My wife and I used Beggar's Banquet as the caterer for our 75 person wedding in Orange, and were completely blown away by the experience; everything from the helpful, friendly, and cheerful service to the patient listening to my wife and I talk about what we were looking for to the total quality of the food provided was amazing and exceeded our expectations.
I'm a bit of a foodie (if you couldn't have guessed by my reviews here), so I was initially drawn to Beggars Banquet when our wedding coordinator suggested them as a group that tries to source local and seasonal; which they absolutely do. In working with Marty and Currey, who are both wonderful people in their personalities and attitudes, we were able to take some of my ideas for what we wanted (the traditional meat/poultry/vegetarian options) and craft some delicious and unique entrees.
They were both extremely accommodating with our schedule as well, working in a full tasting over the Thanksgiving holiday for us; and when I say full tasting, it was much more than I was expecting, four of each of our appetizers and full plates for all of our entrees. That alone was extremely helpful as we could then talk at a detail level about the flavor profile, and the look and layout of the food: too much of this, or that we'd prefer this type of garnish.
All three of our entrees were quite delicious; my wife remarked that going into this process she was pretty set on the Beef entree, but after tasting the Vegetarian (something with eggplant and cheese and tomato sauce) she changed her mind. They also provided some deliious appetizers including deviled eggs, bacon wrapped scallops and some delicious (I jest, it all was quite delicious) mini sliders.
From a delivery and staffing perspective, beggars banquet was extremely professional and polite and worked hard to make sure that everything was where it needed to be, from setting out the appetizers to when to serve the entrees to what wines and champagnes to use for what toasts. Their bartender specifically who's name escapes me was a real ham, and had fun interacting with our guests, and really contributed to the whole relaxed atmosphere.
All in all I feel that the value provided by beggars banquet and Currey and Marty was phenomenal, and they were great about meeting and surpassing our every need. read more