eastwestcatering

flip-flop · Post by **flip-flop** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:12 am

Anyone ever used eastwest catering for either provisioning or a holiday meal? I am considering either thanksgiving dinner or perhaps just a minor provisioning. Would love any feedback. I think they might be fairly new, but it could be I just heard of them.

mbw1024 · Post by **mbw1024** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:25 am

I had tried to work with them last year to do an in villa catering. Frankly, they weren't too responsive and I ended up giving up and moving on to something else.

Xislandgirl · Post by **Xislandgirl** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:27 am

Have you looked at Mathayom? Mat is an old friend and an amazing chef.
http://www.stjohncatering.com/

chrisn · Post by **chrisn** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 1:16 pm

I highly recommend Christy's Classics. Susie was wonderful to work with and went above and beyond what I had asked of her.

Saint · Post by **Saint** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 1:07 pm

Hi...we used them this past April for villa provisioning. Although the quality of the food was good, what you got for the price was limited (small).
For example, when we ordered coffee, I expected a can. We received a small "take out" container.

I sent a small grocery list along and they forgot the salsa with my chips and when I pointed it out, she got very defensive and blamed me. When I pulled out my sheet, it was there...it was their error.

Understanding the convenience and price of provisioning, there are other's that I would consider before using EastWest again.

flip-flop · Post by **flip-flop** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 1:55 pm

Thanks to you all for the feedback. I was just thinking of trying something different. I think we'll probably stick with Christy's Classics. We used them for baby rental stuff (and will again this trip) but was feeling out other options!

Dmart · Post by **Dmart** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:03 pm

FF - I'd suggest Laura from Passion Fruit Chefs for some provisioning and a meal. They helped us last year with the initial night's provisioning and a number of meals thru the 10 day stay. On meal nights, they would bring out some extra provisions for us (ice, bread, cokes, sandwich meats, etc.) to save us a trip to the store. Just had to call them in the a.m. to let them know what we needed. Their cooking was excellent and more to my tastes (Texas boy!) than that French fru-fru type of cooking. Of course, our wedding night was a bit fancy with the lobster stuffed with Imperial crab which was very tasty...and I'm not a fan of lobster (the wife is). Just call and talk to her so she can get a feel for what you want and what you'd like. They were very friendly and by the end of the week, just friends.

www.passionfruitchefs.com

flip-flop · Post by **flip-flop** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:04 pm

Thanks Dmart. I'll look into that one. It is one I had not heard of before but their stuff looks pretty good.

njhdrider · Post by **njhdrider** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 7:28 am

Hey FF

As far as stocking up goes, we have a timeshare so when we use it we drop off the kids let them hit the pool and the two of us go to the local store and stock up ourselves. Realize its not much of a date but we can always find a bar and grab a quick cocktail before we head back. Gotta love adult time!!!!!!!!

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