Clambakes, Etc. — Restaurant in Sandwich

I had a clambake wedding reception for about 100 people in Wellfleet, MA. I had to plan the entire event while living in Dubai. I found Clambakes Etc. while browsing the web and I was impressed with their event options. They were so easy to communicate with even though I was on the other side of the world. They responded to all of my emails so quickly and I could always get in touch with them by phone. To be honest, I was expecting just a company that would provide food for my event and thats about it. They exceeded my expectations when they made floorplans and set up all of my tables and centerpieces. They were done setting up early for the event and they offered to run any errands for me or help me out in any way. I found the staff to be so easy to work with and they were flexible with whatever I needed. They provided all of the plates, plasticware, napkins, and lobster bibs which was a huge cost savings. They started off the evening passing around appetizers for the guests that were so amazing and they did a great job working the crowd. After everyone was done eating I heard so many great compliments. People who are from the cape were telling me that it was the best clam chowder they have ever had. The food portions were huge and everything from lobster to veggie dinners were perfectly cooked. No one left our party hungry. When the food service was done they took down some tables for us to open up the dance floor. at the end of the night they took down all tables and chairs and packed up our centerpiece for us. They really did all of the hard work and made the night flawless. I did not have to worry about a thing. So many guests came to me and complimented the catering company. Clambakes Etc. made such a great impression and I would recommend them to anyone who is throwing a party. I don't have any negative thing to say about this company and all of the workers were so nice and easy to work with. Thank you Clambake Etc. for making my wedding...

The reviews for Clambakes Etc don't lie - they are that incredible. During and after the wedding, there were at least 2 dozen people who said my wedding was hands down the best wedding they had ever been to and Clambakes Etc was such a huge part of that. The food was amazing! And so cool! A lobster bake! (That doesn't break that bank shhh). There were a million details and Jason was on top of all of them. As my dad said later - we wished we could have watched them work to see the secret because we were baffled afterwards on how it ran so smoothly. When they arrived, it was quite funny to see 10 people pile out of the trailer and get right to it (it was almost like a team sporting event). They had all of the details taken care of - from remembering lobster bibs to renting galvanized buckets for shells to leaving no trash, it was such a smooth wedding day experience. Leading up to the wedding, Jason was AMAZING at answering my emails (and I sent quite a few with really minor questions). Some of my more traditional older family members thought that I had lost my mind for booking a vendor without trying the food first, but trust me the food is really great (I lived in NYC for a few years and grew up in New England - I've eaten at a lot of restaurants and a lot of wedding food - this was the best wedding food I've ever had. Quite a few guests said the same). The lobster was perfect; BBQ chicken was great; veggie/vegan/dairy free option (grilled polenta) was good; and I didn't try the steak but my friend from NYC said it was good. Sides were eye catching and tasty. Chowder was incredible. And the appetizers - oh my goodness get appetizers if you book this vendor - the raw bar boat was incredible; bacon wrapped scallops were out of this world, bruschetta was amazing, and I didn't try the rest. Jason was great at helping me figure out how many apps to get without trying to oversell. Such an incredible experience...

I would not recommend hiring this company. I was verbally assaulted by their staff at their place of business. This included being hit in the face by a 15 year employee as she was yelling at me and swinging her finger in my face less than an inch from my nose. Although I do not believe she meant to actually hit me, her hand was so close to my face that it was unavoidable as she turned away. Unfortunately she was just copying her mother’s inappropriate behavior who is also an employee. Her mother minimized the incident and continued to act extremely inappropriately, telling me she works 3 jobs to take care of her kid. Later, when I asked for the owner’s name, I learned he was actually there the whole time, but did nothing to deescalate the situation or control his employees. As a nurse, if I ever verbally assaulted another person at work, I would be immediately fired. The owner said “I can’t control what they say or do. This is America!” I let him know, they are his employees and should be held to respectable standards as his employees! He stated various excuses, but provided no reason why he didn’t intervene earlier, before I requested his name. He is well aware I am sharing this with the public and my friends and family throughout the Cape and South Shore. There are plenty of other caterers available. Pick another company. I would hate to have a similar incident happen at a function they’re hired to provide...