Southern Way Catering

We chose Southern Way because they did a great job for a friend's wedding in Columbia. We live in Greenville and the folks here did an outstanding job at our daughter's wedding a few weeks ago. We had short ribs, a taco station and chicken thighs, and all were fantastic. I can't recommend Southern Way enough!
Dec 7th, 2023

I wanted to thank you and your staff for helping to make our son's rehearsal dinner wonderful. The food was so tasty, the staff was hardworking and friendly, andthe bar service was great. Jennifer Riehle was easy and wonderful to work with during all of the planning and execution.
Aug 13th, 2023

We had Southern Way Upstate cater our wedding on March 9, 2024. To start, the food was great. Some of the best catered food we have ever had. The service though, was lacking. For starters, the staff had a scheduled time to show up at 2:30. No one was there. Our wedding planner, moms, and bridesmaids were calling with no response. At about 3:00, they showed up and started demanding us (bride and groom) to move since our photo location was blocking the entrance. Very unprofessional considering they were late. Secondly, our timeline specifically stated that at 6:00, the stations were supposed to open. Being the bride and groom, we went first and about half of the food was set out. One of the staff members told me that they were under the impression that dinner was happening after the speeches and cake cutting (??). They hurried to get everything out and I was served cold biscuits and tacos. Again, they were good, but I would rather have my food hot. After everyone had eaten and cakes were starting to be served, I had noticed that trash was all over the tables still. No plates had been cleared, food was everywhere. At this point (about an hour and a half into the reception), all of the food was put in one corner on a table. We had 3 tables set up for our food stations and were told by Tori at all of our planning meetings that the stations would be open for 3 hours, not 1.5. As the reception went on and it was time for our exit, I was walking around handing out my pre-written tip envelopes and to much surprise, again, no one knew where the catering team was. Come to find out they left about an hour earlier and told no one. All of the leftover food was thrown away (we payed for 100, about 75 showed up). We were told we would have leftovers which we were very excited for, but all of it was thrown away and we lost out on about $700 worth of food. I have no idea who was at the actual event as it was not anyone that we had spoken to during the planning meetings and no one introduced themselves. It truly seemed like none of them wanted to be there and it showed with the late arrival and early leave time. With the food being so good, we just wish the service would have been better.
Mar 31st, 2024

These guys are amazing. They catered the US GYMNASTICS in Anderson, and I ordered their chicken tenders 3 times. Haven't eaten chicken tenders in 10 years.
Mar 18th, 2023

Jan 1st, 2023