Serendipity Catering - Ithaca

Serendipidity was Great! They may not have been the cheapest option, but considering we were planning our wedding in Ithaca, NY from Charleston, SC at a venue that did not have an on site kitchen or catering service (North Point Pavilion in Taughannock State Park) I am SO glad we went with a full service caterer. I will say there were a few things about communication that made me feel they weren't quite used to working with clients from out of state. Sometimes they asked the same questions multiple times or didn't answer a question leaving me wondering if they saw my question and nervous if details we talked about were being recorded somewhere. It was a little nerve racking planning from so far away, and I probably was a bit annoying asking them the same questions many times due to my own nerves, but when we finally met with them face to face just a week before our wedding I felt confident that they had it all under control. And on the day of they did a great job. The food was DELICIOUS and they made set up and take down nice and smooth. We leaned on them heavily to act kind of as our day of coordinator as well, coordinating between other rental vendors and things, and it all worked out!

I cannot say enough great things about Serendipity! As a wedding planner myself in the Philadelphia area, I was taking a risk selecting a caterer I had never worked with for my out of town wedding in the Finger Lakes. The best part, before we even selected Serendipity, we had multiple other vendors speak so highly of Stephanie and the team there that we knew they were the right fit. They worked with us to curate our own menu which included a family style dinner of all of our favorite items, they worked around my long list of allergies and overall helped us make sure the menu fit the whole vibe we were going for with our wedding. When we started planning the rehearsal dinner and needed to suppliment the food truck we had with more food, we immediately looked to Serendipity to provide additional food for our guests. Besides the actual food, which was amazing, the Serendipity team also handled all of our rental items through McCarthey's including the tent, tables, chairs, linens etc. Stephanie made sure to go through all of the rentals with me to make sure we had everything we needed and she even was there when the rentals were delivered to make sure things were being set-up correctly. As a planner myself, I am usually the one worrying about all of the rental and food details and Stephanie and her team really allowed me to be worry free and simply enjoy the day because I knew they were taking care of everything for me. Our guests were also raving about the food after the fact too! You won't regret working with Serendipity.

Serendipity is the best caterer in the Fingerlakes and I cannot recommend them enough. I am an event planner and have used them often due to their really amazing food and great service. They always have all of the details covered from the food, to the printed menus, to the table decor, etc. They can accommodate any dietary restrictions or special food requests. They are responsive and working with them is a pleasure. They are expensive, but worth every penny. Highly recommend for any event!

I just ordered tame out from Serendipity's Back Lot. The best pierogies I've ever had Covered in so many sautéed onions with a very interesting homemade applesauce. Delicious. The arancini was crispy and the sauce was also great. I tried the back lot BLT. Again probably the best BLT I've ever had. I'd highly recommend ordering takeout or heading up to the back lot to sit around the fire pit while enjoying the fantastic food. In conclusion, eat there ¨

We had a good experience with serendipity for catering, the bar, rentals, and dessert for our wedding. The outcome was gorgeous. They listened to our pleas for food catering to dietary restrictions. They labeled everything! It turned out to be exactly what we wanted. The food was great. We had 2 in person meetings to discuss details and tie up loose ends.