Above & Beyond Hosting

I have to admit that I was very skeptical during booking. A week before a surprise birthday party event that we were having for my sister, we realized we really needed a bartender. I had no choice but to use Google. I had never used or heard of GigSalad before, but their website was very easy to use to request a quote. Shortly there after I received quotes from several companies. Above & Beyond had offered a very fair price for 4 hours of bartending services and I could find any negative reviews of them. If I’m being honest, I was a little nervous about the quality of their service if they had availability so last minute , but I took the chance and boy am I glad I did. CJ the bartender was incredibly and definitely made me feel terrible about ever questioning hiring someone off a last minute internet search. He was very professional, friendly, & hardworking. He went above & beyond to create specialty drinks for our event based on what we had bought and when the bar was slow, would go around making sure everyone has their favorite drink in her hand. He even would help clean up tables which of course we were not expecting him to do!!! His drinks were delicious, he was attentive to our guests, and added a lot of fun to the party. Our guests had nothing but wonderful things to say about him, as well. We will definitely be trusting Above & Beyond for all future family event party needs! :)

The woman who work our ceremony was extraordinary in every way. We would love to have her work for us in the future.

Melissa and A.J. were fantastic. Melissa was a true professional. She took complete control of everything and orchestrated my backyard family reunion with ease and perfection. I was totally relaxed and able to enjoy the 60+ guests. I’ve been in the hospitality business all my life and was hesitant to hire thinking they could never live up to my expectations, but I am so happy I did. I will definitely call Above and Beyond again and request this dynamic duo

One of the 2 waitstaff arrived late. I had emailed a detailed itinerary of the event to the company the day prior and asked that they review it and print it out. Upon arrival, the staff had no knowledge of the itinerary and the owner claimed she never got the email. The overall job was adequate, not excellent as I had hoped.