Palmer's Catering & Events

Palmers food is always delicious. Their food is always presented in an aesthetic manner. The employees are always helpful.

We used Palmer's for our June 2024 wedding of 60 guests at the Keeler Tavern Museum in Ridgefield, CT. Everything was terrific. Christina was very helpful and accommodating throughout the entire process - from the tasting to coordinating rentals to last minute requests. Everyone was raving to us about the food and we were very impressed with their service on the wedding day. They knew our venue so well and it showed in the ease of setup and service. We would highly recommend working with them for your next event.

We were lucky to experience Palmer's Catering not once but twice at my own wedding this past weekend and at my brother's wedding 6 years ago! One of our biggest priorities for our wedding was the food, and Palmer's did not disappoint. We had SEVERAL guests come to us raving about the food, many saying it was the best wedding food they'd ever had! From start to finish, the coordinator Christina was so amazing. She made our dream comfort food menu come true and was always super receptive and accommodating to any special requests we had, including serving late night snacks towards the very end of the night. In case you're foodies with a more "casual vibe" wedding like us, this was our menu, and we recommend ALL of it: -Little Gem Salad -Buttermilk Fried Chicken with Nashville Hot Sauce -BBQ Brisket -Cheddar Chive Biscuits -Mac n Cheese -Manchego Corn Salad -Ice Cream Sundae Bar -Funfetti Cake Palmer's also catered our post-wedding brunch the next day and it was a huge success. People loved the bagel wall and stuffed french toast in particular! We also need to commend the day-of staff - everything was so seamless! They were all wonderful and we would hire any of them to do an event again in a heartbeat. Thank you so much to everyone at Palmer's for making our day extra amazing and delicious! Now how do we get more of that Mac n cheese??

My main contact at Palmers was getting married herself one week before our celebration and she did not miss a step!!! Super nice group to work with. Very professional. Helped us with additional vendors too. Allowed us to BYOB and they did staffing and set ups which was great! When we ran out of a key ingredient for the signature cocktail (it was a hit) they twice used their connections to get more delivered asap. I would highly recommend them.

Don’t think twice—go with Palmer’s. They are highly professional, organized, the food is delicious and their service is above and beyond.

Palmer's is always the best. Food is consistently good, staff is great -- professional, attentive. I've used them for many different occasions and they are always spot on.

Wonderful food, superb wait staff. Exceptional in every way. Would not hesitate to use them again, and have recommended them to many others who have been also pleased.

Christina and Palmer’s were fabulous every step of the way with the menu, suggestions, the tasting, the cake— the servers were incredible and it made our elegant backyard wedding one of the family history books. Highly recommend a brunch menu with their waffles, and don’t be afraid to get a funfetti wedding cake, everyone loved it. Christina was so helpful with setting the menu and even made suggestions that cut our costs but better suited our needs. We wouldn’t change a thing! (Except maybe ordered extra waffles so we could have had leftovers!!)

I decided to work with Palmer's for my wedding this year. The food was excellent, and the service and staff were exceptional. I highly recommend them for events. The only thing that could be improved is faster communication; they can get busy, and it may take some time to reply, but they don't leave you unattended.

Palmer's Catering has the best team! Christina is so lovely to work with! She is detailed oriented, so kind and knowledgeable. They work with each client to choose the perfect menu for their event and execute the event seamlessly. As wedding planners, we highly recommend Palmer's to all our clients!

My husband and I recently had our wedding and hired Palmer's to cater our 160 person event. Christina and the Palmer's team were great to work with! They went above and beyond working closely with us to perfect our menu and evaluate all options and accommodate a number of dietary restrictions. They helped us come up with the perfect format of passed foods and stations and executed it expertly. Everyone had so many amazing things to say about the food and service itself. Standouts were the bacon-wrapped dates w/ goat cheese, potato cakes & caviar, grilled cheese w/ balsamic onions & tomato soup, and s’mores pops. I would gladly use Palmers to cater my next event - Thank you Christina for all of your help!

From the first day that we contacted Palmer’s Catering, their Senior Event Planner provided us with the utmost respect and attention during the process of planning my daughter’s wedding. She gave us the right amount of time to arrive at our own decisions, yet she knew when it was necessary to gently nudge us along to move the process forward. We ended up with an absolutely magnificent day!!! How she was able to manage her staff, make last minute necessary changes, yet be available to us at all of the critical moments of the day was amazing. We received numerous compliments from our guests regarding the quality of the food and the professional attention from the wait staff. Thank you Palmer’s Catering for creating this special day!!!

The phrase "blown away" does not even begin to cover how incredibly grateful that we had Palmers cater our wedding. Our venue is very minimal, no kitchen and not a lot of space but Palmers worked MAGIC on our wedding day to make everything go off without a hitch. Palmers was exceptionally helpful throughout the planning process. We booked a tasting before signing the contracts and were immediately pleased with all the food we tasted and the variety of options. One of our favorite parts of the planning process was putting together our menu from all of Palmers delicious and special options! Palmers also handled setting up all of our rentals through Please Be Seated. Christina worked closely with our venue coordinator to make sure that all the necessary rentals would be supplied and we had everything we could possibly need. Taking care of all this was a huge weight off our shoulders as she put all of it together. Once we began working with Christina, we knew we were in great hands. She met with us at the venue once and then she went again on her own to make sure all the planning and set up could go off without a hitch. She was incredibly organized throughout the process and was very quick to respond via email or phone call. She checked in with us throughout the planning process to make sure that things were going well. All while planning her own wedding as well! If that isn't impressive, I don't know what is. On the day of, we had Melissa as the days captain and WOW can she captain a team. Upon arrive, Palmers got right to work laying out the linens and setting up their cook tent. The placed our place cards and menus and put together a beautiful cheese table for cocktail hour, my brother called it "a work of art," and it truly was. The team was professional and friendly and was ready to go with plenty of time before our guests arrived. Once cocktail hour started, Palmers was the talk of the party. The appetizers were plentiful and continuously passed around. People often say that the bride and groom never get to eat on their wedding day but trust me we ATE. We got to eat each passed appetizer and were impressed by all of it (HIGHLY recommend the mini pot pies). The drinks were flowing! The bar staff was professional and fun and kept our guests well "hydrated" all night long. At one point during the reception, most of our guests walked outside to catch the beautiful sunrise and Palmers staff came around outside with drinks to serve as they enjoyed the sunset! Before serving the entree, Melissa made sure to tell us that she wanted us to be able to sit and eat our meal! We did and OH MY GOD it was incredible. Every bit was amazing and all of our guests said the same. The service was quick and everyone got their food hot. After everyone licked their plates clean, the staff was quick to clean up to keep the space neat and beautiful. One thing that I knew I wanted for our fall wedding was a mini pie station and Palmers delivered. The station was beautifully done and all of our guests LOVED the pies. It was exactly as I imagined. After our guests left, I felt like I turned my back for two seconds and the tables were already cleared off. They were quick and to the point. Clean up for them was easy and left nothing for us to take care of! We even received a follow up email two days after the event asking how everything went from Christina. We could not imagine our wedding day without Palmers and would recommend them to everyone!

Working with Palmer's Catering Services was an incredible experience. My husband and I were married in our Connecticut backyard in September 2020. We wanted an intimate family feel to the wedding reception with high-end catering that was approachable and fit the experience. Working with Melissa Zelaya and her team was a pleasure. Not only was the food delicious, their attention to detail and service at the wedding was impeccable. Melissa worked with us on budget without compromising the experience, partnered with other vendors we were working with and helped bring the experience to life, truly making our wedding day flawless and one that we will remember for the rest of our lives. Thank you again for making our day extra special!!

Our wedding was held on 7/17/21 at Lounsbury House in Ridgefield CT. Palmer's was our caterer, they handled all food, drink, cake, and day of coordination for us. Our guests were WOW'd at the delicious food. We were so pleased with how everything came together. The staff was very pleasant and everything was smoothly overall with only minor hiccups. We recommend them for any event!

This review is long overdue as my wedding was in October, but I wanted to make sure I had the time to write just how brilliant Palmer’s is. Like most people, our wedding plans changed so we were looking for a caterer to do a small, backyard wedding kind of last minute. We found Palmer’s and once I spoke with Traci, we were sold. I’ve planned multiple military operations and couldn’t plan my wedding to save my life. Traci guided me through the process, gave me her recommendations without being pushy and the wedding was absolutely amazing. I am vegan so they are able to change up certain items. The staff also laid out the table and decorations while we were at the ceremony and came back to an absolutely beautiful setup. I can’t thank them enough. Oh, and good was incredible. Staff was exceptional. Pricing was reasonable. Absolutely amazing service.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND PALMER'S DARIEN TO EVERYONE! Traci and Melissa were our event managers and made sure our wedding day was executed to perfection. We worked with Palmer's Darien for catering, florals, and event planning. Traci made all planning prior to the wedding day SEAMLESS and EASY. I never was worried because she handled it. Joan put together beautiful arrangements and a bouquet for us. Melissa did the day-of coordination and WOW, she really impressed us with her level of attention to detail and she kept everyone on time and to the schedule. The catering staff was professional and so friendly and nice, amazing team. Despite COVID-19 restrictions, I can say that I had the best wedding day I could ever have imagined and Palmer's truly were a large reason for that. THANKS PALMER'S, I will recommend you to everyone and anyone!

We had our wedding reception at the DCA Meadowlands, where we found Palmer's through the venue. I can't say enough how perfectly they made everything great and stress-free for us. Their service is so professional and the food was so delicious. First things first, I would like to give a special thanks to Shannon for her great help and patience while I was bombarding her with billions of questions. She was so hands-on and always so nice and helpful to us. Once we contacted Palmer's, Shannon invited us for a tasting. Before going for the tasting, we were also in contact with some other caterers as well, but once we met with Shannon and Megan, the owner, we've been certain about working with Palmer's. What we really like at most about Palmer's is that they do listen to you for what you request for. They first try to figure out what you expect, what you want or not, and they respond to what you exactly ask for. Our guests loved the food. I noticed some guests going for their second round in the buffet. Palmer's was one of the best decisions my husband and I have ever made for our wedding. Thanks so much again to Palmer's for making our wedding night so smooth and pleasant from the setup through the clean-up, and what we totally hoped for.

Palmer's created absolutely delicious food for our wedding. Guests are still coming up to us and saying how much they enjoyed the food. Erin made sure everything went smoothly day of and I felt we didn't need to worry about anything.

We were tipped off to Palmer's by our stationer, and we are so happy she gave us this recommendation to try Palmer's for our wedding cake. We wanted carrot cake with cream cheese filling and all of the local bakeries we tried did not meet our standards. Palmer's knocked it out of the park. First, the cake was beautiful, and they decorated the cake exactly as we requested with flowers from their florist which helped to simplify things. Second, the cake tasted incredible. All of our guests were raving about how incredible the cake tasted. We are thrilled to have found Palmer's and will be certainly making this our new place for cakes for all occasions!

I booked Palmer's for my wedding and it was a wonderful experience! If you spend a certain amount they include a planner to help with your wedding. Erin, the planner, is great and helpful in guiding you through the process. The food was phenomenal - we gave them our vision and they put together a fabulous menu. We even had guests saying it was the best food that they've ever had at a wedding! In addition, they made everything seamless day of. I didn't worry about anything at all - they had it all under control. I highly recommend them! We did flowers/design with Palmer's as well which makes it so easy.

Extremely professional, fun, and worth every penny. They were the one vendor I didn't have to worry one bit about and I wish looking back I had delegated more to them. The food was totally amazing.