Table Catering Co.

From the beginning, food was an important part of mine and my spouse’s vision for our wedding day, and we could not have asked for anything better than what we got from Table Catering. Brooke and her team created an amazing personalized menu (including cake, a signature cocktail, and late night food!), and it did not disappoint. The food looked beautiful and tasted even better; multiple people told us the salmon was the best they had ever had, period. Everyone who worked with Table, from chefs to servers, were also incredible, and put so much effort into making our day run smoothly. There were two minor mix ups day of with dietary restrictions, and both were rectified within five minutes. I can’t say enough good things about the service, environment, and most importantly, the FOOD from Table Catering. I’m so happy they were a part of our wedding, because they truly made it perfect.

We booked Table Catering Co. for our wedding because they have an exclusive catering contract and manage the Almquist Winery venue where we wanted to get married. Unfortunately, Table Catering Co.’s management is rude, dishonest, and very difficult to work with. It was clear early on that the venue’s mismanagement was going to be an issue, but we loved the Almquist Winery so much that we decided to do everything in our power to make it work. We hired one of Table’s “preferred” wedding planners in the hopes that they would have a positive working relationship. Unfortunately, as time went on our wedding planners repeatedly told us that Table’s administrative practices were “horrendous” and “unacceptable”. Eventually it got so bad that our planners (their PREFERRED planners) said they “were severing all future ties”. Table did so many rude and unprofessional things that I can’t name them all and stay in the character limits for this review. They didn’t show up for scheduled meetings and tastings. They sent us invoices with an illegal additional 2.2% tax charge (King County tax rate is 10.25%. They tried to charge us 12.44%). After months of reaching out and working together (and Jenny confirming our date), they made us change the date of our wedding because they didn’t want to book a Saturday for less than 80 people. After several rounds of invoicing from Jenny, Brooke added an additional $1,200 to our venue costs. Worst of all, a mere 20 days before our wedding, Brooke refused to honor our executed contract and tacked on an additional $1,000+. When we asked them to honor their written estimates and contracts along the way, their response was, essentially, if you don’t want to pay the higher price then cancel your wedding because another bride will pay us more. As our wedding date got closer and they kept finding new charges to add to our invoices and signed contracts we felt extorted. We had to either pay their extra fees or cancel our wedding at the last minute. In total we paid $11,718.59 to Almquist/Table for a 30 person wedding on a Sunday evening. This broke down as follows: $400 for a 3 person tasting; $2,325.00 for 3 food stations and 3 Hors d'Oeuvres; $1,670 for service staff (1 bartender, 2 servers, and 3 chefs); $3,300 for the event space (greenhouse and restaurant); $250 for a cleaning fee; $870 in bar charges; $1,052.29 in taxes; and $1,851.30 in mandatory administrative fees. The mandatory administrative fees are described in the contract as “Admin fee includes all gratuity and service charges”. Despite paying over $3,500 in wages and mandatory gratuities for 5 service staff, on the day of our wedding we received terrible service and the staff actively solicited additional tips from our guests. The bartender went so far as to put a tip jar front and center on the counter and place a $20 bill slung over the side to encourage our guests to tip more. It was incredibly tacky.

Table Catering Co.'s team was truly remarkable for our intimate wedding at The Almquist Winery in Seattle, WA. By booking The Almquist Winery for our wedding venue, the catering company we had to work with was with Table. I am so glad that working with Brooke and her team was required. I literally owe Brooke and her team (special shoutout to Jenny) for working with us and our wedding postponements. We were a May 2020 wedding and finally had our wedding on May 2022. They were so understanding of the changes. Brooke and Jenny were so responsive and so helpful when I had questions, especially the months leading up to the wedding. The food was absolutely delicious (please get the artichokes as an appetizer - they were a hit with everyone). We opted for a waffle bar instead of cake and we are so glad we did. These waffles were truly gourmet and perfect. I highly recommend booking Table for any event if you are considering them. Plus, look at their presentation! Brooke is also excited to do custom menu options and really customizes it to your needs! We had two vegans and 1 gluten free guest and she made specific dishes for them! We no longer live in Seattle, WA but if I ever need to have an event catered in the area I will book Table in a heartbeat.

My husband and I absolutely loved working with Brooke at Table Catering Co for our August wedding this past year. One of the things we cared most about our wedding was to have shared, joyful meals with delicious food, and Brooke and her team absolutely delivered on that promise. Brooke catered our rehearsal and wedding dinners, and we had the best time with our family and friends enjoying incredible food and drink all weekend long. Brooke created customized food and drink menus individualized to us and our food/drink preferences. Brooke made our vision come to life and brought so much talent, knowledge, creativity, and thoughtfulness to the food and drink menu selection and preparation. She also managed many other things behind the scenes (e.g., putting together rental orders, serving outside food/desserts that we brought in, finding tables for rehearsal dinner after a venue mishap). We would gladly recommend Table Catering Co to any of our loved ones looking for a catering service (or just dessert at Bell’s Cookies after a walk around Green Lake). We had so many of our family and friends compliment how fantastic the food and drinks were and how kind and helpful the staff was. Thank you so much, Brooke and the Table team!