This family owned business consists of rude people. I would not recommend them my friends or family members.
Stephen F.
Amazing service. Even better food. We held a small reception in Lake Arrowhead and John and staff were prompt and courteous. The food was perfect. The decorations, perfect. Everyone left well fed and content. I can't recommend John and crew enough. They helped make our wedding truly memorable for our guests and ourselves.
Connie M.
Moral of the story: Keep in touch with your wedding vendors consistently, because if they are anything like Graystone catering, if you don't reach out to them, they might just cancel on you too close to your wedding (or not show up at all). If I had never tried contacting John, I'm not sure if they would have ever reached out to me to let me know they were going to cancel on me.I was very disappointed with the lack of professionalism from this caterer. I will be getting married in September 2023. Graystone catering received my deposit to secure catering services for my wedding in November of 2022.After I made multiple attempts via email and phone to hear from John (just to ask a simple question), he eventually called me back. Before I had a chance to even ask my question (a question that I had been waiting over 2 weeks to get a response to), he tells me they are going to cancel services for wedding (which I had already paid a deposit for months in advance). I was immediately speechless. He proceeded to explain that it was because of a"family emergency" of some sort (I'm sending my best wishes, but it's hard to wrap my head around an emergency that can come up 6 months in advance). I simply responded with "I will need my $500 deposit back". He questioned me at first,"Did you pay your deposit already?", adding to my distress. Yes sir, 5 months ago when I booked you. I immediately made sure to follow up the phone call by sending him an email with an image of my deposit receipt.Refund was received. However, I made it my goal to lock down a caterer in 2022 because with inflation, caterers have become significantly more costly in 2023. Now I am back to square one with finding a caterer and time is no longer in my favor. I genuinely want to believe this caterer's reasoning for the cancelation, but something tells me he must have quoted another event for more money and felt it was easy just to cancel on us. In which case would be a very unethical business practice.Zero stars.
Victoria Snow-Balogh
What a massive help Graystone was for us on our special day in Lake Arrowhead at Skypark! The day went on without a hitch and the food was amazing! Thank you for assisting the planning process through the past year and a half too! Thanks!
Victoria Snow
What a massive help Graystone was for us on our special day in Lake Arrowhead at Skypark! The day went on without a hitch and the food was amazing! Thank you for assisting the planning process through the past year and a half too! Thanks!
Eric Ontiveros
John is the man. Truly nicest guy ever and he was so flexible with Covid postponing in 2020. Food was great and tasting at their home was awesome.So flexible for dietary restrictions
Nicole Hayes
Greystone was amazing! We went to a lot of weddings in 2022 but none of the food came even close to being as amazing as Greystone. They were so amazing at accommodating myself being a vegetarian while no one else was! They were able to give me my own food while also providing plenty of meat options for the guests. They food was all amazing, everyone cleared their plates and went back for more!
Carrie C.
If I had to base the review on the food then it would be 5 star. John and Tammy catered my 09/19/21 wedding and they seem like nice people. But leading up to the wedding, I tried to contact them on several occasions but they did not reply or were very short. Later on, I tried to contact them several times regarding timeline and such but they did not reply. They didn't email me until they needed to finalize things just a few weeks before. The day of the wedding; John made sure we were doing good throughout the night and made sure we had a snack before taking pictures. But they forgot to make the vegetarian dish and one of my bridesmaids mentioned they didn't have it out for them. She asked John when getting her plate and he said there wasn't a vegetarian choice. The day of coordinator wasn't Tammy like I thought, she told me this 2 days before the wedding. The day of coordinator they had was Esmerelda. Tammy said she will show up at 10:45am but she didn't show up until around 12pm. She hardly checked on me, I had to go to her to ask her questions and told her to let me preview the centerpieces and arch before the wedding. She did not come get me when she was done. The centerpieces were good but wished they had more greenery around them and the arch didn't look the way I wanted it. I saw the first set up when I went outside to ask her something and I didn't like it. She changed it but she still didn't come to me when she was done and I was already walking down the isle when I saw it and it looked better but the greenery looked like it was droopy (needed to be higher on the arch). So now it's in all the pictures. Also Esmerelda was rushing us on taking pictures and I didn't get all the ones of my family like I wished because she wanted us to do the Introductions to the reception while we were trying to get a few family shots and promised to do more after the introductions but we didn't have time to before the sun went down. I wish I could have rated them higher and had very high hopes for them. The other venders they had were very good like the DJ and Bartender.
Stevie Rozean
We worked with John at Graystone Catering for an elopement in Joshua Tree, CA in September. He was so easy to communicate with, thorough and provided superior service for our couple at their Airbnb! And of course, the meal was delectable. We're still dreaming of the steak he cooked for us! Highly recommend.
Exceptional Service Hands down everyone was so calm and professional to pull off such a beautiful and flawless wedding !!! From the parking worries to Tammy calming my woes and enjoying a delicious mouthwatering dinner to replenish the soul. This wedding was absolutley delightful and wish I could do it again every weekend. All of my 100 + guests couldn't stop raving about how it's the best wedding they been to and so well organized. Thank You Gravestone and Co for your tremendous effort and hospitality. We really had the wedding of our dreams. Bless you and Congrats. CHEERS.-- Mr and Mrs Johnson 2021
Chloe K.
I cannot express enough gratitude for Tammy and John and neither can our guests! My now husband and I got married May 15th, 2021 at SkyPark in Skyforest, CA. Tammy is extremely responsive and so so so incredibly kind. Through the entire wedding process I felt informed and heard from. She gave so many wonderful tips and tricks to make the wedding planning easier an more fun! Even during covid, they invited us into their home to try their amazing food for our wedding dinner. During the wedding day, she checked in on me multiple times throughout the day to make sure everything was running smoothly. She informed us of everything and anything that happened covertly without causing worry and concern. John and his team are amazing cooks and our guests cannot get over how amazing everything tasted. Everyone came up to us and told us how impressed they are with our meal and appetizer selections. He also came out to check on us multiple times during the meal to make sure everything tasted amazing. I felt so bad I was not able to eat everything! If I was to re-do my wedding for ANY circumstance I would not hesitate to go with Graystone Catering and Event Planning again for all of our needs. I literally cannot thank them enough for providing the best experience for Jared and I!
Julie Henry -Walker
Love the owners. Everything was perfect
Maggie Rivas
Amazing!!!
Courtney Nakarose
John and his wife are a dynamic duo in the kitchen. The food was amazing from the rice pilaf to the hawaiian chicken we chose for our wedding day. Everyone at our wedding raved about the food and how they kept wanting more. John made us feel immediately supported once we met him and was able to adjust to my dietary restrictions. You can feel the genuine kindness and concern to make our day the best within every conversation. I would highly recommend Graystone Catering if you want some delicious food and to meet some great people!
Rude family business.
This family owned business consists of rude people. I would not recommend them my friends or family members.
Amazing service. Even better food. We held a small reception in Lake Arrowhead and John and staff were prompt and courteous. The food was perfect. The decorations, perfect. Everyone left well fed and content. I can't recommend John and crew enough. They helped make our wedding truly memorable for our guests and ourselves.
Moral of the story: Keep in touch with your wedding vendors consistently, because if they are anything like Graystone catering, if you don't reach out to them, they might just cancel on you too close to your wedding (or not show up at all). If I had never tried contacting John, I'm not sure if they would have ever reached out to me to let me know they were going to cancel on me.I was very disappointed with the lack of professionalism from this caterer. I will be getting married in September 2023. Graystone catering received my deposit to secure catering services for my wedding in November of 2022.After I made multiple attempts via email and phone to hear from John (just to ask a simple question), he eventually called me back. Before I had a chance to even ask my question (a question that I had been waiting over 2 weeks to get a response to), he tells me they are going to cancel services for wedding (which I had already paid a deposit for months in advance). I was immediately speechless. He proceeded to explain that it was because of a"family emergency" of some sort (I'm sending my best wishes, but it's hard to wrap my head around an emergency that can come up 6 months in advance). I simply responded with "I will need my $500 deposit back". He questioned me at first,"Did you pay your deposit already?", adding to my distress. Yes sir, 5 months ago when I booked you. I immediately made sure to follow up the phone call by sending him an email with an image of my deposit receipt.Refund was received. However, I made it my goal to lock down a caterer in 2022 because with inflation, caterers have become significantly more costly in 2023. Now I am back to square one with finding a caterer and time is no longer in my favor. I genuinely want to believe this caterer's reasoning for the cancelation, but something tells me he must have quoted another event for more money and felt it was easy just to cancel on us. In which case would be a very unethical business practice.Zero stars.
What a massive help Graystone was for us on our special day in Lake Arrowhead at Skypark! The day went on without a hitch and the food was amazing! Thank you for assisting the planning process through the past year and a half too! Thanks!
What a massive help Graystone was for us on our special day in Lake Arrowhead at Skypark! The day went on without a hitch and the food was amazing! Thank you for assisting the planning process through the past year and a half too! Thanks!
John is the man. Truly nicest guy ever and he was so flexible with Covid postponing in 2020. Food was great and tasting at their home was awesome.So flexible for dietary restrictions
Greystone was amazing! We went to a lot of weddings in 2022 but none of the food came even close to being as amazing as Greystone. They were so amazing at accommodating myself being a vegetarian while no one else was! They were able to give me my own food while also providing plenty of meat options for the guests. They food was all amazing, everyone cleared their plates and went back for more!
If I had to base the review on the food then it would be 5 star. John and Tammy catered my 09/19/21 wedding and they seem like nice people. But leading up to the wedding, I tried to contact them on several occasions but they did not reply or were very short. Later on, I tried to contact them several times regarding timeline and such but they did not reply. They didn't email me until they needed to finalize things just a few weeks before. The day of the wedding; John made sure we were doing good throughout the night and made sure we had a snack before taking pictures. But they forgot to make the vegetarian dish and one of my bridesmaids mentioned they didn't have it out for them. She asked John when getting her plate and he said there wasn't a vegetarian choice. The day of coordinator wasn't Tammy like I thought, she told me this 2 days before the wedding. The day of coordinator they had was Esmerelda. Tammy said she will show up at 10:45am but she didn't show up until around 12pm. She hardly checked on me, I had to go to her to ask her questions and told her to let me preview the centerpieces and arch before the wedding. She did not come get me when she was done. The centerpieces were good but wished they had more greenery around them and the arch didn't look the way I wanted it. I saw the first set up when I went outside to ask her something and I didn't like it. She changed it but she still didn't come to me when she was done and I was already walking down the isle when I saw it and it looked better but the greenery looked like it was droopy (needed to be higher on the arch). So now it's in all the pictures. Also Esmerelda was rushing us on taking pictures and I didn't get all the ones of my family like I wished because she wanted us to do the Introductions to the reception while we were trying to get a few family shots and promised to do more after the introductions but we didn't have time to before the sun went down. I wish I could have rated them higher and had very high hopes for them. The other venders they had were very good like the DJ and Bartender.
We worked with John at Graystone Catering for an elopement in Joshua Tree, CA in September. He was so easy to communicate with, thorough and provided superior service for our couple at their Airbnb! And of course, the meal was delectable. We're still dreaming of the steak he cooked for us! Highly recommend.
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Exceptional Service Hands down everyone was so calm and professional to pull off such a beautiful and flawless wedding !!! From the parking worries to Tammy calming my woes and enjoying a delicious mouthwatering dinner to replenish the soul. This wedding was absolutley delightful and wish I could do it again every weekend. All of my 100 + guests couldn't stop raving about how it's the best wedding they been to and so well organized. Thank You Gravestone and Co for your tremendous effort and hospitality. We really had the wedding of our dreams. Bless you and Congrats. CHEERS.-- Mr and Mrs Johnson 2021
I cannot express enough gratitude for Tammy and John and neither can our guests! My now husband and I got married May 15th, 2021 at SkyPark in Skyforest, CA. Tammy is extremely responsive and so so so incredibly kind. Through the entire wedding process I felt informed and heard from. She gave so many wonderful tips and tricks to make the wedding planning easier an more fun! Even during covid, they invited us into their home to try their amazing food for our wedding dinner. During the wedding day, she checked in on me multiple times throughout the day to make sure everything was running smoothly. She informed us of everything and anything that happened covertly without causing worry and concern. John and his team are amazing cooks and our guests cannot get over how amazing everything tasted. Everyone came up to us and told us how impressed they are with our meal and appetizer selections. He also came out to check on us multiple times during the meal to make sure everything tasted amazing. I felt so bad I was not able to eat everything! If I was to re-do my wedding for ANY circumstance I would not hesitate to go with Graystone Catering and Event Planning again for all of our needs. I literally cannot thank them enough for providing the best experience for Jared and I!
Love the owners. Everything was perfect
Amazing!!!
John and his wife are a dynamic duo in the kitchen. The food was amazing from the rice pilaf to the hawaiian chicken we chose for our wedding day. Everyone at our wedding raved about the food and how they kept wanting more. John made us feel immediately supported once we met him and was able to adjust to my dietary restrictions. You can feel the genuine kindness and concern to make our day the best within every conversation. I would highly recommend Graystone Catering if you want some delicious food and to meet some great people!