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Basnight's Lone Cedar Cafe

Basnight's Lone Cedar Cafe

Nags Head, NC
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    Beverly T. Sent on 10/08/2024
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    Amazing! Highly recommend

    Best wedding food ever! We had perfectly prepared filet mignon and fresh fish with fruit salsa. The appetizers were so yummy also! Tuna tostada was my favorite. The servers were friendly, attentive and professional. I can’t say enough wonderful things about Lone Cedar. They have perfected the catering niche and I am so grateful to the entire team! I highly recommend Lone Cedar and would use them again.
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    Lorena G. Sent on 08/18/2024
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    Delicious!

    We loved this vendor! The food was delicious and the service was friendly and efficient. All the guests really enjoyed the food. They set up, clean up and serve; we also hired a bartender and he was awesome too! Couldn’t be happier.
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    Beth Sent on 07/18/2024
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    50th Anniversary Celebratio

    From our first encounter with LC Catering, we were pleased with quick response to emails, meetings, and phone calls. They were very helpful in helping us choose our menu. The night of our event was perfect!
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    Sandy R. Sent on 07/07/2024
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    A Magical Rehearsal Dinner

    I was overwhelmed by the experience that Immanuel and the entire staff created for the rehearsal dinner for my son and his bride to be. Outstanding service that was warm and friendly. Great communication about exactly what we wanted. The result exceeded all of my expectations. We were able to personalize the outdoor venue to make it a truly memorable evening. The venue itself is just truly stunning. The staff was extremely professional and took the best care of us. I was so grateful to have Lone Cedar take care of us. I knew I was in the best of personalized care. The food was exceptional and beautifully presented. Please let them create your own special evening!
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    Lauren W. Sent on 06/17/2024
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    Delicious dinner, professional staff

    We used Basnight's Lone Cedar Cafe to cater our wedding, and we couldn't have been happier! We found Immanuel easy to work with, all the staff were very professional, and they were flexible with dietary restrictions. The food was DELICIOUS! Our guests raved about all the food, but particularly the italian rice balls appetizer. Best yet, we thought they were incredibly reasonably priced, particularly when it came to the china and silverware you could rent. Everything was set up and broken down in a timely, neat manner. We highly recommend them for catering your next big event!
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    Will A. Sent on 05/16/2024
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    One less thing to worry about

    We had our daughter's and son-in-laws reception 9 hours away from home. Working with Caroline, Immanuel, and the Lone Cedar staff was flawless. Everything was perfect and worry free
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    Debbie S. Sent on 05/01/2024
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    5 Star Catering from Start to Finish

    I can not begin to say enough about our experience with Basnight's Lone Cedar. From the initial consultation with Immanuel, the follow up, finalizing and the event itself, everything was top notch. I felt confident that all aspects would be handled for the day of and just as I suspected the event went off without a hitch. When I arrived there were some additional needs that I had not anticipated and the staff was quick to accommodate. Maranda and the server staff were professional and catered to the needs we had. We will certainly use them again in the future for our catering needs.
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    Lizzy P. Sent on 11/03/2023
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    Highly Recommend!

    We cannot say enough good things about Basnights Lone Cedar Catering! Immanuel was such a joy to work with, he was always quick to respond and accommodating to all of our requests. They provided all of the food for cocktail hour and dinner, provided a dessert bar, provided bartenders, and even supplied our brunch for the morning after the wedding. Everything was absolutely delicious, everyone was raving about how good the food was! And on top of that, every single member of their crew was so kind and friendly. We could not have asked for any better for our big day and I highly recommend them for anyone planning any event, I know we will be using them again anytime the opportunity presents itself!
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    Steve B. Sent on 10/24/2023
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    Excellent food, excellent management of event. You don't any better than Lone Cedar Cafe.'

    Basnight's Lone Cedar Cafe catering was incredible. Food was top quality.. It was fresh, delicious and generous portions. Both on-line and in person the staff were friendly. knowledgeable helpful and at the event, extremely hard working (which made everything run smoothly).
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    Chelsie D. Sent on 10/30/2023
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    Great catering experience

    Working with Lone Cedar was a treat! They revamped our menu a time or two...or four. The quality of food was amazing. We ran out of white wine at one point and we were informed right away to ensure our guests didn’t go thirst. Their servers and bartenders are top notch.
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    Mary Sent on 10/22/2023
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    Bon appitite!

    Ya'll..... this place. I still can't stop thinking about the food!! Everyone told me how amazing dinner was! Since we live out of state, we never got to taste test anything. I wish we had! For no other reason than to be able to taste EVERYTHING on their menu. I was shoving one of the cocktail snacks in my face as the introductions to the reception started because it looked so good, I couldn't help myself! There were zero regrets! This company was so great to work with, even with absolute last-minute changes on our side. Their staff was just as incredible! Professional, fun, and attentive! Thank you, Basnights, for helping to make our reception and special day complete and amazing!!
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    Sarah Sent on 10/10/2023
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    Everything was wonderful!!

    We hired Basnight’s for both our rehearsal dinner and reception/hors doeuvres. All of the food was beyond delicious. From our first contact to tasting to the day of, Immanuel and his team made sure that we were taken care of and got the best of everything! Throughout both of the dinners, all of our guest continued to comment on how wonderful the food was! We truly couldn’t have asked for anything more!!
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    Matt B. Sent on 10/30/2023
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    Good food and good pricing!

    Basnights catered and bartended our wedding and they did an amazing job! They were helpful throughout the entire process, on time the day of the ceremony, and took care of everything food and beverage related without a hitch.

    All of our guests complimented on how great the food turned out!
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    Ron R. Sent on 09/19/2023
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    60th anniversary celebration

    Lone Cedar catering did a fantastic job with our parents 60th anniversary party… Immanuel and his crew are true professionals… from the very beginning of the planning process to the actual event they were responsive to all our needs and request.. the staff is so friendly and helpful…we received many compliments on the food and service.. we would recommend Lone Cedar for any event to be catered..Ron & Laurie
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    Kaylie M. Sent on 09/22/2023
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    Erhart Wedding

    We loved working with this catering company for the 4x4 area! Yes it is an additional fee to travel to that area of beach, but every vendor is to get out there and for good reason!
    They were so very easy to work with and I was an event coordinator for a restaurant group in my city. I worked out of city with this company and the day of they were there for us! Five Star, don't even email anyone else!
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    Michaela C. Sent on 10/09/2023
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    Top Notch Experience!!!

    Basnight’s Lone Cedar Cafe catered my daughter’s wedding and I cannot say enough good things about them! Although many caterers have a minimum headcount, Basnight’s was happily willing to work with our small group (13 people). The entire process from beginning to end was an absolute pleasure. The food was amazing, and our catering team—Patsy, Ron and Julianna—were ultra professional,, yet so warm and helpful. They treated our little gathering like a royal wedding! Immanuel and Caroline will prepare you for everything down to the last detail, which is great when you are planning from out of state. I would not hesitate to recommend them for a special occasion of any kind. They helped make my daughter’s dream of the perfect little wedding come true!
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    Meghan P. Sent on 02/04/2024
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    September 2023 Wedding

    Basnight provided both great food and great service for our wedding. Everyone was in love with the fried chicken and the oyster bar and guests still mention both to this day. The team was very communicative and flexible when it came to creating our custom menu. They are a local staple, and we would definitely recommend working with them!
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    Judy O. Sent on 09/05/2023
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    Wedding Brunch at Basnights Lone Cedar Care

    My family just had (August 2023) a really lovely Brunch Wedding Reception at the Lone Cedar Cafe's Sound side Garden Patio. It was the perfect venue for Brunch with a beautiful garden and view of the sound. The weather was perfect and we loved that the setting was so private and intimate. The food was excellent. Especially loved the Seafood Crepes. The Staff was wonderful, very accommodating to our group and just really nice people. We had the Wedding on the beach but we could see how this venue would make a very special place for a wedding. It's definitely a great place to take pictures. The catering staff were wonderful and love that they was so flexible. Can't say enough good things about our experience. Given a chance, we would do it all over again
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    Valerie R. Sent on 06/28/2023
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    Reunion dinner

    Very helpful with planning our reunion dinner. The staff provided exceptional service especially for such a big group. The food was very good and Immanuel in catering was wonderful.
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    Becky T. Sent on 06/28/2023
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    Excellent experience

    Very attentive and friendly catering staff. Excellent food. Attention to details that I would never have thought of. No complaints. Seriously, even my in-laws didn't complain, and they make a sport out of criticizing food and restaurants. I would gladly hire Lone Cedar catering again.
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    Susan O. Sent on 06/19/2023
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    Vince and Sue O’Neal

    Outstanding food, excellent service, top notch communication!! Just a wonderful experience all around. Our daughters wedding couldn’t have been any better. We highly recommend Basnights Lone Cedar!
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    Lauren Sent on 10/16/2023
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    Lone Cedar

    The Lone Cedar experience is one of a kind. They made the planning easy and they are always one step ahead of you. Their employee Immanuel is exceptional in every way and has every little detail down pat no matter what idea you have thought of for your wedding. Nothing can stop him from trying to make your day a special one, not even being a guest. He will work between mingling and clean up while eating a cupcake I highly recommend him as a guest and Lone Cedar as a vendor for any occasion.
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    Alison M. Sent on 06/19/2023
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    Amazing experience!

    We chose to have our daughter’s wedding based purely on reviews and recommendations from locals. Never ate there before. Never even went to the location before! Wow, did we make a great choice! Immanuel and everyone we worked with from the billing folks to the servers on the day of the event were fantastic. They had endless patience, great suggestions, were very responsive and bent over backwards to make the day special. I can’t say enough about the food! Having been to many weddings, I can say that this food ranks right up at the top. The portions were much larger than I imagined, everything was well prepared, well presented and it came out warm which is amazing for an event like a wedding. The setting couldn’t have been better. The day was rainy up until ceremony time and, once it cleared, the photos we took were fantastic with the water as a backdrop. Super nice to have the dock for photos too. The reception was under the covered patio which was perfect.
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    Tae D. Sent on 05/10/2023
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    Wedding Rehearsal & Reception

    We booked Lone Cedar for both our rehearsal dinner and our wedding reception and were blown away by both events. They truly delivered the best food and service we could have imagined. Our guests loved our buffet style dinner with a variety of entrees and sides. They were so easy to work with and we couldn't be more pleased with everything!
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