Words cannot describe how perfect this venue is for any special event. We hosted our wedding here and Tanya and her team went above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect. The food was fantastic and all of our guests could not stop talking about it. I would highly recommend them and their venue for hosting a private event. Throughout the planning process everything went smoothly and Tanya was always quick to respond to any questions I had. The big day can be stressful but they made sure there was nothing for my husband and I to stress about during our time there. read more

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I decided to stop by here after finding out about this place at the 2025 Temecula Valley Business Expo. Upon my arrival, I was presented with a mouth-watering array of delicious food options. I helped myself to a feast! The food at Creative Catering will tempt your taste buds and will not disappoint! read more

*Somehow my review of Creative Catering & VIP ROOM was deleted so I'm reposting & addressing the owner's rude response* I truly wish we experienced the 5 star service everyone else in the reviews was afforded. We booked w/ this company based on the ratings we seen on Google & yelp. What was supposed to be such a great & fun day, turned into a nightmare & unnecessarily chaotic environment. In hindsight, a handful of the five star reviews seem to be from Yelpers who never made a review, have 0 photos, or have 1-2 reviews max. Any previous 1 star reviews were met with a snappy response & finger pointing. In our initial review, Tanya didn't hesitate to blame the party flow on us for arriving late & our family "bombarding" her small team. Tbh, our arrival had no impact to venue operations as they had no obligation/ contribution to the overall decor set up. They were responsible for: table settings (done the day prior), venue cleaning, appetizer & cocktail prep. All other details, vendors, etc. were handled by my fiancée & I. Tanya called the afternoon prior to our event to inform us they were setting up the tables (yay), asked if we'd prefer silverware on the tables or off to the side; we chose off to the side, then asked if we would be dropping any of our decor or alcohol off-- we said no because that option was never communicated to us prior to her calling. On the day of our event, everyone was clearly frustrated contributing to a tense environment however it wasn't clicking how the venue was underprepared & so overwhelmed. When we arrived to the venue at 2:15PM rather than 1:30PM due to traffic (iykyk), the 8 additional family there to help were waiting around for us when we arrived. We were unable to find our onsite event manager, Tanya, the sole person we've been communicating w/ throughout the planning phase. The first time we seen Tanya was right before the event started when she brought out the outdated cocktail list. There was a lack of advanced drink preparation (slicing cucumbers & cutting pineapple garnish) despite them having the ingredient list for the cocktails albeit outdated (3rd drink that was changed from a lychee drink to a simple tequila sunrise required no prep & they couldn't provide lychee anyway). We're still unsure how Tanya missed a vital aspect of the bar services when we explicitly emailed her a copy of the final cocktail menu just days before the event. After this, there was no one to discuss timelines with. This lead to them scramble prepping garnishes in front of the guests in line. It was so chaotic to the point the co-owner (Tanya's husb.) jumped in to help. I'm uncertain the impact of any add. help for decor affecting the venue team's flow in food & cocktail prep. on the day of as Tanya so blamed our family who came to help put our decor in place for "pulling her" from obligations of prepping hors d'oeuvres. I wouldn't think an experienced caterer/ venue owner would become so overwhelmed/ flustered with 1 decorator, MOB, 3 vendors, & 8 decor helpers (family) to the point that event aspects were overlooked. We didn't even opt for full catering at $65 pp, we elected for 5 hors d'oeuvres for $55 pp (absurd that the price difference was only $10 less than having a full service of salad, 3 apps, 2 entrees, and 2 sides). We actually asked if we could include a Caesar salad at the tasting in May & Tanya agreed but that salad was never brought out at the event. They're definitely ambitious but not for the right reasons & realistically not equipped to handle client events at the guest volume they require. This venue is better suited for basic events. If the venue was able to keep up with changes, and actually knew what was in their extremely vague/basic contract, they could've communicated with us at any point to discuss our decor even more after we literally covered all decoration details for over an hour with our Uncle, Tanya, her husband, & MOB. Absolutely not worth the $ & headache it costs to host an event here. Dear Tanya, as a response to your prev. review response: Prejudism does not equate to racism, it means there is a pre-conceived judgement or bias against a person or group. That is not racism. There was clear tensions felt by the women involved in the party (2 brides & MOB) from your husband's controlling demeanor prior to & the day of our event. Also, please stop lying & playing the blame game when you truly know that we went out of our way to over-communicate with you between March - June; everyone was well aware that our uncle would be at the venue to decorate OUTSIDE at 8am per your direction & couldn't enter the interior until 1:30PM. There was no happiness at the end, just glad it was over. We & MOB were fully pissed off at the excuses given however we knew we wouldn't get anywhere & aren't confrontational. I text U the next day to let you know we'd email about all the issues neglected. You can't giggle away other's problems. Thanks! read more

My sisters wedding here was an amazing time. Great venue with great staff and amazing food.

I just want to say the owners of Creative Catering Trinidad & Tanya are the most amazing people in the business. They cater to your every needs. Their food selection is pure quality! Very delicious especially their Tri Tip steak! Delicioso! I've been there many times and I am always amazed on their menu selection! Very nice place for weddings, birthdays, family, corporate events! Five star service for-sure! read more

Booking our rehearsal and welcome event for our wedding at Creative Catering & Events VIP Room was the best decision we have ever made! Tanya and the entire team were fantastic! They took away all of the stress of the wedding planning process. When we had our initial call, I had a complete to-do list of what I needed to get done, and Tanya said to show up, and they would take care of the rest! They decorated the space beautifully, curated a fantastic menu for our guests, and allowed us to enjoy our time with our family. We had 80 people attend a come-and-go event, and there was plenty of space for everyone to spread throughout the venue. The staff were phenomenal! Very attentive. The food was delicious. We absolutely will find another event in the future to plan so that we can hang out with Tanya and the team! read more

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We want to take a moment and thank the bartender, Ryan, for his positive attitude & ability to eventually catch up to speed with our families. The guests really enjoyed Ryan's personality and could not stop telling us how they continuously tipped him generous amounts per drink just because he was kind and personable. However, the planning to execution phase with the venue owners was not as positive. From start to finish, we felt the communication about what was granted & available to us was not so forthcoming and actually difficult to obtain. We had to ask multiple times about the same things that are usually clearly outlined from the start. We asked several times about linens options, table dimensions, etc. & got the same response for almost 2 months "we have this in house (crinkle) linen & tables are various sizes some 6 footers & some 8". It took until the day of our tasting in May to actually realize they had an entire book from their vendor. It had many plain, non-textured linen to choose from. Tanya laughed it off joking "oh I didn't show you this before?" By this time, we had already purchased (10) linen elsewhere, informed the venue about it & even brought it in 3 times for fitting on various sized tables since all were unsure of the actual table dimensions. Not once did they communicate no need to buy linen. Thankfully we were able to put 4 of them on their bar tables (perfect fit) so it wasn't a complete waste of money. Looking back, we realize this could've been a red flag to book elsewhere since we practically begged for information other clients seemed to be given so easily. We initially toured in March and re-toured in April, booked the venue & gave our deposit in April; we visited the venue 2 more times after this -- once with the MOB and uncle who'd be decorating with our own decor and once more on our own for the tasting. During the visit with our uncle, we spent about 1.5 hours literally discussing set up layout, set up / tear down times, and he asked them repeatedly if it was okay he comes day of at 8am to decorate the exterior. Tanya agreed informing him he would ONLY be able to decorate the outside and would have to wait until 1:30PM for our contracted set up time to work on the interior, fine no issue with that. Her husband didn't seem too keen to this as we personally caught & felt the intensity of his glaring stare at her as soon as she gave us the okay. So many things went wrong on that could have easily been avoided with more care & attention to the numerous communications we've sent them during planning phase: * Owner Attitude: Tanya's husb. displayed controlling, rude, and lazy behavior towards me, my fiancée, and MOB. We brought this issue of his attitude up multiple times during planning to which Tanya apologized. Behavior was repeated again the day of the event trickling down to our guests. Honestly, not sure if they're uncomfortable with us being so young, our lgbt community, or if he flat out just doesn't think women should lead. The attitude began AFTER we had already paid them a $2300 non-refundable deposit. * Short Staffing: not communicated to us, we found out through security. Tanya claims full staffing but what we received at our event was 1 elderly server & Tanya's husb. (co-owner) acting as a second server, 2 young adults in the back as "bussers", 1 onsite manager (Tanya) who we barely seen/were able to communicate directly with all day, and 1 bartender. You can clearly see in posted yelp photos 3-4 people serving FULL course meals so I am unsure how we were not afforded the same w/ simple hors d'oeuvres. Genuinely, the elderly man should've been bussing so the flow of the food was smoother and more apparent to our guests. Some guests sitting directly left of our sweetheart table (1st table closest the kitchen) mentioned to us that they were only offered to try 2 out of the 5 selected hors d'oeuvres. * Raw Seafood: Venue sent out a batch of raw mango coconut shrimp, when the bride called it out to the guests outside, Tanya's husb. was quick to grab the shrimp out of her hands. We were met with an apology & there on out Tanya was "temping" everything. But that should not have occurred if the shrimp were the same as what we had at tasting (the sizing difference between tasting and D.O.E was very obvious). *AC Leakage: Inside the venue was just as hot as outside. The AC was supposed to be "blasting" but we could hardly feel it at the sweetheart table. By the EOD, we came to find out the AC vent was over our table because it leaked AC fluid, soaking our backdrop damaging the draping, all over personal items, & all over my shoulders. Response was "we don't have control over the AC, the landlord is responsible for that" followed by insinuating our guest(s) were to blame-- guests who had no idea where the thermostat would be. Remainder of review will be uploaded as a photo since we have reached character limits. read more

for starters, its not often that I take the time to sit down and write a review. But the experience we had with Creative Catering was exceptional to say the least. Tanya listened to our ideas and gave us some input that we hadn't even thought of. Thank you to you and your amazing staff for helping us celebrate our big day. Will definitely recommend them to family and friends looking for a first class experience from start to finish! read more

I have used Tanya and Trinidad for several events over the last almost 8 years! They are not only friendly, prompt, and helpful, their food is phenomenal! Everything from taco bars to charcuterie boards! We've had sit down meals catered as well as buffets for breakfast and dinner! Every time we are in Southern California we will ALWAYS use them! read more

Perfect venue Staff is amazing Food is amazing 5 star experience all around there is nothing like this in Temecula.

Amazing staff and venue! The venue was very spacious and beautiful for my daughter's graduation party. Everyone enjoyed the atmosphere, food and service. My guests kept complimenting about venue. Staff was professional and on top of everything. Tanya was very kind and flexible with my requests. They helped make my daughter's day extra special. I highly recommend! read more

I hired Creative Catering for our wedding this April. Working with Tanya was so easy, her personality is so fun and made all the planning so simple. We had a very intimate wedding celebration and Tanya and her team understood it all! They arrived on time, set up, got everything out on time, the servers were very nice and friendly to all of our guests. The appetizers were great! Dinner was perfect! I am still getting compliments on the dinner and how nice everyone was! I would for sure recommend Creative Catering for whatever event you might be planning. You will be happy you used them for your event! *More Pics to follow once all my photos are in with food in them!! Thank you for everything! read more

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I attended a baby shower here. This place is very well set up for events. Everything was lovely, the decor, the food and the staff. read more

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We just had my son's wedding there. Tonya was amazing. The staff amazing. I work at a local winery and I have to say, this place did not disappoint me at all. I fell in love with Tonya the moment we met. She made us all feel comfortable. Easy to work with and very accommodating. Excellent communication the night was so perfect and her place is absolutely beautiful. The food was very good. The service , like a five star. Thank you Tonya and your staff for making this day the most amazing day of our life. Very affordable. I will be definitely recommending creative catering to anybody who wants to plan an event. I know I will.. read more

This place is a gem of a place for your next event. Fantastic catering and this place is perfect for. Quincenieras, Anniversaries, Parties, Receptions or your next business event. Call Tanya and Trinidad - You will be very pleased- read more

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Wow! Tanya and her staff were amazing this week during our daughter's July (major heat wave) wedding reception for 60 people. My daughter and her fiancé chose the menu. It was designed for all ages. They/we went with two mains (tri tip and chicken Alfredo), two sides (roasted veggies and mashed potatoes), caesar and garden salads and rolls. We also had tray served appetizers of crab cakes, stuffed mushrooms, and meatballs. Everything was perfect! Everyone had plenty to eat and all dietary issues were accommodated. If you need a caterer, I highly recommend Creative Catering and I especially would recommend doing the appetizers as they were a perfect cocktail hour addition. read more

I hired Creative Catering sight unseen from 3000 miles away to cater a rehearsal brunch for my son's wedding in Temecula. Our guests included vegans as well as carnivores. To say I was nervous is quite the understatement. Tanya was fabulous. She was responsive to my every worry and question. She created a fantastic menu that delighted everyone. My son, the groom, declared their waffle was the best he'd ever had. Everything was fresh, delicious, and beautifully presented with exquisite attention to every detail. They set up while we were at the rehearsal and were ready when we arrived back at our VRBO. Their service was attentive and warm. We all felt so comfortable even though we'd never met. I cannot recommend Creative Catering any higher. They were fantastic! read more

Huge thanks to Creative Catering for their very generous donation of equipment for our non-profit volunteer organization Volunteer with Cheli. This will enable us to better serve our clients and partners for events that require food service. It will give us a much more professional stance and streamline our entire food service system. When companies and organizations come together through generosity, kindness and sharing it makes the world and much better place in which to live. Thanks CC!! read more

Where do I start! Tonya and her staff were incredible. They made my event the talk of town!! Food was delicious and set up was amazing their great service made all my guest think were being wined and dined. I will be returning and telling all my friends. Highly recommend! read more

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Awesome venue and they'll do a great job meeting your wants and needs. It's secluded and a large space to fit all your friends and family.

wowwwwwwww! we are very blessed meeting Tanya and Trinidad! you guys are God sent! Our party was a success all because of the kindness and help of these 2 wonderful couple. thank you to both of you and yo the rest of the crew! you guys went above and beyond of your way to make it as peaceful and organize as possible. you managed to handle issues very calmly and lovingly. we guys are very understanding ! the food were to the tiop! service of the entire crew were A plus! the decorations and cleanliness of the place the best! overall experience FIVE STARS read more

Creative Catering & VIP Room, these guys are the best! Such friendly and helpful staff, beautiful venue, hard working crew and amazing food, the Mac & cheese OMG! Great prices and such thoughtful care. Highly recommended! read more

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Creative Catering catered my wedding on 06/26/2021. I have been so upset about what happened - which is why it has taken me so long to write this review. They were scheduled to begin set up hours before they got there - they were so late. For hours I was checking with my wedding planner every 30 minutes asking if they were there yet. They had the timeline from my wedding planner well in advance and everything. They arrived right before the ceremony was due to start, which was beyond stressful for me. I knew it was going to throw off everything. I still do not know why they were late, what happened, nothing. Anyway, due to their tardiness, dinner took hours. My husband and I were served first, and ate two - three hours before the last guest was finished. It threw off our entire timeline (which for a wedding is down to the minute) for dancing, photos (did not get family photos due to most of the family still eating), special dances/activities, etc. We very purposely scheduled quite a few hours of "party" time - because that is what we were most excited for. When a wedding is only 5/6 hours, those are precious moments that were unfortunately for the most part - taken away. We got 45 minutes of dancing, if that, and everyone was confused when it was over due to catering taking up the real majority of the entire night. We did not get to cut/serve cake, as well as many other little moments we had planned for. Due to us trying to push the timeline back 30 minutes for what we could control (DJ, grand exit), it ended up being even more costly than what we planned. Tanya was amazing through the whole process. That is why I did not leave this to be just one star. She is so sweet and was fantastic with e-mail correspondence. But my heart was broken about how the day I looked forward to most, was handled by her and her team. They also did not acknowledge any of this, even all this time later. Catering is the most expensive part of a wedding budget by far, and I was left wishing so badly I went with a different company. read more

I recently got married and utilized creative catering since that was the only caterer the venue would allow. The food overall was delicious and guest provided positive feedback. Some of the concerns I encountered was having the guest use a butter knife for the provided meats. Additionally, I wish there was more communication about the day in effort to avoid any gaps. read more

Creative Catering really came through on short notice with an unbelievable spread of food and great drinks for a party at my house. The presentation was stunning and the quality of the food fantastic. I highly recommend them for a grazing board - they are artists. read more

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Tanya was really great to work with! We planned our wedding in three months and she was so quick to respond, set up a tasting, and she executed everything just right. It was important for my family to have my papas famous spaghetti and sauce at the wedding, and although it was not her food, she still put it in the buffet line and had her team serve it. That was huge for me! A lot of caterers/chefs told me no when I asked them and that I should try their spaghetti lol. Anyway, they were a pleasant business to work with! Thanks, again :) read more

We had a 40th birthday party for my husband at our home and Creative Catering was fantastic. We ordered the charcuterie board and the taco bar for about 25 people. Everyone raved about the food! It was delicious! The charcuterie board was gorgeous and the set up for the taco bar was so fun and more than enough food. They were also very efficient, professional and great to work with. I would highly recommend them if you're looking for a caterer! read more

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Tanya and Trinidad and their wonderful staff provided beverage, dinner, and bartending service for our wedding and did such an outstanding job. I highly encourage everyone to taste the upgraded entrees. The filet mignon and grilled salmon were absolutely delicious. We ordered filet mignon and grilled salmon with the garlic mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus, and the spinach and strawberry salad to start. Everyone that attended was raving about how delicious the food was. I cannot thank them enough for playing such a big role in making our night the happiest of our lives. read more

We had a great experience with Creative Catering. They were helpful throughout the process and served a great meal!

Tanya and the team are the BEST! We love Creative Catering! I chose Creative for my May 2022 wedding. As someone who works within the wedding industry, I wanted to be sure I had the best of the best for my guests! Tanya is super easy to work with and very responsive & helpful. Our tasting was amazing and food was to die for (especially the asiago cheese stuffed mushrooms). I loved too how they offered tray-passed appetizers and servers, which was very important to me as we had an outdoor venue. The buffet set-up was also with servers (which was important to me as I don't like when guests serve themselves). My guests raved about the bourbon-glazed meatballs for apps (I heard people were "fighting" over them) and the chicken marsala for dinner (my personal favorite as well). Hire Creative for your next event, you'll LOVE them!! read more

I highly recommend the family run business, Creative Catering/VIP room. Tanya and her husband are personable, hardworking and create delicious meals. We had a Friday night dinner and Sunday morning brunch for 80-90 people. The venue is perfect, easy to find right off the 15 freeway in an outside mall. Guests can easily find it because it's a few doors down from AMC Theater. Tanya was easy to work with and guided us with menu choices, linens, rental heaters, etc. The venue set up and decor is clean, modern and needs no additional decorating unless one wants a special theme. Our guests enjoyed the privacy of the venue, easy parking, indoor/outdoor venue, and excellent fare. I would definitely have another event at the VIP room. Iris R. read more

We had Creative Catering cater our wedding! They have a great menu to choose from, Tanya was fantastic through out the entire process, the price out beat their competitors, and most of all the food was perfect! We received many compliments about the food. I would highly recommend Creative Catering. Thank you Tanya and your team of great chefs! read more

We went to the "Can I be Frank?" Sinatra Tribute show on Thursday night, had a great time! The VIP room is a nice little spot, had a full bar, staff was very friendly and welcoming, food was great. We really enjoyed the atmosphere. The owners mentioned future dinners shows coming soon, Like a Johnny Cash night... can't wait! read more

I want to have another event just to hire Creative Catering! Tanya is so professional and easy to get a hold of, replies so fast to all my questions! The food was the unbelievably great! Every guest complemented on the quality and great taste of EVERYTHING! We upgraded one of the dishes to filet mignon and it was cooked to absolute perfection! I would 110% recommended anyone hiring them for their event! We had a plated dinner it was executed lovely! Thank you Creative Catering! read more

04/22/2022 I don't know where to begin!! My husband received a promotion at work and wanted to have a last-minute celebration ( 3 weeks in advance ). I'd remember attending their Frank Sinatra show and had an amazing time, therefore contacted Creative Catering. Tanya responded quicky to my email, we scheduled one appointment to choose food and she took care of everything I needed in one day (Food, music, flowers, linens,tables ,chairs). She accommodated me to bring in drinks and dessert the day before. Once we arrived to the event they were all ready, venue looked gorgeous, servers look sharp, food was served on time (they even left it out a bit longer than schedule to accommodate late guest). During the event they would check in on me to see if we needed anything. Overall this has been the easiest event I have ever planned, THANK YOU TANYA AND STAFF FOR MAKING OUR CELERATION SO SMOOTH AND ENJOYFUL!! - Jones Fam. read more

We had creative catering catered my daughter's 8th bday back in May I couldn't come around doing the review until now. Tanya was amazing to work with food tasted yummy! We had a pasta bar my guest loved it. The downside was they forgot the chicken for the pasta and had to go to the store to buy some it was too bad because I wanted to taste her original chicken they'd forgotten other than that everything else was delicious! read more

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The Creative Catering team came through strong when my wedding venue cancelled us and we no longer had a plan. Instead of the frumpy sit down dinner, they were able to create a super fun experience of a classier crab/lobster boil! It was so amazing and made our wedding day even more wonderful than we could've imagined! Thank you for all the great communication, ideas, and support through a crazy planning experience! read more

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I wanted an intimate wedding with good food, drinks and music. I also wanted a unique menu of fun finger foods with a little of both my husband and myself. Mexican and Jewish food that people would want to keep coming back for more. Not a boring chicken. Tanya did not disappoint!!! She created the most delicious and fun menu ever. People complimented me all night of the choices. I just wish I made myself a late night leftover plate for our hotel room after. Please give her a try for any party but especially a wedding. We had ours in a private home and they cleaned up and left everything perfect. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! read more

I have to say how wonder this company was and i cant wait to use them again . I had planned a bridal shower for my daughter before this covid 19 and was super excited about having them cater for us. Unfortunately, we were not able to have the party and i was given my deposit back quickly . I really do want to support small business and cant wait to have a party!! The customer service was amazing through all of this . My prayers are with you all mary lyn read more

After being highly recommended to us from our venue, I was very disappointed by the way we were treated. Initially, Tanya was great and helped us out with getting our quote where we needed. We had a tasting scheduled with her, and she was even going to meet us at a closer location. We both adjusted our work schedules to make it there on time. The DAY OF our tasting we received very rude, VERY dismissive emails, that they had to reschedule because the AC broke in the kitchen and they couldn't cook. She didn't even try to reschedule with us though. If they can't handle a minor issue for a tasting, what on Earth would they would do if this happened day of our wedding?! "Sorry, today isn't going to work." OK. PASS, taking our business elsewhere. read more