Black Pelican Catering

We used Black Pelican catering for our rehearsal dinner and I can’t say enough about them. Our rehearsal dinner was held at a beach house and there were no worries. They showed up on time, did a wonderful job displaying the food, the food tasted great and their service was superb. Emily, the catering director, met with us 6 weeks before our event and had a lot of helpful suggestions. She was also able to answer all of our many questions and arrange for the appropriate rentals of chairs, tables etc. It was a great relief to leave everything in Emily’s capable hands. We were a small group of 22, but we had 10 children that ranged in age. The Black Pelican had something for everyone. Thanks again for such relaxing and yummy evening!

I worked with Emily from Black Pelican Catering to provide food for my wedding in September. She was fantastic! From the beginning, she worked with me on planning a menu that worked for us (we ended up doing a mexican buffet, which she helped create and make suggestions for the dishes as well as "centerpieces" for the cocktail hour). She was absolutely fantastic to work with - very responsive and fairly priced! The food on the wedding day was delicious, everyone was happy with the app centerpieces; including chips with guacamole and salsas, shrimp cocktail shooters, and taquitos, and the main dishes including fajitas - chicken, fish, and steak, with rice and beans, and all of the accompanying sides. The servers were very professional, and helpful. I can say, as a bride that planned the entire wedding from a distance, and going with reviews to pick the vendors that i worked with, I couldn't have found a better caterer! Definitely would recommend Black Pelican!

Emily was incredibly helpful and knowledgeable about menu vs budget, etc, and definitely up for answering a million and ten questions from a nervous out-of-state bride. She was also extremely nice, which ranks high in my book. They're located in Kitty Hawk, but they'll travel all up and down the Banks to deliver your food. We had a completely affordable and delicious North Carolina bbq buffet that they staffed and their staff was attentive and polite and seemed genuinely happy to be outside in the sun, sharing our day with us. Black Pelican has wonderful food at their restaurant as well, and their catering is no less delightful. I also truly appreciated their professionalism in arriving on time, setting everything up on their own, packing up the leftovers for us to enjoy the rest of our week in the Banks, and then cleaning up and heading out without direction or difficulty. I couldn't have been more pleased.