Albanese Catering Reviews
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11 Reviews
69% recommend it
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Alison Sent on 08/30/20205 out of 5 rating
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They were a great part of our wedding.
We customized everything from our menu to the colors of the plates. They worked with us closely to ensure we were happy. The dinner selection was delicious and there was plenty.We customized everything from our menu to the colors of the plates. They worked with us closely to ensure we were happy. The dinner selection was delicious and there was plenty. -
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Misty Sent on 08/31/20205 out of 5 rating
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They did an amazing job on our Anniversary
We did our vow renewals on our anniversary. They went above and beyond. They even helped to repair the cake from the baker when a guest bumped into it. The food was great!We did our vow renewals on our anniversary. They went above and beyond. They even helped to repair the cake from the baker when a guest bumped into it. The food was great! -
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Micah Sent on 08/30/20205 out of 5 rating
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Great Food
Thank you Albanese Catering. We loved the Homestyle Buffet!! The guests were happy and full. We even had leftovers that out of town guests took with them back to their hotel.Thank you Albanese Catering. We loved the Homestyle Buffet!! The guests were happy and full. We even had leftovers that out of town guests took with them back to their hotel. -
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Lynne C. Sent on 02/25/20205 out of 5 rating
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Lynne Clark - Bride
Albanese Catering did an amazing job this past weekend. Our guests loved the lasagna Rollups and chicken dishes. They went above and beyond by saving our cake that another baker brought. It was tilting to the side. We would recommend them highly.Albanese Catering did an amazing job this past weekend. Our guests loved the lasagna Rollups and chicken dishes. They went above and beyond by saving our cake that another baker brought. It was tilting to the side. We would recommend them highly. -
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Katelyn M. Sent on 08/30/20204.8 out of 5 rating
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Loved our catering
They did a wonderful job. The Italian Chicken Parmesan and the Marsala were to die for. We loved the fact that they cleaned up everything for us.They did a wonderful job. The Italian Chicken Parmesan and the Marsala were to die for. We loved the fact that they cleaned up everything for us. -
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Traci Sent on 08/30/20204.6 out of 5 rating
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Delicious Food and Plenty of It
Albanese Catering did a great job. We loved the delicious country style ribs AND the Baked Ziti. They even made sure the kids all had Mac n Cheese and Home Made Chicken Fingers!!!Albanese Catering did a great job. We loved the delicious country style ribs AND the Baked Ziti. They even made sure the kids all had Mac n Cheese and Home Made Chicken Fingers!!! -
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Tori E. Sent on 01/13/20194.4 out of 5 rating
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Delicious food
People couldn’t stop talking about how good the food was at our wedding. Everyone loved the variety and quality of the food provided by Albanese catering. They are small but growing business and with that does come growing pains. We had been promised the use of real plates for our reception but the week of, they found out that they had double booked the plates and we were going to be given high end disposable plates, which was not what was agreed upon. We were out out by this, but they did their very best to throw in some extras to compensate for this and I genuinely believe this was genuinely an oversight as they are growing.People couldn’t stop talking about how good the food was at our wedding. Everyone loved the variety and quality of the food provided by Albanese catering. They are small but growing business and with that does come growing pains. We had been promised the use of real plates for our reception but the week of, they found out that they had double booked the plates and we were going to be given high end disposable plates, which was not what was agreed upon. We were out out by this, but they did their very best to throw in some extras to compensate for this and I genuinely believe this was genuinely an oversight as they are growing. -
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Leah Sent on 01/03/20221 out of 5 rating
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Steer clear of this caterer
Steer clear of this caterer!
Mike Albanese Catering
I have used Albanese catering 3 times…each time getting worse. The first time was for my daughters first holy communion party and it was amazing and we recommended them to many people and brought them a lot of business!
The second time it was mediocre…we ordered a thanksgiving complete meal with desserts and sides we ordered this for 11 people and received enough for about 4 people even though we paid for 11 people. We were offered a free meal Pack for the shortage in food.
The third and last time was this past Christmas where we ordered a complete Christmas dinner with sides and desserts for 11 people again. We used the free meal offer from the past poor experience figuring the first time was amazing and the thanksgiving problems must of been a one off. Our Christmas food was scheduled to be delivered on the 24th. After no contact on the 24th we finally reached them around 7pm at night and they said they would drop it off at 1pm on the 25th as I told them that was the time we were planning on eating. At 1:30 on the 25th they text me saying that everything except the turkey and ham just blew up in their kitchen and that they won’t be delivering anything! Keep in mind we ordered salad, cheese plate, pies that don’t involve an oven or stove! When questioned about the above items that shouldn’t of been involved in this blow up they just stated again that they only have turkey and ham. After many more messages begging for at least the turkey and ham to be delivered a small tray of meat was delivered around 5pm!!! The tray was probably enough to feed about 4-6 people not the 11 we paid for!
They offered to refund my money and give me a $200 credit towards another purchase with them. I have asked multiple times via messenger and requested the money back through Zelle multiple times to only have my messages ignored and no money refunded! So technically they still owe me $59 in cash and a four person meal along with $200 worth of other meals!
I love to support local businesses! So sad that this one in not on the up and up anymore! Steer clear of this one and move on to the next!Steer clear of this caterer!
Mike Albanese Catering
I have used Albanese catering 3 times…each time getting worse. The first time was for my daughters first holy communion party and it was amazing and we recommended them to many people and brought them a lot of business!
The second time it was mediocre…we ordered a thanksgiving complete meal with desserts and sides we ordered this for 11 people and received enough for about 4 people even though we paid for 11 people. We were offered a free meal Pack for the shortage in food.
The third and last time was this past Christmas where we ordered a complete Christmas dinner with sides and desserts for 11 people again. We used the free meal offer from the past poor experience figuring the first time was amazing and the thanksgiving problems must of been a one off. Our Christmas food was scheduled to be delivered on the 24th. After no contact on the 24th we finally reached them around 7pm at night and they said they would drop it off at 1pm on the 25th as I told them that was the time we were planning on eating. At 1:30 on the 25th they text me saying that everything except the turkey and ham just blew up in their kitchen and that they won’t be delivering anything! Keep in mind we ordered salad, cheese plate, pies that don’t involve an oven or stove! When questioned about the above items that shouldn’t of been involved in this blow up they just stated again that they only have turkey and ham. After many more messages begging for at least the turkey and ham to be delivered a small tray of meat was delivered around 5pm!!! The tray was probably enough to feed about 4-6 people not the 11 we paid for!
They offered to refund my money and give me a $200 credit towards another purchase with them. I have asked multiple times via messenger and requested the money back through Zelle multiple times to only have my messages ignored and no money refunded! So technically they still owe me $59 in cash and a four person meal along with $200 worth of other meals!
I love to support local businesses! So sad that this one in not on the up and up anymore! Steer clear of this one and move on to the next! -
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Sir R. Sent on 02/18/20211 out of 5 rating
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Con Artist's
YOU COULD BE EATING COCKROACH PARTS OR FECES IN YOUR NEXT MEAL !!!
THESE 2 PEOPLE ARE THE BIGGEST CON ARTIST SCUMBAGS !!!
THEY WORK FROM THEIR HOME .....WHICH IS NOT REGULATED BY THE HEALTH DEPT. AND THE FLORIDA DEPT. OF BUSINESSS & " PROFESSIONAL" REGULATION HASN'T DONE THEIR JOB TO INVESTIGATE THESE 2.
THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN SHUT DOWN BY NOW ????
TO DATE THEY HAVEN'T EVEN HAD A LICENSE TO OPERATE SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2020 !!!
MANY PEOPLE HAVE CALLED, E-MAILED, OR OTHER TO GET THEIR MONEY BACK ....ONLY TO BE BLOCKED OR IGNORED AND NEVER TO HAVE THIER MONEY RETURNED !!!
IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE RING LEADER ( TRACEY L. PAGER ) HAS QUITE A CRIMINAL HISTORY ....AS YOU CAN SEE.
YOU CAN FIND HER ON GOOGLE.
( TRACEY LYNNE PAGER HERNANDO CO. FL. )
BEWARE OF THESE 2 SCUMBAG CON ARTISTS !!!!
THEY GET PEOPLE TO WRITE UP GOOD REVIEWS OR WRITE THEM THEMSELVES !!!
CHECK OUT FACEBOOK FOR COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE AS WELL AS ON LINE REVIEWS !!!
YOU ARE STRONGLY URGED TO CONTACT ANYONE INCLUDING THE B.B.B., AS WELL AS ANGIE'S LIST AND THE DEPT. OF BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, AND THE NEWS MEDIA TO LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THESE PEOPLE !!!
DO YOUR HOMEWORK PEOPLE !!!! DON'T BE CONNED BY THESE CAREER CRIMINALS !!!
YOU COULD BE EATING COCKROACH PARTS OR FECES IN YOUR NEXT MEAL !!!
THESE 2 PEOPLE ARE THE BIGGEST CON ARTIST SCUMBAGS !!!
THEY WORK FROM THEIR HOME .....WHICH IS NOT REGULATED BY THE HEALTH DEPT. AND THE FLORIDA DEPT. OF BUSINESSS & " PROFESSIONAL" REGULATION HASN'T DONE THEIR JOB TO INVESTIGATE THESE 2.
THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN SHUT DOWN BY NOW ????
TO DATE THEY HAVEN'T EVEN HAD A LICENSE TO OPERATE SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2020 !!!
MANY PEOPLE HAVE CALLED, E-MAILED, OR OTHER TO GET THEIR MONEY BACK ....ONLY TO BE BLOCKED OR IGNORED AND NEVER TO HAVE THIER MONEY RETURNED !!!
IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE RING LEADER ( TRACEY L. PAGER ) HAS QUITE A CRIMINAL HISTORY ....AS YOU CAN SEE.
YOU CAN FIND HER ON GOOGLE.
( TRACEY LYNNE PAGER HERNANDO CO. FL. )
BEWARE OF THESE 2 SCUMBAG CON ARTISTS !!!!
THEY GET PEOPLE TO WRITE UP GOOD REVIEWS OR WRITE THEM THEMSELVES !!!
CHECK OUT FACEBOOK FOR COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE AS WELL AS ON LINE REVIEWS !!!
YOU ARE STRONGLY URGED TO CONTACT ANYONE INCLUDING THE B.B.B., AS WELL AS ANGIE'S LIST AND THE DEPT. OF BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, AND THE NEWS MEDIA TO LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THESE PEOPLE !!!
DO YOUR HOMEWORK PEOPLE !!!! DON'T BE CONNED BY THESE CAREER CRIMINALS !!!
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Tiela Sent on 07/22/20201 out of 5 rating
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Absolutely terrible. Read Facebook reviews and educate yourself before booking this company
Canceled this vendor after months of terrible communication. They would tell me they would call me the next day to go over details and then not, several times. I had started seeing new reviews that they no called no showed several people. I decided to cancel them to avoid a disaster the day of my wedding, and was told I would get a refund after 3-5 business days. It has now been over a month, they have stopped responding to emails and texts, wont answer phone calls, blocked me from Facebook, and since I had paid in full several months in advance, I cannot dispute the charge with my bank. They owe me almost $600, and they owe several others as well (even wrote a bad check for a refund). Now I'm stuck going to small claims court.Canceled this vendor after months of terrible communication. They would tell me they would call me the next day to go over details and then not, several times. I had started seeing new reviews that they no called no showed several people. I decided to cancel them to avoid a disaster the day of my wedding, and was told I would get a refund after 3-5 business days. It has now been over a month, they have stopped responding to emails and texts, wont answer phone calls, blocked me from Facebook, and since I had paid in full several months in advance, I cannot dispute the charge with my bank. They owe me almost $600, and they owe several others as well (even wrote a bad check for a refund). Now I'm stuck going to small claims court. -
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Clyde Sent on 02/18/20201 out of 5 rating
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They stole my money.
Had Theresa and Mike cater our wedding. 1st the food was late. We paid $100 for the "full service" (set up, serve the food to the guests and clean up). One person showed up to do all of it. Rightfully so she didn't even attempt to serve the guests,but she did set up and remove leftovers. We were supposed to have 3 sides with our 3 entrees and only 1 side arrived. Obviously one would expect a refund for the missing sides. The day after the wedding I got in touch with Theresa and she assured me I would get a credit back(refund) for the missing items. Now 3 weeks later she will not return a phone call or text message from me. Essentially they are stealing my money. I paid them for something I didn't get. Also,the food was mediocre at best. We were supposed to get chicken and steak kabobs on skewers the SKEWERS were literally TOOTHPICKS. The meat was so bland. The "pulled pork" was nothing but a ton of BBQ sauce and a little bit of pork. The chicken parmesan and pasta had no flavor at all. We ended up throwing away at least 65 to 75% of the food. It was the worst catering experience ever. I implore you to consider all of this when dealing with these thieves. If you look at Google reviews it appears we aren't the only ones to have had an experience like this in the last few months.Had Theresa and Mike cater our wedding. 1st the food was late. We paid $100 for the "full service" (set up, serve the food to the guests and clean up). One person showed up to do all of it. Rightfully so she didn't even attempt to serve the guests,but she did set up and remove leftovers. We were supposed to have 3 sides with our 3 entrees and only 1 side arrived. Obviously one would expect a refund for the missing sides. The day after the wedding I got in touch with Theresa and she assured me I would get a credit back(refund) for the missing items. Now 3 weeks later she will not return a phone call or text message from me. Essentially they are stealing my money. I paid them for something I didn't get. Also,the food was mediocre at best. We were supposed to get chicken and steak kabobs on skewers the SKEWERS were literally TOOTHPICKS. The meat was so bland. The "pulled pork" was nothing but a ton of BBQ sauce and a little bit of pork. The chicken parmesan and pasta had no flavor at all. We ended up throwing away at least 65 to 75% of the food. It was the worst catering experience ever. I implore you to consider all of this when dealing with these thieves. If you look at Google reviews it appears we aren't the only ones to have had an experience like this in the last few months. -
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