La Mila Catering & Events

La Mila was amazing to work with for my boss' annual holiday party. We like to go above and beyond and make it a memorable event for our guests, and La Mila really helped deliver on that. We are so excited to keep working with them in the future. Couldn't recommend them enough! More...

From start to finish Sandy was excellent to work with. Her suggestions were perfect for every detail of our event. The food was amazing & the staff was very professional & friendly. I can't say enough wonderful things about my experience! More...

We used La Mila for our grand opening celebration and I am so happy we did!
The food was fantastic, staff was incredible and the owners were professional.
The servers were so pleasant and they did an amazing clean up too.
Thank you for your perfect customer service. More...

As a classically trained chef, I hope my review of La Mila inspires anyone doing their “homework” to earn an A — for themselves, especially their guests. I’ve been to many weddings, and the food served is often an edible afterthought. How many times, when leaving a wedding, were you asked, “What did you think about the food?” — and you replied with shrugged shoulders, “Eh, it was okay.” That is not the case with La Mila.

A huge shoutout and thank you to Sandy, who was able to pull together a phenomenal menu all in a very timely timeline. Sandy was honest, upfront, and available around our busy work schedule. The day before and the day of, Sandy was there to help with setup — from the big asks, like helping move furniture, to the small tasks—like lighting lanterns and ensuring no glass of champagne for our toast was served empty! Given our wedding took place at our home, we thoroughly appreciated Sandy staying late to clean the kitchen, empty overflowing garbage, and make sure our home was not a war zone when we woke up the next morning!
Elie’s execution of our menu was stellar. As a classically trained chef, I was thoroughly impressed by the well-run machine Elie could create within our garage, the makeshift kitchen for the event. It rained on our wedding day, and we were blessed with a beautiful, vivid rainbow—right before dinner service. This blessing brought all our guests outside for 30 minutes—right before dinner. A major wrench in the moment-by-moment timeline. I know how this, for many chefs, can be a disruptive, unexpected delay—but Elie did not miss a beat. All of our guests raved about the food—notably friends who I graduated with from the Culinary Institute of America.
One thing I learned in culinary school is that you “eat with your eyes first.” Simply put, Heidi’s presentation skills are on point! Her attention to detail in creating beautiful food displays, notably for our cocktail hour, showed the care, thought and love we wanted our guests to feel.
Sandy, Elie, and Heidi may be the stars of La Mila’s show—but the success of our wedding would not have been possible without their hard-working and friendly staff.
One of the elements that sold us on choosing La Mila, was their well-stocked arsenal of kitchen equipment they brought on site. (Most caterers require you rent equipment separately, which is not only more expensive, but introduces a whole new dimension of moving parts.) La Mila was also able to include chinaware, silverware, and the majority of our glassware! They even included soft drinks, water, condiments, cocktail napkins, etc. — all of this, and they still came in under what we were quoted by other caterers.
Thank you, Sandy, Elie, Heidi, and the entire La Mila Catering & Events team, for making our wedding day what it was. Your talent, professionalism, and experience were felt by everyone who took part in our special day. More...

This review is a tad long so bear with me.

I worked with La Mila Catering for my sister’s wedding which was held on 27 July 2024.

While planning my wedding a few years ago I knew what to expect and what questions to ask. What I didn’t expect was working with such a lovely and genuine team.

I worked with Sandy specifically for catering services only. She’s spunky, lively, knowledgeable, and accommodating. Working with her has been a pleasure and I felt as if I were talking to one of my best friends.

Sandy is a great salesperson. She not only explains what La Mila offers but she does it in a way that is transparent and has no unexpected costs and “fine print”. She communicates well and is direct, which I appreciate. She’s a talker and I don’t mean that negatively. She makes you feel like family most sincerely.

In terms of planning and coordination, Sandy was excellent and they’re lucky to have her.

Menu: When creating the menu my sister wanted Mediterranean food. Now, I believe that their specialty is Mediterranean cuisine, but they do not shy away from other cuisines. Their menu is extensive and will cater to anyone’s taste. Skies the limit! We had quite a bit of offerings for Cocktail hour, Dinner, and Dessert.

We were able to have a tasting which helped us narrow down if what was selected previously was what they wanted for the day of the wedding. There we met Elie (E-Lee NOT El-lee) and Heidi, the owners, and Sandy in person. Elie is the head chef and knows what he’s doing in the kitchen. Everything was cooked to perfection; delicious tasting and the portions were filling. Aside from the food it was obvious that Elie and Heidi work hard for their business and are truly dedicated.

Day of the wedding: Elie, Heidi and their team worked based on the wedding timeline that I created. They were on time to serve all their food. I can’t tell you how many times I saw Elie walking back and forth to check on food and to bring food. That guy was moving! Heidi did all of the cocktail and dessert table placement and more. They are a hardworking team and I highly recommend them. From start to finish it was easy and perfectly executed.

Point blank the food was delicious and I wish they had a restaurant so I could eat there all the time. LOL

Thank you again for your friendship, delicious food and professionalism.

*I wish I took pictures. More...

La Mila Testimonial: May 21, 2023

At 3:30am one morning, in total frustration after trying unsuccessfully for over six weeks to plan a Bar Mitzvah for our grandson who lives out of state, I googled “Top Event Planners in New Jersey” which led me to Bark. com. That’s how I found La Mila Catering and Event Planning. By 8 the next morning I had a proposal from owner Elie Hanna and we began talking and emailing several times a day. His first task was to find a unique venue to accommodate the 75 guests we thought would be attending. He found a charming place on the edge of a lake that I didn’t even know existed. Over time he also led us to additional remarkable key players: An award-winning professional Master of Ceremonies, DJ, photographer, hotel where out of town guests could stay over the weekend, etc., etc., etc.

As it turned out, to both our horror and delight, 130 people RSVP’d yes vs. the expected 75. I think everyone was tired of being cooped up because of Covid and only having an opportunity to gather for sad occasions, of which our family had recently experienced more than its fair share. Given that we had rented a smaller venue, this meant that Elie had to go into creative overdrive to devise a plan to keep guests occupied and happy outside after the ceremony while the interior, where the service was held, could quickly be transformed into “party city.” We lucked out with beautiful weather, but Elie was prepared, nonetheless, having attractively tented the adjoining porch where the cocktail party was to be held.

He also volunteered to arrive early the day of the Bar Mitzvah to powerwash the driveway and steam clean the entry carpets. In my opinion, both of these definitely fall under the category of “Service Well Above and Beyond Expectation.”

In addition, Elie personalized the “Kids’ Table” using our grandson’s name, added food items to the agreed upon menu at no extra charge (including one that was exceptionally pricey), and gave us all the leftovers at the end of the evening. And his Viennese dessert table literally hit it out of the ball park! You knew something special was happening as soon as you saw dry ice smoke wafting its way across the dance floor. It was coming from a rolling cart carrying a variety of frozen delights. This was followed by an attractively arranged, multi-layered table, topped with supervised orange flames our grandson and his friends could use to enjoy roasted marshmallows.

To put all this in context, Elie managed to pull all this off during the same month that he was building out a new location for his restaurant and had a full calendar of other catering commitments.

For anyone seriously considering engaging his services, it might be helpful to know that Elie even has a user-friendly online system which gently reminds you when payments are due and allows you to take care of your obligations simply and efficiently. Having the ability to spread out installments was appreciated, and the pricing was more than fair.

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I placed a last minute order (24hrs) with La Mila and they were kind enough to take care of me and my 29 guests. The menu was great, the food was delicious, stellar communication from beginning to end. My food was delivered with complimentary warmers which helped a great deal. Thanks for everything, I highly recommend!! More...

Elie and his team did an amazing job with a celebration of life event that we planned. He was extremely courteous and very professional throughout the process. The food was tasty and divine and many people from the event loved the food that he had prepared. Food was healthy and tasty and the service was excellent. I highly recommend La Mila catering for their high quality food, exquisite taste, great customer service and professionalism. More...

La Mila and staff worked very hard and did an excellent job on our memorial service, made it memorable.
We hired La Mila about 2 months ago to set up the event. La Mila is very trustful, reliable, they always respond to our phone calls, text messages, they satisfied all our requests. They will do everything for you. They are attentive, caring, they have lots of energy, they get excited with your event, they set up your event like set up their own event. During the 2 months working with La Mila, I did not have any anxiety, because they always answer my calls and gave update on time. It was great working with La Mila. I will hire them again next time I have event. More...

La Mila Catering & Events is an awesome experience. Elie was so helpful and professional. The food and event was special and memorable. They went far beyond out of their way to make sure our event was successful. We'll work with them again and recommend them to any of our colleagues. if you want great food and drinks with an reliable and honest Catering Company look no further. They also can help with live entertainment. More...

Elie and his amazing staff made our event wonderful and the evening ran smoothly! Thank you so much. I would highly recommend them!!

The process was seamless. La Mila took care of everything for the dinner party. There was nothing to do but show up. The staff was helpful and all emails, calls, and messages were responded to promptly. Several guests wanted La Mila's contact information, they were very impressed. More...

I want to point out that this catering company saved my event…… literally saved it without them I would have had to postpone my wedding. No fault to the other caterer though because of covid they had to cancel a week before the wedding . He did suggest a couple caters but they didn’t pan out since my event was only a week away. As an attempted at a hell mary I posted my event on bark and was contacted by the owner Elie. Even with only a week notice he assured me that he can handle the wedding. Just want to point out my wedding was roughly 600 guest. We stuck to a simple menu with individual salads , pasta dishes and individual entrees. Food came out in a timely manner and guest just loved the presentation and the taste. Presentation was key! It’s hard to please everyone but I assure you guest loved every bite. More...

Elie has been extremely attentive from the first conversation. I am looking forward to them hosting my event.

La Mila has been so amazing! They are so patient and responded with such understanding. They are organized, professional, and very prompt. It has been a dream working with them so far! More...

I hired this caterer for my son's engagement party in Manhattan this past weekend. We had 80 people and everyone was raving about this caterer. The presentation was exquisite and the food superb. Whatever we asked Elie for, the answer was yes. I can't thank him enough for making the evening perfect. More...

Beautiful presentation great food , right on time , this guys know what they are doing , hire them n stop wasting time

I gave Elie an idea of what I wanted for my party, he took it above and beyond. My guests loved the food & the display was beautiful. Will deff book again for any of my future events, highly recommend!! More...

After trying out La Mila at a work event, I must say that I am impressed. Not only was the taste amazing, but the presentation was the nicest I have ever seen. Highly recommended!

La Mila was the most delicious and efficient catering service I’ve used so far! As someone who has many large family gatherings, La Mila has been the easiest catering company I’ve ever worked with! Definitely recommend!

It was our first experience working with La Mila but it was such a comfortable and pleasant experience from beginning to end that we will definitely be using his catering service for more occasions. Elie worked with us very closely from our menu planning to helping us with our daughter’s engagement party dessert table. He made it super easy to work together with him to put together a great event and that is why we are giving him five stars! More...

La Mila catering was exceptional, food delicious, extra touches were so welcome. Always kept me updated and created an amazing menu for my guests. I will work with them again!

The communication was very easy and smooth. Elie was very helpful and I had no problems. The food was delicious too. %100 recommend.

The food was absolutely incredible, the presentation was beautiful, and the service was fantastic! Such a friendly and accommodating staff - will definitely be ordering again.

Mouthwatering food and amazing service!!

Delicious Food and top notch employees! They made sure everything ran very smoothly which was amazing on a stressful day like your wedding. They were very professional

Efficacy and yumminess is what this catering business brings. Overpassed my expectations, couldn’t be more impressed by the people running this.