Key West Catering Company

Chef Lea was truly amazing. We first found him on the Hemingway Homes list of preferred vendors and now we know why. The food was out of this world! We got married a month ago and our guests are still talking about the food. We came down a few months prior to meet with a couple of the vendors and Chef Lea let us try all of the food which was amazing. We cannot say enough good things about Key West Catering. Thank you so much for making our big day that much better!

I cannot say enough to thank Lea and his catering company for their huge role in making our wedding perfect. We are recent Key West locals, and from our first meeting months before the wedding, I really appreciated Lea’s down-​to-​earth way of doing business and flexibility. He made excellent suggestions for a Cuban/​island-​themed menu but assured us that his company could provide pretty much any selection we wanted. Over the months, despite my range of states from indecision to overly-​meticulous, he was unwaveringly patient with me. He was also very responsive to communication, and during the week of the wedding, even as we kept him on his toes with some last-​minute changes, and adding a toast with some complicated logistics, he would reply extremely quickly. Best of all, the day of, food was amazing! My groom and I made sure we had time to enjoy it — especially the ropa vieja, sesame chicken, and Jamaican veggie hot pot. Our guests are still raving about the meal, weeks after the wedding. The bar, also through Lea’s company, also did a fantastic job making sure our guests had a fantastic time! Thank you again, Lea and KWCC!

Loved, loved, loved our food from key west catering company! Chef lea helped us create an amazing feast for our destination key west wedding. The combination of steak, fish and pasta options made everyone happy! The key lime tarts were to die for! The food and presentation were excellent. The bar package was the most affordable I could find and the drinks were plentiful, the mojitos and caipirahinas were fabulous. I would definitely use chef lea and his team for another catered event!

We came to Key West to celebrate Passover this year. Lea made us a delicious gluten free, dairy free Passover meal. Really appreciate it! Made the holiday special and stress free! Everything was perfect, on time, and everyone loved the food!

My husband and I chose key west catering company simply because they had one of the most affordable packages for food and open bar. They exceeded our expectations. I thought to myself, «they must have the most affordable bar prices because their food is sub par.» I was SO wrong! Their food is awesome! Everyone loved the appetizers and dinner. Their staff was extremely easy to work with and very accommodating at my wedding. The chef worked with my husband and I to set a customized menu and made the whole process very easy and smooth. If I had to do it again I would 100% choose key west catering.

Although my wife and I had been to Key West many times, when we decided to have our wedding in Key West, it was a bit overwhelming planning the event from afar. There are so many wedding planning companies and caterers, with a great deal of information available online.
We took a chance with Tara and Lea from Key West catering; I found their website inviting and their pricing seemed fair. They were a new business with very few reviews. We flew to Key West before the wedding to meet them and sample Lea’s cooking at the restaurant where he works… it was amazing. Lea has been in the restaurant business for a long time, Tara has a concierge’s service and they’ve both been in Key West for a long time, so they aren’t new to the business. They have a lot of local contacts.
We used them to provide light catering the evening prior to the wedding and full catering for approximately 35 people at a private Villa for the wedding. The food was absolutely amazing. The prices were fair, especially for Key West.
We also used them for wedding planning… flowers, music, hair, chairs, ceremony, etc… Our wedding was completely non-​traditional, on a private beach, steel drum band, boat ride instead of a Limo. Everything wound up coming together in the end and it was a perfect island wedding.
In all honesty, if you are high maintenance and require a lot of attention, this isn’t your wedding planner. If you want awesome food, to be hands on and get some great local advice planning your wedding for a fair price, Lea and Tara are for you. In the end, our wedding was incredible and it was all because of them.
I highly recommend them.