Above All Catering, Inc. Reviews
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14 Reviews
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Carolynn B. Sent on 01/24/20205 out of 5 rating
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A++ Caterer
Fabulous food and excellent customer service. Flexible with great recommendations. The Service staff was unparalleled in their execution. I felt like I had my own personal attendant who anticipated my every need before I did. Cross referenced with Fete the VenueFabulous food and excellent customer service. Flexible with great recommendations. The Service staff was unparalleled in their execution. I felt like I had my own personal attendant who anticipated my every need before I did. Cross referenced with Fete the Venue -
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Aubrey C. Sent on 05/20/20205 out of 5 rating
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Best food and service around!
We hired Above All Catering for our wedding last October at the Fullerton Arboretum. They were so courteous, professional, prompt, communicative, and the food was absolutely delicious! We received so many compliments after the reception about their bar and food service, and how many people were very impressed and felt taken care of for the night. I love their robust menu options and the tasting was so fun for my mom & I. They gave us great input and recommendations and listened to our preferences. Would highly recommend for anyone looking for a friendly, professional, yummy caterer for their big day!We hired Above All Catering for our wedding last October at the Fullerton Arboretum. They were so courteous, professional, prompt, communicative, and the food was absolutely delicious! We received so many compliments after the reception about their bar and food service, and how many people were very impressed and felt taken care of for the night. I love their robust menu options and the tasting was so fun for my mom & I. They gave us great input and recommendations and listened to our preferences. Would highly recommend for anyone looking for a friendly, professional, yummy caterer for their big day!-
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Jessica Sent on 09/28/20185 out of 5 rating
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They provided both the food and coordinated the rentals for our wedding day. The food was outstanding, we got so many compliments! It also made things so much easier to just have the rentals come with them. Morgan Salmans is a rockstar and was so sweet through the entire process - always providing advice, very responsive and a calming presence throughout the entire hectic process of pulling off a wedding! Highly recommend them and their team!They provided both the food and coordinated the rentals for our wedding day. The food was outstanding, we got so many compliments! It also made things so much easier to just have the rentals come with them. Morgan Salmans is a rockstar and was so sweet through the entire process - always providing advice, very responsive and a calming presence throughout the entire hectic process of pulling off a wedding! Highly recommend them and their team! -
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Kirsti Sent on 09/05/20175 out of 5 rating
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We used Kira Conkle at Above All for my daughter's wedding. She worked with us through numerous changes and was very good at offering opinions or advice. During the reception we received quite a few complements on the food, it was definitely a step above typical wedding fare. We had the reception at Lyon Air Museum during one of the hottest days of the year . Despite the heat, Kira, who has experience putting on events at Lyon, stayed for the entire reception and worked hard to make it a memorable evening. I highly recommend Above All and Kira.We used Kira Conkle at Above All for my daughter's wedding. She worked with us through numerous changes and was very good at offering opinions or advice. During the reception we received quite a few complements on the food, it was definitely a step above typical wedding fare. We had the reception at Lyon Air Museum during one of the hottest days of the year . Despite the heat, Kira, who has experience putting on events at Lyon, stayed for the entire reception and worked hard to make it a memorable evening. I highly recommend Above All and Kira. -
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Debbie Sent on 09/04/20175 out of 5 rating
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Went with Above All Catering for our wedding of 200 last weekend and could not have been happier! You know how wedding food is often not good? Me and my husband are so proud to be one of those few couples who fed good food! Chef Armando is great! I still think of the hors d'oeuvres, sooooo good! Many of our guests mentioned that the food was good and most plates were clean. The portions are on the smaller side but again, it's a wedding. All silverware and flatwares were rented and set up by them as well and everything was set up perfectly. Servers were all dressed in black and looked professional and everyone was superrrrr friendly. I really could not have asked for a better catering team! Thank you Kira and Above All Catering and for helping our special day run perfectly and thank you to Chef Armando for the amazing food! I would HIGHLY recommend this catering company for your wedding!Went with Above All Catering for our wedding of 200 last weekend and could not have been happier! You know how wedding food is often not good? Me and my husband are so proud to be one of those few couples who fed good food! Chef Armando is great! I still think of the hors d'oeuvres, sooooo good! Many of our guests mentioned that the food was good and most plates were clean. The portions are on the smaller side but again, it's a wedding. All silverware and flatwares were rented and set up by them as well and everything was set up perfectly. Servers were all dressed in black and looked professional and everyone was superrrrr friendly. I really could not have asked for a better catering team! Thank you Kira and Above All Catering and for helping our special day run perfectly and thank you to Chef Armando for the amazing food! I would HIGHLY recommend this catering company for your wedding! -
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Alijah Sent on 10/18/20165 out of 5 rating
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Hello! My name is Alijah Gunsaulus and I work for Boutique Event Planning. I had the wonderful privilege of working with Above All Catering and their staff at a wedding at Marina Park this past Saturday. I was so pleased by all of their hard work and how they constantly went above and beyond to make sure my staff and I were taken care of.
The Leads of the event, Fernando and Tanya, were so helpful and extremely hands on. They communicated with me throughout the night and made sure the staff knew exactly where and what they were supposed to be doing. If I needed anything during the event, they were the first one to help me out. The entire wait staff was so professional, as well as their Chefs and assistants. There were many compliments given from guests throughout the night. Lastly, I want to thank Christine for making sure every detail was set in stone. We had so many meetings and phone calls to make this night amazing. Thank you AAC and I can't wait to work with you in the future!!Hello! My name is Alijah Gunsaulus and I work for Boutique Event Planning. I had the wonderful privilege of working with Above All Catering and their staff at a wedding at Marina Park this past Saturday. I was so pleased by all of their hard work and how they constantly went above and beyond to make sure my staff and I were taken care of.
The Leads of the event, Fernando and Tanya, were so helpful and extremely hands on. They communicated with me throughout the night and made sure the staff knew exactly where and what they were supposed to be doing. If I needed anything during the event, they were the first one to help me out. The entire wait staff was so professional, as well as their Chefs and assistants. There were many compliments given from guests throughout the night. Lastly, I want to thank Christine for making sure every detail was set in stone. We had so many meetings and phone calls to make this night amazing. Thank you AAC and I can't wait to work with you in the future!! -
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Andrea Sent on 04/08/20135 out of 5 rating
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AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING!!!!
Gary was attentive, the staff was professional, and most importantly the food was AWESOME!!!!!
100% reccomend!!!AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING!!!!
Gary was attentive, the staff was professional, and most importantly the food was AWESOME!!!!!
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Alicia Sent on 03/07/20135 out of 5 rating
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Brittney Sent on 10/09/20115 out of 5 rating
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Above All Catering just did our wedding last weekend and we couldn't have been happier with the service and the food. It tasted amazing, just like at our tasting! My husbands friend graduated from Le Cordon Bleu culinary school and he was even complimenting us on our choice of caterer. I have to give some extra special props to Maggie who was our rep from Above All. She does day of coordination and after having some issues with my wedding planner 5 weeks before the wedding, we decided to fire her and hire Maggie as my day of coordinator. She is amazing! I was so worried that because of my previous experience with the wedding planner we had, that things wouldn't quite come together like I had planned but it did. She was there for the rehearsal and was there for me on the day of our wedding. Anyways, back to the food..they are very professional and are so good at what they do. If you hire them, you won't be disappointed!Above All Catering just did our wedding last weekend and we couldn't have been happier with the service and the food. It tasted amazing, just like at our tasting! My husbands friend graduated from Le Cordon Bleu culinary school and he was even complimenting us on our choice of caterer. I have to give some extra special props to Maggie who was our rep from Above All. She does day of coordination and after having some issues with my wedding planner 5 weeks before the wedding, we decided to fire her and hire Maggie as my day of coordinator. She is amazing! I was so worried that because of my previous experience with the wedding planner we had, that things wouldn't quite come together like I had planned but it did. She was there for the rehearsal and was there for me on the day of our wedding. Anyways, back to the food..they are very professional and are so good at what they do. If you hire them, you won't be disappointed! -
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Jean Sent on 11/16/20105 out of 5 rating
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Food and service were both awesome. We got tons of compliments on their service. Great job!!Food and service were both awesome. We got tons of compliments on their service. Great job!! -
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Kari Sent on 08/29/20095 out of 5 rating
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Selecting Above All as our caterer was the best decision we made in the entire wedding planning process. (We planned a wedding and reception in California, and another reception in Michigan a week later-- so it was a lot of planning!) Our rep, Maggie, had an incredible "can do" attitude, regardless of the drama that came up she was confident Above All could handle it, and they did! They were incredibly flexible and professional, truly going above and beyond our expectations. The food, presentation and service the night of the event was impeccable. I would certainly recommend Above All, for any budget. My only regret is that we couldn't thank them more!Selecting Above All as our caterer was the best decision we made in the entire wedding planning process. (We planned a wedding and reception in California, and another reception in Michigan a week later-- so it was a lot of planning!) Our rep, Maggie, had an incredible "can do" attitude, regardless of the drama that came up she was confident Above All could handle it, and they did! They were incredibly flexible and professional, truly going above and beyond our expectations. The food, presentation and service the night of the event was impeccable. I would certainly recommend Above All, for any budget. My only regret is that we couldn't thank them more! -
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User1347049 Sent on 09/25/20133.6 out of 5 rating
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Quality of service 4.5 out of 5 rating
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Food is absolutely delicious. Our guest were pleasantly pleased with the food served and desserts provided. I strongly recommend them for tasty food. However, their responsiveness to emails, questions, and billing are slower than I like as I would have to constantly follow up. In my experience, the charges on the contract draft were always completely incorrect so I would have reach out to them to get it corrected. I corrected the invoice several times because the charges were always incorrect. In addition, when I showed all the discrepancies, the rep at Above All Catering told me I was being extremely picky. They fixed the entire invoice with my direction and later apologized for the snarky remark. Nonetheless, their service during the wedding was great from what I hear from my guest but I am not sure the headaches prior to the wedding is worth it.
FYI - beware of the 18-25% production fee on your invoice. Make sure they don't charge that on rentals.Food is absolutely delicious. Our guest were pleasantly pleased with the food served and desserts provided. I strongly recommend them for tasty food. However, their responsiveness to emails, questions, and billing are slower than I like as I would have to constantly follow up. In my experience, the charges on the contract draft were always completely incorrect so I would have reach out to them to get it corrected. I corrected the invoice several times because the charges were always incorrect. In addition, when I showed all the discrepancies, the rep at Above All Catering told me I was being extremely picky. They fixed the entire invoice with my direction and later apologized for the snarky remark. Nonetheless, their service during the wedding was great from what I hear from my guest but I am not sure the headaches prior to the wedding is worth it.
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User1522794 Sent on 01/30/20143.5 out of 5 rating
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Food was great! Office staff super helpful.Food was great! Office staff super helpful. -
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User1351223 Sent on 09/27/20132.6 out of 5 rating
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We used All Above Catering because it was one of the few Caterers approved by our Venue (at Camp Pendleton). The food was excellent, but we did experience MANY hassles dealing with this vendor. The first, was having to drive over an hour each time we had a tasting, it was not convenient at all. There were also many delays in getting response throughout the process. The costs were also very high and they did not give a break for kids costs at all (there were a lot of surprise fees). We ordered buffet style, but were not given our leftovers. When my husband asked why not, we were told it's not their policy and we should have requested a waiver to do so. WE ARE STILL AWAITING A RETURN CALL FROM 3 WEEKS AGO.
On a side note, we did receive several compliments about the bartender and servers they provided us with.We used All Above Catering because it was one of the few Caterers approved by our Venue (at Camp Pendleton). The food was excellent, but we did experience MANY hassles dealing with this vendor. The first, was having to drive over an hour each time we had a tasting, it was not convenient at all. There were also many delays in getting response throughout the process. The costs were also very high and they did not give a break for kids costs at all (there were a lot of surprise fees). We ordered buffet style, but were not given our leftovers. When my husband asked why not, we were told it's not their policy and we should have requested a waiver to do so. WE ARE STILL AWAITING A RETURN CALL FROM 3 WEEKS AGO.
On a side note, we did receive several compliments about the bartender and servers they provided us with. -
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