Liz Brewer

Review of City View Catering / Villa Rin...

I recently had a wedding catered from City View an...

I recently had a wedding catered from City View and overall, everything was great. I know some other reviewers mentioned they had a hard time with communication but this was not something we experienced. Emails were answered in a timely manner, usually 1-2 days at most. The tastings were fantastic. Everything was explained thoroughly to us up front and we had no surprises in terms of price or anything else. We were able to have two tastings to ensure our final menu was exactly how we wanted it.

We opted for the family style service which is a semi-plated service, where guests pass around the sides themselves. Meats were served butler style. The sides came out slightly early which led to them being slightly cold by the time the meats came out. This was not a big deal since they were still delicious!

The only other concern we had was in regard to special meals. We had several vegetarians attend and arranged to have special meals for those persons ahead of time. I provided city view with their name and table numbers. However, I was told after the fact that all but one of our vegetarians received their special meals. I was sad to hear that the vegetarians were not able to eat since we had arranged special meals. The one vegetarian who did receive her meal was sitting next to me and I told her to ask after she did not receive it. I take partial responsibility, as I should have told each vegetarian to request their food but as a bride, I was a little busy! This process should probably be worked out a little better by City View.

All in all though I would use City View again and recommend them to anyone else.