Rocco's Catering

The hall was beautiful and the staff was wonderful! My cousins birthday was nothing short of amazing! There was amiable parking! The food spread was great. The bar tender did a magnificent job as well! I didn't really have any complaints.

While I was eating, i just left the table for a minute and the waiter took my plate away. My family and I left there looking for place to eat because we were still hungry. They served very little food. They ran out of the chicken, Mr. Rocco said more will be ready in 5 minutes, however I dont think they brought out more. No heat in the bathroom. It was very cold. Place was spacious and nice, that was the only plus.

"Beautiful place and staff wonderful, having event check em' asap". The Food was amazing.

We had our annual Winter Wonderland theme cooperate holiday party at Rocco's. The service, the food, and the decor was excellent and everyone had a great time. The owner, Rocco, made sure everything went smoothly and that everyone was having a good time. I would highly recommend Rocco's for your next event.

We haven't had a meal or time this good in East Rockaway in 26 years! Rocco and his staff did a great job of welcoming us and making sure we were greeted, escorted, entertained and fed with delicious home style food and beverages. Every time I turned around, Rocco was nodding at or directing his people to do something for us-it was such a special evening and we walked away regretting that the time had flown by.

Just make it easy on yourself and make this your place for a reunion, party or special event. The other good news is we get to hit Rocco's other restaurant around the corner and down the block (Atlantic Avenue) the next time we're in town. Make this stop a must and support a local man who loves to indulge and who never forgot his roots!

I've attended a few events here and every time I have been 100% satisfied. The food is always top notch, service is excellent and the bar is fully stocked with TV on the wall. Would highly recommend booking any function here

Had several parties at Rocco Anthony and have attended quite a few as a guest. Have always been treated with respect and courtesy and the food has always been perfect. Would recommend to anyone.

Company party was done at this location. Food was good with a few different selections to choose from. Staff seemed helpful and on the job. Decor from this location was nice and the lobby, even though I felt was small to mid size yet it was well maintained. The best part about this catering hall was the management/ownership, they are very nice people who are people person. I really give them more of a 4 1/2 star rating for an all around score.

I've had the privileged of having multiple family celebrations at Rocco Anthony's and was beyond pleased each time. Not only did my family rave about each gathering, but the food was fantastic along with the service. The whole process from start to finish was simple and stress free. The girl who handles the bookings accommodated my every request. Thank you, Rocco Anthony's!

I just attended a Birthday party recently at Rocco's Catering and the place was completely renovated inside and out. I loved the new marque (Rocco Anthony's) along with it's festive motif as well as the entrance lobby which was nicely decorated for the holidays. The new stone work that was added to the interior along with new colorful lighting just created the right ambiance and the food was excellent as always.

I always look forward to any events that are held at Rocco's as it is one of the best catering halls in the area and I always recommend it to anyone looking for a catering hall.

We used this place for en engagement party on June 20, 2015. We had 155 guests and I owe each of them an apology. I wanted to bring my grievances to the owner, but when he wasn't available, I spoke with his manager. I wasn't going to publicly air my gripes, but when he didn't call me, and one of my guests told me today that when she went up for food she was told there wasn't any left, I felt it was my obligation to warn all about doing business here.

The hall is big and roomy. Nice dance floor and DJ area. The food was an embarrassment. We requested chicken parm, filet of sole and roast beef. We had issues with all three. The chicken cutlets were cut in four pieces. The servers put one piece on each plate. The filet of sole could fit on top of a Ritz cracker. The roast beef was sliced like cold cuts and the server struggled to grab one slice with prongs to put it on the dish.

We also ordered tortellini bolognese but were given rigatoni with a few tortellini mixed in. When I went up for food, the salad tray was empty. I asked about more salad and was told that it was coming. I have catered events in Bridgeview, Russo's, the Coral House, Antuns, and a few other locations. Never has the food been so embarrassingly sparse.

I was charged about $1400 for tips (20%) and there was one food station for my 155 guests to be served. It was chaotic and unnecessary. They understaffed and pocketed the tip money. I am 100% sure of this. They told me that because our party was so large, they would open up the two rooms and make one large room, which they did but they only had one serving station.

Absolutely ridiculous. They ran out of Jack Daniels and Smirnoff. We were charged $125 for a bartender and he held the line up because he was looking on his phone for drink recipes. When we arrived prior to the event, we notified the owner and staff that we had 5 additional guests and paid for each of them. I knew the money was going in someones pocket without another ounce of food or liquor being purchased and I didn't care.

I never in my wildest dreams imagined that there wouldn't be enough food for my guests. We were embarrassed. Please use my review as a warning. Contact me and I will show you receipts and photos.

I checked in right before walking in and was immediately terrified because of all the one star reviews! I did not have my party here, I attended one. They seemed really happy too. She did mention no one helped her set up the party but at the time it didn't seem to phase her anymore. It was open bar and the bartenders were really fast. The cocktail hour was okay nothing amazing was put out but the food was still good.

The dinner was pretty good. I had salad penne alla vodka and steak and they were all very good! I'm very picky so I was surprised I liked it. My boyfriend liked it too. The music didn't get good until after a couple of hours but when it did everyone was dancing and having fun. These desserts were really good too.maybe they decided to head in a different direction after there previous reviews.

The reason for not five stars because the guy kept coming over to our table when we still had about two hours and taking full alcoholic drinks from the tables when we were all clearly still drinking them. That really annoyed me but other than that I attended a great party and had a blast.

Great place. Amazing food. Had such a beautiful christening party with family and friends. Not sure about these other reviews here my experience was incredible. I highly highly recommend this venue and will be returning for future bookings.

Ok. I have to write this review. I can not stray you farther from roccos. Go to alias smith and jones or even Burger King for that matter. The staff at this business is awful and are so unwelcoming. I have never been so insulted at a party I PAID FOR! This catering hall has a rude staff and I felt completely In the way the entire time. This is supposed to be a Hall to celebrate family parties etc. well you won't be celebrating.you will be stressed and unhappy the entire time.

Your party will be memorable but for the wrong reasons. The food is beyond unbearable, and you can not even swallow it. It is half cold, terribly prepared and just in general awful. What a depressing party I had here. Roccos basically ruined my event and I will never have an event there!. Stay away! Run run run!

I was so disappointed in this place. I had my son's Communion here. We had 120 people and apparently they booked a party right after ours. I paid over $6000 and they were physically taking people plates away WHILE THEY WERE STILL EATING! I needless to say was quite upset and if that was not bad enough when my DJ was playing the last song of the night the owner told him to stop the song immediately or he would cut off the music (mind you we had NOT gone over the time we had booked).

My DJ said this is my final song and the owner went and turned off all the power in the building! I was so embarrased and would NEVER EVER go back there or recommend them to anyone. So beware YOU DO NOT GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!

Unfortunately, I had a VERY BAD experience with Rocco's catering when I hosted a party there. I was told the half room held 120 guests but my 95 guests were packed in like a can of sardines. It was way too tight. I opted for the hot antipasto appetizer but was told that Rocco couldn't provide that and they recommended the hot and cold antipasto buffet to which I agreed.

When the buffet ran out of food after 2/3 of my guests went up, I approached the maitre'd and was told that "a lot of food was put out and they weren't putting out anymore". Nothing was replenished and I was very embarrassed. My uncle's pasta course had more onions than pasta in the bowl. The chicken parm tasted like a Swanson frozen dinner.

I also paid for an ice-cream bar for ALL of my guests but only about 40 cups of ice cream were put out. The cake I ordered was not the cake that was served and the first table didn't get served any cake at all! When I contacted the business the following day with my issues I was told that they haven't been in business this long by providing bad food/service and that I must be mistaken. My advice would be to STAY AWAY FROM ROCCO"S CATERING!

I was a guest at a child's christening party held there recently. This was the worst experience of my life. From the food to the environment, it was a DISGRACE! It started with a salad that was drenched in some kind of terrible dressing. The crutons were soggy and the salad itself was not good. Next was a pasta course which was even worse. The pasta was so soft, it fell off my fork and the sauce was a disgrace.

It was extremely sweet and very thick. It was almost gray in color. That is how dark it was. By the way, you don't serve CHILLED RED WINE. That is what they served if you went to the bar, like I did, and asked for red wine. When I asked the bartender if had red that was not chilled, he very nicely said no. I had the london broil. The choices were that or fish or chicken.

The meat was so over cooked it was brown in the center. The gravy on the top was disgusting and the rice they served with it was NOT COOKED. Yes, it was raw. I am not even going to speak of the vegetable. Overall, I was extremely upset for my friend, who probably got charged an arm and a leg. I had a child with me and they had no high chairs left.

The staff was dressed very sloppy and the female who looked like the head waiter looked as if she hadn't washed her outfit in months. The bathrooms were a disgrace, dirty and looking like they haven't been renovated in years. This place is a rip off and shame on the man who pranced around in the RED coat claiming, or looking like a head chef.

You should have an extremely hard time looking yourself in the mirror for 1) claiming to be a chef, 2) allowing your staff to look as they did, 3) serving the food you did 4) taking the payment from the people who had the party.