Beaches and Backyards Catering

DELICIOUS !!!
My name is Peter and I recently got married in June. Vanessa is the sweetest, creative, and most professional person to work with. She responded fast with emails and was very clear with planning. Coming from a Filipino family food is the most important part of our wedding as much as the ceremony. My family could only rave about her food all night and of course my wife’s dress haha. Her staff is also very professional and accommodating. The food really did speak for itself and I cant thank Vanessa and the staff for everything they did. Our wedding was smooth and amazing. Vanessa really showed all of us Aloha Spirit. I highly recommend her.
PS she also has great references if you need a cake done!
Thank you
Peter D.

We discovered Beaches and Backyards through the Wedding Café’s catering workshop. Their food stood out to us because of their attention to detail in the presentation, and because it was delicious! We met with Vanessa and gave her an idea of what we wanted for our wedding. She came up with the most perfect and completely customized menu for us, and she worked closely with us to make sure we stayed within our budget.
Fast forward to our wedding day– the beaches and backyards staff was phenomenal and extremely professional. The wait staff was friendly and helpful to everyone, and the bartenders were a huge hit with all of our guests. Everything was set up flawlessly.
To give you an example of Vanessa and her staff’s attention to detail: we had a taco bar as one of our food stations, and I had previously told Vanessa that I hate cilantro but didn’t want to take it away from anything at the station since our guests would probably want it. When my husband and I got to our table, I found a variety of cilantro-​free toppings waiting there for me. I didn’t even think to ask for that, and I was so impressed that they thought to do that for me! Everything was absolutely delicious, and our guests are still raving about the food from our wedding (which was 7 months ago!)
You’d be crazy to not consider Beaches and Backyards for your special event. They are so accommodating and they will go above and beyond for their clients. Make sure you schedule a consultation with Vanessa ASAP!

Beaches and Backyards did a great job catering for my wedding. Their staff and bartenders provide extremely good service, if only all restaurants provided the same level of service. My guests were also very impressed with the waitstaff and bartenders as well as the food. The reason why I’m giving them 4 stars instead of 5 is because of the slow response time for communicating, possibly due to how busy they are. Vanessa does a great job of giving good recommendations and catering the menu to suit your needs.

Thank you to Vanessa Hollinger & Beaches and Backyards Catering Staff for the AWESOME service and DELICIOUS food served at our wedding. Food was an important part of our wedding. My husband and I wanted our guests to be impressed and satisfied with the food served at our wedding. After our taste testing with Vanessa, we knew BEACHES & BACKYARDS CATERING was our caterer. We were in HEAVEN. It was like saying, YES to DRESS but YES TO THE CATERER!!!
Vanessa and her staff definitely went above and beyond. Many of our guests stated, «The food was AWESOME. Wow! Who was your Caterer?»
John and I can not THANK YOU enough for the EXCELLENT & OUTSTANDING SERVICE. At most weddings, Brides & Grooms are consumed with picture taking, speeches, toasts, etc. We were afraid that we weren’t going to enjoy our food at our wedding. Vanessa suggested that we line up in the buffet line to enjoy the presentation & mingle with our guests. We were grateful for her suggestion. She also informed her staff that my husband LOVED and RAVED about the Coconut Kauai Shrimp with Guava Chili Lime Aioli. We were really grateful and more grateful when we saw two plates of appetizers at our sweetheart table. Not only were we able to do our bride and groom duties, but we were also able to ENJOY our food at our wedding.
Vanessa, Alicia, and to Beaches & Backyards Catering Staff, THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts for being a part of our special day!!!
If you are thinking about Beaches & Backyards Catering for their services, we HIGHLY RECOMMEND them!!! You will not be disappointed!!!

Amazing food and staff! I was so pleased with the turn out at the party and everyone was raving about the food! Vanessa knocked it out of the park. Everything was to exact specification and not a step was missed! Definitely using them again!

We ended up not using this company and choosing another for a couple of reasons.
The most annoying thing was the response time. Sometimes it would take over a week to answer a question. They were also really spendy, like 20−30% more than the other two companies I researched.

The BEST! Vanessa and the crew at Beaches and Backyards are truly the best at making an outdoor occasion elegant, classy, and gourmet! People always talk about how wonderful the food was at our wedding, thanks to their expertise. We have even had many people ask us if there is a restaurant they can go to or a place they can order to eat the food from Beaches and Backyards again.
My husband and I had our wedding at an outdoor estate on the beach. Food can make or break a wedding in Hawaii and we wanted the food to be top notch. The food from Beaches and Backyards is mostly locally grown and they served grass-​fed beef to our guests. Very fresh, organic, and tasted like a gourmet restaurant. It was worth every penny we spent to make our wedding day worry free.
Vanessa was great to work with from the beginning and made it easy to decide and change menu options. We went with this the Pacific Rim and Island Style buffet, which were both perfect. Beaches and Backyards set up all of the tables on the day of the wedding and even set out our printed materials and table numbers for the tables. She also ordered all tableware and provided servers to pass appetizers and pour water and drinks for the guests.
Basically, every detail was taken care of by the Beaches and Backyards team. You will not regret it. If you put your trust in Vanessa for the food for your event, she will not fail you. In fact, her team will go above and beyond to blow you away like they did us on our wedding day!

Vanessa and the folks at Beaches and Backyards are top notch! From the moment we hired her and tasted her food a year and a half from the wedding date we knew we chose the right people to cater our event. We had a buffet setup for our meal and everything staid fresh and was delicious. It’s been almost a month later after our wedding and we are still receiving compliments on the pupu’s and buffet meal from our 75 guests.
I also really enjoyed the bartenders that Vanessa provided as well. They were very easy going and my guests really enjoyed them. It could of been the booze though. ;)
Beaches and Backyards did a great job and I would highly recommend them for your event. They are getting more and more popular on the island so lock them up ASAP! You won’t regret it.

From planning to the wedding day, Beaches and Backyards was top notch. Vanessa Hollinger was very easy to talk and plan with. The food was delicious and so many guests commented on how good the food was. Vanessa’s staff on our wedding day was so friendly and helpful. Vanessa is not just a caterer, she worked very closely with our equipment vendor to make sure that everything was set up correctly and taken care of. We would definitely recommend Vanessa and her staff for any occasion. We have heard nothing but great things from everyone we have talked to throughout the process of planning our wedding. She has a solid reputation in Hawaii. Due to circumstances beyond our control, we weren’t able to coordinate a tasting prior to our wedding day. But, we were assured by our wedding coordinator that we could count on Vanessa’s quality of service on our special day. And Beaches and Backyards exceeded our expectations. Vanessa also designed the menu to fit within our budget constraints.

Amazing food. I cannot tell you how many people who attended my wedding said, «Who did your catering?! It was amazing!!!». While I had not met Vanessa face to face, she was extremely flexible in accommodating my husband and my suggestions for pupu and entrée items. I love that they do the ‘typical’ food you expect at weddings but with a complete Hawaiian, local spin. Their wait staff was very good as well, making sure everyone was taken care of. I highly recommend them.

While I can’t vouch for the food (although I have heard from numerous people their food is amazing) I just wanted to vouche for the character of the owner, Vanessa Hollinger. Unfortunately, my wedding was cancelled last-​minute, so I never got to taste her amazing catering, but I wanted to rate her service and integrity. She is a wonderful person, could not have been MORE pleasant to deal with… she absolutely bent over backwards for me throughout the planning process to help me along in any way possible from reviewing my rental equipment to listening to all my million ideas and trying to incorporate them whenever possible. She was like my best friend I’d never met by the end of the planning process, and I just regret that I will probably never meet her in person. Definitely hire her for your event. You will be so happy you did; she makes everything easier.