Q. Do you offer food tastings?
A. For those wedding patrons opting to utilize our catering service at the location of their choice, we do offer a complimentary chef’s choice menu tasting by appointment. Patrons of the Grand Ballroom wedding packages will also receive a customized tasting based upon package menu.
Q. What is included in your basic catering packages?
A. We have catering packages to fit any budget, theme or event style. Our customized services allow our clients the opportunity to pick and chose the elements that they want included in their event plan. From china and linens to wedding cakes, bartenders or equipment rentals we can provide everything necessary for the perfect occasion. Visit our catering page for downloadable sample menus.
Q. Do I get the leftover food from my event?
A. For buffet style events, leftover food is packaged for take home by the patron with a signed Department of Agriculture food safety waiver. Patron can also opt to donate remaining food products to VOICE of Butler County or The Crisis Shelter in New Castle. Sit-down dinner service is pre-ordered to the number of guests in attendance, and therefore leftovers do not exist.
Q. Do you accommodate guests with dietary restrictions?
A. Jody’s Pantry Catering strives to accommodate each and every client and guest, and will attempt to accommodate food restriction needs. However, if a guest has severe allergies to certain or specific food ingredients, we reserve the right not to provide special service to that guest due to legal restrictions. Should they wish to provide their own food, we will provide re-warming assistance.
Q. How do I reserve your services at one of your exclusive locations?
A. You must contact The Grand Ballroom (724.431.0007) directly to reserve your event date. At the time of reservation with the facility, we will be notified to hold your date for catering services. Events held at our facility The Village Inn must contact us directly (724.654.6851).
Q. How soon should I reserve your services for a venue of my choice?
A. We recommend you contact us for catering services at your earliest convenience to ensure date availability. A tasting appointment will be arranged wherein you can sample the quality of our food items while viewing our company portfolio of event photos and customer reviews and references.
Q. Is a deposit required for your catering services?
A. We do require a $500 initial deposit with signed catering contract to firmly hold any event date for catering over 100 guests. Events under 100 guests are reserved with a $100 deposit.
Q. Can I order a wedding cake without your catering services?
A. Jody now only offers wedding cakes in the catering packages at our exclusive catering facilities, and with our catering services at the location of your choice.
Q. I want a donation for my organization?
A. Our company fulfills written requests for donations of services or products on a case by case basis based upon our corporate funding guidelines for the year. Written requests can be forwarded to our executive offices at Jody’s Pantry Catering 414 Old Route 19 New Castle, PA 16101. Please no phone solicitations.
Q. What types of events do you hold at your facility The Village Inn?
A. We hold baby and bridal showers, social brunches or lunches, rehearsal dinners, banquets, class reunions and small weddings in buffet or sit-down formats, as well as cocktail appetizer and action station event menus for corporate mixers or social events. Visit our catering page for Village Inn menu downloads.
Q. How many people can The Village Inn banquet room hold?
A. Our main dining room can accommodate 30 to 80 guests for seated events, or 100 for cocktail style events with minimal seating.
Q. What are the costs associated with using The Village Inn banquet room for events?
A. There is no room rental fee for the Inn, but a minimum of 30 guests is required for an event held there. Our pricing packages for the Inn include linens, meal, salad and rolls, ice tea, coffee, water service and china. Appetizers, desserts, beer or wine are charged additional fees based upon selection. We do NOT include centerpieces or decorations, but they are available at an additional fee in fresh floral. There is a $50 reservation deposit charged to hold any event date at the Inn and that deposit is directly applied to the event billing.
