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Willaby's Catering is a business based out of Salem, Oregon that offers on-site cuisine for weddings and other special events. Jean Mateson, the owner of this business, draws on over 25 years of catering service to create unique dining experiences. She leads a team of culinary professionals to satisfy client needs as well as their appetites.

Services Offered

Wedding services available from Willaby's Catering include the delivery, setup, and cleanup of your meal. You may select from a range of serving options including hors d'oeuvres, buffets, plated dinners, chef stations, family-style platters, French-style service, dessert tables, and more. Tastings can be arranged prior to your wedding celebration to ensure your complete satisfaction.

Cuisine

The Willaby's Catering team offers a wide variety of cuisine styles for your wedding dining, inspired by international flavors and seasonal ingredients. These culinary professionals are experienced in crafting menus to meet various dietary requirements, including gluten-free, pork-free, lactose-free, nut-free, kosher, organic, vegetarian, and vegan dishes. You can call on Jean and her team to help make your wedding dining a feast to talk about in the years to come.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Delivery
Clean Up
Cake Cutting

What event services do you provide?

Delivery
Set Up
Clean Up

What catering services do you provide?

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

What types of cuisine do you cater?

African
American
BBQ
Caribbean
French
German
Indian
Italian
Latin American
Local
Mediterranean
Mexican
Seafood
Southern
Spanish

What dietary needs can you accommodate?

Gluten Free
Lactose Free
Kosher
Nut Free
Organic
Vegan
Vegetarian

What bar services do you provide?

Bartender(s)
Open Bar
Champagne Toast
Signature Drink

Which of the following items can you provide?

Chairs
Tables

Which of the following items can you provide?

Barware
China
Chocolate Fountain
Flatware
Glassware
Linens
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Reviews of Willaby's Catering

4.7 out of 5 rating
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2024 Winner
4.7 out of 5 rating
91 Reviews
93% recommend it
  • Quality of service
    4.7 out of 5 rating
  • Average response time
    4.6 out of 5 rating
  • Professionalism
    4.7 out of 5 rating
  • Value
    4.6 out of 5 rating
  • Flexibility
    4.7 out of 5 rating
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Willaby's catering received overwhelmingly positive reviews from multiple customers for their services at weddings. The staff was described as friendly, professional, and accommodating, with excellent communication and responsiveness. Reviewers raved about the delicious and unique menu options, with guests specifically mentioning dishes like Ale chicken, brisket, vegan cilantro corn cakes, Mac and cheese, grilled veggies, and green goddess salad. The affordability and flexibility of Willaby's services were also praised, as well as their helpfulness in coordinating rentals and other aspects of the event. Overall, customers highly recommended Willaby's for their exceptional service and outstanding food.

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This AI-generated summary gives you a snapshot of the overall ratings and feedback from the reviews this vendor has received.

Willaby's catering received overwhelmingly positive reviews from multiple customers for their services at weddings. The staff was described as friendly, professional, and accommodating, with excellent communication and responsiveness. Reviewers raved about the delicious and unique menu options, with guests specifically mentioning dishes like Ale chicken, brisket, vegan cilantro corn cakes, Mac and cheese, grilled veggies, and green goddess salad. The affordability and flexibility of Willaby's services were also praised, as well as their helpfulness in coordinating rentals and other aspects of the event. Overall, customers highly recommended Willaby's for their exceptional service and outstanding food.

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Nicole K. Sent on 12/03/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Highly recommend!!

We are absolutely thrilled with the service Willaby’s provided! We used them for both catering and bartending for our wedding and they were so wonderful to work with. Great communication and worked with us to make our menu come to life. We did a custom menu with them and our guests loved the unique ideas and quality that Willaby’s provided. The food was great and the staff was so lovely to work with. Everyone is raving about it months later. Highly recommend this team- they are amazing!
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Alexandra M. Sent on 09/07/2023
5 out of 5 rating

AMAZING food and service!

I had Willabys cater my wedding this past weekend and I cannot rave about them enough! As a vegetarian, I have very strong opinions about having high quality food at weddings that caters to a variety of different diets. I've been very disappointed by wedding food in the past, which I didn't want to replicate at my own. Willabys was recommended by our planner, and from the first email I was incredibly impressed by their communication, professionalism, and willingness to tweak the menu to our taste. My fiance and I were blown away at the tasting, which translated well to the actual wedding when I was told "there may have been some fights over the food". Another concern of mine was the quantity of food (running out of food at a wedding is a recipe for disaster), and Willabys ensured that there was plenty to go around. They were also so flexible with our needs. For example, we purchased our own alcohol for the event and they provided the staff to serve at two different bar set ups at the cost of one. In general, they were so affordable as well - we only paid about half of what we had initially budgeted! Finally, what I didn't expect was just how friendly and amazing the Willabys folks would be at our wedding. So many guests commented on how wonderful and outgoing they were, at the bar and otherwise, and I myself had multiple awesome chats with them. 10/10 would have them for any event, and I'm so grateful to have had them at my wedding.
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Geetha P. Sent on 09/02/2023
5 out of 5 rating

EXcellent food and Service

We worked with Megan Allen from Wilabys for our daughters reception. She was excellent her service was A+. Would highly recommend them
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2024 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2022 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2021 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2014 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2011 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2010 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

8 Endorsements
Eola Hills Wine Cellars Eola Hills Wine Cellars Winery Weddings

Jean and her team are nothing but top notch! We really enjoy working with them, the food is always amazing and the staff is attentive and attention to detail!

Youngberg Hill Youngberg Hill Winery Weddings

Willaby's is an amazing company as they are consistently meeting our customers expectations and exceeding mine at every turn. Reliable, trustworthy and quality of service are just 3 of the many reasons to have them do your catering. Nicolette Owner, Youngberg Hill

Focal Point Digital Media Focal Point Digital Media Wedding Videographers

Jean and her team at Willaby's are the best! We've worked together for over a decade now on dozens and dozens of weddings and I've yet to taste anything that wasn't delicious!! They're fantastic about meeting each couple's needs and wants, and bring a track record of experience and professionalism that is rare in the area. I couldn't recommend them any more highly!!

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