I used this catering company many years ago for my husband's surprise birthday party and recently recommended it to a friend. She used it for her husband's surprise birthday party at my home! The delivery was on time and food was delicious! The BBQ chicken was so flavorful and moist. The pork was ok, slightly dry but the fish was very good. The portions are very generous and well worth the price. I would use and recommend them again. read more

Great little restaurant. Very quaint and pleasant. Food was awesome, rich sauce, great for dipping with very tasty naan and pratha bread. Nice the dishes came with rice, enough portions to feed the 3 of us with left overs. read more

Customer service not good, food not ready when went to pick up food, andagi was salty and a full pan got wasted, I will not be ordering from here again. read more

Recently ordered a large bento order from here for my Daughter's birthday party. The ease of ordering on line was so convenient. Prices and pictures were very clear. The website was very user friendly. I selected and paid for everything all through their website. Prices for their made to order bentos were very reasonable. I believe in being realistic with food prices with cost of ingredients and ever rising inflation yet their prices cannot be beat. It's not the cheapest but a deal in terms of quality, freshness and reliability. The food was very delicious. We ordered a total of 70 bentos. We selected a bento that had fried fish, spam, hot dog and teriyaki chicken. Portions were BIG, fish was still crispy and the chicken was very juicy. They provided utensils and napkins with every bento. Such a great experience ordering through them. I will never order anywhere else and will always recommend them to anyone. Mahalo! read more

Great food. I decided to go the bento option for my son's graduation. Everyone loved it and said it tasted great.

Decided to write another review since the first one was based on their customer service. Gave 5 stars specifically for the taste of the food which was for a funeral, they have 3 options. We chose funeral bento 3 since it offered a nice variety and couldn't respond on taste since I just got to try it for the first time after the funeral, everything was tasty, lots of compliments from our guests so have recommended this company highly. Having to taste the food first is way better than word of mouth since everyone has their own take on what is good. So try them out! Our delivery was on time, I tipped the driver for his attentiveness. read more

Order my Thanksgiving Turkey, First time here, use to go to Zippy's. The difference is the Turkey is ready to eat, you don't have to warm it up. Everything was really fast 10min in line drive thru. Very organized, a lot of people directing traffic. They even had a live band playing music. Load everything in your car. Pick up was at the Okinawa Center in Waipio. Will definitely go back next year. Aloha, Derek read more

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Have been ordering from A Catered Experience for years and the service and quality of food items is unmatchable! Team members Rem, Richie and Jodie consistently go above and beyond to be of service to the customer and are all excellent Ambassadors of the "A Catered Experience" brand! Highly recommended this company for any catering needs! read more

I've catered with them 2 times already. The first time was back in 2022. I ordered their bentos and had it delivered to my home for my drive-by baby shower. The second time was just last week for my daughter's 2nd birthday party at a party venue. Food was delivered on time at scheduled time. Food was hot, fresh, packed well. They even provide the paper plates, napkins, and disposable eating utensils. Communication with company through email was very easy. Fast responses and always welcoming if I had questions/concerns. I will continue to cater with them for future gatherings. read more

Ordered 325 mini bento #1 for our service at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Delivered on time and the correct quantity. Great service but even better food, our guests there ALL enjoyed their personal bento lunches, very consistent high quality food. Will surely, use them again! read more

This is fn ridiculous. Pick up time was at 2pm. Just passed the puck up site at 150 and the line of cars is crazy. A long line of cars on the main road and a long line of cars across the street. Still across the street, 45 minutes later. Noone is moving. Wow! I made it across the street hour 5 minutes later. I'm about to lose it. I'm thirsty, it's hot, I'm hungry and pretty soon I need to go to the bathroom...what's goring on...there better be a turkey package with my name on it! That's all I'm gonna say! Hour 15 minutes have passed and still waiting in a long line of cars...to be continued... I'm back after waiting 1 hour 20 minutes pass my turkey pick up time, I finally got my food. Was told that they were waiting for the turkey to be delivered. I will think twice about ordering next year. read more

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I'm excited to share this review. The Catered Experience food was exceptional, and the customer care was even more. I was planning our company Thanksgiving Luncheon for 45 people and was told about a special that The Catered Experience was having if I signed a contract by a certain time. So this special was $26.35 pp for all Thanksgiving fixings plus prime rib and fish. It was July, I got their email via their website and emailed my Thanksgiving order not needed until November. Wendy from Customer Service replied promptly, got the contract to me, accepted my cc payment and we were all set, can't get any easier than that! Wendy always replied right away to my questions, and was great at communicating any of my special requests. The day before our delivery was set, I had to increase the headcount and Wendy happily obliged. Rafael was our delivery person, out of courtesy, he called to let me know that he was on his way. He brought all of the food upstairs to our office in an insulated rollaway to keep the food hot. He introduced himself, and placed our food on the counters while he named each dish, the sauces and explained what they are for. The prime rib was the highlight, it was warm and we requested to have it pre-cut for easy serving. This prime rib was juicy and tender enough to use a pIastic knife. Pretty decent for prime rib that wasn't cut fresh from under a warmer. It was fall apart soft, and had a nice browning to it, just the way I like it. The crust on the prime rib was flavorful, and not salty, each piece had some of that delicious crust. There was so much food, the typical turkey, stuffing, gravy, ham, all very good, the best thanksgiving catered food I've had. The macadamia nut crusted fish with ginger sauce wiped out, another favorite of the party. I ordered for 45, but could have probably fed an additional 10 people. I normally plan our Thanksgiving lunch at work, and we have it at the office most times. With The Catered Experience, they brought the food upstairs, and that was a pleasant surprise. I usually have to meet the caters downstairs with a pushcart to bring the food upstairs myself. The price $26.35 pp, is what I would typically pay for our company Thanksgiving meal WITHOUT the prime rib and fish. Can't beat the food, of the 17 years planning our parties, this was the most value for the price. Thank you to Wendy, and Rafael for your friendly service and for making our gathering a success! read more

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SUN, 5-12-24 at about 12PM Excellent in all aspects! Jodi & Rem were outstanding during the ordering process, gentleman (didn't get his name) was very polite during pick up, & the food was delicious & plentiful. Ordered Menu C & added roast pork with fresh mushrooms & gravy, & somen inari to order. Excellent! My family enjoyed all of it. Thank you. read more

A Catered Experience provided superb service during my baby's first birthday lu'au. They were on time, they were well staffed, they were considerate about our timeline and how they set aside extra food for people to take home. The food was delicious, warm, and presented beautifully. Thank you to the team who serviced our event, you guys were great! read more

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The Hawaiian food is great! The Lomi salmon was the bomb, I could eat an entire bucket of it! The chicken is so moist and flavorful, the kalua pig not too salty. Everything was great! We even got to do a taste test before we finalized our order. 10/10 experience! read more

Very disappointing. Food has no unique flavor. I would have thought that the Okinawa Center has better taste than that. But I heard that there isn't a choice when having a function there. read more

From the same parent company as Zippy's is "A Catered Experience". My notes: professional/quick response to my email. prompt delivery. free delivery to nearby area. very reasonable prices. large portions. great food. not the best ever but pretty good for catering. kalbi and ham were surprisingly good. sushi and potato salad were junk. they provide plates,forks, and napkins. I had to provide SERVING UTENSILS. no headache. pay ahead of time, sign contract. DONE. Prices start at $6.95/head for Menu A, minimum 25 people. I got the deluxe Menu D which was $11.75/head and I have leftovers for the next month. LUNCH/DINNER MENU D (DELUXE) Barbecue Kal Bi Short Ribs Mochiko Chicken Baked Ham with Pineapple Raisin Sauce Fried Noodles Assorted Sushi (Maki, Teppo Maki, Inari) Steamed White Rice Tossed Salad with Dressing Potato Salad read more

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Amazing customer service! I needed a caterer to make food for 100 guests for a homeless shelter dinner during the holidays and reached out to a handful of caterers on Yelp. A Catered Experience was the first to respond to my request and emailed me a pdf with their menu options. They were the most reasonably priced and were able to customize in order to fit my very small budget, plus they deliver! I paid $40 to have my 6 pans of food delivered to Kaka'ako which saved me so much time and energy since I'm in town and their facilities are located in Waipio. The delivery fee is dependant on the location of your event, but if you're ordering a massive amount of food, in my opinion it's worth every penny. Both Wendy and Jodie are wonderful to work with because of their fast response time to emails and they're on top of everything from order intake to contract to payment and delivery. Super happy with the entire experience and I'd definitely use them again for future events! read more

Ordered turkey package for Thanksgiving..the turkey as well, as all the sides were made to perfection. Pick up was flawless and all that were servicing were helpful and courteous! Highly recommend for next Thanksgiving! read more

FAST, RELIABLE, GREAT FOOD. My go to place for catering bentos for events, highly recommend for funeral bento/catering. Always a MUST for Thanksgiving dinners and Christmas, New Years pick up lunch/dinner. Thanksgiving pick up - the MOST ORGANIZED way of picking up your food... drive up and they put it in your car... and they had music to entertain in the short time you drive through pick up. Love how effecient they are.. ... not to mention the food. Always used them for company catered events too because they delivered and always on time or ahead of time. NEVER failed me. Prices are great for what you get. I actually really like their vegetarian bentos. Their sandwich platters are good too, and of course their sushi taste better than picking up from Times or Foodland. Sushi taste like grandma's sushi... NISHIME is like grandma's too... it's the best... I order extra during holidays just to KEEP for myself! Oh, and they give a lot... Of course everyone likes Chinese chicken salad and somen salad... just like grandma's too... for company lunches, we used to order their wrap platters which were very popular with various salad options. They are very accommodating. ORDER THANKSGIVING NOW!!! read more

Elks Club: 7/14/18 The Chicken, Meat, & Fish Has No Taste. It was Very Weak. The Food I didn't care for it. read more

A Catered Experience - Caterers Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

My family enjoys their catered meals especially for the holidays that I have arranged for them to pick up from this business. The food is great, the service is excellent and I have been ordering from them for about 4 years and have only complete satisfaction with all my orders! It's the best gift I can send them for all to enjoy the holidays especially since I live in CA and they in HI. read more

This is our 3rd time using A Catered Experience. And again they didn't disappoint. The whole process is simple, stress free and 100% reliable. What I'm most impressed with is their punctuality. Delivery time was for 12noon. Food arrived at 1154am. Food was ono and plentiful. There are different price points and menus are easily customizable. These guys are NO amateurs read more

Used this company to provide heavy pupus for a pre-wedding meet and great for about 100 people. We were able to come up with a menu, including options for all the dietary restrictions. Staff delivered to the venue, came early, set up and even helped me with other set up. So friendly and helpful. They served, cleaned up, put away leftovers, and left, without me even knowing. The food was ono and there was plenty. I would hire them again in a heartbeat. read more

Planned a celebration of life ceremony and needed a caterer that was available when you called with a live person on the other end, and someone who executed a quick turnaround time to make this event a success. They were very punctual, helpful, and the process of ordering took less than 15 minutes to do from the time of call to the time of receiving an invoice. If that weren't enough, they were punctual with delivery and friendly during such a difficult time. The icing on the cake? The food got a TON of compliments. Highly recommend for your catering needs with bar none customer service and 'ono food! read more

This a convenient way to get really great heated and cold items. I recently bought a package for valentines and ordered it for a later celebration, my family and I were satisfied with the assortment and of course everything was delicious! I ordered the Turkey package during thanksgiving last year and it too was awesome! Saved me a lot of time out of the kitchen and more time with the family! Will definitely order again! read more

This was the 1st and only time in many seasons where we've had a bad experience with their turkey but the management was very quick to contact us and rectify the problem. Based on management's response and previous experiences with their turkey package, we will definitely be returning here to continue our tradition of having them prepare our Thanksgiving meal. read more

Thanksgiving meal 2020 was purchased by my daughter from here because this is the only Zippy's turkey that comes hot. You do although have to heat up the mashed potatoes, stuffing and gravy. She also purchased a roll of maki sushi which you have to slice yourself. The meal also included a package of King's Bakery sweet dinner rolls, cranberry sauce and a warm pumpkin pie. It came with instructions for heating for stove top or microwave...I chose the easier route. Everything was yummy! Turkey sliced up beautifully and was tasty. A tip is to microwave everything except gravy... heat that on the stove (stir frequently) and it will be piping hot thus keeping all the other foods you another it with hot as well. Dinner for me was a roll with leftover turkey, stuffing, mayo, cranberry sauce and salt and pepper!!! I kept the turkey in the oven for a couple of hours on warm with the plastic barrier between the foil and turkey to prevent the foil from discoloring things and sealed the foil well around the pan... no drying out! Later after my nap I cut everything up, froze the carcass for jook making later and we will proceed to eat turkey in various ways this weekend. Gone are my days off cooking for 2 days! Thank you, A Catered Experience! P.S. I believe there's an affiliation with Meals On Wheels (MOW) as pick up during COVID times was manned by MOW at the Okinawan Center... it went very smoothly and efficiently; we drove through, popped open our car trunk, and they placed it in and we drove home! Happy belated Thanksgiving all! read more

New Years Eve Holiday Order was Excellent; Food was Ono, heated and packaged well. Servings were generous and curb side service friendly, organized and efficient. Mahalo read more

Amazing! We ordered two prime rib dinners for Christmas and we have nothing but raves!! First of all, ordering was super easy; a truly pleasant experience because Remy and another woman (sorry! Missed her name!). These two women were so nice! Pick up was easy, considering there were only a small number of employees, but they were nice too. The food...omg, DELICIOUS! Guests were complimenting how 'ono the prime rib was and although it is advertised to feed 10, it fed much more than that because it was meaty and cooked to perfection! The sides were great too, and it was so much that everyone took home food. What was nice was getting called by Remy to ask if we got everything- we did, but what a nice call to inquire! We will be getting our special occasion meals from the Catering Experience from now on. Please give lots of aloha to the staff - they're awesome! read more

I needed to cater a business lunch, thanksgiving theme, for about 45 people. The food was fantastic! We ordered roasted veggies with aioli, Caesar salad, turkey, gravy, fish in cream sauce, stuffing, rice, and potatoes. The staff were right on time, professional and the food was fantastic. It was good enough that 6 or 7 guests actually asked for the name of the place. I would order again for quality, value and professionalism. read more

We celebrated our daughter's 5th birthday party at a location that had 2 hours of activity & 1 hour of eating time & clean up. So upon reading other reviews of this location, they suggested to have simple food that would make eating & clean up easy. We also wanted a place that would be able to deliver the food at a reasonable price. That's when I came across A Catered Experience! Looking at their menu we saw that they had bentos! Perfect for what we were looking for! They had different sizes, mini & hearty! Not only did the food sound awesome but they did free delivery in the area that we were having the party! So we decided to call & get some information. I spoke with a woman named Wendy! She was very friendly & patient with all the questions that I had! When we finally decided what we wanted, Wendy verified & emailed me the forms that needed to be completed that day! On the day of our daughter's party, the bentos was delivered hot & ready & exactly on time! They gave lots of utensils & napkins! Everyone enjoyed the food & for those that couldn't finish them, they were able to take them home as is! Clean up was a breeze & bellies we full! Fantastic customer service! We will definitely be using them for our next event & a must for our son's graduation party next year!!! Thank you again for making our little girl's day a SUCCESS!!! read more

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I needed to cater an event and had a hard time finding a company who could deliver to my house in Kailua. This company was able to deliver on time AND had better prices. More importantly, the food was delicious, and hot foods were hot and cold foods were cold. I'm definitely calling this company first from now on! read more

Excellent service, delicious bentos, and at a very reasonable price. I ordered 500 for my husband's funeral and they delivered them promptly at 8:30 am as scheduled. The food was hot, fresh, and delicious. The teriyaki chicken was great. I had many comments from family and friends about how good the bentos were. Mahalo. read more

We ordered a thanksgiving dinner package and was happy with our dinner and leftover it's a good thing to order early because they sell out. Also ordered a turkey ham Christmas dinner package This holiday read more

So my son turns 1 years old this october 2018 & my bf & I decided to throw his party at the okinawan center. we had to come here (a catered experience) because they are in charge of the food menu. we chose what menu we wanted and paid for half of our party. they were very nice & helpful in letting us know what to do & how to do it :) they are located right next to the okinawan center in waikele. so If you decide to throw a party there, just remember the food menu is catered through them. read more

AWESOME AND DELICOUS!!! We used them to cater our small wedding of 30 people. We communicated through email and their responses were prompt and helpful. They worked with us to put together a custom BBQ menu. They delivered everything on time and with no problems. The food was yummy and plentiful. We have no complaints! Just a note: they do not provide the chaffing dishes for keeping the food hot, so be prepared. You may be able to request them. read more

Just had my son's first birthday at the Okinawan Center.. Arrived they're a little early to start setting up but to my surprised table set up wasn't the way I expected.. They're was a misunderstanding but I am so glad that they was able to fix it quickly.. I would like to say thank you to all the crews and specially the manager and assistant manager on duty that day for doing an awesome job. I really appreciate your effort in making your customers satisfied.. And yes, food and service was good.. They even packed left over food which we donated at the homeless shelter right after the party.. Thank you A catered experience... read more

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We had our baby's 1st bday party on Nov. 12, 2016 and we contacted A Catered Experience about a month prior to the party. My initial estimate came out to around $2000 for about 100 guests. This was way over my budget and I explained to Wendy what kinds of food we wanted and that our budget was under $1000 if possible. I swear we went back and forth more than 15 times trying to get the right food for the right cost. After about 20 emails later, we decided to go with white rice, tossed salad, fried noodles, mochiko chicken, & garlic chicken for about $860!! On the day of the party, they arrived on time with lots of extra napkins, plates, & utensils. The food was great!! A lot of our guests loved the mochiko chicken and the garlic chicken sauce! We had lots of leftovers as well. Overall, such great service from start to end and couldn't be more happy with the quality & quantity of food for the price we paid! Also, we want to thank Wendy soooo much for all her patience and her time spent in getting multiple estimates & the final estimate for us!!! read more

The Okinawan Center exclusively uses A Catered Experience. A Catered Experience is easy to work with, their contracts and timelines are straight forward and the staff readily answer questions or email back promptly. We went with the Hawaiian food menu and was told the food was ono! It was hectic for me during the party so didn't get to eat much but had plenty of leftovers and I've been enjoying tasty laulaus, Zippys Teri beef, and super sweet fresh pineapple all week! They let you take home the left overs which is awesome, we brought take out containers so guests could take home a plate and we still had lots of leftovers. They also allow you to bring in alcohol, pupus and desserts. They even plated everything we brought in nicely for us. The banquet captain, Richard, made sure everything ran smoothly and he did a great job! The staff were also friendly and attentive, I saw them busing some tables and throwing away plates which I didn't realize they do. We'll definitely use this caterer again for a special event! read more