An Exceptional 5-Star Experience "Nonna approved!" ---…read moreGuests "Beyond our imagination." -- Mother of the Bride "Exceeded expectations." -- Bride "Flawless, even in the rain." -- Guests Working with Andrei was nothing short of extraordinary. From the very beginning, his presence brought a sense of ease, confidence, and quiet luxury to every moment. Fresh hand made ingredients created the most savored tastes. Better thab we imagined. Everyone loved the food. Andre seamlessly executed the rehearsal dinner, tended bar and hosted horsdeouvres, drinks and canolli for deserts at our Santa Barbara wedding--each delivered with remarkable precision, intention, and grace. His ability to read the room, adapt in real time, and execute flawlessly (even under unexpected conditions) speaks to a level of professionalism that is truly rare. The unexpectes rain during our wedding reception did not stop his flawless execution. We are grateful to Andrei and I LOVE TO CATER for bringing this Italian flare to our very special wedding day.

We hired Chef Andrei to make pizzas for our backyard party celebrating my father in law's 80th…read morebirthday. The food was amazing - the charcuterie board was delish and the pizzas were a big hit. He made cannolis on site as well. He was on time and communicated really well leading up to the party. Thank you for making our evening such an amazing experience for us and our guests.

Trish and her team are amazing! She has helped us with three private events so far, two of which…read morewere for our wedding. She was easy to communicate with leading up to the event and listened to our requests, including my dietary restrictions. She helped us put together a menu from her offerings that checked all the boxes for us. She was prompt at each event, made service of the food effortless and cleaned up as well as nicely packed any leftovers from her delicious cooking. We love her food! Highly recommend reaching out to her for your next event, thanks, Trish!

We LOVE Trish and her catering. As owner of Central Coast Party Helpers, she is my first go to for…read moreany catering recommendations. Trish and her team always create delicious and beautiful charcuterie boards, great Paella, pizza and many other delicious menus. You can also catch her at one of our cooking shows at Idler's Home in Paso. Cheers!

Anthony and Josh deserve 10 stars! Myself and my family have used The Prancing Chef for various…read morefestivities over the last 5 years; from a rehearsal dinner to a surprise 50th birthday bash. Most recently they curated a fantastic family style meal for my birthday dinner. Each dish was so thought out and full of flavor. They did a great job listening to my specific asks, then marrying that with what was in season. Not only is the food spectacular, but both Anthony and Josh are a pleasure to work with. Can't wait for the next event to include The Prancing Chef in!

Anthony and Josh gave my friends and I an absolutely magical birthday dinner experience! We hired…read morethem for a private five-course dinner, and it became the highlight of our trip. The food was fresh, creative, DELICIOUS, and exactly what we had asked for in regards to our dietary preferences. Communication was excellent leading up to our dinner, and Anthony and Josh were so friendly and personable! Would highly recommend the Prancing Chef and would hire him again in a second!

Pacific Harvest catered our wedding reception in October 2024 at Biddle Ranch Winery, and it…read morecouldn't have gone any better!  We got compliments on the food across our entire guest list, and Seth & Dawn were very wonderful in accommodating our requests. The tasting we did with Seth at their Templeton location gave us a good sense of what to expect and really drove home that we were working with a local team, and not a big corporate operation. Seth is a great chef and had good suggestions that fit in nicely with our vision of the evening, and the Mediterranean-style meal we were looking for. On the day of the wedding, the Pacific Harvest team was well prepared and did a great job executing. The appetizer boards and passed apps during our cocktail hour were delicious and very attractive, and as we moved into the evening the Pacific Harvest team also assigned one of their servers to make sure we got taken care of while the rest of the guests got their food.  They made sure all of our other vendors got a nice hot meal too, and our photographer said she's never been so well taken care of! As I mentioned earlier, we got fantastic feedback on the food, and we had a nice selection of options for vegetarians and vegans as well. We really wanted to have warm cookies as a dessert option, and the Pacific Harvest team was nice enough to bake and serve the cookie dough we ordered from a local bakery so that our warm cookies dreams came true!  We cannot recommend Pacific Harvest enough. If you're having a Central Coast wedding, book them now!

We hired them for our 200 person wedding and they knocked it out of the park! The food was…read moreoutstanding and the service was amazing. We didn't want your typical 'wedding food' at our reception and when chatting with Seth about it he was super on board with the idea. He gave us plenty of options to help nail down our menu. We did a Mediterranean styled menu and served it family style and it was FANTASTIC! Our guests immediately after dinner were raving about how delicious the food was and we are still getting people telling us that the food was amazing. Seth, Dawn and their team are so professional and super easy to work with. We had some of our guests have food allergies and they were super accommodating. It is so overwhelming as a bride to book vendors you have not worked with before nor have tasted their food and I am so glad we found Pacific Harvest. I would 1000% recommend them to cater your next event!!

Professional, Patient, Detail Oriented, Plentiful offerings, the list goes on and on. We have been…read moretalking with them about our event and we are all over the place with our decision making and through all of this they have been so timely in getting back to us and so very patient and accommodating in helping us to work through our details. Honestly, it shouldn't be this difficult and yet they have been incredible to work with. I just had to share/write this as we are going through the process!

We LOVE Tony! having worked with him and his team, we really appreciate good food, service and a…read moregreat smile! We recommend Taqueria 805 all the time to our clients who are looking for great food. I personally love the corn (ask him). Cheers! Brigitte, Central Coast Party Helpers!

Taco Man Express catered our wedding of 80ish people in San Luis Obispo and the food was amazing!…read moreUnfortunately I missed the quesadillas and jalapeno poppers appetizers but I heard they were phenomenal! All the guests wanted them by the plate and not one by one! Haha! The quality of the tacos, and everything was top notch! My wife and I were raving about the guacamole and craving more the next day! lol! Their communication leading up to the day could be a bit better, but ultimately they showed up, everyone was super nice!! and like I said above, the food was amazing!!

We booked Taco Man Express for our last tailgate at Cal Poly and they did not disappoint. They…read morearrived early and everything was delicious. We had a party of 90. James was a great host and the food was a hit! Highly recommend using Taco Man express for your next event.

Erica was great, detailed, and accommodating to my requests for a private chef for a weekend. She…read morewas nothing short of professional and I appreciate all of the time she took to understand what I wanted. She also provided some great ideas to help alleviate some of the hurdles I was facing with the planning. Would definitely recommend!

I'm not somebody who gives 5 stars for much, but Nick made my sister's bachelorette so special! We…read morerented a house in Paso Robles for her bachelorette weekend and since she's such a foodie, I knew I had to do something special for dinner. Nick was so easy to communicate with and modified his menu for our special requests and needs. He and his wife arrived and did everything while I was busy decorating the home. If they weren't so kind, self sufficient, and absolutely AMAZING at making gourmet food, the night would never have been as special as it was. If you gain anything from this review, know that you will be getting: 1-delicious quality food 2-a chef with experience who is very easy to work with 3-a night you'll remember forever I will defiantly be thinking of Nick for any future trips to Paso Robles

The Wedding was the Best day of her life! Beautiful dress…read moreand an Amazing dinner! Nancy, Brian and the Steins staff was Such an important part of this special day! The dinner was incredible! Thank you so much for being a part of the best day ever!

The only reason for the 4 star review is because of the poor planning at their pop up event. The…read morefood was fantastic! Just like when they had their restaurant open downtown for about the first 9 months. The poor planning for the pop up event I went to, led to them running out of food and struggling to fill orders that they had already taken. I have a solution, open a restaurant location back up that's not in the downtown area and get back to making that top notch BBQ everyday like you used to!

Jesse Did our wedding with 120 people. Not only was all the food AMAZING! But Jesse and his crew…read morewas super flexible with any changes we made and adding extra services! The price was also very accommodating for us! Worth the cost! We have a lot of BBQ Masters at are wedding, who are all super picky with how food is BBQ, but all of them were super impressed with the food! The presentation of the food was also very professional. I strongly recommend MB FARMS BBQ!

Jess and his team at Morro Farms hit it out of the park with the dinner for my wife and I on…read more6/16/18. The prepared a delicious feast with their traveling fire pit and made a savory array of food. In addition to the chicken and tri-tip, they created veggie sides, beans, potato salad and more in a buffet style that was so fresh it had something for everyone. Morro Farms was punctual, professional and easy to work with. Their prices were beyond reasonable based on the quantity and quality of the food provided and they even went so far as to package the leftovers for the wedding attendants. I could not be happier with the dining experience we had on our wedding day and would recommend them without reservation.

I cannot say enough nice things about this extremely unique experience. This beautiful couple came…read moreto our Airbnb and set everything up and cooked out by the pool for me and 20 of my friends while we relaxed and enjoyed a pool day. Their setup, supplies, and food handling are so clean and professional. Can't wait to recreate this experience next time we are in town. Pricing is really reasonable as well, we had a lot of leftovers for a late night snack :)

We hired Hola Paella for our son's rehearsal dinner at our home last weekend and it was a huge…read moresuccess. Everything was perfect!! The presentation of making the paella in front of our guests was so unique and fun! Everyone enjoyed watching the process and then of course eating the delicious paella. Fernando was very flexible with the dinner schedule that was delayed due to traffic. Fernando and his wife were a complete joy to work with. We had leftovers and everyone fought over who was able to take some home. The next time a party is planned at my house Hola Paella will be at the top of my list to hire!!