My daughter was married at The Oaks at Salem recently, and the venue required us to choose a…read morecaterer from their provided list. After meeting with three caterers, we decided to move forward with 39 West. We enjoyed the food we sampled during our tasting, and felt we had made the right choice. Unfortunately, what you don't learn during a tasting is how a caterer actually executes their job on the day of the event. Our wedding count was 100 people, which in the grand scheme of things is not a large event. We discussed our plans multiple times with our contact at 39West. The venue had two bar locations, and it was important to us that both be manned, as we didn't want our wedding guests to have to wait in a long line to get a drink. We agreed to have a bartender work the 2nd bar during the cocktail hour. On the day of the wedding, 39West didn't bother to set up the second bar. When questioned about this by the wedding planner, the woman in charge barked that they simply couldn't do it. We were unaware that this had happened until we showed up at the cocktail hour after bridal photos, and to our dismay saw our guests standing in a line 25-people deep, waiting to get a drink. We had also requested glasses of wine be passed on platters to alleviate the crowds at the bar. This was never done. The bartenders were busy trying to strike up conversations with our guests as they approached the bar. Isn't their job to serve drinks efficiently? I could only think that they were more concerned in trying to get a tip from each guest rather than simply do their job. Our wedding planner provided the caterer a detailed description in writing of what our table settings were to look like. Charger plates were to be wrapped by a napkin which was tri-folded. The charger plates we paid extra for were never used when setting the tables. The water glasses were supposed to be pre-filed and pre-set on the tables (we had to pay extra for this) but were never set on the tables. Instead of the desired visual with our charger plate, and napkin folded around it, our place settings were all random throughout the dining area. Some place settings had knives placed sideways where the plate should have been and they were being used to hold up the napkins which were draped off the table. Others had napkins crumpled in a ball. The tables honestly looked like a 2-year old had set them. The main entree took extremely long to be served, and I believe the issue was simply that they did not bring enough staff for the event. We thought we were getting a professional caterer for the event however it seemed as if they tried to cut costs by utilizing as little hired help as possible. I contacted the owner after the wedding, and let him know how his company had let us down. He did give us some money back, however that doesn't right the wrong that occured, or change our memories of what should have been a beautiful day.

Greg and his entire team have been wonderful to work with for our company catering needs. We have…read morebeen using them for years and are always very impressed with the quality of their food, professionalism, and punctuality! They are so easy to work with and we look forward to our next event when we can utilize their services again. 10/10 highly recommend!

We used this as a date night. The title was A night in Jerusalem. It was such a great experience…read more We loved the chef and his sous chef. The food was amazing, we got to participate and got recipe Lists. We plan to attend more with Chef Bruce!

We had an amazing time at an Italian cooking class by The Travelling Cafe! The space is beautiful,…read moreLeslie was wonderful, the class was SO fun, & most importantly the food was absolutely delicious. We can't wait to take another class & would 10/10 recommend to everyone!

Valerie was passionate and generous with her food and her quote. So friendly and professional, her…read morecare for her clients is unsurpassed. Thank You Valerie for all that you do!!! Donna P

Never had a Thanksgiving catered before, after having Van's catering do Thanksgiving dinner I'll…read morenever have to cook again. They were great, on time, fresh cooked and extremely nice people. Oh forgot very reasonably priced. Great folks!

Big shout to Mendy and Kelli for helping create a wonderful wedding celebration for my daughter…read more Their professionalism and attention to detail was "spot on". All of the staff were extremely helpful and the food was delicious! We created a "southern" cuisine and mu guests love it!

They provided the food for our after wedding Brunch! Excellent! So glad we choose Catering By…read moreDesign. Food hot and delicious. They provided a person to set up and serve. She was so helpful and made sure the event went smoothly!

Great food and service. Will definitely be checking this food truck out as often as possible!!read more

On 2/26/20 I contracted w/ Jennifer King (JK) of Mister and That Dang Woman Catering (MATDW) to…read moredeliver food for 3/28/20 wedding rehearsal dinner & paid $758.77 in full. On 03/19/20 the event venue cancelled event citing Covid. I trusted JK to reschedule the delivery of food and did not require a refund. Rescheduled for November 29, 2020. In July I texted JK stating that I had received no confirmation by either text or email of this date change. There was no response to my 11/19/20 telephone voicemail. On 11/29/20 delivery cancelled due to JK being exposed to Covid. I tried to reschedule for 12/19/20. King stated that she needed to check w/her husband & promised, "I'll get right back to you as soon as he gets back from the farm." No response in 8 days. On 12/07/20 I emailed & texted JK my desire to cancel the contract & get a refund citing pattern of communication failure. No response. I then called her to discover she had blocked my number. On 12/15/20 my husband called Jennifer & spoke with her reiterating our desire to cancel & get refunded. Jennifer said she would get back to him in a week. She did not. She blocked my husband's cell phone number as well. Demand letter sent 12/31/20 by certified mail. No response. Filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau of Willow Springs. King ignored the BBB's request for MATDW to resolve the issue and the complaint went unanswered. On April 28, 2022 I filed a small claims court action against Mister And That Dang Woman Catering LLC in the Johnston County Court . Court date was set for June 6, 2022 and the summons properly served by Johnston County Sheriff's Department. No one from MATDW appeared at the trial so the magistrate ruled in our favor. The next step was to have the Johnston County Sheriff's Department do what is called a "writ of execution" meaning a representative of that department makes contact to arrange payment. In working with the Johnston County Sheriff's Department I discovered that ours was not the only recent small claims court case that had also won a judgement against MATDW. Jennifer King paid half of the due amount and then waited until the absolute last day to pay all of it. The final amount paid was $1019.76 which included all of the court costs for filing as well as 8% interest. If you do have a claim against MATDW, North Carolina law requires filing the small claims summons in the county the LLC's owners reside which for MATDW is Johnston County. The Johnston County Clerk of the Court is very efficient and helpful and I suggest using the free computer to research the public records. I did and discovered that Jennifer King has an extensive public record of criminal convictions. From 2001 to 2016 she was arrested and convicted for felony larceny, writing worthless checks, possession of stolen goods, obtaining property under false pretenses, shoplifting, and embezzlement from her employer. King was imprisoned for the embezzling and later was convicted of violating her probation. Jennifer King ignored all requests to resolve the issue, blocked phone numbers, banned complaining customers from reviewing MATDW on Facebook, ignored even court summons in the likely hope that unhappy customers will find the process of getting their money back to be too daunting and give up and she keeps hundreds, if not thousands of dollars. Pursue justice otherwise she's learned a new way to steal money.

The food was delicious. Service was great. We hired them to do our outside wedding. It was farm…read morestyle. Oh my goodness the smoked meats were to die for. There was plenty left over. My guest were happy about the food and portions. I would definitely use and recommend them to others in the future.

From the owner: We specialize no catering boundaries. We can prepare any type of meal, Vegan, Vegetarian, Southern,…read moreSouthwestern, Gluten Free, Kosher. We are not limited to a particular type of dish. You tell us what you would like and we make it.

We ordered nearly their entire menu on the last possible day before Thanksgiving. I was knocked out…read morewith the flu and didn't have the time to make any kind of dinner myself. Hadn't heard from a lot of the guests whether they would be able to come, and was worried that we were going to have way too many left overs since I ordered extra just to be safe... Fast forward and sadly a number of people were unable to come, but the food was so good that we barely had any left over anyway! And prepping it was incredibly easy since it came in oven safe tins with excellent instructions. My partner, who gets overwhelmed in the kitchen even making toast, had to do it all and it was a breeze! Will definitely recommend to others and will keep an eye out for the Christmas menu! Thanks again! (Oh, and bonus points for offering delivery!)

From the owner: White Clover is a boutique catering company, providing high end events with the best of local,…read moreseasonal dishes and international delights. We provide top notch service and a truly catered to you experience with custom menus for each individual client.