Not too late for another round of Food Tasting
We have given ourselves a chance to search for new caterer in town although we have already booked one at the very early stage of our wedding preparations. But why we are doing this? Because we want to try new taste, we want to look for another beautiful styling, and we want to compare things and be 200% sure of what we have chosen.
Josiah's Catering is one of the best known caterer in the industry. We have talked to them before in one of the bridal fair we went but we did not considered them, because that time, hindi pa namin sila kilala, hehe! Good thing is that, I have attended a wedding na sila yung caterer. And I can say, the couple are very lucky to have them! I subscribed to their website to get some updates and found out that they have an upcoming mass food tasting near our place. I called them and registered.
During and after the food tasting, here are our thoughts:
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1. Food - Heavenly! From welcome treats up to the dessert, very very tasty. Ang sarap ng foods nila, kumbaga walang tapon. Well served and well cooked. Also, hindi nila kami tinipid during the buffet serving. Actually hindi ko naubos yung sakin kasi I'm so full na. Pero I managed to taste everything in my plate para naman ma-experience ko ang lasa ng bawat food nila. Since si K ang mahilig sa dessert, sya ang nag-sample, dapat nga hindi na kami kukuha kasi busog na kami, pero sabi ko sayang naman, so why not try it? After tasting their dessert, kahit full na sya, gusto pa nya kumuha ulit. Hahah! As per Sales Banquet who assisted us, hindi super sweet ang desserts nila kaya no umay. Take note, ang naka-serve that time was "Luxe Package" only, which is we can say na yun yung standard package nila. Pero guess what, ang sarap na ng mga foods nila, how much more kung ang i-avail ng client is the "Grand Luxe Package" na almost all in. We are very happy with their food. :)
1. Food - Heavenly! From welcome treats up to the dessert, very very tasty. Ang sarap ng foods nila, kumbaga walang tapon. Well served and well cooked. Also, hindi nila kami tinipid during the buffet serving. Actually hindi ko naubos yung sakin kasi I'm so full na. Pero I managed to taste everything in my plate para naman ma-experience ko ang lasa ng bawat food nila. Since si K ang mahilig sa dessert, sya ang nag-sample, dapat nga hindi na kami kukuha kasi busog na kami, pero sabi ko sayang naman, so why not try it? After tasting their dessert, kahit full na sya, gusto pa nya kumuha ulit. Hahah! As per Sales Banquet who assisted us, hindi super sweet ang desserts nila kaya no umay. Take note, ang naka-serve that time was "Luxe Package" only, which is we can say na yun yung standard package nila. Pero guess what, ang sarap na ng mga foods nila, how much more kung ang i-avail ng client is the "Grand Luxe Package" na almost all in. We are very happy with their food. :)
2. Styling / Table Set-up - Simple but elegant. Not overly decorated. Minimal centerpieces pero may dating. Many themes to choose from. Even from the set of their basic styling, maganda na talaga. We also loved their backdrops.
3. Communication - One of the most important thing is the communication with the accounts executive / sales banquet. Assigned to us was Ms.Dale which is very accommodating. From phone calls palang masasabi ko na ang gaan ng loob ko sa kanya. The time we met her, mas lalo kami natuwa kasi very polite sya and very responsive sya sa lahat ng queries namin. She even secured a lot of freebies just in case na mag-book na kami sa kanila. I also like the fact na hindi sya nagmamadali for our reservation. Some AE kasi masyadong eager to the point kukulitin ka para ma-block na yung date.
4. Peso Power - They are not that expensive, I can say, but also they are not budget friendly.
Our Verdict?
We are almost about to forfeit our reservation fee with our previously booked venue+caterer. Reason is that, we think mas yummy ang foods and taste ni Josiah's. And one of the biggest point is their styling services which we did not have with our previous one. For my very first heartbreak in this wedding preparations, we end up not booking Josiah's due to some factors. Number one reason is due to budget constraints, we don't want to go beyond our set budget and gusto sana namin is atleast mapantayan ng konti yung booked supplier namin. Second is the venue, nahihirapan kami maghanap ng venue kahit accredited naman sila sa halos lahat ng alam naming options.
If we will be given a lot of penny to splurge for our wedding, we will surely go for Josiah's Catering because we loved all the things they offered. Maybe it's like our first heartbreak, it is not really meant to be.
One of my GirlTalker friend said, "Be contented with what you have and stop searching for anything better because in reality there are a lot of better things around".
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