About this vendor
Located in Lakeland, FL, Lakeland BBQ Company is an accomplished restaurant and catering company for weddings, birthdays, and other special occasions. These culinary experts pride themselves in providing an array of cuisine, from charcuterie boards to award-winning BBQ buffets. This team will ensure you receive fresh, tasteful dishes that exceed your wildest expectations.
Lakeland BBQ Company is led by passionate owner and pitmaster Joel V. This professional, alongside their culinary team, aims to provide services that won’t break your carefully-planned budget. They also offer services across areas like Tampa, Polk, and Orlando to ensure your wedding is a tasteful success.
Lakeland BBQ Company offers a wide selection of side dishes, including BBQ pit beans, sweet apple slaw, and fresh collard green. You and your partner may also order appetizers like bacon-wrapped smokies, cheese trays, chips and salsa, and more. If you desire a main meal, you can explore Italian buffet options, a taco bar, or steak cooked in person and on site for your wedding day.
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Details
Cuisine
- American
- BBQ
- Southern
- Specialty
Dietary Options
- Dairy Free
- Gluten Free
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
Food & Catering
- Buffet
- Catering Clean Up
- Catering Delivery & Setup
- Menu Tastings
- Passed Appetizers
Awards and Affiliations
2024 'Best of Weddings'
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Lakeland BBQ was absolutely amazing for our wedding. From the beginning they were communicative and organized. We appreciated the variety to try before the big day and also the fle...
xibility of mixing and matching. The food was delicious! Many of our guests went for seconds and thirds! We highly recommend them! They will not disappoint you or your guests!
Words cannot express how amazing this company did for our wedding reception. Our grazing board was beautiful and delicious! Employees were amazing and kind. 10/10 recommend.
Lakeland BBQ was delicious and affordably within our price range. One of the most complimented details from our wedding was the grazing table that Lakeland BBQ provided for our coc...
ktail hour!
We used Lakeland BBQ Co. to cater a private house wedding for about 80 guests. The party was in Dover FL and the planning was all done from NY. Working with Melissa was a dream. M...
elissa was professional and so helpful planning the menu. Our guests raved about the menu especially the ribs and meatball appetizers. The service team of Scott, Tommy and Beau were Rockstars from set up to clean up. Thank you Lakeland BBQ for making our event such a success and so easy. We will absolutely use you again.
Lakeland BBQ came with the package we purchased with our venue and we were incredibly happy with their services. My husband and I enjoyed our tasting where we got to sample all opt...
ions that we could choose from. We went with BBQ and received two meats three sides and bread, which also came with sauces. The food was delicious and we received many complements on it. Melissa was lovely to work with and made the process very easy for us, everything went perfectly on the day of and we did not have to worry about a thing. Thank you Melissa and staff!
Lakeland BBQ company did a fantastic job catering our wedding! They are very professional and make amazing food. There wasn’t a plate left that still had food on it. I would highly...
recommend to anyone and everyone who loves some good barbecue!! Thank you guys again for doing an amazing job.
Staff was great, booking process was great, and then... the FOOD. The FOOD WAS SO GOOD! The potato salad changed our lives. Our guests couldn't stop raving about the ribs, the mac ...
n cheese, and banana pudding.
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Super smooth process with them throughout planning and the day of. Never had to question anything, they were adaptable to all my needs. Super yummy food, had guests coming to be ra...
ving!! Would totally recommend!
The Lakeland BBQ company did the food at our wedding on June 1st. The food was fantastic and the charcuterie board was amazing. Scott and his team did an unbelievable job! We recom...
mend them very very highly thank you very much for making our wedding such a special day! Thank you sincerely Brad and Lilly DiNunzio
Working with Melissa to set everything up and pick out our menu was easy. The food was excellent, and the servicers were very helpful and very courteous.
We use Lakeland BBQ to cater our wedding. From the time we went to this location for a tasting to the time of delivery Melissa has been nothing but amazing ensuring everything came...
out perfect. The food was delicious. Family and friends are still talking about how good and flavorful it was even without using any of the sauces. Thank you guys, so much will definitely be using you guys again for any events in the future.
The photos speak for themselves. Melissa is a magician with a grazing table. She went for the full WOW. Everyone was shocked and delighted. I’d also like to point out that they wer...
e AFFORDABLE!! Other companies quoted 3-5x what Lakeland BBQ charged. They were truly fair in their pricing and she was the absolute best from start to finish. The staff was incredible and so attentive. They have my business for life, from their incredible bbq to their grazing tables I won’t be booking anyone else.
On time and professional. Food was fantastic! Scott was our server. We unfortunately did not get to interact with him, but we had many comments from our guests about how friendly a...
nd accommodating he was! We were worried about BBQ being a little too casual for a wedding, but it was a perfect addition!
We really were set on an italian menu however after meeting with the Polk City / Lakeland BBQ team and doing a tasting, my fiance said WE HAVE TO HAVE BBQ! It was delicious and the...
portions were generous. We even added a third meat option to our package as well as ice cream which was so good and fun. Our guests really enjoyed the food and we were happy as well. Very reasonably priced and accommodating. They really did go above and beyond and helped with things that they were not in charge of. We will use Lakeland BBQ again for catering. Very responsive and appreciated the "to go" meals for my husband and I! Thank you Lakeland BBQ!
EVerything was great. Fast responce back and very accommodating. Show up on time and the food was amazing. We loved the beans
The food and staff were wonderful. I was a little nervous about having BBQ for our reception but it was really great quality and delicious! So many guests were complementing it! Me...
lissa, the staff member was so sweet. She went above and beyond for us! Communicating with her was very easy and she kept all of our guests dietary restrictions in mind. The staff nicely packed up all of our left over food for us to have at the end of the night.
Time, patience, went above and beyond their reason of being there. Not enough good things to say. The food was amazing staff was on point. If you’re ever looking give them a try yo...
u won’t be disappointed
Lakeland BBQ catered my wedding. They made it so easy and worry free. The staff and food are amazing!
I was extremely please with Lakeland BBQ Company! I was given quite a few options for food as well as drinks and dinnerware. They were very affordable and had great customer servic...
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Our wedding was planned in approximately 10 months and from the moment I sat down with Melissa at Lakeland BBQ I knew it was the perfect choice for us. First, she was kind, always ...
answered any and all questions we had, no matter how small they were. We met for a tasting (delish!) and fell in love with her even more. In addition, we tasted all the meats and sides for a BBQ buffet. We chose pulled pork, chicken quarters and added brisket. Our 3 sides were mac & cheese, collard greens and potato salad w/ cornbread. They were ALL delicious. Our guests raved about everything and especially the greens! We also opted for a grazing table for our guests. It was beautifully presented and absolutely beautiful and delicious. Our guests were in awe! She even made us our own plate because she knew we were busy talking with our guests. I would highly recommend this caterer! VERY FAIR prices, large portions and happy guests. I am 100% pleased. Thank you Melissa and your amazing staff!!
I have used Lakeland BBQ for many events, and they catered our wedding. It was perfect! Our guests raved about the BBQ and sides! They also provided a bartender/service and everyth...
ing was A+. If you are looking for affordable wedding catering, check them out! www.LakelandBBQ.com
Contact
Lakeland, Tampa, Orlando
Lakeland BBQ Company