Gil's BBQ came on the 8-11-19 to cater our 50th wedding anniversary. Backyard venue. Cindy and Gil "BLEW" us and our 56 guests away!!! They just took the BBQ and ran with it. The food was FANTASTIC!! and lots of it!!! The most professional and friendly family ever. The son and daughter were on point. I would refer them in a "heartbeat" Look no further for your next event !!! (: Candy and Richard Soliz read more

I was so excited to have family friends handle my wedding catering. I invited the whole family from this family owned business to the wedding . I know what you're thinking but I'm the furthest thing from a bridezilla . We are a chill hippie couple who had a wedding in the woods . It was a small wedding . Originally we were thinking 120 people. Cynthia was easy to contact and gave me a quote and the price was great . I put down the deposit and all was well. Later on after rsvps came in I corrected and let her know that it was closer to 80 people . She said she would adjust the price . -awesome ! The day of my wedding came and the caterers pulled up and started cooking . That's when things got bad. There was not enough food . They fed 75% of my guests then Cynthia started drinking Coronas (that she brought herself) and I'm guessing getting tipsy Judd Hong by how she acted later . My husbands relatives were waiting for food after flying from New York for our special day. It took an hour and the caterers kids had eaten a ton on their first trip to the buffet. And yet my guests had not all eaten .After that Cynthia began bad mouthing her ex husband (in front of the kids she had with him) and calling her kids fat! What on earth ?! I was so and stressed out My dad ended up having to go pick up pizza later to feed my guests . It's such a shame because the food is pretty good . I've waited a while to write this review because one of my sisters had a relationship with her son and I didn't want to embarrass or hurt them . Also until now they had no platform for reviews . I can't go on with a clear conscience thinking that someone might make the mistake of having this company Caterer a day as special as their wedding After everything I texted Cynthia "hey I would like to go over how everything went down on my wedding day " (I wanted to ask what happened because I don't know how they ran out of food they supposedly prepared for 120 people and I gave them several months noticeI was sure that she would explain everything and it would be ok . She was so nice and we gave them a massive tip either way bc I wanted to support small businesses . If I had gotten an explanation I would not have posted this review .. but immediately when I asked what happened they blocked my number . I'm so so disappointed in you :( . I wish I had gotten the caterer my sister did for her wedding (I think her name was Renee believe she had worked for the vault and has a solid team and great values ) because she's amazing. I got screwed . read more

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I had a party for my wife this weekend and I had Gil cater it. He not only barbecued ribs, tri-tip, and huli huli chicken he also a taco bar. It was fabulous and absolutely mouth watering food. I know I would use him again in a heartbeat for my next party. read more

These guys are awesome. Super friendly and professional and the food will blow you away. Amazing tacos and quesadillas as well as beans and rice. Definitely worth the price (which is incredibly affordable). We look forward to next time so we can try out the BBQ!Thanks Gil & Cindy! read more

My old account has been closed for some time but I needed to emphasize how this business ruined my wedding. We had personal issues related to the owners family but this is completely separate . My guests were not fed and Cynthia was unprofessional and problematic . I was slandered online and the owners of this business got drunk and started slandering their failed marriages. It was an awful negative vibe and a waste of money . The food is good but this company is poorly managed and the owners children ate a large amount of the food that I paid for. 25% of my guests didn't eat and I paid for over the amount of guests I had attend . The theme of my wedding and the fact that my family were dancing and drinking the wine I bought for the wedding has nothing to do with it. No matter how the party is conducted (although it was nothing how she said it was ) you had a job. You don't get to be unprofessional. Her children sat in front of my bridal table eating corn with their hands and Cynthia was drunk on corona (she brought her own case) . Before our personal issues (I don't think you want those broadcasted on yelp) ensued she blocked me when I tried to discuss what went down . I've made another review you can see details below . I'm very sorry about the personal issues (I'm actually not involved in them) but this is a poor business and I don't want this to happen to anyone else on their wedding day . All positive reviews are their friends and not legitimate customers . Nothing personal on my end I apologize ... you can simply apologize for how this happened ..the reason you didn't reply is because you stopped catering for some time bc you could not manage and sustain this business . anyways , Don't give these people your money . read more

Wow what find. We hired Elliott, Cindy, and team to cater two dinners over Labor Day weekend for our annual family reunion. 40 people. Even though they just started in business earlier this year we were able to preview them at the 18 Barrel Tasting Room in San Juan Bautista a couple of weeks prior where they often appear and we were impressed with their BBQ. So we decided to give them a shot and are glad we did! What they provided for our event was fantastic. The first night we had them do a taco spread with three kinds of meat (chicken, carne asada, and chile verde), rice, and beans. It was terrific and everyone loved it! The second night we had them do their BBQ including ribs and hui hui chicken (BBQ chicken with a Hawaiian-style marinade, unbelievably good!). Sides included an awesome fried rice, chili beans, asian salad, and garlic bread. Everything was awesome! Pricing was very fair and the service and communication fantastic. Elliot is very flexible and while he has a menu that you can select things from, he will happily do special requests as well. Highly recommend and we look forward to hiring them again! read more

If you are looking for an awesome, local caterer, I highly recommend Gil's Grill. I went to an event they catered and I was very impressed--they were happy to accommodate all of our party's needs and the food was delicious (especially the chicken and garlic bread)! read more

The experience I had with Gill's Grill was no short of excellent! They worked with me to plan a surprise party that included some complicated plans and were very flexible and accommodating. Every detail of the meal was addressed and the food was excellent. We selected the Hulihuli chicken, Asian marinated skirt steak, oriental chicken salad, strawberry vinaigrette salad, charro beans & garlic bread and every single person thoroughly enjoyed everything. I was completely satisfied and look forward to the next time event in which they will surely be the first call I make. read more

Where do I even begin. In short to save you the details, if you're looking for delicious, mouth watering food in abundance that people will rave about for weeks, plus an amazing, accommodating, responsible, kind, and easy to work with counter-party -- you absolutely should hire Gil and his family. THE EVENT // Given COVID, my (now husband!) and I were forced to postpone our original wedding plans to a later time given the 200+ guest list. We decided to try and "plan" a small elopement instead, and mind you -- we are not event planning people... We found Gil on Yelp, since this is actually a small, family-run business that they do on the side, purely out of their love for cooking and making incredible experiences for their customers. We knew we wanted to roast an entire pig and stumbled upon his business page. After a single conversation, and looking at everything else he had to offer on his menu (you really can't go wrong with any selection), we knew we had our guy. Our families would be in attendance at the event and we had extremely strict COVID compliant requirements to keep everyone as safe as possible. Gil and his family adhered to all of them without any question, even though he had to stand next to a roasting pig for 5+ hours in the heat. He was flexible, communicative / responsive, accommodating, SO helpful, and just a wonderful person to work with throughout the entire process. THE FOOD // Omg. The food. We ordered an entire roast pig, the Huli Huli chicken (Gils going to recommend it, you should just do it anyways, and the story behind the recipe is epic), two of the seasonal salads, the Mexican corn salad (also do it, I have chef friends now trying to steal the recipe), the pork fried rice (bomb.com!), garlic bread (drool), and pork taco fixings. Yes we were all over the place, but no it didn't matter cuz it all tasted even MORE AMAZING all together on one plate. I have multiple vegan / vegetarian / paleo / gluten free / etc. friends and family -- you name the dietary restriction, someone at the event probably was on it. But it was the vegetarians and vegans that were going back for thirds!!!! (When does that ever happen!?!?!) And now they're the ones who now won't stop talking about the food. And here I thought it was going to be my dad, the pork guy. Everything that they make, is phenomenal. They brought all of their equipment, helped us plan the menu, and just make it so easy for us to work with. THE FAMILY // Gil and Cindy are honestly, the nicest people you will ever met. One of my friends decided to only socialize with Gil and his family during the entire cocktail hour because they are just that sweet and lovely to talk to. They care so much about their business and making sure their customers are happy, but it's because they are such genuine and compassionate people to begin with. Never once in the entire process was there a hiccup. Since our event was so intimate, we wanted to minimize new vendors as much possible but with COVID precautions we knew we needed a few more hands to help minimize contact exposure. So Gil and Cindy brought their children to help (all adhering to our COVID requirements) and it was the sweetest family affair! Highly highly highly recommend Gil for any gathering or event you have. read more

Eliot catered a lunch for a birthday party I went to a few months ago. He and his wife were incredibly nice and the food was fantastic! They arrived promptly and cooked everything on site. The chicken and garlic bread were delicious! I would definitely recommend them to cater an event. read more

A friend of ours used Gil's for his wives birthday and the food was amazing! Great people too.

Eliot and Cindy were fantastic! We were doing an event at our house and unfortunately it rained that day. Eliot (Gil) and Cindy never batted an eye, we set up a canopy I had and everything went off without a hitch. Side benefit is my canopy now smells like the best barbecue ever! The food was great, our party turned out smaller than expected and everyone went home with bags of food. Wonderful experience, the price was extremely reasonable and I'm looking forward to using Gil at our next event. read more

Gil and company did a great job catering for my daughters baptism. Food was great and service was great. Prices are very fair and I would use his services again. Thank you for help during our family event. read more

Great people, great food.. couldn't have asked for more. They went above and beyond for my 30th birthday party, and we had leftovers for a week! read more