Out Back Catering

Outback catered my golf tournament and the food was fabulous! Having the smoker on site was a treat for our players and everyone was happy and ready to play after a great lunch! Great food, great prices.

Doug and his terrific team catered our daughter’s post-​wedding brunch last week and it was superb! They also catered her high school graduation party 13 years earlier, a block party and several charitable events in between. I love Doug and everyone at Out Back. They are incredibly kind, thoughtful, cost-​conscious and professional in every aspect of their business. And most importantly: the food is terrific! All our guests loved the brunch. I look forward to our next event with Doug and Out Back Catering!

Catered a birthday party for 80 people on my tennis court. The guests were raving about the food! We had a dinner options of Tri tip, custom pizzas, and chicken. Appetizers served before meal were great! Staff were very helpful and friendly.
This is the third time I’ve used them and I’ll use them next time as well. Money well spent!

Doug was the best, he took care of me when my other caterer dropped out right before the wedding. Food was great, service was great and he kept brining my husband and I drinks while we were doing wedding stuff to keep us calm and having fun. Great guy. Great good. Great company!

Great business, Doug is friendly, experienced and professional. Offering affordable, tasty and convenient catering. It’s no surprise they’ve been in business for as long as they have. Would highly recommend!

Our son wanted hamburgers and french fries for his birthday party. A friend recommended Out Back catering to us and it turned out great. It was so much easier than trying to do it ourselves and enabled us to be able to spend time with guests instead of cooking. The guys arrived a couple of hours ahead of time to set up and were ready to go the moment the guests arrived. The pricing was reasonable.

I hate to write this review because the service people were AMAZING! However the food, the price, and I’m assuming the owner weren’t the best. Everything was done through email or mail. And since it was alot of $ I wanted to check it out in person, so I drove there. As a result I felt as if Doug Got upset, and started adding so many fees, long story short service alone was $ 600 plus a $ 200 gratuity, taxes another $ 200! I got hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken sandwiches, and Philly sandwiches, which were nothing special, buy the pack at costco and do it yourself. I wish I can hire the people without having to deal with the business.

We hired Out Back Catering for our wedding this past weekend in Desert Hot Springs. They did an excellent job and the food was very delicious. Doug and his crew helped whenever it was needed during the event. The event was for 100 people and they also provided the ice cream cart for desert. Doug provided a lot of helpful insight during the planning process and brought things to our attention we may not have thought of. He specifically made sure my husband and I were happy and well fed during the event. The amount of effort put in by his team was worth every penny. We are very happy with our choice and would highly recommend this caterer.

MANY thanks to Doug and Anna who so successfully catered my husbands 40^th birthday. He went as far as to devise a foolproof plan to do this under the radar at a state park so that 40 adults could have a special dinner at our camping party. They showed up early, keeping in mind the sunset hour and timing of our meal. The set up was quick and impressive. Our guests were going on an on about how good the food was… all gushing about the ribs and chicken, the corn (in the husks, as he recommended) and the potato salad… among other delicious sides. Such genuine and friendly service. It was so nice to have them there with our group! I would absolutely hire Out Back again!

Great food, great service, call then for your next party!
Cindy

Well all I can say are good things about this place. I was very happy with the food I absolutely love their BBQ sauce and omg their horseradish is amazing and I don’t usually care for that. The tri tip and baby back ribs are my favoirte oh and their mixed ngreen salad with his rasbery vinaigrette is something you must try. This family owned business is very affordable and gets the job done. I have to say I’m very happy I hired them. Doug is such a great person after talking to him and telling him about my job and how our school was having a fundraiser for our special ed class. He helped out by donating the use of his pop corn machine and the supplies. We are so much closer to achieving our goal for our amazing children. Thanks Doug we are truly great full. I will definitely use them again and recommend to all my family and friends.

Doug and his crew did a fantastic job. The party was Hawaiian style for 90 peoplr. He set up and cooked the food here and then served the horduervs, then the meal buffet style with a decorated tables. Great compliments from the guest. He even helped taking the giffts from the guest, and helped clean up at the end. Very helpful and professional. Will definately use again.

Outback Catering catered our wedding of 250 people in April, and we were so happy we chose them! They were willing to work with us on the menu, and the presentation, taste, and service was EXCEPTIONAL. Doug and his team were extremely accommodating, and very thorough, which is great for a wedding because it was perfect. They really do cater «from boots to bow tie», and I would highly recommend their service. I look forward to using Doug and his team at Outback Catering again sometime soon!

Awesome company, Doug was friendly and help me narrow down the menu within my budget. We got his traditional BBQ, it was great to watch his team cook the chicken and beef at the scene of the party. Very unique! The potato salad and tri tip were very tasty, the staff was also friendly and did a nice clean up job. Will use them again!

We used them for our department Christmas party and were sadly disappointed. The first warning was when we were still trying to decide between them and another restaurant. The guy on the phone was rude and pushy and made us feel rushed. The food itself was crappy and cold. The corn muffins were hard. The ribs were the consistency of beef jerky. The salmon was an unappetizing grey color. The chicken was hard. It was a waste of money. My co-​worker called to inform them of our dissatisfaction and they acted like they didn’t care. I don’t even think they apologized. Needless to say, we will never do business with them again.

I’ve used caterers for many types of business events & the experience of working with Doug Noland & his staff on a recent networking mixer for an organization that I’m with was (to quote a jeweler) FLAWLESS.
First off, they’re nice & professional to deal with, their wide variety of food choices worked out fantastic for our event from Pizza to Salad & Tri tip sliders. They have lots of other options, but this worked out best for us. Their pricing is very reasonable for the quality, their people are professional and friendly to deal with.
This was a small event for only about 60 people, but I know they have experience working much larger events and their attention to detail for ours was just great.
Best of all was that so many of our attendees just loved the food. So job well done, Outback!!!

Outback Catering provided the food for a large party we had at our home last weekend. I am slow to give anybody 5 stars, but they did such a great job and there is no meaningful way they could have done any better. Kudos !
We never used them before, so when they showed up about 30 minutes early and not late with excuses as we have experienced with other caters, this immediately put our fears to rest. They set up quickly and got right down to business. Again, their confidence and skill was encouraging. They brought everything they needed, and all we had to do was stay out of the way!
The cool thing about these guys is that they didn’t cook the food back in a remote kitchen and then bring it to us. Instead, they set up a huge grill and cooked our food fresh, right on the spot. Our entrees consisted of tri-​tip, chicken, and salmon. All tasted wonderful cooked over a real charcoal fire on their grill. I got many complements about the taste of the food, and also the home made toppings offered.
Also offered to our guests were appetizers consisting of mini-​tacos, quesadillas, and nachos. The mini-​tacos in particular were a huge hit and our guests really liked the fresh grilled carne asada they put inside.
Outback also brought their old fashioned looking ice cream cart. Our guests had as many scoops of ice cream as they wanted combined with 8 different topping options. Again a line quickly formed for this popular treat.
In addition to all the above, the staff of three who worked our event could not have been nicer and were a pleasure to work with. They were nicely dressed in matching black aprons and professionally worked all the tables clearing away used plates, and seeing to the general well being of our guests.
When finished they quietly packed up and discretely disappeared without any disruption of the event.
It was a real pleasure to not worry about any of the food related details that were all taken care of by this excellent company. I will use them again.

I tried their ‘cue at a party I was at in Santa Monica. They had what looked like a nice setup but the ‘cue is another story. It was BBQ Chicken and Tri-​Tip sliders but it was mostly a über-​thick Italian roll and it dominated the sammie. The chicken was OK but the Tri-​Tip was pretty bad. There was sauce but you couldn’t really taste it. Again, the domination of the bread. One slider I had the Tri-​Tip was so gummy and/​or gristly, I almost choked on it. Thankfully, it happened right near the bar and I had a Coke Zero to take care of it. The ‘Cue isn’t a zero but it’s pretty close. The LA area has plenty of BBQ joints. Too bad most of them are about as bad as this.

Thank-​you, thank-​you, thank-​you Doug! Your barbecue chicken tamales were a hit!
One day, I stopped by this business and dropped off a brochure for a Mutt Strut Run/​Walk Charity event I was working on. I had never been there before. Doug took it upon himself to contact the event organizer and donated 180 barbecue chicken tamales for our walk/​run along with large serving spoons which were placed in every participants gift bag!
He even delivered the tamales AND then stayed to help as a walker guide for our blind participants.
How many business owners do you know of who are that generous and civic minded? I give this company a 5 star rating!
Naomi B.

love outback catering ! we used them twice now for both of my kids parties. We had a huge 50s bat mitxvah party for my daughter and Doug was awesome he gave us an amazing price and great food. we liked it so much we used him 3 years later for my sons Bar mitzvah !
great service, and they really work with you to get the party theme and food just right