Orange County Catering

We used Orange County Catering two times already and was very happy! We got communication from Jeff that was kind and deliver exactly what we requested. Once was for a home party and the second our office lunch. The food was delivered on time with no issues, the food was tested good and was hot and fresh, very convenient and affordable arrangements for every event. I received to use their services!

Thank you so much! We used Orange County Catering to host a special teacher breakfast at my school. We decided to splurge a little this year instead of just having bagels and juice and went all out. They arrived a little early which was great and it gave me time to get other things ready before the staff came to the lounge for food. All the food was delicious, fresh, and wonderful. There was plenty of food and people even had seconds and thirds! They came back on time to do the pick up. We will definitely use them in the future. Thanks for helping to make our last official day of school a great one!

I used Orange County Catering yesterday for a special celebration for my daughter. Jeff– the owner helped us plan this party that was a total success! Our guests RAVED about the food and the friendly and helpful staff working the party. They arrived early and started setting everything up and this was done in a beautiful manner. They knew we were having a casino themed party and even brought a lot of table decorations matching our theme. (We did not even ask for it) Jeff came days before to make a site check and helped with the planning of the location of the food tables as well as a beverage station. His obviously experienced staff went right to work putting things together. They did not rush us to put food away when the buffet line was finished. They kept the food out and refilled as needed. At the end of the party they cleaned up and boxed everything and put it in my fridge! I talked to a few guests today and the number one comment was «the food was delicious!» If you get a choice for dessert– go for the apple cobbler with ice cream– yes– it was served warm! The brisket was the most tender and flavorful. Mac and cheese a big hit! Its always nice to be so satisfied that I can leave five stars for this company– if 10 was an option– they would get it! I have already booked them for my Christmas party.

I used Orange County Catering for my kids’ birthday party. We had a Minion theme and asked them to help us design a menu to feed 70 people, both children and adults. The owner, Jeff, understood we were on a budget and worked with it to make sure that we had everything we needed. They created an awesome table display for us that made our kiddie party look top-​notch. Our menu was grilled chicken, the most amazing cornbread ever (soooo moist and sweet!!! ORDER EXTRA!!!), these amazing baked beans that had bacon in them and some sweet peppers (your guests will really love them) and their mac ‘n’cheese was seriously the BEST-​EVER. I even showed them these Minion twinkie cupcakes I had found on Pinterest and they were able to make them for the party as well. They are an excellent company with friendly waitstaff and I recommend them for fancy or family events.

I’ve used these guys several times over the last few years, mainly for house parties: Christmas, birthdays, St. Patrick’s day etc, but I’ve used them for larger events like my parents 50^th wedding anniversary and my own wedding a few years back. I recommend these guys to everyone. Jeff Etchandy is awesome. He is the nicest guy you’ll ever meet, he’s easy to work with, goes the extra mile, and is so extremely personable. I love giving business to this guy because he always does such a tight, detailed, impressive job with both the presentation and the food.

My daughter planned a 40^th anniversary party for us at our home and used Orange County Catering. From the set-​up to take-​down, they were wonderful! The staff was friendly, professional and efficient. I did not have to do anything as they continued throughout the event to pick-​up, clean-​up and keep everything organized. We received many compliments on the food from our guests. Jeff and Wendy were easy to work with and very helpful with the choices we had to make. I would definitely use them again and/​or recommend this company for future events.

Thank you Jeff and staff for making my 40^th birthday a complete success! They were on time, food was delicious and staff was friendly and helpful! If we have another catered event I will use them!

Catered my wedding. Jeff was very flexible in creating a menu to fit our theme and budget, and adapting to all the little changes over the months. He was never pushy.
On the day of the wedding, everything was quickly setup exactly as planned, the food was great, server did well, and the guests were happy.

We were so pleased with Jeff and Orange County Catering when they catered my husband’s 60^th birthday party in my home. Jeff worked with me to develop the menu I wanted and he was very patient with all the questions I had, not like some other caterers who lack people skills and just tell you to look at their menu. The gentleman who set up our buffet arrived early and had it all ready right on time, even though it was pouring rain and he had to park around the corner from my house due to all the cars out front. The food was awesome! Plenty of food for my guests and everyone raved about it. We had a small plates dinner with six different appetizers. The crab cakes, though a tad soggy, were full of CRAB not filler. Chicken satay was delicious, a real smoked-​over-​the-​coals taste. Hamburger sliders were probably the best I’ve ever had, high quality beef and a slightly sweet bun. Everybody LOVED those. Bruschetta bar ingredients were so fresh, even the next day when we ate leftovers! The set up was nice, linen on the tables (although they got the color wrong!) and nice large covered chafing dishes. And the best thing was the price was the most reasonable I could find. Highly recommend.

Wow. Just hosted an event with these guys as the caterers. I do NOT recommend using them if you’re working on a schedule.
Pro: Great food.
Con: LATE! We had 50 people sitting around for 20 minutes waiting on the guy to set up the food. He arrived about 45 minutes before the event, started setting up, then disappeared! He was MIA for about 15 – 20 minutes. We finally went outside looking for him because everyone had arrived and we still had NO FOOD. He reappeared after all the guests had arrived with no explanation.
Con: LATE also meant we had to scramble to get everything cleaned up before our time was up at the venue.
Luckily, our guests had no idea the stress we were going through with this guy being late and then disappearing. The only reason this catering company gets an extra star is because our guests liked the food.

Thanks for all the hard work you really made our event perfect with your food quality and service in the conference room at Hilton in Irvine. I would reccomend them to any company to use!

I’ve used them before for our wedding and now I’ve used them again for an outdoor BBQ event at the office, they provided and great amount of food and they we’re really friendly during the whole time at our office. We have these events at our office ever so often to entice sales of some of our over stocked items at our warehouse, we typically get about 300+ guest throughout the day and feeding people is an easy way to influence sales of products that our customers are already buying. Good company to call Unilocalers!

We didn’t actually book them for an event, but met them at a bridal show last week, and this is a review of that.
They were giving out samples of their cakes, which could have looked nice if it wasn’t smashed. You would think if they wanted you to book them for an event they would make sure not to give you a smashed cake. But oh well, they were pretty busy with 2 other people standing around looking at their fliers. Not a big deal, but shows you they lack attention to detail.
The frosting on the cake (it was like a chocolate fondant?) was funny tasting, and sickly sweet. The cake on the inside lacked flavor, and it was slightly lacking some moisture. I didn’t finish eating it, and left it in their container in the fridge. It was completely dry and gross tasting by the next day. I feel like Betty Crocker instant cake mix could have tasted better.
Not impressed. If this is how their service/​cakes are when trying to get your business, I can only imagine what it would be like after they get a contract.

After searching for for someone to cater our company’s holiday party, we received a very good proposal for the meal and from the very beginning of the whole process, (having to change the guest list a few times) they were very patient and thorough to understand exactly what we wanted and needed for the party.
Once the servers showed up, the whole thing went perfectly, great friendly service and good food. The only small complaint is the sirloin was a little overcooked and tough, but the flavor was still very good.
We would definitely use them for another event. (order the mashed potatoes in your meal, they were delicious)

OC Catering Rocks! They did such a good job for my mother in law’s 70^th surprise birthday party. The food was fresh and the service was beyond all expectations. My mother in law is difficult to please, and she was so impressed with OC Catering that she booked them for her upcoming 50^th wedding anniversary. Lyn was our party co-​ordinator and she made sure the food was replenished on a timely basis to ensure the trays were never empty. The bartender created a special martini for the event which was a big hit. I look forward to eating their food at my in-​laws 50^th wedding anniversary party.

Worst catering company ever, ruined our wedding day! We booked a buffet dinner for our wedding, and actually had 30 fewer guests than we originally told the caterer, but they ran out of food even before all our guests had gotten anything. Actually, they didn’t run out, they took the food for their own workers while my guests were still hungry asking for food. The workers were rude to my guests, and ignored their requests. They blocked one of my bathrooms I had allocated for our guests even though we specifically told them not to block that bathroom. Worst service ever, and I wouldn’t recommend them to my worst enemy.