K J.
Yelp
We did our wedding catering with Nakwon, and it was one of the best decisions we made for the wedding! The communication with the owner was much smoother than with other big Korean wedding catering places we spoke to, and the price was a lot more competitive as well. As soon as we spoke to the owner, she sent us many photos of previous wedding catering they had done. The owner was easy to work with, accommodating changes in the menu to suit our guests' dietary preferences while staying within our original budget.
We also chose Nakwon because they provide all the essentials--utensils, charger plates, tablecloths, glasses, chair covers & sashes, cake plates, and cutting services--for a flat fee. This was much more affordable than other caterers and saved us the headache of obtaining all these items separately. We were able to customize the color of the chair sashes and linen napkins to match our theme. They offer silver or gold charger plates.
On the day of the wedding, we even received certain menu items from the upgraded menu, and the food was amazing. So many of our guests personally came up to us to tell us how good the food was (some said it was literally the best wedding food they had), and many wanted to take leftovers home.
The food was traditional Korean, the way my grandparents' generation used to cook (even according to the older Korean guests who attended). It was extremely flavorful and not too spicy or salty. Our non-Korean guests loved the food as well, especially the marinated eel, crab, and galbi-jjim, which literally melted in your mouth.
The staff were incredibly nice and easy to work with, super attentive to detail, and great with communication. They arrived early to set up and made sure the buffet stations looked nice, even tying blue kerchiefs around the handles of the food warming lamps to match our blue and white theme. They helped cut and distribute the cake very quickly after the cake-cutting ceremony. They also made sure all the leftovers were packaged in boxes they provided. I was grateful they stayed a bit longer to accommodate our timeline since we held the reception and ceremony in the same space.
The owner even packed my parents a few boxes of four different types of kimchi that she had made especially for our family as a gift! Nakwon was also incredibly generous with their portions--we ordered for 60, but I think they provided enough to feed at least 70!
We paid in cash and got a waiver on tax, which was a nice bonus.