Creative Creations Catering

Chef Jonathan was on a short list of preferred caterers with One World Theatre. I just checked, and it seems he has been removed — best for everyone. We contracted his company for catering our wedding after having a pretty good tasting lunch with Chef Jonathan. He had prepared several items that were good, some needed some tweaking because they tasted mediocre, and the salmon he fixed was just really dry and tasted terrible. I didn’t want to offend him, but I also didn’t want poor food at the wedding. So we went through each of the dishes that were mediocre and made changes. His salmon was so bad that I asked for smoked salmon instead. He agreed to bring smoked salmon and make the changes to the other dishes.
The $ 27.25 per person food cost (which somehow increased to $ 29.50 without explanation) is nowhere near what you actually end up paying. With all of the rentals of equipment and endless fees, it ends up costing $ 82 per person. My main complaint about Chef Jonathan is the quality of the food he served. We had a private dinner served to us so that we would actually eat something on our wedding day. It was of poor to mediocre quality and cold when it should have been hot. One would think that it would be smart to take the opportunity to serve the people paying for the event something of really high quality? And we (bride and groom) were also not served any appetizers, although the other guest told me they got served appetizers. I guess Chef Jonathan didn’t take Customer Service 101.
I bet you can guess what happened to the salmon. We got served the same dry, almost inedible salmon from the tasting, and there was no smoked salmon to be found.
As I read in a previous review, the waitstaff were nowhere to be found most of the evening. Out on smoke breaks most of the time, I’m not sure what why we paid $ 2,350 for 8 Waitstaff and 2 Stewards for 10 hours. I’m almost certain none of them were even there for 10 hours, much less working a fraction of that time. When it came time for cake cutting, I just assumed someone would take the knife from me and start serving guests. No waitstaff were anywhere in the room when I looked around.
When I confronted Chef Jonathan with these issues, he assured me that he had provided smoked salmon. He claims that he «smoked» the salmon that he brought. Prepare it any way you want, it was still the same terribly dry salmon from the tasting that you were told specifically not to bring. When confronted about the lack of waitstaff, he said he was there at the cake cutting — I sure didn’t see him, and I know I didn’t hand the knife off to him or any of his waitstaff. He has made no attempt to rectify the situation and has put me off for various reasons for the past 9 months.
I honestly may not have ever written this review had it not been for a friend at the wedding who had her daughter’s wedding catered by Chef Jonathan. She had the same experience — good food at the tasting and poor food at the wedding. Bottom line, $ 82 per person for poor food and service — buyer beware!

Chef Jonathan recently catered my wedding this past October and he and his team were absolutely incredible. My family, guests, and I are extremely hard to impress when it comes to food so they definitely had their work cut out for them. After meeting upon meeting, Jonathan demonstrated the patience, professionalism, and talent to come up with an unparalleled 8-​course tasting menu (not to mention the tasty late night surprise snack) that blew us away. I can’t even count how many guests came up to us after the wedding to tell us that this was, hands down, not only the best wedding food but some of the best food they had ever tasted. Based on some of our past culinary experiences… that is truly saying something! Not only did he knock the food out of the park but Jonathan also helped to orchestrate the entire flow of the wedding. He acted as part wedding planner to make sure that everything down to the event placement, décor, and timing were flawless. Without question, Creative Creations is the best caterer to work with. You will not be disappointed!

I hired Jonathan to cater my wedding on 9÷14÷2013, and I honestly could not have been happier that decision! First off, all of the other caterers we met with sent a representative from their company who gave us a cookie cutter choice of a menu. Creative Creations was the only company where we met with the actual chef (Chef Jonathan), who not only had a detailed knowledge of and was passionate about the food he created, but also wanted to truly tailor our menu to our needs and likings. The problem was, we didn’t really know what we wanted. The solution was Jonathan, and his ability to guide us in the right direction by asking all the right questions about our likes/​dislikes, the theme and general atmosphere/​formality of our wedding, and any dietary restrictions our guests might have.
Our tasting went well, but there were a couple of things that didn’t work for us. Initially, I felt bad bringing up the changes we wanted made (ie: more salt, no cooked tomatoes, red meat more rare). But Jonathan was 100% receptive to my suggestions and made me realize that the tasting wasn’t necessarily about him showcasing his culinary skills (which he certainly did), but more about us honing in on our specific likes/​dislikes. For example, I thought the pork was overcooked. I felt like it would be insulting for me to say this to the chef, but also felt like I had to bring it up. So reluctantly, I did so. Surprisingly, Jonathan was pleased with my saying so, and explained to me that while he personally believed pork should be cooked to a temperature of (whatever number he said), most people are more comfortable with pork that is very well done, and so that is how he prepares it for tastings.
Throughout the planning process Jonathan proved to be professional, have a keen eye for detail, and was, for the most part, quick to respond to any inquiries I had. He really went above and beyond in helping us plan our timeline and table/​seating/​bar/​etc. setup. He ordered (and returned) all of our table linens, making it an effortless process, while also ensuring that we covered all of our bases (ie: linens for cocktail tables, dj, dessert, photo booth, etc). Additionally, he told us about the semi-​annual linen rental sale enough time in advance for us to choose our linens and rent them at 50% off.
The day of the wedding, everything was executed flawlessly. Some of the reviews I’ve read here say that the workers were lazy complainers who often left early. For me, this couldn’t have been further from the truth! From the waitstaff lineup for our guest arrival/​signature cocktail to our cocktail hour and passed hors d’oeuvres, and from our dinner buffet to our open-​bar reception, this company delivered! They even arranged for my husband and I to have a private dinner during our cocktail hour, as a time for us to take a moment alone, away from the hustle and bustle of our wedding, and really savor the moment of becoming husband and wife. We were also awarded the opportunity to savored the food, which was sensational!
An added pleasantry was when I went to the bar (the one and only time, as any time I didn’t have a drink in hand someone would ask me if I needed one), the bartender already knew my drink of choice and was pouring it before I even had the chance to ask. Also, we were allowed to bring our own alcohol, which definitely cut down on our catering costs. We ordered it from Twin Liquors who delivered it to our venue (Villa Antonia), and allowed us to return any unopened bottles :)
All in all, Creative Creations Catering proved to be an excellent choice for our wedding caterer, and I would highly recommend them to anyone in the market :)

We booked Creative Creations Catering for our large garden party with only 3 months advance notice. Jonathan set up a meeting with us and showed us what he could provide and recommend. We loved the choice of menus we could select from. His degree of services offered were large as well. Jonathan told us where we could go to see the choices of linens etc and said all we needed was to pick them out and he would arrange to pick them up and return them once the party was over.
From arranging guest seating to coordinating with bakers, bartenders, florists, the DJ, musicians and venue employees, Jonathan was indispensable! Not to mention the food was fabulous !!!
If you want your party to be fantastic without pulling your hair out, Jonathan can make it happen!
We would not hesitate to call him again!

Creative Creations will be the caterer at my wedding next October — and I can’t wait!
Chef Johnathan was beyond helpful, answering all of my questions (and even more so ASKING all of the right questions) as we worked to make sure my fiancé and I get what we desire. His attention to detail really impressed me as we did our walk through at our wedding venue and created our game plan for the day of the wedding.
The tasting was AMAZING! I absolutely cannot wait until I get to eat the food from our menu again! The food was beautiful and the flavors were spot on for what we wanted. My fiancé is a chef, so selecting a caterer put a bit of stress on me… all the stress was gone once the food started coming out and we were both happy! :)
The contract is clear, which is nice, and any questions I had were easily answered by Chef Johnathan. The process was made simple and I can’t say enough good things about him.
I’ll update my review with day-​of details next year ! :)

I was at the party for Chad and Julie. The food was good but the service did leave something to desired.

My wife & I contracted Jonathan at this firm to cater our wedding. First off, this guy will bid you for 50% higher than what he will actually do the work for — but watch out.
1.) His staff are complainers. The staff vocally complain about working in front of guests
2.) His staff threaten to leave early and do in fact do so. His «bartender» left after 4 hours even though he was contracted for 6. He was bellowing out «last call» at 11:00 pm at private residence even though he was contracted to stay until 12:30 am. (same with DJ, no problem with any other contractors staying — just «creative creations» crew
3.) His staff said «more than the 80 you said were going to show up are here» — even though two unopened crates still existed at end of event. We had seating for 100. Not even close to full. I can count. You know the drill — at a party not everyone eats when it is open bar. I know my wife & I didn’t eat.
4.) Jonathan then helped himself to my credit card the day after the event to the tune of another $ 236. Per his voice mail, it was «for extra guests and their food.» (even though not contracted). Later, the story changed to «it was for extra hours.» I had to laugh at this. I did a chargeback for fraud against his firm for the charge as well. Yes, I won. The charge was unauthorized and
are thieves.
5.) He keeps leaving creepy voicemails where he talks really, really slow like he’s recording himself or something shady. It’s bizarre. I have no idea what this would be for.
Two things stand out here — and I’m the moron for not seeing this. First of all, he’s not a member of the Better Business Bureau (can’t imagine why, er, yes I can) and Second of all, even though touting themselves as «event coordinators» they have no membership in said Associations (even though quite easy to obtain).
I pride myself on brutal honesty. The food was fine. Nothing great but not bad either according to guests. His bartender killed the party. Then, we got charged for Creative Creations Catering for extra money. Like many businesses — his service is close to being good — but it’s not. Don’t use this guy. He might hijack your credit card (or your Dad’s — worse yet!)
Finally, the most embarrassing part of this fiasco was his crew taking out food by the plateful as «leftovers» — what the? But Jonathan, according to you «you brought extra.» Yes. That’s what caterers do. They cover some with the fillers like pasta & bread.
The thing about event planners, caterers & wedding planners that plagues their industry is shysters bidding a project too cheaply, then ripping you off later with miscellaneous fees.
is guilty of this. This review is 100% factual with multiple witnesses. I can fax anyone a copy of my credit card statement; multiple guests can attest to what I’m saying is true.
Chad H.