Santa Barbara Catering Company

OUTSTANDING is the only way to describe the quality of the cupcakes I ordered. The service was impeccable. I would recommend Santa Barbara Catering to anyone looking for superb quality and top of line quality food. I am so impressed.
They were ready and waiting at the exact time they told me. I really could not find one negative thing to say. I was kind of speechless when the woman opened the box.
Can’t wait for my next event to see what else I can order from them.
SUPERB!

So, after getting a menu proposal from Santa Barbara a few months ago, I was excited to try their tasting and almost positive that I would use them for my upcoming wedding. They sound so good in theory, and when I have been to the Farm at South Mountain, the food has been great. Well, we went to a tasting for the catering and it was so meh. I was shocked. They had a chicken wrapped in prosciutto that was just dry and not flavorful. Their mashed potatoes tasted like it came from a box. The short rib was ok, but not as good as you would think. The good parts were the salads and dips. Those were very good. I have heard great things about this catering company, but, when this was their showing at a tasting, it made me too nervous about what the food would be like at the event to use them for my wedding. Sorry Santa Barbara.

We hired Santa Barbara Catering Company for a Celebration of Life in my mom’s honor. Both Lauren Guthrie and Lauren Leonard were instrumental in helping me choose the best menu option that matched our event theme, venue and season (a hot summer day)! I was amazed by the efficiency of both women in communicating by email and phone-​I never had to worry about any detail. They even had other suggestions unrelated to catering to help our event run seamlessly. The food was spot on! We feasted on a delicious and unusual variety of sandwiches, bruschetta and crudite’s paired with scrumptious mini desserts. Yum! All the guests were wowed by the food. Their presentation is the icing on the proverbial cake-​beautifully displayed with lovely serving pieces. We will definitely use Santa Barbara Catering for our next event-​and I imagine our guests will too!

I can only echo all of the positive sentiments previously mentioned.
I too was at The Farm at South Mountain and had no choice of caterer, but with food this fabulous it made no difference. The food was the most commented upon aspect of the wedding by our guests, all of whom agreed it was easily the best wedding food they’ve ever had and was delicious wedding or not. And these are not easily pleased eaters! In fact, the food was even better than at the tasting! What more could I ask for?
We were undecided on a second entrée choice after our initial tasting and SBC let us select 2 – 3 things to try at no additional cost at another tasting. They made the process painless. We even decided to go with their dessert bar options based on the tasting and forgo the cake — why have just one dessert when you can have 4?!
We had excellent service with fixed plates for myself and the groom (we got to eat first), were attended to all night by the staff in a ninja-​like fashion.
You can’t go wrong it seems with Santa Barbara Catering.

Very professional, they went above and beyond in every category and the food was amazing and I’m actually quite picky! I have used a handful of catering companies in the past but was never impressed nor disappointed. After doing business with SBC I wouldn’t consider using any another company, they couldn’t have done anything better.

We chose Santa Barbara to cater our wedding at the Phoenix Art Museum. I contacted them and three other companies on the museum’s list of preferred caterers, and they beat the competition. They responded to my request and sent several sample menus with pricing. Their per person cost was higher than Fabulous Food, but the total cost was a good $ 2,000 lower. That’s because they don’t add on additional fees for labor, setup, etc.
Lauren was a joy to work with. She responded to all my questions professionally and in a timely manner. She was patient with me through multiple menu changes. They even let us customize the menu with our own recipes. In the final walkthrough, Lauren thought of several details and clearly had a vision of what needed to happen. She helped brainstorm clever ways to keep rental costs down. I felt like she was on our side throughout the whole process.
The tasting we attended was a group tasting at the Tempe Center for the Arts. That meant we didn’t get to try the food on our exact menu, but it was a sampling of what they provide. We weren’t all that impressed with the tasting – it tasted like pretty standard catering fare – but the food at the actual wedding was amazing. The stuffed chicken breast with spinach and fontina was divine. The presentation was beautiful (see photo of the buffet), and the staff were very accommodating. At the reception my dad and I decided to give the leftovers to Meals on Wheels, and they were happy to make the switch.
I am so glad we chose Santa Barbara Catering and would recommend them in a heartbeat.

We used them at my parents house last week and I have to say it was the worst food I ever had prepared by someone else. I think I’m even sick still from it. Let’s just say I’ve been in the bathroom quite a bit the last few days… The two entrees were horrible. Tasteless green chili macaroni and some lasagna concoction that tasted like it was cooked 7 hours before it was served to us. Thanks but I literally have to run to the toilet…

We use Santa Barbara Catering at work all the time and it’s great! The sandwiches are HUGE and flavorful — hardly typical catering sandwiches. I love the turkey with cranberry sauce, the roast beef on herb focaccia bread and tuna salad on a ciabatta roll. Mouth watering yet? Plus, the pasta salad is full of veggies and super addicting. I always look forward to the lunch leftovers in the kitchen when we have Santa Barbara Catering.
Plus — I’ve been to a few corporate events they’ve catered and the food — no matter what kind — is always delicious and the staff/​service is great.

Santa Barbara rocked my wedding this last weekend at the Tempe Center for the Arts. Throughout the whole process the entire staff was prompt and responsive, able to cater (yuck, yuck) to our every whim. At TCA you only get one choice of caterer, which kind of annoyed me, but Santa Barbara brought it in the end.
Our menu included 8 varieties of Italian apps, a glorious buffet with some of the best potatoes I have had in my life and a great bar which I was able to customize down to having 2 mini-​kegs of Four Peaks for my out of town lushes.
Cake and treats from Honey Moon Sweets were included to everyone’s adoration.
Totally pleased!

Santa Barbara catered my wedding and did a fantastic job! They worked well with my budget and provided excellend service! I would highly recommend them for anyone looking to have their event catered.

Santa Barbara is great. They have catered many of my events and have always done a fantastic job. The food is always exceptional and the staff knows what is going on and how to make it happen. I highly recommend this company for any catering needs.