Encore Catering & Events

Encore was amazing to work with! Thomas handled everything for us! From our tasting to the day of details, he was amazing and on top of it! The food was delicious and I received multiple compliments on the dinner. Many people said they normally don’t like wedding food, but they loved ours! We had a few special requests for food and they delivered it to those individual’s tables. From start to finish they were great! I would highly recommend Encore Catering and Events for anyones wedding!

Encore was one of our «preferred vendors» we were totally surprised with the level of excellent customer service, quality of the food and reasonable price!!! After talking with all of the other preferred caters we were worried we may have to change our venue but Encore changed everything!!! Not often do you have wedding guests calling you to comment on the food from your wedding 2 months ago! It was seriously that good!

My husband and I just got married less than 3 weeks ago and just had Encore cater our reception at thee Bernardo Winery. We absolutely LOVED Thomas and knew Encore was the caterer for us after we had our tasting with Thomas. He handled my crazy obsessive frantic emails like it was no big deal and was soooo professional! The staff who were onsite the day of the event were so professional and helpful, it was wonderful. They brought my husband and I our food right away when we sat down and it was soooo good!!! You always wonder if the food will taste as good as it did during the tasting, and it totally tasted just as amazing! Another reason why we chose Encore was because they had a great menu selection of food, and totally let us design our own menu. I highly recommend Encore to anyone! Thank you Thomas!!! You are the best!

Thomas was helpful, fun, hilarious, and punctual. He delivered information when promised. Their event staff was at our wedding venue on time and their food was hot and delicious! He even recommended a florist for me who was perfect! They hand-​delivered our plates, as well as the vegetarian meals. The buffet looked like it went off without a hitch — how much do the bride & groom really notice when being pulled in 9384 directions at once! ;-)
I would definitely use them again if I ever have the need for a bunch of delicious food!

Encore was recommended to us by our venue as one of four preferred caterers and we couldn’t be more thrilled we went with them! My now husband and I are HUGE «foodies» and this was a part of our wedding we wouldn’t cut any corners on. Most guest probably will agree that food is a actually kind of a big deal at a wedding. We made sure it was at ours :)
There website is a bit discouraging because they don’t list prices or their menu, but it’s worth it to send a quick email to get all the info you need! Don’t let it deter you :)
Thomas was our point of contact throughout the whole planning process. He was helpful and quick to respond to any questions we had. We met with Thomas for our tasting and we LOVED the food. For how great it tasted and how well the presentation was, we were a bit nervous it would be quoted out of our price range. Within a couple days Thomas got back to us with a quote and it was really reasonable!!!
We decided to go with pies instead of your traditional wedding cake and wanted them to be served warm and with ice cream. I wasn’t sure if it would be possible and after talking with Thomas he said they would make it happen! We supplied the pies and ice cream, they warmed them, cut them and served them with ice cream for us!
On our wedding day in August, everything was perfect! The food was awesome and our guests still rave about it now! We served the food buffet style. Chef Jay was absolutely the best!!! He was our day of coordinator and he made sure everything was perfect! He brought us appetizers while we were taking our pictures (without even having to ask) and always made sure we were satisfied.
Thank you Chef Jay for making sure our food was served to perfection on our wedding day!!!

LOVED our wedding caterers! Thomas was very easy to talk to, and the chef was very accommodating to our unique requests – breakfast for dinner! We told them our budget, and they helped us get the most bang for our buck! Delicious food, awesome set up, very affordable.

Encore recently catered our wedding. Thomas was my main point of contact there and also my day of coordinator. First (and most important), the food was amazing. All of our guests raved about it. The service was also great and their setup of the buffet and bar area was classy, clean, and a little whimsical without being overdone and tacky. They were also VERY reasonably priced for quality and quantity of food. One of the best things about them is that they didn’t nickel and dime you for every little thing you wanted or needed. You were given a complete price which included all of your standard silverware/​dinnerware and there were no hidden costs at the end.
Thomas was on top of everything and knew what to anticipate the day of the event. I did not hear about a single problem that day (and i’m sure small issues always come up with every wedding) which means he was able to deal with all of it without bothering me and I am SUPER thankful for that. The day went by without a hitch and people are still talking about the food. I don’t think I could’ve made a better decision with my caterer and day-​of coordinator.

Thomas is amazing and so is the entire Encore team!
We loved our food, how fantastic they were with working within our budget and how clever they were with creating a unique menu! We had 100 people gather in the Lawn of the International Cottages in Balboa Park, which in itself isn’t an easy venue. However, add to that rain, and other unexpected last minute hiccups, and many catering companies wouldn’t have managed well. It didn’t even seem to phase the Encore team! I would recommend them to anyone needing catering, and already have! :) Not a single complaint and MANY a compliment on the food! Their chef is excellent!
USE THEM!

Encore recently catered my wedding (July 6^th) and they were amazing! The food was great, my guests were all impressed, and the staff was very professional. They worked hard to make sure our day was perfect and that everything went smoothly and I really appreciate all of the work they put into creating a great meal for us on such a special day.

Our wedding was back in January and I just want to say how great Thomas, Jay, and the Encore team are in what they do. Thomas was very helpful and prompt in responding to my e-​mails prior to the wedding. When I had some concerns, he was always there with solutions. I also enjoyed the additional perks that he put in the contract when things came up. Encore also took care of the linens which was a relief so I would not have to worry about an additional vendor.
The food turned was delicious and the guests raved about the appetizers and the main course. I had a plated dinner and it didn’t slow down the timeline at all. The entire waitstaff was very attentive and prompt.

My husband and I could not be happier with going with Encore for our wedding. They were super flexible with the menu and were willing to try different types of food. Thomas was a great coordinator with a personality like no other. They fed our wedding party of almost 200 guests and not one of them had any complaints about food or service.

I love Encore Catering & Events sooo much that I want to have parties just so I can hire them! Christine is very helpful, answers questions promptly and is very easy to work with! Chef Jay works wonders with food and will work with you to create a unique menu. Encore allowed us to provide one of our own apps for our wedding (my mom’s lumpia) and even cooked it for us! Most catering companies wouldn’t do this but it was important to me.
Encore is a one stop shop. They do food, drinks, desserts, linens, rentals, lighting, etc. I highly recommend them and look forward to working with them again soon.

Christine and the staff at encore is amazing. They made every detail of my ideas come to life. Thanks to their last minute decision making my wedding was a success despite a downpour of rain. We thank you for all of the hard work on Sunday.

Encore catered my wedding this past weekend. From the first tasting we knew we wanted them, the food was great and they had a huge menu to choose from.
We worked with Christine who was so sweet and helpful. She helped us with the menu and with rentals. The rentals were beautiful and exactly as I had pictured.
The food was great (we had many compliments from our guests). The bar service was good (we provided our own alcohol). The day of service was good.
There were only a few snags with the actual event. And in the end, I had to check my prelimenary invoices very carefully and make some changes due to errors. it did become a bit stressful making sure things were correct. And it did become difficult towards the end to get responses from her. I did have to constantly monitor and correct the set up at our event despite having given them a very specific floor plan. We were quite dissapointed that after paying so much for food, we weren’t able to have our leftovers (like all of my friends were able to do). And we were dissapointed in some of the day of service (serving of our cake was very very dissapointing for us), though overall it was okay.
I’d recommend them based on the quality of the food– doubt youd find better– just be sure you are very specific in the exact service you want, be available for the whole set up on the day of and double/​triple check your invoices.

These people are great. They made everything come true for my budget vintage type wedding at the coronado community center. The food was fantastic and I would pick them again! I was so stressed and worried about getting a company to fit in our budget, and they made it happen with food, linens, glassware, plates and silverware. ALL OF IT! Thank god. I dont know what i would have done if I did not find them.

Food was great, my guests loved it. I just did not like the fact that they cut up my ENTIRE wedding cake. My husband and I didn’t even get to taste our own cake because they threw all the cake that wasn’t served in the trash! You would think they would wait to cut up more cake once plates were taken from the table instead of cutting up the entire thing. After some miscommunication with the food, and hearing «I’m sorry» multiple times, my husband didn’t want to deal with them anymore.

Encore was amazing to work with and their food was outstanding! They catered our September wedding and provided delicious food and great customer service.
From day one we were blown away by the quality of their food. We thought we’d already found a caterer, then went to their tasting and changed our minds immediately. The chef asked for my personal recipes and then created an amazing spread based off of those recipes. It was restaurant-​quality food but served in two buffets to 250 people. And even better, they worked with our budget to keep the price low!
On top of the delicious food, Christine was a pleasure to work with. She was sincerely interested in what was important to us and even went out of her way to pick up table number holders the day of the wedding. They upgraded our plates and utensils — which might not seem that important — but made a huge difference. I actually had people stop me at the reception to comment on what great plates we had. They were huge and held a ton of food!
I’ve worked with many catering companies for all kinds of events and I can honestly say that Encore was one of the best. I would definitely recommend them!

I sent an inquiry as a newly engaged bride to be. one. Since then they have emailed me numerous times, despite my blatant «I am not interested do not email me» replies. They even asked me what times worked for me for a tasting after noting that I never replied to their solitication… «I havent heard from you yet» ! I don’t know who Van Vo is, but seriously, get a clue. I could only imagine the horror if this had been a wedding that was called off. Thankfully, I’m just harassed and taking my business elsewhere. Someone please buy them a copy of «sales for dummies” — for now I’m just marking them as spam and writing a review.
absolutely obnoxious.

We used Encore Catering for a bank wide employee event. We had 400 RSVP’s and I had been working with Christine and her team for a few months. They always got back to me right away and were more than helpful when we needed to make changes or add guests or food selections.
At the event, they were early and had our food display set up and ready to go. The food came out in waves to accommodate our employees schedules and arrival times. The food was all hot and ready to go.
We will continue using Encore Catering for our future events as they showed they they care about their clients!
Thank you!

ENCORE CATERING!
unfortunately they had committed to my 40^th b-​day party for 40 guest and then a week later I receive a email that due to a wedding that was back on, they will not able to cater my party. VERY UNPROFESSIONAL!!!