Personal touch organized and catered our September wedding through Mt. Woodson Castle. Their organization is amazing! Tracy, who met with us initially and set up our proposal, was great. She was very clear on time lines, etc, and answered any questions I had right away. Iman took over about a month out, and she dealt with countless emails and questions from me, without complaint. The food was amazing, we had a hard time even narrowing down the buffet choices. Our guest raved over everything! The day of the wedding was flawless, Iman coordinated the arrival of our vendors, and set up all of the decor I had brought to the castle. She made my day SO easy! Overall, Personal Touch was great and I would definitely recommend them read more

Personal Touch catered my wedding on 4/16/16 at the Darlington House and did an absolutely incredible job. The fish tacos and mac and cheese were the talk of the night! I am also so grateful for their flexibility in adding vegetarian options to a couple of our small plate stations to accommodate several of our guests. Lauren and Annalisa are all-stars! read more

Personal Touch Dining handled the catering and desserts for our wedding at Mt. Woodson Castle. Iman was our point of contact and she was amazing with all communication and planning. The menu selection was great - it was actually hard for us to narrow down what we wanted to try at our tasting. I am beyond pleased with how everything turned out on the day of the wedding - MULTIPLE people came up to us telling us how good the food was. We are a month post-wedding and there are still people talking about how good the food was when they reminisce. Thank you Personal Touch for an amazing experience and delicious food! read more

My wife and I hired personal touch dining as part of our wedding at Mt. Woodson castle a couple weeks ago. Our coordinator, Iman, was spectacular to work with. It was very much a pleasure having her in charge of our festivities & coordination. Also, the Mt. Woodson staff was very friendly and easy to work with. The food itself was also great (our appetizers and dinners were perfect). read more

Personal Touch was one of the preferred vendors at our wedding venue. After contacting several other caterers, we found PTD offered the menu style we wanted at the most reasonable price. Their bar package is fantastic! They allowed us to modify dishes based on our personal taste & we were allowed to supplement the full bar with additional beer, wine & champagne. This was important to us since we're big champagne drinkers! They also allowed wine service through dinner at a reasonable price. Lauren & Annalisa were very easy to work with, prompt with communication, and accommodating to our special requests & menu changes. They worked with us, back & forth, to develop the perfect menu, including our late night snacks! While we made some changes after the tasting, the food the day of was amazing. We ate our leftovers a couple days later & they were equally great! They were also very conscious to accommodate allergies and special diets. Our appetizers included the tomato bisque with grilled cheese (it was a little spicy on our wedding day, but was still one of our favorites), bacon wrapped dates (can't go wrong), and the andouille sausage and shrimp skewers with chipotle mayo. The chipotle mayo was custom because we are picky mustard eaters & PTD had no problem with accommodating us. At our tasting we tried the short rib sliders, which were delicious, but we decided on short rib for our main & sliders for a late night snack... We had the salad in a cucumber ring for our starter - pretty straight forward. For our mains, we did short rib with parmesan polenta, and salmon with garlic risotto - both came with zucchini and carrots. We were thrilled with both the presentation and the taste. Everything was cooked perfectly including the tenderness of the veggies. We surprised our guests with a popcorn machine, and American sliders and parmesan fries for late night snacks. We suggest taking advantage of this service because our guests thought it was awesome! I wish I would have been more hungry! We did various desserts and our favorite was the brownies, which we took with us on our honeymoon! In all, we would totally recommend working with Personal Touch. We were very happy with the level of service, final price, and ease of working with their team. Our wedding day went so smoothly and the meal was perfectly executed. They were also very on top of filling our drinks at dinner! read more

Personal Touch Dining has an amazing reputation. I was so happy that they worked with our venue for our wedding. Everybody keeps telling me how exquisite the presentation was for the dining experience and that the food was so good!! We did a buffet and it wasn't your typical buffet! It was so nice and classy! There are so many food options that we could choose to fit our budget. The staff was so friendly and professional. They say the bride doesn't eat much the day of the wedding, but that was a wrong concept!! I ate all the choices I asked for on the menu :) . I will never forget those fried mac-n-cheese bites!!! Also, people were complimenting how good the drinks were. Thank you personal touch dining for making my wedding so memorable and keeping my guests happy and full! read more

Personal Touch gets the job done as a caterer, but doesn't win any awards. The tasting and quote service prior to signing a contract was very strong. Once they got our deposit they were less responsive. Their food is average for catering - they get offended if you compare their pricing to Ranch because they are "so much better." I've had Ranch lots of times and Personal Touch is the same old catered food. The service staff paid special attention to the Bride and Groom (great job!) and I got no complaints from the guests. My only complaint the day of was leftovers - I should have had plenty given my no-shows, and we had way too much cake (we should have had a whole tier left). We got enough food to feed 2 people 1 dinner and a lunch. why throw it out if I paid for it and had somebody clean out a fridge for it? In the end my wedding reception was wonderful and they were a big part of that. They are very flexible making it easy to get what you want. But don't come here expecting anything but average. read more

Personal Touch did a fantastic job catering my wedding. I was so impressed by their excellent customer service from the tasting to the reception. The food was tasty, the rentals/linens were perfect and the staff was awesome. Although I thought we would have two bartenders, the one they selected was phenomenal. She was so fast making a variety of drinks and always had a huge smile on her face. For the price and the service they provided, Personal Touch is the way to go. read more

Personal Touch Dining and see what a fantastic job they can do! You will honestly be missing out if you don't at least give them a try. They were the friendliest, warmest, most professional and efficient vendor we worked with during the whole planning stage. My daughter's wedding was in May, and we had over a year to plan and get things in order. One of the first things we did after finding the location for the wedding was to look for a caterer. Someone at work recommended Personal Touch, as did the managers of the location where we were having the wedding. We did contact another caterer and had a tasting, but once we met with our catering coordinator, Lauren, there was no other choice for us. The other place we tried was not even in the same league when it came to either food or service. We got a tasting set up very quickly with Personal Touch, and were able to pick from multiple items. The food was fantastic, and there was plenty for everyone to sample. One great thing was that we met the chef that night and were able ask about making some changes to the dishes. He was very agreeable to incorporating our suggestions and personal tastes. It was actually very difficult to narrow things down since we really loved the food. The most important thing for me, as mother of the bride, through the entire year of planning was the constant, almost immediate, communication that took place between us and the staff of Personal Touch. Other vendors would take a week or more to respond back to our emails or voicemail, but Lauren would reply back within a couple hours. If she was out of the office or tied up with another client, one of the other staff members would respond. And, I was never made to feel that I was being annoying with my 8-14 questions in one day. Lauren and the other staff members were always warm and friendly. They made us feel like they really cared about us and about making this wedding the best day possible for all of us. I can't say enough great things about this company. You won't be disappointed. They are fabulous on all levels! read more

Personal Touch did an amazing job at our wedding! We attended 4 tastings and we were IN LOVE with their food and the quality. Yes, price is not the cheapest, BUT you pay for what you get. I wish they did not have a minimum that you have to have for food, but not a big deal. They handled the rentals as well, minus the linens, which I got for a better price through my florist since it was taffeta. The first person who helped me was Lauren, who was very nice, cheerful and full of life! Then Iman took over and things went good too. The food was IMPECABLE the day of the wedding! I was very worried the quality was not going to be the same as the day of the tasting, but I am glad they proved me wrong. Even though I did not get to taste the appetizers, all my guests couldn't stop talking about them. We had pass Hor Deuvres and an appetizer station with cheeses, fruits etc. Dinner time came and the food was, again, amazing! We had a dual entree of beef and chicken. Everyone commented in how delicious it was. My ONLY tiny complain (really, it could have being worse), at the moment of the toast, me and my husband, as well as my family table, had no champagne, but they ran to get it as soon as I said something. In all great quality food, for a reasonable price. Food was one of my priorities in the wedding and we nailed it with them!!! I will definitely hire them again and recommend them for other events. read more

Lauren, Samantha, Iman & the rest of the staff at Personal Touch Dining were absolutely wonderful in catering our wedding at the Ultimate Skybox in April 2015!! They had incredible attention to detail and were more than happy to make changes to our catering and rentals throughout the entire process. The food was beyond our wildest expectations and guests could not stop raving about it (even after the wedding had ended)! We even had a vegan guest and she was thrilled with the vegan creation. The serving/bartending staff at the event were all professional and courteous. Most impressively, every single table had multiple check-backs (to ensure guests were satisfied and didn't need any modifications to their meals). We had a wedding for 75 people and met their food/beverage & labor minimums with no problem. While Personal Touch may not be the cheapest caterer in San Diego, their VALUE (excellent service, attention to detail, and delicious food) simply cannot be beat. read more

Had our 40th wedding anniversary that was catered. Excellent choice in food. They did an excellent job with set up and break down afterwards. read more

Personal Touch Dining catered my wedding at The Thursday Club in Point Loma. My husband and I were truly blown away by the service and the delicious food. We received so many compliments on the food as well as the catering staff's service. Every mentioned how attentive and quick the service was and also how attractive the staff was too (haha!). You know you have a great catering staff when they go out of their way to walk down and pass around hors d'oeurvre to the wedding party before and during the bridal party and family photos. Once my husband and I were seated for dinner we had a full plate of appetizers waiting for us at our table and we were served the entire night (mind you we had purchased a buffet-style package but as the bride and groom never had to leave our seats to grab anything). Not once did we have to get up for something. Amanda, who served the two of us did an amazing job. She was always checking in with us and thinking two steps ahead. We were so impressed with the level of professionalism and attentiveness we received the entire day. I worked closest with Lauren and Annalisa who were great through the entire process. They were easy to get ahold of with questions and were quick to make any changes that I requested. I felt very taken care of from beginning to end of hiring PTD. I also think that for the professionalism, quality of food and service that PTD is a very affordable catering option in the San Diego area. Overall, we had an amazing experience with Personal Touch Dining and we highly recommend them! We wouldn't have changed a thing about their service. Thank you Lauren, Annalisa and the others involved who made our day so special and smooth! We are so grateful! read more

Personal Touch Dining did an amazing job at our wedding. We hired PTD to take care of catering plus bar service and rentals (linens, tables, etc.). The food was amazing and they knew the wedding venue (Darlington House) extremely well so they were super easy to work with. They allowed us to invite friends to our tasting for FREE which was a lot of fun. They provided a free LARGE cheese/fruit platter during our cocktail hour which the guests loved. Our guests also raved about the food. After shopping around, I found PTD to be the best value-for-money compared to other caterers (our guest count was approx 120 people). Their catering + bar service package was an unbelievable value which we would highly recommend. read more

I could not be more thrilled with Personal Touch's service for my December 30th, 2016 wedding! Personal Touch was extremely accommodating during the planning process- they squeezed my then-fiance and I in for a last minute tasting and worked with us to find a time that would work since work schedules and being from out of town made finding a time difficult. Annalisa and Lauren were both very prompt and helpful when it came to email responses and providing updated invoices. The entire process was extremely organized and very thorough! We had some last minute planning changes due to rain and Personal Touch went above and beyond to ensure that everything looked gorgeous despite the changes. The wait staff was amazing! They were even offering me snacks as I passed by them before the ceremony :) Most importantly, the food was AMAZING!! We did 5 hors d' Oeuvres (crab cakes, chicken and waffle bites, shrimp and andouille sausage skewers, mac and cheese bites, and mini sliders) which were all fabulous. The wait staff ensured that my husband and I had a full tray of hors d' Oeuvres at our sweetheart table and everyone was extremely professional and friendly. For dinner we opted for the chic buffet with the field greens salad, tri-tip carving station, monterey chicken, and whipped potatoes. Everyone was raving about the food!! As we were visiting tables we even had guests asking for the name of our caterer so that they could recommend to others in the area. At the end of the night it was pouring rain but Personal Touch not only packed up the leftovers, but also helped pack up other items and loaded them all into my parents' car. We truly could not have been happier with our service and would highly recommend Personal Touch to anyone planning a wedding or event in the San Diego area!! read more

Personal Touch Dining was awesome! They were very flexible in working with us on the menu and our budget and delivered a delicious cocktail hour and fun taco bar for dinner. We're also thankful that they refunded us for the one thing they forgot (cocktail table), which was fortunately not a big deal at all. Their team was professional and hospitable to our guests for both the wedding, and our small Sunday brunch the following day with our families. We recommend Personal Touch Dining for your big day! read more

We honestly could not have picked a better place to cater to our wedding they listened to all of our needs and were always happy to oblige by it and had such a wonderful service and waiters and the food was wonderful and our guests could not stop talking about how delicious it was we would recommend this place over most any other and the prices were super affordable read more

We had such an amazing experience with Personal Touch Dining for our wedding on 8/27/16. We used them for our wedding at Leo Carrillo Ranch and could not be happier. We worked with Leah and she was super responsive and helpful throughout the whole process. Nikka was also there to coordinate day of and was amazing! The packages they offer are super affordable and such a great value, it takes so much of the wedding stress off by being able to have them cover rentals/catering/coordinating/decorating. The food is also SO good and we had guests raving about it (we did a Mexican buffet). The bar package is also a killer deal and the bartenders we had at our wedding were great. We are so happy that Personal Touch Dining manages Leo Carrillo ranch, and we are incredibly happy to have had them make our wedding so awesome! read more

If you want the catering at your wedding handled with ease and professionalism, call Personal Touch Dining. I have had Personal Touch Dining do some corporate events for my firm in the past so it was a no brainer when my wife and I were planning our wedding. Food was great, price was right, and it was an item that I could cross off my list knowing there would be zero issues. Thank you Personal Touch Dining for helping make our wedding a success! read more

Personal touch dinning did a great job catering our wedding. They even accommodated some of my vegan guests pretty easily. The food was great. Everyone seemed happy. Leah also did a fantastic job as the day of wedding coordinator. The whole wedding process went by without a hitch because of their hard work. Highly recommend their service. read more

I was so pleased with the exceptional job that Personal Touch Catering did for my wedding. They completely exceeding my expectations and went above and beyond to make my event go smoothly and to make sure that my guests were happy. The food was fantastic. I heard nothing but raves from even the pickiest of foodies among my guests. I had some special requests to make the event more sustainable and the chef was very willing to work with me to find "green" alternatives. And the service and attention to detail was excellent - Rebecca was the catering manager and she was so sweet and worked so incredibly hard to ensure everything was perfect. The rest of crew did and equally excellent job. I feel very lucky to have found them. read more

We used personal touch dining to cater our wedding. The food was very good as was the service. That being said: For simplicity, we paid to use their bartenders which turned out to be a big mistake. The 'bartenders' they sent were either waitstaff, busboys, or some people they found in the parking lot who wanted to make a couple of bucks. They were not trained bartenders. The signature drinks were all made wrong even though we left clear recipes and instructions (we were told that's all we needed to do). The wedding was a year ago and my friends are still talking about the signature drinks, but for all the wrong reasons. They did not bother to open most of the boxes which were delivered by Bevmo. I was told we had run out of whiskey and my wife was told they had run out of white wine. When we unpacked everything the next day we had 3 handles of whiskey and a case of white wine left. I even saw one of the bartenders mixing a whiskey and coke using a bottle of expensive 16 year old scotch! If you are going simple with beer and wine only they would probably be adequate but I was pretty disappointed in how the bartenders handled the 1 thing I (the groom) was put in charge of, the bar. read more

As a wedding planner I am very picky about vendors. I am looking for quick communication, detail orientation, amazing product/service, competitive pricing, and positive vibes for my clients. Personal Touch delivers all of the above. I would recommend them to you and to my own clients in a heartbeat! I am especially impressed by their hard working staff who make the event run so smoothly. read more

Personal Touch Dining was our caterer of choice at our wedding on 10/15/16 @ The New Children's Museum. Their service and food was incredible. We opted for 3 food stations: Short Ribs, Chicken and Waffles, and Shrimp & Grits & even got a sundae bar and our guests really enjoyed the food. We got tons of compliments throughout the night. They were also able to easily accommodate 2 vegetarians meals and 1 allergen-free meal without a hassle. PTD even made sure we had food at our sweetheart table and packed up the leftovers to take with us! I highly recommend them, you won't be disappointed! read more

Initial reaction was Wow! What a great organization to partner with. They were responsive to emails and sent us a contract within a week. With time, the true character and customer service of the company was revealed. We wanted to do a tasting prior to working with any vendor for our event. The company only offers tastings M-Thur 3-7pm. My fiancé works 4 10s and I work until 6pm every day. They do not do tastings on the weekends. Despite numerous attempts to contact and connect with a manager, Personal Touch would not offer us an alternative or flexibility for a tasting. To top it off they wanted a down payment of 50% of the total cost for our event that is not scheduled until late 2019! They are not easy to get ahold of, they are not flexible, and If you are a working professional you will have to use your own PTO to schedule a tasting. If you want to be treated like a human being, I suggest going with another vendor. They clearly are too busy to concern themselves with new business at this time. read more

My wife and I selected Personal Touch for our wedding last month. It was definitely the right choice! We had very specific needs for our reception. I come from an Irish family full of meat and potatoes eaters and my wife is Indian and has several vegetarian family members. They were able to accommodate all of our requests with ease. The food and service were absolutely amazing! Several guests told me that they have never been to a wedding with food that was actually good. They said it didn't even taste like "wedding food". Although the cost exceeded our budget, it was worth it because of how smoothly everything went. It has been over a month and still I am hearing about how fantastic it was from our guests. Someone just told me yesterday how nice they were during the reception and how on top of everything the servers were. Excellent job! I HIGHLY recommend Personal Touch for all catering needs. read more

Personal touch catered our wedding at the Thursday Club on 10/25/13. They did such a wonderful job! Lauren was the rep. we worked with prior to the wedding. She was knowledgeable, organized, reassuring (they help with any coordination needed as well) and answered all of our questions from the start. The day of, they more then delivered. The staff was friendly, the food was great and the service was fantastic. Great job! read more

Personal Touch Dining catered our daughter's wedding at their Mt. Woodson venue on 10/24/14. I wish I could do 10 stars. Iman, the wedding coordinator, made all the planning so, so easy. The food was delicious and all the planning was carried out flawlessly....all our wishes were met! It was a wonderful evening, the food was terrific and no drama at all!! What a great caterer and fantastic venue. Our local and out-of-town guests were wowed! Many thanks to Iman and Personal Touch. read more

Personal Touch did my wedding at Leo Carrillo Ranch. What a wonderful business. Leah and Nikka were amazing. Didn't leave my side all night. They made sure everything was set up and amazing. Coordinated everything, Food and Bar service were outstanding. I cannot say enough good things about them. I highly recommend, they made planning a wedding SO easy! Thank you Thank you Thank you! read more

I was at a wedding yesterday and Personal Touch Dining made the most delicious food. Every bite melted in my mouth int he best way possible. from the grilled cheese and tomato, to the basil chicken over rice, to the strawberry cake. The staff was extremely friendly and on the ball. If I ever get married I will hire these folks! 5 Stars all the way! read more

We are so thankful that we chose Personal Touch Dining to handle our catering and event rentals. They are truly a pleasure to work with, very knowledgable and professional. Our tasting was an amazing experience, set up like a private dinner complete with wine, and the food is great! Communication with all of the PTD team was prompt and thorough throughout the planning process, they would often respond to my emails within hours! Aside from preparing and serving delicious food (rave reviews from all of our guests) they helped us with planning and design and also referred vendors. On our wedding day they went above and beyond, preparing to go bags of apps, dinner, and desert for my husband and I (we were too excited to eat!). We will definitely consider Personal Touch for any future catering needs! read more

So disappointed - Booked them months ahead of time & (4) days before our wedding (the day that the final payment was due), they called me to tell me they were afraid that we would run out of food if we did not order $2,200 more worth of food, even though we paid per person (a hustle). They said since we wanted to serve Italian & BBQ, our guests would have to choose one type of food OR we would run out of food before all of our guests made it through the buffet line. I explained that we hired them, because at our sales meeting, Lauren told us we could have both types of food in a buffet style, and our guests would eat whatever they wanted. I told their sales team assistant, Iman, that I did not want anyone to tell our guests that they would have to choose or that they could not have something they wanted. I told them I was very upset, because we made it clear when we signed the contract months ago that we wanted the food set up buffet style, so our guests could choose whatever they wanted. So after all that, since I felt I had no choice (4 days before our wedding), I agreed to purchase an additional $660 worth of food, which paid for 80 additional entrees. We had leftovers. Iman said she understood and would communicate that to our event manager, but at our wedding, the catering staff told our guests that they had to choose one or the other. So unhappy. The event manager is supposedly in charge of making sure everything runs smoothly, & that person is supposed to introduce themselves to you on the day of the wedding and make sure that everything is going your way. She never introduced herself. Iman, the sales team associate was there. I waved to her, but she just waved & walked off in the other direction. We had a dessert table with 14 cakes and 11 pies, & I requested they have all 8 servers cut the cakes, but they only had one person, so there was a long line. They also lost our toasting glasses & beverage tub. The food was good, but don't hire them. read more

Personal Touch catered my 9/20/2014 wedding at the San Diego Botanic Garden and did a wonderful job. They were very organized to work with, especially Bethany and Lauren, and I felt very comfortable using their services. The food was wonderful, there was no shortage of appetizers or dinner, it was kept warm, and all special requests were met, from dietary and allergy needs, to additional service we later added on such as tray passed wine service throughout our cocktail hour and dinner. They were even so kind as to box up a to-go dinner for me and my husband after the wedding; they knew we didn't have a chance to eat much! In addition to the food, they do a beautiful job setting up the reception. They brought in our tables, chairs, linens, dance floor, etc, and everything was lovely and exactly as I requested. I would definitely use them for another event, and cannot thank them enough for making our wedding perfect! read more

Due to our unique wedding circumstances, we did not get to choose our specific wedding caterer- but I must say we really lucked out! We had a brunch wedding so our food was more breakfast themed. There were pastries, muffins, omelets and THE MOST AMAZING eggs benedict we have ever had. The eggs benedict alone made the brunch! I only gave 4 stars because for our appetizers we had fruit on a stick- which I didnt really think was very creative (which may of had nothing to do with the caterer and more to do with the planner), deviled eggs- this is a tough one because personally I think I make the best deviled eggs ever so thes were just so-so for me, and mini quiche's- which Im pretty sure were just the one's from Costco. Apps were just ok, but main course was fantastic! Again we had not so normal circumstances but overall everything was good. I would DEFINITELY recommend them for breakfast themed events! read more