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| - I had a party at my house for approximately 15 people, and was digging around for a caterer that was available on relatively short notice in the month of July (silly me). When I was asking around, I had a few people recommend Red Tree Catering to me, so I figured that I was in good hands by checking them out.
When I walked in, everything looked good and the location is quaint and small. There was a gal behind the counter that was extremely helpful. She helped my mom and I choose the appetizers and even allowed us to sample a few of her recommendations, which sealed the deal on everything we picked.
We didn't hire them to come to my house and run the event, but simply to prepare the food in advance for us to pick up the day before. There are a few very key things that impressed me about this caterer that I would like to share for anyone hiring them the way we did (go in, pick the menu, pick it up the day of the event type deal).
There are a few key things that really impressed me about Red Tree Catering:
- The hours were flexible enough that I could get everything done outside of office hours, including the pick up on Friday night (I was able to come there at 6 p.m., which did not impact my work day).
- As mentioned before, the gal behind the counter was EXTREMELY helpful and allowed us to try samples. She also asked lots of questions abourt the guests that were going to be there and helped me choose items
- When I picked up the order, it was EXTREMELY well packed for transport and storage in my refrigerator (since I don't have a deli counter fridge at home). :) I had no problem getting a relatively large order into my fridge in its original containers from the caterer.
- Some of the items that we ordered required assembly. Instructions in and on boxes were EXTREMELY clear about what chutney went with which appetizer, etc. It was very straightforward to put it together without guessing which sauce went with what meat.
- I had a minor freak out moment the day before the event and called them to ask if they thought I had enough food for 15 people. Rather than overselling me, they went through the order with me and assured me that I had more than enough food, and they were right.
The important part of this story is that the food was OUTSTANDING. This is a fancier caterer, so you wouldn't necessarily come here for sandwich trays, if you know what I mean. It is gourmet food and it delivers unique flavours and high-end ingredients.
I saw a few comments on here about how overpriced some people felt it was. I am not a person with an unlimited budget, but for us, for 15 people we were weighing whether to make a reservation and go out to dinner at someplace nice, like The Ranche or Open Range, versus catering a wide variety of high end appetizers and having a nosh-fest. for 15 people, our bill came to $700, so that works out to approximately $46 a person and honestly it fed the party amply, and also gave us some amazing leftovers for the rest of the weekend. I am pretty confident by the time I got appetizers, meals and desserts, I wouldn't have got out of the restaurant at $46 a head, and we grazed all afternoon. For our audience, it made sense.
I will also say that i checked out two other gourmet caterers. One competitor was in the same price point ($18-$30 per dozen, depending on item), and the other was MUCH more expensive (a dozen lamb kabobs were $65 per dozen). In my opinion, Red Tree may be a pricier option if you compare many caterers across the city with varied menu, but when I compared gourmet caterers with fancier fare, I was thrilled with what we paid, and for how much we got.
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