Greg Garrett's Forbidden Oysters

By: Warner Siebert (Oct 22, 2013)
It is hard to describe in words how happy and fortunate I was to have found FORBIDDEN Oysters. Greg, Scott and everyone at FORBIDDEN Oysters. I grew up in Maryland and have been eating oysters since I was a kid. I met my wife at college in Ohio and we were married in a historic mansion outside of our college town (Granville, OH) this past weekend. We wanted to have a little "Chesapeake Bay heritage" involved with our wedding, so I stumbled upon FORBIDDEN after doing an extensive amount of online research.

Well, let's skip to the actual review. The oysters were absolutely delicious. Every time a tray was dropped at the Raw Bar, they would be devoured in seconds. I saw numerous people trying oysters for the first time and even they commented on their taste. In the end, our Raw Bar was a massive hit, definitely one of the highlights of our Reception... our guests were all raving about the oysters and everyone was asking, "Where and how did you get these from?" (knowing that we were in land-locked Ohio, known for their beef and not seafood). Now, that is a whole other story, but it just goes to prove why you should choose FORBIDDEN Oysters...

I was eagerly awaiting our UPS delivery the Friday before the wedding, however as the sun started to drop, I got nervous and called UPS. It turns out, UPS dropped the ball and they were lost. 400 precious oysters lost somewhere in Ohio and was informed that they would not be delivered until Monday. I frantically called Greg late on Friday afternoon and said, "Greg, is there any possible way we can get another shipment of 400 oysters here by tomorrow morning??" At first, the chances were looking slim and everyone, including Greg, was pessimistic.

However, about an hour later I received a call from Greg who said, "We got you covered." At 9am the next morning, I received a call from our caterer saying that our oysters had arrived.

FORBIDDEN Oysters was hands-down the best vendor that we worked with throughout our wedding. I could tell that Greg actually cared about the success of our wedding and he was confident in the experience that his oysters would create. Thank you for making our wedding day even more special, it honestly would not have been the same without those oysters.

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