About this vendor
Mediterranean Cuisine for Twin Cities Weddings
Kafe 421 combines exciting Mediterranean flavors and friendly service to create a casually elegant catering experience. Founded by Georgia Sander, who emigrated from Greece at the age of 14. Kafe 421 provides a little bit of everything from fabulous borscht to delicious sandwiches and exquisite entrées. Kafe 421 holds true to Grecian standards, where friendliness and hospitality come first.
As well as weddings, Kafe 421 serves corporate events, private home events, and mitzvahs. From intimate events to grand occasions, they can cater for all manner of wedding types.
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Cuisine
- Greek
Dietary Options
- Dairy Free
- Gluten Free
- Nut Free
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
Food & Catering
- Buffet
- Catering Clean Up
- Catering Delivery & Setup
- Chef Stations
- Family Style
- Menu Tastings
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We have used Kafe 421 for several parties at our home and could not more highly recommend them to anyone needing to cater an event. Antigoni and her staff help you plan, set up, clean up, and leave you with nothing but compliments from your guests. They are creative, helpful, and do everything possible to make your dinners simply amazing. Kafe 421 is our go to caterer.
Response from the Vendor on 02/08/2022
Thank you so much for taking the time to share about your experiences with Kafe 421! We look forward to may more celebrations together.
We have been using Kafe 421 for the past two years, and I cannot recommend them highly enough! Their service has consistently been exceptional. From the initial inquiry to the final delivery, the team has always been responsive, attentive to our needs, and punctual.
The quality of the food is outstanding—fresh, flavorful, and beautifully presented. Whether it's a small meeting or a large event, they have always exceeded my expectations with their diverse menu options and attention to detail in every dish.
Kafe 421 truly understands the importance of delivering a great experience, and it shows in every aspect of their work. If you're looking for a reliable, high-quality catering service, reach out to them! I look forward to every time I need to use them for an event.
Kafe 421 was outstanding! I can’t even count the number of comments I got about how delicious the food was at our wedding. My grandmother said it was the best food she’s ever had at a wedding, and she’s been to a lot of weddings! The service was also incredible. Paul and his team were so friendly and easy to work with. Thanks Kafe 421!
Response from the Vendor on 07/23/2024
Hi Nora! Thank you for trusting Kafe 421 with your special day. I enjoyed working with you and Garner to build your menu this past year! Please don't hesitate to reach out if you need anything in the future.
-Paul
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Paul & the entire team at Kafe 421 was incredible. They listened to our needs, were acoomodating and flexible, and the entire event ran so smoothly with zero need for oversight from us. The team was communicative and completely on top of it. And we got SO many compliments on the food. It was exactly what we were looking for. Thank you, Paul!
Response from the Vendor on 06/07/2024
Hi Brittany! Thank you for the kind words! We all enjoyed working with you so much in planning your vow renewal. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you need us for anything else in the future! - Paul
We had a great experience having our wedding catered by Kafe 421. They have good communication and are flexible. And of course...their food is delicious! We had appetizers, a sandwich buffet (not usual for a wedding, but it was perfect for us), and a whole bunch of desserts. Not gonna lie, the desserts were my favorite though. Out of this world!
Response from the Vendor on 06/07/2024
Hi Julie! We are so happy to hear that. Thank you so much for the review. I'm glad you decided on the wide variety of desserts! - Paul
The Industrial and Systems Engineering department at the University of Minnesota utilized Kafe 421 for a conference hosted at the Weisman Art Museum. Paul was our organizer, and he was incredibly easy to work with, very prompt to respond, and very understanding to changes. Equally Xander, was the same. The day of, as the event coordinator, I thought everything was well coordinated, professional, and delicious. Conference goers also remarked on the professionalism of the staff and taste.
Response from the Vendor on 04/26/2024
Thank you so much for the kind words, Emily. Me and our staff enjoyed planning your event with you! Please let me know if you have any other catering needs in the future! - Paul
Kafe 421 help us at our wedding and did bar service and late night pizzas! We wanted to have a cocktail hour for our guest between the ceremony and reception, and we were able to get a 3rd bar tender to ensure smooth and quick service. We also had a specialty cocktail that they helped us craft up. Guest said that they enjoyed our wedding. We’d like to thank Kafe 421 for contributing to our special day, and taking care of our loved ones!
Response from the Vendor on 06/07/2024
Hi Alisha! Thank you for the nice review. You and Brady were a pleasure to work with throughout the entire planning process. I'm glad we could come up with a specialty cocktail to honor your mother. - Paul
We used Kafe 421 to cater for a wedding for 100 people on 2/3/2024. We liked the variety, quality and price points of the food. Distinct and different flavor profiles are carefully curated. Selecting the items was easy because our coordinator was helpful with recommendations.
Service was professionally rendered during the event, and guests were highly complimentary and enjoyed the food.
Our coordinator was flexible and responsive throughout the planning process, which engendered a trust in the professionalism of Kafe 421. Truly a wonderful catering company! I highly recommend them.
Response from the Vendor on 02/07/2024
Dr. Staley, it was such a pleasure working with you to plan your son's wedding. Thank you for the kind words!
Kafe 421 is our #1 catering choice for our department at the University of Minnesota. We have used them numerous times for our donor and college-wide events. They're budget-friendly, communicative, and very easy to work with. The food is our absolute favorite especially the meatballs and skewers. In the past, we have used other caterers but the meat was always dry but Kafe 421 knows how to marinate and make it very juicy and flavorful! We always received compliments on how the delicious the food is from our guests. We were sadden when the restaurant shut down because that was our favorite place to take our guests for lunch but we're so happy that they're able to cater for our events.
Food was excellent and the service was top notch!
Response from the Vendor on 02/06/2024
Thank you, Jeff! It was a pleasure planning your Holiday Party this year. Hope to work with you again next year!
We recently used Kafe 421 as our caterer for our corporate holiday party and we only have great things to say! The manager we worked with made the process so easy and stress free, which I am so grateful for as it was my first time planning a party of this size! The food, staff and service were exceptional overall, and very accommodating to some last-minute changes with the schedule and guest count. We'd highly recommend using Kafe421 for your upcoming corporate holiday party!
Response from the Vendor on 01/26/2024
It was so nice working with you as well, Blair! Thank you for the kind words. I hope to work with you again in the future! -Paul
Thank you so so much for all you and your staff did for this event! I can't tell you how grateful I am for all your accommodations and making it a wonderful experience for our staff and donors. We received exceptional feedback from our guests and we couldn't have done it without you all! Thank you thank you thank you!!!
Response from the Vendor on 11/20/2023
Thank you, Laura! It's always a pleasure working with you. We appreciate the kind words!
We used Kafe 421 for a recent reception at our office. The staff arrived on time and started working immediately. Food was hot and delicious - the meatballs were the first to go! I especially appreciate that they have added wine service to their offerings. This made my job arranging the event so fast and easy. Their prices were among the lowest found, yet food and staff service were top-notch. Highly recommend!
Response from the Vendor on 11/20/2023
Thank you so much for the nice review, Elaine! It was a pleasure working with you to plan your office reception.
We had an office party at our home last night, 12 people. The food from Kafe 421 was fabulous! Greek salad with gyros, grilled vegetables, grape leaves, different hummus selection, skewered chicken, beef, shrimp and more. Everything was delicious, and beautiful presentation as well. I also thought it was very reasonably priced considering the portion size and quality of the the food. Can't wait for another event to cater with them.
Response from the Vendor on 10/20/2023
Hi Cheri! Thank you so much for your review and the kind words. We're glad everything went well last night! We look forward to working with you again soon.
Kafe 421 catered our wedding, and they did a fantastic job! The planning process was very easy, the tasting experience was great, they were able to do both a buffet and a bar for us, they coordinated extremely smoothly with our venue, they were helpful with some extra items like cutting our cake and pouring sparkling wine for a toast, and were overall lovely to work with. But most of all the food was amazing! Lots of raves from our guests. I particularly recommend the herb roasted chicken, the vegetable and chickpea curry, the Greek meatball appetizer... but they have lots of options to choose from, and I expect that they're all great. Thank you!
Response from the Vendor on 08/01/2023
Thank you so much, Claire! We appreciate you trusting us with your special day. You were an absolute pleasure to work with throughout the entire process as well. Thanks again!
My husband and I were very pleased with Kafe 421! Here are some things we appreciated:
-Timely and clear communication
-Easy to reach via phone call and email
-Wonderful tasting experience
-Willing to answer the many questions we had :)
-The staff wee professional
-The food for our wedding was DELICIOUS! We got a lot of compliments from our guests.
Response from the Vendor on 07/05/2023
Steph, thank you so much for choosing Kafe 421 to be a part of your special day! We truly appreciate your kind words. Please let us know if you ever need our catering services in the future!
Kafe 421 was really great to work with! They helped answer questions and resolve issues quickly. The tasting really gave us confidence in our menu. They even were able to increase our quantities at the last minute when we sold more tickets to our event. I was especially impressed by their staff who worked at the event - they were very professional. I never saw dirty dishes on tables, there were always clean plates at the buffet and the communication on site was terrific! Best of all, we got lots of compliments on the food!
Response from the Vendor on 11/29/2022
Hi Danielle! Your group was great to work with. We are so glad that your fundraising event was a success! We look forward to working with you again next year!
Kate 421 was delicious for our son’s rehearsal dinner! Prompt, professional, correct amount of food . Our guests were raving about how delicious the tzatziki was. We were very pleased and highly recommend Kate 421.
Response from the Vendor on 11/15/2022
Hi Julie! Thank you for having us be a part of your son's big weekend! We look forward to working with you again in the future!
We went with Kafe 421 for our wedding and everything could not have gone smoother. Multiple guests raved about the appetizers and the entrees and staff was courteous and helpful. They were also extremely helpful in the run up to the wedding even crafting a new cocktail mixer for one of our signature cocktails. Could not recommend them enough!
Response from the Vendor on 11/11/2022
Hi Chase! It was so nice working with you and Olivia. Thank you again for having us be a part of your big day!
We hired Kafe 421 for a memorial event where we served an appetizer buffet for over 200 people after the service. Kasey was very responsive, honest and professional in all our dealings. She was also flexible to implement any changes we asked for, even up to the last week. The presentation of the food was beautiful and it was delicious. All the service staff were very professional and pleasant. Highly recommend.
Response from the Vendor on 11/11/2022
Thank you for the kind words, Rebecca! We look forward to working with you again soon!
Kafe 421 catered our wedding a few weeks ago and I highly recommend them for your event! Our contact person, Kasey, was so helpful and patient as we made all of our final choices and everything the day of the wedding was flawless. We had guests commenting about how amazing the food was and the staff was incredibly friendly!
Response from the Vendor on 10/28/2022
Hi Jenny! Thank you again for choosing us to be a part of your special day. You and Jonothan were a pleasure to work with! Congratulations again to you both!
I can’t imagine how catering could get any better than this. Exceptional food and service. From first contact, to day of, to clean up, these guys were perfection. They exceeded our expectations for our wedding and were cheaper than other places we looked at to boot. I still have guests contacting me to rave about the food.
Response from the Vendor on 09/28/2022
Hi Taylor! Thank you so much for the kind words! It was a pleasure working with you and we hope to have the opportunity again soon! - Kasey
We had a wonderful experience ordering food from Kafe 421 for a recent party at our home. Kasey was incredibly helpful with the menu planning, and the food was truly delicious! Many guests wanted to know where the food came from, because everyone loved it. Since Kafe 421 is so popular, we were not able to have the food delivered or served, but it still worked out
great to pick the food up. They did a careful job of describing how we should use the chafing dishes, and that worked out very well. I will absolutely order food from them again for future events, and I believe many of my guests will as well.
Response from the Vendor on 08/31/2022
Hi Cynthia!
Thank you for the kind words! It was a pleasure working with you and we look forward to working with you again soon!
I have used Kafe 421 for several parties in my home and just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE them! The staff are so friendly, professional and helpful. They can take initiative if I don’t have a plan, and can also follow my instructions when I do. They clean up beautifully and make my night a breeze. The food is always great and laid out to look even better. I will continue to use Kafe 421 for all of my big and little gatherings.
Response from the Vendor on 12/30/2021
Thank you so much Sarah! It has been such fun working with not just your and your husband on fun events, but also with your extended family! We love knowing that you trust us to throw a great bash and that you can enjoy your guests without wo...
rrying about the other details! Happy New Year, looking forward to many more gatherings together!!
Kafe 421 provided an outstanding evening of food and celebration!! Antigoni and team are fabulous to work with from planning the menu to setting up the beautiful buffet, hearing rave reviews from all of our guests on the delicious food and working with the friendly and highly polished Kafe 421 staff. Ellen L.
Response from the Vendor on 12/02/2021
Thank you so much for your years of support! It’s always such a treat to work together!
We were amazed at what a wonderful job Antigoni and her team pulled off for our engagement party. We had a huge buffet that our guests were talking about years later. We recommend them highly.
Response from the Vendor on 12/01/2021
So great to hear that the food talk from your engagement celebration lives on!!! Thank you for sharing your experience!
We used Kafe 421 and Antigoni for all three of our kids events. I will call her and her crew anytime. Not only is the food fantastic, but she is great to work with. Super flexible, works to meet our needs and her staff could not be any more reliable, honest and fun. After our first child’s event I had several people came up to me to ask for a referral. I will use them time and time again. She and Kafe 421 have become part of our family celebrations!
Response from the Vendor on 12/01/2021
Thank you for always thinking of Kafe 421 first to be a part of your family’s special gatherings! Working with you is always so much fun! Thank you for always recommending us!
We were already married when we were referred to Kafe 421. Antigone and her team are always terrific. The food is delicious, the service is perfectly attentive! We've used their services for everything from a small gathering at our home to a large open house within our business and they worked with us to customize it and stay within budget every time. They've become our go-to caterers.
Response from the Vendor on 12/01/2021
Thank you so much! We love being in your home for all the special gatherings you throw! Thank you for always thinking of us!!
Antigoni and team catered my wedding for over 250 people at the Weisman Museum in Minneapolis. It was incredible- serving filet mignon perfectly cooked medium rare - warm for all the guests. Sole we our other choice and people said it was outstanding. Every place settings and full table service executed to perfection with the outmost professionalism. I can’t recommend them enough. We were referred to them through the venue and word of mouth and would never use another caterer again.
Response from the Vendor on 12/01/2021
Thank you, Maria! I still remember that beautiful day!! Thank you for letting us be a part of your celebration!
We have been using Kafe 421 for almost twenty years - at least 10 different events including home parties for 40 and event center celebrations for 150! The entire team starting with Antigone to determine the menu to the servers for the events are professional, punctual, friendly and best of all, leave my kitchen in a better state than it began! The food is always delicious (we have used them for brunch, luncheons and cocktail parties) and plentiful. Have recommended Kafe421 to many of my friends and family - always thrilled when I know they will be catering.
Response from the Vendor on 12/01/2021
Thank you so much for your kind words! Having regulars who feel like family is the best part of what we do!!! Looking forward to feeding you for another 20 years!!!
Kafe 421 is the absolute BEST! Antigone and her team are more than personable and accommodating. The food is fresh, flavorful and so beautifully prepared. Try their chicken satays and the salmon with dill sauce - to die for. Plus, the chocolate mousse is so fluffy and rich. I highly recommend this caterer for your next in home, office, or large social gathering!
Response from the Vendor on 12/01/2021
Thank you so much!!! Those are some of my favorites too!!! Can’t wait to work together again soon!
We've used Kafe 421 catering for several events over the years, including our big day earlier this year, and they never disappoint. The food is always amazing, the services is great, and the prices are reasonable. Will not hesitate to use them again in the future.
Response from the Vendor on 12/01/2021
Thank you for the years of support! It is always a joy to work with you and your family!!
Kafe 421 knocked it out of the park -- their food was delicious and loved by all, so easy to work with on the menu, and their servers were great. I couldn't recommend them enough!
Response from the Vendor on 12/01/2021
Thank you so much! It’s always such fun to be part of your special events! Happy Holidays!
Kafe 421 has done a number of pre- and post-wedding events for our family in addition to charity events and dinner parties. We have always been pleased with the delicious food, and courteous servers. Antigoni and crew never disappoint!. The menus are only suggestions, Antigoni can craft a meal to suit any taste and style. We highly recommend Kafe 421!
Response from the Vendor on 12/01/2021
Thank you, Suzie! It is always such a joy to be in your home and to be a part of so many special family events over the years! We look forward to many more celebrations together!
I don’t think it’s possible to say enough good things about Kafe 421. They were an absolute pleasure to work with. We had no idea what we wanted to serve for our wedding dinner, but Antigoni took our ideas and crafted a beautiful menu. My Mother In-Law was so thrilled with the work of Kafe 421, she hired them to cater Shabbat dinner the same weekend of our wedding. The food her team prepared was mouth watering. Our guests continue to give her praise! As much as I love Antigoni’s authentic food, I equally love her staff. They were so accommodating and went the extra mile to make our wedding day a memorable one. Kafe 421 has earned 5 gold stars! I hope after reading this, you will, without hesitation, reach out to Kafe 421 to cater your event - you won’t regret it!
Response from the Vendor on 11/29/2021
Tucker and Nathan! It was a true Joy to work with you and your families to celebrate your marriage! The choices you both made created a beautiful and personal gathering space for your wedding that took place during pandemic and it was a privi...
lege to be a part of. Kafe 421 has loved working with you and you and your family for more than one special occasion and cannot wait to continue the tradition in years to come!
Kafe 421 provided a spectacular lunch for a birthday party outside in August. Our server made the entire event easy and delicious. Because I had back surgery in July, I needed lots of help. The food was delicious - enough for left-overs even after I sent some home with guests. I recommend Kafe 421 with no reservations! ❤️❤️❤️Kristin
Response from the Vendor on 11/18/2021
Kristin, thank you so much! It is always so special to work with clients who were guests in the restaurant for all of those years! Thank you for being so supportive and I am delighted to know that the food and service were just what you neede...
d so you could throw a great celebration! Til next time!! xoxo
Kafe 421 catered our wedding in July 2017 and did THE most phenomenal job! Prior to the wedding, we did two different tastings at the restaurant with our families and Georgia went above and beyond to provide very generous portions of tasty, beautifully prepared food. She answered all of our questions in person, and she and Antigoni both communicated with us as much as we needed throughout our year of wedding planning from afar. On the day of the wedding, we had an outdoor cocktail hour and tented reception with over 200 guests and we couldn't have been happier with the catering. The owner of the wedding venue also raved about Georgia's professionalism, gorgeous preparation and layout, and efficiency in planning (ex: our buffet was run seamlessly and so quickly, even the guests commented on it!). Our guests also made endless comments about the high quality, fresh, innovative food and many people said "best wedding food ever." We very highly recommend Kafe 421's catering (and restaurant in Dinkytown!).
Kafe 421 was a joy to work with. They were there to answer any questions and helped us in so many ways. The food was amazing and we received numerous compliments. Georgia and Antigoni were the two ladies that helped us and they are awesome! Would definitely recommend using them as a caterer or for a nice dinner out with your fiance.
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