HazelBea Catering — Local services in Blacksburg

I inquired about a quote from this catering company for my wedding in May 2021. I was extremely disappointed by my first and only conversation with Rachel. I was very caught off guard by the questions she asked me. I was hoping to set up a tasting assuming she had a catering menu, but instead she does “custom” menus— I appreciate that, but she didn’t really explain this to me until she was knee deep in 21 questions with my husband and I. I guess the most upsetting part of our conversation was the irrelevant questions— for example what my husband and I do for work. It left me with an extremely bad taste in my mouth. Her tone and questions turned passive aggressive, classist, and downright unprofessional. I felt like my husband and I were being sized up to see if it would be a waste of her time to give us an estimate. Desperate for a caterer, we had to remind her to send us a quote again. Needless to say, we ended up going with a different company that costed a bit more than hazelbea, but was very professional and responsive. Business owners: communication is key- slow down and communicate to your customers. Never assume what someone can and cannot afford. Treat everyone with the...

Rachel and her team at HazelBea catering are absolutely amazing! I worked with Rachel and her team for almost a year to set up and plan catering for our wedding weekend, both our rehearsal dinner BBQ the night before the wedding and a full buffet at our reception. Rachel was helpful and wonderful to work with between all the calls, emails and even a sit down tasting before the wedding. I got to know her pretty well and I honestly love her. Food is her passion and man does it show, the food for our wedding weekend was phenomenal from start to finish. (She even made sure to bring my husband and I the chicken and waffle appetizers while we were running around and taking photos). Not only was the food amazing but everyone on her team was incredible as well. Her kitchen and serving staff were so fun and we loved having them at the event. On top of all of this Hazelbea is extremely affordable especially in the wedding catering field. So, if you are looking for a caterer for any event especially a wedding look no further you have found the...

My husband and I booked HazelBea Catering for our wedding this past September, and we couldn't have been more pleased! From the initial tasting to the actual day, Rachel and her team handled things exquisitely! I remember being really impressed at our tasting because there was so much food to try, and it was all so eloquently presented! And it all tasted amazing! I am a REALLY picky eater too, so, that's saying something. The menu was expansive and could be changed to accommodate anything we could have wanted. The experience definitely shines through with this particular group. On the actual day of, right when food was to be served, it started pouring rain - one of the things I distinctly remember was seeing Rachel's crew run around our indoor/outdoor venue protecting the food and getting it set up so we could stay on schedule. Huge/mad props to these folks! If you are looking for a wedding caterer to blow your guests away, give Rachel and her HazelBea team a shout! You won't be...