Testimonials
Going Gourmet Catered a family wedding for us last weekend and I was extremely happy with the communications, booking service, price, staff that attended on the day and the quality and taste of the food. The team quietly went about their business on the day, treated me with respect and really cared about our guests. I would highly recommend this business.
February 28, 2024
Wow…..! As a Venue Manager, these guys were engaged to do a wedding and I can’t even begin to say how amazing they are! It was a big event and they were totally across Every aspect! The food is NEXT level and bought in fresh and cooked on site! -Unbelievable! And absolutely a taste sensation! As a Venue Manager, having to deal with Random caterers-these guys are THE BEST in the business! Totally professional and Haley and her staff were EXCEPTIONAL! I’m looking forward to working with you again today
May 28, 2023
The best decision ever, was to get Going Gormet to cater for 40 family and friends gathered to celebrate our daughter's 18th birthday. We had a chef and wait person come, set up and serve the finger food ordered for the occasion. Both staff were lovely people, friendly, and helpful. The best part was they cleaned up afterwards! The food was delicious, plentiful, and of good quality. We are still receiving compliments about the food, and to me, that says it all. Thank you Going Gormet and your wonderful staff for helping make the night a success.
May 7, 2024
Going Gourmet catered for my brother’s vegan wedding in 2019 when Erica was managing. The food and service was incredible hence why I contacted them recently to potentially cater for my wedding this year. Unfortunately, I have not had the same experience dealing with the new manager Glenn, and safe to say I will not be recommending Going Gourmet to friends and family. At the beginning, Glenn was pleasant to interact with in regards to arranging a potential vegan/omnivore menu and was happy to brainstorm and customise a menu that suited us and our guests. I was set on Going Gourmet to cater for my seated wedding of 140 people. As many of people would know, this is a $10k + contract easy. However when it came down to arranging a tasting, I had several queries and questions leading up to a tasting to understand the terms and what’s included. Despite sending thorough emails and reasonable questions, I was often met with short, brief emails that did not answer my concerns or questions at all. On top of that, I was treated as a ‘special’ case requesting for a vegan tasting and quoted almost 250% greater than what my brother was charged for his vegan tasting in 2019, noting the tasting was only considering preparing 60% of our selected menu. I understand after Covid that prices will be inflated to make up for lost time, however this was not the same standard of service my brother had experienced for his wedding. He was definitely not charged extra for the tasting because he had dietary requirements and made to feel like a ‘special’ case because of it - regardless of whether it is vegan dietary requirements, or halal, gluten free or kosher. This is also considering that they already have a fully dedicated vegan menu. It is something they obviously frequently cater for. We had tried to reason with opting for a group tasting rather than a private tasting because we were shocked by the price! My last correspondence from Glenn was “Totally understand. Just jumping on a plane. What would you like to try at the tasting then? Obviously with low cost, i cant have a chef working the whole day on 20 different menu items.” This was the last straw. And completely left a sour taste in my mouth and I did not engage in any further correspondence. We have not even come to an agreement yet, and I’m already frustrated with this poor standard of service and dismissive responses, I definitely did not want to have this type of stress hanging over me on my wedding day! It’s safe to say I have since found an amazing caterer that provides excellent customer service and client relationship, takes care in responding to emails and queries, and definitely does not treat me as a special case for having dietary requirements.
May 28, 2023
Martha and I got married in October 2022. We had organised our catering with Going Gourmet. From the get go the service was professional and timely, we even got invited out for a tasting session at Baxter Barn (even though I knew I already wanted the slow cooked brisket). The wedding service was excellent, completely stress free. The food was mouth watering and the brisket was even better the second time around. All our guests said they loved it and I'm pretty sure everyone needed to loosen a few notches on their belts. It was a perfect service and I would highly recommend to anyone reading this who are unsure still.
May 28, 2023
OUTSTANDING - is the first word that comes to mind when I think of the level of service, attention to detail, quality of food and organisational effort from the Going Gourmet team. My engagement party was two events on the same day, catering for family and close friends of my parents in the afternoon, to my fiancé and I dearest friends in the evening. The team cleared and set up the two events seamlessly one after the other. I had multiple guests days after my event asking me "who did your catering?". The food was simply suburb. everything was hand made, fresh and delicate. The desert table was outstanding, with the extra flair of golden popcorn that didn't go unnoticed. My fiancé nephews were too small to reach the height of the tables, yet Going Gourmet staff helped serve them food, and make sure they kids were fed. Equally the cleared plates, glassware, cleaned up - so that there was minimal mess. The team was at my house for 10 hours - and through that entire duration they kept a smile on their faces, completely accommodating and didn't falter at all. Their stamina was UNBELIEVABLE. We had multiple dietary requirements, nuts allergy celiac, kosher-style - and they met it all without a hitch. Do yourself a favour and book them in for your next event. Also Glen was easy to work with - captured our brief, and answered any concern we had not matter what time of day. Cannot thank the team enough for making our day so FANTASTIC!!
May 28, 2023
We recently had our wedding catered by Going Gourmet and oh my gosh, the food was so so delicious! We had a canape style wedding and there was too much food! All of our guests were so full and satisfied and everyone complimented how amazing the food was on the night. I honestly don't know how going gourmet pulled it off, such delicious food and really well priced. I would highly recommend them to everybody!
April 28, 2024
We hired Going Gourmet for our wedding a few weeks ago in Mansfield. Everyone was so impressed with the food and how much there was, I have been to so many cocktail weddings where there hasn't been enough food and I am glad to say ours was not one of them!! We had that many comments about the food and how great it was. I would not hesitate to recommend Going Gourmet. The staff were also very professional and were a pleasure to deal with from the very first phone call. Thankyou GG!!
May 28, 2017
Highly recommend. Going Gourmet recently catered our wedding and they were excellent. Outstanding service, communication and most importantly food. We had long standing hospo staff / senior hospo operations people at our wedding and for them to comment so positively on the food was a testament to Going Gourmet and its team. Thank you so much
May 28, 2023
Ivana, Vincent and Brodie were amazing at our wedding function last night. Many of our guests commented on the wonderful service that they provided and the superb quality of the food. Those guests complimented us on our selection of Going Gourmet and asked for their details. Our thanks to Glenn also. He was great to deal with over the phone to organise the catering of our event. Thanks to the whole team. Wayne and Mel
December 28, 2023