Root Cellar Catering Co

I highly recommend Root Cellar Catering. For our wedding last year, our biggest priority was good food (within a reasonable budget). After contacting a few other caterers that a) would not get back to me, b) offered menus that were not what we wanted, or c) would not let us taste the food we wanted to serve at the wedding, we finally found Root Cellar Catering. Marie was fantastic and easy to work with, she coordinated the table and chair rentals for us (including set-​up), and would have helped set up table décor herself if we had not decided to hire a day-​of coordinator also. She got us in touch with a great bakery (Elizabethan Desserts) for the cake and dessert, and was fine with us providing our own alcoholic beverages (they set up a bar complete with bartenders). Best of all, their food was amazing and they worked with us to get the menu we wanted. They also ensured that we (bride and groom) were able to eat food the day of the wedding (we only missed out on 1 of 10 menu items). Did I mention the food was great? I recommend them to anyone looking for a caterer.

My biggest fear for my wedding was having bad, dry food, and «wedding chicken.» I didn’t want to have one of those weddings where everyone suffers through a meal. Root cellar not only blew all of my expectations out of the water, but they smiled and provided amazing customer service too.
Jamie and Marie were amazing from the start of our wedding planning. They customized a menu specifically for us beyond just our favorit foods. Im filipino and my husband is lebanese, they blew it out of the park with satay skewers, lamb meatballs, banh mi crostinis, and bacon lumpia as appetizers. The main course was served family style which we loved. Everything was delicious. For dessert, Marie handed out ice cream sandwiches while people were dancing. We got so many complients on the food and the service of the staff.
I felt like the food was a representation of us and a meal that I would order at a restaurant on a regular basis. The presentation, the taste and the service were all perfection. Thank you Jamie and Marie, our wedding would not have been as amazing without you!

Root Cellar Catering catered my daughter’s wedding this October 25^th at Leo Carrillo Ranch. I cannot tell you how many compliments we received on the food. Marie, our contact at Root Cellar, couldn’t have been nicer or more accommodating. My daughter was not the most involved bride and I am not a big foodie but we stumbled on this company through some contacts my older daughter has made in the event planning community. I am so happy we decided to go with Root Cellar. They worked within our budget, were flexible, and they went above and beyond on the day of the wedding; working to make everything perfect. Best of all, the food was amazing! One of our guests, unbeknown to us, was a chef at a well-​known Arizona resteraunt and he coud not stop raving about the food (especially the Chipolte Mole Briskett and all of the appetizers). I recommend Root Cellar withour hesitation.

I cannot say enough good things about Jamie and Marie! They are the absolute best and made our wedding everything it was. From the attention to detail, to the servers, and most of all, the food! Everything was absolutely amazing! Thank you Root Cellar!

Root Cellar is the BEST. They helped us create an amazing custom menu for our wedding that fit our tastes and the vibe we were going for perfectly. The farmer’s market bar looked (and tasted) awesome and I lost track of the number of guests who told us it was the best cocktail hour food they’d ever had. Then came dinner, and more awesomeness! Perfectly cooked salmon, fall-​off-​the-​bone short ribs, and roasted veggies. Root Cellar served all the food family style on platters for guests to pass and share which was a really wonderful way for our many out of town guests to meet and get to know one another. Marie and Jamie made our 225 person wedding feel like an intimate dinner party. For dessert, they made us delicious homemade ice cream sandwiches (!!!) and cookies and milk. All in all, a perfect meal and great service.
But Root Cellar’s amazingness goes beyond the food. From the moment we first talked to Marie she was so helpful and provided information about all kinds of details for our wedding, and served in a pseudo wedding planner role, which was above and beyond. On our wedding day she made sure my new husband and I actually got to taste and enjoy everything — bringing us a separate hors d’oeuvres platter, making sure we got plenty of our dinner, and coming to find us on the dance floor with ice cream sandwiches!
We could not be happier with our choice to hire Root Cellar to cater our wedding. It also seemed fitting and very special to have a husband and wife team (an amazing team at that) cater our first meal as a married couple. We love you Root Cellar!

Root Cellar Catering was absolutely more than expected. Their culinary talent, presentation of foods and quality of service was AWESOME! Five stars isn’t enough.

Amazing! Root Cellar catered our wedding in San Clemente, Ca and from beginning to end they were incredible. They helped us create the perfect menu for our casual Southern California wedding. We started with their market table (insane!) during cocktail hour followed by a plated Spanish caesar salad then a self serve ceviche and taco bar for the main course. For desert we had a small size naked cake with fresh berries and an array of different bite size treats!
Everything was fresh and delicious! We had so many compliments on the food and staff. Marie and Jamie were an absolute pleasure to work with… If you’re looking for great, fresh food and stellar service, Root Cellar is your caterer!

Mmmmmmmmmazing!
I really enjoyed the mini fish tacos, seared filet crostinis, and beer-​braised beef short rib. Writing this (brief) review, is make me VERY hungry. Unfortuantely my options will fall short of the food served by Root Cellar Catering. To anyone reading this review and using their services, please invite me!

My husband and I recently hired Root Cellar Catering Co for our wedding on Aug. 9^th, ’14. Because we have had their food before, we knew it would be awesome. And boy did they deliver! Our dinner was so delicious. Many guests came up to us during our event to say how much they enjoyed the food, and my entire family gave them kudos in the days following the wedding. I was really pleased to hear my dad say that he enjoyed the food so much. He couldn’t stop talking about the entrees! My favorite items were the custom fish taco appetizer (a little San Diego flavor for our out-​of-​town guests!), the seared filet crostini appetizer, and the beef braised short rib. I wish they had a restaurant so I could go back for more whenever I wanted!
It’s clear Root Cellar Catering will be around for a long time because they truly care about serving fresh food purchased from local vendors that are tailored to your tastes. The food is just THAT good.
I also wanted to make a special mention of how easy Jamie and Marie were to work with throughout the planning process. I would highly recommend their services for ANY type of event.

I had the pleasure of enjoying their delicious food at one of our goods friends weddings! So tasty! Everything we had was absolutely delicious. My husband especially loved their Mac n cheese bites. All the appetizers and our entrees were wonderful.
Best of luck to a great and talented crew! We also noticed how nice the service was. Well done!

The food from Root Cellar was absolutely amazing! We had a cheese platter, appetizers, and the main course of chicken, salmon, salad and mashed potatoes for our wedding. Our friend even said he will work for pickles! Seriously, would recommend them for any occasion! And they are friendly and choose their food locally… what could be better than that?

THSE GUYS ARE GREAT!!! Root Cellar recently catered our 5^th annual Oscar Party and with out a doubt — did an outstanding job from beginning to end! My first contact was with Marie… not only was she professional, courteous and a pleasure to work with, Marie was flexible and accommodating to all of our needs and requests. On the day of the event, I was introduced to Jamie (chef dad!) …passionate & inspiring. Together they produced amazing food, that was perfectly presented! Raves: The Animal Sliders (consumed faster than they could be made), The Short Ribs and of course, The Ahi Poke on House-​Made Chips! They also helped in securing a few Desserts as well — the Smores Pops were awesome & the Mini Square Cupcakes were a hit. I would definitely recommend Root Cellar for any occasion! Thank you both for making the evening a great success!

Marie and Jamie from the Root Cellar catered our Oct. 5^th wedding at Leo Carrillo Ranch last fall. The food was INCREDIBLE. People are still talking about the smoked gouda mac and cheese and peach bourbon braised short ribs that they made! They also did all the desserts and cake, which was not only delicious but really pretty too! And throughout the whole menu planning process they were such a pleasure to work with and accommodated all of our family’s requests. On the day of the wedding, it was 80 degrees and I started to feel a little woozy right before the ceremony, and Marie somehow heard about it and rushed over with water and cheese and crackers! It was so unexpected and made me feel so much better! I can’t say enough times how awesome Root Cellar is and recommend them to everyone! :)

Without a doubt, Root Cellar deserves five full, fun, festive stars! From our first meeting, though all our correspondence, into the wedding and up to the last few minutes of the reception, Marie and Jaime treated us like dear friends. The food was seriously DELICIOUS and the service was 100% DELIGHTFUL. We would recommend them, without reservation, to anyone planning a wedding, party or event. Root Cellar cares about their food, their customers and their quality. THANK YOU!

We hired Root Cellar Catering to provide a luncheon for approx. 40 guests at our home in North County on less than 2 weeks’ notice. Root Cellar worked with us to customize the menu, plan the logistics and table/​chair rentals, and make the whole event as easy for us as possible. They were professional and courteous and punctually set up and cleaned up for our event. Root Cellar staff also assisted with serving our buffet-​style luncheon and passing appetizers. Our guests really enjoyed the food [we came up with a variation on one of their lunch menus] the dessert selection and beverages. Overall, we would highly recommend Root Cellar Catering. Great food and attention to details – for instance, we had provided wine and beer, but they brought a nice beverage cart for serving drinks «just in case» we needed somewhere to put them, something we had not thought of.

Taco Tuesday is excellent in it’s own right, but when paired with beer… the excellency doubles. Or Triples. Or Quadruples. If you catch my drift.
Or it just slaps me in the face with supreme deliciousness. I mean, Root Celler Catering Co really hit it out of the park on this one. Bahn mi pork belly tacos! Beer braised brisket nachos! Please sir, may I have another?
Not only are they serving up KILLER meats, but in the spirit of taco-​y collaboration with Ballast Point, they’re actually cooking with the beer they’ve paired with. Mind. Blown.
Next Tuesday can’t come fast enough.

I had the chance of trying them out while they were at Ballast Point recently. It was taco Tuesday and they had a special collab menu with BP that day. Very creative!
FOOD:
–Bubba Taco — Habanero Sculpin cooked with grass-​fed chorizo. It was okay but I think lacked flavor and spice. The meat was quite dry.
-«Pale ale banh mi pork belly» — soft taco with pork belly in pale ale with vinagered carrots. Intended to simulate the taste of the infamous Vietnamese banh mi. My favorite out of the two tacos I tried!
–Tacos were $ 9 for 2… came with tortilla chips and pickles. A little pricey, I thought…
SERVICE:
–Quick and friendly.
All in all, I liked their creativity with incorporating BP beer into their special menu items.

Root Cellar catered a private event for a friend of mine. I’d heard many good things so my expectations were pretty high, but my GOODNESS, were they exceeded! Food was superb, delicious and inventive. Owners were warm, attentive, and from what I hear, easy to work with and very accommodating. Love their farm to table philosophy as well!

I attended a bachelorette party where Root Cellar Catering was hired to host a dinner for the bride and all her guests. Not only was the food amazing but the chef and his team centered the food around the past and future of the bride-​to-​be by collaborating with the Maid of Honor. It was such a great and creative idea and you could tell the owners put their heart and souls into making great food and their clients happy. 5+ stars for excellent food and great people!

I do not have enough amazing things to say about this wonderful husband and wife team!!! Marie and Jamie catered our wedding July 28^th of this year. Not only did Marie coordinate our wedding, but Jamie catered the French themed event.
Marie was my wedding angel (coordinator) for the whole 9 months beforehand, allowing me to enjoy the entire process and stress about NOTHING! Marie made our special day, what it was — unique, elegant, and perfect! She even had a baby half 6 months before the wedding and still did not miss a beat. Marie is a young lady that is full of grace, talent, energy, calm, intelligence, and great connections to boot! She was extremely creative, which helped to give us a wedding day that was one of a kind and all our own. She gave us many money saving tips which allowed us to pull of a million dollar wedding for under $ 20,000. I did not have one single moment with Marie planning my wedding, that was not 100% perfect. Our guests raved about the whole experience, saying that is was the most beautiful wedding they had ever been to.
Jamie was our caterer. He created a menu that was beautiful and authentic French Countryside. Some of our appetizers consisted of handmade rustic tarts (tomato, mushroom, etc…), Miniature Croque Monsieurs with with Bechamel Sauce, French Cheeses, etc. Our dinner choices were Boeuf Bourguignon and Coq Au Vin. Our guests said it was the best «wedding» food they had ever had. What a complement to the Chef! It tasted like dinner from a fine French Restaurant instead of a wedding that was mass produced. The dinner went very well with the French wines that we were serving too!
I still cannot believe how blessed we were to find this wonderful husband and wife team. Between the two of them, we had every angle of our wedding completely taken care of. My husband and I actually went into Marie withdrawals after the wedding was over because we missed working with her. I would recommend these two to anyone!