About this vendor
Fish Hawk Acres is a wedding catering company based out of Buckhannon, WV. As the preferred caterer for several venues throughout West Virginia and Pennsylvania, this business has experience preparing bespoke celebratory meals for countless couples.
Fish Hawk Acres has two venues--One for Micro Weddings (20-30 guests Max) located in our building on Main Street in Buckhannon. Additionally, we have our own Farm Venue located in Rock Cave (up to 150 Guests), which is an outdoor venue capable of hosting your entire event, from ceremony to reception/dinner.
Fish Hawk Acres is owned by Executive Chef Dale Hawkins. We offer more than 30 years of industry experience and have are familiar with a plethora of traditional, contemporary, and globally inspired cuisines. Passionate about the farm-to-table movement, Dale prepares recipes with fresh, local ingredients.
Fish Hawk Acres takes pride in designing memorable, meaningful dining experiences for their clients. Taking your unique preferences into account, Dale will design a personalized menu for your celebration. From refreshing lunches to robust dinners, we can prepare countless tasty selections for wedding days. We can also accommodate numerous dietary restrictions upon request, including gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan requirements. Additional services such as delivery, setup, and cleanup are also available.
Details
Cuisine
- American
- BBQ
- Cajun
- Eastern European
- French
- Fusion
Dietary Options
- Dairy Free
- Gluten Free
- Organic
- Sugar Free
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
Food & Catering
- Buffet
- Catering Clean Up
- Catering Delivery & Setup
- Chef Stations
- Passed Appetizers
- Seated Meal
Reviews
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4.8
out of 5.011 reviews
We used fish hawk for our wedding and they were overall pretty good.
We had a plated sit down dinner. Food was good, but desserts and appetizers were even better. They made us a p...
late of apps for our bridal suite and they were fantastic. I unfortunately did not get to try any of the desserts, but guests had very high ratings for them (and our personal cheesecake was phenomenal).
They were more than willing to accommodate my vision for the wedding, including incorporating our new last name into the dish layout. There was a time crunch for set up as we only had the venue for so long before the start of the event and they really pulled it all together in great timing!
However, about a week before the event they emailed me about not having some things that are needed for a plated meal that we discussed, so I would now have to rent them… Well it was a week before so I was no longer able to get rentals and had to buy them, which was frustrating.
They also had a lot of turn over in staffing, but Dale was friendly at our tasting. Finally, we ended with Sheray who, thankfully, found a lot of last minute catches on missing information and was able to ensure things were corrected.
The one thing I really disliked was that a tray of cheesecake was dropped at the event, and I was only informed by guests after the event. No one from Fish Hawk reached out about the incident or ever mentioned it in any way. I understand things happen and I’m not even upset that they were dropped, but simply that no one from Fish Hawk reached out about it… as it was paid for but guests were unable to enjoy it.
There was also some plated meals that we paid for of guests who did not show which were supposed to be packaged for us (including our own dinners as we did not get a chance to sit down and eat) but they were not which was disappointing- as we would have loved to enjoy the food!
Overall a good experience.
What an awesome catering service offered by Fish Hawk Acres chef and team!!! Used them for my wedding, with a very custom menu (latin-inspired) and they blew it out of the park. Gu...
ests raved that this was the best wedding food they ever had!
Sara , and everyone else, at Fish Hawk acres were fantastic! Sara was quick to respond to emails and they were so great to work with to develop our menu and our desserts. They even...
made our wedding cake! The food was wonderful and they were accommodating to how we chose to set up our receptions and cocktail areas, making the food displays look gorgeous!
First of all, Chef Dale is an amazing human being. We truly enjoyed talking with him and working with him. Also, his food is INCREDIBLE. We received so many compliments on how awes...
ome the food was, and our coordinator told us that we had a lot less food left over than they usually do, so you know everyone enjoyed it :) Chef Dale can make everything and anything you could want. We had tacos, pierogies, cabbage rolls, flank steak, gourmet mac n cheese, salad, roasted vegetables, roasted red pepper soup shots with mini grilled cheese for appetizers, butternut squash arancini balls, BBQ chicken and plain cheese pizza, and warm apple crisp with ice cream for dessert. We did a small ceremonial cake just for pictures too, but it was also quite delicious (and I am not a dessert/ cake person typically). Chef's staff were all really great, and even working with his administrative staff was super easy. We would absolutely recommend him to anyone looking for a caterer that your guests will rave about!
The Fish Hawk family is beyond amazing - they created the perfect wedding menu. My husband and I sat down with Chef Dale and in less than 10 minutes, he created the most delicious ...
sounding menu off the top of his head. Anything that we wanted, he was willing to bring to the literal table. Not only was planning the menu a breeze, but the food was beyond our expectations. Our friends and family are still talking about the feast. If I could give more than 5 stars, I would!
Fish Hawk Acres is THE BEST! Our food was incredible. Our guests are still talking about the food! They have so many options to choose from, and are definitely not your cookie cutt...
er caterer with only a few menu items. Everything was delicious, they are very affordable and easy to work with!
Fish Hawk Acres caterer our wedding and I can't even begin to tell you how many compliments we got on the food. They were so easy to work with, I didn't have to worry about a thin...
g! I would absolutely recommend them!
We were beyond thrilled with the service we received from Fish Hawk Acres. From start to finish, they were professional as well as kind and respectful of our budget and our needs. ...
We honestly couldn’t have picked a better catering team. The food was absolutely delicious and beautifully displayed. Try the gourmet Mac n’ cheese, you won’t regret it. Debbie, the catering manager, went above and beyond our expectations. She was very attentive to our ideas, and was very understanding when I made a mistake in the final guest count.
We plan to visit the Fish Hawk market every anniversary, and maybe between anniversaries, just to get more of that fantastic food. Everyone at the wedding raved about it, and there was plenty of food.
Dale is such a talented chef! We had so many compliments on the food. Not only did he deliver a flawless fruit display and cheese board for the bridal party while getting ready, ...
he also nailed the cocktail hour and main dinner! We had a roast chuck tenderloin that even impressed my dad with it's tenderness and juiciness and that's really hard to do. I wish I could eat their mac & cheese every day. The display of the food buffet was also above and beyond. Thank you, Dale & staff, for the amazing food!
We used Fish Hawk Acres for our wedding reception because we really wanted a whole hog BBQ for the reception. Dale and his team worked so hard to make this happen for us and helpe...
d us plan the rest of the menu - including appetizers and the full dinner. The pig was absolutely amazing (and huge!) and the remainder of the food was fabulous. Everyone we talked to was amazed at how good the food was. I highly recommend using them, the food was great and the service was friendly.
We used Fish Hawk Acres for our October wedding at the Morning Glory Inn in Pittsburgh, Pa. Before I chose the caterer I did a thorough internet review and they no longer have a we...
bsite due to the website managers unfortunate demise. That said, their Facebook page is regularly updated and has a lot of pictures of the food. I called and Theresa quickly sent me the starting point menus. Everything looked delicious! My now husband was deployed and Dale still held the date for us without a deposit, contract, etc. - this was amazing and such a great help for us! I planned the food alone with Dale and Theresa and then my fiancé and mum requested two small changes to the menu, which they easily made. Dale and Theresa are both so nice and easy to work with and had such great recommendations after hearing what we were trying to achieve. Due to my unfortunate work schedule, we never did a tasting so we were not sure what to expect. The day of the wedding we didn't have any appetizers or dessert, but tried every single item for dinner and they were all delicious! The following day, I was able to sample all of our desserts, minus the gelato of course, and they were so good that I wished we had saved more of them! My parents are still receiving compliments on the food and it's almost a full month after the wedding! The only reason that I didn't give five stars was that there were a few things that happened that I didn't love. I had done all of the coordination with Dale and due to the opening of their new storefront, he didn't come to the wedding, Theresa did an amazing job but I would have preferred to know in advance that he wasn't going to come at least. My parents were eager to meet him as well and were a bit disappointed at first. Also, I had requested that a tip jar not be put out since it was an open bar and I wanted to tip the bartender myself instead of rolling the dice with our guests (I was told that it's not customary for the guests to tip at an open bar, but who knows); however, this didn't happen so in the end I didn't tip the bartender, which is what a friend who is a wedding planner suggested that I do. Dale did go above and beyond helping me to resolve a last minute plate issue, but him not being there with no prior notification was a bit of a sticking point for me. Otherwise, I'd have given five stars. The food was AMAZING, both Dale and Theresa are professional and easy to work with, and I think that the cost for the quality and quantity of the food received is spot on. I highly recommend this company!
Contact
5 W Main St., Buckhannon, WV | West Virginia, Western PA
Fish Hawk Acres