I simply think this organization is amazing. While underway with the self-defense test ship in Port…read moreHueneme, this crew provided our staff amazing meals. The pride that they had in what they were serving was apparent. Their service was always done with a smile and positive attitude. They even made a last-minute birthday cake for one of my teammates. They also managed to pull off cooking multiple rib eye steaks and lasagna which were both delicious! Great organization, great staff, great food. I couldn't ask for anything more.

A giant thank you to Chefs on a Mission for providing Dinner to the families of the Conception Dive…read moreBoat Vigil. The salads were so wonderful that people couldn't get enough. They even scraped the pan to get every last bite! The Salvation Army Santa Barbara Excellent catering company!

The Santa Barbara Club is a hidden gem of a venue, one that my husband and I were fortunate to…read morediscover through word-of-mouth! From contract signature to the wedding day, we were met every step of the way with the kindness and professionalism of Alejandra and her team. This dream of a venue provides high-quality catering, linens, tables, chairs, place settings, space to get ready, and so much more. We didn't have to bring in any rentals, which was a huge relief. With the Santa Barbara Club you receive the unique aesthetic balance of a classic country club and a beautiful English Garden all in one space. We had 130 guests roughly. I also want to take a moment to say that the food served at the venue is so good, that we received very very high praise from our guests (some saying it was the best meal they'd ever had at a wedding ever)! My husband and I are foodies and so quality of food was a top priority for us. We will always have a special place in our hearts for The Santa Barbara Club. They helped to create a dream wedding for us and we will always have such positive memories of the day.

We had our daughter's wedding last weekend at the club. Of course, the original thought was a…read morevintage garden theme with chandeliers in the trees, hundreds of candles, dancing under the stars to our favorite band the academy, a cigar bar...what beauty under all the twinkle lights!!! So romantic!! Pivot. There is rain in the forecast? We need a Plan b Then...no rain... great back to plan a. What? Rain again? What? Rain for 4 days, 3 inches on Saturday? Ok. Plan b again, but let's change plan b 4 times to make it as perfect as we can. The club was absolutely amazing accommodating all our needs. They were so patient with all our changes prior to the wedding. I think I was in there every other day coming up with ideas with the weather change. The day of the event, everyone was so helpful and professional. The food was fantastic, service impeccable and our guests had a blast. Thank you to all for pivoting so graciously to make our daughter and now son in-laws day fantastic. The event was so warm and cozy. Special shout out to Julie Steele, Alexandra, and chef!!!

We are so extremely grateful for finding Catering Connection!! Casey was so helpful, knowledgable,…read moreprofessional, and kind throughout the entire planning process and we simply could not have done this without her. She helped us understand what we needed, answered all of our millions of questions promptly, and worked with us so we could stay within our budget. It was such a joy to work with her and everyone at Catering Connection!! Most importantly of all, the food was EXCELLENT! Many of our picky eaters or those with high food standards came to us during and after the wedding to tell us how incredible the entrees were! Unlike what happens at many weddings or events, everything from Catering Connection was still warm when we were eating it and it was truly delicious. And we still have people coming to us with compliments about the mini desserts! Catering Connection also worked with Amigos Rentals and they worked with us to assemble our vision for our ceremony and reception! Everything was what we imagined and more!

I hired Catering Connection before their acquisition by a larger company. My event occurred after…read moretheir merge, and I feel like the quality of the services degraded sharply during that transition, maybe just a coincidence, idk. I have already talked to the company about the sour taste left in my mouth with a few things that went wrong on our wedding day, but I am still feeling the need to alert others that this place doesn't have the 100% perfect track record that it has on here. A majority of our event went well. However my husband and I really regretted the small details (warm food, bride and groom saved apps, drink garnishes, certain rentals quality) that were supposed to happen, that were talked about in a phone call and documented on paper, but just didn't. I don't think they understood that I was deeply upset about all these things, maybe I phrased my email poorly, but regardless they refunded my husband and I's meal. Overall I am most upset by the service post emailed complaint. I felt like all of my issues were retorted and rebuffed. And it made me feel like I was wrong about my interpretation of my own wedding. Sure it's a business and they don't specialize in emotions, but it's a wedding..it's a high emotion experience. It just feels like a very overpriced for what you get situation. And I do regret using them :-( I wish we used a resturant instead.

Yummm!! Absolutely amazing from the service to the delectable food. Beautiful presentation and the…read morefriendliest staff. You will be so glad you booked them! We use them for corporate lunches.

I planned an event in the montecito area from afar and Tiana and team were amazing! I did a small…read morereception for 35 people at a private residence and the service, display and food quality was great! I'm a planner from outside state and it made me nervous to go with a caterer that I have tried before or even had a chance to do a tasting, but after reading reviews and stalking their instagram and blogs, I knew they would be a great choice. The services staff was friendly and quick to refill stations when quantities were low. Food was warm and tasty. Our party was set to be outside that evening but it ended up raining and we had to move inside. The team did the best with what they had to work with and the party was a success. They even cleaned up and were packed up and out pretty quick after the party ended. I will definitely use Omni again for future events I do in the Santa Barbara area!

These guys have amazing food! I have not tried one bad meal. Their meat is always the highest…read morequality and seasoned to perfection. Very moist chicken and tri tip. Pastrami sand which and breakfast burritos are also to die for. Check them out if you are thinking of having an event catered

Live Oak catered my wedding. We originally chose this caterer because we felt that the food was…read moregood, the pricing was competitive, and the caterer was willing to be flexible both in terms of menu and venue. However, things did not go so well for us. We had our wedding and reception on the beach. However, our cocktail hour was to be on a patio by the property that we had rented. The house and the beach were a short walk away from each other, but certainly presented a bit of a challenge in terms of getting things between the two. It was about a 5 minute walk. I know this is not the simplest set-up, but I assure you that I paid through the nose for this service and they charged us extra because of that 5 minute walk. Originally the caterer asked if they could just do wine and beer during the cocktail hour. This made no sense to us because it's called "cocktail hour" and we bought all the alcohol necessary. So, we asked them to actually serve cocktails and gave them a recipe for a signature drink. When we got up to the patio, there was a HUGE line waiting for drinks. Instead of premixing some of the signature drink so they could hand things out quickly to the crowd, every single drink was being made to order and the line was ridiculous. For me, that was a strike against them. It's an open bar- there's no reason why someone should be in line for 20 minutes to get a drink! Have they not heard of making pitchers?? Next, it turns out that the caterer hadn't split the alcohol supply between the patio and the beach. They had everything up on the patio, including things that really didn't need to be there, like the bubbly and the wine- things not being served at cocktail hour. So, they had to carry everything down with them. That took them a very long time. This meant that no one got any alcohol at the actual reception until after everyone had already eaten dinner!! Not to mention that the bubbly was never served, nevermind that it wasn't available during the big toasts. It gets better though. By the time they drag all the alcohol down, everyone's done eating and they are once again incapable of figuring out how to serve the crowd. Again a large queue forms. At this point I can't take this anymore and I just grab the bottles and start opening them and handing them out to various tables. Honestly, a wedding for which you bought all the alcohol and where you intended to have an open bar, is not so much fun when after all that it's pretty much a dry wedding! No one is feeling courageous enough to get on the dance floor. Now to finish the bar story- on top of everything, they run out of glasses!! They're talking to me about this issue and I'm amazed that they run out of glasses. You would think this would be just one of the most basic things a caterer does and prepares for. To top it off- the staff suggests picking up people's dirty glasses and reusing them, dirty! I was appalled. My wedding coordinator had to go drive to a supermarket and pick up plastic cups. Now on to the food. We had a buffet - with metal trays that were heated from the bottom. The food tasted good. However, after the last table was called to get their food, the caterer started taking food away. They made no announcement that they were taking away the food. When I asked him what he was doing he said that food couldn't be out for too long or it would go bad and then he'd be liable for making people sick. Folks, I'm a lawyer and here to say that if that were true, then you'd see waiters coming to take people's plates out from under them if they didn't eat fast enough. So, no one got to get seconds, even though people had taken little in the first round to make sure everyone got enough. And because the bar was so slow in opening up, now I have a bunch of guests who are drinking but no longer eating. That's a great recipe for alcohol poisoning. They hauled away tons of perfectly good that I paid good money for. I have never ever seen anyone do that before at any event. ADDITIONALLY the waitstaff went around to all the tables and took all the plates away for anyone who was dancing or not in their seat. So, without any indication that someone was actually done, they took their food away and they closed the buffet. We had a lot of hungry people!! The food was good, but the service was absolutely abominable. I really wouldn't recommend this company to anyone trying to do an event that requires any serious planning or foresight. These people showed themselves really incapable of problem-solving and really did not care at all whether the guests were getting everything they needed. When they ran out of cups, instead of figuring something out, they just didn't serve people! They also did not give a damn about my protestations with regard to the food. To think- picking a fight with a bride on her wedding day! If I knew that's how they were going to do things, I would have never in a million years signed up for this caterer

I have to admit that our wedding was eighteen years ago, and we're still happily married, thank you…read morevery much, but both my wife and I loved the food at our wedding, even though we didn't get to eat it until we were in the hotel room. The catered had saved us a couple of plates to take with us and even cake. We were having so much fun that we forgot to eat. Thank you Savoir Faire, I hope you're still making yummy food for a reasonable price.

Karen is an amazing chef. All her food is sourced locally, and her dishes are creative and…read moredelicious. Her staff is top-notch; they go above and beyond. Savoir Faire is great.

Jane is a classic, comfortable cafe/restaurant. The food is excellent, fresh, homemade and chef…read moreprepared. Service is professional and friendly. Highly recommend

1st time there and totally impressed. First off service was great, kind, compassionate,…read moreprofessional. Inside felt good, great vibes, well done decor. Jane came up and chatted with us and shared stories and just felt so welcoming. The food. Solid 4.5 for me, I'm vegetarian and so my options w me are limited but I was not disappointed at all. My friend ate seafood and he was also pleased with the food. I was too full to indulge but he ate the pie and said it too was amazing. This spot has been on my list for a bit. I go to SB enough to hang with family and should have been eating here sooner lol. I highly recommend and hope you have a great time!

We hired Hive Events as our month of coordinators for our 1/26/19 wedding. Sloane was our lead…read morecontact and she was fantastic! She helped us finalize our plans, create our day of timeline and communicated with our vendors. She allowed my "type-a" personality to relax leading up to our wedding, which was such a gift! Our wedding day went perfectly because of Sloane + Teal's leadership and organization. We felt at ease knowing that they had everything handled. Also, we used their planning software Aisle Planner. It was an essential part of the planning process for us. Sloane was extremely easy to get in touch with if we needed anything or had questions. Can't recommend Hive Events enough!

I had the pleasure to work with Teal and her team today for a wedding at Klentner Ranch in Toro…read moreCanyon. They had three spaces to create a unique and inviting feeling (ceremony, cocktail, and dinner/dancing).... well they pulled it off. The wedding was flawless. They really know and understand weddings. If your looking for an event team that for your celebration and they're AVAILABLE? BOOK THEM.