Emily’s Catering

I worked with Beth from Emily’s Catering and she was just a joy to work with. It was a 90^th birthday party for my father, with 70+ people attending and a limited budget. She planned a menu that worked for everyone (chicken, mashed potatoes, salad, rolls, and stuffed peppers as a vegetarian entrée and made everything easy for me, from the set-​up to the take-​down, including nicely packaging leftovers. Everyone complimented the food. I will certainly use them again!

We looked at Emily’s Catering for our wedding. If it weren’t for a friend discount that we later worked out with a friend/​owner of a smaller catering company, we would have used her. She is very affordable, professional, detail-​oriented, reliable and everything you would want from a caterer. I was also impressed with her careful consideration of the presentation of the food – it was artistic and went above and beyond. Definitely recommend this East Austin gem for weddings and other important events.

Emily’s Catering did a fantastic job catering my wedding on April 12, 2014! My husband and I (and all of our guests) were extremely pleased with the food and service they provided throughout the evening.
Candy is so sweet and helpful, she was extremely detailed and made me feel confident that she heard and understood all of my ideas, questions and concerns. We worked directly with her from the initial consultation and tasting through the end to hash out all of the little details. For the day-​of Dana led the team of servers and bartender who all did an amazing job. They were timely and organized and found me several times throughout the night to make sure everything was to my liking.
Of all of the caterers I researched and spoke to, Emily’s Catering absolutely stood out to me because they provided the most of what I was looking for within my budget. I would definitely recommend Emily’s Catering.

This catering service is very inflexible, untimely in replying to emails, and unprofessional. If you are looking for a wedding caterer, my advice would be to find a more professional company. My fiancé and I were looking for a wedding caterer and thought that choosing a small company might be more affordable and flexible, but we were wrong.
This catering service offers a variety of entrees and options to choose from, but the prices of each entrée is not listed and their explanation for how a price per plate is generated is not straightforward. Niether Emily (ownder) nor Candy were eager to help us out, nor did they seem interested in our business. Instead when we called to find out if the price quote they promised was complete they brushed off my request as if it wasn’t important enough.

Wonderful people and terrific food. We hired Emily’s to cater our wedding at The Allan House. From the moment I met Candy at our tasting, I knew I could check «caterer» off my to do list. She was so amazing both during the planning stage and the day of the event. The service and wait staff were excellent as well. As the bride, I did not have a chance to taste the food as much as I would have liked but many of our guests commented on both the quality and uniqueness of our appetizers and buffets. The table displays were also beautiful. I know I’ve tried but words can’t describe how much we loved Candy and Emily’s Catering.

I hired Emily’s to cater my husband’s birthday party. Their staff was extremely responsive. I worked with Candy who was friendly and professional. I spoke with her over the telephone, and she had an estimate to me within 10 minutes. We ordered: mandarin beef buns, satay chicken, beef empanadas, stuffed mushrooms and seven layer dip. The food was excellent, and the attendees complimented it all evening. Their prices were very reasonable compared to other companies I considered. They had a staff person (Brian (sp?) drop everything off and set it up. He was extremely personable and efficient. He came and picked up the platters and left the remaining food in leftover containers at the appointed time. Overall, I was extremely impressed with Emily’s Catering and would certainly recommend them for parties or similar events.

I’m not sure where to start when discussing the many reasons I’m in love with Emily’s Catering.
— They are extremely generous. My charity, Austin Browncoats, needed some passed appetizers donated for a charity function. Emily’s jumped right on supporting us and our mission.
— When my previous choice for a caterer wasn’t going to work because they quality of food was subpar and they doubled the price with no reason, I was left in a bind. Emily’s put together a tasting lunch of a few items on our desired wedding menu that were OUT OF THIS WORLD. I was blown away by her ability to tackle our inspired menu.
— Emily (owner) goes above and beyond for you. She takes the entire experience of creating your menu very personally. She doesn’t just bring and make great food. She decorated out entire buffet area to look like our wedding. She added all of these personal touches because she takes complete ownership of her area. She truly is a creative genius.
— When our wedding planner backed out TWO DAYS before the wedding, Emily helped us make sure our wedding went off without a hitch. Without her, things would’ve been much more difficult.
— Everyone at our wedding marveled at how amazing the food was. We heard OVER AND OVER how Emily’s provided the BEST wedding food they ever had. Hell, many said Emily’s provided some of the best food they’d ever had. PERIOD.
— Emily delivered food to us at my wedding. She also checked up on us a few times to make sure we had everything we needed. Her composure, relaxed nature and smile was so calming on a day that could’ve been somewhat stressful.
— When my wedding venue accidentally threw away out take-​away meals (since we barely got to eat at the wedding, Emily agreed to provide us with an anniversary meal for free — whenever we want it. She is going to make us out wedding meal. She didn’t have to do this, but she opted to because she is not just an amazing caterer and chef — she is an amazing human being.
If you want an amazing caterer who can cook anything, keep a smile on her face and take charge if you need her to – Emily is the person for you. Oh, and by the way, she’s also extremely affordable. In actuality, she’s a bargain. Whodathunk? An amazing caterer who is reasonably priced — in Austin? I truly believe that Emily is the only caterer I’ve met in this town who 100% is in this profession for the love of food and people — and how great food makes people happy. She made my wedding so amazingly special. I owe her more than just kind words. I one day hope to repay the favor.

Emily’s Catering is fantastic, I called her to see if she would donate 3 appetizers for a charity event we held on New Years Day. And sure enough, she said yes.
We picked up the food and it was amazing, everybody came up to us and complemented us on the food that was served at the event.
Emily is and amazing Lady and a great cook.
If you ever need catering she is the one to go to.

Emily’s Catering sponsored an event I put on for Austin Fashion week and they were very easy to work with! The food they donated had meat in it, and I’m a vegetarian, but it didn’t last long so it must have been really good. I really appreciate their help and I hope lots of people took their card from our event and will use them. I was very impressed with how easy they were to work with.

I used Emily’s Catering last weekend for an extended family dinner to honor my infant daughter’s baptism and Emily’s did a lovely job. With the baby and also a two-​year-​old boy underfoot I wasn’t sure how I was going to prepare to entertain 25 people (and their small children) plus get my own family dressed and to the church on time. Emily’s Catering set everything up while we were gone and when we got back, voila… a kid-​friendly dinner that was presented elegantly and beautifully enough for the adults to appreciate. I got to spend quality time with my own guests, too, which doesn’t always happen when you are the hostess. The attendant Emily’s Catering sent did such an efficient job that I hardly noticed her. What I noticed was happy guests, compliments on the food and service, and a tidy kitchen when it was all done. Keep up the good work.

I found Emily’s Catering through Unilocal,and Michelle C. wasn’t kidding.
We had a Tex-​Mex menu with absolutely fantastic pulled pork tacos and quesadillas with some really delicious salsas and a remarkable cilantro pesto that I’m still dreaming about.
All of the food was wonderful, and nearly as impressive was the presentation. My bid said one fresh floral was included, so I expected a neat flower arrangement, but my goodness, there were flowers everywhere! They really added so much to my décor (and it totally needed it). The staff was all very friendly and fabulous.
I could not be happier with everything that Emily’s Catering brought to the table.

I love Emily’s Catering. They always do an excellent job, their food is scrumptious, and their prices are reasonable for their level of quality. Their stuffed brie appetizers are insanely good, as are their lemon bars. My law firm used to throw a holiday party and invite every lawyer in Austin. We had the last one catered by Emily, and she did an amazing job; we got tons of compliments on the food.
Plus, Emily is a great woman. She is very generous about giving back to the community, and she’s fun to be around, too. If you use Emily’s Catering, you can support a woman-​owned business and eat fabulous food at a good price — can’t go wrong with that!