James T.
Yelp
Can you have a cooler staff than Social Tap SD? Highly unlikely. We met Social Tap as they were the chosen caterer for our wedding at the beautiful 808 Venue and we can not be happier with them. Going through the catering options, we were able to settle down on a specific type of cuisine we wanted to provide our guests and we were so taken back by the friendliness of just the tasting. Once we finalized our menu, we went to planning the wedding while Social Tap prepared for our big day.
Throughout the process, if we had any questions or wanted to add or change anything, Social Tap was extremely easy to work with. They always made us feel comfortable with anything we needed and were always ready to bend over backwards for absolutely anything. Communication was fantastic throughout, whether it was an email, call, text or even a zoom call, they were always available to chat.
Now, that was just the catering and events team but the day of squad? Pretty sure Social Tap gave us all their all stars because we had the friendliest, sweetest and the absolute BEST staff for our wedding. Our wedding is 200 people, we're not talking a kid's birthday party here, it is a big wedding with lots of friends and family and our party never had to wait long for anything. May I also say that my family and friends love to eat and DRINK. Bar staff was ready to mix drinks and from the looks of all the empty glasses all over the wedding, the bartenders made some tasty drinks. The servers that day were all so lively and smiling and they made everyone feel at home as they served the food.
Food was good, we had fried rice with pork belly and cod as our main dish and lettuce wraps as our appetizers. For tray pass, the crowd favorite was easily the bao bun sliders that everyone was waiting at the kitchen to get but also the elote and I'm forgetting one other tray pass item but our party made sure they were all out before the next event.
Have I provided enough highlights yet? Because I just received a great story now which is one of our guests had asked for coffee and being that we had shelled out open bar, we didn't think anyone wanted coffee. This server went out either to Social Tap or 7/11 (I hope it's the former otherwise this server was so generous to pay for coffee out of their pocket) and delivered to one of my guests. Talk about going above and beyond. As the dance party started, the bartenders were having a great time as they were making drinks and dancing along with the crowd (maybe I just requested the best music that night) but they vibed with my crowd and my crowd vibed with them.
I must also give a big THANK YOU to our security guard that was working for our entire event. I understand that dealing with randos of the street can be annoying but he had such a big smile on his face and he was so friendly to the guests even as my guests got a little drunker and drunker as the night carried on. Even when I walked through after taking pics outside on the street, the guy couldn't have had a bigger smile on his face and it was contagious as I walked into the venue, grinning cheek to cheek.
Lastly, we had everyone meet at Social Tap for the afterparty and we want to also thank the bartenders there for staying late and making sure everyone had one final drink(s) before concluding the night. All in all, we really could not be happier finding the best place in SD with the perfect staff to be a part of our lovely day and rambunctious night. Thank you for serving us the great food, mixing the awesome drinks, cleaning up after our mess (big thank you for that one) and overall, just being so accommodating to me and my guests.
We hope Social Tap only the best and we hope you cool Social Tap cats had fun at our wedding! Looking forward to seeing you all soon and thanking you again in person!