS!! Everything from the planning to the food was great. The planning calls were well organized and I loved using google docs to help plan the menu and the timeline. They were extremely helpful in working with us on guest food allergies.
CK Catering was a pleasure to work with! We met with them for a private tasting when we were trying to determine our menu. We also came out for a wedding group tasting event. This was so helpful, in order to try all the appetizers, sides, salads, and entrees available! We had the most amazing food thanks to CK Catering! The appetizers were to die for. For dinner, we went with BBQ pork, homemade BBQ sauce & Carolina mustard, garlic mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables, and side salad (with apples, walnuts, and raspberry vinaigrette). What stood out most about CK Catering compared to others was all the ways we could cut down on costs! For example, we opted for a buffet (rather than family style or plated meals) and chose their bamboo recyclable dining ware to save several dollars per guest. I will say, my only complaint was that some of our choices were missing on the big day. We had planned on CK Catering providing a chalkboard menu, so that guests would know what to choose from. CK Catering did not communicate this to whoever they sent to Blue Dress Barn, so there was no menu and guests were a little confused what their options were. My dad, for example, put BBQ sauce on his potatoes thinking it was gravy. We had also planned on CK providing large sandwich rolls for the BBQ pork to be made into sandwiches at the buffet. Those were not part of the buffet on the big day. I was disappointed, but guests still enjoyed their meal. I think CK delivered on flavor. The appetizers and dinner were delicious. The staff was efficient and professional as well! I do feel CK fell short on some of the smaller details we were counting on! This upset my mom more than anything. CK assured us that we were not charged for the chalkboard menu or sandwich rolls after the fact, but that doesn’t fix the fact that they weren’t provided on my wedding day as we had planned.
CK made feeding our guests a breeze! They are very organized, make it easy for you to decide on all the small details of the appetizers, meals and drinks. Everyone we worked with responded timely, and even contacted up on the weekend when they saw a slight problem with our set up. We had a vegetarian, vegan and meat options and they took the extra steps to make sure our vegan guests were happy. Highly recommended! They certainly know what their doing and are reliable.
CK catering was amazing to work with. Everything was so organized and the staff was so helpful. I was so overwhelmed by al of the decisions to be made that I didn't even know where to start. The first time that I sat down with Melissa, she put all my anxieties to rest. Their pricing is incredible compared to others in the area, and their food is amazing. They really worked with us to make sure everything was perfect for our day!
We had an excellent experience with CK catering during our wedding this summer! They were very professional, and the food was delicious! Melissa and Bob were so easy to work with. Thanks for making our day great!
Very easy company to work with. Communication was great leading up to the wedding. I planned from out of town but we had several phone meetings prior to the wedding. Food tastes great. They were able to work with our menu and our guests who had dietary restrictions. The only thing I did not like was the appearance of the food. We had buffet style service and instead of traditional buffet servers they just had the big metal dishes on a table. I was not expecting that at all. Made the dinner look a little cheap. Food was tasty non the less.
Ryan and I were so pleased with our decision to go with CK Catering. They were professional and prompt in communication throughout the entire process. Food was a very important item for us, as everyone always remembers the food, and they definitely did not disappoint. I would highly recommend attending one of their group tastings, that really helped us narrow down our menu. We did a dual plated entrée, and it was delicious. Truly a wonderful staff, great food, and it is no wonder they come so highly recommended. GREAT!
Great service and great menu! Amazing staff and everyone raved about the food. They even held and took my desserts for me at the last minute.
Although, we had to book Ck with our venue (12 corners vineyards) we were pleased we had them for our day. The imperial chicken was the best chicken I have ever had!! Everyone loved the bacon wrapped dates for the appetizers too. They were easy to work with and Melissa helped us pick out our linens. Jennifer was awesome to talk to weeks leading up to our date and talk through pricing and any additions we wanted. Highly recommend CK!!!
Food was great! We did a group tasting with them before the wedding and it was so much fun! Also the coordinators are great to work with and the waitstaff was on point as well. The made everything run very smoothly for the wedding. Loved the sirloin, red skin mashed potatoes, and corn salad!
CK Catering was friendly, helpful, and professional. Melissa helped with small details all along the way and we received many many compliments about the food.
We hired CK Catering for my Daughters wedding July 15th. We are so happy with our decision! The food was great and the service was impeccable! Would definitely recommend them!
Delicious food! CK is a wonderful caterer to work with! They helped us along the way to come up with an amazing menu for our day! We loved the food, and we received lots of compliments on how delicious everything was!
DELICIOUS FOOD!!! We had buffet style imperial chicken, pulled pork, Mac and cheese, potatoes, green beans, cheddar biscuits, and salad. It was all so amazing. We received compliments all night on how great the food was 😊 very pleased with our experience.
We used CK Catering for our wedding on June 2nd at Blue Dress Barn and can't say enough great things. about working with them! From the beginning, Bob was extremely responsive via email and we were able to schedule our first tasting pretty quickly, where the food was amazing! We then began to work with Melissa who was also extremely easy to work with and super nice and gave us her opinions / thoughts on anything we weren't sure about.
They grilled on-site which is something you don't see very often but it was comforting knowing it was being cooked on-site and not earlier and sitting in a hot car etc.
We received SO many compliments from our guests about how good our food was.
Thank you CK for such a great experience!!
My husband and I had a GREAT experience with CK Catering. Robert got back to me quickly by email (we were planning out of state) and assured me that they were able to work around my dairy allergy. A month or so before our wedding, Melissa set up a phone meeting with us to go through our menu. We did a disposable package with a buffet (great on a budget!) and upgraded using their BEAUTIFUL bamboo plates and bowls (completely worth the upgrade- much better than styrofoam).
We were originally told we would need only one 8 foot table for the buffet, so that is what we had set up at the reception. The staff informed me that they needed another table right before dinner started, and desite the mix up, it went very smoothly and was handled seamlessly- I didn't even notice another table being brought in (I give both the CK staff and my reception venue a shout out for that one) and dinner was still served on time.
The food was amazing- our guests are still telling us how good it was (especially the sweet potatoes) and I loved not worrying about my dairy allergy, which they worked around easily.
I would definitely recommend CK Catering! They were extremely accomadating, especially with budget, planning out of state, and food allergies.