REAL EVENTS FOR
REAL PEOPLE!
Wedding & Event Catering in Charleston, South Carolina
Wedding & Event Catering in Charleston, South Carolina
When we adhere to these simple standards, we ensure that we’ll meet or exceed the expectations of our clients and in turn, achieve success.
We do real events for real people! Our goal is to give you the best possible price without compromising the integrity of our food.
We’ve built our business model around the idea of keeping our overhead costs low and focusing on service so that we can give our customers the greatest value for their hard-earned dollar. We are a locally owned and operated company, meaning you can always expect a prompt reply and you will never get lost in the shuffle.
With a team of 30 employees and almost 40 years of food and beverage experience, we can handle multiple events on a single day with numbers ranging from 20 to over 1000.
From the initial quote to the actual event, we will never unnecessarily overcomplicate the process.
We’ve carefully assembled a friendly, versatile, and professional team
We can custom-tailor menus to your specific needs and budget.
We offer complimentary tastings for qualifying events.
As required by most locations
Hans’s family is from Holland and he moved back and forth between Holland and Delaware when he was a kid. He moved to Charleston in the 80’s because a parent’s friend needed a dog sitter. Around that time, he picked up a dish-washing job at the 10-month old Cisco’s Café. He always wanted to be in business for himself and really loved Charleston, so he ended up owning Cisco’s and running it until it closed in 2009. Along the way, Hans started Crazy Dutchman Catering, and enjoys the more diversified day that it brings compared to the day-to-day restaurant life. When he’s not at work (which is rare), he’s with his two rescue pit mixes, Fergalicious & Boo.
Yes, we can provide you a quote even if your date and venue are still “to be determined”. However, labor charges, impact fees, travel fees, or trash fees may be added depending on final venue selection and complexity of layout.
We only cater events in the greater Charleston area or about a 50-mile radius from our headquarters in North Charleston, SC.
Initial deposits and final payments are exempt from credit card or ACH processing fees. Scheduled deposits, due on the 15th of the month, are subject to a 3% credit card processing fee or a 1% ACH processing fee.
Yes. Due to the ever-changing nature of reservations and availability, we can not guarantee or hold a date UNTIL an initial deposit payment and signed contract are received.
The menu must be finalized 30 days before your event.
Your final headcount is due about 2 weeks before your event. The date will be listed on your contract and we will send you an email reminder.
Crazy Dutchman Catering provides chafing dishes, sterno, and serving utensils unless noted on your contract. We also provide hard plastic or compostable plates and plastic cutlery. If you have contracted us for a bar or beverage package, we will also provide a build-a-bar, clear plastic cups, and ice. Crazy Dutchman Catering does NOT provide tents, rented china or glassware, lighting, or heaters.
We are primarily a wedding caterer, but we also cater rehearsal dinners, welcome parties, corporate events and meetings, birthdays, holiday parties, oyster roasts…any event or occasion you can think of! To see more on private event catering,
Our contracts are rain or shine. Our staff has experience working in all kinds of weather. We always recommend having a rain plan, just in case. Depending on the venue and the time of year, we also recommend renting a tent. If you don’t have a tent, the food and bar will need to be set up under some kind of covering. If your event is during the Charleston hurricane season (June – November), see our blog for more tips and information!
For full service events, the catering team assigned to your event will arrive roughly 2 hours before your event start time. For delivery and set up events, our staff will arrive about an hour before your event’s start time.