Ristorante Di Pompello

We were looking for a more affordable catering option for our wedding that still had great tasting food and could accommodate my vegetarian partner. Pompello fit the bill! I explained to the head of catering Heidi how in previous weddings with buffets we had been one of the last tables called and sat around starving while we watched others eat, or how by the time we got to the buffet they had run out of certain items. She was able to work out a compromise within our budget to avoid this issue, without paying for full service catering. We requested salad and bruschetta on the tables ahead of time so that people could eat as they waited for their table to be called up. The food was delicious and the only complaints were that they eggplant parmesan was not served with marinara (not sure why, it was when we sampled it), and the bread for the bruschetta was not originally out on the table with the salad and bruschetta mix. My mom had to ask them to put the bread out - some people apparently thought it was just a tomato salad. Also I think there was some confusion/miscommunication on the nonalcoholic drinks and cake cutting. I had provided iced tea, lemonade and water for guests who arrived before the ceremony, and Pompello provided NA drinks during the reception, but there were no NA drinks during the cocktail hour on a 90+ degree day... Not necessarily their fault, just miscommunication between us and Pompello and the bartender. The NA drinks they did provide were supposed to be iced tea, lemonade, water, and coffee, but for some reason we got coffee, water, and some kind of fruity pink drink. Not sure what it was, but it wasn't bad, just not what we expected. As for the cake cutting, we wanted to save the top tier and serve the bottom tier, but for some reason the whole cake was saved. Again, this was probably just a miscommunication between me and our coordinator and the catering staff. We were making the decision last minute. I also found out that no small plates were put on the dessert table (which is something that I had requested from Pompello) and because of this many of our guests only took one dessert at a time from the table instead of a plateful. Between that and not serving the cake and several guests canceling last minute, we ended up with a LOT of leftover dessert. One last thing I'll mention here is that I asked about garbage in an email to the venue and Pompello several weeks before the wedding and thought we had it resolved, only to get an email the night before the wedding from Pompello saying that garbage removal was not included in the contract and they could do it for an extra fee. I paid the extra fee to get it taken care of because what choice did I have at that point? Just not something you want to have to worry about the night before the wedding. All in all, nothing mentioned here was a big deal, and arguably none of it was solely Pompello's responsibility (except maybe the bruschetta), but in a relatively hiccup-free wedding, almost all the minor issues we did have involved catering. In spite of that, I would still highly recommend Ristorante di Pompello if you are looking for a wedding caterer. They are a crowd pleaser for sure - who doesn't love pasta?!