Re: Catering thread 5

[astarte]

^ Ganun ba sis.. I've always wanted pa naman to get PC kaso yun nga medyo pricey.. Initially aattend sana kami ng family namin dun sa Big Banquet 3 na may 11 participating caterers, particularly eyeing for PC sana for my niece's debut next year pero di kami natuloy due to sched conflict on our end.. thanks for your review sis!

[rockstarmama]

whats are the good dishes of 8spoons? Im finalizing the menu for my daughter's birthday and would really appreciate suggestions TIA 

[marose17]

^ I like the Oriental chicken pasta with shiitake mushroom, baked bbq ribs, chicken crepe with mango salsa, miso-glazed salmon, beef burger steak, chicken with mushroom gravy, fish fillet kebabs with yogurt-garlic dip and Italian braised beef.

[teyish]

Any feedback sa Sta. Ines Pablo Catering and Chefs and Sauces Catering? Yun kasi  ilan sa accredited caterers sa Museo Pambata, we're eyeing it as the venue of our daughter's first birthday. Thank you. 

[crookshanks]

haay.. hirap maghanap ng caterer/venue if you're on a budget. need your suggestions. my baby's 1st bday will be on december and i'm looking for affordable caterers that would cater dito sa south and for 70 pax only. so far mga napag-inquire ko:
*queensland - minimum 100 pax
*verleo - min of 100 pax din for december (50 kung jan-nov)
*8spoons - does not cater sa south
*bistro 109 - di na available sa date ng event ko

any other caterers na same ng mga to? nag-inquire na rin ako sa quidos, still waiting for their reply kaso wala ko masyadong makitang feedback sa kanila about bdays, mostly wedding ang nakikita kong events nila.

[astarte]

^ check mo sis the red chef and events.

[khriseeee]

^^End of November and December is the holiday season so a lot of caterers are snatched up for Christmas parties. My son's birthday is also in December and I booked venue, caterers, etc in Jan/Feb of this year.

Do you want a caterer or are you willing to get food trays? There may be more flexibility there....

[crookshanks]

@astarte - thanks I'll check them out

@khriseee - i cant do party trays kase i'll have to look for tables and chair supplier pa, plus mahirap iorganize ang pagkuha ng food pag walang waiter, madami din ang 70 pax. If wala talaga ko makuha i might settle sa fast food/resto party..

[marose17]

^ I love Red Chef!  It's based in QC, if I am not mistaken (the commissary, I mean).  Anyway, call them.  I love their roast beef and chicken liver pate.   But their pricing is a bit higher than the caterers you mentioned.

[jhoanneaganda]

Same dilemna. My daughter's bday is december. Ginawa ko na lang january kasi usually ang caterers may minimum or mataas ang per head nila pag ganyan season.

Saan ka pala sa south?

[crookshanks]

^muntinlupa ako sis. Nag-inquire na rin ako sa ibang mga resto, di naman sila nag-ca-cater ng december.. Haayss. I saw yung bigplate in bf sa search ko, caterer/venue na sila. Anyone familiar?

[jhoanneaganda]

Try mo sis juan miguel in pque. Or jack and jenn is in las pinas.

[purple_girl]

^^sabi ng brother ko before hindi raw ganun ka ok yung food sa big plate. how about conti's sis? you can also try lola mamang's, kubiertos catering, blue petals, and queensland. alam ko puro from the south yang caterers na yan, baka ma accommodate ka pa nila for december booking.

[crookshanks]

^ay ganun.. sayang naman.. mukha pa naman ok.. sige I'll try to check the other caterers.. thanks sa mga suggestions.

[charmed30]

Booked queensland for the baptism of my daughter. Trusted na namin sila since lagi naman kinukuha for our family events. I'm from the south din so convenient puntahan ang food tasting and makipagmeet sa mga AE.

[janjohann]

Attended a party over the weekend where Passion Cooks was the caterer, food was so-so lang for me. My MIL complained it was too salty.

I am having PC as caterer for my son's 7th birthday. May I know  yung particular dish na hindi okay so I can change my menu ? Thanks in advance.

[Adam1025]

Hi mga sis, meron ba kayo mare-recommnend na caterer who can customise a menu? I mean ayoko sana yung usual na pasta, 1 pork, 1 chicken, 1 seafood etc. since I'm planning for a pool party more of picka-picka sana yung food or like barbecue etc. tia!

[tinmuning]

I plan to get Verleo's P300/head menu for my son's baptism reception.

Past Verleo customers, can you suggest which among the dishes per category ang pinaka-ok? I've chosen baked macaroni for the noodles.

Chicken options: BBQ buffalo wings or Minced chicken in lettuce cups or Chicken BBQ
Beef options: Beef caldereta or Chinese beef stew or Salisbury steak
Vegetable: Assorted vegetables or Buttered Vegetables or Lumpiang hubad

Thanks in advance

[dreamweaver83]

@Adam1025 - We booked Bistro 109 for my daughter's birthday.

We wanted a Japanese menu so nag-inquire ako sa iba't ibang caterers. A few of them said outright wala silang Jap menu. I had 4 caterers respond to me with their suggestions - Hearty Onion, 8 Spoons, Passion Cooks and Bistro 109. Passion Cooks was out because they were super mahal. When I told them P500/person all-in lang ang budget ko, sobrang konti na lang ng food sa menu na naiwan so ayoko na sila. Out of the 3 left, we liked Bistro 109's menu best so we had our food tasting there. We like their personalized service and the food was pretty good. Whenever we had concerns, they addressed it right away so we went with them.

Feedback lang sa Queensland, I attended a party na sila yung caterer recently. The food was not very good. Everyone on our table said so. Merong walang lasa, merong super alat. Plus, ang konti nila maglagay sa plate samantalang ang daming natirang food. I've attended a few parties before and okay naman sila. Ewan ko kung ano nangyari sa party na to.

[rockstarmama]

^ I went to a party recently and queensland also did the catering. The only dish I liked was their fish fillet. The rest were bland. I was also not impressed with their service.