Crave Catering & Events

food was. The staff was friendly and so easy to work with. We would recommend crave catering to anyone looking to have outstanding food at their event.

on the big day. The only drawback was the food. The food was on the colder side, the beef medallions were strips of meat that were unevenly cooked and the vegetables were not cooked thoroughly. The quality of the staff was great. I only wish the food also met that standard! Overall, great experience.

ared. As a wedding planner, any vendor that is helpful with things they don't have to be helpful with, particularly with one that is doing the same thing they are, is amazing in my book and someone I want to work with again. Plus, their food is great and they have a great presentation for stations. You won't be disappointed!

if you’re considering them for your wedding or any occasion!

e prices on the market and the catering staff were super professional and polished. They had so many great options on their meal at a variety of price points. You really can't go wrong with CRAVE!

dly. The food was top of the line and our guests are still telling us how delicious everything was. For smooth planning we recommend crave as they knew all the in’s and out’s when it came to our event. It was so easy to contact the team as well with questions and concerns. We hope their staff had as much fun at our event as we did having them there! So if you are debating to use Crave the answer is YES!

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work with and helped us get all the details sorted out, and was very accommodating for our friends and family with certain dietary restrictions. We ended up going buffet style with short ribs, mashed potatoes, and carrots, and it was all delicious! CRAVE made sure that the dinner experience at our reception went smoot has can be, and all of the food was a hit! So many people have asked us where they can get more of those ribs!

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rt ribs and butternut squash ravioli dinner entrees were absolutely mouth watering and delicious. Our guests raved about the food and service from the entire team. The staff is exceptional and the most professional! Everything was served hot, and with over 200 guests it was amazing how fast everything was delivered to each of the tables. This is an absolutely amazing caterer and I would highly recommend them!

d all night, no traditional seating so we needed food that could be eaten with hands, etc… Ivy and crave made it happen and never felt pushy. Ivy accommodated lots of back and forth as we tried to make it perfect and changed our minds constantly, and worked with us to make sure that we had the food vibe we wanted, enough of it, and that it was within our budget. She also really helped to explain costs and why certain decisions might be better than others. Everyone raved about the food and the staff was incredible day of, too!

fficient and the food was served hot, nobody had to wait long. The food was delicious and fresh!

nswered. She got everything perfect down to the last detail including family and friends with certain dietary restrictions. We got so many compliments about the food for our wedding as well as our late night snack. Their staff were all so wonderful to our guests and we all had a very enjoyable and delicious experience thanks to Crave!

eeded to make decisions by. There was a slight mix up where they had our wedding date incorrect but this was no issue at all, Ivy cleared it up within a day and had us back on track. The food was enjoyed by all our guests and the wait staff was extremely friendly! We are very happy with our catering choice.

. Every request we had they worked with. Every change we made they accommodated. Julie spent hours with us choosing the best menu options that our guests would enjoy the most. To this day, guests are still raving about the food at our wedding. We really appreciated the time and energy Crave showed us especially because our wedding was unique in the fact that it needed to be kosher. If you have guests will certain allergies they will accommodate them as well which is incredible. We are really grateful for choosing crave to cater our wedding and highly recommend them for yours as well.

rk with our designated account manager (Ivy). She was so uncommunicative, it was stressful to work with her. 10/10 for the day of staff & food, 0/10 for how stressful it was to plan with Ivy. We were overlooked and forgotten about countless times during the planning process. I tried to be understanding, I know it’s been a busy year, but in the whole 8 months of planning, I never once felt like they cared about us. Our day of staff was wonderful but I was astounded at how little it seemed Ivy had communicated with them. It all worked out fine but all the questions the day of staff asked me was information I'd already given to Ivy. She was AWFUL at responding to my emails and was the least detail oriented person ever. When we attended the group tasting, we got three separate emails asking us to confirm our attendance- and I responded yes to all of them. Then we got to the tasting, checked in and they didn't have our name on the list. It took them all of the "cocktail hour" to sort that out and I had to chase someone down to confirm that we had a table. We were also supposed to meet Ivy during the tasting event and but it was only when we mentioned to our server that we were about to leave, that she came over. Also, I'm celiac so the group tasting format was stupid because it was a mix of some of our items and other people's items and I couldn't eat a lot of it. It wasn't until the end of our tasting when Ivy finally showed up and I told her I didn’t eat much of the menu that I found out we could pay for a private tasting. Ivy also said that she would follow up the following week to discuss our menu and if we wanted a private tasting but this never happened. I seriously considered backing out of my contract but we had a shorter (8 month) engagement and I knew it was a busy year so I was patient. I understood that everyone is short staffed and that they probably just needed to focus on other events first. So I just went with it, thinking that surely, as it came closer to our date, we would get some sort of 1:1 attention. Our contract said we were supposed to have a final meeting 2 weeks before to finalize details. All of the payment reminders also included a mention of this. After 8 months of her ignoring my emails and feeling like she didn't care about my little wedding, I was looking forward to having some 1:1 time. Not a lot, but 15 minutes on the phone to run through everything like all of my other vendors had done. I figured this would be a nice time to finally get all my questions answered that she'd forgotten about, or that I'd hesitated to ask because she'd blown off so many emails. This meeting never happened. I reached out to schedule something several times and she just blew me off. Instead, she peppered me with emails, taking days to respond and screwing up my responses. Red or Blue? Blue, ok I'll put red in your contract. It was awful. There were days worth of emails that could’ve been avoided if she’d just set up that 15 minute phone call. It finally came together 3 days after my last payment was due (the week before) only because I replied to their finance person explaining that I hadn't paid the final total because my contract was screwed up. I essentially had to threaten to withhold money to get a response to my emails. Pathetic.

ations to the tasting and planning and to the final event--every detail was tended to. An absolute must!

mized menu for a fantastic price. The day of service was fantastic and all the staff members were friendly and very accommodating to small last minute changes and to ensuring the day ran smoothly. We will be using CRAVE for future events and we absolutely recommend CRAVE to everyone!

ring all our questions throughout the planning process and very knowledgeable. The food was absolutely amazing. Our guests are still raving about it!

etarian, vegan and chicken option as well as passed apps and dessert and the Craved team worked with us to fit what we wanted into our price range as well as giving us delicious ORIGINAL ideas to help make our weddings unique! I would recommend them to ANYONE!!!!

y, and even packaged up leftovers for my husband and I to take home and freeze for later. Can not recommend Crave catering enough!

e had a Sunday night vegan cocktail reception for 168 as part of our wedding-like vow-renewal. I was nervous about having a vegan cocktail reception, but Ivy, a vegetarian herself, was supportive of making my vision come to fruition while at the same time being honest about her concerns. We were able to balance my concerns about how much vegan food a non-vegan crowd would eat in the short time period that we had set aside for food with ensuring that everyone had a enough to eat. We hit the nail on the head! The food was more popular than I could have imagined! Ivy was accessible & a listening ear for all things vow-renewal--not just the food. Toni, one of our event managers, was also great, trying to get food to my husband & me whenever she had a chance & complimenting me on my dress & our event. Crave also managed a third-party vendor's dessert. I would definitely recommend Crave for a traditional or an unusual reception!

pull off the perfect event!We did an “open house” format, so people were coming and going all evening. The food was delicious! The wait staff was very attentive as there were never any dirty dishes or glassware sitting around. I would highly recommend using Crave. They are excellent at what they do.

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the way from linens to deserts! And the catering staff prepared and served the meals to perfection. Thank you Crave for a Wonderful Reception.

ul throughout the night. The service during our wedding was also amazing! We had over 200 people and served appetizers and entrees through CRAVE. Pretty much everyone was served at the same time, so there wasn't this long awkward gap in people finishing up their dinners.

so felt especially taken care of. When our wine ran out eventually, one of the bartenders came to me saying she'd like me to have the last glass of Chardonnay as she knew that's what I was drinking all night. Our wedding was darn near perfect, and Crave definitely had a hand in that.

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n better! I would heavily recommend Crave to anyone who is planning a wedding.

hort ribs, almond crusted walleye, tuscan stuffed chicken, and vegan stuffed bell peppers. The sides were eloquently prepared crowd pleasers and the dinner salad was very good as well. Communication with the sales rep was easy and they helped us through the process with no issues along the way. Overall, we were very happy with our experience and highly recommend Crave!

iated. Crave also did our dessert table with cake pops and dessert shooters which was a huge hit. Service was wonderful and prompt. I'm thankful for Crave for helping everything to run smoothly.

had ever had! We loved working with Julie, she was helpful, kind, encouraging, and very responsive. The day-of staff was prompt and knew all of the details without having to be reminded. I would absolutely recommend Crave to any person looking for a Catering vendor in the twin cities!

ver attended! We were also super grateful of how conscientious CRAVE was with our guests with dietary restrictions--we have one guest who has allergies to many common ingredients, and CRAVE went out of their way to make a special meal that that guest could eat. Their waitstaff and bartenders were also excellent. We're so glad we went with CRAVE for our wedding!

made sure my husband and I were able to eat during the craziness of the cocktail hour. The food was amazing and hot!! I would recommend using crave for wedding catering.

fety measures when it came the COVID -19 guidelines and ensured our guests were safe. Ontop of all of that the food and service was amazing, our guests are still talking about how great everything was! I would highly suggest using Crave for any upcoming event!

. Staff was very professional and covid safe and the food was phenomenal - served hot and many compliments from guests!

out the quality of the food and the service we received. We did passed appetizers, food stations, and passed desserts and everything was WONDERFUL. The food was not only delicious but the presentation was MAGNIFICENT. Would definitely recommend trying out some of the really fun options CRAVE offers on their wedding menus like sushi, hanging salads, edible spoons, etc. Communication with this vendor was easy and everything felt very seamless. Would HIGHLY recommend.

ress free. Their food is absolutely FANTASTIC. All around so happy with them and would definitely recommend them for any event in need of catering!

nd the squash ravioli. Funny because I dislike squash but they somehow made it absolutely amazing.

tayed on track for our September reception. While my husband and I didn't get to eat much day of the wedding, our guests gave rave reviews of the passed appetizers and plated meal.

t have a single hiccup with Crave. They literally catered to our every need when it came to guest safety and just being flexible as things changed all the way up until day of due to the pandemic. The food was incredible- not to mention it was served with the utmost professionalism asafety for our guests. Between the steak, chicken, and butternut squash ravioli there was something for everyone and everyone loved it ALL. I can’t explain how refreshing it was to work with a vendor who just handled everything so seamlessly and didn’t require any extensive follow-up/work on my end; because they just did it all so I could enjoy the day. I would recommend Crave catering to anyone!

e servers were amazing and really took care of our guests. Kelsey was great with communication to us and answering any and all questions we had. We would recommend them for any wedding!