Steamers Restaurant & Catering Reviews
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Sarah K. Sent on 02/10/2024The best experience!
Chris and the rest of steamers were absolutely amazing! Their food is delicious and the service was better than I ever could have asked for! They were so flexible and patient with us as we planned our wedding in the Outer Banks from PA over a 2 1/2 year time span. They made this part of wedding planning so easy and no stress! Highly recommend them to anyone for catering or even just somewhere to have lunch or dinner! -
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Kendall B. Sent on 11/16/2023Amazing Food, Thoughtful Service
All of our wedding guests said: “Normally wedding food isn’t that good, but that food was AMAZING!” We did a tasting with Steamers and another local caterer, and the choice was obvious from the start. We chose a mixed grill plate with steak and salmon, and it was a definite crowd pleaser. Everyone also loved the oyster bar, cocktails, and sangria. Chris personalized our menu and tasting experience to ensure that we had everything we wanted. (Thank you, Chris, for the peach salad and peach margarita!) He and his team at Steamers really go above beyond! On our wedding day, he brought me a plate from the raw bar since I didn’t get to taste it at cocktail hour, and also ensured that the groom had the exact cocktail he wanted. Those thoughtful, simple details are the one at that I cherish most. The entire Steamers staff is friendly and helpful, and we thoroughly enjoyed working with them. -
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Laura B. Sent on 07/01/2023Chris and his staff are definitely leaders in the Outer Banks Catering industry!
From the initial client tasting, Chef Chris and Catering Manager, Yani, took time to welcome the couple and mother of the bride with a formally introduction and thanked them for choosing Steamers to caterer their wedding day reception. The client tasting was delicious, and their presentation gave the client a glimpse of the service they would receive on the day of their event. Upon conclusion of the tasting, Chef Chris and Yani took the time to stop by and receive the couple’s feedback and expectation of their event. Chris and Yani were wonderful; very responsive and thorough, answering any questions that arose and attended to details throughout the planning process even accommodating last-minute vegan requests. With 20+ years in the business as event planners, we can say with complete confidence “Steamers is a true full-service catering company”. From the moment they arrived onsite at Whalehead historic property, they were flawless in their execution. Steamer’s entire staff day-of worked hard and greeted everyone with a smile. We all worked together as one event team to ensure a beautiful successful event for the client and their guests. The buffet service and guest lines moved quickly; they kept the food hot and delicious while maintaining the cleanliness of the buffet area. Tables were cleared throughout the night and they worked alongside our planning team to keep the reception space beautiful and refreshed. My Director of Events- Victoria, myself and my entire planning team entire appreciate the courtesy and professionalism of Chris, Yani and his staff, and we look forward to referring many future clients to their exceptional catering services! -
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Caitlyn K. Sent on 11/26/2022Amazing food from Amazing people!
Chris and the team at Steamers made planning our wedding menu so easy! They were extremely flexible with our menu selections and everyone raved about how delicious the food was at our wedding. We enjoyed working with Chris so much that we booked Steamers for our rehearsal dinner as well and they were able to create an entirely different menu from our wedding menu which was great! I would HIGHLY recommend Steamers for your next event, or even for a nice romantic dinner while you’re in the Outer Banks. Not only is the food fantastic but all of the staff are so incredibly nice and personable as well ! -
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Marissa M. Sent on 09/27/2023Highest quality customer service, experience, and product
Book Steamers for your wedding day and you won't be sorry! We had the absolute best experience with Chris and his team from start to finish. They gave an amazing complimentary tasting (complete with Sangria - they sent us home with the leftovers!) and were flexible, kind, and responsive to work with us leading up to our special day. Their customer service is second to none and they are extremely reliable and professional. They send a full team on your wedding day to ensure everything runs more than smoothly. Our guests were raving about the food quality and service. We loved that it was authentic OBX cuisine made from fresh, local ingredients so our guests (all of which who traveled far) could have the true OBX experience! We would book Steamers a million times over. Also sorry this review if so incredibly late :) Thank you from the bottom of our hearts from making our day so perfect! - Marissa & Jeff (10.28.22) -
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Katharine T. Sent on 05/13/2023The best food!!!
We hired Steamers to cater our wedding last year & let me just say, the food was *chef kiss*. I’m very picky when it comes to food because I love me some good food & Chris + his team were A. Amazing & B. Know how to cook up some good grub. They were all so sweet & accommodating. If you’re looking for caterer, Chris + his team are who you need to hire!! -
Jess O. Sent on 05/09/2022
Steamers was amazing!
We used steamers for our welcome rehearsal dinner as well as our reception and they were phenomenal. Chris and his staff were so helpful. They made sure my husband and I ate during cocktail hour by bringing food to us and were always checking in to see if we wanted anything to drink or eat. Plus the food was amazing. I can’t thank them enough for making the weekend so great. -
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Jenna Sent on 09/15/2021Those Beef skewers!!
Let me just say Chris so wonderful TRUST HIM at every moment you need him! He helped me plan my time line * not that type of bride for sure* and he made sure that everything was handle properly the day of I loved that the food was being cooked right there in the food truck and it was fresh for my family to enjoy *me to enjoy around 3am when i needed snacks ;) the staff was wonderful they helped so much! top notch I cannot wait to visit them again just for those Korean beef Skewers I COULD JUST EAT THE SAUCE! -
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Elaine C. Sent on 07/14/2021Incredible Food and Service
Steamers is absolutely amazing. I have been vacationing in the Outer Banks my entire life and I never knew about Steamers until they reached out to me for a free tasting when my fiancé (now husband) and I were looking for a caterer for our beach wedding. Chris (co-owner and head chef) provided us such an outstanding assortment of menu options - appetizer, main course, sides, etc. for both seafood and non-seafood lovers. The food was absolutely incredible! Steamers instantly became my favorite restaurant on the island and we've been back countless times since our wedding tasting in February 2020.
Chris was very helpful, responsive, and flexible throughout all the craziness of wedding planning during a pandemic. Our original wedding guest count was 100 at Jennette's Pier. As we entered into the winter months of 2021 and hoped and prayed for a "normal" April wedding, Chris was always an email or phone call away as we asked tons of questions and if various venues would work for his team (we were unsure if we would be able to hold the wedding at the pier due to immense restrictions). He was ready for any scenario; he even said he would bring his food truck if we ended up just having the wedding at the beach house we rented or use the kitchen there. Luckily, in the few weeks leading up to the wedding, we were able to have the wedding at the pier, but with half the guest count. Chris was completely accommodating and event allowed us to change menu options until just a few weeks before.
They say the bride and groom don't get to eat at their own wedding. I made sure that wasn't the case for my husband and I because we genuinely love Steamers so much and we are so happy we were able to share this incredible meal with our closest friends and family. Our wedding guests STILL rave about the fantastic food and service Steamers provided us. For our appetizers, we had bacon wrapped shrimp and scallops, BBQ tostadas, and the bruschetta trio. We had a plated Caesar salad, and the main course was honey bourbon salmon (my favorite!!), crab cake, and steak, along with rice and vegetables. I really appreciated their method of plated meals - you do not need to ask guests in advance of their menu choice (which saves a lot of time on the bride and groom's end!). They plan for each guest to have a sample of all choices, and then if there are some guests who do not want certain items (for example, my sister cannot eat seafood, so she had a larger portion of steak instead of the other seafood options), they are happy to accommodate. We even had one vegetarian, and Steamers made sure he was well fed!
At the end of the night, they packed up all the remaining food and my husband and I had dinner for three nights :)
Thank you, Steamers, for such an incredible experience on our wedding day. We truly appreciate your team, and we will continuously return to the restaurant when we are in town! -
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Brandon T. Sent on 04/20/2021Great food, professional execution!
We worked with Chris and his team for months leading up to our wedding. They were very responsive and helpful as we were traveling from out of town for our big day. We were able to conduct a tasting before making our decision, but they made that easy as the food was absolutely delicious. Steamers set up in our beach house, cooked and served our wedding reception meal, it was fantastic! -
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Samantha S. Sent on 04/05/2021I would HIGHLY recommend Steamers for ANY type of event, but especially for a wedding!
Steamers catered our wedding at the Black Stallion in Corolla and Chris and Yoni were such a pleasure to work with! They modified their menu to meet our needs and they were INCREDIBLY flexible with us in terms of the format on how the dinner would be served. I chose not to have a wedding coordinator, and they met with me beforehand to discuss timelines and all my wishes and they also helped make sure that the night flowed smoothly and everything was setup as it needed to be. The best choice I made (I mean other than the man I married), was choosing Steamers as our caterer. Also...it is weeks later and people are STILL talking about how amazing the food was! -
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Cheyenne Sent on 11/24/2020Delicious Food and Service
Our experience with Streamers Catering from beginning to end was wonderful. My husband and I planned to get married in OBX in May 2020; however due to Covid we had to postpone and replan everything for October 2020. We first met Chris at a Wedding Expo in January 2019 and we were immediately in love after trying the lobster bisque soup. Chris was always very responsive by email/phone and helped us plan the menu/schedule to best fit our small wedding. On the day of our wedding the reception didn't go as plan (due to inclement weather) but Chris and his team immediately went to setting up a back up plan for everyone to eat inside. His team even went above and beyond to bring appetizers to guest on the beach before the rain started. Every dish was delish and our wedding guest are still talking about it today. If you are getting married in OBX do yourself a favor and book Chris and his team, you will not regret it! -
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Justine G. Sent on 10/26/2020Stellar all around!
We planned our OBX wedding from NY , so choosing a caterer was slightly nerve racking as we were limited to one weekend of tastings to choose (not recommended tactic because you’ll want to eat everything And will be too full!) We knew right away Steamers plus Chris and his team were our choice. We had to postpone from May to Sept and Chris was responsive and understanding. He was familiar with our venue and planner which made it so easy! Fast forward to the wedding and our guests were beyond impressed. We got so much great feedback about how awesome and fresh the food was . We had a nice surf and turf mix which could be tricky for buffets style catering but everything was wonderful, no rubbery steak or fish here! The staff was great, appropriate Covid precautions, I could go on. You won’t regret it!!!!!! Thank you , Steamers! -
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Savannah J. Sent on 11/09/2019Months later and guests are still raving!!
From the start, my husband and I knew that Steamers was our first choice for caterer. Luckily, I have worked with Chris before and knew his high level of professionalism and attention to detail. Not only that, I simply cannot put into words how deliciously amazing his food was. From appetizers to salads to our main course. And I’m not the only one that thinks that... we got married a couple months ago and just last week another one of our guests commented on how delicious our meal was. Chris and his staff went above and beyond for us- and we could not be more grateful. I wish everyone in the wedding planning process could book Steamers because it was easily the best part of our wedding. Thank you Chris! -
Caitlin S. Sent on 12/29/2021
Best Food Ever!!
We hired Steamers for both our rehearsal bunch and our wedding catering and they were amazing!! We had to move our wedding as many other couples because of COVID and they were extremely flexible with and responsive as we had to not only move the date but also the venue. We did a tasting with Chris (the owner) before we officially decided to book with them and they truly went above and beyond. The rehearsal dinner was incredible as was all of the food on the night of our wedding. Our guests all raved about the food and we would recommend them to anyone getting married!! -
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