"First and Last Time. Sorry."

I feel bad writing this for a Christmas catering. Context wise, since 20 - 25 Dec we have had either hosted or gone to other homes for Christmas catered ~ 10 Pax mini buffet type of meals, family members made comparisons. Sadly, this has been the ... More most disappointing one. Started with delivery arriving late, driver called to ask for condo name only then, but still later requested me to whatsapp him my live location. Later also had to go down to carpark to bring up together. Hmm company should have given him an extra helper if really unmanageable, esp. if we also busy with guests above.

The other 10pax mini buffet usually came in the black stylish crates but this came in your normal Tze char plastic takeaway vibe. Spoon fork and serviettes packed like as though u ordered bento set. Carbs for pasta and rice came way more in proportion to the meat. I had to replate the fish onto a plate to avoid it looking so little inside the plastic container. Grilled broccoli came with many parts ‘burnt’ black, u can see the portion is v little. Ordered cereal prawns and no crisp as soggy due to them closing the container for some time while hot, no cereal bits where kids usually love to sprinkle the excess to eat. Sweet paprika chicken - dry and bland, and kids were the ones who bluntly said out in the party- why no taste , no paprika , so plain. Same for the rice. The pasta was called Truffled Penne Pesto and considering we had guests who said they usually don’t like the truffle taste/smell and so didn’t plan to eat, and in the end the rest told them don’t worry - there is no truffle taste inside at all. It’s just pesto looking like Shrek’s pasta. Sigh. The only saving grace was the mini mushroom quiche for flavour but also a pity it came with at least 2 of them broken at the crust. I honestly felt so embarrassed by the whole presentation and blandness of it - I apologised to my guests considering I chose this for Christmas Day itself and the day before the other caterer my family rated 9.5/10 for similar priced range for Christmas catered food. Had to order Old Chang Kee small bites to supplement. Not that it mattered too much lastly, but just to note water provided were in small bottles of 350ml.
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