Ben Petersen

Review of Dominique's Catering

I've heard stories and now have tasted for myself,...

I've heard stories and now have tasted for myself, they lack attention to details for food and service and relatively high cost for what you're getting.

Here's a few critical mistakes that I noticed:
Salad was dumped from a bag, not cut up into bite sized portions
Roast beef was dry by the point it was served, they kept it warm too long
Spinach artichoke dip was almost inedible because it had way too much cream along with raw flour (rue done incorrectly) and whole spinach leaves.
Fresh Mango salsa had little heat or flavor and the mango chunks didn't taste like mango. They aren't in season, but their are ways to bring out the flavor regardless.
Caramelized veggie platter: Everything was slightly cold or below room temp, carrots weren't caramelized. Not sure if it's obvious, but previously caramelized now cold sweet potatoes aren't tasty.
Ham balls were fairly good, but with one small chafer, they were out and no one was restocking them.

Service
Servers took dinnerware away shortly after we finishing eating, which was a great touch, but they asked for our water glasses as well and said "there are drinks in the corner" and left. They didn't ask if we were done, just that they needed our glasses regardless if we just filled it and were still thirsty.
Everyone wearing a serving coat did not fit them well, at all. Not clean shaven, did not have a smile on their face, etc.

I understand it's Sioux Falls, and it seems like a pretty good choice given the options, but trust me the details matter and Chef Dominique's catering had a lot of easy to see mistakes and they half-ass everything. Scarily, catering from noodles and company tasted better, cost a lot less and with parents or cousins serving, it was classy and a friendly touch.