Crave Catering & Events

Absolutely loved Crave Catering for our wedding at Urban Daisy! The appetizers and dinner were a huge hit, delicious, and visually appealing plated. We would recommend Crave 10/10, if you’re considering them for your wedding or any occasion!

Our food was also outstanding. We knew the food at Crave would be delicious, but we received so many compliments from guests about their meals. They have some of the most reasonable prices on the market and the catering staff were super professional and polished. They had so many great options on their meal at a variety of price points. You really can't go wrong with CRAVE!

Crave was absolutely amazing, the food was to die for and the staff was even better!!

Extremely professional services. We worked with Ivy who is phenomenal at what she does! The day went so smoothly with the crave staffed team. All the servers were so kind and friendly. The food was top of the line and our guests are still telling us how delicious everything was. For smooth planning we recommend crave as they knew all the in’s and out’s when it came to our event. It was so easy to contact the team as well with questions and concerns. We hope their staff had as much fun at our event as we did having them there! So if you are debating to use Crave the answer is YES!

CRAVE exceeded our expectations. Ivy and her whole staff worked seamlessly with all of our vendors. The food and service at our daughters’s wedding was excellent. Highly recommend.

CRAVE was excellent to work with! After attending a tasting and having all sorts of wonderful food, we decided to book them for our wedding. We worked with Ivy who was wonderful to work with and helped us get all the details sorted out, and was very accommodating for our friends and family with certain dietary restrictions. We ended up going buffet style with short ribs, mashed potatoes, and carrots, and it was all delicious! CRAVE made sure that the dinner experience at our reception went smoot has can be, and all of the food was a hit! So many people have asked us where they can get more of those ribs!

Crave had an incredible menu, so many creative options, and everything was delicious. Their staff is incredibly professional and efficient - you won't have to worry about anything day of!

Crave was the absolute perfect choice for our wedding! We had an amazing charcuterie display during cocktail hour that was almost too pretty to eat and the Tuscan chicken, beef short ribs and butternut squash ravioli dinner entrees were absolutely mouth watering and delicious. Our guests raved about the food and service from the entire team. The staff is exceptional and the most professional! Everything was served hot, and with over 200 guests it was amazing how fast everything was delivered to each of the tables. This is an absolutely amazing caterer and I would highly recommend them!

We had a great experience working with Crave and Ivy for our wedding! We had some non-traditional requests: half-vegan and half-omnivore menu, rolling appetizers/cocktail-style food all night, no traditional seating so we needed food that could be eaten with hands, etc… Ivy and crave made it happen and never felt pushy. Ivy accommodated lots of back and forth as we tried to make it perfect and changed our minds constantly, and worked with us to make sure that we had the food vibe we wanted, enough of it, and that it was within our budget. She also really helped to explain costs and why certain decisions might be better than others. Everyone raved about the food and the staff was incredible day of, too!

The team worked very well at our wedding and made sure we were taken care of as well as catered to our own individual needs and worked with the venue as well. Everything was time efficient and the food was served hot, nobody had to wait long. The food was delicious and fresh!

Crave did such a great job for our wedding! We worked with Becky then Dani and they were both tremendous and helpful. Dani was so responsive and made sure all my questions were answered. She got everything perfect down to the last detail including family and friends with certain dietary restrictions. We got so many compliments about the food for our wedding as well as our late night snack. Their staff were all so wonderful to our guests and we all had a very enjoyable and delicious experience thanks to Crave!

It was great to work with CRAVE for our wedding catering. We specifically worked with Ivy. She was easy to communicate with and was upfront about all of the deadlines and when we needed to make decisions by. There was a slight mix up where they had our wedding date incorrect but this was no issue at all, Ivy cleared it up within a day and had us back on track. The food was enjoyed by all our guests and the wait staff was extremely friendly! We are very happy with our catering choice.

Crave was an amazing catering company to use for our wedding. We had to have a strictly Kosher wedding and Julie made sure everything was taken care of from the start to the finish. Every request we had they worked with. Every change we made they accommodated. Julie spent hours with us choosing the best menu options that our guests would enjoy the most. To this day, guests are still raving about the food at our wedding. We really appreciated the time and energy Crave showed us especially because our wedding was unique in the fact that it needed to be kosher. If you have guests will certain allergies they will accommodate them as well which is incredible. We are really grateful for choosing crave to cater our wedding and highly recommend them for yours as well.

It went well on our wedding day but after paying around $85 per plate once apps were included, I was left feeling kind of "meh". The 2/5 is mostly because of how awful it was to work with our designated account manager (Ivy). She was so uncommunicative, it was stressful to work with her. 10/10 for the day of staff & food, 0/10 for how stressful it was to plan with Ivy. We were overlooked and forgotten about countless times during the planning process. I tried to be understanding, I know it’s been a busy year, but in the whole 8 months of planning, I never once felt like they cared about us. Our day of staff was wonderful but I was astounded at how little it seemed Ivy had communicated with them. It all worked out fine but all the questions the day of staff asked me was information I'd already given to Ivy. She was AWFUL at responding to my emails and was the least detail oriented person ever. When we attended the group tasting, we got three separate emails asking us to confirm our attendance- and I responded yes to all of them. Then we got to the tasting, checked in and they didn't have our name on the list. It took them all of the "cocktail hour" to sort that out and I had to chase someone down to confirm that we had a table. We were also supposed to meet Ivy during the tasting event and but it was only when we mentioned to our server that we were about to leave, that she came over. Also, I'm celiac so the group tasting format was stupid because it was a mix of some of our items and other people's items and I couldn't eat a lot of it. It wasn't until the end of our tasting when Ivy finally showed up and I told her I didn’t eat much of the menu that I found out we could pay for a private tasting. Ivy also said that she would follow up the following week to discuss our menu and if we wanted a private tasting but this never happened. I seriously considered backing out of my contract but we had a shorter (8 month) engagement and I knew it was a busy year so I was patient. I understood that everyone is short staffed and that they probably just needed to focus on other events first. So I just went with it, thinking that surely, as it came closer to our date, we would get some sort of 1:1 attention. Our contract said we were supposed to have a final meeting 2 weeks before to finalize details. All of the payment reminders also included a mention of this. After 8 months of her ignoring my emails and feeling like she didn't care about my little wedding, I was looking forward to having some 1:1 time. Not a lot, but 15 minutes on the phone to run through everything like all of my other vendors had done. I figured this would be a nice time to finally get all my questions answered that she'd forgotten about, or that I'd hesitated to ask because she'd blown off so many emails. This meeting never happened. I reached out to schedule something several times and she just blew me off. Instead, she peppered me with emails, taking days to respond and screwing up my responses. Red or Blue? Blue, ok I'll put red in your contract. It was awful. There were days worth of emails that could’ve been avoided if she’d just set up that 15 minute phone call. It finally came together 3 days after my last payment was due (the week before) only because I replied to their finance person explaining that I hadn't paid the final total because my contract was screwed up. I essentially had to threaten to withhold money to get a response to my emails. Pathetic.

CRAVE truly worked tirelessly to bring the magic on our special day. Our guests could not stop talking about how delicious the food was for weeks afterwards! From our first conversations to the tasting and planning and to the final event--every detail was tended to. An absolute must!

CRAVE catered our wedding and did an amazing job! The planning, coordination and communication process was amazing from start to finish. We were able to create a completely customized menu for a fantastic price. The day of service was fantastic and all the staff members were friendly and very accommodating to small last minute changes and to ensuring the day ran smoothly. We will be using CRAVE for future events and we absolutely recommend CRAVE to everyone!

From the moment we hired Crave for our wedding we knew it was the right choice. We received a complimentary tasting which was super fun and helpful! They were very timely in answering all our questions throughout the planning process and very knowledgeable. The food was absolutely amazing. Our guests are still raving about it!

When it comes to weddings you never really expect much from the food, but thanks to Crave we had all of our guests RAVING about the food we served! We did a plated meal with a vegetarian, vegan and chicken option as well as passed apps and dessert and the Craved team worked with us to fit what we wanted into our price range as well as giving us delicious ORIGINAL ideas to help make our weddings unique! I would recommend them to ANYONE!!!!

Our food and the staff that made it happen were exceptional. We received countless compliments on the Braised Short Ribs and our mini dessert bar. The staff was kind, worked quickly, and even packaged up leftovers for my husband and I to take home and freeze for later. Can not recommend Crave catering enough!

Our caterer for one of our cancelled Covid events came back too high when we needed to change our event, but Crave swooped in less than two months before our day & saved the day! We had a Sunday night vegan cocktail reception for 168 as part of our wedding-like vow-renewal. I was nervous about having a vegan cocktail reception, but Ivy, a vegetarian herself, was supportive of making my vision come to fruition while at the same time being honest about her concerns. We were able to balance my concerns about how much vegan food a non-vegan crowd would eat in the short time period that we had set aside for food with ensuring that everyone had a enough to eat. We hit the nail on the head! The food was more popular than I could have imagined! Ivy was accessible & a listening ear for all things vow-renewal--not just the food. Toni, one of our event managers, was also great, trying to get food to my husband & me whenever she had a chance & complimenting me on my dress & our event. Crave also managed a third-party vendor's dessert. I would definitely recommend Crave for a traditional or an unusual reception!

We used Crave to cater a rehearsal dinner for 150 people. It was a little tricky because we live in Chicago and the event was in St. Paul. I worked with Ivy Mattocks who helped me pull off the perfect event!We did an “open house” format, so people were coming and going all evening. The food was delicious! The wait staff was very attentive as there were never any dirty dishes or glassware sitting around. I would highly recommend using Crave. They are excellent at what they do.

Amazing organization and talented staff!

Crave Catering is amazing. We had for our wedding at Muse Event Center. All of our food options were so good and we had many compliments. I love how many options Crave offers as well that are all good quality.

Working with Crave Catering was so easy and professional. We were able to sample the food and wine to be confident in what our guests would be served. Heidi helped us every step of the way from linens to deserts! And the catering staff prepared and served the meals to perfection. Thank you Crave for a Wonderful Reception.

CRAVE was so amazing to work with. Any specifications or special request I had, Heidi made it happen. They are very creative with their presentations, and everything looked beautiful throughout the night. The service during our wedding was also amazing! We had over 200 people and served appetizers and entrees through CRAVE. Pretty much everyone was served at the same time, so there wasn't this long awkward gap in people finishing up their dinners.

Crave's work was incredible. Food was really tasty, we chose the herb chicken, the top sirloin, and butternut squah ravioli, only heard rave reviews from guests. As the bride, I also felt especially taken care of. When our wine ran out eventually, one of the bartenders came to me saying she'd like me to have the last glass of Chardonnay as she knew that's what I was drinking all night. Our wedding was darn near perfect, and Crave definitely had a hand in that.

Crave was incredible from the moment We contacted them until the end of our event. They were prompt, professional and detail oriented. We had many guests comment about how wonderful they were!

Crave Catering was fantastic. They were great to work with and really helped bring my vision to life, even if it was untraditional. The food was top notch and how it looked was even better! I would heavily recommend Crave to anyone who is planning a wedding.

We couldn't be happier with our experience from Crave! We received many compliments from guests regarding our food options and the actual dinner itself. Our options were the beef short ribs, almond crusted walleye, tuscan stuffed chicken, and vegan stuffed bell peppers. The sides were eloquently prepared crowd pleasers and the dinner salad was very good as well. Communication with the sales rep was easy and they helped us through the process with no issues along the way. Overall, we were very happy with our experience and highly recommend Crave!

Crave did a wonderful day catering all aspects of our wedding! From appetizers to dessert, our guests loved the food! The entree portions were very generous which everyone appreciated. Crave also did our dessert table with cake pops and dessert shooters which was a huge hit. Service was wonderful and prompt. I'm thankful for Crave for helping everything to run smoothly.

Truly could not have asked for more from our Crave Catering team! The menu was extensive - so many yummy options! We had guests tell us that it was truly the best wedding food they had ever had! We loved working with Julie, she was helpful, kind, encouraging, and very responsive. The day-of staff was prompt and knew all of the details without having to be reminded. I would absolutely recommend Crave to any person looking for a Catering vendor in the twin cities!

We had a great experience with CRAVE at our wedding. They were so helpful answering all our questions. Several of our guests said that our wedding had the best food of any they'd ever attended! We were also super grateful of how conscientious CRAVE was with our guests with dietary restrictions--we have one guest who has allergies to many common ingredients, and CRAVE went out of their way to make a special meal that that guest could eat. Their waitstaff and bartenders were also excellent. We're so glad we went with CRAVE for our wedding!

Crave was so easy to work with when planning our wedding. Julie was informative and quick to respond to emails. The catering team the day of our wedding went above and beyond! They made sure my husband and I were able to eat during the craziness of the cocktail hour. The food was amazing and hot!! I would recommend using crave for wedding catering.

We worked with Crave for our wedding in September and I could not have asked for more! They worked with us every step of the way and were very flexible with things! They had get safety measures when it came the COVID -19 guidelines and ensured our guests were safe. Ontop of all of that the food and service was amazing, our guests are still talking about how great everything was! I would highly suggest using Crave for any upcoming event!

Crave was great to work with from the get go - allowed us some customizations after a phenomenal tasting and the worked with us to revamp things for smaller guest list due to covid. Staff was very professional and covid safe and the food was phenomenal - served hot and many compliments from guests!

We had to switch caterers on relatively short notice because our original caterer wasn't serving due to COVID. It ended up being the BEST thing ever. Our guests absolutely raved about the quality of the food and the service we received. We did passed appetizers, food stations, and passed desserts and everything was WONDERFUL. The food was not only delicious but the presentation was MAGNIFICENT. Would definitely recommend trying out some of the really fun options CRAVE offers on their wedding menus like sushi, hanging salads, edible spoons, etc. Communication with this vendor was easy and everything felt very seamless. Would HIGHLY recommend.

Crave’s service was all around fantastic. We used them as our wedding caterer and they did not disappoint! They were super organized and made the planning process super easy and stress free. Their food is absolutely FANTASTIC. All around so happy with them and would definitely recommend them for any event in need of catering!

My event manager Ryan and his staff were incredible for my wedding. The food was not boring! The menu choices they offer make it a very hard decision what to pick. I highly recommend the squash ravioli. Funny because I dislike squash but they somehow made it absolutely amazing.

CRAVE was amazing to work with and the food phenomenal. Despite some staffing changes due to COVID-19, CRAVE did a tremendous job keeping us up to date and making sure everything stayed on track for our September reception. While my husband and I didn't get to eat much day of the wedding, our guests gave rave reviews of the passed appetizers and plated meal.

Crave went above and beyond to be accommodating during the crazy times surrounding planning a wedding during coronavirus. When it came to the details of our wedding/event, we didn’t have a single hiccup with Crave. They literally catered to our every need when it came to guest safety and just being flexible as things changed all the way up until day of due to the pandemic. The food was incredible- not to mention it was served with the utmost professionalism asafety for our guests. Between the steak, chicken, and butternut squash ravioli there was something for everyone and everyone loved it ALL. I can’t explain how refreshing it was to work with a vendor who just handled everything so seamlessly and didn’t require any extensive follow-up/work on my end; because they just did it all so I could enjoy the day. I would recommend Crave catering to anyone!

We were happy with the options available. The bartender made great drinks. The buffet was a little slow, but people were overall complimentary of our food at the wedding.

We loved having Crave cater our wedding. The food was delicious and recieved lots of compliments. We also had about 15 people with food allergies and they accommodated them all. The servers were amazing and really took care of our guests. Kelsey was great with communication to us and answering any and all questions we had. We would recommend them for any wedding!

Crave more than exceeded expectation. From the initial meeting to the day of, the level of professionalism is what I have come to expect from a first class organization, while exceeding the value based on price, in other words, very reasonably priced.

From before we booked them, Crave was nothing but helpful in our wedding planning process. With food being one of the biggest, most expensive parts of a wedding, I figured it would also be the most stressful, but that was not the case with Crave. From being accommodating with the tasting schedule and menu to finalizing our menu to the actual set up the day of, our experience was nothing but positive. Kelsey was so amazing to work with, and we never felt in the dark about anything. The communication was amazing, and are so happy with how our menu turned out. We got so many compliments on the food – especially the Mac n' cheese bites during cocktail hour. A few people told us their salmon was undercooked, but the salmon we both tried personally was cooked excellently.

Crave was amazing at our wedding. They were responsive, professional, on-time, friendly to our guests & great food!

Kelsey K. was absolutely fantastic. She was great to work with and always responded to my questions right away and was quick to find solutions for my concerns. The food was delicious and we got a lot of complements on the food but it was a little spendy.

We got married two weeks ago now and Crave did not disappoint! It's a big investment, so I was pretty picky when it came to choosing the caterer, sticking to a budget and the types of food served. There were so many options to choose from to make our day exactly what we wanted, everyone enjoyed their appetizers, dinner and desserts and we received so many compliments. The service was wonderful too... not a single thing went wrong and we couldn't be more pleased. The catering manager running our reception went out of his way to chat and make sure everything was just as we'd hoped at least twice during the evening, which made us feel great. Everything we needed changed or had thoughts on they were able and willing to accommodate, they even handled our linen order for all the tables (one less vendor to manage, thank god!). I would absolutely recommend them whether you're doing a traditional sit-down dinner or something a bit more of the the box! Thanks Crave!!

Kelsey & Crave were absolutely amazing to work with for our wedding and helped ensure our big day went smoothly. Kelsey was very responsive, took a consultative approach and heard our questions and concerns, and was helpful in suggesting solutions. Crave worked seamlessly with the other wedding vendors. The day of was amazing: service was impeccable, all the hors d'ouevres were well-received, the plated meals were perfect, and the infused water and coffee was consumed instantly! Thanks again for being a part of our wedding!

Our guests raved about the food. I know at least one couple that went to the Crave restaurant the next evening after the wedding because they were so impressed. The staff was great to work with, very responsive and accommodating, and the food was priced very fairly. Highly recommend.

Sarah & CRAVE were amazing to work with. From the start she helped us set a budget, recommended appropriate portions of apps, and accommodated our food choices. She was so responsive and met us at my place of work for our final walk through. Our tasting was amazing and we grew close to our catering server that night (she helped answer questions about service). We joked she should sign up for our wedding and sure enough she was there! What a pleasant surprise to be served by someone from start to finish. Our catering lead Ryan, the night of, was also professional yet so personable. He made the night perfect and made sure our families were also well taken care of! Sarah also involved the CRAVE dessert team to have my late mother’s specific recipe of cream puff be delivered to each table with a cute message. It was the perfect touch and sealed the deal when they said they could do this! Sarah G and CRAVE Team thank you so much! Of course, we hope to never get married again ;) we would choose you again!

You're simply not doing it right if you don't use CRAVE catering at your wedding. They are simply the best in the game. We were able to customize our food to be the exact experience that we had dreamed of. The process from start to finish was unbelievably easy. The sushi display during the cocktail hour was a game changer. Absolutely beautiful.

Crave was wonderful to work with from beginning to end! Sarah was so easy to work with throughout the entire process and was so accommodating. Our wedding day went flawlessly from cocktail hour to dessert, and Crave was so professional. Our captain for the evening was so on top of everything and very helpful. We had many compliments on how delicious the food was -- especially the vegetarian butternut squash ravioli. I will absolutely recommend Crave to my friends and family for future weddings!

Where to even begin?! Crave exceeded our expectations for the catering of our wedding in July! The amount of compliments we received on the food was outstanding! From the staff, to the food, to the experience, we would recommend Crave over and over! Their flexibility and professionalism were top notch! We worked closely with Heidi and she was wonderful! Very responsive, professional, and wonderful to work with! Crave is the way to go!

Sarah was awesome to work with beforehand, and our captain the day of was so kind and professional! Overall, great staff and service! Our guests absolutely loved the food, and everything went perfect! Would definitely recommend and use again.

OKAY, easiest caterer to work with. I am in the event planning world and work with 100's of restaurants and caterers, so I know Crave and Heidi+team are a gem. I loved my experience, the tastings I was invited to, the ability to change and the willingness to get on a call whenever I wanted to chat. Plus, the food was delicious, the onsite service was incredible and they made sure I had everything I needed. I would go with Crave again in a heartbeat for my corporate events, but wow, the wedding side of their business and the team that works on it, AMAZING!!!