Savoir Fare Limited

ot easy to please and good food was a top priority for us. The food on the wedding day was just as great as it was at the tasting, and our guests all had clean plates. Lyndse was so great to work with and made the entire process so easy. She even was able to get me additional rental items THE WEEK of my wedding when I had a last minute change of heart. Everyone at Savoir Fare was amazing to work with and we are so grateful to have worked with them for our wedding. If good food is a priority for you, you have to hire Savoir Fare.

and types of appetizers and main courses. We absolutely loved the food we ended up picking, as did our guests! So many people sought us out at our wedding to tell us how amazing the food was. The appetizers, salads, mains, desserts, AND late-night food were all delicious, and SF partners with a bakery called Sugardust that made us the most delicious wedding cake we’ve ever tasted. Savoir Fare also effortlessly accommodated our guests’ dietary restrictions, including vegan, dairy- and gluten-free, and various allergies, and everyone is still raving about how delicious those meals were! The service was professional and well-paced and the staff members were helpful and friendly. SF also handled coordinating and placing our rental order and provided flawless cocktail hour and reception bartending service. Our day-of coordinator, Lyndse, made sure everything ran like clockwork on the day of our wedding and was there to help with absolutely anything we needed. Savoir Fare was a huge part of our wedding day and we are so glad we chose them!

ed up going with the rustic chicken and braised short ribs for a plated dinner! I received SO many compliments from guests about the food from the taste to the fact it was still piping hot when served!

amazing, they were also very reasonably priced and the team was incredibly professional. I would highly recommend them for your next event.

not recommend that service through Savoir Fare to others. More details about each are provided below: Food/Catering Service: We had a great tasting at Savoir Fare and really appreciated that the company was flexible with food options and willing to be competitive/price match other caterers. However, two weeks prior to the wedding Savoir Fare increased the labor costs from what we were quoted even with a reduced guest count. Although the food the day of our wedding wasn’t nearly as good as the tasting (crostinis were very stale, beef/chicken dishes were dry, and French fries were served cold), it was still solid and our guests enjoyed it. The catering staff was also very efficient and did a good job keeping tables cleared and serving guests. Day-of Coordinator Services: When we first signed on to Savoir Fare’s day-of coordinator package, we really liked the idea of the coordinator being built into such an important vendor and having such a large team at their disposal. Our initial coordinator was great and reached out early to us to start filling out a packet of thorough questions and logistics about the wedding weekend. However, our initial coordinator left the company a few months before our wedding, and after that time period we received almost no communication from our new coordinator, including not hearing from her for a month between our walkthrough and the wedding, despite us reaching out multiple times via email and phone. To move anything forward with Savoir Fare, such as final food and rental details during the last two months leading up to the wedding, we multiple times had to contact the owner. Although we fully recognize that a day-of coordinator’s job is supporting the weekend of the wedding itself, being unresponsive for weeks at a time regarding details that needed to be discussed ahead of the wedding, and especially being unresponsive literally the week of our wedding is unacceptable. We talked to her for the first time in over two weeks at the rehearsal the day before, which she was so late to that we had to run through the ceremony details with the guests instead, which added unneeded stress to the wedding planning process. It seemed like our coordinator was fairly overwhelmed picking up the work of our initial coordinator who left, and we are understanding of that, but the lack of expectation setting, saying she would follow up on things and then not doing it, and general lack of communication made us feel like we couldn’t rely on her. Our wedding and reception did go very well when it came down to it the day of, yet there were several missed details. The upstairs bar was not stocked even though we clearly labeled which liquor should go where, most guests didn’t get cake since it was distributed poorly, and our coordinator arrived after the rental company the morning of, so the owners of the venue had to sign for rentals. She was intimately familiar with the venue, which helped a lot, and clearly a competent coordinator. Until Savoir Fare addresses the issues I mentioned above, though, I would not recommend the coordinator package.

d requests. We had lots of compliments on the food. I’ve never been to a wedding where salads were one of the biggest hits but the summer salad with mandarin oranges and poppyseed dressing was very deserving. Especially with cornbread on the side! Thanks for helping to make our day amazing!

blown away by the tasting & had a hard time deciding which items to pick for the reception. After paying our deposit & finalizing our menu 1 year in advance of the date, our discussions with Savoir Fare were put on hold until closer to the event. Unfortunately, covid hit and we were forced to consider the possibility that the event would not take place as planned. Savoir Fare communicated with us regularly and we were assured if we had to move the date that they would work with us. In addition, they were adjusting protocols to be in accordance with CDC guidelines so that if we wanted to host the event, all safety measures would be put in place. Katelynn & Lyndse worked hard to make sure our event was flawless. The food was delicious and all of our guests were impressed with our caterer. We had just a few little mishaps, but it would not prevent me from using Savoir Fare or recommending them to friends. First, we had requested in advance that the bartenders not put a cup out for tips. We were told that this was never done. Unfortunately, one of the bartenders did have a tip jar out. My husband quietly said something to him and he put it away. Second, I had saved a dessert to take home with me because I did not get a chance to eat it during the evening. I had asked the staff not to take it and put it next to my purse. It was tossed during the cleanup (I’m sure they were moving fast to get it all done, but I was kind of sad). And finally, we had requested that water & lemonade be available to our guests upon arrival at the ceremony. It was available, but not nearly enough. The water was completely drained very quickly (it was a warm day) and only a small portion of our guests were able to get some. These items were minor & definitely something that can easily be fixed for next time we host an event! Thank-you again to Savoir Fare for making our daughter & her new husband’s reception such a wonderful evening!

amazing! They put together individual appetizer and dessert boxes for our guests so we could keep everything socially distanced. They had great ideas for menu options that would hold up easily and incorporated all of our requests. There was plenty to eat and everything was absolutely delicious! When we sat down to eat, all the talking stopped and everyone basically ate in contented silence for 15 minutes (except for people saying, “that was really good! And THAT was really good!”). And then the same thing happened with the desserts! We couldn’t have asked for anything more - thank you all so much!

process. They were so organized and the food was delicious. I would definitely recommend them to anyone have a wedding large or small they do a fantastic job!!

mily-owned business near where we were getting married. We had a great experience at the tasting and at our wedding because of how delicious their food is! The reason we gave them three stars is because we were really disappointed with their communication style. We had a hard time getting in contact with them throughout the planning process for timely answers via e-mail, but also on the phone which was incredibly frustrating at times. Knowing that it's a small business we expected delayed communication, but at one point it took Savoir Fare 6 weeks to respond back to us pretty close to our wedding. That would make any couple feel a bit anxious. We experienced a lot of mistakes in the contract and rentals breakdown with things not being removed that were repeatedly requested to be removed and we received another couple's contract and rentals list at one point. Also, on our wedding day when the rentals company came to deliver the rentals to the venue, the rentals company was not prepared with the floor layout and had no idea where anything was supposed to go. Because our catering manger and our wedding planner weren't supposed to arrive for another hour or so, the bride, the MOB and the MOG had to direct the delivery people where everything was supposed to go according to the floor plan when it was decided that Savoir Fare would ensure that the rental company would have a full understanding of where everything needed to go prior to their arrival. Again, we had an incredible experience in terms of food quality and taste, but we wish that our communication and organization experience with Savoir Fare had been improved throughout the many months we worked with them.

e rental company they work with is great (Select Event Group)! Our guests are still telling us how good the food was!! I truly do not have one negative thing to say about Savoir Fare. Additionally, if you select Savoir Fare and are in need a day-of coordinator I *HIGHLY* recommend Lyndse Wolford. She made the whole entire planning process so easy and stress-free. Not to mention the actual wedding day where she was on top of EVERYTHING!! She is a rockstar. Our wedding day would not have been the same without Lyndse and Savoir Fare.

e that Bluemont was the place, we opted to try some of Savoir Fare’s food, and we were not disappointed. I remember raving about the salads. They were SO good. Then we moved onto the mains which were flavorful and well prepared. When we came in for our formal tasting, we were again very impressed, and we had our mothers’ approvals as well. The food on the day of the wedding was a great execution. Everything that was served was delicious. And the family style service worked so well to engage our guests in conversation. No one left hungry!

the different rental plans with me and kept me calm the entire time. She is exceptional! I seriously can't imagine going with any other caterer!

erything. And when I say everything I mean EVERYTHING. We did not have to worry about a thing! The food was to die for!!!! So delicious, our guests are still talking about it. We wish we could have Savior Fare every day! Seriously our day could not have gone more smoothly. Love Savior Fare!!!

She and her staff were flexible in service and when choosing our food choices. The food was also amazing! We are still getting complaints on the flavor, the temperature and the overall quality. We wanted a caterer who cared about buying local and cooking seasonally and that was Savoir Fare. They knocked it out of the park in every aspect!

they enjoyed the food. You absolutely cannot go wrong with choosing Savoir Fare for your wedding caterer! Highly recommend.

ption was great. My mom ended up asking for the steak to be much more simple than the actual menu steak. It was made au jus with horseradish on the side. At the wedding, again the appetizers were the best part. The salad was good too, but nothing extraordinary. People who got the steak seemed to enjoy it, but the chicken was dry. We did have a medical emergency that set the buffet service back almost an hour, so we can understand that the food was not heated. There is a kitchen on site, but for some reason they do not use it for wedding receptions. It may be too small. At any rate the food was overall fairly average for wedding food. The manager did comp us for over a full table, which was incredibly generous and appreciated.

d family to take our time and make decisions and helped us along the way. The food is amazing and we received so many compliments on the service and food. They were incredibly professional and walked us through many options before we landed on ours. Book them, you won’t be disappointed!

n on fried wantons, and bruschetta. For dinner there were fresh baked rolls then the most delicious salad with amazing white balsamic vinaigrette dressing. The main course was served family style (which our guests loved) and was a choice of either grilled chicken breast with tomato and avocado salsa or beef tenderloin. All of the food came out hot and there was plenty for all of our guests to have seconds. Everyone commented that the food was the best they have ever had at a wedding! We could not have been happier!

rom as much of a control freak as myself! As for the food, I've had so many people continue to tell me how great the food was! Would definitely recommend.

o I tried one more time thru their website and still nothing. So just from that alone, I would not feel comfortable using a vendor who I cant get in contact with and says they are going to do something such as provide a quote and never does. Very disappointing.

recommend Savoir Fare for you next catered event.

was very professional. Katelynn and Lyndse went above and beyond to make sure our big day went smoothly - they were extremely responsive, flexible, friendly, and offered great advice on everything from food pairings to rentals. We would highly recommend to anyone looking for a great caterer!