The new pre-packaged meals from this place is amazing. Great for lunches, week night dinners, staff parties and business meetings. Easy to heat up and still tastes delicious! These meals can freeze as well. Healthy and tasty! read more

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Stanley who is the chef/owner is very friendly and accomodating. I have ordered from The Healthy Chef for catered lunches of sandwiches/wraps, soups and desserts a number of times. Their turkey breast with cranberry chutney, the salmon wrap as well as the turkey breast and basil pesto are delicious (wish I had a bigger stomach to try the other sandwiches). Their corn chowder was very comforting and people loved the chicken noodle. Don't hesitate to order them for office lunches or other events. You won't be disappointed. read more

The Healthy Chef - Clockwise from top:1/2 of, salmon w/ Asian slaw wrap, turkey w/ cranberry chutney, turkey breast w/ basil pesto & lemon bar. - Caterers Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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This review is solely based on my recent phone conversation with The Healthy Chef. By no means is this review a reflection of the quality of food The Healthy Chef provides (as I did not order from them), but only my feelings towards the poor level of customer service and business management this business executes. I am in the process of hosting an office grand opening for my family, and as it is my first time doing so, I was in the process of calling different caterers to receive a quote and food selection plan. As I was assigned this task last minute, being that the event would to occur in the next 4 days, I wanted to first make sure that the caterer I spoke to had the availability to accommodate. I had called 2 other caterers prior to calling The Healthy Chef, and received caring responses to my slight nervousness of putting together an event in short notice. One kept the conversation shorter, only taking down the necessary details, in order to pass it along to the catering coordinator so that they could get in touch with me later in the day. The other, who was already the coordinator, asked me more detailed questions (ie. date, location of service, # of people, food allergies, particular food preferences, and etc.). She made me feel taken care of and ended the call off with a reassurance that she would be able to put together a plan first with a few menu selections that she feels are the best fit, and we could work from there through email. When I had called The Healthy Chef, they picked up and I explained the same spiel and was met with a cold response "you need to check our website." To which I responded, "the website healthychef.ca on Yelp leads me to an unclaimed domain." He then says, "well that's from Yelp. It's wrong. It's thehealthychef.ca." uhh...there would have been other ways of saying it nicely? The tone in which he said it, made me, the prospective client, feel like I WASN'T doing MY homework, which in reality, if there was a mistake with how Yelp portrays the business, the owner should actively have the corrections amended. Further to that, I asked him if it was possible for him to email me a menu selection plan if I could give him some details about preferences, # of people, etc., as I wanted to make a decision today once I compared the catering options. He then said, "well, I don't know what you want. Everything is on the website. I think you should go with the other caterers as we don't do that." umm... so as an "expert in the catering field," if you are not in the business of asking the prospective client questions on their event to help them with their planning, why should they choose YOU? With that response, I thanked him for his time and that I would look elsewhere and hung up. My concluding thoughts from this conversation would be: 1) The business needs to understand that they are not only a food provider, but the business also crosses paths with customer service and and logistics planning. They need to improve on these aspects. 2) Tone of voice. Yes, how the food tastes is a make or break situation for repeat business. But equally important, is the way you treat prospectives. This client is pro-actively looking to give you business, you should try to earn it. It's all about developing a relationship with your clients as they would then be inclined to recommend you or hire you again for future. read more

I'm surprised that The Healthy Chef hasn't had more reviews! My husband and I recently hired Stanley and his staff to prepare a BBQ meal for our family reunion and we were both incredibly impressed! Stanley arrived at the venue and delivered the food about 20 minutes early (I always say it's better to be 20 minutes early than two minutes late!) and was completely prepared. The food he and his crew prepared was beautifully arranged, incredibly delicious and there was more than enough for everyone. Most people went for second helpings and no one left hungry! All evening, various family members were constantly commenting on how great and tasty the food was. It was definitely an impressive feast! Stanley was easy to work with, professional and very kind. He also was quick to respond to emails, questions or inquiries that I had throughout the process. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend The Healthy Chef and I would definitely use them again in the future! read more

I recently hired The Healthy Chef to cater a luncheon for 30 at my home. We chose The Light Lunch/Dinner Buffet, and were very pleased with the variety and quantity of food. Our guests commented on how delicious everything was. I found Stanley very pleasant to work with, and very accommodating. The food arrived as scheduled, and was beautifully presented. I also find the website easy to follow and the online menus very clear. I will use the services of The Healthy Chef again, should the occasion arise. (For some reason, my name shows me as being in Toronto, but in fact, I live in Richmond, BC, and that is where The Healthy Chef is located.) read more

HORRIBLE Company! Sent a signed confirmation with credit card info on September 2nd to proceed with catering for a bbq on September 12th. That same day Stanley asked me to reconfirm before he processed the 50% deposit as it was non-refundable. Of course as no one has money to throw down the drain, I asked what our options were in the event of cancellation in case it rained, as guests would not attend. If we could transfer the event to the office and still get the food. Stanley replied that yes the food could be delivered to the office. Given the labour day long weekend and I took September 3rd to the 8th Off. I didn't get a chance to reply to emails until September 9th - under the assumption that the deposit had been charged and we were confirmed I replied to Stanley that we had "nothing to worry about as it will be sunny". To my surprise, he replies today, September 10th saying "We did not receive your confirmation on this order and proceeded to accept other confirmed bookings for Saturday. We are now no longer available for Saturday September 12th." NOT ONE PHONE CALL made to let me know that he was considering catering another event - even though my cell phone is in the confirmation which he received. Before taking on a new order the least he could do is MAKE A PHONE CALL to reconfirm if needed. So I called him today and he starts obnoxiously arguing with me that I never replied to his last email and said "...I don't call customers to reconfirm. We get so many orders." To which I said "wait on what? I sent you the fully filled, fully signed confirmation on September 2nd". I said "it's okay, thank you" and hung up, as quite frankly I have better things to do than argue with an irresponsible person. Stanley seems to have forgotten that telephones still work and exist, and things can be communicated and confirmed in one minute. In situations like these, email may not be the best way. And you definitely SHOULD CALL YOUR CUSTOMER BEFORE BOOKING SOMEONE ELSE AND NOT CANCEL 2 DAYS IN ADVANCE VIA EMAIL! Like I told Stanley via my last email reply before I wrote this review, we found a reputable company to cater to our corporate event. The Manager CALLED me, and we were done in less than 10 minutes. Menu, payment, location, logistics, all done in 10 MINUTES! read more

Stanley the owner is a great chef and an easy going guy. We have the Healthy Chef cater most of our office functions, plus I have had them cater lunches I have hosted downtown. Amazing broiled salmon over linguini, and their curry chicken sandwiches are the bizzomb. Nice charcuterie plates too. read more

For anyone who can eat anything, I'm sure this catering company can work. But.... for someone like me who is celiac, they did a poor performance. To identify a food item as "vegetarian/gluten-free" at a staff holiday party, to insist that a mock-chicken product from www.gradein.com is gluten-free is terrible! Luckily I am my own advocate, asked for the product name, contacted Gradein customer service and was told that their products contain gluten. Meanwhile, The Healthy Chef continued to insist that the food item was that the mock chicken was gluten-free. Shame on you. I would have been violently ill along with ending up in emergency....what a nice way to start the holidays! And if this was served to a newly diagnosed person with celiac disease, they might have innocently believed what The Healthy Chef had clearly labeled as "vegetarian/gluten-free." Gluten free is a buzz word used too often and too freely these days. The Healthy Chef has no business calling a product full of wheat protein and soy protein as gluten-free. Vegetarian does not equal gluten-free! The Healthy Chef should stick to what they know best - and forget trying to include "gluten-free" items which clearly aren't - For the record, the company Gardein was upfront and honest with me when I contacted them, advising me that all of their products contain gluten. On the other hand, The owner of The Healthy Chef did not even apologize to me nor acknowledge the fact that the food product was clearly "GLUTEN-FULL!" read more

We hired the Healthy Chef to cater our housewarming/wedding reception and they were great in every respect. Elena, the lady whom I spoke with on the phone, was extremely friendly and helpful. I had never hired a caterer before, and she helped me make all the right decisions in terms of meal choices and quantities while sticking to the budget constraints I laid out. Mika, the server, arrived on time and in no time had a beautiful spread laid out. Cleanup was a breeze since Mika helped us pack everything away. Almost everyone commented on how delicious the food was - the salmon was a real hit and the fruit kebabs with chocolate were delish. The portions were very generous and their prices are very reasonable no matter what, but especially considering the quality of their food. I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone...and I wouldn't have to think twice about hiring them again! I guess I will never have to look for another caterer as long as they are around. read more