Hamby Catering & Events

Hamby catered our wedding a few weeks ago, and my husband and I truly couldn’t recommend them more. From start to finish, the team was incredible, especially Caroline, who was so responsive and thorough throughout the entire planning process. She promptly answered all our questions and was so accommodating when it came to guest allergies and special requests. On the day of the wedding, everything was perfect. Our guests raved about the food stations and loved the variety, especially the Lowcountry Boil and the Hot Honey Chicken Biscuits, which gave everyone a little taste of Charleston. The staff was attentive, friendly, and went above and beyond to make us feel cared for. Our server even brought us one of each appetizer while we were taking photos after the ceremony, and at the end of the night, they packed up a bag with one of everything so we could enjoy it all later. We’re so grateful to Hamby for helping make our day so special (and delicious!).

They served at our work Christmas party and the food was AMAZING. The Mac n cheese and collard greens where seasoned well and I could not get enough. They also served short ribs that were so tender and the sauce served with it was so savory and paired well with everything. The servers cleared plates and no one had a bad attitude. It was an amazing evening because of them!

We could not have chosen better prices or better food. They were kind, gracious and served everything on time. After having a niece's wedding be completely ruined by their caterer, I had some strong concerns. Kara answered every single of our concerns and followed thru. Thank you for your attention to detail and making it look effortless.

Was so easy to order online and pick up the day of the event. Serving Instructions were very clear and easy. Glad I ordered extra so I had leftovers:)

I recently had the privilege of partnering with Hamby Catering Events for a reception and dinner in my capacity as Venue Manager at an exclusive destination wedding venue. From the moment they arrived for set-up, I was highly impressed by their planning and attention to detail in all aspects of their culinary and service expertise for this formal reception and plated dinner. The entire Hamby staff was both highly trained and well supervised throughout the evening. Communication & cooperation between culinary staff and service staff was continuous and always focused on anticipating guest needs, rather than reacting to them. Quality of food presentation for the reception was impeccable, and that followed by a seamless plate-up and service of a plated dinner that was truly stellar. This was later evidenced by the numerous glowing accolades I received from guests at the end of the evening with regards to their catering experience at this formal wedding event. Hamby's proficiency in accommodating all guest needs throughout the evening was also very noteworthy and I deeply appreciated the positive and polite "can do" attitudes of their entire staff. My decades of experience in the hospitality sector have taught me that this is not simply a result of extensive training by Hamby Catering & Events, it is the result of fostering and maintaining a great culture of excellence with their entire team. Hamby's culture of exceeding guest expectations at all levels at this wedding reception & dinner is truly worthy of this genuine "Congrats and Kudos" accolade. I sincerely look forward to the opportunity to partner together with the Hamby team often in the future.

We ordered the 10 person Thanksgiving meal and while most everything was tasty, I just can't get over the fact that they call stuffing stuffed in a casserole dish Dressing. This side definitely was not Dressing at all, not even the slightest bit of cornbread in this side dish. (If there was cornbread in it, it was completely undetectable.) Plus, it was the same gravy to go over the "dressing" as the mashed potatoes. Regular brown gravy is not appropriate for dressing. It should have gravy made with the turkey drippings and scraps which is lighter in color and a completely different taste. I would've given 5 stars if it weren't for this "dressing" fiasco. Please don't label a dish like the stuffing stuffed in a casserole dish as dressing. You're letting all of the native Southerners down when you bait and switch like this.

We hired Hamby to cater our 70 person wedding, and we are so grateful we chose Hamby! The food was absolutely delicious, was presented beautifully with appropriate portions sizes. We had so many compliments from our guests of "wedding food usually isn't very good, but wow that was good". We worked with Ryan through the entire process and he was a joy to work with. Ryan was very informative, knows the company well, and was easy to talk to. Ryan went above and beyond to help us figure out meals for our Vegan and Vegetarians guests which was a huge help since we chose the buffet option for the rest of our guests. The cooks, servers, and bartenders were all very professional and on top of their duties. We loved the take home bag of food they prepared for us, and complementary champagne. It wasn't cheap, but our experience with Hamby exceeds 5 stars. They are the real professionals here, and it shows. Thank you Ryan and your team <3

Clearly Hamby’s (2.0) Market is not what an old Charlestonian expects from one of its city’s iconic culinary delights. The Cliff note version: Best success is handled by a customer’s advance planning and ordering, and avoid the shrimp salad 2.0 sandwiches. In fairness to the Hamby’s organization, Mrs. Candice Hudnall was incredibly polite and gracious, and swift to respond to my complaint about the rigid structure of the “market’s” product availability, cold service, and absence of customer accommodation. She was also very adamant about their having “remained true to the original iteration from Mrs. Hamby” qualifying that some elements have changes citing the bread from Piggly Wiggly. Confidently knowing that my taste buds had not betrayed me, I pulled out Mrs. Hamby’s book, Catering to Charleston, and prepared the recipe for the shrimp tea sandwiches nestled within its pages. I dare not share the recipe (copyright infringement) and encourage you to seek out the recipe within its pages. Some words of caution – the recipes portrayed on the Internet are not the same as in Mrs. Hamby’s book. When directly ask if the book recipe was the recipe to which they “remained true,” Mrs. Hudnall offered no response. Taste testing results. A few friends and family compared the sandwiches; the ones I prepared to that which I purchased at Hamby’s market in a blind test. We could only assume that Mrs. Hudnall had been misinformed by her staff – or the original recipe was modified from that of Mrs. Patrick’s Shrimp Paste fearing they would have to expend royalties to others. In short, my suggestions for ordering… most everything (except the shrimp) is awesome. Order “double stuffed,” but order (>24 hours) in advance because this is NOT offered in the Market when making an impromptu purchase. In the “Market” be prepared for the structured corporate responses; uncharacteristic of Southern hospitality and accommodation.