Shaziana catering reviews please!!!

[Tahiya]

Re: Shaziana catering reviews please!!!

@Posho

I got married in London in March. I went to a handful of caterers: wishes, sapna’s and shaziana. Shaziana (the co-owner) was very pushy I found. I disliked her approach and manipulative nature. It put me off her straight away. I went to a first consultation, and from the onset did not like her attitude towards my idea’s. She didn’t seem bothered about accomodating MY needs and so ticked her off the list straight away.

I ended up going ahead with Sapna’s - mostly because of recommendations, and creating a good relationship with the event manager. They can be very bad with communication at times which is VERY frustrating. I was actually quite worried that I had made the wrong decision because of their lack of communication as it was just such a nightmare to get through to them about the menu options, decor and other bits which I would want to discuss on a regular basis!! In the end I went to several consultations with them, sat them down and toild them exactly what I want. They have a very chilled out attitude to everything, and it does become irrating but you have to remember they are the professionals and have done a million and one events that are a carbon copy. In the end I just hoped that everything went smoothly on the day.

My wedding day was executed perfectly by Sapna’s and thats no exaggeration. I left it all in Zeeshan and Sima’s hands who handled everything exceptionally well. The food was delicious and displayed beautifully. The suite was decorated elegantly to a high standard. I wanted a candle lit dinner ambience and they created exactly that.

If you need any more info, I would be more than happy to help

Thank you Posho and many congratulations! Mashallah I’m happy it all went well for you.

This is so weird but I’ve actually had the reverse to what you’re saying. Sapna are considerably over my budget (lowest they can offer is £27 per head) and that’s just for the food all décor is on top. I agree Rizwan is a very patient and humble guy and I know 100% that they would do a fantastic event for me however Samira Ali at Shaziana has been extremely accommodating to me always keeping contact and hasn’t in fact rushed me at all because I have been dealing with her for more than 2 weeks now keeping in contact every day. The prime and only reason I’m thinking of going with her is because she’s offering me £21 per head and she has a very good relationship with the décor company that I love, Dream Occasions. So basically if I go with her I get a better price from Dream Occasions which all in all works slightly cheaper rather than if I go ahead with Sapna!

Now the only issue is I have to pay a deposit first and then have a tasting. However she has promised that if I don’t like the food then I will receive my deposit back. She has also bragged how she charges a lot more than Sapna normally and offers a more bespoke service instead of bulk catering etc etc.

Wishes the caterers messed me about so now it’s down to Shaziana now. I have asked my in laws to go ahead with Sapna or Greenleaf instead hopefully!