Festive Fare
Services:
Event Rentals
Serving Charlottesville, Richmond, and Central Virginia
Phone: (434) 296-5496
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1745 Broadway Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Overall Rating
4.4 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
4.7/5.0
Responsiveness:
4.6/5.0
Professionalism:
4.6/5.0
Value for Cost:
3.7/5.0
Flexibility:
4.4/5.0
14 Total Reviews
Kerry
Wedding: 12/31/11
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
Classic Party Rentals (formerly Festive Fare) did a great job with my rentals. Kathryn was fantastic helping me pick out the rentals and making suggestions. They were also amazing with the several revisions I had to the order. They were very nice and professional and the order was correct. It was all so lovely. They have a large selection and very nice staff.
Kristin
Wedding: 10/14/10
4.2 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
4.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
4.5/5.0
Value for Cost:
3.5/5.0
Flexibility:
4.0/5.0
Our linens, chivari chairs, and china came from Festive Fare, and working with Charlotte was a pleasure. She was helpful with figuring out what length linens we needed, helped us customized a runner for our banquet-style tables, and happily carted tables around and swapped out options to help us visualize everything. The only kink we had was in our mockup—we’d planned to meet our florist at Festive Fare to mock up a full dinner table, and Festive Fare only had one of the rented plates in stock, which made it very hard to see the full effect! Seemed like a miscommunication and Charlotte was very apologetic, and on the day of the wedding, everything arrived correctly and looked terrific.
Kelly
Wedding: 10/2/10
4.2 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
4.5/5.0
Professionalism:
4.5/5.0
Value for Cost:
3.5/5.0
Flexibility:
3.5/5.0
I enjoyed working with Tori who was kind enough to take me at my word that I did not have a "vision" for the day. I simply wanted to book the rentals efficiently. She made excellent choices based on my basic parameters and we were able to complete the whole process in less than 15 minutes. Completely painless and it was beautifully executed. We loved the decor.
MarriedLady
Wedding: 9/18/10
4.7 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
4.5/5.0
Value for Cost:
4.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
The service was great- we had to work with them from out of town and they were very responsive. We also met with them in person and they were friendly and on time.We rented chairs for our ceremony, and table linens for our reception. I didn't think they were all that outrageous. I could have probably spent about the same amount buying fabric and making all the cloths myself, but I didn't see the point because I have no need for all those linens. Our chairs were around 1.50 each and I thought that was reaosonable. I think it was another 1.00 per chair to set up and take down each chair. Again I didn't think that was all that bad.Everything showed up on time and the chairs were exactly in the order that I asked.
tkhess
Wedding: 8/29/10
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
Festive Fare did an incredible job working with us to create the perfect mood and ambiance for our wedding. We rented ALL of our tables, linens, plates, dishes, serving ware - everything - from them. They have a beautiful collection of elegant choices, and we were able to create a really customized look that was not cheesy or cookie-cutter or over the top. We got very personalized attention and service in their store, and they were incredibly reliable and flexible to our changes and new requests. We even rented chairs from them for our BBQ the night before the wedding, and they dropped them all off and picked them up without any hassle on our part. We are very happy customers!
Volsfan
Wedding: 7/4/10
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
The staff at Festive Fare was great in helping us put the finishing touches on our wedding! Charlotte was great with email and took the time to meet with us several times to make sure we got everything just right. They have great products and we were very happy!Thank you!
danapie
Wedding: 4/3/10
4.6 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
3.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
a little expensive- but they do deliver and pick up
Julie
Wedding: 7/4/09
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
Festive Fare worked out great for us- all we needed was some tables and chairs. We were able to arrange these about a week in advance and I was even able to change numbers in that time with no issues. They delivered everything the day before and picked-up the tables and chairs the day after. The tables and chairs were very reasonably priced. We really liked some of their linens, but they were out of our budget so we provided our own.
zanlee
Wedding: 6/15/08
3.5 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
4.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
3.5/5.0
Professionalism:
4.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
3.0/5.0
Flexibility:
3.0/5.0
Festive Fare is quite expensive so definitely look into buying in bulk somewhere. It's often cheaper. Clothe napkins were outrageous and they didn't have any I liked so I bought large paper napkins from the internet and tied them with pretty ribbon in a fan like shape and they were perfect. I don't think anyone missed having a real linen. In general, I did not prefer working with them but they are really your only option in the Charlottesville area.
Matt
Wedding: 6/15/08
2.9 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
3.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
3.5/5.0
Professionalism:
3.5/5.0
Value for Cost:
1.5/5.0
Flexibility:
3.0/5.0
Great company, usually personable. Problem is they are crazy expensive and the selection is pretty crummy. I would recommend seeing if you can find another rental vendor for less expensive or for at least a better selection and quality.
Anne and David
Wedding: 5/3/08
4.6 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
4.5/5.0
Professionalism:
4.5/5.0
Value for Cost:
4.5/5.0
Flexibility:
4.5/5.0
Working with Festive Fare has been a real pleasure. Since we had our wedding at a house, we needed to rent everything from table to chairs to china and champagne flutes. Thankfully, Festive Fare had everything, and had a range of products to choose from, making it very easy to put together unique dinner tables. The service was impeccable, including the delivery/pickup.
Elsa
Wedding: 4/19/08
4.2 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
4.5/5.0
Responsiveness:
4.0/5.0
Professionalism:
4.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
3.5/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
Wonderful company. Rented Napkins, champagne glasses and some tables from them. Prices were reasonable and delivery charges were not too terrible. They dropped items off the Thursday before the event (Sat. Wedding) and came back and picked everything up Monday morning. They didn't even charge me extra for the two glasses I broke. Had used them in the past and decided to go with them again based on the quality of service we received the last time.
lillypad
Wedding: 10/13/07
4.3 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
2.5/5.0
Flexibility:
4.0/5.0
This place has a huge selection but charges out the a** because they know they can. It was fun to go in and pick out what was really the exact table setting I was looking for, but it wasn't cheap. In fact, I could have bought everything myself for less, but then what, right? They are too professional in that they try to oversell everything.....oh, you'll need a glass an hour for each guest. Whatever, my caterer warned me and I cut back on the number of glasses Festive Fare recommended by half and I still had way too many. Oh well. They did everything right as far as pick up and delivery of everything and my tables looked pretty.
Sarah
Wedding: 6/8/07
4.6 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
3.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
Festive Fare was great--they are really the only place in town to get plate/tablecloth/etc rentals. They have every pattern under the sun and didn't try to push me to anything more expensive than I wanted. They also did not mock me when I called every six weeks and kept changing the napkin color. They worked well with my caterer and got everything we ordered to the site on time. Everything looked great.
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