I miss this place when it was in South Milwaukee. Great food and staff. The place you are located now was a Hall n bar I went to as a kid after funerals. Greatest fish fry ever at Emerald City. read more

Our family hosted a funeral lunch here today. Everything turned out so well! We enjoyed the chicken, Polish sausage, beef, pasta salad, mashed potatoes and desserts. The staff were friendly and very welcoming to our family. They have a large bar area and the bartender did a good job keeping up with our group. Thank you, Emerald City for taking good care of us. I would definitely recommend using their catering services for your event. read more

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I wish the occasion could have been more upbeat; however, my friend held her late husband's memorial service at Emerald City. I have done take out but never ate inside. It's a very nice hall that I would rent for a medium size group. It's not easy to prepare good quality food for a party - especially when it is fried. However, they did an incredible job. The fried chicken and fish was piping hot and had great flavor. I dislike when breaded items don't have flavor but they rocked it. Mashed potatoes and gravy? Yes please! I loved the spread - they even had french fries to go with the battered cod. read more

Delicious catering. Really good fish fry as well. The employees are very nice and welcoming.

Emerald City Catering blew us away. Not only was the food delicious, it was fairly priced. The owners are SO responsive and wonderful to work with. They helped us create a package for our wedding that worked for our smaller budget. They also have options to cater all your other wedding related events (and host them too!). The food we chose was delicious and we loved having a plated service. We never could have never afforded catering from other big name vendors in the MKE area and are so thankful we found Emerald City 100% reach out to them and go in for a tasting! Thanks Emerald City for being part of our wedding read more

Awesome fish and shrimp fry.... I've been there multiple times for carry out and the food is always fresh. They also have a pay as you may program to help people struggling during the pandemic... support this place! read more

Hands down, the owner has one of the biggest hearts ever. He catered our wedding back in June of 2019 and everyone loved the food and the staff. And not only that, he personally set aside swedish meatballs for me because he knew how much I loved them and I would be out getting pictures done while they were being served. He also made us some swedish meatballs for our one month anniversary! He does wonderful things for the community, such as his Pay As You May buffet once a month. He is a genuine, good hearted man with a great business and great food. read more

Not a fancy place on the outside or in but the owners are nice and the food is good so I'm glad we gave it a go. A little more window dressing would go a long way for a humble little place like this. Our first try was two types of fish fry and some chicken wings. Everything was great. Portions were good for the price. Large coolers of ready made meals looked intriguing and we will give those a try too. read more

Service was great friendly staff and food was awesome.Ypu have to try the all u can eat fish and chicken.They serve you family style. Sides included Cole slaw baked beans German potato salad potato pancakes french fries bread apple sauce and tartar sauce. We will be back!!! read more

A big thanks to Oz at Emerald City Catering. We were excited to have them cater our wedding, but had to postpone a year because of Covid. Without a question they refunded our deposit and were easier than my other vendors to talk with about this. We hope to use Oz for our big reception in a year. As I told him, the stuffed mushrooms are still on our minds! Thanks Oz and crew, good luck to you during this time. Please support this group during these restrictions! Looking forward to connecting again next year! read more

Let me preface this by saying that Oz was a very pleasant, nice guy to work with. He was always prompt with responding and very accommodating, but on the day of the wedding, when it actually mattered, and nearly 5k in the hole later - none of that mattered. We let Oz know how important it was to have a vegetarian and vegan entrees available for the wedding. No, I'm not talking about just preparing a few on the side for a couple of vegetarians, I'm talking about entrees. We did a tasting of the stuffed eggplant, and it was delicious! Oz would also whip up a few vegan entrees for the vegan guests. What we got: No grilled stuffed eggplant at all. Vegetarians were forced to eat salad and bread for their dinner. He made an 'executive decision' not to make the entrees we paid for last minute and instead served sliced pieces of raw, cold eggplant. We paid extra for Oz's staff to serve the meal from the buffet line, give out water for water service, slice the pies and hand out to people, and pour the champagne toast: What we got: - Guests had to serve themselves. - No water service, there weren't even glasses for water as we discussed. - Pies were ordered to be whole so that we could stick a flag in them to let guests know what they were eating - no, they were placed on the wrong table (they were supposed to be under a table that had a pennant banner reading 'TRY SOME PIE'), pre-sliced without ANY signage, and also without forks!! Guests had to eat mystery slices of pie with their hands. - Any banquet server knows that you should have a tray when passing out a champagne toast to guests. In this case, there was no tray, and Oz's 2-person staff passed out champagne glasses 1-2 people at a time, and delayed the toasts by nearly half an hour. A fed up guest that works in the restaurant business had to jump up and help them out. We let Oz know we wanted baked macaroni and cheese, not the regular mac and cheese, as we had sampled it before and didn't like it. What we got: The regular mac and cheese. Other strange things: - The food was ice-cold; and guests let me know. - The beef brisket was nothing like we had tasted - the cut of meat was all fat and people did not eat it. I know no wedding is perfect, but you'd think after missing out on an entrée we paid for (plus the vegan entrée!) the complete absence of service that we tipped out while signing our contract, bad food, and general oversights for almost everything we paid for, we'd at least have some sort of reimbursement, right? It's very obviously a disaster. No, we got $200 back. That doesn't even cover what we tipped for his staff's 'service.' Heed my warning now, folks! We overpaid and weren't really even sure what we were paying for in some cases, and we didn't get delivery on half of it. Treat your guests and your pocketbook well - steer clear. read more

We chose Emerald City Catering for our wedding after hearing from someone about the amazing Prime Rib. Steve (Oz) and Laurie were great to work with. Oz is very responsive which was a welcome change from every other caterer I had to continue to call or email. We ended up going with E.C.C for our wedding because the food was good and the people were great. I trusted that they would not let our big day get compromised by their service. Unfortunately because of Covid-19, we have had to cancel our wedding, but Oz waived the deposit/fees without question. Something that I know other places are not doing. We are looking to work with Emerald City in the future, hoping we are able to have a reception next year. read more

We had Emerald City provide the food for our wedding reception that we held at our home. He put together the tent, chairs, tables, and linens with the food and gave us one source for everything! I could not have asked for anything easier! As far as the food goes: the amount was amazing - we definitely did not run out of anything; the temperature was perfect - everything stayed warm to allow for extended eating time; the taste was OUT OF THIS WORLD - I have never had so many people ask me who made the food. Suggested picks: BLT dip is to die for!; the pulled pork can't be beat; and the chicken fell right off the bone!!! I will never go anywhere else for my catering needs!!! read more

We had a luncheon after a family funeral and all I could say was not one bad word. Every thing from service to food was awesome .

I have only had the ham and rolls. But, it was a great experience. We stopped in the morning of the party and ordered 6 pounds of ham. The owner was great. He offered to have us pick it up when we were done with our shopping. When we got back, we were pleasantly surprised to find fresh baked rolls with our ham. The rolls were almost as good as the ham. The ham was terrific. read more

I have had there fry fish several times it was good. But I just had and it was terrible I called to tell them It was not good and all the man said was okay I will see why it wasn't good. He even said himself it was boring. I do not recommend this place At all I wish Greco's in oak creek was open best fish fry! read more

Best damned bbq in the state. The catering is far and above the best experience I've ever had. The owner cares about your meal and enjoyment. read more

Oz at Emerald City Catering is SO great to work with!!! He is accommodating and cares a lot about the happiness of his guests!!! He catered our wedding this weekend and we've had numerous people asking us where the food was from!! I highly recommend!! read more

Have never actually used their catering services, but will order take out from them on a regular basis. The food is always great, never had any complaints! Plus on Sundays they have some of the best ham and rolls in the area (the fresh homemade rolls can't be beat). Once you're inside, make sure to check out the freezers for other "meals to go" to cook throughout the week. Also, Oz has a great selection of homemade barbecue sauces on display inside too. Just want to point out this is NOT a restaurant, only meant for catering and takeout, so don't be surprised when you walk in and don't see any tables for dining! read more

The Catering service was write on time. Able to take on our wedding with only a month and half notice after our last catering service bailed. The food was delicious and everybody at my wedding loved it. Oz truly does a fantastic job of setting everything up and will not disappoint. This is the best catering service in town. read more

Love/Love/LOVE this place! Oz and his family are fantastic, they really care about quality and are very personable. The food is outstanding, I haven't purchased anything I didn't like. There fish fry Friday's are out of this world and there TARTAR SAUCE, OMG, the best. Love the family style business atmosphere, and there welcoming smiles everytime you see them! They deserve so many more stars than yelp allows me to offer. read more

The caterer promised to be at our event one hour before the event started for set up. However, arrived one hour late after 3 pleading phone calls from us . . . 30 minutes into our celebration. The vegetable platter appeared to be a purchase from Sam's Club and the carrots were white. The sandwiches had one thin slice of meat and a small piece of lettuce. The food was not displayed with any fan fare at all. read more

Best catering company in Milwaukee! As an Event Coordinator with a history in catering, I know what qualities to look for when considering hiring a catering company. If you want delicious food, top-notch service, and attention to detail, then Emerald City Catering is the company for you. I recently finished working on a three week long project with ECC and they exceeded every expectation of mine. I cannot say enough wonderful things about this company. The entire staff is friendly, professional, and knowledgeable. Oz, the owner, will make your event stress-free and has a heart of gold. This company gives you the attention and comfort of a small business, but delivers the results of a multi-million dollar company. Your guests will rave about your event for months if you choose to work with Oz and his crew. You can trust Emerald City Catering with all of your events, from your small gatherings to your wedding day. read more

We used Emerald City for our wedding celebration for 130 people. We chose delivery only option as we had a barbecue theme. When the celebration started, the delivery driver showed up on time and seemed prepped to get everything set up. I asked if he needed help, and he said no just enjoy your people as the event had started. 30 minutes later he asked if there was anything else we needed, I said nope and signed the Credit Card slip. About a half hour later, my wife says, "there's no side dishes". Perplexed, I checked all the tins that were delivered and she was right. There also weren't any sternos (the heaters for the chaffing dishes). I called Emerald City's office and got a voicemail and left a message asking for some help ASAP. At this point dinner was supposed to have started, but couldn't. So I called again 10 minutes later to let Emerald City know we were going to have to run to a local store to get the sides. Emerald City is in South Milwaukee and that is a 1 hour commute to our venue - Saukville - so we had to take care of it asap to feed our guests. This required me, the groom, to miss about an hour of my wedding celebration, you know that one day you can't get back. The driver called at 6:30 to see if we wanted him to bring the sides he forgot, we said there was no point as we couldn't wait and we already started to handle the situation. Dinner was to have been served at 6pm and we ended up serving people at 6:50pm. Steve (the owner of Emerald City) said in a phone call on Monday he wanted to make this right, and I suggested outside of discounting our invoice for items not received, to refund the delivery charge and chaffing dish charge. Further I didn't know how to quantify any compensation for the time I missed at my wedding. He didn't know either so I suggested $100 off and he seemed to be amicable to that along with offering some food for a future event for my mother. The problem was that Steve decided there was no value for me having missed an hour (about 20% of my wedding celebration) and decided to only refund what was botched or not delivered. We trusted him and his staff not to deliver some of the items for our wedding but to be responsible for making sure we didn't have to deal with any food or set-up the day of our wedding and it is quite clear, he sees supplying food for a wedding differently. If the day is important, I would not recommend entrusting your needs to Emerald City as it seems the opinion of you being inconvenienced as "NOT THEIR PROBLEM". Very disappointed. read more