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| - Took a chance with this company and was well rewarded for it! I had 5 days before a party and needed catering (my bad for being so last minute), and so I reached out to three different companies via e-mail, one of which was Divine Bites which had the fewest reviews. Almost immediately I received an e-mail saying that they were able to take the job and that they would send me a menu in a few hours, which they did. It's really easy to see just how much they care about their company; Kashfia, who I worked closely with for the event, was readily available late into the evenings to talk or text back and for - despite being incredibly busy with other events, she still took time out of her day to work with me! I'm not patient when I'm trying to fix a problem (in this case, the lack of catering and an impending deadline), so I definitely appreciate the flexibility. She also openly made suggestions on how to cut costs and gave me options regarding table set up and additional food items to purchase without ever forcing the issue.
The day of the event (a house party), a third of my house actually flooded, and when I called her regarding what possible options there were with regards to the situation on their end, despite already making the majority of the food she demonstrated willingness to make it work, offering up the potential to cater the next day if I could move the party. In the end, we were able to make it work that same day, and she and her team showed up promptly when they said they would.
The food was delicious! I got the spinach puffs, the lamb meatballs, the prosciutto crostinis and the strawberry crostinis. Even though a third of the party people didn't show up as planned, there were hardly any leftovers, and I got a ton of compliments from my guests! They were also very straightforward with the costs - no hidden or unplanned charges.
Thank you to Kashfia and Divine Bites for all of the hard work - between dealing with a flood, no running water, and insurance/home warranty/plumber coordination, the catering was by far the least of my concerns that day and my party was a success!
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