Catering Works, Inc.

2319 Laurelbrook St, Raleigh - 27604
83 reviews
Caterers Wedding Planning Cooking Classes
(919) 828-5932

Do you need a place bigger than your living room to host a celebration? Would you like to have a personal, dedicated catering consultant to walk you through every step of the event? I used Catering Works and was assisted by a most capable, personable, and professional catering & sales consultant named Hollie. We used Catering Works' venue Laurelbrook. While we only had ~60 guests, everything was FLAWLESS. The staff was extremely attentive to our needs ... they tidied up the buffet table continuously and refilled our food items so that everything always looked fresh and appetizing. The food, itself, was everything that I've always known Catering Works to be. Delicious and attractively presented. I can't recommend Laurelbrook or Catering Works highly enough; I wish that I could give them more than five stars !!!

Catering Works was an incredible vendor to work with for our wedding. Kelli was incredibly responsive, accommodating, and flexible (they even helped us come up with a new appetizer idea that wasn't listed on the original list of options!). We loved working with this company, and the food was incredible- our guests could not stop talking about it the next day. 10/10 recommend!

We used Catering Works for our May 14, 2022 wedding and we could not recommend them enough! Kelli was our point of contact, she was responsive, able to answer all our questions, and her and her team delivered the best catering experience for us and our guests. We received so many compliments on the food for weeks after our wedding and the service was top notch. We took pictures during cocktail hour and were worried we wouldn't get to try any of the apps we had picked out, but we had no need to worry because David with Catering Works hand delivered us plates during photos. He waited on us during dinner while our guests attended the buffet, and he made sure we always had drinks throughout the night. He was so kind, patient and simply amazing! If you are planning a wedding, Catering Works is the way to go!!

We used catering works for our wedding and wedding cake. The food was fantastic and the service was excellent! Despite us starting planning almost two years in advance, they kept the service costs the same as inflation went up. The food was very tasty. We mostly worked with Kayla who was patient and thorough. She also was always quick to respond. Our guests told us that the food was excellent, in particular the desserts. I am posted a photo of our beautiful and perfect cake in the review - we chose it as part of the $399 special for the cake. I would absolutely recommend the company and Kayla.

We hired Catering Works to cater our Ribbon Cutting and Cary Chamber After-Hours party at Fenton with over 750 guests. Our guests were wowed with Chef Jill and Rich's creations and the staff went above and beyond to make sure each guest felt special. Kelli, the Sales Director was fantastic. She was thoughtful in her suggestions and on point for making sure everything went smoothly! We are so thankful we chose Catering Works for our monumental event.

We hired Catering Works for my wedding at the NC Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill and I could not have been happier with their food or their service. Hollie, the catering consultant, was amazing. She helped us navigate the whole process and always responded quickly to emails. The 10 staff on site for the wedding helped the whole event run smoothly and on time. And the food was great, we received a lot of compliments. We had the maple thyme roasted chicken, the house smoked brisket, mac and cheese, and sauteed veggie medley for dinner, and all were delicious. For cocktail hour, we had a self-serve appetizer table with cheeses, fruits, veggies, dips, and crackers and that fit the event perfectly. They even boxed up all the leftovers for us at the end of the evening and sent a basket of goodies with me and my new husband at the end of the night. We were also able to provide our own alcohol and dessert for the wedding but have Catering Works staff serve it, which was another huge plus for me. If anyone is looking to hire a catering company for a wedding or other event, I would definitely recommend Catering Works!

I can't say enough positive things about Hollie and her team at Catering Works. The whole process of finding a caterer was made easier by the ease of communication with Hollie. She was quick to answer any of my questions. The food was absolutely delicious. We had so many of our guests complement the food, from the wonderful appetizer table to the excellent main meal. The staff were all courteous hard workers, working seamlessly as a unit. I would definitely use them again if the need arose. Thank you Catering Works!

No mediocre wedding food here! I'm so glad we hired Catering Works for our wedding. Kayla helped us through the planning process and was quick to respond to our many questions along the way. We ended up using Catering Works for the food, dessert and beer/wine. The team also handled most of the communication with the rentals company. Having all these things consolidated made things so much easier to plan. Our guests would not stop talking about the smoked gouda mashed potatoes :)

I will preface by saying this catering company helped us throw together everything with less than a week for 50 people and all the staff both on the phone and that helped with the food day of the event were excellent. Kind and quick to respond which was important but the menu which was the top priority fell short.Most of the food was not hot, tasted stale and portions were off. We ordered their lemon blackberry filled cupcakes which were in place of their most popular flavored cake and almost all of them had little to no filling and were basically lemon cupcakes. We had a ton of them left over because the lemon was just overpowering without the blackberry to balance it out. The chicken salad cucumber appetizers had a "marble size" portion of chicken salad on a huge slice of cucumber. Our beef sliders were dry and cold. The sweet tea was unsweetened. There was such a large portion of crudite and small portion of dip that we had over half the vegetables uneaten but ran out of dip. There was enough raw veggies and crackers for 75 people but enough dip for maybe 25. We spent over $2000.00 not counting cash tips given at the end of service but I don't feel like it was worth it in my honest opinion.

Kelli and her staff at Catering Works were amazing for our Wedding Day! They took care of every details...and the food was delicious. We had wine, a champaign toast, appetizers, international food stations, dessert and of course, a delicious wedding cake! Our guests raved at how delicious the food was. Kelli met with me numerous times and the week before the wedding, she and her team were a part of our "vendor coordination" group meeting to ensure all of our vendors and the venue were in sync. Kelli was responsive, friendly, professional and supportive. She was 550% committed to making sure our wedding day was perfect for us and our guests. Thank you, Catering Works!