We reached out to Laura for a private chef for our son's wedding dinner. We had a zoom meeting with…read moreLaura to go over some of the details and start a menu, that went very well. Chef Michael then organize the menu with my son and his fiancé. Chef Michael showed up and started his prep, he was very professional and approachable. His organization in the kitchen was amazing. We had 10 adults and three grandchildren at the tables. Chef Michael treated the kids with respect and described each dish as it came out. We had five appetizers, a couple salads, and the main with two sides. Everything was exceptional, we are still talking about it. We will remember this meal forever. Chef Michael packed up leftovers, and clean the kitchen immaculately. We couldn't be any happier with the service and the food that we received. The grandkids favorite course was the grilled octopus, amazing! We would definitely recommend and would do this again in a heartbeat. Thanks to Laura and Chef Michael

Chef Laura catered our small, family-style wedding brunch at a private residence…read more From start to finish the process was easy and efficient. The menu selection/communication beforehand was great and I made last minute changes to plans that were easily accommodated. Setup and cleanup were fully taken care of and it was a seamless process that made my wife and I's wedding that much better. Finally, the food was incredible and there were plenty of leftovers. I'd recommend Honest to Goodness and Chef Laura to anyone.

Everything was perfect! Communication, quality of the food ordered, and the presentation. This…read morewas a surprise birthday party for 70 people, and we couldn't be more pleased.

I would highly recommend Red's Kitchen. i contacted several catering services but Red's stood out…read morefrom the beginning. She was prompt with ideas for our catering needs and was extremely easy to work with. The foods were delicious and plentiful with many compliments from the buildings staff volunteers and the friends and family that attended. Thank you for your catering skills and the delicious foods you prepared. I will call you again when opportunity arises.

I just wanted to say how much I appreciate Chef Daniel's thoughtful and detailed responses…read morethroughout this process. It's been really helpful to see how intentionally he approaches both the menu and the overall guest experience. His suggestions and refinements have made it easy to visualize how everything would come together, and I've really valued his creativity and clarity along the way.

I was deeply unhappy with the experience this chef provided and it has stuck with me for months. We…read morepaid him to come and be a personal chef for my wife's birthday party since she is always the one who cooks for everyone else so I wanted to give her a gift of not having to worry about it at all and still having a good, quality dinner at her party. After the initial meeting with him we were optimistic. He seemed to be excited to work with us and find just the right menu to bring. We knew going in that we were a small gathering to cater for and told him explicitly that if he had something bigger or more lucrative the same day of the party to let us know and we'd completely understand if he turned us down. He reassured us after some days that he would be there. The day of the party however, he arrived four hours late. When he finally did make it, he turned on our barbeque outside to use for the meat like we had talked about, and walked up to the kitchen. He was up there for another hour or more as the grill stayed burning. We asked him multiple times if he was still going to use it and he kept telling us he was about to, but by the time he actually did he had burned almost completely through our full propane tank. The food itself was disappointing. He told us he had experience with the dishes he was preparing for us: enchiladas, smoked mac n' cheese, red beans and rice, and a table wide charcuterie board. The chicken in the enchiladas was dry and flavorless, he told us he smoked the mac n' cheese multiple ways but it was barely noticeable, the red beans and rice was so undercooked that both the beans and the rice grains were still crunchy and there was no flavor to them. The charcuterie board itself was alright, not as flashy as he had sold it to be but the meats, cheeses, fruits, and nuts were as described. My wife and I asked many of our guests what they thought of the food because we wondered if our tastebuds just weren't working but they agreed with us. When he had finished with his cooking, he filmed our party to promote his business, which we had not consented to at any point and even tried to get our guests to repeat something they had said so that he could get it on his phone. We were being polite but I was taken aback in the moment and was not expecting that kind of behavior at all. To top off the night, we saw him shelve another full pan's worth of enchiladas that had not been put out back into his supplies and he left behind his cooking bag with knives and an assortment of raw ingredients which we then had to deal with. He never contacted us to retrieve it. As for the pan of enchiladas, I don't think they were good enough that we would have even eaten them, but we had splurged and spent a few thousand dollars for his service and it just felt like a final insult to not even let us keep all the food we had paid dearly for. We saved the rest of the food but it truly was not tasty at all. I like to eat just about everything but I was genuinely not excited to eat these leftovers and that made me sad. I don't like to waste food, but none of us were eating it in the days following and it ended up in the compost. I wanted to give at least two stars, the charcuterie board was okay enough, the food was edible at least. But as I wrote this review, I realized I just cannot bring myself to do it. I am just so sad about this whole thing and as I wrote at the start, this has stuck with me as an upsetting memory for months. I wanted this to be the one chance for my wife to have a truly worry-free and delicious display for her party and we couldn't even get any part of that. Any of these issues on their own I could excuse, even him being four hours late. I wish I was exaggerating. But the sum of these issues was so maddening, the experience so poor, that I feel I need to let other people know so that they don't have the same experience from this company that we did. Thank you for your time.

Today I helped serve at a beautiful wedding for some lovely friends that was almost completely…read moreruined by Urban Chef. I'm at a loss for words at how unprofessional Rachel and her partner were/are and to be frank, I can't believe they've stayed in business this long. The stress that they put on all of the coordinators, vendors, guests, family and most importantly, the bride and groom prior to the event and during the event was disheartening at best. Where to begin... As the time ticked towards the start of the wedding, there was no sign of Rachel or her team. Multiple panicked phone calls were made over a 3 hour time span to her, none of which she responded to. We all figured she was going to be a no-show so we started gathering volunteers to make Costco runs so that there would be some sort of food to eat. When she finally answered, she rattled off excuse after excuse as to why she was not there yet, none of which seemed the least bit legit (including "the sim card in my phone broke"). But she assured us that she was on her way and would be there soon. An HOUR LATER, she finally arrived (about 10 minutes BEFORE dinner was to begin). She showed up solo with minimal decorations and zero food. Food ended up arriving in a different vehicle much later which just added more stress on an already stressful situation. Now you would think that the food would be prepped prior to the wedding. Nope... fruit was not sliced and items were missing. One guest even had to go and buy salad dressing and syrup because she forgot that, as well. At this point, the guests were getting slightly impatient and hangry. Since the dining room was rapidly being decorated by volunteers (doing the job of the catering company), the guests had to wait outside in the scorching sun for an absorbent amount of time until it was done. Because of the time crunch for the venue curfew, we had to go ahead with the toasts and first dance outside on a patch of dirt. The couple and the guests made the most of it, but as a fellow vendor, I thought it was embarrassing that it had come to that point. The food was mediocre at best. The salad was a pile of kale with light dressing and as I was taking a bite, I noticed a fleck of aluminum foil in the kale leafs. The waffles were cold and she ran out of bacon, too. The buffet looked unpresentable, which of course was no surprise given the lack of effort in preparation. Honestly, it looked and tasted like high school cafeteria food. We all made the most of the situation and ended up having a great time by the end (thanks to really good music and a delightful couple). But Urban Chef was a catastrophe and an embarrassment. It doesn't surprise me from the other Yelp reviews that say she has been in small claims court with past and current customers. She's running a shady business, teetering on a scam. As a vendor myself, I have worked plenty of events and weddings with fantastic catering companies who care about who they are serving. Urban Chef is not one of them.

Rachel was my caterer for my wedding on 4/23/17. She is very nice, creative and was helpful with…read moresuggestions for our upcoming day. I really appreciated her input and ideas. I really like Rachel. I hate that I have to give 2 stars about our experience with The Urban Chef. When we put our $1000 deposit down in the end of December for our wedding, we were very excited as our tasting we had just had with Rachel was exceptional and we found her knowledge great and prices very reasonable. A couple days later I received an additional charge for $645 on my credit card. I could not get ahold of Rachel or her assistant Alicia for a whole week about this charge. When I finally heard back I was informed that it was a mistake and was supposed to be for another event and a promise to get my money returned to me. I never received that money back, so about a month a half away from the wedding we just agreed to put it toward my final bill. There were also some problems with the final bill as after I had paid our final bill a week before the event, I was informed that they had not charged me enough for the rentals they had so I would have to pay again. This all happened the day before my wedding. The day of the wedding, the food was good but multiple family and friends have informed me (after my wedding) that the bartender was rude. Rachel had to have the bartender come and apologize to my dad for making an inappropriate joke to him that night. My father-in-law had also bought us a nice bottle of champagne for our toast and was reassured that they had served my spouse and I the champagne for our toast. That did not happen, they had served us the champagne everyone else had. They also missed giving 2 whole tables champagne for our toast. If there are no problems that come up for your event, you should be fine with the Urban Chef. But getting in communication when there is an urgent problem that needs to be resolved was practically impossible. I would also recommend working on professionalism with some of the serving staff.

We had a great experience with the new weekly meal delivery service. There were a lot of delicious…read morelooking options to choose from (including plenty of high protein/kid friendly ones), and I really appreciated how easy they were to heat and eat straight from the (mostly compostable) containers! My family thought the flavors were great, and that everything tasted remarkably fresh. I also like how the menu prices are what you pay - no other fees , service charges, or subscription required. Our standouts this week were the saag paneer, quiche and apple crumble pie. So yum!

I tried the curated meal prep service Lentsch Culinary offers and really enjoyed the fresh and…read morethoughtfully made meals. This Vietnamese baked chicken was PHENOMENAL, and my partner really enjoyed the Lasagna! There was one dish that wasn't for us but the convenance and freshness of the meals will definitely have me ordering again.

Watch out for these guys. I went to Savor Fest PNW and they couldn't process my payment for 20 mins…read morebecause the WiFi was bad. I don't hold that against them because the organizer should've had a hotspot for the event, so that's not on them. However, I ran my card a few times and the last time I did it, it worked, but the cashier added a tip of $8.42. Why would I tip that much when I was in line for so long and they weren't bringing food out to my table or anything. Of course I would tip something, but the amount should be my choice, not theirs. Add to that the amount of food you get for the price they charge is stingy. I got the Kamayan plate which is 4 lumpias, two scoops of macaroni salad, rice, a half cup of what was supposed to be stew but was more like soup and a fist sized lump of vegan pancit. $35 for no meat? So I also got the bbq plate and it was small too. In spite of the tiny portions, and the long wait I was super nice to the cashier and even offered to let her keep my phone adapter when she was having connectivity problems. The whole time I didn't complain and was very understanding, but tip stealing just put me over the edge. Little did I know that I'd be robbed two ways. That's what you get for being nice. Now I gotta go to my bank to dispute the tip and I have to check my dad's credit card because we ran it through the scanner twice and I have a bad feeling they might have somehow managed to charge us those times too. Unreal. Avoid these guys like the plague.

I've used the cooking goddess through EZcater for work and really enjoyed the nice presentation.read more

Bobby was an essential part of our networking event. The food, the presentation was EXCELLENT!…read moreWhile maintaining impeccable professionalism, he was very approachable and chill. He even shared one of his recipes with the crowd and walked us through a tedious process of preparing one of the dishes that all of us loved so much. You can tell he loves what he does and is very passionate about it. I can't thank him enough.

From the owner: * Private dining accommodations * Weekly/Bi-weekly meal prep…read more * Nutrition for athletes

We had a welcome/groom's dinner on Friday night before our wedding for about 100 and El Paellero…read morewas a HIT! Our wedding was in Hood Canal outside and Bob made it very easy for us. He interacted with our guests and our favorite part was that along with providing a delicious dinner it was also part of that evening's entertainment. the only downside was that we had no leftovers... because everyone loved it so much! The crispy bottom of the pan was fought over! We would highly recommend Bob and El Peallero for an event.

Called them over 3 months ago, emailed inquiry also 3 months ago. Never heard back. Not even a…read morenotice or anything that they'll respond. Needless to say I opted for a different party option since I got no responses.

Delicious, homely and healthy food delivered home weekly. Great for busy parents or caregivers.read more

Amazing food and fantastic customer service. Weekly meals are always fresh and delicious. I highly…read morerecommended. Customer service is fantastic, they are always willing to answer any questions and ever customize food if we have any health restrictions

Lavish Roots catered our school's auction and did a wonderful job! I'm vegetarian and there were…read moreplenty of delicious options. They obviously put care into every single one of their dishes. I highly recommend them.

Lavish roots catered a 40th birthday for a friend of mine. The food and service was incredible. It…read morewas easily some of the best food I've had, and it truly felt like a a fine dining experience. I highly recommend them for any type of event.