Philomena's Catering 36 Woodland Road, Hickory, PA 15340

"Philomena’s catering service was excellent and the food was second to none. The smoked brisket and chicken parmesan were fantastic. They were the perfect choice for our wedding."

"Excellent food, professional and friendly service, flexible serving options, and fantastic prices! I've used Philomena's for numerous events: golf outings, fundraisers, community get-togethers, holiday parties, and weddings. I've never once been disappointed! The food is always fresh, flavorful, and made to your exact specifications. Amanda is always very friendly and has even advised me numerous times on special menu items for certain groups of people (i.e. gluten free, vegan, lactose intolerant, and elderly dietary restrictions). She treats new and returning customers like family and always tries her hardest to make sure everyone is completely satisfied with the service and goes out of her way to assist in other areas of the event when needed. Philomena's is my go to caterer!"

"Very good food, wonderful to work with through the whole process of wedding reception planning. Helped us plan for details we wouldn't have considered."

"Philomena's catering did a fabulous job at our work function, with many last minute changes and phone calls Amy and her staff graciously accomodated us in every way. Food was just as we expected and for a party of about 250 people I can say it went off without a hitch. I was worried about pleasing this many but in about 15 minutes I could tell it would be as I imagined. Kudos to the severs as they even stayed to help us clean up the tables at end of event."

"We used this catering company several times once we decided to use them for our wedding. We booked her one year in advance, and we used her for A New Year’s Eve party, and for our wedding shower. These two events required only the food to be present, no service. At the original taste testing, the food was phenomenal as was at each event. Very flavorful and delicious, nothing was dry as it was quality food. The same can even be said about the food at our wedding for those that got it… We discussed our concerns with Amanda on several occasions that we had met. We did two separate taste testings to try a variety of foods, we drove there to pick up food several times, and we went there for tasting our signature drink. On top of that we had no less than 10 phone conversations and several emails discussing details of our wedding and the quality of service we expected. This is why the review has a poor rating. We get married one time in our lives, and the people from our wedding will remember how horrible the service was. We paid extra money for a “bartending service” who told our guests they were supposed to be there serving food. We asked Amanda if she had handled a wedding of this size before (300+ people) She assured us that they do 500 person events all the time. After my mother-in-law had to ask for salad at her table 6 times, and then ask for dressing another four times, we began to panic and realize Amanda over-promised and under delivered severely. In addition to this, the tables were supposed to be bussed and cleared, the plates were to be washed, none of this was done. The head table never got their glasses of water which remained upside down until we cleaned up the next day. We had less than 300 guests RSVP. We paid Philomena‘s for 310 guests worth of food. We had a total of 278 people attend our wedding, and she still ran out of food even though she insisted on several occasions that there would be more than enough food. She also said there will be several items left over and she would put out to go containers. Speaking of this, she said they would have plenty of time to kill while they were there and to give her things to do while she was there. She was entirely unprepared. When the bridal party walked in and they were still serving salad, we knew this was a disaster. When we spoke with Amanda the following day about the issues that we had, she tried to blame The fact they were unprepared because of the cookies in her area. She promised us that she would be putting out the cookies at the cookie table and never did! My family had to put them all out! We also gave her extra space at the venue as she was worried she wouldn’t have enough. In addition to this disaster, I had to dismiss tables on my own wedding night, because Amanda did not bring enough help as clearly her bartenders we’re supposed to be serving food, so then we were forced to shut down the bar so the guests could be served. There are several other details minor or large that I may be missing, but I am so upset and frustrated with how this turned out that people now remember our wedding as the wedding that was amazing except for the catering. If you want to use this company be sure to use them for only their food because that is all they are good for. Their services are sub par at best."