AspenPointe Catering

We chose Aspen Pointe to cater our wedding in December. We saw all of the great reviews and were incredibly optimistic. When the day came, we were really lucky that we work in event management and our friends/​guests picked up the slack.
First off, the caterers showed up later than promised to our venue and were unprepared. They didn’t have tablecloths and were two people short (we were line-​item charged for those two people though on our invoice) of what they planned, blaming weather. One of the two who did show up went to WalMart to get some tablecloths while our friends who arrived early set up the tables and centerpieces (we were line-​item charged for Aspen Pointe to do table setup and centerpiece setup).
When we arrived from the church to our venue, all was set up, but little did we know our friends, not Aspen Pointe’s staff, did the setup. We found out from the staff at the venue that the caterers showed up late and unprepared only to have to leave to go get supplies.
At break-​down time, we found out that everyone from Aspen Pointe was already gone and we, the bride and groom, would be breaking down tables and chairs. We paid (itemized on the bill) for them to stay for 5 hours. They were gone within 2 hours. We were still charged the full amount.
We got through the wedding just fine, but on account of resiliency. The only plus was that they brought food as promised.
The next Monday, we called Aspen Pointe to discuss the services not rendered but charged to us. Silvana was in complete agreement that two servers never showed up. She also admitted that the tablecloths never got delivered to Aspen Pointe from their distributor and she had to go to WalMart to get some that worked last-​minute (thanks!). She admitted that our friends were the ones setting up the tables and chairs at the reception as well and thanked us for that. THEN came time for the refund on those services we paid for and they never delivered (totaling over $ 500).
David was the guy walking through the refund with us. He fought every piece tooth and nail, though admitting that they never performed the services charged to us. I was very persistent, though David never once returned a phone call to me in the two weeks of disputing the charges. We think we were INCREDIBLY reasonable only asking for a refund on the services they didn’t perform instead of asking for any further discount on everything else so we could at least buy our friends a bottle of wine as a thanks. Still, David was as defensive as he could be about giving the refund and even tried blaming the weather and our friends for Aspen Pointe’s lack of organization or preparation.
In the end, we still got charged $ 125 more than we should have for a server that never existed. I would highly recommend against dealing with Aspen Pointe Catering if you can at all avoid it. You’ll pay more than you should one way or another.

Had our Wedding Anniversary celebration on the patio with Pike Peak over our shoulders!
Their rolls are outstanding!
Wide menu options

Not sure if they’ve moved but Aspen Point Café is now at the El Paso County building on Garden of the Gods Rd. now. It is the happiest, scratch that, the greasiest place on earth.
I waited 20 minutes to get a burger and then finally gave up. I saw that there was pizza already made and waiting to be devoured.
The guy making the burgers and Reuben’s continually sprayed the grill with cooking oil. Not sure why because all the things he was cooking were already greasy.

For me, when food has a purpose, it’s more meaningful. I am sure that there are times that you go to that spaghetti dinner fundraiser not for the spaghetti but for the raising of funds. You might not really like going to the restaurant that houses your school-​age child’s fundraiser, but you get the nuggets, sandwiches and fries and drinks and put up with the noise of the 200 people that showed up and their children crying over the guy in the cow suit (come on, you know what place I’m talking about. You can’t go there on Sundays… you know exactly which one I’m talking about)!
That’s why I recommend to you Aspen Pointe Café & Catering. This little café is a great place to literally get away from the office. The only noise is a minimal amount from the kitchen and a little stereo in the dining area.
What makes this super great is the fact that men and women who are working to let you have a great meal are trained in food service that are disabled, seniors, at-​risk youth and veterans. 100% of your meal price goes toward training more people to do more and improve lives across our city.
PROS: From scratch, delicious food at more than reasonable prices for the quality of the food. They have breakfast food, salads, sandwiches and they even make their own potato chips. This is one of the Springs’ best kept secrets right now so you can go there and be the only one in the restaurant or among one other party of two. It’s very relaxing. Art work is donated to decorate and the colors everywhere are very soothing. They will also deliver your food. That is important because of the con I am about to list…
«CONS»: I had to think of one and the only one I could come up with is that the dining area, currently, is small. If you have a group of four you will be putting tables together. Start going higher than that and you will be taking seating away from people. However, please note that, given that this is the Springs’ best secrets right now, crowding isn’t a problem for now. However, if you enjoy it like I think you will, you’ll be coming back and bringing friends.
Also, take note of the asterisk I am going to put by that «con.» I feel the need to make the point that it’s a really really really small con… I still rated it five-stars…it’s THAT good.
I have had their roasted vegetable panini, lettuce wraps, blue cheese chips, and their philly cheesesteak. I recommend it all, though maybe not all in one sitting.
Go. Eat. Help. Enjoy!