I will never again plan a wedding or big event without the right caterer. For me, Shannon from Fig…read moreTree Catering is the right caterer. I own a salon in Ballard, so I have the opportunity to work in different capacities with many weddings and special events. After a frustrating experience with a non-catered wedding, I decided to try Shannon (a word-of-mouth recommendation) for a 150-person wedding at the end of August. Her business is new this year, but her experience and skill have been well-earned at VERY prominent local restaurants. Faced with a picky bride who wanted organic, local, sustainably-harvested fare, and a very diverse crowd, Shannon kept her cool and guided our experience from beginning to end. She researched and constructed our flavor profile, we tasted and debated, and laughed, and ate well for months leading up to the event. There were so many unknowns and last minute wedding issues, but nobody ever questioned how the food would turn out. It was perfect, just like we expected, bountiful and fresh and appealing. Our guests were thrilled. Think catering is just about the food, though? I was under that impression for a while,but I realize a caterer is the one person at your wedding who has totally done this before. Seen it, done it, knows what to expect. Shannon helped us choose our linens and decide what types of dishes and glasses we needed to get. She handled our bartending; we bought our own liquor and wine, but she had licensed, experienced professionals set up and serve it. Several times, I was close to losing my cool about the to-do lists I made for myself. Shannon would just tell me - "Hey, that's not worth worrying about. I know how to handle it. I've got it." And she did. And a bonus was she employs hard-working local actors and dancers as staff, which sort of made me a patron of the arts, too. Her staff is always poised, professional, and fabulous! I was blown away, and I also realized, with all the money I spend on ingredients and tools for the few times I try and have a dinner party at my house, I could just have Shannon do it. She does things so efficiently, it's actually a better value and much less stressful to have her cook for 10 people than for me to run around stressing out, not spending time with my guests, and ending up with a dirty kitchen. Plus she cooked for one of my favorite restaurants for years and comes up with recipes I don't know how to pull off. So Shannon is now on my list of must-have's for bbq's, for the holidays, for birthdays, for Wednesdays..... I'm so lucky I found her!

I cannot speak highly enough about Fig Tree Catering. Shannon is professional, helpful,…read morecommunicative, and works with your budget like no other caterer will. Our wedding buffet was a huge success. It's not easy to please a large crowd with multiple food allergies and diet restrictions, but our vegetarian, nut-free buffet with some gluten-free and vegan options was a major hit with veggies and carnivores alike. I can't count the number of guests who have contacted me since the wedding to compliment the food. We will definitely think of Fig Tree for all of our future catering needs.

John is an amazing culinary artist. I have had several opportunities to enjoy CP's food and…read moreService. Outstanding!

I used Cafe Pacific for my wedding........ Wow! Can't say…read moreenough about these guys! Food was top notch, guests couldn't stop talking about how good the food was at our wedding! Took a lot of pressure off of preparing for the wedding and were super helpful in making sure everything went well. You want the best catering in town? Look no further!

First of all, my husband and I were already huge fans of Pecado Bueno. So picking them to cater our…read morewedding at Golden Gardens Bathhouse was a very easy pick! Our guests (and us!) were just over the moon about the catering provided by James and his team. Delicious food, served fresh, and timed appropriately. We even had churros that they waited to serve until later after dinner to avoid them becoming soggy. Definitely a highlight of our wedding! Their gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian options were AMAZING as well. My vegetarian husband loved the choices. The setup was professional and beautiful. The catering staff was fantastic, they helped bus tables and break things down. I can't recommend them enough! James is a great coordinator, he was easy to work with, and made himself available as we needed. HIRE THEM! You will not regret it. Also, 2 weeks later and our guests are STILL raving about the food.

Ive ordered from here many times for lunch for our office and they have always been so nice and…read morealways on time. Everyone loves the food and there's always more than necessary. Id order from here more often but we do get sick of eating the same thing. he he he

The staff were friendly and helpful. The layout was beautiful. And I got tons of compliments on the…read moreItalian pasta bar, salad and bread. It really was outstanding food. And all this was prepared in a small kitchen for 140 people.

We recently had services from Madres Kitchen for an engagement party at my daughter's house…read more Michelle was incredibly helpful in planning a menu, and this accommodated both vegetarians and small children with a range of appetizers, entree and side dishes, and very delicious brownies and fruit for dessert. The food was delivered exactly on time in disposable containers that could keep things warm, and everything was delicious. It looked very colorful, all spread out, and our family really enjoyed it. Happy to give them the highest recommendation, and will use them again in the future.

Found these guys at Golden Gardens on Saturday 7-13…read more Beautiful day, 74F the beach was packed and they were catering at one of the BBQ pits. They had parked their jeep and trailer completely blocking all the motorcycle parking at the park, blocked in about 15 motorcycles between the dumpsters and the parked cars, no one could park and those parked could not leave. I asked the guy unloading how long he would be and he told me he wasn't moving until 7pm. I asked if he was just blocking all the bikes in until then and blocking the parking from everyone else on a sunny Saturday and he said "I guess so" and walked away. I called the number on the truck thinking perhaps the owner had been forced to hire an inbred nephew and had no idea that he was behaving this way. I was wrong, he too did not care about the issues he was causing for any motorcyclist coming to the park and when I asked him why he felt this was OK he simply said "hey I'm trying to run a business OK". For the rest if the afternoon everyone who wanted to leave had to try to walk their bike out across the lawn or wedge past the trailer and jeep while the guys from Best Catering sat 20' away making BBQ. By 8pm all but one motorcycle had managed to get out but none could park there, the jeep and catering trailer were still there and I had to move the public dumpster they had filled with catering garbage, to get my bike out. There is a review of them on the Judy's book website describing how the same catering truck and trailer nearly ran a woman off the road and screamed abusive things at her, her husband and their baby - well done guys. I can't tell you what their BBQ is like but I can tell you that Best Catering is run by some if the most self centered people I have met and I would choose any other caterer before hiring such narcissistic people to work my event.

Best Catering catered our wedding last weekend. They were amazing!!!! We had steak and salmon…read moreserved right off the grill. It was delicious and so much fun!!!! My guests gushed about how the salmon was "the best they ever had!" Jim and his crew was professional and fun. I wanted to seve S'mores for desert at my wedding and Jim was extremely accommodating, allowing us to swap out the traditional desert option for S'mores. Our guests were delighted to roast marshmallows over the open pit BBQ! We had a blast and I give Best Catering my highest reccomendation!!!!

We used Pyramid Catering for our wedding caterer and they were so fantastic! They helped put…read morefinishing touches on our wedding cake, even though we provided it ourself and they totally didn't have to, it came out so perfect! Everyone was so kind and our guests (and us) had the best time! Huge thank you to Pedro and Kristine for all their work and for giving us such a beautiful event :)

Ben, Pedro and Kristine,…read more I want to say a Big thank you for catering our wedding reception last weekend. All the guests said the food was delicious and we all enjoyed it. Thank you Pedro for thinking about every single detail and making sure my expectations were met. Seriously, you even called me a few days before, to make sure the ordered glasses are the right shape. Thanks Kristine for taking your time to stop by the venue ahead of time and come up with the plan where to place the food table etc. You did the best job leading the catering event and I appreciate you taking care of myself and Brian during the reception. The whole experience working with you guys was top notch! Ben, you've built a great team!

Today we have the lunch boxes for our office meeting and I had the lunch salad. I must say this…read morewas truly one of the amazing salad I ever had. So fresh and so delicious. The packaging was nice too. I look forward to trying their roast beef sandwich next opportunity we order.

I've now had two box lunches through Ingallina's at work events over the last two months. The first…read morebox contained a cookie with nuts, despite explicitly noting on the order that I have a severe allergy to nuts. This left me concerned about eating the other items in the box given potential contamination. The second box lunch was a chicken Caesar salad. Upon tasting the chicken before putting on the dressing, I realized how incredibly sour it tasted. It was also quite slimy. A coworker who has a culinary background tasted it and mentioned the sour flavor was a big sign of spoilage. I've sadly been left very disappointed with both boxes given these issues. I will note that the actual Caesar dressing, their bread rolls, and their croutons are yummy. If my company orders from Ingallina's again, I will opt to bring my own lunch from home.

So fun to have this delicious food made for a huge wedding rehearsal dinner right here on our beach!read more

We had fantastic paella and a great time with Daniel, the Paella King. He is not closed, but I…read morethink there has been some confusion (personnel changes and/or other things). We had two paella, mixta, and black. I loved them both. The squid was soooo tender and flavorful. The black was a beautiful dish. The mixta was full of wonderful ingredients in addition to the flavorful rice - chicken, shrimp, sausage, clams, mussels, artichokes, peas - and all components cooked perfectly. Even the rice had a lovely socarrat. I made the appetizers, salads, and desserts to complete the meal. Focusing on his cooking, Daniel made a fantastic paella and chatted with our guests, answering questions as he went. It was entertaining to watch the cooking, and even more fun to enjoy eating the two paellas. Thanks for giving us the highlight of our party!