So, basically, there are no catering choices for the budget savvy bride, only smaller guest lists. We looked pretty much everywhere. The Marinated Mushroom came highly recommended,but when we called we were told they no longer do weddings more than 50 people. Ouch.
So without any friends' recommendations, we were left with google.
Andrew's Catering looked nice and they were very responsive, which was also fantastic. Their prices, however, were very high when compared with others. While the food may be that good, my budget just couldn't stretch another $700.
My primary complaint with caterers in Tallahassee is that it is the worst customer-service oriented business ever. They don't want to give you any price quotes without sitting down with you, feeling you out for how high you'll go, and then offering to give enough discounts to you to meet your max budget. I wanted to get an idea of people's price ranges by email (I work regular office hours, so 9-5 was tough to try and call or meet). Almost no one gave prices over email, even when I was very specific as to what we wanted. Many never even responded to email. So, my advice is to tell them at least $300 lower than your max budget and see what they'll offer up.
For us, we were looking for a chicken-based dish, with a vegetarian option, a starch and vegetable side, and that's it. We got it from FSU, of all places--Classic Fare Catering. They were the most reasonably priced and we'll have our "meal" be the pasta stations. We don't think it'll be the best food ever, but it will appeal to everyone's taste, they can order the type of pasta, topping, and sauce that they want, and it will be somewhat fun. For china service that they'll set on the table, the "chefs" for the two pasta stations, the food (including chicken, which can be added to the pasta), and two appetizers, we came in at $25 per person. Sadly, that was the best we could find in Tallahassee.
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