My daughter had a birthday party here and it was absolutely amazing! It felt so good just to show…read moreup and everything from food, favors, and decor to be taken care of. The people who worked there were so kind and good with the children. I highly recommend having a birthday party here.

By far the cutest tea party experience ever!!…read more Attended their mommy and me tea party with guest appearance Ariel. What a lovely choice for this month being that the new mermaid movie was soon to be playing. There's sufficient parking on premise. Once you enter and check in, child is given the option to borrow a princess dress and shoes. We opted for our own mermaid tutu dress before arriving. Yet all their dresses and shoes came in different sizes and every child that picked them looked so cute. Children were then guided to a table where they colored a mermaid card stock sheet that will later be converted into a souvenir with Ariel and my child's picture for keepsake. How cute!! As kids colored, there was someone doing glitter tattoos. Ariel then read a storybook to all. Ariel then guided everyone to a back room. As you walked in the entire room was decorated with details towards an Ariel theme. The sandwich options were yummy! I enjoyed their cucumber sandwich. My child liked seeing her sandwiches cut into shapes such as a butterfly. She also enjoyed serving her own "tea", option of apple juice or pink lemonade. We then transitioned back to the coloring station to continue coloring and took individual pictures with Ariel. This was followed by dessert where kids got to decorate a cupcake before eating it. Once done, we headed back to the main area and listened to Ariel sing! This was an overall lovely experience all around! Great job Ariel and staff!! We look forward to doing it again!

I would recommend this business to any of my friends interested in throwing a party. I planned my…read morehusband a surprise birthday party while I was traveling internationally and Mark was really helpful. He was very communicative--even with the 13 hour time difference, I was able to coordinate with him easily. I had my husband be taken out of the house three hours before the party to set up... the balloon arch was delivered right on time. The photographer showed up half an hour earlier than the party. The magician I wanted to hire was booked somewhere else and I only found out a few days before, but the balloon sculpture artist Mark recommended instead was an absolute hit with the kids as well as the adults, which was a pleasant surprise. He made my husband the most outrageous birthday hat. Right when he was supposed to be done, one of the kids tripped and popped his balloons and got upset, and he stayed longer to make him (and a few other stragglers) more balloons. Truly kind. The photographer David was also really so helpful, friendly, and on it! He came early and helped with some of the set up... he was attentive and also very nice to talk to. Very natural (sometimes it's awkward when a photographer's in your face taking pictures but it wasn't awkward at all). We got a USB full of pictures right after the party! Really, what a great experience. My husband had a really great time. Thank you Mark and company!

I was throwing a birthday party for my Mother and wanted something festive and classy. I…read morebrainstormed with Mark, referring to some of the pictures on his website, and he figured out exactly what I wanted. They delivered the fabulous balloon arrangements right on time (a couple of hours before the party) and the delivery person was very helpful and friendly! Almost everyone at the party told me how much they loved the balloons. A great experience from start to finish!

Amazing venue! Excellent white glove service and staff. The food was also top notch and the…read moredrinks were delicious and the entire staff is well trained to keep the drinks coming and guests well catered to. Which is hard to find nowadays. They have a great reputation in the wedding industry and have been around for many years but have recently had a gorgeous renovation.

I went to this place for a wedding. It was extravagant and very nice. There was a separate chapel…read morewhere the ceremony took place which was spacious as well. The service was very friendly and appreciated throughout the entire night. The cocktail hour was one of the better ones I attended. There was a raw bar, taco station, pasta station, sushi station, etc. My favorite items tried were the sliced beef and chicken in a waffle cone. The beef was cooked to a medium rare temperature and extremely flavorful. The chicken in a waffle cone was a great balance of sweet and spicy with a good amount of chicken in the cone. The sushi was decent at best, while the stuffed rigatoni was tasty too. The raw bar was a little underwhelming as I was not a fan of the raw oysters, but I did not try everything so maybe I just had a few poor ones. The first course of the night was the estate signature salad. It contained arugula, baby greens with julienne apples and an aged white wine vinaigrette. It was topped with caramelized walnuts and manchego cheese. It was a well put together salad. All the toppings complimented one another nicely especially the cheese and vinaigrette. For an entrée, I had the chateaubriand. It was roasted in a cabernet sauce and garnished with caramelized scallops. There was also a side of asparagus, carrots, and potatoes. The asparagus was fine, but the carrots were too hard. The potatoes were not too bad either, very creamy and packed with rosemary I believe. They actually asked for a temperature, which was unusual at a wedding. I asked for medium rare, and it came out a touch over, but not too big of a deal. It was a nice sized portion with just enough flavor. I also tried the salmon Oscar, which was topped with lump crabmeat and a cream sauce. The salmon and crabmeat were both too dry unfortunately. There needed to be more seasoning present as well. I also tried the chicken caprese, which was stuffed with mozzarella cheese and pesto served with roasted cherry tomatoes with vodka sauce. This was another solid tasting dish, great layers from the filing in the chicken. Finally, I also tried the spinach and ricotta stuffed eggplant with a tomato-basil sauce. This was another satisfying dish and was not too heavy like I thought it might be. This had great flavor. Will I go back? Yup.

I cannot speak more highly of Encore catering - 5 stars is just not enough! Encore catering did our…read morerescheduled wedding in a backyard August 2021 and from the initial email, Sandy was fantastic to work with! She was warm, responsive, provided great recommendations, and was very patient as we made a number of changes! She even came out for a site visit which really made us feel comfortable! The staff came onsite like a well oiled machine and took over the kitchen with German like precision and the food was ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE! We did a cocktail style reception and people are still talking about how creative, fun and delicious the food was! The staff was professional, attentive, and we did not want for anything! Thank you for everything and we will definitely be calling Encore for any future catering needs!

Encore Catering did a fantastic job for a family event we held a few weeks ago. I think every…read moresingle one of our 100+ guests commented on how amazing the food was. They were incredibly easy to work with and not a detail was left out. My go-to caterer without question!

Life's a party and you're always invited! I called this business a couple of weeks before my kids'…read morebackyard birthday bash to entertain 10 children between ages 2 to 7 for an hour. The business owner sent me a contract and to confirm the date, I paid a deposit. The day of the party, 2 super friendly young women arrived with party equipment they set up then asked for my permission to begin. They had the children play so many games right after each other including ones with a parachute and a toilet paper blower (yay!) that my kids slept like logs that evening. They also sculpted balloon animals for each child and provided T-shirts for the celebrants. A lot of the guests said it was the best party ever. Come on Barbie, let's go party! =) NOTES/TIPS: **They require power for a couple of items.They leave zero mess. **I actually recommend hiring them for more than one hour.

The two women that came to entertain did not disappoint! They were professional and engaged with…read morethe kids. I even asked them to substitute one of their activities and they came up with an alternative option seamlessly. The kids had an amazing time and I even witnessed one of the women approaching kids to make sure they got a balloon animal and face painting. One note: the party was for a 4 year old and the kids were infant to 4 years old. Thank you!

My daughter went to birthday party there last week and it was great. The staff was very friendly…read moreand attentive. They helped all the kids make their pizza, lemonade and cupcakes. Everyone had a great time. N

Wanting to do something fun and interactive for our clients holiday party, I was looking for a…read morecooking class near their offices in NJ. Through a search and reviews, I came upon What's Cooking. I had a very good conversation with the owner, who assured me that the experience was "appropriate" for a corporate group and a holiday event. The cost was high, but I chalked that up to the interactive nature of the event. I was told this would indeed be an interactive experience and while we wouldn't necessarily cook the entire meal ourselves, we would certainly be cooking and interacting with the chef. I was shocked, disappointed, and embarrassed with the experience. First, we walked into what looked like a kids birthday venue, with a giant sign that read "Happy Birthday Layla" (this was a white board, so at the very least it could have been cleaned off, if not had our event name on it). There were picnic tables and plastic table cloths. No cooking stations. We were seated at the picnic tables, and at our place setting was a plastic bowl with two mushrooms in it. This was the extent of our "interactive cooking experience". We did not cook -- we chopped two mushrooms and later, a banana. Literally. The chef cooked in front of us on a burner and showed us how she made the items. We sat at picnic tables and were served on paper and plastic. The food itself was fine (Chicken Marsala, sauteed spinach, salad (bagged?), avocado with bacon and blue cheese with chips, banana foster) and the staff was lovely to deal with -- courteous, polite, informative. But this was a FAIL from my POV and only worth one star (generously) bc the experience I was sold and promised did not match with what we received.

We used Michelle for our son's first birthday party and she really went above and beyond. She was…read moreextremely accessible and listened to all of our wants. She brought our vision to life, better than we imagined it. Her attention to detail is exquisite, she's very organized, and she will go out of her way to make sure the party is EXACTLY how you want it. I did not have to stress about anything, except showing up and having a great time. I could not recommend her enough an we will definitely be using her again.

Michelle and her team are amazing! They Are great at coming up with ideas or executing your idea…read moreflawlessly. They are great for all occasions. I have seen her execute kids birthday parties, baby showers, bridal showers, milestone occasions, and just for fun themed parties and all have come out awesome and unique!