About this vendor
Startups Catering & Events is a wedding catering company based out of Middletown, NJ. These award-winning chefs specialize in bringing high-quality and flavorful dishes to corporate and private events. Whether you’re throwing an intimate dinner party or large wedding reception, this company will provide everything you need to impress and inspire your guests.
Owners Sam and Katy Schultz began their business with the goal of continuing on a family tradition that began with Sam’s grandfather, Elbert Startup. Elbert was the original founder of Startups, a catering restaurant that opened in Los Angeles in the 1960s. Sam was raised working in the business and decided to start his own restaurant on the east coast in order to honor his family’s legacy.
Since 2004, the Schultz family has been delivering gourmet cuisine to events throughout New York and New Jersey. For your wedding, Sam and Katy will work closely with you to design a menu that appeals to your tastes and fits your budget. On the big day, they provide linens, serving dishes, silverware, and professionally-dressed servers to ensure that everything runs smoothly.
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Cuisine
- American
- BBQ
- Chinese
- French
- Hawaiian
- Italian
Dietary Options
- Organic
- Vegetarian
Food & Catering
- Buffet
- Catering Clean Up
- Catering Delivery & Setup
- Chef Stations
- Family Style
- Food Trucks
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4.5
out of 5.08 reviews
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TERRIBLE CATERING EXPERIENCE - STAY FAR AWAY!!
Startups Catering was hired to provide the catering for our wedding after finding their company listed on this website.
A FEW of the shortcomings:
Staff arrived well over an hour LATE.
The presentation of the food at the wedding was INCREDIBLY SUBAR. The presentation was not remotely similar to the photos on the Startups website. We later realized that most if not all of the companies online photos were most likely pulled from Google.
By the time my wife and I went to get food at the cocktail hour they were completely out of multiple appetizers.
The Tri Tip carving station was labeled as “TRIP TIP” which confused many guests. Guests complained that the beef was undercooked, chewy, and could not cut it up due to a lack of steak knives on the tables.
Pasta was served plain in the trays without sauce which was aesthetically unappealing and caused the pasta to clump together. The sauces were coagulated which looked extremely unappetizing.
The Mahi Mahi was labeled as Halibut which could have caused a SERIOUS issue if someone was allergic.
Employees were seen bussing the tables with black garbage bags during the reception.
After the wedding I received MANY complaints from guests and vendors stating that there was not enough food and some DID NOT EVEN GET TO EAT. The photographers were seen eating fast food in the corner which was humiliating to say the least.
After reaching out to the owner Sam Schultz about our dissatisfaction, I received no reply for 15 days. I finally received a reply of "Ok". It has now been over 6 months since the wedding, no resolution was ever given, and he has since stopped responding to all forms of communication.
In conclusion, Sam Schultz has horrible customer service, used fraudulent images on his website, and car salesman-like friendliness/ tactics to assure my wife and I that our wedding day would be amazing, which in fact was nothing but a SCAM!!
Mind you we paid $12,000 for what is shown in the photos attached!
SIMILAR REVIEWS ON YELP.COM AND GOOGLE
We used Startups catering company for breakfast at our hotel the morning after the wedding. The food was yummy and the staff helped everything run smoothly.
Sam and the team at Startups Catering did an amazing job for our wedding! From the initial phone consultation, to menu planning, providing China & linens and the amazing staff, every detail was catered to us and our needs! When we asked about proving gluten free, vegetarian and vegan meals, Sam delivered above and beyond even noting my specific food allergies and creating a menu that really met our diverse needs. Our family and friends enjoyed all of the food! And the drinks made by the bartender were wonderful! So thankful that we found Startups! We would recommend them for any event!
My wife and I were on a tight budget for our wedding and Sam was not only understanding but talked with us for hours trying to save us as much as possible while also making sure we got every item and drink option we wanted on the menu.
The entire staff of Startups was so kind, especially our coordinator Christy—she was a dream!
Everyone made an effort to make sure that we were well taken care of.
We had great conversations with the staff and their positive energy created an atmosphere we much appreciated on our wedding day.
The food was terrific and the bartending staff was also kind, polite, and jovial.
We wholeheartedly recommend Startups and thank them and their staff for making our wedding special.
I couldn’t let the year go by without writing this review. Let me start off by saying hiring Startup Caterings for my wedding was THE BEST decision I made out of my entire wedding. I am West African and had a big West African wedding with 300+ people and Sam and his staff fed everyone with so such professionalism and grace. The food was SUPERB and fresh! Till this day people still compliment the food and mention how flavorful it was. Sam worked with me, my husband and our parents to create the most perfect menu. He was kind, professional, patient, and all around amazing (even through my bridezella moments lol). I’m forever grateful for how well he took care of us the day of my wedding and I pray that you all read this and make the right decision and book them. Trust me, you will not regret it! Thank you Sam and team for everything!!!
I would give Start up 6+ stars if I could.
Professional, stress free, attentive to details, punctual, responsive, inconspicuous, kind, flexible and…..wonderfully delicious food for my daughter’s wedding of 130 people.
They did such an amazing job with our event and I highly recommend them!!
We used Startup Catering for my daughter's wedding. We had a few special requests - and there were no questions asked. Sam did a great job of listening and capturing what we wanted and made sure every aspect was unique to our preferences, taste and budget. Sam and Katie provided us with the highest customer service, organization and communication from day 1. They were so personal and coordinated everything which made our lives easy during this busy time.They provided a creative food presentation that was delicious and great service the actual day of the wedding. We received SO many compliments from our guests and could not have been happier! Startup catering assisted in making the event an unforgettable experience.
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