Lazy Gourmet Review

This is by far the best caterer I have ever used. I am a corporate event planner and have planned numerous events, and I highly recommend the Lazy Gourmet. The food is so delicious, service is excellent and prices are competitive for value. I will definitely use this caterer in future!

We just had the pleasure of participating in a Lazy Gourmet Zoom Cooking Class! It was such fun from beginning to end! Such a great way to bring family and friends together. The food box arrived with everything needed to cook our yummy meal including cocktails to enjoy while cooking. The incredible chef guided us through each course preparation while answering questions, providing humour and giving us cooking tips. All the food was delicious! Crab cakes with caper aioli and arugula, Albacore tuna with Japanese soba noodles, oranges, avocado and cabbage, and brownies with caramel sauce and berries. Such a great way to celebrate a special occasion with family and friends!!!!

I was lucky enough to do my open dives with Cullen and Alex. I had a blast. Both are school teachers and are very patient, articulate, and passionate about marine life and scuba diving.

Lazy Gourmet hosted a virtual cooking class over the weekend. The pre-portioned food was delivered in a beautiful box including recipes to follow along with. The chef walked everyone through cooking each course, with some fun tips and tricks. Not only was the food delicious, but it was a unique event that allowed a bunch of my friends to virtually connect when we otherwise can't get together. I'll definitely be doing this again.

Amazing cooking class!
We have loved and used the Lazy Gourmet for over 10 years! With the loss of events and catering came an amazing opportunity to try their cooking class! A beautiful box with a 3 course meal came fully ready for us to roll up our sleeves. Each course had everything portioned out, instructions and everything we needed. The amazing Chef led us through each course, making sure that we were all following, and answering any questions along the way. He was charming to say the least! We set up our TV in the dining room so we felt like we were right there! Our box also came with cocktails which were outstanding. We absolutely loved our cooking class. We don't think we will be quitting our jobs anytime soon, but perhaps with a bit more practice we might get offered a job! ;P Highly recommended for birthdays, family events, or corporate! It was an absolute blast!

I recently had the opportunity to join a Lazy Gourmet virtual cooking class and it was an amazing experience. The ingredients are delivered to your door so you don't have to worry about a thing. It was a fun and safe way to celebrate with friends and family and easy to follow along. The results were delicious!
I cannot recommend this experience enough!

We just had a virtual birthday celebration and cooking class with Lazy Gourmet. It was soooo delicious. Everything came in a gorgeous well labeled box and adoptions were made for gluten free/vegetarian diets. Four course fancy meal! The chef was super and it was easy enough to keep up but he also taught us tricks and tips including plating so we felt like we knew what we were doing. Highly recommended.

We ordered our Holiday dinner from Lazy Gourmet, for delivery on December 24th, expecting to eat that day. Our meal was scheduled to arrived between 12:30 and 3:00pm. When it hadn't arrived by 3:00, I called. We were hungry. Though I was told it would arrive in the next half hour, it didn't arrive until around 4:30, and it was totally over packaged in a large box with many small containers inside (perhaps this is what took so long?). Very hungry at this point, we heated up the food, and realized one order of mashed potatoes was missing. All would have been forgiven if the food was good, but it wasn't. It was as ordinary as could be. It tasted like cafeteria buffet food. The turkey was flavourless, the mashed potatoes runny, the gravy bland, the kale salad too strong, the vegetables without any herbs or flavouring. We figured out why it is called the Lazy Gourmet. Whoever is supposed to be the gourmet chef is lazy.

Myself and my partner ordered Christmas dinner through the Lazy Gourmet this year. It was awesome, it took the stress of cooking on the day away and the quality of both meals was excellent and well priced for what you got. We reheated the food in the oven and it tasted like it had just been cooked, all very fresh and well seasoned. Our point of contact was Katie, she was really helpful and quick to respond when we had questions. We will order from the lazy gourmet again. I've heard good things about their catering of larger events too. Definitely worth a shot.

We have attended many functions catered by The Lazy Gourmet and we would highly recommend them, but this review is specifically about their virtual cooking class which is a newer and Covid friendly service they offer.

We were guests of an online birthday party wherein the shared activity was a virtual cooking class, all organized by The Lazy Gourmet. Three days before the party, we received an email with the menu and instructions to email the point person regarding any allergies or other accommodation requests.

On the day of the party, a full meal kit (cocktail, salad, appetizer, entree, dessert) was delivered to our home and all ingredients were pre-measured and labelled. Once we logged onto the Zoom meeting, we could see the birthday boy, all other guests, and the chef. The chef gave clear instructions, had an engaging personality, and always paused for guest's questions. Guests with special dietary needs were accommodated with special ingredients as well as clarifying instructions from the chef.

Our children (4 and 2) also participated and they both had a blast. The pre-measured ingredients meant they could join in by dumping and sprinkling, and of course they helped stir everything.

The food was delicious and excellent. We ate everything and we couldn't agree on a family favourite because everything was delicious.

If you are considering hosting a virtual gathering, we would highly recommend The Lazy Gourmet virtual cooking class.