Odeen's Catering Company

hree meals plus a cocktail hour, required a massive amount of planning, coordination, and customization to set up the cooking and dining facilities for sit-down meals in a heated tent. Odeen’s worked seamlessly with their preferred vendor to source all of the infrastructure and supplies needed for all the meals, and brought their own mobile kitchen onsite so that they could prepare everything without even setting foot in our kitchen. Everything went smoothly and was presented beautifully by the longtime, highly professional servers. At so many points, the servers anticipated our and our guests’ needs. We felt truly cared for. The menus were inventive and eclectic, as we had requested, with the dishes at each meal sparking fun discussion and delighted comments from our guests. Up to and during the event, last minute ideas and mistakes on our end were swiftly and seamlessly handled by the Odeen’s team. We had no worries at all and were able to completely relax and enjoy the entire experience with our guests. Odeen’s are wonderful partners for luxurious yet unpretentious presentation and we recommend them without reservation.

the food is out of this world good and they help with everything. Even as I write this a few weeks after the wedding, our guests are still raving about the food. We really can't say enough for how much they helped us throughout the entire planning process and then provided such AMAZING food. Thank you so much for everything!!!

ghout the entire process. The food was uniquely tailored to our tastes, the staff were professionals, and the overall atmosphere of our wedding was perfect. We highly recommended using Odeen’s for your next event or just taking in a great meal at their restaurant.

d beyond anything we could expect. His staff was so kind and they were always right there if we needed food or another drink. We had rain in the forecast for the entire week and we were 90% sure we were going to have to hold our ceremony inside, but an hour before the skies cleared and they did everything to set up outdoors for us and we were do grateful! And the food - AMAZING!! Everyone was complimenting on how delicious the food was all night!

pt talking about it after the wedding!) and Marshall went out of his way to make my day special by bringing me off-menu items that I raved about during our tasting. The Mac n' cheese was simply perfection, and the everything was reasonably priced! We have already gone back to Odeen's for dinner in celebration of our wedding (but honestly it was because the food was too good not to have again). I highly recommend them!!

the menu.... EVERYTHING we ordered was amazing. We will definitely have them cater again in the future as well as visit on site when we visit the area!

nd perfectly prepared southern food. They were very flexible in curating the menu and a real delight to partner with throughout. When rain threatened the festivities they moved quickly to seamlessly rethink the presentation. Marshall, John and their team were on-site from sun up to sun down preparing and serving a wonderful bounty of southern BBQ and fresh salads. The level of service, quality of food and presentation was of the highest standard. It was a personal and elegant way to accommodate a large group so we could sit back and enjoy a beautiful meal with our dearest family and friends. We look forward to hosting our next special occasion with Odeens. Abe and Steve Sylvia-Roche

t experience was evident from our first conversation, he understood clearly what our style and vision was and nailed every option. Pat and his crew the day of were so helpful and accomodating. The food.....THAT FOOD!!!!!! All of our guests raved about the food ranging from best pulled pork, best brisket, best cornbreas, to THE BEST WEDDING FOOD EVER! It made us feel so good that we provided such an amazing meal for all of our family and friends. I rate Odeen's the hightest amount of stars possible!

ests talking to me about the pulled pork and truffled mac and cheese. Even though it was a BBQ theme, everything was very classy and beautifully presented. The were super helpful and worked with our menu ideas, sourcing the food from the Hickories and other local sustainable sources.

he little, last minute ones we had overlooked. He coordinated our florist and band, and these services were also exceptional. The food was beyond what one would consider traditional barbecue, and John, the chef, created unique menus for both our rehearsal dinner and our reception. Marhsall was hands-on for both events and kept everything on track, which speaks to the degree to which he takes his work seriously. All of the service staff were attentive and clearly highly invested in making this a special weekend for us. We truly felt like royalty and our guests continue to message us about the food and the overall experience. If you are looking for A-list treatment, food that is out of this world and to feel as if your event is as important to them as it is to you, look no further than Marshall and Odeens BBQ!

id we. The hardest part was choosing between all of the incredible options for our menu. He was very responsive to any questions and requests that we had along the way and made the whole process so easy. I would highly recommend Odeen's to anyone looking for a barbecue (or any type) of catering. Some of the best brisket I have ever had!

rge Caribbean and Southern cuisines. The food was the highlight of the reception and my family is still raving about the smoked brisket! I strongly encourage you to do yourself a favor by contacting Odeen’s BBQ. You will not be disappointed. Marshall will be attentive to your wedding vision.

the food had to be BBQ and Odeens really delivered. John and Barbara invited us up to Ridgefield for a tasting many, many months before the wedding and we had one of the best meals of our lives! They gave us huge, generous portions and made a dozen dishes for us to try. It was so difficult to choose between the dishes but we created an awesome wedding menu. For cocktail hour we had tomato/moz skewers, mini reubens, sausage, and a huge GORGEOUS bounty table with cheese, meat, etc. For dinner we had a beautiful salad and fresh-baked cornbread, followed by salmon, brisket, chicken, mac n cheese, and roasted veggies. Suffice to say, people freaked out. We had many non-US guests who had never had BBQ before and they couldn't believe how delicious the food was. I even heard that one table asked for a third serving of mac n cheese. Beyond the terrific food, Marshall, John, Barbara, Gary, and the whole team are just lovely people. They were kind, generous, and had fun with our guests. The wedding was made so much more special and personal because we had Odeens wonderful food and staff. We will be forever grateful!

n every portion of our wedding journey. The food was delicious; our guests raved about every dish that was served. Marshall was patient, a master problem solver, positive and flexible. If I had to choose one wedding vendor that I got to work with again it would be Odeen's, they really made our night magical. Thank you!!

The menu that we came up with Marsh's help took care of all of our guests! To top that off, every person who worked our wedding was great. They were on top of everything and very professional. They made sure everything was well executed and I can’t thank them enough for all they did. We didn't use a traditional wedding venue, and Odeen's traveled to meet us there during the planning process and they day of they swept in and made the park we got married in feel like it was always an bbq joint! Our guests - carnivores and vegetarians alike - also raved about the food (and are still raving!) We highly recommend!

bsolutely incredible (guests are still raving about the food weeks later) but Marshall and his staff went above and beyond what a caterer should ever be called upon to do. Marshall became our confidant, our fixer, a cool head talking us down when our venue was up to no good, and ultimately a friend with whom we were as excited to share our day with as any of our guests. Marshall facilitated such personal touches as sourcing a baker to make my wife’s late mother’s pie recipe, putting up with my ever changing alcohol requests, getting his daughter to babysit my demanding sister in law’s children, and serving as a go between with us and the venue through many tense moments. Weekend of, Marshall’s lovely wife Liz, daughter Haley, chefs John and Barbara and the rest of the staff continued to work tirelessly to make sure our wedding went off without a hitch. But I digress... back to the food. Marshall and his staff take their food and its planning very seriously. Everything was impeccably prepared and far exceeded our expectations. Planning a black tie optional wedding, my mother wasn’t exactly what you would call excited about our choice to serve BBQ, but even she was completely won over by Marshall’s attention to detail and absolutely delicious food. Throughout the planning stages, you start to get a sense of Marshall’s approach to food, but it really isn’t until the wedding and seeing everyone going back for seconds and thirds with enormous smiles on their faces, that you really start to understand that (although cliché) Marshall and his team truly love what they do and go full bore into preparing and executing the event. It’s hard to reconcile Marshall’s laid back demeanor and the absolute perfectionist that will accept nothing less than perfect when it’s go time, but we are thankful for it. I can say with complete confidence that the Odeen’s team will not disappoint on any level. By the way, the brisket and the shrimp n grits are killer! We cannot thank the Odeen family enough for making our wedding even better than our wildest dreams. - Jason and Britt

y far the best choice we made for our wedding. Like most couples, we had a weird set of factors we were looking for when choosing a caterer--we wanted a backyard picnic vibe but we wanted the presentation to be on point, we wanted fresh, unique dishes, and we wanted to work with kind, fun people. Oh, and we were on a budget. After exhausting a ton of more traditional catering options, we stumbled upon Odeen's, and from the first phone call with Marshall Odeen, where he waxed rhapsodic over proper roasting temperatures for pork, I knew he was the one. It was a dream working with him--he was so flexible and open to suggestions and he was an absolute peach to boot. We were planning our wedding across the country and he offered to visit the venue on his own to get the lay of the land. Then he worked tirelessly with our wedding coordinator to make sure that he and his team would have what they needed so everything would go off without a hitch. FYI: the menu listed on their website is just the tip of the iceberg--they have a ton of great options that aren't listed. Here's the menu we had: Pork belly bites, Shrimp and grits, fried green tomatoes, watermelon gazpacho shooters, a cheese and fruit bounty table, beef brisket, Cornell chicken, grilled eggplant with yogurt and pomegranates, cornbread, Mac and cheese, cucumber salad, a spinach and strawberry salad, and a variety of brownies, lemon bars, and KY Derby pies. People LOST THEIR MINDS over the cornbread and the brisket. And the pork belly bites and the shrimp and grits. OK, they lost their minds over most of it. And Marshall's team was so professional. He even stood on the buffet line, hand-cutting brisket. We couldn't be happier.