Urban Fare Catering

My wedding was supposed to be next year, but got moved up because we found out we will be starting a family in the fall. We planned our backyard wedding in less than 2 months, and were stuck between catering ourselves or hiring a caterer for the event. We ended up with a 100 person guestlist, and figured it would be much easier and less stressful on everyone if we catered.
Our wedding planner found UF and the quote was easily the cheapest we looked at between 5 potential caterers. What was also wonderful, was that even though it was the lowest-​priced quote, it still included: serving trays, dip bowls, side plates, cocktail napkins, wine glasses, highball glasses, water goblets, ice bin, ice, ice bucket, ice scoop, bar towels, clearing trays, PLUS 4 servers, a bartender, a cook, and supervisor.
However, price wasn’t the only thing I considered in this 4-​star rating.
They arrived on time, and the service was EXCEPTIONAL. Someone in the wedding party was sick that day, and though the servers and staff weren’t scheduled to start for another half hour, the entire staff was constantly thinking up miracle cures and putting snacks and drinks aside for him so the ceremony could start. Our flower girl also was starving before the ceremony could get started, so they made up a plate of something or other to tie her over.
To be honest, I didn’t get a chance to eat quite as much as I wanted to, but I felt like the guests were really impressed with the quality of food, as well as the friendliness and professionalism from the staff. The mini fish tacos were to die for, just as a side note. As I did not eat enough to be able to personally comment on the food as a whole, I give them 4 stars instead of 5.
They also allowed us to have our own desserts, as we wanted a bit of cultural flare from my side of the family. We also had an entire roast pig brought in (another staple at weddings on my side). The staff didn’t have a problem with it at all; in fact, they set up our dessert table and had someone in charge of serving the pig — even though they weren’t obligated to as it wasn’t supplied by them!
The clean-​up was also spectacular. They even cleaned serving dishes that were ours, and when they left, you couldn’t even tell they had been there in the first place.
SUCH a pleasant experience with Urban Fare, and will probably be hiring them again for the baby shower.

I have to be honest and say I really did not enjoy the food we took home from the shop that day.
The food was overly salty/​bland/​oily and we felt like we wasted $ 20.
Loved the idea of the store front with freshly prepared meals (ready to go or frozen), jams, jellies, home décor, and other food stuffs.
But the food really missed the mark for us.
Sorry but we won’t be back.

Have received some catered dinners from this establishment, and the food is generally quite disappointing. Poorly flavoured, salads too salty, and main dishes like salmon that taste better from Costco. Not worth the expense.

I went here after going to a spin class and the food was not very good. It’s deli style so I ordered a pasta dish with broccoli salad on the side. I asked if they’d heat the pasta up for me which the staff didn’t look too pleased about.
When I received the pasta, it looked like it would be pretty tasty but unfortunately it was still cold, pretty bland, and tasted like something I’d buy in a box at the grocery store. It was also oily. Just overall, I wasn’t impressed. The salad was drenched in dressing and overly lemony.
The service at this place was quite rude and certainly not enough to make me want to return.

I’ve eaten at Urban Fare catered events many, many times, and each time has been extremely poor to low-​end mediocre. So unremarkable, in fact, that it’s only after 15+ UF events that I feel compelled to write a review. Take a pass on UF and work with any of the other great caterers in the city.