Simply Elegant Catering

Nice enough location and facility
My family had the funeral service for my Grandmother at Grey Rock. It was easy to get to and the food was pretty good. The mansion shows its age, but is still nice. And the staff was accommodating.
The rooms are smaller and we had to transition between them to make things work. A/​V support was basic, meaning we had a small setup showing slides of pictures of Grandma in a room and then had to take it down and reassemble it in another room when we transitioned segments of our service. We also had to bring our own computer and flatscreen.
Summary: Good but unremarkable.

I am very disappointed with how my wedding turned out… I used this caterer for my wedding at a different location. In the beginning, the process was great, communication was nice, and we were able to go to multiple tastings and edit our menu…
Fast forward to the day of.
I was greeted by a few people, two of which were very rude. The woman assigned to help my husband and I was absolutely amazing. If it weren’t for her, I’m sure I would’ve had a more stressful day. My guests complained about the supervisor, Luis, and how rude he was to them. The other woman, Alison? I’m not sure of her name, was rude from the beginning. She was rude to my guests and was kicking them out at the end of the night. Exactly at the end of contract, once it hit 10:30, she was rushing them out.
The food was VERY upsetting! The salmon came out correct however they made the wrong chicken. We didn’t receive our lemon chicken. instead it was this weird tomato based chicken. We also purchased delicious roasted vegetables… I was given ONE piece of broccoli and it tasted as if it were sitting in a container for hours. Not one of my guests liked the vegetables. or lack of vegetables. My mashed potatoes were also non-​existent. We were told and shown the portions we were supposed to receive and they did not give us those portions. I felt like I was ripped off.
They also did not set up for the Chinese tea ceremony as requested. This was requested awhile back and was discussed on rehearsal and over the phone. That made it difficult, since I had to go to two different tables. Fingers crossed my photographer got good angles…
My cake was also not located in the correct spot. It was put in a tight corner and majority of my guests were unable to watch the cake cutting. I hope my photographer was able to get pictures.
Towards the end of the planning process, Diane started to get short and rude in her responses to my emails. Another woman went to the rehearsal and I worked with her throughout the rest of the process. She didn’t know anything that was going on and seemed to have been thrown into the job last minute for my wedding. It showed because there were so many errors. Both of them were not at the wedding.
I would not recommend this caterer due to the issues we encountered. I gave two stars for the woman who was amazing throughout the night and worked hard to help me.

Our wedding at Grey Rock Mansion was amazing! The food that Simply Elegant Catering provided was also outstanding! Their team is very helpful, professional and I consider the entire staff wedding experts. Nancy and Diane were great to work with and they provided me with great suggestions in order to make our wedding day as what we envisioned it to be. During the day of our wedding, the Grey Rock and Simply Elegant Catering staff coordinated well with our other vendors to ensure that the night will go smoothly. Their staff is very friendly, accommodating and professional. I HIGHLY recommend Simply Elegant Catering at Grey Rock Mansion. My husband and I are very happy to make this place the venue for one of the most memorable events of our lives!

I went here with my sister, she’s getting married and we went for a food tasting. The venue was great, I was so relaxed, they played soft music, the different entrée’s, desserts, wines, appetizers was amazing. The waiters, and waitresses was awesome.

I attended a wedding at this location. It’s a gorgeous place! The staff if pretty helpful too, but when you can get their attention. During the dinner service, a person at my table didn’t receive a salad. It took a while to get him one.
As far as food, it’s just ok for wedding food. It’s not the best, but decent enough. I preferred the cocktail passed appetizers over the actual dinner.
The layout of the place forces the party to have to move during different parts of the reception. The one thing I wish they had more of was seating during the cocktail hour and dancing portions of the reception.