Whirled Peas Catering

Was one of the best caters years ago. I worked for them and Chef Ben and Steven the manager were great. Nic is great also, but not sure NOW if he is cooking from Michigan for your events

We were in the process of working with Whirled Peas to plan a fundraiser for our nonprofit. The staff then went silent for 6+ weeks and did not respond to my emails or phone calls. When someone finally did return my message, they said they could not longer cater our event and would not return our deposit. For a nonprofit organization, this is devastating. I am dissapointed with their customer service and frustrated that we’ve lost this money.

I am the event coordinator at a local theater and have worked with Whirled Peas Catering on two different events here at the theater. The first event, the clients I had introduced me to Whirled Peas, the second I recommended to my clients and worked with them directly.
Both times I have been beyond impressed not only with their professionalism but also with the quality of their food.
During the first I worked with them they were fantastic. Catering an event at a movie theater is no easy feat because you are generally crammed in a corner as the rest of our business is open to the public. They understood this and were happy to work with us. They even set up their mobile kitchen outside behind the theater so as not to impose on our other guests. Their food was also amazing. They even fed MY staff before leaving for the night.
The second event I worked with them on, Stephen was amazing. the clients had changed their minds about when they wanted food and Stephen took it in stride.
Again, their professionalism and understanding was fantastic!
I have found all Stephen and all staff I have met to be friendly, agreeable and professional people. They are now on my preferred list of caterers for the theater.

I was in the process of planning my wedding and thought I would call these guys. I was matched up online by the guy who runs the place who told me that the lady he picked to handle my event would contact me. She called and was pretty cut and dry, to the point and not exceptionally warm or friendly.
I shared with her our budget and told her what I was looking for (please keep in mind that I’m just about as low maintenance as they come) and she said that it would be tough to make something happen within that amount but that she’d give it a try. Well, after a LOT of haggling about things, she finally proposed something we could afford. But, when I asked her about scheduling a tasting, she said, «Well, I’ve really cut you guys a deal so I’m asking you to do the same for me. Can you just come to one of our other events to taste the food?» I don’t know about other people, but I did not want to spend our hard earned cash on a caterer who was so apprehensive about letting us sample the food they said they’d make for our party.
I told the catering lady I’d let her know when I could about the pricing of the rentals (which she said we should do on our own to cut back on costs). To sum up, I never heard anything back from her.
We moved on and I would recommend fellow party planners to do the same.