Chef Mike SRQ Personal Chef and Catering services - Sarasota, Florida

Paul Lathrop

I got a thanksgiving meal for 2 from chef Mike because I didn’t cook this year and was invited to a big thanksgiving dinner. I wanted leftovers! So I ordered the meal and was not disappointed.

The turkey was moist and I got a good mix of dark and white meat. The candied yams were amazing! The pear stuffing was delicious and unique. The green bean casserole was crispy and fresh. Very good gravy and cranberry sauce. I’m not a big salad guy but even the salad was excellent, the candied pecans and dressing were a nice combo.

It was well worth it and I enjoyed it 100%

Jonathan Wiswall

Incredible private dinner, food was delicious and they even decorated the house for us when we got home from our proposal/getting engaged for dinner. Highly recommend! Very accommodating and ready to make your booking special.

Sherri Higgins

100% recommend Chef Mike’s catering! We hired them for a weekend birthday event and they provided both a delicious taco dinner and an amazing Saturday morning brunch! Chef Nester and Sabrina took *amazing* care of our entire group, creating a phenomenal brunch experience for us, complete with customized omelettes, bloody Marys and yummy mimosas. Their friendly nature and high level of service and professionalism added a lovely elegance to our birthday event. Everyone in our group commented on what a wonderful catering experience it was.
You’ll be very glad you hired them!

Amanda Armbruster

Absolutely wonderful from start to finish. They catered my in-office holiday party - professional, clean and so incredibly kind! You can really tell that they really care about what they do and it shows. All the employees were raving about the food, too (and they're FOODIES)! 🙂 We will definitely be using Chef Mike's team again in the future, 100%. Thanks for making the office party a success!

Dawn Callahan

Chef Mike and his staff catered our wedding and a post dinner reception. The food was amazing, delicious! We’ve dined at
Michelin rated restaurants here and abroad and Chef Mike deserves a star of his own. Thank you Chef and Staff for making our celebration culinarily memorable!

Erika Carson

We hired Chef Mike for our brunch wedding in the summer and people are still talking about how good the food was! Mike took time to listen to what we were wanting and then proceeded to exceed our expectations. His grazing table was incredible in both size, variation of food and presentation. He brought a very high level of creativity and professionalism and I would highly recommend for any event.

Sara Smuda

We hired Chef Mike's team for our intimate wedding of 40 people at a private property on Longboat Key, plus a drop off dinner and taco + marg party the following day. It's hard for me to narrow down why it was a complete joy to work with them, but I will try! They are true professionals, both in the orchestration of a beautiful event, and the delivery of an unbelievable food and drink experience. I can be somewhat of a perfectionist, and from day 1 I was at ease working with them because they installed such a great sense of confidence.

The highlights include:
1. An entire team of transparent, kind, hardworking people. The pricing and details were always very clear and their responsiveness was unmatched. Even my family commented on how fun and kind the bartender team was!

2. The food and drinks way exceeded our expectations. The experience truly felt like we were at a world class restaurant vs. standard wedding food. It was important that we were able to deliver an upscale food and bev experience to our closest family and friends, and it was 110% achieved. I received so many unprompted messages afterwards with people reliving how great the food was (in addition to amazing appetizers, our dinner consisted of: shrimp cocktail and lambchop, caeser salad, NY strip/snapper and a variety of sides). Lastly their cocktails are amazing! Their mojitos and margaritas were far better than any we experienced while dining at restaurants throughout the week.

3. They are logistical wizards. I loved that every interaction I had with them put me at ease that they would be execute without a hitch, problem solve and create magic!

We can't wait to hire them again for an amazing private dining experience! True professionals that also happen to be kind, fun people!

mikebaglio

This was our first experience with a private chef. We have eaten at 8 Michelin Star rated restaurants in Chicago and this meal ranked in the top 5. Julissa was great at accommodating us. The food was phenomenal and the presentation was top notch.