I cannot recommend anyone more highly than you.
We arranged our wedding from the other end of the country and you made this whole process so incredibly easy and stress free with your professional communication and business management.
The food was just DEVINE and with all those extra special flavours to made that wedding meal so memorable.
All our guests agreed that this was by far one of the best wedding meals ever!
The Mobile Kitchen was also ideal at Taupo bay .You were so discrete that we hardly know you were working hard to prepare our meals.
Flavours Catering was just fantastic and highly recommended.
Thank you
jan 2015 Meg and Justin Hawke's Bay
We just wanted to thank you for the incredible job you did at our daughters wedding in Nov 2014.
You were an absolute perfect match for the venue and having the Mobile Kitchen set up was exactly in keeping with the style of the wedding.
From the Canapes to the Main meal your food was beautifully presented. ready on time and so delicious that we received many compliments from our guests: The best wedding food ever!!
Thank you for making our event so memorable.
Using FLAVOURS CATERING was one of the best decisions we made.
You have been an absolute pleasure to work with.
Best wishes Al and Kathryn (Kerikeri)
We are back from the lovely Far North.
I sadly feel i hardly even caught up with you but having saying that- you and your team were truly amazing.
You just got on with things and were incredible.
The feed back on the food was been incredible and the nicest and most different food at a wedding yet!!
It really was lovely and your mobile kitchen was just amazing.
You really were part of making our day what it was-- I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
You are a star!
I cannot recommend anyone more highly than FLAVOURS CATERING.
We arranged our wedding from the other end of the country and Janine made this whole process so incredibly easy and stress free with her professional communication and business management.
The food was DIVINE! and with extra special flavours to make our wedding dinner so memorable.
All guests agreed this was by far one of the most memorable wedding meals ever.
The Mobile kitchen was also ideal at Taupo Bay. She was so discrete that we hardly knew she was working hard making our meals.
I cannot recommend more highly Janine and " Flavours" is just fantastic!!
Thank you
jan 2015 Meg and Justin Hawke's bay.
The food provided by Flavours Catering was absolutely delicious. All of our guests commented on both the food and service provided at our wedding and the ability to provide fabulous options for food intolerances, especially as I (the bride) am Gluten-intolerant. Janine and the wait staff not only looked after our numerous guests but also took the time and effort to make sure we were both well fed throughout the night.
We cannot thank you enough for everything you did for us, both on our wedding day and beforehand. If you are after restaurant quality food served by highly professional and friendly staff then you cannot go past the team at Flavours Catering and we haven’t hesitated in recommending them to other couples we know are getting married in the Kerikeri area.
Many Thanks,
Amy & Jeremy - Jan 2014
"We chose to use Flavours Catering for our February 2013 wedding for two main reasons: the food looked and sounded delicious, and the fact that Janine uses a mobile caravan to do the food preparation onsite was really helpful to us as our wedding venue did not have a full kitchen. It was an absolute breeze working with Janine who always said "no problem" to our questions, and we were able to create a menu that worked well for us and for our guests. Everyone loved the yummy tapas served with champagne, and the main meal was beautifully presented, full of colour and taste, and there was plenty of it. Our international guests enjoyed the Mediterranean themed food and it really suited our garden summer wedding well." - Helen
"When our daughter wanted a Spanish themed wedding dinner at a remote Far North beach, Flavours Catering was the only logical choice. Not only has Janine from Flavours Catering owned and operated her own Spanish Restaurant, but she now operates out of her mobile kitchen throughout the North. Suddenly Spanish tapas on a remote beach was sounding a real possibility. Janine provided an assortment of tapas and paella on the day, using fresh ingredients cooked on the spot in her mobile kitchen. She communicated very well with us, has a relaxed style and was easy to work with. Needless to say, the meal was delicious." - Cherry, Whangarei
"Organising a wedding can be a stressful business however using Flavours Catering couldnt have been easier!! Janine's easy going and accommodating nature made the catering of our wedding a breeze. I can't say enough in praise of the personal service we received. The whole process was easy - Janine was more than willing to play with menus based on pricing and fussiness factors. She organised additional staff without batting an eyelash and most importantly of all... the food tasted FANTASTIC, was on time, piping hot and presented beautifully! I would more than happily recommend Flavours Catering to anyone!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you." - Linda
"We would like to thank you very much for your catering. Everyone asked me to tell you that they really enjoyed your meals and the variety. The quantities were great _ as you could see we have some big people who eat big meals. Everyone was well satisfied. " -Nicola, College Manager at tcol.ac.nz
"Deciding to go with Janine from Flavours was the best decision we made when it came to organising our wedding. The food was perfect for the occasion. It was important to us to have wholesome, locally sourced and beautifully presented food. Janine made all of that happen. Logistically, having the Flavours caravan camped on site worked perfectly for our garden wedding. Janine made everything seem easy. And our guests are still raving about the beautiful tapas. We would recommend Flavours and Janine to anyone wanting to have their special occasion enhanced by the excellent service and wonderful food they provide." - Mish & Mark, Mishfit.com.au
"I herewith like to praise and recommend Janine from Flavours Catering for her extra ordinary service provided. Her skills to cook for 80 persons for an entire week during our 2011 CollaboratioNZ event was nothing less than outstanding. In the 12 years since the events inception we never had such delicious and healthy food. The positive feed back from international guests has been unanimous. She provided an interesting variety of meals, had creative displays and was always timely. We have invited Janine to cater for us again at our next international event and look forward to more delicious meals. I have no hesitation to recommend her catering service." - Hans Herleth, Chairperson CollaboratioNZ
"Thank you very much for catering our wedding on 4 January 2012 at Pagoda Lodge, Kerikeri. Your exceptional food was an important part of making our day so wonderful. On the day we received so many wonderful comments about the food. The quality and flavours were excellent, and it was all on time and piping hot. The only we complaint we had was from my bridesmaid's husband who says that you have now ruined weddings for him! Before coming to our wedding, his only expectation for wedding food was that it would be boring and slightly-cold. Your food changed that, and he told me that when he attended a wedding a few weeks ago, he spent the whole meal reminiscing about the "amazing Mediterranean buffet" that we served and it rather tainted the night! I also wanted to mention how nice it was to work with you. Organising a wedding can be very stressful, and things can be much harder if you are having to deal with stressed out, unpleasant people. You were a pleasure to work with from start to finish in the process. You responded with enthusiasm to my early ideas about what we wanted for our wedding, and quickly grasped the type of food we wanted to serve. You never tried to impose your own ideas over ours (which some caterers I contacted for quotes did), but used your experience and expertise to suggest approaches that you knew would work. When I popped over to say hello on the day in the middle of service, it was great to see you with a big smile on your face looking like you were enjoying yourself - definitely a sign of a very capable and experienced chef. If you ever want me to provide a verbal reference to any prospective clients, I would be more than happy to do so and recommend you completely." - Rachael Cole
"As an organizer of CollaboratioNZ 2011, I had the pleasure of working with Janine Goedbloed in the lead up to the event (19 _ 26 March 2011) and throughout the nine days of high energy art-making by more than 70 top-international artists. I found Janine to be very well organized and able to direct a varying team of assistants, many with limited experience of volume catering or working in a commercial kitchen situation. It is a tribute to Janine_s social and interpersonal skills that she could draw the kitchen assistants together in an unfamiliar setting, while also producing quality and ample meals for artists doing hard physical work. She graciously catered for both dietary and philosophical food preferences. I have attended three previous CollaboratioNZ events, but never before have I seen the head of the kitchen carried shoulder-high around the dining room on the last night to the cheers of happy diners. Janine is a very talented and extremely hard working caterer. I hope to be able to experience the fine-dining experience Janine can offer. As a former caterer and teacher of cooking I know from the way she approaches her planning and her skill with flavour blending that any meal she presents is of the highest standard. I have no hesitation in commending her as a highly talented caterer." - Shonah Scott, CollaboratioNZ 2011 Committee
© Flavours Catering Ltd. 2011
We arranged our wedding from the other end of the country and you made this whole process so incredibly easy and stress free with your professional communication and business management.
The food was just DEVINE and with all those extra special flavours to made that wedding meal so memorable.
All our guests agreed that this was by far one of the best wedding meals ever!
The Mobile Kitchen was also ideal at Taupo bay .You were so discrete that we hardly know you were working hard to prepare our meals.
Flavours Catering was just fantastic and highly recommended.
Thank you
jan 2015 Meg and Justin Hawke's Bay
We just wanted to thank you for the incredible job you did at our daughters wedding in Nov 2014.
You were an absolute perfect match for the venue and having the Mobile Kitchen set up was exactly in keeping with the style of the wedding.
From the Canapes to the Main meal your food was beautifully presented. ready on time and so delicious that we received many compliments from our guests: The best wedding food ever!!
Thank you for making our event so memorable.
Using FLAVOURS CATERING was one of the best decisions we made.
You have been an absolute pleasure to work with.
Best wishes Al and Kathryn (Kerikeri)
We are back from the lovely Far North.
I sadly feel i hardly even caught up with you but having saying that- you and your team were truly amazing.
You just got on with things and were incredible.
The feed back on the food was been incredible and the nicest and most different food at a wedding yet!!
It really was lovely and your mobile kitchen was just amazing.
You really were part of making our day what it was-- I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
You are a star!
I cannot recommend anyone more highly than FLAVOURS CATERING.
We arranged our wedding from the other end of the country and Janine made this whole process so incredibly easy and stress free with her professional communication and business management.
The food was DIVINE! and with extra special flavours to make our wedding dinner so memorable.
All guests agreed this was by far one of the most memorable wedding meals ever.
The Mobile kitchen was also ideal at Taupo Bay. She was so discrete that we hardly knew she was working hard making our meals.
I cannot recommend more highly Janine and " Flavours" is just fantastic!!
Thank you
jan 2015 Meg and Justin Hawke's bay.
- We just wanted to say thank you for the fantastic food and service you provided for our January wedding in Kerikeri. Right from the beginning Janine was always available to answer any questions we may have had about the food on the day but also about other logistical elements such as the timing of meals and a myriad of other smaller items that required attention leading up to, and during, our wedding. She was able to create an amazing menu that suited our Mexican wedding theme (best Mexican we have had!) She always made us feel like we were the most important clients on her list and her service went a long way to ensuring we had a stress free day.
The food provided by Flavours Catering was absolutely delicious. All of our guests commented on both the food and service provided at our wedding and the ability to provide fabulous options for food intolerances, especially as I (the bride) am Gluten-intolerant. Janine and the wait staff not only looked after our numerous guests but also took the time and effort to make sure we were both well fed throughout the night.
We cannot thank you enough for everything you did for us, both on our wedding day and beforehand. If you are after restaurant quality food served by highly professional and friendly staff then you cannot go past the team at Flavours Catering and we haven’t hesitated in recommending them to other couples we know are getting married in the Kerikeri area.
Many Thanks,
Amy & Jeremy - Jan 2014
"We chose to use Flavours Catering for our February 2013 wedding for two main reasons: the food looked and sounded delicious, and the fact that Janine uses a mobile caravan to do the food preparation onsite was really helpful to us as our wedding venue did not have a full kitchen. It was an absolute breeze working with Janine who always said "no problem" to our questions, and we were able to create a menu that worked well for us and for our guests. Everyone loved the yummy tapas served with champagne, and the main meal was beautifully presented, full of colour and taste, and there was plenty of it. Our international guests enjoyed the Mediterranean themed food and it really suited our garden summer wedding well." - Helen
"When our daughter wanted a Spanish themed wedding dinner at a remote Far North beach, Flavours Catering was the only logical choice. Not only has Janine from Flavours Catering owned and operated her own Spanish Restaurant, but she now operates out of her mobile kitchen throughout the North. Suddenly Spanish tapas on a remote beach was sounding a real possibility. Janine provided an assortment of tapas and paella on the day, using fresh ingredients cooked on the spot in her mobile kitchen. She communicated very well with us, has a relaxed style and was easy to work with. Needless to say, the meal was delicious." - Cherry, Whangarei
"Organising a wedding can be a stressful business however using Flavours Catering couldnt have been easier!! Janine's easy going and accommodating nature made the catering of our wedding a breeze. I can't say enough in praise of the personal service we received. The whole process was easy - Janine was more than willing to play with menus based on pricing and fussiness factors. She organised additional staff without batting an eyelash and most importantly of all... the food tasted FANTASTIC, was on time, piping hot and presented beautifully! I would more than happily recommend Flavours Catering to anyone!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you." - Linda
"We would like to thank you very much for your catering. Everyone asked me to tell you that they really enjoyed your meals and the variety. The quantities were great _ as you could see we have some big people who eat big meals. Everyone was well satisfied. " -Nicola, College Manager at tcol.ac.nz
"Deciding to go with Janine from Flavours was the best decision we made when it came to organising our wedding. The food was perfect for the occasion. It was important to us to have wholesome, locally sourced and beautifully presented food. Janine made all of that happen. Logistically, having the Flavours caravan camped on site worked perfectly for our garden wedding. Janine made everything seem easy. And our guests are still raving about the beautiful tapas. We would recommend Flavours and Janine to anyone wanting to have their special occasion enhanced by the excellent service and wonderful food they provide." - Mish & Mark, Mishfit.com.au
"I herewith like to praise and recommend Janine from Flavours Catering for her extra ordinary service provided. Her skills to cook for 80 persons for an entire week during our 2011 CollaboratioNZ event was nothing less than outstanding. In the 12 years since the events inception we never had such delicious and healthy food. The positive feed back from international guests has been unanimous. She provided an interesting variety of meals, had creative displays and was always timely. We have invited Janine to cater for us again at our next international event and look forward to more delicious meals. I have no hesitation to recommend her catering service." - Hans Herleth, Chairperson CollaboratioNZ
"Thank you very much for catering our wedding on 4 January 2012 at Pagoda Lodge, Kerikeri. Your exceptional food was an important part of making our day so wonderful. On the day we received so many wonderful comments about the food. The quality and flavours were excellent, and it was all on time and piping hot. The only we complaint we had was from my bridesmaid's husband who says that you have now ruined weddings for him! Before coming to our wedding, his only expectation for wedding food was that it would be boring and slightly-cold. Your food changed that, and he told me that when he attended a wedding a few weeks ago, he spent the whole meal reminiscing about the "amazing Mediterranean buffet" that we served and it rather tainted the night! I also wanted to mention how nice it was to work with you. Organising a wedding can be very stressful, and things can be much harder if you are having to deal with stressed out, unpleasant people. You were a pleasure to work with from start to finish in the process. You responded with enthusiasm to my early ideas about what we wanted for our wedding, and quickly grasped the type of food we wanted to serve. You never tried to impose your own ideas over ours (which some caterers I contacted for quotes did), but used your experience and expertise to suggest approaches that you knew would work. When I popped over to say hello on the day in the middle of service, it was great to see you with a big smile on your face looking like you were enjoying yourself - definitely a sign of a very capable and experienced chef. If you ever want me to provide a verbal reference to any prospective clients, I would be more than happy to do so and recommend you completely." - Rachael Cole
"As an organizer of CollaboratioNZ 2011, I had the pleasure of working with Janine Goedbloed in the lead up to the event (19 _ 26 March 2011) and throughout the nine days of high energy art-making by more than 70 top-international artists. I found Janine to be very well organized and able to direct a varying team of assistants, many with limited experience of volume catering or working in a commercial kitchen situation. It is a tribute to Janine_s social and interpersonal skills that she could draw the kitchen assistants together in an unfamiliar setting, while also producing quality and ample meals for artists doing hard physical work. She graciously catered for both dietary and philosophical food preferences. I have attended three previous CollaboratioNZ events, but never before have I seen the head of the kitchen carried shoulder-high around the dining room on the last night to the cheers of happy diners. Janine is a very talented and extremely hard working caterer. I hope to be able to experience the fine-dining experience Janine can offer. As a former caterer and teacher of cooking I know from the way she approaches her planning and her skill with flavour blending that any meal she presents is of the highest standard. I have no hesitation in commending her as a highly talented caterer." - Shonah Scott, CollaboratioNZ 2011 Committee
© Flavours Catering Ltd. 2011
