Eric, Aaron, and bartender Karina were hands down the best. I used them for my wedding at the…read moreEustis Women's Club on October 14, 2023 and was blown away. Where to start. I contacted Eric on the recommendation of my Aunt and am sure glad I did. I had been trying for months to get a catering company that would listen to what we needed and make a custom menu for under 5k. These guys did just that. What we ended up with was three entrees (salmon, alfredo, and jerk chicken), roasted veggies, salad of our choice and rolls. When I had reached out to competitors, the most we could get was a salad and chicken. That was of course before up charges and requiring things such as a buffet lead server per hour which put it most times in the $4500-5500 range when the dust settles. E and A did all that was mentioned for the out the door cost for meal, serving, and bartender of $3200 and we had plenty of extra so the relatives could take home. Another option they let us take care of is the purchasing of the alcohol and the garnishes. This was wonderful as we knew exactly what we wanted for our custom bar menu and this saved us again at least 2k in costs compared to others. Looking at my costs for it, we spent $900 for all of the needed components and not one catering offered for us to do this for less than 2k and that's before the hourly charge for the bartender. E and A didn't do this nickel and dime like tactics and it worked out great as we were able to get a bulk discount through Total Wine.
Now the important part, the day of food, service, bartending, and communication throughout. The crew arrived early and were on top of it from the get go. If you ever want to feel stressed, plan a wedding. Our venue gave us a quick set up time before the downbeat of the ceremony, however, this didn't phase them. I could tell from the get go they were confident in their own abilities and got to work. Upon arrival Aaron told me that his Jerk Chicken was the thing of legend. Now most times, you hear that sort of thing and think, "Ya, sure!" But let me tell you by the end of the night, it was. My family is still talking about it weeks later. During the event both of the guys made sure both my wife were at ease and well fed through out. This was a concern coming into the day and it was a non issue, they checked in with us multiple times throughout the night and made sure we were well feed with food, appitizers, and drink. This was a game changer and I cannot thank them enough. Then enter stage right, Ms Karina.
Karina the bartender was great and a great sport all night as I'm sure my family reminded her, "Did you know that the bride's name is Katrina, that's almost like Karina!" i digress though were she came in was in her mixology. Karina knew her stuff and made wonderful drinks for all and took every order in stride to our multiple mixed drink menu. However, this is not where that story stops, towards the end of the night Karina was cleaning up and my groomsman and close friends all wanted a picture with the married couple as well as doing a shot with all. Karina could tell we were excited and offered to pour the drinks for us but also volunteered to be the defacto photographer for the moment as our photographer had already left. What resulted was one of my favorite group of pictures from the night and I'm forever grateful for Karina being up for anything.
Last but not least Chef Eric and Chef Aaron provided the highlight of our night and surprisingly it didn't involve the food. About midway through the night as the dancing started to die out a bit, Aaron and Eric took maters into their own hands. They had the DJ queue up a song and led upwards of 50 people in a dance. It kept the vibes high and is something that was no where in their job description but is something we'll always remember. If you don't believe me, please check out a short video of this happening in real time provided by our dj. All this is to say if you need catering, look no further. Now I just need to get some more of that Jerk Chicken come Christmas time for 10-15 of us. Thank you E and A crew!
https://youtu.be/daJ4BnJifCw?feature=shared