My husband and I got married two weeks ago and Rita and Cafe N' Stuff were amazing! We started planning our wedding a year ago and Rita was there the whole time to help and answer my one million questions! When we started thinking of ideas for our wedding the only thing my husband wanted was to have BBQ. On their menu they didn't list that they do BBQ, but when I asked Rita she more then happily said that they cold easily do this! They also provided the linens, utensils, and burlap table runners. Since, we were doing a vintage theme she suggested that we use Mason jars as the glasses and the drinks served out of dispensers that look like Mason jars. This turned out to be adorable and was just the right touch! She had so many great ideas and even suggested that we use Sparkling Cider for our toast instead of Champagne since we aren't drinkers and most of it goes to waste anyway. They also cut our wedding cake for us even though they didn't make it. The servers were all very friendly and the food was absolutely delicious! We have gotten so many compliments from our guests and even had one say it was the best wedding food she's ever had. Our guests even asked them for business cards and are thinking of using them for their future events. Overall, they were just wonderful to work with and I appreciated all the time you can clearly tell they put into it. Our wedding was beautiful and they definitely helped make it this way. Thank you Rita and Cafe N'Stuff! read more

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I love them but they NEVEr respond to inquiries! Too bad. Was looking forward to hiring them again.

The phone number is not even reachable... And all the reviews, none of them added their friends.... I'm upset. read more

The food is great and they also donate food to the elderly which no other restaurant's in the surrounding Cities care to do so BRAVO

Excellent breakfast & lunch for our training today. Thank you Thomas & Rita for an excellent job. read more

I gave cafe n stuff 5 stars because for years we ordered our thanksgiving dinner from them. Every year it was delicious. I am disappointed that they have discontinued it, Thanksgiving dinner was not the same, I will miss their turkey!! read more

This place is amazing. I personally ordered a Thanksgiving dinner and they were there on the day for pickup - hot and ready to serve. I was thinking I was going to pick it up the day before - warm it up in the oven/microwave on Thanksgiving day. But - NO - they were there on the day and everything was ready with no delay whatsoever. My family was so impressed with me of what I brought them from Cafe N' Stuff. Here's the cool thing.... I didn't order the yams because I thought it was too much food - but she gave me a hot tray of yams anyway. That's what I call - going above and beyond the call of duty! I highly recommend Rita and her staff at Cafe N' Stuff. I will definitely be back. BTW - THE FOOD WAS AMAZING! read more

Cafe N' Stuff did an absolutely fantastic job catering our church's 150th anniversary celebration. They catered our evening meal on Saturday and our lunch meal on Sunday. The menu was great, Thomas and his staff were wonderful and everyone who attended were very complimentary of the food. If you want great service, tasty food and a fine staff to serve it, then Cafe N' Stuff is definitely your caterer of choice. Thank you Cafe N' Stuff for helping to make our celebration weekend such a memorable one. read more

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On Dec 3rd we had my parents 60th anniversary party there. Injust want tonsay that this is the perfect venue for a small party of 30 to 50 people. The place was decorated beautifully and the food was delicious. Roberta was very helpful. The price included the dinner, the venue, table clothes in the color scheme i requested, unlimited soda and coffee and a server. My parents and the guest had a wonderful time. I definately recommend this place. read more

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For: Corporate luncheon with 20 guests. We placed an order for 2 Turkey Dinners for our yearly thanksgiving lunch. We were told that they are very generous with their portions and there would definitely not be a problem with feeding 20-22 people even though their site says 8-10 per dinner. So we placed the $200 order feeling very confident that we were going to have a great lunch. Day of event: After multiple calls, leaving messages, and even sending emails to re-schedule the delivery time from 12pm to 1pm, they delivered at 12pm. NEVER returned our calls, NEVER replied to our emails. Food: I very well could have done MUCH better on my own like the years prior for MUCH less money. (so much for trying to save our time for work and not cooking) We received: 2 small turkeys - pre-stuffed (between 5-8 lbs each when it should have been 12-14lbs) 2 sides of mashed potatoes (about 8in X 4in and 3 inches deep) -not at all enough for 20 people to get a good serving 2 20oz cups of gravy (fair enough) 2 4-6oz cups of cranberry sauce (again, think 20 people. C'mon!) 18 bread rolls (I guess...but they couldn't at least add 2 more?) 2 pumpkin pies That's it. For $200 (including a $10 delivery fee) Our first contact with them was very good. Very convincing and very trustful. Opinion of them has changed greatly. I'm sure they are very nice and friendly but when told that we should receive something a certain way, pay for it, and don't get it...what kind of review would you expect to get? I'm very disappointed to have to have gone through this ordeal. At least we had time to go buy more food. Will not be putting in future catering orders with Cafe N Stuff. UPDATE: Food quality was what you can expect from an ordinary turkey dinner. Nothing too special. Pumpkin pie was a bit under-cooked, but well spiced. read more

I finally went to this place last time Norms and other restaurant being crowded not only food was good but they got great service Bad part is they hardly give any hash brown Catering part of the place is no miss you got pick out their catering menu their cakes are delicious read more

This review is on the small cafe they have....Very good tasting food. Small place for a quick bite and coffee. read more

Cafe N' Stuff Catering - Caterers Near Me - Downey, California

I had my bridal shower earlier this month and am so happy with this catering service. I am getting married in Italy next month, and Irene's team was able to work with my mom on a menu reflective of our Italian theme. The planning was easy, the staff was professional and so sweet, the food was delicious and the service during the event itself was by far the most helpful we have ever had. I felt that they went above and beyond and would absolutely recommend this service to anyone looking for an amazing team for their events! read more

Cafe n' Stuff went above and beyond on the day of my wedding! From the table linens to the professional staff, everything was perfect and above my highest expectations. The food was incredible and everyone loved it--I highly recommend the dessert bar and the California chicken. The kids were also really happy with the children's menu options. I loved working with them throughout and they had great ideas to complement my style. Highly recommended!!!! I also had my rehearsal dinner at the restaurant, and it was just lovely. We had the carne asada and all of my family and friends really enjoyed everything. It was the perfect space. read more

Got married in December 2014, my review is a tad late...anyways! This was when the catering also had a building to offer to rent. Looking for over 3 months to find a great venue and affordable, I found Rita! Her team assembled a table to match my colors, had it set up like a mock-wedding day to show me what they can do for me, it was stunning! *I had a Doctor Who wedding theme, a bit hard to the average Joe, but Rita took a swing & knocked it out of the park! To the linens, wore glove waiters, the amazing food, the hall, the setup, and they even have me a deal on the ceremony room! It was a great deal and a wonderful stress free day! Even when my cake vendor (NOT CAFE'N'STUFF*) messed up my wedding cake, Rita herself and her head kitchen staff member fixed it! So that I did have a wedding cake! Just when I thought my day couldn't get any better, the food: Lasagna, butter and garlic penne pasta, rice pilaf, steamed veggies, chicken marsala, and jalapeño chicken, garden salad, butter and dinner rolls, champagne toast & buffet style with waiters! The food, superb! Absolutely nothing bad to say, my family STILL talk about how good the food was! The service, impeccable! Overall, there's not enough stars for Rita and her team, they really made my wedding day so memorable! Thank you! !!!!! The Sepulveda's read more

Had a fabulous party here for my mom...RITA & the awesome staff worked hard to help me pull this party off effortlessly. The food was delicious, well prepared & plentiful. The dessert & popcorn bar were a hit. They helped bring my ideas into a beautiful reality for my mom, who enjoyed every minute of it! The guests are still talking about the decor, the food, the service & the fun!!! Thank you CAFE N STUFF!!! Looking forward to our next party here! read more

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Cafe N' stuff did a wonderful job at my wedding on 02-03-18. As soon as my husband and I were introduced we sat down at our sweetheart table and was served right away. The food was excellent the staff were friendly. Everything was decorated beautifully and what I imagined. Thank you so much Rita and staff for my fairytale wedding it was a dream come true. read more

They catered lunch today and everyone was very happy. Sandwiches were delicious , we had ham turkey and chicken salad . Staff came back for seconds. The fruit was fresh and cold. Oh and cookies mmmmmm. Staff was friendly and set everything up for us. Thanks read more

I can wholeheartedly recommend Cafe N' Stuff Catering to anyone interested in prompt attention, friendly staff, great recommendations, reasonable pricing, and great food. Thomas Lott will take great care in ensuring that your event is a success and you won't have to sweat the details. He's got everything covered. read more

I hired Cafe N' Stuff, 5 times for 2 funerals and 1 bridal shower ,and 2 birthday parties I have worked with Rita on all these occasions and she's amazing. She works so hard to make each experience the best.Rita and her staff will goes out of there way to make sure everything is the way you want it to be. Rita and her staff goes over and beyond to make your occasion just right for you. The staff is always clean and professionals, after one of the funerals I saw this little boy standing by his self crying, I saw one of her girls go over to him, she kneels down to talk to him. and she give him a hug next thing I knew the little boy walked away with a smile on his face. All I can say is her staff is very respectful and FANTASTIC. For the food, I had many different dishes from breakfast, to dinners, never had a bad meal, for my dads funeral Rita did a lunch for us, many different types of sandwiches, salads and the fresh fruit bowl was amazing, she did a beautiful lay out for us, and the food was amazing, Her staff was very respectful to all of us, everyone that was there love all the food. For one of the birthday parties she went out of her way and made a cake with a big Harley on it. The food was amazing and once again, the pulled pork is out of this world, she had a beautiful lay out for us. No matter what type of event my family has, we will always be calling on Cafe N' Stuff, and Rita and her staff, thank you all for all your excellent work you have done for us. read more

would give them a 0! Horrible experience they cancelled my event 4 months before my wedding. As much as they said they were trying to make things better they weren't! Will never use them again read more

Cafe n stuff is amazing. We had them cater our wedding. Rita is wonderful and so is the staff. The food was delicious and very fresh. They went overboard to make sure our event was successful. They were prompt and professional. I can't say enough kind words to express how great they were to us and our family and guests. As a matter of fact, the venue where we had our reception asked me for their information; I gladly gave it to them. Thank you from the bottom of my heart Ed read more

Cafe Now Stuff is spectacular...their service was top notch for our wedding and our guests were THRILLED with the taco bowl bar. The attention to detail for the decor was PINTEREST quality the food was perfectly seasoned. WOW! With a guest list of 400, our wedding could have been a caterers nightmare but Cafe N Stuff was up to the challenge and exceeded all expectations and service was so smooth. THANK YOU for making our catering dreams a reality..will post FB pics once available. Rita DeBenedictis (catering manager) was so flexible and we feel so blessed to have had her for our wedding. read more

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I really loved the food , everything looked so good and Tasted GREAT ! The onlyyyyyy thing was that the restaurant smells like an old peoples home, and it ain't the most beautifulest place either, the tables also need an upgrade asap. Service is good too (: read more

Emailed them about a quote. First contact was quick. Then after that I had to send repeat emails for response. Last email I asked for a quote listing very specifically what I wanted and they NEVER responded. That was a month ago and STILL no response. If they're like this with communication it makes you think if they would properly execute my vision for event.... I'll pass read more

The Cafe in Cafe n Stuff is incredible! The BBQ on Friday is amazing; the tri tip was some of the best I've had. Lunch is quick, with great service and equally great food! On the catering side, I've attended two events with Cafe N Stuff - one for our high school reunion and the other for a company picnic...both events were professionally staffed (and they were friendly, too!) and the food both times was amazing! Rita & her crew have consistently gone above & beyond to make both our events a wonderful success, and ones we're STILL talking about (hey, remember the BBQ from the picnic...yeah, and what about the chicken from the reunion?!) months later. They'll perform the same level of service to you as well - give them a try - you won't be disappointed!! read more

Recently rented out this place for a private party. The staff was attentive and friendly. The food we ordered, a catered taco bar, was delicious! They even helped us take down their super cute Halloween decor so we could decorate our own way. Fantastic night. Couldn't have done it without the wonderful help of Rita and her staff! Thanks guys read more

Thank you so much to Cafe N' Stuff for helping make our wedding day absolutely perfect! Roberta was absolutely amazing to work with and made sure that our each and every need was met. Roberta and her staff went above and beyond their catering roles to ensure the entire wedding ran smoothly. Our guests loved the food, and of course, so did we. Thank you Roberta for being at my side through the planning process! You were such a great help! read more

Breakfast was awesome. California omelette with home fries and toast at a great price. Coffee a bit weak for my taste. Our waitress was excellent. I will be back. read more

Thank you, Cafe N' Stuff for your generosity! Your food was DELICIOUS! everyone loved it and we are beyond grateful!

Where do we begin with this post. A million thanks to Cafe N stuff Catering and Roberta for the amazing job they did on our wedding day.

Always so helpful - The quality is great and the customer service is always on point. I use them for all of our company events - read more

Had an interview for this place and they never contacted me back, very disappointed cause I heard good things about this place too!

Ebie from Café N Stuff hit yet another home run for the Cerritos Optimist Club at our annual picnic for club members and families at Liberty Park in Cerritos. The 100 plus members and kids thoroughly enjoyed his buffet of Kahlua Pork, pineapple Chicken, fried rice and much, much more. The staff was great, the service quick and the food plentiful. You can't go wrong with Café N Stuff catering (and restaurant in Downey, too, for that matter). read more

Yucky food had the signature chicken dish .that looked like a half ass chicken fried steak smothered in oil some sort of cream sauce with stale sun dried tomatoes with a can of artichokes added the chicken strips for the kids tasted like freezer burn fried in dirty oil . Food is transported in dirty vans , in broken dirty transport boxes . Sacred to see what the kitchen looks like ,or how food is stored if it arrives in a dirty catering box with holes . Beware !!!! read more

Only giving 1 star because I can't give 0 or negative stars. They catered my Grandmother's funeral and it was absolutely horrible!!! My family payed a RIDICULOUS amount, I'm talking in the thousands, for food that was less then desirable. We ordered a variety of sandwiches and salads for the reception. The pasta salad consisted of overcooked pasta with huge chunks of celery and huge julien cut carrots that were unpeeled and even black with rot I suppose. We were suggested to also add Turkey wraps which are apparently a favorite, but what we got were turkey lunch meat wrapped in a wheat tortilla with some kind of cranberry jelly oozing out. Very sloppily made. I was horrified that our guests who came to honor a fallen chef were given such slop to eat. Not only was there not enough to around, but.I saw the staff helping themselves to the food and beverages. DO NOT GO HERE!!! I've even eaten in the sit down restaurant and even that left something to be desired. Deeply disappointed. Seems like they just stole our money. read more

I recently started working a few doors down from this restaurant. I have been to the restaurant about 10 times already since I can walk there. The first few times I was being served by a young man who was very nice but the last two time I was there, the women server was extremely rude and short with me. Just plain rude. She seemed nice to other patrons but short with me. Two days in a row. She wouldn't even look me in the face. She would drop everything and leave. Not even asking if I needed anything else. One day she even said to me that I may want to leave because my food would take over 25 to prepare. Who says that to a customer?? Not to mention, there were other people there and none of them were being told that. I was not going to return but I gave it one more chance and I'm glad I did. Our server Tracy was so kind and upbeat. She was attentive and sweet. I hope she is always there when I come in. If the owner is reading this, a talk need at be had with the other waitress who was there the last few days (3/16/15, 3/17/15 & 3/18/15) as she was incredibly rude & unprofessional. To the point of me not wanting to return. This is the only reason I deleted a star because besides her, the the food and service are great. Keep it up because I'll definitely be back often. :) read more

Cafe N' Stuff contributed to our perfect end of Summer wedding this year (2017)!!! 136 Guests! We had put off choosing our caterer until 3 months ahead of our wedding, it's hard to find a friendly, professional catering service that has good food! We finally went to Cafe N' Stuff. What a dream! Roberta was our wedding meal planner, and she scheduled us for a "tasting", serving us (3) different dinners we were interested in from their wedding menus. We expected to eat small samples from (1) plate, but when we arrived, there were full dinner plates of each selection. All of the food was delicious, but we were overwhelmed by their California Chicken, Asparagus, and Rice Pilaf. Roberta made us so calm about our late planning, letting us know there was nothing to worry about. She was right! When Roberta arrived with her staff at the reception, she worked closely with my wedding planner (my sister who handles wedding planning in Hawaii). My sister let me know that Roberta and the staff of Cafe N' Stuff was fantastic. All of my guests LOVED the food, and we did not run out. There was also not TONS of leftovers. Awesome planning Roberta! The staff served my guests, cleared tables, served champagne, cut my wedding cake, and left our venue kitchen spotless. I will use Cafe N' Stuff again in the future, and recommend them to everybody in need of a delicious, worry-free party. read more

I have used this company for catering a number of times and the service and quallity has always been excellent. I recently discovered that they have a Cafe in Downey so my daughter and I stopped in to have lunch, the food was very good and the service was great, our server was Gypcy (cute name) she was attentive and very pleasant. My daughter is a little fussy about her food and had several special requests, Gypcy was very patient and when the meal came out it was perfect. We will be coming back for both catering and dining. read more

I went today for the first time for an event. The food was okay, nothing special or extraordinary. The service however was just awful, the worse especially for a "catered" event in Downey! I simply asked for a fork and the lady had nerve to tell me, grab a fork from another table! They claimed to have run out of certain fountain drinks and honestly I wouldn't waste my hard earned cash on such horrible service for as much as they charged! Must've been a pretty penny just for simply being in Downey! read more