WOW! Where do I begin? I first spoke with Kim about 4mo before our wedding. We live in the SF Bay Area, 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. read more

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Kim catered our wedding at Pajaro Dunes in October, 2011. She and her staff were outstanding in every 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. read more

My wife and I contacted Kim of Kimberley's Catering in mid May for a wedding celebration planned for mid August 2017 for 200 guests. Kim immediately returned our call and we set up a face-to-face meeting. From our first meeting where Kim met us at our home, also the site of the event we knew Kim was a perfect fit for our party. Our only reservation was Kim does not do tasting but after seeing the pictures on her web site and discussing the menu options our concern was eliminated. In discussing the menu options we explained that the menu was to be 100% vegetarian, Kim without hesitation began to offer up options for us to choice from. The final menu reflected our discussions from our first meeting and the food was amazing. Our guests through out the evening of the party were very complementally of each of the wonderful dishes. The menu included six food stations. If I had to pick the number one choice by our guest it was the Hot Rock Station where yes sea scallops were cooked on a hot rock, placed on a bed of truffle mashed potatoes in a martini glass, we also had a Sea Bar which included Kumamoto oysters, chucked on site, chilled prawns, lobster mac-n-cheese served in a martini glass and salmon sliders and ceviche. Also available was a Thai Wok Station, each order prepared individually and served in a Chinese "to-go" box with chopsticks, Cheese Board, Sweet Summer Watermelon and French Feta, Hummus Sunflower, delicious and stunning to look at, Chef attended Salad Bar and finally The River of Chocolate comprised of strawberries, pretzels, marshmallows and pound cake with a river melted chocolate to dip them in. While we have had other large parties at our home none however were as large as this party and we had never utilized a catering company so we had many questions. Kim was very patient with our many emails, her availability to have phone calls to review our status, and meet off site during the planning process as well as meet at the party site a few days prior to the party. As far as the non-food items, glassware, dishes, silverware, etc. required for the party Kim suggested we work directly with Alexis Party Rentals who was amazing and also very patient to work with. Kim and her staff arrived a few hours before the party and went to work immediately setting up the food stations, stocking the bars and preparing the food. Kim's staff was very courteous and they worked tirelessly through out the evening attending to even the smallest detail. Kim's bar tenders were also very friendly and helpful. We were extremely happy with Kimberley's Catering and highly recommend Kim and her staff. Family and friends are still talking about Kim's food and the service of her staff, saying it was the best "catered food" they have ever had. We really enjoyed working with Kim and were extremely happy with her service, food, staff, and friendly, approachable demeanor. We highly recommend Kimberley's Catering for your next party. read more

Overall we were very pleased with having Kim cater our wedding in June. She and her staff really made the day shine, starting from when we first met Kim at a cafe a few months before. Kim had a quick intuition about our vision for the wedding. She was charismatic and very quick to brainstorm and get us excited about an exquisite menu. It was very clear to us that she loves to cater these parties. Because we live in San Francisco, we asked my husband's parents to stop by an event Kim was hosting and they were quite happy with both the presentation and taste of food. I don't know if Kim was especially overwhelmed this season as it often took longer than she mentioned to follow up with us. This includes the initial draft of the menu and updated budgets as time got closer. I also had the feeling that she was rather stressed out as time drew closer, she forgot about one of our phone dates that we got up early for to fit her schedule. We also opted to do rentals through Kim which made our budgeting a bit complicated. I felt that Kim was much more oriented on the look of the party than the detailed costs of the rentals and we were later better off given the website of the party rental company, as Kim was not willing to price out the individual items for us and seemed overwhelmed when we asked her about it. (To give you an idea, the first projected rental price was $1300 and we managed to cut it down to about $300 by removing umbrellas and a few other big ticket items). This is not to say that Kim was unwilling to help or unaccommodating in any way, but that if your budget is on the tighter side, Kim's passion is on making the party look good and taste great and budgeting doesn't illicit the same passion. I noticed that when corresponding with Kim via phone or email, she sometimes seemed distracted or difficult to get a hold of. However, the 3 times we saw her in person (including during our wedding), Kim was absolutely on fire and a pleasure to be around and work with. read more

We used Kim and her Ladies for a wrap up dinner for 15 people in a rented home in Pebble Beach. Having never meet her personally ,I arranged this via emails and phone conversations. She promised and delivered a great evening for all of us to enjoy. They left the home spotless and served a great meal. I would highly recommend her and hope to some day get back Pebble Beach and do it all over again. R Poole Toronto ,Canada read more

My husband and I used Kimberley's Catering for our October 2012 wedding at Roaring Camp Railroads. We were very happy with Kimberley's Catering and highly recommend Kim and her crew. When we were looking at Kimberley's Catering initially we were skeptical because we read online that Kim does not do tastings. All of her reviews online spoke of how wonderful her food was so we just had to set up a meeting with her. Kim met us at Roaring Camp and was very friendly and easy going. She was prepared with a photo album of past events she had done. She asked us about our wedding, our guests, and favorite types of food. When we had told her that we wanted BBQ, she immediately came up with menu ideas. Closer to the wedding date we met Kim and arranged all of our rental needs at Alexis Party Rentals. Kim had great suggestions and we felt good knowing that the rentals would be in her hands the day of. We were very worried with the set up at Roaring Camp the day of the event because we couldn't get into the rental hall until an hour before guests started arriving. We arranged to have Kim's crew arrive and set up all of our tables, chairs, table settings, etc. Once our wedding ceremony was over our guests were greeted by Kim's crew, hordourves in hand. The reception hall looked wonderful. Kim had just taken a cheese making course and our guests were thrilled to be able to try her fresh homemade cheese. Dinner was served as a buffet; BBQ chicken, prime rib, truffle mashed potatoes, seasonal veggies, blood orange salad and bread. She made sure we grabbed our plates first and that we actually got to sit and enjoy the food ourselves among the celebration. Kim's crew was very courteous and they kept the flow of the event moving nicely. Kim's bar tenders were also very friendly and helpful. All of our family and friends still talk about Kim's food, saying it was the best "wedding food" they have ever had. We really enjoyed working with Kim and were extremely happy with her service, food, and friendly, approachable demeanor. We highly recommend Kimberley's Catering for your next wedding. read more

What a wonderful experience! The food was delicious, the service impeccable, and the employees friendly. Kim and her staff made our wedding day one to always remember. Our guests couldn't stop talking about the food and service. She had great attention to detail, listened well, and was easy to work with. We highly recommend her and would use her again in a heartbeat for any event in the future. Thanks Kim! read more