Catering by George

Late & unprofessional. I had a lunch that was supposed to be set up at 10:15. It wasn’t set up until over an hour later, after the lunch was supposed to start. This forced my clients to wait for their lunches. Also, they completely forgot our vegetables and vegetarian dishes, so all we had was ham and mashed potatoes.
My other lunch was also late. It was set up about 15 minutes after the lunch started, but the driver didn’t take off or loosen the lids, so then I had to take off the hot lids and delay the lunch even more. The driver also forgot our cups.
I cannot and will not recommend this company to anyone who is looking for a professional caterer.

I used Catering by George for our office’s Open House last night. I worked with Karmi Irvine to plan the event. I had a fair amount of hitches which included two date changes and constant increases in headcount. One week before the event (after I thought everything was finalized), I was asked to host a political meet/​greet for a Senate candidate – which added even more to our headcount *and* an earlier start time. Every speed bump was handled with complete ease and reassurance by Karmi and her team.
The day of the event, the crew showed up on time, set up 2 hors D’oeuvres buffets in the main area for the pre-​party/​Open House. During the Open House, appetizers of mini beef wellingtons, shrimp brochette, smoked salmon lollipops and skewered chicken were passed to the guests. Everyone had already raved about the beautiful buffets with the tasty dips, tortes and baked brie. The passed appetizers were served non-​stop. Just when I thought that they had surely run out of one of the appetizers, another tray would appear. Everyone loved ALL of the food. The bar service was outstanding, also. Their beverage package included soft drinks, still and sparkling water, three type of wine and a GREAT assortment of beer (Shiner, Dos Equis, Heineken, Bud Light and Budweiser). There may have been a couple more, but it wasn’t just a light beer and a regular beer to select from.
The wait staff worked efficiently passing around food and clearing up used dishware and stemware. They were dressed very classy, were absolutely friendly and courteous to our guests. They were very well coordinated and worked tirelessly. Mind you, this was after 2 hours of setting up, working the event and then efficiently tearing down everything. They were packed and making rounds to remove their supplies in less than an hour after the event ended.
We had a lot of high-​ranking guests in attendance and they e-​mailed this morning thanking us for hosting such a fantastic party. I really owe the credit to Catering by George, Karmi, Leila and their team for making our event such a success. Thanks so much!

Over the years this company has had its ups and downs, but now it has settled into its niche and Jeff George is the talent that holds it together. They seem to make their bread and butter from the big companies downtown, but where they excel is in giving Jeff his head to plan the menus for a special event.
The man has a magic touch with food and can translate that into a catering environment and that takes special talent.
I was lucky enough to get a taste of his wedding layout, and I will not bother to describe each part of the manned buffet, sufficient is a WOW!