I hired Melrose catering for my bridal shower. I coordinated everything via email with Stephen. He was responsive, organized, and made sure every detail was taken care of. It truly felt like I was in good hands the whole time. The team was punctual, the food was delicious. My guests enjoyed the food and had positive things to say. Also may I add that they are very reasonably priced for the quality that they provide. I look forward to working with them for future events! read more

Melrose catered the reception and they were amazing!!!! Service, communication, and quality food. My guests ate tri-tip, chicken piccata, roasted veggies, baby potatoes, and a wonderful, crispy salad. My uncle said this was the crispiest and tastiest salad he's ever eaten. My guests were raving about the food for days after! I enjoyed everything as well, everything was delicious. Some guests asked me for their contact info, in case they or anyone they knew would ever need a catering Service. Thank Melrose, you made a memorable evening even better!! I will be going to you for future catering needs! Always! read more

We ordered from Melrose Catering for our Christmas Eve celebration. Stephen was extremely helpful in helping me with appetizer and food selection. We had crab cakes and bacon wrapped dates. Delicious! The main course consisted of trip tip, chicken picatta, green salad, garlic mashed potatoes and asparagus. The tri tip is so tender and delicious! The chicken is equally delicious....you won't be disappointed with the food choices. And also reasonably priced. We will definitely use Melrose again. Thank you Stephen and Nohr for making our Christmas Eve family dinner a great one!! read more

I needed a full service caterer, at an affordable price and quickly for a memorial service luncheon. I reached out and connected with Stephen. He was extremely responsive and worked with my needs. I ordered the sandwich buffet, 1/2 pasta salad and 1/2 potato salad, and fruit. In lieu of the cookies, I added a veggie tray. A contract was written up, and Stephen suggested a server. This was exactly what I needed! A bonus: this also included utensils, plates, and napkins. I literally did not need to think of anything. The food arrived while we were at the funeral mass. I came home to the food set up, and the server Michael helping everyone along. Michael was superb! He not only helped with the food, he added ice to our drink buckets, bussed the tables, took trash out, and packaged all leftovers. Extremely friendly and he knew exactly what needed to be done. The only reason I didn't give a 5-star was because the actual pasta salad was a little bland. I also wish I would have known exactly what kinds of sandwiches were going to be prepared, but the smooth process from beginning to end was worth using Melrose Catering again. read more

We had an event 10-4-2025 at our home. We used Melrose Catering for the event and it went perfectly! Stephen was fantastic and easy to work with throughout the process. The food was amazing- all of it- got a lot of positive feedback. Michael was super patient and so professional. Even when I kept forgetting to come back to him for something he needed he was so gracious and helpful. The rest of the crew was A+. Thank you. Highly recommend. read more

Melrose catering was amazing!! I had my wedding back in May 2024 in Brea ca and the food was delicious! Our meal consisted of braised short ribs, chicken piccata, veggies and roasted potatoes. My husband and I wanted to make sure the food we choose for our wedding would be enjoyed by everyone and melrose definitely delivered. The staff was extremely friendly, Stephen was amazing he was very responsive and took care of all the details the day of my wedding, food was served in a timely matter my friends and family continue to mention how much they loved the food. I would highly recommend melrose catering my husband and I both give them a 10/10 !!!! Thank you so much for being part of our wedding read more

On Saturday, May 18, 2024, we celebrated my in-laws 50th anniversary at the Westridge Golf Club. We tried several catering companies, but received numerous recommendations for Melrose Catering. My in-laws and I attended a taste testing session and were impressed with the raspberry vinaigrette salad with candied walnuts and crumbled feta cheese, mashed potatoes and chicken Piccata. Unfortunately, the day of the event the food ended up looking horrible and tasting even worse. The chicken was dry, lacked flavor, and had minimal piccata sauce. My salad leaves were wilted, it had one walnut and a couple of specs of feta cheese. I had to soak my chicken and salad with the raspberry vinaigrette because it was so dry and tasted that bad. The dinner roles were stale and hard as rocks, which also had to be smothered in butter for taste. My daughter's chicken was not fully cooked properly and was pink when she cut it in half. My wife emailed Stephen Cameron from Melrose catering who simply stated "We only drop off the food, you should talk to the vendor at the Westridge about presentation." He took no responsibility and stated "I had two other events that night and was complimented on how good the food tasted. I attended one of the two events." Not surprised that the business took no responsibility, but not surprised that the Westridge switched to a different catering business and no longer works with Melrose catering. We were the last event at the Westridge that hired this catering company. Definitely would not recommend this catering business to anyone, especially at $65 a plate. Sir, again you take no responsibility for your service! The plating of the food was only one of my complaints. The main complaint was the chicken was dry and other guests that attended the event were in concurrence. My daughter who sat next to me showed me her chicken and it was semi-pink and obviously undercooked. The Westridge may have plated the food, but the responsibility ultimately falls on your company to ensure the FOOD YOU PROVIDED is properly stored and plated to your standards. I guess my expectations of a catering business that's been established for 27 years would be more responsible for the service they provide. I can assure you that we spoke to Michelle at the venue and stated our disappointment with your food. I don't know of another vendor who just drops off their product and then claims "It's not my problem." I'm glad you posted on Yelp so other customers can read your thoughts and policy. read more

It was almost ridiculous to think I could find a caterer who on such short notice would provide my requested menu of prime rib and lobster with scalloped potatoes, a none boring salad and bread with dessert.......right after thanksgiving and just before xmas. Also I needed this caterer to provide 2 professional servers, table cloths for the serving area tables, provide plates silverware in actually 13 days. Yep and not have the lobster be rubbery and the prime rib, well had to be perfect as well for 50 people under 7k. But I did just that. I was so lucky, truly blessed to find Melrose Catering in Brea. I had one shot at making this little shin dig happen with having my late husbands favorite plate served up perfectly to 50 of his closest pals who showed up on short notice as well. This I did in hopes of making my husbands untimely death more manageable by feeding people at his celebration of life whatever you call it ...a selfish thing i guess you could say. Ultimately, it did do what I had hoped, serving complimentary meals, taking care of bar tabs....at his service made me feel ever so slightly better when nothing did and still doesn't about losing my loved one. Melrose catering charged me very reasonably, the food was amazing and bountiful. Quite frankly it was one of the best meals that I can remember having served in this way. The servers were on time, they set up quickly all of the equipment, etc. The dessert platters were so colorful and varied ....definitely a hit with guests as well. I cannot recommend anyone better to ensure that whatever your function requires on short notice even, than Melrose of Brea. One more thing I feel compelled to add being communication with your caterers is of utmost importance and I thru emails and some texts ....a phone call maybe 2 at the most, couldn't have asked for more ....timely, succinct, clear and most courteous were all of my exchanges it was wonderful. Stellar services from beginning to the end when lock shock barrel they picked everything up and left all perfectly cleaned as well....I highly recommend Melrose catering of Brea. read more

Stephen and Melrose Catering are quite simply AMAZING. Our wedding last weekend was a dream and literally every single guest commented on how delicious the food was (braised trip-tip, chicken, pasta, mashed potatoes, vegetable medley). It's not often that wedding food is anything more than okay but Stephen and his team far, far, FAR exceeded our expectations. On service, they were impeccable: friendly and attentive while being completely unobtrusive - exactly what you want in a catering team. 10/10, no notes. And working with Stephen, personally, was an absolute delight. What a kind, thoughtful, hardworking, responsive man. Thank you so much Stephen for making our wedding a positively superlative experience. I recommend Melrose Catering in the very highest possible terms. read more

Melrose Catering provided excellent appetizers for my birthday party. Everyone raved at how delicious the appetizers were. It was a pleasure working with Stephen. I would highly recommend Melrose Catering. read more

Melrose Catering catered our 50th wedding anniversary party luncheon held in our backyard with 70 people attending. We had two servers and a bartender provided by Melrose. The food was great and the servers and bartender were especially friendly and helpful! read more

We used Melrose Catering in May for our company picnic. The food was delicious and the service provided was excellent and communication with Stephen was pleasant. Highly recommended. read more

I had a good experience working with Stephen for my wedding. The food was good and my guests liked the appetizers as well. However, I was super disappointed with the service. I had 260 guests, Stephen assured me my guests were going to be taken care of, but throughout the dinner portion of my wedding, me and my husband kept getting complaints about the waiters. Dinner was being served from 5pm-7pm, At 5:30pm One waiter told multiple guests that they were no longer going to be serving food, why? I am not sure, but I had to get up and resolve that. Another waiter would not provide my guests with napkins when asked. Someone in my bridal party asked for more soda and the waiters said that there was no more, when in fact the fridge and a rack on the kitchen was full of soda. I had to have my husband go into the kitchen and grab it himself and only then did the waiter start replenishing the pitchers of soda. It was really frustrating and embarrassing. The worst part of all, I had one guest who was vegan so I spoke to Stephen weeks prior to the wedding and he was to make sure that the waiter served the vegan meal to that guest. I gave him the floor plan, table number where the vegan plate was going and name of the guest. Well my guest didn't eat because they never got their vegan meal. When I spoke to Stephen he said that the waiter did not know who the meal was going to and they don't serve plates to empty seats. The table was not empty and if they would have asked they would have known who the plate was for. I am a very understanding person and know that it could have been overwhelming but for the same reason I spoke to Stephen and even said I would pay more for more servers and he again assured me they would be on top of it all. For the price, this was not okay. It hard to trust people in this industry because so much planning and effort goes into this for this to happen. read more

We had an excellent event with catering by Melrose. They also coordinated with Create A Party for all the rental tables, linen, china, flatware, etc. Good food and excellent service from the wait staff. The bartender was also outstanding. read more

Recently had Melrose Catering for a gathering of 30 at my house. I had reached out after finding them on Yelp once another highly rated Yelp caterer completely flaked on me. However, I am very happy to have found Melrose Catering. From the communication to suggestions to the service and food, everything was spot on. My guests/friends raves about the food (especially the tri tip). I would absolutely use Melrose Catering again! read more

I'm not sure I can add anything to the already amazing reviews below, but I'll sure try! I had a group of 30 people coming from out of town that needed dinner every night for a week straight, and finding a caterer that could provide different meals each night for that number of people was a challenge. When I found Melrose Catering online and reached out, Stephen was very quick to respond and provide me with a large amount of options for each night. Through working with him and his team, we were able to curate a vastly unique menu for each night while also catering to a few gluten-free and vegetarian members of my group. Throughout the week, some of the items we had for dinner were: orange ginger salmon, fried chicken & waffles, korean short ribs, chicken empanadas, paella, flat iron steaks, salmon picatta, and tri-tip. NONE of these items disappointed in the slightest! There was not any food item all week that anybody disliked, and nobody had a single bad word to say. To the contrary, everyone in my group (myself included) was incredibly impressed by dinner every single night. I was expecting to not enjoy at least one side or dessert item, but there was truly nothing even mediocre the entire week. Each item, whether it was a main dish, side/appetizer, or dessert, was full of flavor, served very hot, and cooked perfectly! In terms of communication, Stephen and his team made us feel like we were the only group that mattered, although I know they had different orders during our week of catering. Stephen responded to my (very many) texts/emails/calls incredibly quickly, and delivery was perfectly executed every night. Overall, I could not recommend Melrose Catering any more for whichever event you may have! read more

All I can say is they are the best and I mean that from start to finish. Stephen was wonderful and so helpful though out the whole process when planning my wedding. He is so experienced at what he does. The food and dessert were delicious and my guest loved it and could not stop talking about it even after my wedding. I am So glad I went with them. Thank you Melrose Catering and especially Stephen! read more

Stephan and his team at Melrose Catering was above and beyond professional! His on-sight visit at the residence for the wedding was invaluable. From suggestions on placements of dining tables to timing of the buffet menu to the cutting of the wedding cake, Stephan and his team ran the event with expertise timing. Our guests were impressed with the delicious Italian menu that was served. Always helping with a smile, Stephan and his team took any stress of having a backyard wedding off our shoulders. We highly recommend Melrose Catering for your Wedding, Social and Holiday events! Thanks Stephan! read more

We chose the Italian menu off the pre-fixe menu options and we were not disappointed! Delivery was on time and they were patient enough for us to set up our chaffing dishes since I didn't have them ready. Very nice and helpful even with a drop off. The food was delicious and we also got the elite dessert options which were AMAZING. I would almost buy a plate of those just for the family to take home, lol. Excellent service and we will be using again for in the future. Thank you for a great experience Stephan read more

To Stephen and the incredible staff at Melrose catering We could not be happier with the services you provided for our wedding day. Of course, the food was delicious and the portions were huge, but what really impressed us was your attention to detail. From our first meeting, Stephen offered advice and helped to ensure that our wedding day when as smoothly as possible, in every aspect. He is like a caterer and wedding coordinator in one. So knowledgeable with many years of experience and we are so thankful for his guidance. Our guests were so impressed with their meals and the service Melrose provided. We will definitely be using your company again in the future. Thank you so much. read more

We were more than pleased with the service provided by Melrose Catering for our wedding. Stephen was the lead in coordinating our catering services, and he by far superseded our expectations. Stephen walked us through the ordering process, went on a walk-through in our venue, and was there physically during our wedding to make sure the food service ran smoothly. All our guests were very happy with the quality and taste of the food. We recommend Melrose Catering for any of your catering needs! read more

Delicious food! Everyone liked it - only problem was we ran out too soon haha. Next time we'll have to order more!

Melrose Catering did an excellent job! Paola the Office Manager held our hand through the entire event process from start to finish. Nouri the owner and chef did an amazing job on the food and service during the reception. He was personally involved in plating the food and ensuring every thing went smoothly. The food presentation was beautiful and super delicious. Our guests loved it. Every part of the process was professional and their staff were very courteous. They handled every part of the reception including setting up the dance floor I highly recommend Nouri and Paola for your event! read more

They were very professional when we schedule our tasting for our wedding. The food at the tasting was so delicious, we decided not to try any other caterers. We were right! They took care of all our needs and did it beautifully and professionally. They supplied party rental, food, servers, bar staff and anything else we needed. When we needed changes made, they made them without a hesitation. Communicated with us throughout, to make our special day stress free. The food at our wedding reception was delicious. Everyone raved about it. That's no easy task, considering that most of our friends are foodies. The staff was very pleasant and attentive. Highly recommend. read more

Melrose Catering went ABOVE and BEYOND in providing the most wonderful foodie experience for our engagement party! Initially, I was so overwhelmed with the planning of our event but Justina and Nour were so incredibly helpful and generous in selecting our dishes! Their selection from the menu is amazing and there is no doubt that each item tastes as wonderful as it looked! We decided on several dishes including: the Bacon, Cheddar Cheese, and Apple Grilled Cheese, Swedish Meatballs, Chicken Empanadas, and Pepper Jack and Pesto Spring Rolls. Each dish was loved by our guests and the presentation completed it all. Also, thank you to Michael for doing an amazing job in transporting and serving the dishes with a smile! Thank you so much Melrose Catering for helping us create such a memorable and special evening! I look forward to many more events with your amazing dishes and wonderful team! read more

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It was great working with Stephen. Due to covid we had a small reception at our home. His service was amazing and made our day special. We had a served 3 course meal. Our menu was mixed with vegan options and non vegan (I'm vegan, my husband is not) I loved the vegan options! The food was delicious, our guest were pleased. read more

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I had to find a caterer for a corporate event and I'm located half way across the country. Found Melrose Catering on Yelp and because of all the stellar reviews and their quick response, I booked them. They did not disappoint. Stephen was helpful and speedy from the initial contact. Menu options were creative and cost-effective. They responded well to last minute adjustments. On-site they received rave reviews from service to quality of food. Very professional! I would highly recommend. read more

Each year I host a Client Appreciation Party (I'm a Realtor) and I've used a couple of other caterers over the past 5 years. Wanting to change things up, I went in search of a new caterer for the event and was met with the usual frustrations of people not calling me back regarding my inquiry. Even caterers I'd been referred to by past clients of theirs did not get back to me in a timely manner. This always makes me nervous when dealing with someone, I want someone I can count on. After seeing the great reviews on-line for Melrose Catering I decided to give them a try. Though I could have asked for it based on the size of my party, I did not take the time to request a tasting. We had selected the holiday Italian buffet and figured, "really, how could anyone screw up Italian food?" Let me tell you, these folks did not disappoint. From beginning to end the experience was everything I had hoped it would be. Justina took my calls and always returned information and calls in a timely manner. Stephanie, who delivered the food the day of the event, was helpful and flexible in working with us and our set up to make it great. The food was delicious!! So many guests came to tell me how great it was and ask who had done the catering. (Next time, Stephanie will have to remember to leave off some business cards ... but my clients all know they can call me any time for a great referral, so I know those who are interested in booking them will call me for their number.) If I had any disappointment at all, it was that they had originally told me they would pick up their stuff the following morning, but at the last minute I was told they were super busy and would need to pick up the same night of the party. That meant they came in at the tail end of the party and were cleaning up while I still had a few guests at the house (lucky for me, my clients are awesome and they jumped in to help us box up the left over food). I will definitely use them for my party again next year. Can't wait to see what we cook up together next time. read more

Melrose Catering Company has been amazing from the start. We were able to get in contact with Stephen and was attentive to our needs and changes especially the last month before the wedding when our reception venue could no longer host us due to COVID-restrictions. The food tasting was phenomenal and all of the food from the salad and appetizers to the main course were very delectable. On the day of the wedding, the team was able to prep the food into individualized boxes and even had both choices of meat - fish and tri tip - in the same box so every guest can each have them to eat! We thank you so much for making our wedding day amazing! Our wedding guests enjoyed the food! read more

Outstanding service, I would highly recommend Melrose catering. I planned my birthday party and Melrose catering helped me by providing food, tables, linen, chairs, staff to help prepare and serve buffet. Everything was exceptional. I arrived to the party location and the onsite staff Henri and Juan had already prepared the dinner table. They were on top of everything and even gave me ideas as to set up other things for my bday party. Given I never done something like this before they made my experience with ease. As far as the food. Delicious. I will def use Melrose Catering again in the future. Paola the lady who works in office also helped me very much and was attentive to whatever I needed and also provided me with ideas and options. Melrose Catering A +!! Over the top! read more

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I attended my best friends wedding few weeks ago, Melrose catering did the food, and it was just exquisite, plentiful and beautifully displayed, the servers were on top of their game and everything went smooth. I will definitely be calling on these guys next time we cater an event. read more

Melrose Catering is the best. They catered for our wedding during covid times and they were so amazing with changing so many last minute plans and being so flex able. We had to change so many details and last minute. Stephen and his team were able to prep and box our meals at the Church because our venue had cancelled. The food was amazing every thing about it was so delicious. All our guests were raving about the food and how it was so good. We highly recommend Melrose catering! read more

We cannot say enough good things about Melrose Catering! We got married on 7/3/21, and they provided a superb service to enhance our special day. First and foremost, never have a worked with someone as responsive as Stephen- what a great guy! He always responded to any questions/concerns/updates within hours of us reaching out. His thorough communication, attention to detail, flexibility and kind demeanor make him an absolute pleasure to work with. Secondly, our guests LOVED the food! We got 4 different appetizers, tri-tip, chicken piccatta, and "late night" quesadillas. Everyone raved about the generous portion sizes and quality of the food. Finally, not only was Melrose very affordable compared to many companies we looked at, their staff was all very professional and efficient. We would highly recommend this company to all! read more

I highly recommend Melrose Catering! I booked them for my office holiday party and it was perfect. Stephen was extremely helpful in arranging everything. He was always quick to respond to my emails and answered all my questions. And of course, the food was delicious. We got the Grand Buffet II and everyone in the office loved it. The salmon especially. There was also the perfect amount of food for everyone. They also showed up right on time to set everything up and came right on time to pick everything up. We will definitely use them again! read more

We had a small company holiday party for about 50 people. Our entire menu was vegan. Everything was really great! The food was delicious! Arrival, setup and breakdown was also super fast, a breeze and tidy. We will definitely use Melrose again. Everyone loved the food! read more

Totally exceeded my expectation!! From the first tasting visit until even after the wedding was over, our experience with Melrose was above average. The first reason I chose Melrose over other catering vendors was because of the food. They have a variety of entrees and all of the ones I tried were so DELICIOUS!! I had a few guests come up to me complimenting the food. It was a success and we thank you! :) No wonder why they have such great reviews! read more

My wife and I hired Melrose Catering for our recent wedding. We're both vegan, so we were looking for a caterer that had good, delicious vegan options. Our menu consisted of: Chili-lime battered tofu, battered avocado, grilled veggies, enchiladas, salad, rice and beans, and chips and salsa. All the food was delicious, and Melrose was very professional at every step of the process. Thanks guys! read more

Melrose helped me with my daughters bridal shower. They were amazing!! Prompt, so professional, helpful beyond anything and a complete delight to work with. The staff on the day of event were fabulous!! They treated every guest with respect and were always on top of every need. I will recommend them to everyone and I hope in the future to have another event I can use them again for. with great appreciation for taking the stress out of the day for me and allowing me to enjoy this special moment with my daughter. read more

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My husband and I were looking for a catering company we could use for our wedding. We found Melrose Catering on Yelp and we are SO thankful we chose them. We reached out to Laura and set up a tasting appointment. They were responsive and we were able to find a time that worked with all of our schedules. We tried 6-7 hors d'oeuvres, two main entrees, bread, and salad as part of our tasting. They were all so delicious it was tough choosing which ones we wanted at our wedding. We ended up getting the bruschetta and chicken empanadas for our tray-passed hors d'oeuvres and the short rib & salmon for our main entrees. All of our wedding guests only had positive things to say about the food! We are so thankful we chose Melrose because we definitely wanted to have delicious and memorable food at our wedding and Melrose was able to do just that :) Not to mention, Laura worked hand in hand with our rental company to ensure we had all of the rentals we needed. This relieved stress on our part because it was one less vendor to deal with. Laura and her team were all very professional on the day of the wedding. They were prompt, reliable, and friendly. We are thankful we could work with Laura because she is patient, understanding, and flexible to our needs. We will definitely keep Melrose in mind for any other catering events! read more

We used Melrose Catering for the first time in April for and event for about 100 people. We were all very happy with the food, setup and service at Melrose. Everything looked very nice and the food was very good! All of the people that we interacted with were wonderful. They went out of their way to work within our budget and came up with some very good items. We will definitely use them again. Leslie Hargrove CSUF read more