Fritz's Catering

Fritz catering did my wedding this weekend and it was great!! Everything went smoothly without fail. We had compliments on the food all night and the prices are reasonable!! Thank you Carolyn!

Cardinal rule #1 when you're in the catering business is not to run out of food and that is what happened at our wedding in April 2016. We had gone back and forth with Fritz about changing our vegetable to asparagus which they informed us would be an up-charge. No problem, we signed up. The day of the wedding, they only had enough asparagus for about half of our guests so they were left with no green/color on their plate.Fritz offered to pay us back for the 75 guests that did not get asparagus, but in my opinion they should pay us back for the whole up-charge fee. Running out of food should never happen.Also, we paid to have them take care of the bar at our wedding. At one point, I walked over to discover they had run out of ice and someone was having to go get more. Again...shouldn't happen.The pros are that the staff that was at the wedding were very nice, but I would probably go with another company if I had to do it all again. The food is such an important part of the wedding and there's no reason to be running out of anything.

We had tons of people tell us that it was the best food they've ever had at wedding. We had a carving station with ham and turkey, and a buffet with mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, a salad and fresh roles. I thought that was the best thing ever, and would have given 5 stars for that alone! Then my daughters wedding cake was delivered 6 hours late. It was scheduled for a 4:00 delivery, but the bakery screwed up and it wasn't delivered until almost 10:00. Carolyn sent her crew home, but stayed to serve cake. Although we added the cake service to our package, she in no way had to stay. It wasn't her mistake, and she was free to go. That is someone who CARES about her clients and their overall experience. I will never use another catering company, and will refer them to everyone I know! I only wish I could add more stars. Thank you Fritz catering!!!

We originally wanted a sit down, served dinner. When we came to Fritz they were honest with us and told us that with the amount of people we were having it was much more economical to have buffet style dinner. The thing that I HATE at weddings is waiting around for buffet lines when table 1 has eaten 30 minutes before table 15. But I was happy with there recommendation because everyone was seated and eating within fifteen minutes. The wait staff was impeccable as well as the bar staff! We ordered the roast beef and were very happy with how it turned out!

I thought they were unprofessional and didnt offer what they promised. We had more people show up to the event than expected, however there brought plenty of food. Since they only brought the number of plates on our estimated guest list, I put some small plastic plates out so everyone could eat. (the plates were supposed to be for the cake) In the middle of the event, they tell me that the price of the catering is going to DOUBLE. What was I supposed to do? Tell my guest "yes, I know there is still some food back there but we only had "x" number of plates and since you didnt get one, you dont get to eat". I guess their idea was to throw it away. She also made the comment "this is one of my cheapest menu options, so I am not doing anything extra". I've never, in my life, dealt with someone with such a poor attitude and work ethic.

Carlos and I knew from the beginning we wanted a low key, good food, good dancing and lots of laughter wedding. We also knew we didn't want to pay $50 a person for food, or $30 for that matter - no matter if it was Paul Qui's sushi. So, we expanded our Austin vendor search to local catering companies outside of Austin. This is when we discovered Fritz's catering. From the first meeting to the last bite, they were amazing. Carolyn and Robert had us down to their kitchen for our initial tasting - amazing. We each had an entire plate of food, as Carolyn casually walked us through their endless menu possibilities. Fritz's offers set menus, with a wide range of price offerings as well as just about any recipe you could ever think to ask them to cook for your guests. Carlos and I knew we wanted to have meat, but also have our sides serve as enough of a meal for any vegetarians. We asked Carolyn and Robert to re create a sauce we'd had a 5 Star hotel wedding and they KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK!! We also chose two appetizers for our guests to have during the cocktail hour while the wedding party was taking pictures. The set up of the food was spectacular - our guests were amazed at the class we were able to establish with a buffet, self served dinner. Carlos and I were both so excited to sit down to a delicious meal at our wedding (yes, we sat and ate dinner that Carolyn had sitting out for us). Carolyn also made me feel better about being able to feed any number of people that showed up, as I was getting nervous about the lack of RSVP's I'd received a few weeks from the wedding. She ensured me she could feed an extra 100 people if she needed to, not to worry. All of Carolyn's correspondence was prompt and all of their invoices and contracts were very approachable and reasonable to understand. Also, they allow for amazingly reasonable payment and final guest count times - all the mean while checking in at each point to make sure we were satisfied and content with how the process was developing. I would have Fritz's bring thanksgiving dinner to my house with my family next week if I didn't know she deserved the week off to spend with HER family! Frtiz's catering is amazing - such an amazing value for the money as well as wonderful people to work with.Carolyn also offers coordination service to brides. I could write three pages about how worth it it was to have her help through my wedding process. Although she advertises "day of" coordination - she supported me through 12 months of planning a wedding with multiple meetings and countless emails and phone calls. She balances advice and a lending ear perfectly - speaking up when she knows you need to hear an answer, and agreeing when she knows you just need someone to talk an idea through with. And let me tell you, that woman can kick everyone into gear on a wedding day. We had everyone running late and it all came together perfectly. She transitioned the entire evening with ease - from the bottom of my heart, my day would not have come together without her help and persistence. She was incredibly professional when appropriate and emotionally connected at the next minute allowing me to step back and enjoy the entire evening. Best money I spent for our wedding, hands down no exceptions.

Absolutely fantastic experience from start to finish! Carolyn, the chef's wife who helped us out, was amazing! She was very sweet, so easy to talk to, and very forthcoming about all the options and strategies we could choose from. She also does some work as an event coordinator so she had a lot of insight to share. She was very communicable and made sure we stayed up to date on everything. To top it all off, the food was incredible. Our wedding guests raved about how good all the food was and she even made the setup fit with our decor. Could not have asked for a better caterer!

We had a small party catered by Fritz's Catering and were exceptionally pleased. The staff were very friendly and accommodating, making each guest feel as if they were the only one being served. The menu choices were great. We WILL be using Fritz's catering again in the future.