Bettina’s Custom Catering

With the passing of my mother, we wanted to have a Celebration of Life.
We immediately called Bettina’s catering and Bev made it stress free for our family. Great food, efficient service, and helpful suggestions to make this an occasion to remember. Thank you, Bev!

$ 10 brisket plate with sides (Cole slaw, beans, roll n butter) $ 5 sliders. Come and get some!
I’m all for family businesses. Another great thing about a family business is that the food is made authentically giving you that home-​cooked style taste. The pulled pork and brisket are tender. Some places would serve just beans and sauce but there is more to this recipe. I would say its almost chilli.
Cole slaw doesn’t really grab my interest but I ate it anyway because I hungered for more! The plate meal is more than enough to fill you up.
I was going to instagram /​upload a photo to Unilocal but I finished up the food before I even thought about pulling out my phone. I guess we’ll have to wait for that this weekend.

This place offers bbq brisket and pulled pork on Saturday and Sundays. THE BEST BBQ I’ve ever had! The food portions are a really good size. I had black beans, coleslaw, rice and a fresh baked roll with my brisket plate. Everything was so fresh and tasty! The brisket was super tender and juicy with a great smokey flavor. I’ve gotten food from here 3 times already and I’ll definitely be back for more. I’m hooked!

Used Bevs to cater our son’s wedding rehearsal dinner earlier this month at ZLAC — great choice! The kids wanted a casual dinner with street style Mexican tacos. Bev made it happen! She’s a pleasure to deal with, professional and friendly and takes care of all the details. Food was delicious, service was smooth — nothing for me to do but enjoy the evening. I especially appreciated Bev’s suggestion for floral centerpieces (which I did myself) — saving me money and time and resulting in a lovely presentation. ZLAC is also a great venue — ending the evening with fireworks from SeaWorld was the perfect touch!

If I could give Bev, Mark and company even more stars, I would. Choosing Bettina’s Custom Catering to cater my wedding was one of the best decisions we made planning our wedding. I hadn’t heard of Bettina’s, but they were on the Thursday Club’s preferred caterer list so I requested a quote. I admit, my goal was only to have unmemorable food as I have never been to a wedding where the food was spectacular. However, I am still getting complements on how good the food was, and how great the staff was! We met with Bev and her son Mark after we received their proposal and they gave us samples of Mark’s cooking to try. The food was great and we thought Bev and Mark were both super friendly and would be easy to work with. Everything at the wedding was perfect. Every single staff member — wait staff, bartenders, etc. were nothing but completely amazing, friendly, polite, and attentative. The food was delicious and everyone seemed to love it! Bev and her son Mark are a class-​act and I highly recommend them for any event where catering is needed.

I’ve been meaning to write a review for Bettina’s for a long time — finally it’s here! I use Bettina’s solely for corporate catering (no real use for catering in my personal life) and I’ve always been absolutely pleased with the results.
Bev and her staff are very familiar with my workplace and so it’s like magic getting events taken care of — simply a phone call or email, minimal back and forth on menu and we’re set.
Some of the menu items that stand out for me are:
baked brie: luscious, gooey cheese covered in fruit and nuts served with bread/​crackers — comfort food heaven
Sweet and sour meatballs –perfect piquancy.
Pinwheel and tea sandwiches –dainty and tasty.
Chicken parmesan — hearty — always served with Bettina’s killer garlic bread — no making out on the first date after eating this stuff, and it’s worth it!
«Build your own» Cobb salads — fresh, light ingredients.
Curry chicken salad — a big fave at our workplace
Brownies/​lemon bars — Bettina’s makes the BEST brownies and lemon bars. Rich, chewy, full of flavor. Wish I had a lemon bar right now!
Overall, for me, working with Bettina’s is a dream — very easy and familiar and reliably delicious food. Thanks, Bev, Mark and team!

This caterer is ok.
Beverly is very nice and seems to want to help you with the presentation of your wedding. She has decorations you can use. She offered us a complimentary tasting, as most caterers do, and accommodated our schedule. She also worked with us on designing a menu within our budget. Mark, her son and chef, is very laid-​back.
The strawberry spinach salad, my fiancé and I agreed, was one of the BEST salads we had ever eaten.
However, the rest of the food was underwhelming, particularly considering the cost. They offered us plain pastas. I could make better in my own kitchen, and certainly not something I want to serve at my wedding. Especially since we tried caterers who were less expensive with better food.
Beverly insisted they could not be flexible on their price because they provide excellent service. I believe that as a caterer, your service should enhance your food, and not have to make up for mediocre quality. Since they could not offer us better food for a better price, we will never find out about their service.

I got married two weeks ago and would give Bev and her crew 10 stars if it was an option! One word — Maple Lime Salad! OMG! The best salad hands down, my not-​so-​salad-​friendly hubby can attest!
Okay, in all seriousness now, Bev was truly a godsend. We had discussed a nice menu back in August when I initially started my planning, she sent quotes and offered tastings, etc. — very professional in all her dealings. In late September I had a HUGE wrench thrown in our wedding plans and we had to completely revise and drastically cut our budget. When I mentioned this to Bev she was able to come up with a beautiful and amazing solution that still served my guests a buffet style menu but did so meeting our now shoestring-​at-​best budget. Bev was patient and really helpful working with me on all the details including tables, linens, etc.
The day of the wedding we had a few donated appetizer trays and items, Bev worked with my bridesmaids and family to make sure that things were set out properly and beautifully! Not only did they make the presentation pop but after the reception was said and done Bev and her team had neatly collected the leftover cheese plates and arranged everything in boxes for my in-​laws to bring home for me without us even asking. She then offered with a smile to wrap up uneaten cupcakes and desserts for our guests to take home.
Bettinas catering has delicious food and even better they have STELLAR service! I DEFINITELY recommend and will use them again. I say this with the biggest cheese smile you could ever imagine! Thank you Bev and your staff for being amazing!

I got married at the ZLAC Rowing Club in July, and used Bettina’s as my caterer. From the moment my husband and I met the owner, Bev, and chef, Mark, we were sold. Both were very nice and the food was amazing. On the day of the wedding, everything was perfect. Beverly ordered all the rentals for us, so that was one less thing I needed to worry about. On top of that, they were punctual and everything was set up perfectly. The food and service were both top notch. The servers were so nice and they even followed my husband and I around while we took pictures to give us the appetizers and fill our drinks. I also received positive feedback from my guests, stating that the food was great and the service was amazing. If you are thinking of using Bettina’s, I would highly recommend it. Looking back, there is nothing I can think of that they could have done better because it was all perfect.

We worked with Bettina’s to cater our wedding reception at the Thursday Club. Beverly and Mark made the process a joy and stressless. Their collaboration was totally professional. The food at the event was very well received by all our guests and the service equally stellar. As the bride I enjoyed working with Bettina’s because I knew I could count on them to deliver high quality food, service and smiles!
p. s. per the other bride’s post below Bettina’s also went the extra mile for us and incorporated polka dots into her displays which was coordinated with our wedding! A+ on the detail orientation!

We love Bettina’s! Beverly and Allison were so helpful during our engagement, especially when I would call with the occasional freakouts! My husband and I love the food. Mark does an amazing job! All of our guests could not stop talking about the food and the service and this was even a few weeks after the wedding. Most people don’t remember the food the day after the wedding, let alone a few weeks after the event! The price was affordable as well. The servers and bartenders were efficent and so much fun! They truly helped our wedding be the perfect wedding!

The Task: Mom’s 95^th Birthday Dinner for our large (53) family, ages 2 to 95
We, Mom’s «kids», decided to have the dinner catered so we wouldn’t have to worry about who’s bringing what and who’s cleaning up. Bev was referred to us by a friend of my sister and she took care of everything. Mom’s favorite is Chicken Piccata and was prepared deliciously and served beautifully. Bev even picked up pizzas for the great grandchildren and provided pastas with different sauces. The tray passed Coconut Shrimp was awesome, too! The servers, Erica and Allison, were professional, fun and efficient. And Bev was a life-​saver! As we were setting up, Bev inquired as to where I wanted to place the cake I was bringing. Cake… what cake… I had completely forgotten to order the cake! No problem, she says, and proceeds to make some phone calls and before the guests arrived we had the right flavor cake (carrot) with the appropriate name! Amazing!
Needless to say, the Birthday Girl and the entire Nielsen Clan was thrilled with the event.

Bettina’s Catering is AWESOME! I used them for my wedding in July. I was very happy with the service and cuisine provided. (Even my guests told me the food was execellent! Which as we all know at weddings usually isn’t the case.)
My wedding colors are hot pink and black and the catering manager went the extra mile to get hot pink ties for all of the servers and decorated each table with beautiful fishbowls and candles that matched my theme — and did I mention that they did so at no extra cost!
If you are looking for a catering company that will work within your budget, is professional and will create an amazing experience for your guests, you have to go with Bettinas!

With family in San Diego, we are usually on vacation or shooting a wedding, but this time there was a sad occasion. We lost a family member way to early to cancer and with her family from the East Coast, we had four days to put together a funeral service with a reception following. We can’t say enough about Bettina’s Catering. Contacting Beverly on a Saturday, we found her in the SF Bay area — but she was so organized and efficient, she had a menu to us by Monday and the reception for 200 by Tuesday. Her staff was professional, and the food was as beautiful as delicious. During a stressful time, it was nice to be taken care of.