About this vendor
Southern Harvest Catering Company specializes in catering weddings in the Raleigh-Durham and Triad regions of North Carolina. Our mission is to love and to nourish our guests with exceptionally crafted food and genuine, Southern hospitality. Our menu features Southern classics and Southern takes on classic cuisine. We use locally sourced ingredients and focus on foods with bold flavors and vibrant colors.
Services Offered
Southern Harvest Catering Company offers a variety of catering packages to ensure that you get what’s perfect for you on your wedding day, whether that’s a lunch or a full-plated dinner. We accommodate dietary restrictions, and offer a variety of vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free, and gluten-free options. Other services we provide include:
Cake cutting
Buffet
Family style
Stations
Plated
Server(s)
Tastings
Dessert
Full ABC permit
Bartending
Party Planning
Cuisine
Our cuisine is focused on the very best of Southern cuisine, from comfort food (think pit smoked pork BBQ and beef brisket) to the more elegant (Prime Rib and and Chef created menus). We source our meats, produce and cheeses locally, and work with you to create the menu you want to provide for your guests. Our food is classic and highlights the flavors of ingredients we use. We encourage you to come to one of our tastings held monthly at The Matthew's House in Cary.
Our mission is to love and to nourish our guests, vendors and staff such that we show the love of God in the world and glorify His name.
Details
Cuisine
- American
- BBQ
- Italian
- Mexican
- Seafood
- Southern
Dietary Options
- Dairy Free
- Gluten Free
- Nut Free
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
Food & Catering
- Buffet
- Catering Clean Up
- Catering Delivery & Setup
- Menu Tastings
- Passed Appetizers
- Seated Meal
Reviews
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4.8
out of 5.017 reviews
100000/10 recommend! The food was delicious and the management was fantastic! Megan and Lisa made sure every detail that went into the reception was taken care of.
Southern Harvest was great to work with. We loved the food we tried at our tasting, and they sent us home with boxed leftovers (which was great because you never get to eat as much...
as you hope to at your own wedding)! We had to make a few amendments to our total order in the weeks before the event and they were highly communicative and clear every step of the way. The sliders were a big hit! I could have filled up on the goat cheese crostinis and salmon cakes alone, yum! A good price for great service.
The Southern Harvest team was expectational and extremely helpful throughout the process of getting set up for our wedding. The food was delicious and everyone that attended our we...
dding raved about the food! They were also willing to help us make a specialty wine (German Mulled Wine) for our bar services.
After months of searching for the right wedding caterer, we found Southern Harvest! They were very responsive to any questions or modifications we needed to make during the plannin...
g phase. The one negative was that our vegetarian entree option was not as good the day-of as during the taste testing; but the professionalism of the staff and our LOADED plates at our sweetheart table were enough to counter that.
Our experience with Southern Harvest and their Q Shack menu was nothing short of exceptional. From the moment we tasted their delicious barbecue-inspired dishes, we knew we had mad...
e the perfect choice for our event. Southern Harvest truly delivered a flavorful journey that left everyone craving for more.
The Q Shack menu offered by Southern Harvest provided a mouthwatering selection of barbecue delights that pleased every palate. They were even able to accomodate the differing dietary restrictions of our guests with ease!
Not only were the meats exceptional, but the side dishes and accompaniments were equally impressive. The traditional Southern sides such as macaroni and cheese and coleslaw were executed to perfection, delivering a perfect balance of flavors and textures. The freshness and quality of the ingredients used in each dish were evident, resulting in a memorable experience for all. Everyone still tells us how delicious dinner was and admits to getting multiple plates!
The Southern Harvest team's commitment to excellence extended beyond the food itself. Their attention to detail in terms of setup, presentation, and service were impeccable. The staff was friendly, professional, and ensured that every guest felt attended to and taken care of throughout the event.
We received endless compliments from our guests on the food provided by Southern Harvest. The Q Shack menu truly exceeded expectations, leaving everyone satisfied and impressed with the quality and taste of the dishes. Southern Harvest's commitment to delivering a flavorful and memorable dining experience is evident in every bite.
If you're looking for a catering company that brings the authentic flavors of Southern cuisine to your event, Southern Harvest is the perfect choice. Their Q Shack menu is a crowd-pleaser that will leave your guests raving about the delicious food for years to come.
Thank you, Southern Harvest, for providing us with a remarkable culinary experience and ensuring that our event was truly unforgettable.
Love working with southern harvest! Rachelle was so knowledgeable and flexible with all our questions and requests. We used a served buffet and people ranted and raved about our fo...
od! It stayed hot and delicious, people went back for seconds and thirds!
Southern Harvest had the BEST tasting food, for the most reasonable price out of all the different caterers we tried. I loved that we were able to also hire them for bar service at...
our event too. Lisa was awesome day of and ended the night with hugs and lots of laughs. We truly felt like she was just another family member!! Rachelle was easy to communicate with during the planning process and was very helpful in helping us create our menu and finalize details. I highly recommend Southern Harvest for event catering/bar service.
Let me first start by saying that the food, the wait staff, and the culinary team are top notch. The appetizers were delicious, and dinner was excellent. Would absolutely recommend...
them to anyone who asked. If I could separately give them 5 stars, I would. 10/5 would hire them again.
However, the wonderful food and staff were very nearly overshadowed by the absolute dental work that went into getting administration to communicate with us. Three months after we sent in our final menu choices, we hadn't heard anything. We consistently had to keep after Rachelle for any kind of timely response. Two weeks before the wedding, we still hadn't received our final contract, after multiple requests. We stayed ahead of the curve with deadlines, but what should have been a relatively simple process was somehow one of the largest sources of stress in the entire planning process, especially in the last weeks leading up to the wedding.
On top of that, having paid for an open bar, we were very surprised that having barely been open an hour, the bar had already started to run out of options. Even worse, while they had our two signature cocktail choices, that was all they had in the way of mixed drink options, and refused to deviate from those two cocktail recipes. They would not even hear of playing with what little ingredients they had. The bartenders were friendly, and did their jobs with relative ease, but I wonder exactly what management told them, based on how the bar itself was run. At the very least, it should have been communicated clearly what Southern Harvest's definition of "open bar" was before we paid for it. That again, we lay at the feet of Rachelle. If their understanding of an open bar is so very limited, the people they are charging need to know, preferably before they get charged, and definitely before the day of the wedding, rather than several hours into it.
Overall, if their communication was just a little more professional, and we had been less frustrated dealing with them, we might have been able to catch these issues beforehand, and been extremely happy with the services provided.
We had Southern Harvest for our wedding reception and bar service, and they did an absolutely fantastic job! We had barbecue as the food and everyone was raving about how great it ...
was- multiple people said the best food at a wedding ever and we've got some great photos of people eagerly lining up for seconds! The bartenders were super personable, professional, and kind, and I was touched when I noticed that they had even gone out of their way to remembered the preferred nonalcoholic drinks of our non-drinking friends and have one ready for them when someone ordered a round of drinks. The kindness and attention to detail was also evident in planning with Rachelle and Valerie- they were so incredibly helpful, answered all my questions, and were able to accommodate a bunch of last minute changes when we ended up postponing twice due to covid. We really appreciate this business and would highly recommend them! Great value as well!
Southern Harvest Catering helped to coordinate catering for our wedding this past weekend and it was amazing. Food was incredible, bar service was great, Rachelle was super communi...
cative and the serving and wait staff did an incredible job. We were so pleased with everything and couldn't have asked for anything better. We truly recommend Southern Harvest for anyone's special event.
We really enjoyed working with Southern Harvest Catering for our wedding reception buffet. Tom, the owner of Southern Harvest, was very pleasant to work with. He listened to our de...
sires for the wedding and was able to help us perfect a menu while still keeping our budget in mind. We originally were interested in having Q Shack cater the wedding, but once we contacted QS and found out Q Shack and SH are owned by the same company and we were able to blend what each offered to create our perfect menu, we were hooked. Every guest I talked to at the wedding loved the dinner and I wouldn't hesitate to work with this company again in the future!
Southern Harvest was a key part in making our wedding day truly magical. Tom and Lisa are rock stars. I know part of the reason they loved us was because we were getting married on...
a goat farm, but it went a lot deeper than that. We loved being around Tom and Lisa, and we felt like they were as excited about our wedding as we were! (Which, let's be honest, is pretty rare). They put so much love and effort into our wedding. We had multiple meetings and tastings with them to perfect our menu. They were easily available for any questions or calls. They came to our venue to figure out logistics closer to the wedding date. The food blew us and our guests away, and the presentation exceeded our expectations. The other staff were so helpful and friendly. Tom and Lisa were there on the wedding day too! Lisa checked in on us many times to see if we needed anything. They're not phoning it in, they really care, and we were so lucky to have them!
Tom, Lisa, and the entire Southern Harvest Team truly treated us like family from the moment we met them and constantly went above and beyond to make sure every single aspect of ou...
r wedding menu was perfectly tailored to our vision and budget. Tom arranged for us to attend MULTIPLE private tastings and was extremely helpful in offering up suggestions about what kinds of dishes/setup would work best for our venue and guest count. With his help, we selected a southern/local menu that guests absolutely RAVED about. On the day of the wedding, the entire Southern Harvest team treated my partner and I like royalty, frequently checking on us to make sure we had drinks and food and making sure that we were being completely taken care of. They even personally served us at the beginning of dinner so we wouldn’t have to go through the buffet line and packaged up to-go boxes for us so we’d have dinner for the next day. Several guests remarked on the Southern Harvest team’s warmth and hospitality, so I know our guests were also treated to an evening of amazing service. By choosing to work with Southern Harvest, we literally saved THOUSANDS of dollars (compared to what we would have spent if we had gone with one of the bigger catering companies in the triangle area), but the quality AND presentation of food, service, and professionalism could not have been topped. It was such an honor to have a catering team who made us feel so cared for and celebrated. Seriously, hire these folks! Our wedding day was made so special because we did!
Lots of miscommunication in the beginning due to our point-of-contact leaving the company. But the owner/manager completely made up for it! He was very accommodating and had great ...
customer service. Our guests very happy with the food and we were happy in the end.
Falon was great to work with. They accommodated exactly what we were looking for and fit our budget. The food was delicious and we enjoyed the tasting they put on.
Brandi so SOOOOO AMAZING to work with. We planned my wedding from North Carolina and I made various changes throughout the process but she was extremely accommodating and helpful t...
hroughout. On the day of everything was set up and went smoothly and I got multiple compliments on how great the food from the Q Shack was.
We found Southern Harvest through our venue (Museum of Life & Science). We were so happy with the meal options and pricing. Laura was willing to re-do our proposal several times as...
we made changes, and was very flexible. The food was SO good! Multiple guests told us over the days after our wedding how much they enjoyed the food. The catering staff who worked our wedding were also great. They made sure my husband & I had a meal at our table, and were very attentive to every guest throughout the night.
Contact
401 E Center St., Mebane, NC | NC Triangle and Triad
Southern harvest Catering Company