Merri-Makers Caterers

I’d love to say this is a review of the actual event that we booked HOWEVER, it isn’t. We met with Merri-Maker’s site manager over a several week period this spring to book a celebration at Neshanic Golf Course. Each time we spoke or met with them, we confirmed availability and only after agreeing to a price and going to contract, did they tell us the date was unavailable. It’s not as if someone came in and took the date while were negotiating but rather it was NEVER available for us. There was a clerical error according to them and our only choice was to change the date. They offered nothing other than a slight apology for the confusion and sent us on our way. Perhaps a more thoughtful company would have offered another of their venues, offered to off-​site cater the event if we wanted at our house, helped find us another place… Instead Merri-​Makers did nothing and even when ignored us when I asked to speak with them. We thought there food was very good and we’re looking forward to holding our affair there. I’d caution anyone looking at using them to get a signed contract quickly so that at least you’d have recourse if they made the same mistake as they did with us. From our perspective we’re now scrambling around to find a place since this delay has put us behind and what should have been a joyous occasion is now overly stressful. BEWARE OF THEIR LACK OF PROFESSIONALISM

Hidden wedding spot! Didn’t know they did weddings until I attended one and liked it so much I had my own there. It was a second wedding for me (first at Ramada in 2004) but this was top notch. Mary F. Helped plan it for us and forgot nothing! Every detail was accounted for. It was a Valentine’s Day wedding and it was gorgeous! Affordable as far as wedding venues go and the service was perfect. I even got a thank you card from a guest of mine complimenting the waitress she had!

Deadbeat business. They cannot return a refund for a wedding at their location in Sea Bright after the location was demolished by Tropical Storm Sandy. I am very sorry for their loss but I suffered my own losses without postponing payment of any debt. The losses of Merri-​Makers should not be made to be my problem. It has now been almost 60 days.

We attended a wedding here last weekend. The service was excellent. The servers were very friendly and seemed on top of everything.
The cocktail hour was fantastic. The pasta bar contained an interesting array of pastas and none of them were soggy or undercooked. The cold bar contained cheeses, Italian cold cuts, fruit, vegetables, garlic bread, and shrimp. The shrimp were gigantic and absolutely delicious. At the bar, the bartenders moved quickly but fulfilled your drink order correctly (even when you were ordering four or five items.)
The main course, however, was somewhat disappointing. The food was edible but it wasn’t great. My fiancé had filet mignon that was more like chuck meat. My stuffed tilapia tasted a little to fishy that I was afraid to eat it. The bread tasted like it had been stale, reheated in the oven, and then sat out for a few hours. It wasn’t great – though I recognize that cooking for 250 people is no easy feat.
Again, the service and cocktail hour was great, but the quality of the main course prohibited me from giving Merri-​Makers more stars.

My wife and got married there last September, and we were very pleased with the location, food, and service… We worked with Rose, and she was wonderful in making this a great experience. We held the reception at the PNC Art Center Reception Hall.