Rise And Shine Catering

We just hired Rise & Shine for a «Cocktail & Diamond» event to help raise funds for The Center for learning Unlimited, which serves children with unique and complex learning challenges. Rise & Shine served up delicious appetizers that were tray passed to our guests. Every time they came out they had another amazing appetizer that was even more delicious than the first! Our guest felt satisfied with the food, drink & the Diamonds during our luxurious evening! Rise & Shine is the best!
Thank You!

Check your driving crew. One of their drivers is a complete maniac. Cut me off and almost caused a huge accident.

Never had the food, but I was cut off by the driver of this catering place and saw the driver cut off several other drivers causing more traffic and near-​miss collisions
No amount of good reviews (if they even have any) can remedy this driver’s horrendous driving

We used Rise and Shine Catering for an event recently and were very happy with both the food quality and the friendly servers. I would recommend them to any of my family or friends without hesitation. They are the BEST!

Rise and Shine caters regularly for our clients at a busy production company. The staff is always friendly, professional and punctual! Menu items are priced very reasonably and the food is fantastic. Beyond the impeccable service, I highly recommend this company for any 24 hour production needs. They are the one company in Los Angeles that has been able to accommodate us at 3am for early morning shoots! We love Rise and Shine and so will you!

This review is LONG overdue. I had my wedding over July 4^th weekend in 2015 and Rise and Shine were the caterers I chose. This was by far one of the best choices I made.
First and foremost, as with most weddings, I was very concerned about budget. I needed something that would be affordable and delicious, not necessarily two things that go hand in hand when it comes to caterers. That being said, Rise and Shine delivered on both!
My husband and I are both breakfast fanatics so we decided that a brunch wedding would be perfect for us. It was important to us that the food not show up pre-​heated in trays because no one likes rubbery eggs and lukewarm bacon. Rise and Shine delivered the perfect brunch experience: made to order omelettes with your choice of mix-​ins and freshly made waffles with a topping bar that included hot maple syrup and NUTELLA. I repeat: NUTELLA. My guests still talk about the mountains of Nutella they ate at my wedding, no joke.
Not only was the food fantastic, but their staff truly made my wedding day feel like an effortless experience. One of the waiters actually delivered my plate of food so I wouldn’t have to wait in line and checked back with me throughout the wedding to make sure me and my husband were taken care of. The staff was friendly and smiling throughout. I couldn’t have asked for a lovelier group.
Last but not least, the manager, Kerianne, went above and beyond. She stayed till the bitter end (at least three hours after the wedding) because we had to wait for all our rentals to be picked up. I felt so badly for her because she had tried to tell the rental company to come earlier but because of the holiday weekend, they were very behind schedule. She also helped my friend and my husband move all of the tables and chairs out of the venue so that we wouldn’t be charged an overtime fee.
If anyone is considering Rise and Shine for their wedding, I say go for it, no questions asked. Thank you so much for making my wedding an incredible day!

Now, a week after my experience with Rise & Shine, I’m still raving about them to my coworkers!
I am so impressed with their service, their prices, their response time, their staff — before I even tasted one bite of their food, I was already blown away.
Here’s what happened:
I had a last-​minute client meeting booked on a Friday — and they were expecting breakfast on Monday morning. I feverishly called caterers and food trucks. None were eager to get me a quote, do a custom menu, or cater for less than 50 people.
Rise and Shine, however, exceeded every expectation (or hope) I had on that Friday afternoon.
Deana said «no problem!» to everything, and it took her less than an hour to have a quote to me for 30 people; and it came in under budget. I could even rent a table from her.
Relieved that I had breakfast lined up, I was able to breathe; and Rise and Shine team were extremely communicative all weekend long.
Monday morning, the chef showed up on time, and set up quickly.
Are you ready for the best part?
The food was amazing. My client was blown away by not only the sheer quantity of food options, but by the QUALITY — everyone kept asking, «how do you get these waffles so soft?! How do you make your waffles?!»
My client and her team were ecstatic and impressed; I’m pretty sure they’re hiring R&S for future things. I recommend you hire them too!

The food was delicious and the chef and staff very friendly. I appreciated the polite, helpful and detailed response to my emails in preparation to the event. We will use them again.

Rise & Shine Catering is my «Go To» on any event I need catered. I have used Rise & Shine multiple times over the years and always the service and food «OUTSTANDING»! Kerianne was very attentive to my needs (hosting a party of 125+) and made the suggestion for two bartenders. Thank goodness I had two bartenders! They kept more than busy! The food (Taco Bar) was excellent and the chefs were awesome! I will use Rise & Shine Catering again and again! Chris E.

I used Rise & Shine last Friday for a party of 75 and I have no complaints whatsoever. They were professional, courteous and on time. The food was delicious and everyone had a good time. They made extra food at no charge and was very responsive to my calls, emails and request.

So far I’ve had Rise and Shine cater two of our company breakfasts. One was made to order omelet stations for 200 people and the other was a buffet style breakfast. Our team really enjoyed the food and service. The staff was very professional and attentive to our needs. We will definitely be using them again in the future.

I had a nice brunch set up for my good friend. Ordered food for my event far in advance and had multiple emails stating they would be there NO LATER than 11:30 am to set up for my 12:30 pm brunch. Well, they didn’t show until 1:30 pm!!! It was absolutely the worst experience ever waiting for them, stressed out, with hungry guests. The «chef» kept claiming to be 5 minutes away when she finally showed up 2 hours later. WTH??? To top it off, the eggs and potatoes were no better than mass made cafeteria food from a high school lunch line and they didn’t even send what we asked for! They gave us a discount in the end but overall I would never use their service again. If you want to STRESS OUT waiting 2 hours for the food for your event then I would highly recommend this company :)

They tried hard but the experience level for an event of this caliber was not there.
Experienced caterers worth the money you pay them always increase their order by at least 10%. The chef told me he prepared for 105 but the guest list without staff/​vendor meals was 110. They should have had more food. I have never seen a caterer run out of food before all the guests and staff were served.
If you are using this company for a very special event like a wedding, my recommendation is to wait until they have a higher percentage of better reviews. Don’t book with a 3.5 star caterer. This is LA. There are thousands of caterers don’t settle.

We used Rise and Shine for an offsite work lunch for 60 staff. We had a limited budget and Renee worked with us to deliver a nice selection of gourmet box lunches. The entire process was smooth and delivery was on time and accurate. Everyone was very happy with the quality of the food and the choices offered. We will use them again for our corporate needs.

We used Rise and Shine to hire a bartender for our wedding and had a horrible experience. The bartender they sent was rude, unprofessional, arrogant, and made our guests feel uncomfortable. He made tasteless jokes (racial, etc), flirted with (and served alcohol to) an underage guest… One family even left early because he spilled an entire drink on their daughter and instead of apologizing, made a joke of it. One guest asked for lemonade and when he poured a coke instead, she said, «I asked for lemonade» and he said, «this isn’t for you– it’s for me»… Many people commented that he seemed drunk or on drugs. When I told the company about it, they didn’t seem to care. We had caterers from Lisa’s Bön Appetit there as well and they were superstars compared to Rise and Shine’s. I regret using them. Don’t make the same mistake we made!

Don’t have anything to say about the quality/​taste of your food as I don’t have experience with that. But I can share my 2 cents about their catering driver. Couldn’t catch who was driving, but he/​she was driving like a maniac. I was going 80 miles an hour on the freeway and he was tailgating me for about a mile. And when he got a chance to change lanes and pass by, he weaved in and out recklessly to cut me off when he had the chance. All this to just be in front as we had to immediately stop at the offramp stoplight. Incredibly dangerous! I don’t care if you were late for an appointment or not, it was absolutely reckless. Like I said, I don’t know how your food is, but from my brief encounter with your driver, I would not consider using your services for my events.
the driver was at Lincoln and Olympic in Santa Monica at 1:30pm on 7÷29÷04

I just used Rise and Shine Catering this morning for a company breakfast and they were FABULOUS! I could not wait to get online and write them a review. The staff were absolutely AMAZING. I spoke with Renee when I was booking their serves and she could not have been more helpful or patient. She helped us custom build our menu at the last minute and was so sweet throughout the entire process. Our chefs, Ty and Armine were FANTASTIC. They showed up on time, completely prepared and were a pleasure to work with. I will DEFINITELY BE USING THEIR CATERING SERVICE FOR YEARS TO COME.
As an event planner, it is always a challenge to find quality caters and Rise and Shine went ABOVE AND BEYOND. They were not only friendly and professional, THEIR PRICES WERE UNBEATABLE. If you need a catering service, BOOK RISE AND SHINE AND YOU WILL NOT BE SORRY!
THANK YOU TY, ARMINE and RENEE for a STRESS FREE and DELICIOUS event!
Best,
Kristen

I can’t give Ty (our on-​site chef) and Rise and Shine enough praise. We had a breakfast catered for our office, and I arrived early to help Ty with setup before everyone got there, and we were blown away at the friendliness and the great display of food we had to go around. I also asked if we could split the usual menu so that we could still receive some breakfast burritos along with our omelet session, and it was no problem it at all. I can truly say I would use them again in a heartbeat, thank you Ty for all your work that morning! It really kicked off our week in the best way!

I was definitely not impressed with the customer service I received nor with the lack of transparency in pricing. Other folks in my office have utilized them to cater meetings, so I decided to give them a shot. I called and left a message to make an inquiry and never got a call back. I tried again and left one more message. Within an hour I received a call but no apology. The woman helping me seemed bored and didn’t offer or ask for much information.
Their website seems fairly straight-​forward and I requested the BREAKFAST BUFFET for 11 people. I gave her the date and my contact info and she said she’d get back to me with a quote. I stopped her from hanging up and added the time I wanted delivery (she didn’t bother to ask) and also requested disposable trays.
Several hours later I received a quote by email and was shocked at the pricing. The website lists the buffet at $ 8.95/person, but the pricing I received was $ 17.27/person, nearly twice as much! I replied to ask about this and she said there were minimums. Nowhere on the website do they indicate this. Just shady. Other professional caterers and catering menus I’ve seen are transparent about minimums and pricing, but not Rise and Shine. She didn’t offer me any additional detail so I asked what the minimums were. Her response?
«It would be 23, or roughly around $ 180-​$ 200 in food costs.»
FYI, 23 people x $ 8.95/person is $ 205.85…
If I’d know the minimums, I might not have ordered for only 11 or I would’ve gone with another caterer but I held out hoping that there was a reason why my other colleagues have used them.
Anyhow, delivery was an additional $ 35. At least disposable plates, napkins and utensils were included. On the day of my meeting, I decided to show up at the office at 7:30 am to finish setting up. Good thing too because the driver was there an hour early! He was some guy with his own catering business who was asked to do the drop-​off and this was the only time that worked for him because he had another gig. Not surprisingly, there was no warning at all from Rise and Shine that the driver might come that early. He also brought the real trays and not the disposable ones I had asked for, so that meant someone had to come back to pick the stuff up. I’ve seen them take the remaining food with them if you don’t pack it up before they get there.
As far as the buffet goes, it includes scrambled eggs, potatoes o’brien, french toast, assorted breakfast breads, bacon or sausage, seasonal fresh fruit and orange juice. It’s not bad actually, but worth $ 17+/person? Not really, and especially not when your wishes as the client are ignored.
Payment can be made by check on the day of the event or they can take credit card information over the phone (there’s an extra charge for credit card payment).
I doubt I’ll use them again.

OMG She didn’t even let me tell her what I needed. She kept interrupting me. I was trying to explain my concept and before I could even finished she was questioning it, like I was nuts or something… anyway, If I can’t even express to her what I want, why would I hire her???