Catering By Robert / Event Concepts & Catering . FL

Catering By Robert handled our wedding, and while people raved about the food, Id really like to call attention to the staff. They were beyond wonderful and friendly! And it wasnt just Susan and Maryn, but every server, bartender, and staff member. We got compliments not just on the food, but their personalities as well. Beyond that, they provide so many different services in one easy, convenient package. Beyond thrilled with their work!
Mar 30th, 2024

From the start Catering by Robert has been the best. They truly made my wedding day spectacular. They have several tastings that you can attend which helps you figure out what you want for your wedding. They are truly a on stop shop from food, decorations to the day of coordinating. Susan is such a phenomenal women and she staff is fantastic. They deserve a 10/10 you will not be disappointed with the service you will get from Susan and he staff. Thank you so much for making my wedding day AMAZING!
Mar 8th, 2024

Where to begin? Catering by Robert/Event Concepts was, simply put, AMAZING! That is the best way to describe our experience. From price, to food, to how my daughter's wedding day went, Catering by Robert was just amazing. Specifically, Susan Stalnaker (owner) coordinated everything and all went without a hitch. Everyone loved the food and the staff was fantastic! Susan's vast experience proved to be priceless during the entire process - from the firstday we met with her to the day of the wedding - she made herself available to us. We will definitely be using them again for our next event!!!! TEN STARS OUT OF TEN!!!!!
Feb 19th, 2024

We're from Florida, but planned our wedding almost entirely from our new home of Virginia. Even though we were long-distance, it was a breeze- Susan was communicative, informative and wise during the entire 10-month process prior to our wedding. She made great recommendations and was always looking for a way to make things easier for us! On our wedding day, we were blown away with the kindness and professionalism of the entire catering staff. And people are still telling us how the food was the best food they'd had at a wedding in a long time--which is a huge compliment, considering we had several guests who work in restaurants and hospitality! (You MUST do the shrimp creole--it was the star of our buffet) (P.S. In the spirit of full disclosure, I am married to the other person who most recently reviewed Catering by Robert...but we both really wanted to share our thoughts!)
Apr 3rd, 2024

I cannot speak highly enough of Catering by Robert! We retained them last April for my daughters wedding this past January. Susan made everything go as smoothly as possible from day one. We have a lot (A LOT!) of complicated allergies in my family . So first we had a private sample tasting for which Susan took into account all of our dietary constraints. Then we attended regular events hosted to sample more of their food (the servers let us know what had gluten and other ingredients of concern) it is like going to a reception with out the loud music! Even sampling signature drinks! To me this is going above and beyond anything I ever heard of. My daughter had very specific centerpiece ideas and wanted to do most of them herself but we were able to coordinate to use Roberts supplies in some cases to save us money and effort. At the end of the evening the catering staff packed up all of the various pieces and sorted out which were my daughters and which were theirs. I am not at all comfortable hosting events (That is an understatement. I find it terrifying.) and as the day approached it was a relief to know that Susan was keeping track of all the vendors involved, the deliveries day-of etc. A Day-Of Coordinator can easily run $1500 just for that service and she tosses it in. Susan came over to Pinellas twice in advance, once to meet with the woman who runs the hall and to see the hall. Then the day before she happened to be able to bring us the tablecloths so we could set the tables up in advance. This is not always a practical thing to do and took so much pressure off when she happened to be able to do it. Susan has a calm demeanor and seems to take everything in stride and her presence and demeanor helped me to keep calm as we hosted the biggest event we have ever hosted. While the advance and Day-Of Coordination is nice, the primary reason to pick the caterer would be for the tasty food and Catering by Robert absolutely delivered on this. I am *thrilled* to have so much leftover mojo chicken in my freezer right now ( a lot of last minute cancels from covid/flu) and I would really, REALLY love to get that signature smokey cheddar dip recipe as we have been enjoying it since the wedding and I am pretty sad it is gone. The staff all did a super job and Maryn, our Coordinator, was very good at communicating and coordinating with me. By the time we started the reception I could just relax and know all was in good hands and I was able to enjoy the evening and even the wrap up at the end was so easy working with this excellent and professional team. Thank you to Susan and all who helped make my daughters wedding reception such a wonderful event.
Feb 2nd, 2024