I hired Ludger's as my wedding caterer based on their reputation for being the best in the area with the highest satisfaction rating and for providing the most for your money. What I want to know is where these glowing reviews came from?
Th...e food served during our tasting was of decent quality and execution, but the selection was nothing to "wow," nor was the presentation. Despite several meetings between tastings and the big day to ensure both high food quality and execution, the brie was undercooked and doughy, the entrees served to my guests ranged from both extremely undercooked to extremely over-cooked, and the green beans amandine tasted like nothing but red pepper. My entree was flavorless and inedible and had I the option to send the food back and choose something else (prepared by someone else) available to me, I would have wholeheartedly. Some of the servers ignored the color coded system SUGGESTED BY THIS VENDOR to deliver entrees without having to ask for the guest's choice and proceeded to ask all of the guests within my earshot what they had ordered. Additionally, my husband and I had reiterated several times that we were not saving the top tier of our wedding cake, yet it was not cut and placed out for the guests to enjoy with the other cake flavors until almost the end of the night and even then we had to specifically ask for it.
Looking back on my experiences with this wedding caterer I am extremely sad. The food was one of the things I was most looking forward to at the reception and it was the weakest element of my wedding by far. To be honest, I felt slightly duped. While nothing unusual, the food served in our tastings was at least of seemingly high quality. Many of the menu items served on our wedding day, however, only resembled our tasting food through a shared name. All in all, I would be more likely to recommend any of my friends and family in the market for a caterer to keep shopping rather than hire Ludger's.
The one redeeming quality that came with this caterer was the licensed bartender. I wish I could remember her name because she was absolutely fantastic: sweet, helpful, and noticeably did her best to anticipate any needs that I might have had. She was amazing and I would recommend her to anyone.