Our oldest daughter, Abby Braida passed away in March after months of valiantly fighting this terrible disease - CANCER. She was planning to be married to Christian Yeary this past weekend June 3rd. This has been a rough road for us to traverse down. Fortunately, we are surrounded by a community of wonderful family, friends and businesses. Thank you to all of you for showing us understanding and compassion during this difficult time. Autumn Arp is wonderful to work with and showed compassion for our situation. We would highly recommend using them for your next event. Again, we can't thank you enough. By the way - Abby was able to have a tasting and the food was amazing, very tasty. There are many linen and table setting options to choose from. Autumn is well versed on the latest trends. read more

We had a wonderful tasting while trying to choose the food for our wedding. They were friendly and fun and the food was great. We chose them for the wide range of options. We picked 10 apps and decided with the wood fire pizzas (which was really cool watching them set up and cook the pizzas) and a few different lasanges. I am a vegetarian and wasnt sure how the vwggie lasganas woukd go iver, but even my meat loving family said it was awesome. They did a bride and groom speciality pizzas too. Everyone raved about the food and they were so great to work with. It took so much wedding stress off us for going with them. We got married at Lake Michigan Gardens, 8.18.18- which is a wonderful venue. They all worked together to make it a great day. I highly recommend this catering company. read more

**I am uploading this everywhere now because they removed my review off their facebook page instead of owning up to it. One star is too many. My job caters in meals with Classic Catering every single day and 90% of it is old, rotten or raw. It is to the point where when their food comes, my staff and I throw it out immediately. At this point I am convinced this company is attempting to poison us. Tuesday they served us salads. Thinking they were safe, my coworker ONLY ate the meat on top and got so sick from it she couldn't work the rest of her day. After hearing other employees complain about their salads, we pulled ours out of the trash (because we NEVER trust their food) and opened them up to find BLACK and ROTTED avocado on every single salad. As I have said, this is not the first time. Do not support this company. Ours has let them know our problems with their food multiple times, yet still they do nothing to change it. Even the fruit they serve is old. Any company willing to let this continue... to care so less about their customers that they would let this happen, is not worth your business. **My staff and I have photos - my phone isn't letting me add them. read more

Rude. Slow. Tasteless. Suggested alternatives: Airport Marriott; Chili's; Old El Paso What a waste of money for a rehearsal dinner, which is typically considered the kick-off to a special occasion. read more

We used Classic Catering and Events for our wedding in Michigan City. From start to finish the experience was more than we had hoped for. We went in once for a group tasting, which was so elaborate and had too many dishes than we could try. After we had decided to use Classic Catering, we went in for another private tasting to help decide which menu items to choose. At the private tasting the chef was on hand to answer any questions regarding ingredients, presentation, dietary requirements, etc. All the food we tried was fantastic. They were very flexible in allowing us vegetarian options. The menu plan we chose allowed for two entrees. We chose two meat entrees and they provided a vegetarian option but did not charge extra. Cheri was amazingly helpful and flexible, and made the whole process a breeze. Plus, they were able to provide tents, portable bathrooms (the wedding was outside in a garden), decorations, fans, tables, chairs, etc. read more

Classic Catering recently (4/30/16) catered our wedding. First and foremost, over the course of the planning process, Classic Catering became the "yes people". I coined this term for them because no matter what task I brought to them; their answer was always yes. Anything from asking them to moving copious amounts of furniture and items throughout the venue, all the way to asking them to cater our wedding inside of 90 days. Aside from being logistical wizards, Classic's food was literally some of the best food i have ever had at a wedding. I may be biased, but our ruthless guests most certainly were not. Even these heathens all said that it was the best food they have ever had at a wedding. we did family style fare, with appetizers added on, and rented various items through them as well. These guys are no joke!! Lastly, i feel obligated to speak about how easy Classic was to deal with when it came time to talk money. They bent over backwards to make us happy when it came to price, and were understanding whenever we came to them with a concern! we will be recommending anyone we see to Classic Catering. Thanks again for making our wedding amazing!! read more

Outstanding Customer Service! Absolutely Wonderful! We had the greatest experience working with Classic Catering for our April 2019 wedding in New Buffalo, MI. We are from the Chicagoland area, but stumbled upon our dream venue "The Apple Blossom", a gorgeous private estate we found online. www.dwellvacations.com Planning a wedding is stressful. Planning an outdoor wedding for 120 people...in Michigan..in April was a bold decision. We were not immune to the stress. Selecting Classic Catering for our event rentals and reception/dinner service was the BEST decision we could have made. The convenience of Classic's "one-stop-shop" (why juggle multiple vendors if you can go through one?) significantly reduced our stress levels. Classic provides both catering services as well as event rental items. In other words, they have everything you will need for your wedding day. Here's the best part: Classic Catering provides UNPARALLELED customer service. My fiancé and I were particularly impressed with our point of contact: Autumn Arp. She was truly remarkable! Autumn's thoroughness, prompt and professional correspondence, flexibility and willingness to 'work with us' to remain within our budget was so refreshing. Autumn's delightful personality, her genuine concern for our satisfaction, and her willingness to do backflips for us, immediately correcting any issues or concerns was tremendously impressive--She was our saving grace! EVERY couple needs an "Autumn", especially during the stressful weeks leading up to a big wedding. We were absolutely blown away. The top-caliber service levels provided by Autumn were above-and-beyond anything we could have hoped for! I highly recommend Classic Catering for weddings and events of any size. Especially if you have the privilege of working with the spectacular Ms. Autumn Arp. She is a master of her craft and class-act in every sense. Thank you! read more

We can't recommend John Wagner and Classic Catering enough! We went for a wedding tasting at their location and the food was great!!! We actually had a hard time narrowing down choices even though we did a dual entree. Their facility is very clean; they took our temperature upon entry and follow similar protocols for all of their employees prior to events. Beautiful tablescapes are on display and John even helped us pick out napkins and plate chargers. They offer other rental items so we were able to get a beautiful chandelier, too. John was always available, had excellent communication, and was extremely patient and flexible despite many changes and questions. He did everything he could to accommodate our requests and they even baked a special favor that we requested to give our wedding guests. We received lots of positive feedback about the food and the charcuterie table was awesome! It was nice to see John there day of to oversee things and check in with us and he even sent a follow up email. Absolutely no complaints, everything went just as planned and I'd definitely do another event with them! read more

Classic Catering & Events - Caterers Near Me - Bridgman, Michigan

Such a great catering company! The staff are extremely personable and thorough! Julie was wonderful to work with and one of the most professional people I have ever experienced in the service industry. read more

I used Classic just for their rentals (thank God, becuase I heard bad reviews on their food) for a holiday party. I can't begin to describe the poor quality of the rentals. The tables & chairs were so scratched, I had to buy felt tips for the bottom so they wouldn't scratch my floors. The chairs so dirty, I had to scrub them for hours before my guests arrived. The tablecloths were so thin, you could see the horrid tables through them. Worst of all, my assistant called them to address the concerns, and they said "they are rentals, used over and over, what do you expect?" She left messages for the owner of the company (Brad or Brett??) to express our displeasure, and he never returned her calls. Poor quality, even worse customer service!!! I can't imagine how dirty their kitchen is after seeing their furniture! read more

They did a great job with our specific wedding rentals. We got a 40x80' white tent and various tables, linens and a bar. The cost was the least expensive from all the advertised rental companies in the area. They were helpful and patient although i was so indecisive and ended up changing our order several times. The tent was erected in a little over an hour and they put it up on thurs and didn't take it down until monday. This gave us shelter to set up and tear down all the reception decor. Very convenient in case of unpredictable weather. We enjoyed working with them and would recommend them to other budget conscious brides. read more

Classic Catering has provided our company with great food for our Christmas parties for the last 4 years. The food is always fresh, hot, and delicious. They deliver and set it up and always polite and helpful. They provide a very fancy menu but since we are a machine shop with down to earth guys they will make anything that is requested. read more

I needed desserts and staff for a memorial service. They made wonderful desserts and the two ladies set up their food and arranged what we brought and helped with everything at the reception. People loved talking to the ladies. Just the type to have at a memorial service-very personable. Just don't order punch. It's $2 per serving and you can mix it yourself for far less. Or just order far less than you are feeding. read more

Classic Catering & Events is the best!! Truly, from the moment my fiance and I had out first meeting with Cheri, we loved them. First of all the food is amazing. My guests at my wedding loved everything. There wasn't one complaint from my family, which is saying a lot. The entire serving staff was incredibly efficient, friendly, and helpful. They all looked and acted professionally. They coordinated all the food, baked goods, and rental items. The communication was fantastic. My every request was honored. I could tell through their wonderful service that their primary goal was to make my event the best it could have possibly have been. All the rental items were in excellent shape. Everything was clean and in excellent repair. There is a reason they are on the top of most of the preferred venue listings in the South Western Michigan area. I can't possibly say enough about their outstanding service and terrific staff. read more

Our experience with this caterer was extremely disappointing and it was unfortunate because they were our only option when booking our venue. We would like to think that the service we received was not due to the fact that they were the exclusive caterer but after the experience we had we really are not sure. Cheri was our contact at Classic and was helpful at the beginning but closer to the date became more challenging to work with. We had asked her for a basic service timeline of the event, like how long does dinner service take, so we could set up our timeline with the DJ and first dances. She refused to give us this basic information but offered us her services as a day of coordinator for an additional $2000. We declined because we had two event coordinators as guests that were going to handle this for us the day of our wedding. Days leading up to our wedding we had emailed Cheri the tent floor plan and how many people would be seated at each table along with the locations of vegetarian entrees. The day of the event our coordinators saw issues with the seating at the tables but there was no one from Classic to address these issues with. They did call Cheri on her cell phone to inform her that some tables were missing chairs. When we walked into the tent at the start of our reception she approached us asking how her staff would know where vegetarians were seated. Apparently she has several email addresses and did not open our email with this information from days before. That shows very little organization and also not a characteristic we would even want in an event planner! My parents table did not have enough chairs so a few of their guests had to find a seat elsewhere, despite the fact that Cheri had our seating chart and was informed of this issue hours prior to the event. When we were announced at the reception and walked in to cut our cake there was no plate on the table or napkins. We stood there with all eyes, and cameras, on us covered in cake waiting for someone to do something. Cheri tossed us a plate like frisbee. So embarrassing and unprofessional! As the bride and groom we were given warm champagne for our toasts, had no servers taking our drink orders and had to have our parents wait on us. When our dinner arrived the food was cold! We were later informed by our guests that their tables did not have salt & pepper shakers nor did they have the steak knives we were promised. As the evening progressed we noticed the top tier to our wedding cake was damaged, as if dropped, and sitting on the head table. When I asked Cheri why it wasn't wrapped for us she told me that it was because I did not provide her with a box. I asked if she had foil and she said no... what catering company does not have foil? I was never told I needed to provide her with a box, nor have I ever heard of such a thing. Eventually she threw the cake in a plastic bag for us. Again, very unprofessional. After our event we wrote a complaint letter to Classic addressing all of these frustrations. Cheri responded to us saying that we were offered her services as a wedding coordinator but declined. SO basically she is saying that had we paid her an additional $2000 we would have received better service, though we highly doubt that. That is borderline extortion, really. The service we received was terrible and not something you would expect from any reputable catering company. The whole experience left a really bad taste in our mouth, created unnecessary stress for both of us on the most important day of our lives and we write this review to hopefully prevent another happy couple from going through what we went through. When you spend that kind of money on an event you deserve much better service and salt & pepper shakers... read more