Dominique's Catering Review

This staff is top notch! Our guests were thrilled with the wonderful food and polite service. From the planning, to the tasting, and finally the terrific evening, we were treated like old friends! The highlight was a surprise meatloaf slider for the groom at the end of the night. He was thrilled! Thank you to everyone at Chef Dominique's!

There is nothing more to say than outstanding. A year and a half later, people are still talking about our food. They made sure everything went smoothly, and despite our venue being an hour and a half away from Sioux Falls, the food was fresh and hot. They worked with us on all the details to make sure we had exactly what we wanted. Plus, getting to attend the tasting beforehand was extremely helpful. Absolutely exceptional service, and would recommend to anyone.

Thank you Chef Dominique's Catering for exquisite food, exceptional catering staff, and professional service all throughout my wedding planning process!

After working with Chef Dominique's Catering for my college graduation, I knew they would provide phenomenal food; however, they far surpassed my expectations for my wedding! They catered to any and all dietary restrictions (vegetarian, vegan, etc), allowing each guest to have a meal to their liking. I received so many compliments on the food at my wedding!

Not only was the food exceptional, but the catering staff was so friendly, professional, clean, and on top of everything at the wedding. Every step leading up to the wedding was a breeze. Again, Chef Dominque and his staff were so professional, flexible, and great to work with. I felt informed and cared for every step of the way. I will certainly be recommending Chef Dominique's Catering to other brides, as well as utilize their services for future personal events!

Their food is delicious (especially the mashed potato bar!) and the staff is always very professional. Nothing but exceptional compliments from all the attendees for each event that I have been at where Chef Dom is the caterer. I would recommend them for any event where you want to impress your guests.

We had the most wonderful experience working with Chef Dom and his staff. Stacey, their event coordinator, was accommodating of our time, schedules and finances when it came to planning the wedding reception. She helped stay on track and up to date on any changes made to the menu. She was flexible when it came to any request we had and also helped us with making sure we didn't forget anything needed for our reception. The staff on the night of our wedding reception were attentive to the needs of the bridal party as well as the guests. Everyone was thrilled with the food, service and overall experience Chef Dominique's provided. The night went off without a flaw and that is thanks to their hard work, expertise and professionalism. Love this crew!

I just wanted to follow-up after the wedding, now that we had a chance to breathe, to let you know how much we appreciated all of your hard work and exceptional service. The food was beyond spectacular and every single person I talked to raved about it! Thank you, thank you, and thank you! Please send our sincere gratitude to the entire Chef Dom team for making our daughter's wedding a fantastic experience that surpassed our expectations!

Chef Dominque:
This review of Chef Dominque s catering is not going to focus on the food. I don t need to. The food speaks for itself, and what it tells is a story of food that is hand crafted to be the best thing you will taste. The flavors that are created are inspired, and delectable. Out of 130+ people, every single person, every single one spoke about how simply amazing the food tasted. To top it all off, there wasn t anything left over.
With that out of the way, I ll move onto the most important part...the service. In short, the service provided by Chef Dominque s catering is exquisite. In long, they care. They truly care about your event. They are always prompt in responding to any questions you might have, always responding within the hour of your question. They show an amazing attention to detail, right down to presentation at the time of our event. The attentiveness of the staff during our wedding was superb. They directed the guests through the line all the while making sure the head table was having their needs fulfilled. They go the extra mile for everything. As weddings go, we had unplanned guests arrive. We had to cut into our wedding cake topper to make sure everyone received a piece, and we still ran out. Even though they had no responsibility to, they called our wedding cake designer to have another topper for us commissioned. This company is founded on love, I remember growing up listening to Chef Dominque s commericals, and in retrospect they really hold true. Everything they have done for us was seasoned with love. Love for their craft, and their love to making your special day nothing short of special.

My husband and I had a destination wedding to Sioux Falls this past winter to be close to family. We were so pleased with our decision to hire Chef Dominique's to cater our wedding. Everyone commented on how scrumptious the food was. They have a variety of seasonal vegetables and showcased them all so beautifully. Above all, I was impressed by the professionalism of Chef Dom's staff. Stacey made sure to let me know when food was about to be plated and in the weeks leading up to the wedding she was there to respond to any questions I had about place settings, glass ware or linens. She even arranged for us to have a cute hot cocoa stand, and helped us select hors d'oeuvres for the cocktail hour. Chef Dom's food and service impressed me more than any caterer I have ever hired and I would 100% recommend them for any event.

Outstanding attention to detail, professional and sincere. You would do well to hire the crew at Chef Dom's

Chef Dom's team is wonderful to work with and an exceptional addition to any event. They created a delicious custom menu for our wedding and took it upon themselves to work with our other vendors to ensure the wedding went off without a hitch. We highly recommend hiring them!

Chef Dominique did an amazing job for my daughters wedding!!! Food was delicious, beautiful table setting, staff was curious, polite and very efficient! Special thanks to Stacey who did amazing job and was such a wonderful person and work with. I would recommend them to anyone!

The man is a God when it comes to dining!!!!!!!...I have lived all over the world and say Dominique is the best Chef in the world....I want to fly back to Sioux Falls to just eat his cuisine

Chef Dom s did the most amazing job on the food and service for my daughter s wedding. Everything was perfect! The food was sooooo good and the best service. The staff treated our guests as their guests. We received so many compliments and couldn t have been happy happier. Thanks Chef Dom s for your part in our amazing day. You are the BEST!

We booked Chef Dominique's for our daughter's wedding June 2014 and had a wonderful experience. Stacey and the staff were outstanding and took care of everything we asked for. The food was beyond delicious; the presentation of the buffet was spectacular; the tables were set beautifully. Jessica and Jerrod were always near to make sure we felt everything was in order and going as we expected. We could not have asked for a better experience and would recommend Chef Dominique's for any event. THEY ARE THE BEST!!!!

Everyone at Chef Dominque's is absolutely incredible! The staff are friendly, outgoing, caring and genuinely in service make sure their guests are received and handled with love. Lets not forget... Their food is incredible!

Presentation and service was terrific as usual but the flavor was lacking in the main dish today.

Great food. Nice atmosphere. Could use a liquor license though to complete it's arsenal. Excellent service & staff. None better.

Che Dominique and the crew have been fabulous to work with. The food is always spectacular and the presentations amazing. It's always fun to see the reaction when people see the food. Thanks so much for what you do!

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.

We just wanted to thank everyone at Chef Dominique's for everything again!! We had the most amazing wedding day and the reception went flawlessly. Tigh and I had the best day full of memories! All of the staff were so helpful and happy that evening which made our reception totally enjoyable. Jess was excellent and kept everything running smoothly all night. And the food was beyond amazing --- we heard numerous compliments from everyone that night (and continue to hear them now) about how wonderful everything tasted from the salad to the baron of beef and everything in between. We had a great time working with Stacey, Jess, and Chef Dominique during our wedding planning process. We appreciated how you met with us throughout the year and kept track of all of the small details for us. The set up and decorating was so easy and it looked perfect! And you helped us plan a gourmet meal that was within our budget (which I know my Dad loved)! You really took the time to get to know Tigh and I as a couple and together we came up with the perfect wedding reception! You are all rockstars and we would recommend Chef Dominique's to anyone who is looking for an event venue!
Thanks again!
-Mr. & Mrs. Leibel

Chef Dom and his team recently catered our wedding on our family's farm near Canton, SD. Stacey and Jess were amazing to work with from the beginning. We wanted a very different menu than anything Chef Dom had done before - we were looking for South Indian - American fusion with family style meal. They pulled off an amazing meal that both the Indians and Americans loved. We have gotten so many compliments. People have remarked that normally wedding food is so bad but this was amazing!!! His serving and bartending staff was amazing and efficient. They made what could have been a very stressful part of the wedding, a breeze!

Chef Dominque's catered our outdoor June 2012 wedding and it was fabulous!!!! The staff was wonderful and so helpful. The food was amazing and looked beautiful. They did a fantastic job all on everything and I highly recommend them to anyone!

As a magician entertainer I ve had the opportunity to perform many times at events that Chef Dominique s has catered for. And oh my gosh the food is phenomenal! They are extremely professional and their banquet facility is wonderful. I d highly recommend any company to cater through them. Very friendly!

AMAZING! Throughout the wedding planning process they made it so easy and stress free, very professional, answered any questions we had and made the experience worry free. Chef Dom and his team are truly amazing, they catered our wedding this past weekend and we had so many compliments on not only the food but the staff as well! They continuously walked around and asked if our guests had everything they needed. Highly recommend!:)