Reviews of Our New England Catering
Clambake catering from Woodman’s of Essex, Massachusetts is the ultimate way to give your guests a taste of summer, all year round. For years, our traditional New England clambakes have been delighting those familiar and new to our catering menu at corporate events, weddings, anniversary parties, family reunions, and other events. Over the years, we have amassed a long list of glowing reviews of our New England catering services from the clients who booked Woodman’s for clambake catering and the guests who enjoyed every bite of fresh lobster, our award-winning chowder, steamed mussels and fried clams, sweet corn, our house made cole slaw, and seasonal sweets. If you are considering booking our Massachusetts catering services for your next special event, we invite you to read the reviews below. After all, why should you take our word for it?
See what people are saying about our clambake catering
“Everyone felt it was truly a food “event” – many were not from New England, so this was their first clambake and just loved the experience. Locals felt it was the perfect dive into to NE summer even though the weather was not great.”
Linda Dusman
“You guys killed it!! Everything tasted excellent, the oysters were shucked properly, cutting the lobster for us first was so much easier, the fried clams were fresh as could be!! I really could go on and on… thank you so much!!”
“Wendy and Donna were very helpful, organized, and walked me through everything. The staff was outstanding! The two girls working the event had big smiles, helpful, the two men cooking were very efficient. They cracked the lobsters, many of our guests were international and they were extra helpful with guests’ first lobster experience!! Everyone raves about your clam chowder! Best ever. It was a total success!”
Deborah Levine
“I could not critique one part of our experience with you or your staff! It was absolutely flawless from beginning to end, you all were amazing and friendly and perfect. Can’t improve on perfection!”
North Boston Oral Surgery
“My team was best in class. Highly recommend you and the team for all my events. They both were unbelievable both in service and professionalism. Looking forward to hosting the event again next summer. We started the first year with 16 guests, then 20, and know 27 and next year our goal is 40. Thank you.”
Mitchell Konsker
“THANK YOU – THANK YOU – THANK YOU – They were both terrific (both had been here before) and we can’t thank them both enough. We hope to truly make this an annual event and if they were to come again, we’d be thrilled. We can’t thank them enough; they made this event seamless for us! We are telling people about you and our event all the time!”
Ned + Sandy Bigelow
“Beth and Emily were so nice and friendly! They greeted us with smiles, introducing themselves and did a great job keeping everything going on time! They communicated as the event went on, which I appreciated and walked around to make sure they cleaned up anything that needed. They were amazing! Woodman’s is our go-to for our team summer kickoff event. Everyone raved about the food. It was a first clambake for some of our guests, and they thoroughly enjoyed it!”
THL Partners
“Woodman’s is the Gold Standard for clam bakes. This is the third time I have used Woodman’s and have never been disappointed!!!!”
“There was extreme heat the day of the event, Woodman’s was prepared and handled it well, everything was ice cold, that should have been ice cold!”
Bomco – Katy Flaherty
“I called ONE WEEK prior to the event date and Wendy was amazing in helping me get this planned! Both staff members were fabulous! Very courteous and were definite experts!! The food was amazing!!”
“The entire staff was absolutely incredible, especially as we navigated storms that delayed the event. They were organized, calm, and positive. Thank you again for a great event! Could not imagine pivoting during the storm and still pulling off an amazing event without this crew! I also got several comments from our guests with allergies/dietary restrictions about how much they appreciate the extra care that went into the food service so they could enjoy the evening stress free. Thank you!”
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
