Willow Cafe & Catering — Restaurant in Crab Orchard

Sadly, willow cafe and catering really let me down on my wedding day. After talking for months about how the day was going to go suddenly the day of wedding everything changed. They decided that they were just going to be dropping off my food to go work another wedding. I was never told that they had another wedding the same day as mine and in fact know the day was free when I booked them because she pulled the calendar out right in front of me. They put my day on the back burner and decided someone else who booked later was more important. I was so disappointment because I was so excited to work with them. The owner was also extremely hard to get ahold of due to her busy schedule. I am not one to typically post a negative review but 10 mins before I was about to walk down the aisle I had to panic to figure out what to do and I don’t want any other bride to be in the same boat as me. The only thing I can’t complain about is that the food was delicious. If you do decided to book them make sure that you sign a contract that has everything that they guarantee to provide because I was told that people would be working the event to help restock and refill, that the price included people serving, and that there would be nice chafing dishes with burners underneath to keep the food warm but the owner the day of said that she never agreed to all of this. Luckily the only thing that kept the day from falling apart is that our venue stepped up to help and took care of the situation.

(Also skip out on buying a fruit tray or veggie tray because it was just thrown in a cheap metal tray and it...

Please follow us on Facebook and Instagram at SNDTRAVELS and EATWELLTRAVELOFTEN 7.26.24 Lunch Nice cafe about 5 miles north of 40 with a limited menu. The reviews were good, so here we go. Diane had the pulled pork baked potato. The pulled pork was tender and juicy as well as plentiful. The potato must have been farm fresh because all by itself it had good flavor and not bland like usual. Add all the extras and it was a very large and wonderful meal. I had the highly touted prim rib French dip. Caramelized onions, provolone cheese and thinly sliced prime rib ( I left off the horseradish sauce) on a baguette toasted like a panini. Potato salad for my side. Everything was good. The prime rib was tender, the carmalized onions were good but scarce and the bread had just the right crunch. The potato salad was very good with decent sized potato chunks that were just the right consistency, firm enough to stay together and soft enough to mash easily in your mouth. The seasoning was light but just enough. One issue. The prime rib sandwich was missing some prime rib. I ended up putting both sides of meat on 1/2 of the bread to make a good sandwich. For $15 it just needed more. Service was friendly and good. Overall it was very good. Highly recommended two...

Sept 2022 I reviewed Willow Cafe and Catering 11 months ago (see review below) when they catered my small event. This past weekend, Willow catered a larger family reunion event for us. There were 50 people from all over the country and a range of ages. Once again, Willow knocked it out of the park! Our Family loves to eat! All of my guests young and older loved the food. The pork and chicken were exceptional. Also, Willow has a knack for putting their unique spin on everyday family favorites. For example, our guests were delighted by Mac & Cheese and broccoli salad created the Willow way. Their professionalism and customer service are stellar. Willow helped to make our family reunion a huge success! We keep recommending them!

October 2021 We ate lunch and the cafe and loved it, so we decided to have them cater our event. The catering menu is extensive and they were easy to work with, flexible, and helpful. The food was great! My guests loved the pulled pork and the mac & cheese was a favorite! The customer service was top-notch. They are very professional and went the extra mile to make sure that everything was perfect for our event. We highly recommend Willow Cafe...