Frequently Asked Questions

Best Impressions Caterers is the exclusive caterer for The Barrel Room at Triple C. As part of our full service experience, Best Impressions would be responsible for providing and managing all aspects of food and beverage within the venue. *Best Impressions Caterers carries all liability insurance and is licensed through the North Carolina Alcohol Beverage Commission to provide Spirits within The Barrel Room. There are different alcohol packages to best suit the needs of your specific event. No outside alcohol is permitted by law, we will be forced to stop the event if violated.

Yes, the minimum costs for food and beverage are based on groups of 50 guests or more. We do our best to accommodate smaller functions when possible.

Yes, we host private tastings at our headquarters. Tastings are complimentary for up to four guests if you have already booked our services and paid an initial payment. If you would like to schedule a tasting prior to securing our services and submitting an initial payment, we would require payment for the tasting based on the items chosen for the tasting menu, which is on average $65.00 per person.

We schedule tastings Tuesdays through Thursdays from 11:00am to 4:00pm.

During the months of:

• January

• February

• March

• July

• August

For your convenience, Best Impressions Caterers will arrange for all additional equipment rentals within the venue (i.e. linens, tables, chairs, draping, etc.)

The room rental is not based on a specific timeframe; it covers the rental for an entire event. A typical event is for 4 hours, but you may extend the length of your event upon request.

Our beverage team has curated a list of items for each specific bar package, and we do not offer substitutions to this list; however, we are able to source any additional spirits, and choose up to 10 Triple C Craft Beers. Your Sales Executive will be able to pass along further information.

Each guest place setting will include a water goblet, salad fork, dinner fork, knife, and teaspoon. A linen napkin is at the place setting but is a rental item and priced per napkin. White china dinner plates are also included in the food costs and will either be at the buffet or served directly to guests for a plated meal. A plated meal also includes a bread and butter plate.

With this dinner style, we typically see limited seating to encourage a free flowing environment, but you do have the option of creating a more formal atmosphere with a seat for all guests. Each food station is equipped with 7-inch white china square plates, cocktail forks, (and dinner knives if necessary) and paper cocktail napkins. The food costs also include the tables on which food and beverages will be displayed, all serving pieces, chafing dishes, baskets, trays, props, etc. Water goblets and additional pieces of a guest place setting can be added on at an additional cost.

Best Impressions has a strong team of knowledgeable managers and staff that will be onsite throughout your event from start to finish. Our team will arrive approximately two hours prior to the event to execute setup and will be there after the event concludes to complete the breakdown and cleanup of the venue. Depending on your guest count and meal selection, you will have an event manager, along with a specific number of servers, bartenders, and chefs.

Final guest count and all final details are to be submitted to your Account Executive 14 days prior to your event.

Final payment is due 7 days prior to your event. Our Accounting Department will send a final invoice which can be paid via cash, check, ACH payment or Credit Card Payment. Please note all credit card payments incur a 3% processing fee. If payment is not received 7 days prior to the event, we will require payment in a certified check.

We understand that things happen, and sometimes an event must be canceled. However, your initial payment secures your event date permanently on our calendar and prevents us from booking another event in the space at that time. Therefore, we offer no refunds or exchanging of dates. There are no exceptions to this policy.

To make your event complete and unique, we allow each client to choose the following vendors based on their preferences: Florist, Entertainment, Photographer, Videographer, Photo booth, Wedding Cake and Wedding Planner. We have a list of vendors who frequently work with our venue and are familiar with our property. However, you may utilize any vendor of your choice. *Please note AV is included in the Barrel Room however, outsourcing a company is fine as well.

Parking is available on site and is included with you rental however, the included lot only holds about 15-20 cars. Street parking is free within the area of The Barrel Room.

While we do not require a wedding planner or coordinator, we strongly encourage and recommend you hire a wedding planner. If you have day of details that you/your family will not be able to be responsible for, then we would definitely suggest sourcing a planner to take the weight off of your shoulders. Our team will take care of all tables, chairs, linens, food, beverage, lighting, cake cutting, and cleanup of the venue. Our team is not responsible for the setup and breakdown of any personal items.

Our Account Executives act as a menu consultant for all food and beverage selections for your event. They will work with you from the initial consultation to generate the perfect menu, create a floor plan, select rentals and communicate all event specifics with our operations team to execute a successful event.

Yes, Best Impressions has a very strong team of knowledgeable managers and staff that will be on site through-out your event from start to finish. Our team will arrive two hours prior to the event to execute setup and will be there after the event concludes to complete the breakdown and cleanup of the venue. You will have an event manager, along with a specific number of servers, bartenders, and chefs depending on your guest count and menu selection.

We guarantee a 2-hour setup time and a 1-hour breakdown for all events. If additional time is needed please inquire with your Account Executive.

There is a $150.00 delivery fee which covers the transportation of food, beverage, staff, and equipment to the venue from our headquarters. The taxes factored into the total cost are; standard 7.25% sales tax and 1% Food and Beverage tax. We require a $300.00 refundable security deposit that will be factored into your total. This security deposit will be refunded following the event if the client upholds all rental guidelines outlined in our terms of service contract.

In order to secure the date, we would first generate a customized proposal based on your food, beverage, guest count and equipment needs. From there we would put together a Terms of Service Agreement. We require a non-refundable deposit, which amounts to the cost of the room rental. Our contract always allows clients to make changes to their menu and selections along the way.