Rocky Top Catering

In late September, Rocky Top Catering, a locally owned and well-known catering company in the Triangle, announced that Table & Twine, a chef-prepared meal delivery service, is now part of the company.I recently went to a media preview of their Thanksgiving meal offering and everything was so delicious! You get everything already prepared and seasoned and brined and packaged that all you have to do is heat and serve for the sides and in just two hrs, the turkey that comes with the package will be done.We learned that Table & Twine by Rocky Top Catering offers a variety of delicious meal options, including ready-to-eat entrees, finish & serve meals, family-style meals, and entertainment packages. The chefs preparing these meals only use whole foods, and meals arrive fresh (not frozen). Many dishes are ready to eat and others require simple heating. These restaurant-quality meals are available for home delivery in the Triangle and curbside pick up at Rocky Top Catering in Raleigh. If you want the convenience of spending more time with family and less time in the kitchen this holiday season, keep Table & Twine by Rocky Top Catering in mind for holiday meals. Offerings of Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner packages, brunch packages, appetizers, and desserts will be available to make your holidays more enjoyable and less stressful.I do wish their was the option to customize, mix or match , or just buy some of the sides and pies a la carte. To learn more about Table & Twine by Rocky Top Catering or to place a meal delivery, I recommend visiting their website: tableandtwine.com

The food was great. However before the event was over the staff started eating the food. I'm sure that was not discounted or accounted for in the price. They didn't even hide. They were out in the open making plates including the supervisor. Not a good look at all. I would never use this company.Then they offered us some small to go containers. When I asked for some food I seen them take in the back they told me there were no more left. I'm sure not cause y'all ate them.

I had a disappointing experience with Rockytop Catering on my wedding day, December 14, 2023. The biscuits served during cocktail hour were dropped and wasted, creating an embarrassing scene. The chicken and beef served during dinner were rubbery, cold, and inedible. When we tried to address the issue, they claimed to have never made bad food in 19 years and offered no resolution. Potential customers should be aware that the food at the tasting may not reflect what will be served at their event.

FANTASTIC FOOD for my daughters wedding this past weekend. Only four stars for the paltry customer service at the main office. The gentleman that worked with us was very condescending to me, a no show to our final walk through w all vendors, and did not fulfill a request I had that was so very simple, and much needed. His new gig at ECU certainly overshadows my event (believe me, had to hear about THAT several times....).

Our guests said it was the best wedding food they ever had, if they were a restaurant they would go back. We had a chicken, short rib and salmon dishes. They also do a great job with people with special food needs. The servers were great.A huge hats of to Vicki Tong, very kind, understanding and really knows her job.wedding 6/10/22 at Merrimon Wynne

Rocky Top Catering has always delivered on top notch customer service for the variety of events we've hosted. I've worked with Jeff Besselman for all of my events and he is just that type of person who "gets it" and gets it done without a hassle and extremely timely. They've catered events for us from 20 people to 1,200 people; the service, food quality and presentation is always top notch, you definitely get what you pay for.

Rocky Top catered our wedding at the Merrimon-Wynne House in May of 2023 and everything was a complete hit! We did a couple of tastings to really nail down our menu because the food was a big priority of ours on our wedding day. We also really loved the flexibility we had with tweaking some things with our menu, and the team was happy to work with us on making any changes.Our plated salad and entrees were delicious, just as we remembered from our tasting! Guests loved the passed appetizers (such good crab cakes!!) during cocktail hour and the surprise late night snacks (who doesn't love pretzels and cheese after a few drinks?) on the lawn during the reception! And of course the mini desserts were a crowd-pleaser too, especially the Tia Maria Cookie Stacks!The serving staff was exceptionally polite and helpful to our guests, which was feedback I heard from multiple people! I would definitely recommend Rocky Top's catering for a wedding or any event!

Update: Dean responds with the full email that arguably makes him look worse. "We take allegations like this very seriously..." followed by an excerpt indicating nothing of the sort. Stating you didn't poison everyone at one event and that you catered 30 other events holds little to no bearing on the fact that four patrons all became violently ill a few hours after eating your food. I attended a wedding catered by Rocky Top 10/21/23 at Chatham Station in Cary. My table was the last to be served dinner. Four out of five members of our table became violently ill and the other experience mild-medium symptoms. My breastfeeding wife had to get an IV just to be able to produce milk for our son.I'm not one to try and damage a business' livelihood, but the owner Dean Ogan responded to another person who got sick via email and said (direct quote) "I know it's easy to think the common denominator is the food, but since the vast majority of the people served enjoyed their meal and did not have any issues, it can be just as easy to rule out the food as the issue."I don't even know where to start with this ridiculous response. All he had to do was make any effort whatsoever to remedy the situation and I would've understood. I have contacted the Wake County health department regarding this incident. It's one thing to make a mistake, but another entirely to act like it never happened!

I was looking forward to working with Rocky Top. My fiancée, our moms, and I attended a food tasting to get an idea of what we wanted our menu to be like for our wedding. We were really excited and hadn't eaten before out of excitement, but about 30 min-1 hr later we all got sick. Couldn't hold down food for the rest of the day. I reached out to the woman who worked with us Kadie, and I haven't heard back yet. Super disappointed with all of this and the lack of customer service.

This place is fire! We hired them for a rehearsal dinner and would use again / suggest others do as well! The food is outstanding and from day 1, they had our best interest in mind. All food was cooked and served to our request and they were constantly ensuring everything was displayed and presented to our liking. A big shout out to Quann, who made the whole dinner possible.Easy 5 stars!Thanks,Rawls and Bennett