Contigiani's Catering Service

"We used this caterer for our wedding without any other options. Bonnie (the owner) is completely unprofessional. She took her role as the caterer and used it to think she controlled the entire wedding! She wouldn't listen to any comments or ideas and hid behind "CDC recommendations" when those shouldn't have applied. She truly made up her own rules which was utterly obnoxious. In addition, on the day of the wedding she was confrontational to me (the husband) when I questioned why she put ugly water bottles on the tables. Our other vendors couldn't believe how rude Bonnie was during the wedding day. I would avoid this place at all costs and I have spoken to the venue about finding alternatives."

"I want to give a BIG shout out to Jim the owner and his wife Bonnie, the coordinator of Contigiani's Catering and Pheasant Ridge Golf Club for their work at Connor & Kayla's wedding this past weekend. I was the wedding DJ for that night, and I must say, not only did they pull off the near impossible (last minute venue change due to incoming weather), but they really out did themselves ensuring all the details were in place in record time. They made sure the place looked beautiful, clean, classy, and provided excellent tips for me that were unique about the room to ensure the best audio quality. The flow of the venue is perfect from ceremony to cocktail hour, then to the reception. There are excellent locations for their formal pictures with big beautiful trees, and the outside of the venue is unique. The food was AMAZING! As a wedding DJ with 20 years experience and see about 60 venues a year, I would recommend Contigiani's Catering and Pheasant Ridge Golf Club for any wedding! I will post pictures of the venue in the comments! Excellent work everyone! Another big shout out to the staff! Loreece, Kate, Michelle, Annie, and Kathy - you all rock! I hope to see you again in the near future, and keep up the mighty fine work! Cheers! ~ DJ Chillin McMillin"

"I had a WONDERFUL experience with the team from Contigiani's! I was fortunate enough to work with them on a large wedding and at no point did I feel like I had to worry about their promptness, response time, service and food. The team arrived early for the event, did a beautiful job setting the space (for close to 200 guests) the food was plentiful and delicious and the staff was happy to help if need be with anything else. They are a FABULOUS catering team and I would be lucky to be able to work with them again. If you are looking for a trustworthy caterer for your event, you can not go wrong with Contigiani's!"

"I want to begin this review by stating the the staff at Contigiani's is OUTSTANDING! I had the pleasure of being a part of my best friend's wedding, and the ceremony and reception were held at this venue. The ceremony was held in the side court yard, the rehearsal dinner in the smaller event room, and the reception in the main hall. The whole weekend we were catered to by some truly warm, lovely people. I genuinely felt like they cared about our well being, and were just as happy to be helping us as we were to have chosen this location. The food was INCREDIBLE!!! The only thing preventing me from giving a full 5 star rating is Bonnie Contigiani, one of the owners. She was an absolute nightmare. Pushy, rude, not a genuine bone in her body, and all around terrible. We used an event planner who helped us every step of the planning process. Through the full year of planning this wedding we never interacted with Mrs. Contigiani once. No phone calls, no emails, no in person meetings, and although she was at the property during the rehearsal dinner, did not come out to interact once. However, the day of the wedding she decided that she was going to step in and dictate every minute of our time. She barged in right from the beginning and immediately cleared half of the bridesmaids out of the room. She then informed us that she would be dressing the bride. This wasn't a question, it was a demand. Let me ask you? Would you feel comfortable being half naked in front of a complete stranger while she put you in your WEDDING GOWN, or would you prefer your Mother, sister, and best friend help you? That's what I thought. Bonnie made sure we knew she did not agree with this but let us dress the bride, "If that's what we really want." She continued to try and barge in repeatedly asking when we would be ready. Complaining that we were making our guests wait, even when we had a full 45 minutes to spare. When I went out to get the rest of the bridal party for a toast 15 minutes before the ceremony started Bonnie approached me and said, "Is she dressed yet?" When I said yes, and informed her we wanted to do a quick toast, she rolled her eyes at me and said, "Well let's GET ON THAT." CLAPPING HER HANDS IN MY FACE WITH EACH CAPITALIZED LETTER! The daughter of the groom was supposed to be escorted to her seat by her uncle, but Bonnie decided we were running late (the bride stepped off at 4:02 for a 4 o'clock wedding so that is completely untrue) and ushered her to a seat in the BACK ROW. During the reception many guests complained about how rude she was while tending bar, and the evening ended with her confronting the bride about how long the party was going. We were told by our coordinator that we had until midnight. When we informed Bonnie of this after she asked the bride when she planned on, "Wraping this up." She said the following, TO THE BRIDE ON HER WEDDING DAY, "These events are only supposed to last for 5 hours so you should have been out of here by 9, but I guess that slipped by the office. You, all your guests, and all your things need to be gone at 11. Not a minute late." I could go on and on about how incredibly awful she was, but I simply don't want to give her anymore of my time. Overall the wedding was a huge success and I will have find memories of my best friend's special day for many years! It is disappointing that these memories will be scared with the most inexcusable lack of customer service I have ever experienced. If you choose this venue you will not be sorry! Just be sure to request that Bonnie not be present."

"My personal and professional experience with Contigiani's has always been outstanding. Their food selection no matter the budget has been excellent. I have attended many events catered by Contigiani's and have always left contented and satisfied by all that was presented in food, staff and atmosphere. Thank you Jim and Catherine Contigiani for the many wonderful memories! Betty Ballantyne Laconia, NH"