Vendor Review: Enck's Custom Catering

We used Enck's Custom Catering in Lancaster, Pennsylvania for our reception.  They were hired to simply cater the meal.  

I am SO glad that we chose them.  The food was fantastic and they went FAR above and beyond what they were hired to do.  

There were two people working the event.  They weren't responsible for cleaning up (beyond their chafing dishes and whatnot), but they cleared tables.  They even went around and refreshed drinks.  And, they stayed and cut/served the cake.  

They were so friendly and just wonderful.  Before they left for the evening, they were sure to find and congratulate Philip and I.  They truly did go above and beyond what I expected of them.

Unfortunately, I have very few photos of dinner.  This one was taken by my mom.  We were seriously enjoying it!

But, it wasn't just the servers who were fantastic.  The food truly was fabulous.  I was a bit concerned about the buffet.  I mean, come on.  Who hasn't been to a buffet that was awful?  With the cardboard meats and flavorless vegetables?  

I didn't have to worry a bit.  The meats (stuffed chicken breasts and roast beef) were moist and delicious.  The vegetables were seasoned perfectly.  The salad bar was filled with salads that actually tasted good and the dinner rolls were awesome!  The punch is all that I drank all night!  And, to top that all off the appetizers were great.

Basically, I cannot recommend Enck's enough.  They were perfect.  I give them 6 out of 5 stars... they were that good!  I definitely encourage everyone to use Enck's.  You won't regret it!

We have a caterer! :)

My mom informed me this morning that we have a caterer!  We are going with Enck's Catering in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.  They have fantastic reviews and they seem to be reasonably priced.

Looks yummy!  (source)

 

Now comes the fun part: deciding on a menu.  I am so excited for this part!  I kind of really like food.  And, it's one BIG thing that we needed for the wedding.  That makes the day just that much more real.  

So, we are probably going with a basic hot buffet:

Your choice of two meats: Sliced Hot Baked Ham, Roast Beef, Turkey or Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Choice of Potato: Baked Idaho, Gourmet Potato, Red Bliss with Parsley, Scalloped Potatoes, Mashed Potatoes with Brown Butter or Home fries. Rice or Buttered Noodles are also available.

Choice of Hot Vegetable: Green Beans with or without almond slivers, Vegetable Medley, Glazed Baby Carrots, Peas, Pearl Onions, Creamed Corn, Shoe peg Corn, Baked Corn, Succotash, Lima Beans and other seasonal choices

The buffet will also automatically come with the following:

Assorted Salads: Dutch style Potato Salad, Red Skin Potato Salad, Macaroni Salad, Rotini Pasta Salad, Tortellini Pasta Salad, Red Beet Eggs, Pepper Cabbage and Coleslaw

Fresh Fruit displayed in a Carved Watermelon

Rolls & Butter

Ice Cream

Punch

 

We will have to change it up a little bit because we will have a few vegetarians at the wedding (like the bride!).  We are trying to figure out what we want and then we'll submit it to the caterer to get a quote per person.  I'm so excited!