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Philomena's Catering is a wedding catering company located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They pride themselves in their "old fashioned" service and integrity. Let this professional team handle all the details so that you are free to enjoy your guests and your special day! Their goal is to provide exquisite cuisine and excellent professional service to every couple on their wedding day.

Services Offered
Philomena's Catering will supply all of your china, flatware, glassware, linens and barware, as well as offering many other catering services. These wedding catering services include:

  • Bartender(s)
  • Buffet
  • Cake cutting
  • Cocktail reception
  • Custom menu
  • Dessert
  • Family style
  • Hors d'oeuvres
  • Lunch
  • Outside alcohol
  • Server(s)
  • Stations
  • Tapas
  • Tastings


Cuisine
Philomena's Catering offers many cuisine styles and accommodates to dietary restrictions. The cuisine styles they offer include:

  • American
  • French
  • German
  • Greek
  • Italian
  • Mediterranean
  • Mexican
  • Middle Eastern
  • Sandwiches
  • Southern
  • Southwestern
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Frequently asked questions

What is the average catering price per person for buffet service?

$23

What is the average catering price per person for stations?

$23

What is the average catering price per person for hors d'oeuvres?

$10

Which of the following are included in the cost of your full service wedding catering?

Delivery
Set Up
Clean Up
Cake Cutting
Server(s)
Tastings
Linens
Flatware

Which of the following are included in the starting price for bar service?

Bartender(s)

What event services do you provide?

Delivery
Set Up
Clean Up

What catering services do you provide?

Buffet
Cake Cutting
Cocktail Reception
Custom Menu
Hors d'oeuvres
Server(s)
Stations
Tastings

What types of cuisine do you cater?

American
French
German
Greek
Italian
Mediterranean
Mexican
Middle Eastern
Southern

What dietary needs can you accommodate?

Gluten Free
Lactose Free
Kosher
Nut Free
Organic
Vegan
Vegetarian

What bar services do you provide?

Bartender(s)

Which of the following items can you provide?

Barware
China
Flatware
Glassware
Linens
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2.0 out of 5 rating
1 Review
  • Quality of service
    1 out of 5 rating
  • Average response time
    2 out of 5 rating
  • Professionalism
    3 out of 5 rating
  • Value
    1 out of 5 rating
  • Flexibility
    3 out of 5 rating
0% Recommended by couples
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Anthony Sent on 11/05/2018
2 out of 5 rating

Horrible Service. good food

Philomenas Review

We used this catering company several times once we decided to use them for our wedding. We booked her one year in advance, and we used her for A New Year’s Eve party, and for our wedding shower. These two events required only the food to be present, no service. At the original taste testing, the food was phenomenal as was at each event. Very flavorful and delicious, nothing was dry as it was quality food.

The same can even be said about the food at our wedding for those that got it…

We discussed our concerns with Amanda on several occasions that we had met. We did two separate taste testings to try a variety of foods, we drove there to pick up food several times, and we went there for tasting our signature drink. On top of that we had no less than 10 phone conversations and several emails discussing details of our wedding and the quality of service we expected.

This is why the review has a poor rating. We get married one time in our lives, and the people from our wedding will remember how horrible the service was. We paid extra money for a “bartending service” who told our guests they were supposed to be there serving food. We asked Amanda if she had handled a wedding of this size before (300+ people) She assured us that they do 500 person events all the time.

After my mother-in-law had to ask for salad at her table 6 times, and then ask for dressing another four times, we began to panic and realize Amanda over-promised and under delivered severely.

In addition to this, the tables were supposed to be bussed and cleared, the plates were to be washed, none of this was done. The head table never got their glasses of water which remained upside down until we cleaned up the next day.

We had less than 300 guests RSVP. We paid Philomena‘s for 310 guests worth of food. We had a total of 278 people attend our wedding, and she still ran out of food even though she insisted on several occasions that there would be more than enough food. She also said there will be several items left over and she would put out to go containers. Speaking of this, she said they would have plenty of time to kill while they were there and to give her things to do while she was there. She was entirely unprepared. When the bridal party walked in and they were still serving salad, we knew this was a disaster.

When we spoke with Amanda the following day about the issues that we had, she tried to blame The fact they were unprepared because of the cookies in her area. She promised us that she would be putting out the cookies at the cookie table and never did! My family had to put them all out! We also gave her extra space at the venue as she was worried she wouldn’t have enough.

In addition to this disaster, I had to dismiss tables on my own wedding night, because Amanda did not bring enough help as clearly her bartenders we’re supposed to be serving food, so then we were forced to shut down the bar so the guests could be served.

There are several other details minor or large that I may be missing, but I am so upset and frustrated with how this turned out that people now remember our wedding as the wedding that was amazing except for the catering.
If you want to use this company be sure to use them for only their food because that is all they are good for.
Their services are sub par at best.
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Philomena's Catering frequently asked questions

At Philomena's Catering, the cost of the full wedding catering service includes:
  • Delivery
  • Set Up
  • Clean Up
  • Cake Cutting
  • Server(s)
  • Tastings
  • Linens
  • Flatware
The bar service starting price at Philomena's Catering includes:
  • Bartender(s)
Philomena's Catering offers the following event services for weddings:
  • Delivery
  • Set Up
  • Clean Up
Philomena's Catering offers the following catering services for weddings:
  • Buffet
  • Cake Cutting
  • Cocktail Reception
  • Custom Menu
  • Hors d'oeuvres
  • Server(s)
  • Stations
  • Tastings
At Philomena's Catering, you can find the following types of cuisine:
  • American
  • French
  • German
  • Greek
  • Italian
  • Mediterranean
  • Mexican
  • Middle Eastern
  • Southern
At Philomena's Catering, the following dietary needs can be accomodated:
  • Gluten Free
  • Lactose Free
  • Kosher
  • Nut Free
  • Organic
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
Philomena's Catering provides the following bar and beverage services for wedding events:
  • Bartender(s)
To cater to all tastes, Philomena's Catering offers the following food and beverage items:
  • Barware
  • China
  • Flatware
  • Glassware
  • Linens
Philomena's Catering is recommended by 40% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 2.0 out of 5 with the following breakdown: 3 in flexibility, 3 in professionalism, 2 in average response time, 1 in quality of service and 1 in value.
Philomena's Catering currently offers 1 discount promotion for wedding services.

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