Feel Good Foods catered our wedding at Radonich Ranch in May 2026 and they were absolutely…read morephenomenal. They were a joy to work with and put their hearts into serving an incredible family-style dinner as well as drinks throughout the day. We had a number of guests tell us it was the best wedding food they've ever had and we loved having a fresh, locally-sourced menu that showcased the best of the spring season. To name a few: crab cakes with lemon aioli, fennel and citrus salad with citrus-date dressing, and lemon thyme chicken with summer squash and feta salsa verde (yes, it was moist, and it was delicious!) It was clean plates and full glasses all night - we can't give enough thanks to Amy, Heidi, and their team!

Feel Goods Foods was the caterer for our wedding in the Santa Cruz area. The food was INCREDIBLE!…read moreIt was so fresh and delicious. In particular, everyone loved the lamb lollipops and tri-tip, in addition to all the seasonal veggies. People kept coming up to us during the event and saying how the food was not "normal" wedding food. It actually tasted like a fresh, awesome meal! We highly recommend Amy and her team. They were professional, organized, and most importantly, their food was excellent.

We've first enjoyed Diego and Sanra's fabulous food and hospitality at their restaurant in Buenos…read moreAires. Since then, it's been similarly fab! Food: Inventive, tasty, and flavorful. No one left hungry. The wine was perfectly paired and complemented both the vegetarian and meat options. The veggie version of the dinner was as fulfilling and tasty. Service: Warm and gracious. Never too fast or slow, and always a few minutes with Diego explaining the dish. Ambiance: The courtyard series is in a cute open air area with foliage, nice seats, heaters. Bring a throw just in case, but we were pretty comfy. This review is for one of plated dinners but as an aside, the empanadas are also amazing. Make the trip, visit them in Santa Cruz or attend one of the dinners, it's worth it and your tummy will thank you!

Diego put on an incredible dinner for our (9 person) microwedding in Big Sur. From the first menu…read morewe were sure we'd love the food but it really exceeded our expectations. They were on top of planning the whole time too and very easy to work with! We had two guests who are very into fine dining and they both commented it was excellent and the best food they'd ever had at a wedding. Just wish I could do it again! Also, we had a string of venue difficulties, the power went out mid dinner service and the stovetop was acting up. They handled both like absolute pros, it must've been stressful but they didn't show it!

Humble Bumble catered my daughter's wedding cocktail hour and reception with great care and…read moreattention to detail. The food was extremely tasty and plentiful. Chef Jessica was wonderful to work with and had a top notch team that made sure everything ran smoothly! We HIGHLY recommend her for any event!!

This team is phenomenal! They catered my bestie's bday and everything was delish, beautifully…read morepresented and ample. The crispy prosciutto crostini were exceptional.

Look no further. Erika is the only caterer you need for all occasions…read more Erika catered my bridal shower in May- Southern fare for a lovely ladies' lunch in my mother's backyard. She also helped with the party rentals from Alexis. Erika also catered our wedding at Bargetto Winery in October. Passed apps, beautiful seasonal dinner, even helped with cake decor. I'll spare you the minutiae, emotional roller coaster, and family needs on my end. Erika is the best you can get! She is dependable, communicative, calm, enthusiastic, and accommodating. We're still getting compliments on her filet with reduction and macaroni and cheese. I will not hesitate to call her for any future special events we host.

My daughter got married May 20 and Erika catered our wedding, the food was amazing and Erika was…read moreamazing as well ! We enjoyed the summer menu .

We LOVE Mickey. She is just the sweetest person to work with and we really loved having her cater…read moreour wedding. She even got down with us on the dance floor! Mickey was so great to work with, we would highly recommend her for any catering needs. She was very professional, prompt and so easy going. We changed our venue, guest count and catering needs 3 months before our wedding, Mickey not only adapted to our changes but was so flexible- it took a huge stressor off our shoulders. She was very clean and diligent about upholding any changes needed for COVID. We would highly recommend Mickey for anyone needing a caterer for a party/wedding.

How many weddings do you go to where the guests all comment on how good the food was and how…read moreorganized and friendly the caterer is? None right? Mickey catered my wedding a couple of weeks ago and I think I got more compliments about her then on my dress! I think after a wedding most people want to know when they can see photos, but my guests want to know where they can buy Mickey's sauce and candied basil! Working with Mickey was an absolute joy. She was very organized and communicative throughout the process. I choose a venue where we had to do everything from rent tables to dinnerware to buy ice. This seemed like a very daunting task when I started out, but Mickey held my hand the entire time and made sure everything was perfect! From my perspective, the day of was perfect. I'm sure something went wrong, but I didn't notice a thing because Mickey and her staff handled all of it. Mickey even made the time to go to each and every table at the wedding and make sure the guests had everything they need. I also want to mention that a lot of our 185 wedding guests have special food allergies, and Mickey accommodated all of them! I also told Mickey prior to the event that I get hungry-cranky, and she must have come up to me once an hour to make sure I had food if I needed it. I've since learned that the rental place provided us with a few broken umbrellas and other items. Mickey kept track of everything and took the initiative to contact the rental place for me and demand a refund. This is just one example of how Mickey treats her customers, like royalty. On top of how great working with Mickey is, she is a genuinely charming and extremely talented individual. She won't brag about herself because she is to humble; but Google her. There are some articles out there that will tell you just how talented Mickey is!

Local Harvest is off the charts! If it's a wedding reception, a business dinner, or catering for a…read morefamily gathering... you will not be disappointed. Food was fantastic, lots of options, great communication, reasonable pricing, on time delivery... all around high marks. We looked at a few catering options and landed on Local Harvest, they are now our "go to" catering going forward.

Local Harvest catered our daughter's wedding at Bargetto winery on July 14,2013 and we couldn't…read morehave been more pleased. It's not often that every guest at the wedding comments on how good the food is and that's exactly what happened. One of the main reasons we went with Deena was because we could pick exactly want we wanted and know the per person cost upfront. Most caterers quote a per person cost for the menu of their chosing and that cost increases when you attempt to tailor the food choices to your liking. Every staff member was friendly and helpful, but the food stole the show. Everything was fresh and, like the company's name implies, was from local harvests. My only regret was, being the mother of the bride, I didn't have an opportunity to go up for seconds. Trust me, you will not be disappointed in Deena's food or employees and I can't recommend them highly enough.

The food was delicious, and Mark and his staff were absolutely amazing. Many of our guests…read morecommented on how friendly and accommodating they were. Mark was also a great communicator; he reached out a few times before the wedding to check for menu changes and confirm the guest count. Most of our guests went back for seconds, and there was plenty of food for everyone. I can't say enough good things about Affordable Chef Services--I highly recommend them! I rarely write reviews, but Mark truly helped make our wedding a success.

Mark and his team were professional and easy to communicate with. We hired them to do some a la…read morecarte catering for our wedding and he nailed it. The food was on point and the somewhat complicated order was easily handled by his team. He even threw in some extra cake pops for dessert which were a HUGE hit with the kids!

WOW! Where do I begin? I first spoke with Kim about 4mo before our wedding. We live in the SF Bay…read moreArea, she's in Santa Cruz and the venue was in Monterey. Right off the bat I connected with her on our first phone call, and she not only listened to what we wanted, she heard it. We had a very specific menu that we wanted, and I told her I'd be open to suggestions in a couple of areas. Essentially our menu request was a Family Style Italian dinner with: Caprese salad, Caesar salad, Chicken Saltimbocca,and a pasta. I told her we wanted to use local ingredients like crab, artichokes, etc., and was open to suggestions for appetizers as long as they fit the overall Italian theme, and type of pasta. Kim promptly provided us with a quote for the menu requested, and the appetizers she suggested were: Crab Cakes, Blissful Benedict Bites, Squash Sippers, and a Gorgonzola and Port Wine Poached Pears cheesecake along with an array of cheese, fruit etc. and the pasta recommendation she made was a penne in Thyme infused Asiago, and she also recommended grilled artichokes as a vegetable side at dinner. I think she may have made a couple of other recommendations but the above is what we went with. Let's just say Kimberley's Catering is the only caterer we didn't do a tasting with. We had been underwhelmed by the caterers we had done tastings with, and while we would have loved to have had a tasting with Kim she doesn't do formal tastings and my husband and I just didn't have time to try and negotiate making other arrangements with her to do something for us. At the end of the day we selected Kim for the following reasons: 1. First and foremost she respected our wishes and prepared a quote for what we asked for, while every other caterer we contacted ignored our menu request either in its entirety and tried to push us towards what they wanted us to take, or, had one or two of the menu items we requested and then directed us to what they wanted us to take. Seriously, when a potential client calls and says "this is the menu we want, can you do it?" and they say yes but don't quote it, do they seriously think they're going to get your business? I even had on caterer who it took two weeks to get a quote from and when it came through she had the audacity to say "I wanted to make sure to do your quote personally and give it the attention it deserved" and she didn't quote a single menu item I had requested! But I digress... 2. Kim sounded excited about the opportunity to cater our wedding while the others made us feel as though we'd be lucky if they catered for us. 3. Kim came in at a lower price! Certainly this makes one stand up and take notice, but considering she was the only one we didn't do a tasting with, it could have been disastrous. 4. She asked to come see the venue. One of the caterers had implied on the half dozen calls I had with them, that they were familiar with our venue and had catered there before. When we went down for a tasting with them, we learned they had never catered there before but "it won't be a problem..." Considering their food was "eh" "nice" "okay", they quickly got booted from consideration for having lied to us. When Kim met me in Monterey and drove to the venue with me, she was excited! Considering this was a private residence and the kitchen was not licensed for catering use, Kim didn't bat an eye and assured me that this was no problem for her and her crew. When I got home from having met Kim face to face and going to the venue, I announced to my husband "We have a caterer!" He said "did you talk to her about arranging for her to cater a dinner for us so we can do a tasting?" I told him I hadn't because I couldn't see when we'd have time to do it, and that I had a good feeling about her. OMG! The venue was perfect (casaborondamonterey.com), the day was perfect, and Kim's food was PERFECT!!! More than a month later our guests are still talking about how fabulous the food was! In addition to the menu as noted above, Kim threw in another appetizer, a seared ahi tuna that was amazing, and an array of roasted vegetables at no extra charge (because she thought they would go well with our menu...that's artistry!). I might also add that our wedding ceremony, cocktail hour, sit down family style dinner, cake cutting and dance area were all happening within one space, albeit at common as well as different ends of a courtyard area. Kim's crew seamlessly transitioned one area to the next, unobtrusively and very politely. I can't recommend Kim and her crew highly enough, and would hire them again in a heartbeat. As a matter of fact finances permitting, we'd like to go back to Casa Boronda for our first wedding anniversary and hire Kim to come down and cater our wedding menu for just the two of us.

Kim catered our wedding at Pajaro Dunes in October, 2011. She and her staff were outstanding in…read moreevery way, and I cannot recommend her enough. Kim's advantage over other catering companies boils down to three things: 1) scalability (she can do a small dinner party or a 300+ person wedding); 2) professionalism (responsive, great staff); and 3) creativity. Kim's background is in event planning. This is important. I really recommend asking your caterer how they got involved in the business. There are lots of people out there who are great cooks and decide they'll do catering - but getting it right is probably 10% cooking and 90% event planning. If the food tastes great, but your guests have to wait in a long line for it, or they run out, then what's the point? Kim had everything worked out really well and made it appear seamless on the day of the event despite some significant unforseen events. She made sure to visit the site well in advance of the event, made helpful suggestions and gave us a variety of creative options. Kim works primarily with Alexis Party Rentals for linens and china. Although she will work with other vendors, she recommended Alexis and that worked out well. We met at the Alexis showroom with Kim and picked out the placesettings, linens and some other decorations. Kim coordinates the delivery and set up and then charges a handling fee based on what you order through Alexis. So you pay Kim directly and she takes care of the details - it's well worth it for one less detail to worry about. Keep in mind that you do need to rent china and linens so don't forget to budget for that! Even with that cost, Kim's quote was very reasonable with a great menu from her plus the rentals. I've had restaurants do drop-off catering for almost as much and the food was no where near comparable, never mind the extras you get with Kim. We had no idea what we wanted to serve and she made some great suggestions. We ended up with salad, mushroom risotto, vegetables, napa chicken and tri-tip. She also did some outstanding appetizers including a butternut squash soup that was divine. Our guests raved about the risotto but really all the food was good. Kim doesn't do tastings, but if she's catering a large event she might be able to bring you a plate if you really, really have to try her food. We didn't end up tasting anything prior to the event which goes against all the "wedding planning" conventional wisdom, but we had multiple recommendations for Kim from people we knew and trusted. Kim works with a great event staff. Everyone we dealt with was incredibly pleasant and professional, particularly the bartender. You know how sometimes you go to a wedding and the staff are kind of propped against a wall, looking angry and tired? None of that here. Kim's staff smiled at everyone and really contributed to the upbeat, welcoming feeling we wanted. I very much hope I'll have the opportunity to work with her again soon. As far as I'm concerned, we've found the only caterer we ever need.