Business Description

John Michael Catering is going into their 10th year of business and can take care of your entire event planning needs! We offer creative menus, All Inclusive Packages and we manage events at The Veranda Bed and Breakfast is beautiful Thornton Park. We are also preferred caterers at such prestigious locations as Orlando Museum of Art, Leu Gardens, Orange County History Center and many more! If you are looking for outstanding service please contact us for information. It will be our pleasure to assist you however we are able!

Services Offered

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	Banquet Facilities Catering Destination Weddings Event Catering Event Planning Meeting Facilities Personal Chefs Wedding Caterers Wedding Planners

Frequently Asked Questions

General Questions
Q.	Do you have a customer satisfaction or refund policy?

Catering
Q.	What cuisine(s) do you specialize in?

Q.	Do you make wedding cakes?

Q.	Can we sample the food first?

Q.	Do you have a sample menu?

Q.	What is the average cost per person?

Q.	What is your delivery charge?

Q.	Do you charge a cake cutting fee?

Q.	How much is the deposit?

Q.	Do you provide set up and take down?

Q.	Do you provide servers?

Q.	Are you insured?

Banquet Facilities
Q.	What cuisine(s) do you specialize in?

Q.	What is the average cost per person?

Q.	Can we provide our own decorations?

Wedding Planners
Q.	What are your qualifications? Have you been professionally trained or certified?

Q.	How many weddings have you planned?

Q.	How do you assist in planning a wedding? What services do you provide?

Q.	Please describe the entire process you recommend, including before, during, and after the wedding.

Q.	Do you recommend specific wedding professionals?

Q.	Do you get a "kickback" from vendors?

Q.	Can I afford a bridal consultant?

Q.	What are your rates?

Q.	What makes you different from other bridal consultants/wedding planners?

Personal Chefs
Q.	What is a Personal Chef?

Q.	Isn't a Personal Chef a luxury most people can't afford?

Q.	What does a service cost and what does the price include?

Q.	How does a Personal Chef Service work?

Q.	How many meals are prepared for one service?

Q.	How often do I need a Personal Chef Service?

Q.	What happens on my scheduled delivery date?

Q.	What kind of food storage containers are used?

Q.	What other services does your company offer?

Q.	What cuisine(s) do you specialize in?

Q.	Are you able to handle dietary problems or restrictions?

Q.	How many clients do you currently service?

Q.	Do you prepare the meal in our home or do you drop off?

Q.	Who determines the menu?

Q.	Do you offer dietary consulting services?

Q.	Why should we use you?

Event Planning
Q.	What services do you provide? What are your specialties?

Q.	What is your experience? How many events have you planned and what type?

Q.	How do you charge for your services? Do you require a deposit?

Q.	Why should we use you for our event?

Destination Weddings
Q.	What services do you offer?

Q.	What location(s) do you represent?

Meeting Facilities
Q.	What type of facility do you have?

Q.	Do you provide on-site food and beverage services?

Q.	Do you offer hotel rooms?

Q.	Do you offer any other additional services?

Q.	What is the size of your facility?

Event Catering
Q.	Are you insured?

Q.	Do you provide servers?

Q.	Do you provide set up and take down?

Q.	How much is the deposit?

Q.	What is your delivery charge?

Q.	What is the average cost per person?

Q.	What is the minimum and maximum number of guests you provide service for?

Q.	Do you have a sample menu?

Q.	Can we sample the food first?

Q.	What cuisine(s) do you specialize in?

Q.	What type of cuisine do you offer?

Q.	What type of service do you offer? (Sit down, buffet, drop-off, etc.)

Q.	How much advance notice do you need to fulfill a catering order?

Q.	Do you offer beverage service or full bar?

Q.	What are your maximum and minumum number of guests you are able to service?

Q.	How much is your deposit?

Q.	Do you have a customer satisfaction or refund policy?
You pay your final balance after the event.

Q.	What cuisine(s) do you specialize in?
Our chefs are capable of creating items from around the world.

Q.	Do you make wedding cakes?
We have a cake designer.

Q.	Can we sample the food first?
Yes, we host private Tastings for our clients.

Q.	Do you have a sample menu?
We have sample menus that can be viewed on our website, www.jmcater.com, or you can contact us for customized menus.

Q.	What is the average cost per person?
$15-$75- this varies on the event and special requirements for each event.

Q.	What is your delivery charge?
A delivery charge does not apply unless you are outside of the metro Orlando area.

Q.	Do you charge a cake cutting fee?
No, we include cake plates, forks, knife, server, table with linen and cutting service.

Q.	How much is the deposit?
$100 for most events

Q.	Do you provide set up and take down?
Yes, that is included in our menu pricing.

Q.	Do you provide servers?
Yes, we provide experienced and professional staff for all events.

Q.	Are you insured?
Yes, $1,000,000 general liability coverage.

Q.	What cuisine(s) do you specialize in?
Our chefs are capable of creating items from around the world.

Q.	What is the average cost per person?
Property only rental rates vary from $195-$1895.

Q.	Can we provide our own decorations?
Yes, within guidelines

Q.	What are your qualifications? Have you been professionally trained or certified?
Besides experience which is the best training, we have wedding planners on staff who have taken college level event planning classes.

Q.	How many weddings have you planned?
Over 1000 under our belt.

Q.	How do you assist in planning a wedding? What services do you provide?
We help plan everything from catering, photographer and florist to favors, assigned seating and bubbles!

Q.	Please describe the entire process you recommend, including before, during, and after the wedding.
Hiring a coordinator and working with them from planning to execution to wrap up.

Q.	Do you recommend specific wedding professionals?
Yes, we have a wide list to select from.

Q.	Do you get a "kickback" from vendors?
We receive preferred pricing from our vendors which we extend to the client.

Q.	Can I afford a bridal consultant?
The savings the consultant will save you pay for their services.

Q.	What are your rates?
$300 per event with use of our catering.

Q.	What makes you different from other bridal consultants/wedding planners?
We have 12 years experience and a LOVE for what we do. We get great satisfaction in helping two people with their once in a lifetime day.

Q.	What is a Personal Chef?
We provide chefs for your private dinners from 2 to 200 in your home of rented venue.

Q.	Isn't a Personal Chef a luxury most people can't afford?
On-site chefs can be affordable with rates starting at $40/hour.

Q.	What does a service cost and what does the price include?
Prices range from chef only service to full dinner preparation. Please contact us for pricing.

Q.	How does a Personal Chef Service work?
The chef will bring product and service items (if needed) to your home and prepare food to your specifications.

Q.	How many meals are prepared for one service?
As many as are needed.

Q.	How often do I need a Personal Chef Service?
As often as you like!

Q.	What happens on my scheduled delivery date?
The food is delivered timely to your delivery location hot and ready for service.

Q.	What kind of food storage containers are used?
Drop off food items are served on disposable trays and/or aluminum insert pans hot and ready to be served.

Q.	What other services does your company offer?
We can provide servers, bartenders and any additional supplies you may need.

Q.	What cuisine(s) do you specialize in?
Our chefs our quite talented and capable of creating menus from around the world.

Q.	Are you able to handle dietary problems or restrictions?
Most definitely.

Q.	How many clients do you currently service?
Hundreds.

Q.	Do you prepare the meal in our home or do you drop off?
Whichever you prefer.

Q.	Who determines the menu?
The client and our planner.

Q.	Do you offer dietary consulting services?
Yes.

Q.	Why should we use you?
We have over 12 years experience.

Q.	What services do you provide? What are your specialties?
There is nothing we are not capable of providing for you.

Q.	What is your experience? How many events have you planned and what type?
We have 12 years experience and have planned over 1000 events.

Q.	How do you charge for your services? Do you require a deposit?
We create a quote for you based upon your needs. Deposits are required if corporate billing is not set up.

Q.	Why should we use you for our event?
We put care and love into everything we do - it is important to us to make sure you look good!

Q.	What services do you offer?
We can do anything you need. We have many facilities to select from.

Q.	What location(s) do you represent?
Too many to list! We have a site locations list of over 40 facilities to host an event.

Q.	What type of facility do you have?
We have many location where you can have a meeting. Our facility is a bed and breakfast with courtyards and meeting room.

Q.	Do you provide on-site food and beverage services?
Yes, anything you may need.

Q.	Do you offer hotel rooms?
We have a facility that has 12 guest rooms in the heart of downtown Orlando.

Q.	Do you offer any other additional services?
Anything you could need from Audio Visual Services to Catering to Lodging.

Q.	What is the size of your facility?
We have a courtyard that accomodates up to 300 people and a reception hall that accomodates up to 50.

Q.	Are you insured?
Yes, we have $1,000,000 general liability insurance.

Q.	Do you provide servers?
Yes, we provide experienced and professional staff for all events.

Q.	Do you provide set up and take down?
Yes, that is included in our menu pricing.

Q.	How much is the deposit?
$100 for most events

Q.	What is your delivery charge?
A delivery charge does not apply unless you are outside of the metro Orlando area.

Q.	What is the average cost per person?
$15-$75- this varies on the event and special requirements for each event.

Q.	What is the minimum and maximum number of guests you provide service for?
2-10000

Q.	Do you have a sample menu?
We have sample menus that can be viewed on our website, www.jmcater.com, or you can contact us for customized menus.

Q.	Can we sample the food first?
Yes, we host private Tastings for our clients.

Q.	What cuisine(s) do you specialize in?
Our chefs are capable of creating items from around the world.

Q.	What type of cuisine do you offer?
Our chefs are capable of creating items from around the world.

Q.	What type of service do you offer? (Sit down, buffet, drop-off, etc.)
All services and menu styles offered

Q.	How much advance notice do you need to fulfill a catering order?
24 hour minimum notice

Q.	Do you offer beverage service or full bar?
Yes

Q.	What are your maximum and minumum number of guests you are able to service?
2-10000

Q.	How much is your deposit?
$100 for most events