Celebrations On Market

Chef Tony is always putting something creative, new and most of all delicious, on the menu. Today I tried the maple glazed pork belly Benedict. It was amazing! My wife had a fantastic blackened shrimp and grits, which I got to try a bit of. Mimosa carafes to wash it down and the company of a great chef/proprietor made it an amazing experience, as always!

We went to Celebrations for a Bayou/Cajun Sunday and the event hall looked really nice. There was live music and the food was very good. We had the gator bites, gator gumbo and fried shrimp and old bag fries. The food was really good and it tasted very authentic. I can very easily see this event hall being good for smaller events or wedding receptions!

We were looking for a new place to have a birthday brunch and Celebrations on Market came up as a advertisement while online...so we tried it. Thank goodness for that blurb or we never would have known of this treasure. It was easy to find using the GPS and the Business sign was big and easy to notice. Plenty of parking. When you walk in there is a nice sitting area with long white leather sectionals and large screen television. Then you walk into the sitting area where the tables are nicely decorated and perfectly spaced. To the right there is a nice sized stage and to the left sitting back is a huge fully stocked bar. Once we passed these areas there was the section where the breakfast buffet foods were located. The buffett was 19.99 per person. From what I remember the buffet included waffles, biscuits, bagels, fried chicken cutlets (DELISH!), some kind of special eggs (I didn't try the eggs as they were made with peppers and some other things that I don't recall), some kind of potatoe salad, hash browns (they were good), deviled eggs, tea, coffee, and a few other things. The best thing I had was the cranberry hibiscus tea. OMG...I was instantly addicted. We also ordered a pitcher or Mimosa which was perfect. The buffet also came with 1 entree per person which a few in our party ordered regular eggs and bacon which they stated were good. PROS: 1. It wasn't crowded 2. The service was EXCELLENT 3. There was live jazz (the music was wonderful) 4. As soon as I walked in it felt like home. I could tell that the owner was very much involved in the decor and that it meant a lot to them. Everything was immaculate and perfectly placed from the seating area, the stage, the bar, the restrooms and the buffet decor. 5: the food was ok. 6. Easy to find. CONS: 1: I feel as though the buffet should have included more choices. Regular eggs. There should have been more meats like bacon, sausages (turkey,beef,pork) patties and links. Although you could order bacon as an entree it makes more sense to just have it and the others on the buffet. Also, fruit. Brunch should definitely include fruits. Maybe some grits and French toast. Orange and apple juice would have been great. I personally wouldn't have minded paying a few more dollars to have these items already included on the buffet. 2. 18% automatic included gratuity. We were 3 adults and 3 children initially and two adults did join us in the last 30 minutes of our stay. While I would have tipped 25% percent as our server was wonderful I felt slighted by the automatic gratuity and therefore just paid the 18% rather than what I would have tipped. Overall we enjoyed our time there. I would recommend this location for things such as an open mike night, a music review, maybe a party or a bridal shower as the location itself is awesome but I probably wouldnt return for the brunch buffet.

Celebrations is overall one of the best clubs we’ve been to and the staff is very friendly. My wife and I attended several birthday parties, soulful Sunday Brunch, happy hour and other special events at Celebrations. Great food, entertainment, drinks, beautiful venue, and superb service. The prices are very reasonable. Chef Tony/Bayou Bob, Suzie Q, and Hood Chef Chris are always accommodating, polite and professional. Looking forward to our next visit to Celebrations and Wilmington.

Terrible! Terrible! Terrible! Do not come here! All orders are mixed up 20+! I ordered collard greens the waitress brought me cabbage? Like howwww! When i say Terrible I mean terrible!! And the owner is ever harder to deal with! Still waiting on my ranch dressing for wings i finished hrs ago! Spare yourself! 😒