Corcoran Caterers

Very sad to give this review, but they have a horrible sales representative. I’m trying to shop around for caters in the area for my wedding and need an estimate of how much is going to be. The sales rep was not trying to give me an estimate seems like with these people at the end there will be surprises on ones bill. I gave her the break down of guest and kids Is not hard to give an estimate. Laura was rude and came out as if she was smarter than the client. A BIG no no when it comes to sales. Sorry! But next ! The estimate was for us to see how much it will cost we already have a venue that we want.

Are wedding on September 12^th, 2015 was a HUUUUGE hit with our guests. They can’t stop talking about the food and service. Thank you Corcoran you did a great job! The food was AMAAAAZING!!!
–Kevin and Kerry Shaver

Sue did the catering for my business meeting. The food was delicious, she was always on time, there food was healthy without being expensive. I would definitely hire her again.

We had a wonderful experience with Martha and Corcoran. From the very beginning she was friendly and flexible with my fiancé and my parents as we navigated what we wanted for appetizers, drinks, entrees, etc. She came up with great ideas, and consistently went above and beyond what was expected. She was very responsive to emails and calls, and we loved all the special touches she included, such as appetizers personalized for us (she asked what food was special to us, and when we said pizza, a mini pizza app was born!), and a signature drink that we all loved after months of trying to decide on one. On the day of the wedding everything was perfect — we opted for a buffet and everything was served flawlessly, and the food was delicious. We heard many compliments afterward! She even wrote a sweet note to us and included a whisk for our new kitchen from Corcoran. We couldn’t be happier with Martha and with the whole Corcoran experience.

Fabulous. Couldn’t have asked for more. Extremely price competitive and their food is delicious. They also have a great selection of linens and other set up items. Sue was great to work with — very kind, communicative, served as an event coordinator, and went above and beyond. She also worked great with our venue and everybody adored her. Everything came together beautifully — thank you!

Corcoran Caterers catered my 60 guest wedding this past weekend, and they catered my 25 person birthday party last year. They were absolutely terrific! The food was delicious (I was sad there weren’t more leftovers!!). The serving staff was friendly, respectful, impeccably dressed, professional in demeanor, and flawless in how they carried out their duties. (I asked for Oscar to help at my wedding after seeing how great he was last year). Martha Corcoran was friendly, responsive, professional and so easy to work with! I cannot recommend this caterer highly enough. All of our guests agreed that the food was fantastic and the serving staff was wonderful. I am so glad that I went with them for both of these very big events in my life!

I had a month to go before our party (Mar. 24) for 26 at home and needed a caterer. I googled montgomery county and caterers. I picked several caterers to call based on their web sites and reviews I read here and other web sites. I settled on Corcoran for those 2 reasons and also because of two outstanding telephone references and of course because of Martha Corcoran. She was fantastic to deal with. For of all, she is a listener (something you don’t find any more in the service industry). I told her what we were looking for and our likes and dislikes. I never had to repeat myself. We connected from the get-​go. She e-​mailed a menu (which was far superior to a more well known and bigger caterer) that I liked very much. It was a little high but that was because I asked for a quote where the caterer would provide absolutely everything. So Martha worked with me to bring the cost down about $ 500. We provided nice plastic dinnerware and plates (Costco) and our own linen and we were able to cut the labor cost in half because only 1 server was needed instead of 2.
Oscar, the server, arrived 2 hours before the party (60^th birthday party) started. Martha assured me that she was sending one of her best and he sure was. He set up shop in the garage and laid out the prepared food so it was ready to serve. Here are the highlights from our menu for the dinner buffet — all delicious — hors d’oeuvres — crabmeat truffle, mushroom & artichoke crostini, tomato & basil bruschetta — main dish — bourbon & brown sugar glaze salmon and balsamic flan steak — sides and vegetables — brown rice salad (award winning!!), roasted sweet potatoes with lemon aioli, grilled vegetable display — dessert — white and dark chocolate mousse cake and mixed berries pie topped with orange almond streusel. Everything was great! And there was plenty of it!
Our guests raved about the menu and the food preparation. It was my party and the guests were complimenting me all night on how great the caterer is. Oscar cleaned up and we didn’t even know he was there. And believe it or not, he took all of the garbage — every last bit of it with him.
I have very high standards and am known to be critical when called for. But I honestly cannot think of one thing that was not superb about the whole experience. Corcoran Caterers will always be my choice for any catering needs we may have in the future. Thank you, Martha!

We used Corcoran for our wedding last year. Service before and during was fine, especially before and during the tasting. At the actual wedding, I can say it could have been better. The Hors d’Oeuvres weren’t any different than at the tasting, but there simply weren’t enough. I guess that’s what we ordered though.
They made a nice sangria for us and our guests.
My main complaint comes with the main course though. First of all, I had made it clear at the tasting that I wanted the meat cooked to a medium rare– when I had it served to me, it was nothing short of well done. Very disappointing, especially on my wedding day. When I asked if they had any that was more rare, I was told, ‘not at the moment’. It wasn’t until I was almost full, at the end of the meal that I was offered some medium rare.
The salmon too was overcooked. I also made very clear at the tasting that I wanted at least half of the salmon cooked medium rare (I know my friends and family). I was told that it wasn’t really possible to get it cooked that way, but that they’ll try. Huh? Okay– but a slop plate of not even well arranged, well-​done salmon was not what I expected. I was very disappointed in this. I guess it says something to the quality of the fish they use that I can’t get it rare to medium rare– as salmon really should be served for optimum deliciousness.
Anyway, I would say that things were adequate, but that the cost didn’t match the quality of the food at the wedding. I didn’t hear of anyone complaining directly, but I didn’t hear anyone say that the catering was particularly good.
So, overall– average; three stars.

My business has used Corcoran Caterers several times and have had nothing short of WONDERFUL experiences! The food was fabulous and beautifully presented and their staff was always highly professional. We worked with Joe to organize our events. His professionalism and follow through were so impressive! It was clear that he takes pride in outstanding customer service through all of the interactions that we had with him. He made sure that all of the details were perfect and was SO helpful in accommodating to our needs and our budget. The attendees at my events raved about the foods that were prepared and gave great compliments to Corcoran as well! I will not hesitate to call on Joe at Corcoran for all of my future catering needs. I know that he will ensure that the whole process is seamless!

My office has called on Corcoran several times over the last three years to cater meeting lunchs and/​or breakfasts and today was no exception.
Today we had clients visit, all of whom are vegan. Corcoran’s owner is vegetarian, maybe vegan?, so her and her staff totally understand the specific needs of the of the non-​meat/​dairy-​eaters. For breakfast the clients had pineapple and orange salad topped with fresh coconut, hot oatmeal with craisins and apricot, and a yummy blueberry pastry (for me and my co-​workers who need butter in our lives). Since we eat with ours eyes first, I was full before my first bite, everything was so beautiful to look at. And I’m not even in this meeting.
One thing: Corcoran needs two-​days notice to prepare food, so no last-​minute ordering. They’re professional, always prompt, and accommodating. I highly recommend.

I found these folks because they were on the list of caterers for the venue where we recently held a memorial service. I looked for Unilocal reviews and there weren’t any but they had tons of good reviews on the wedding sites so I called them. They were GREAT to work with and the food was wonderful. it was both a sad occasion and a celebration of life and Sue and her staff worked with us to make it exactly that. I was organizing the event from across the country so couldn’t do a tasting but Sue worked with me on the menu (both on choices and price) and everything was perfect (and I’m a bit of a San Francisco food snob). If you need more reviews check them out on the wedding sites or just take my word for it. They were fabulous!