Canyon Catering
About This Vendor
Where Passion meets Creativity...
Canyon Catering is a family owned and operated catering company in Orange County. We provide exceptional food and service at a very affordable price. At Canyon Catering we believe in high quality food, exceptional service and 100% customer satisfaction... Welcome to Canyon Catering..
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Cuisine
American, BBQ, French, Fusion, Italian, Latin American, Mexican, Specialty
Dietary Options
Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Food & Catering
Buffet, Catering Clean Up, Catering Delivery & Setup, Chef Stations, Family Style, Menu Tastings, Passed Appetizers, Seated Meal, Servers
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Canyon Catering Reviews
4.8 out of 5.0
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Canyon Catering gave us amazing service and a delicious meal. We loved it, and our guests loved it. They had lots of great options for food and drink. They stuck with us and fixed the price even though we had to delay a year. Our tasting sessio...
n was a beautiful lunch/dinner for us with far more food than we could eat, but we still got to taste everything. The creme brulee and the chicken & waffle cones are amazing. During our celebration, they made sure we got fed even as we interacted with all of our guests. All our guests loved the food. We highly recommend Canyon Catering for any event.
We loved working with Canyon! Christina was our rep, and we had so much fun with her during our tasting (and took home so much amazing food!). Canyon was creative, flexible, and provided incredible advice the whole way through. Plus, they went ...
above and beyond every step of the way. When we had to move our wedding they were one of the few vendors that actually called and talked with us to figure things out, and were so sympathetic with our situation and date change. We love this family and this family-owned company!
Christina helped my fiancé and I design a wedding brunch menu and every step of the way she was incredibly attentive, kind, and helpful. The whole Canyon Catering team works their hardest for each customer and that really shows through in all t...
hat they do! Their food is AMAZING and so delicious. They take care to make sure that when it's served and wherever it's served it is fresh and delicious for everyone who eats it. Even amidst changing COVID-19 guidelines, which are incredibly hard on the wedding industry and especially catering businesses, the Canyon Catering team made sure to continue their top-notch service and keep in touch with us through all of our worries and changes. I would absolutely recommend them for anyone's wedding or event and hope to work with them again in the future!
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Christina and Canyon Catering were the absolute BEST caterer for our wedding! From the beginning Christina was understanding and flexible with what we wanted for our wedding dinner. She put together the best menu for us and the food is to die f...
or!!! The day of our tasting is a day I will never forget. We loved everything!! The homemade lasagna was out of this world and we received so many compliments on our food from our guests. Honestly, they went above and beyond for us with our catering contract and we can’t thank Christina and her team enough. Not to mention Christina has the best personality and is so much fun to work with. She is so knowledgeable and gives such great direction based on the ideas and vision you give her for your wedding. I will recommend them to everyone that tells me they’re getting married!! Thank you so much Canyon.
Amazing food! Beautifully served and delicious!
Lin and the whole team at Canyon were some of the best people to work with and truly made our wedding a rousing success. Lin helped us hone our vision and had incredible suggestions (from other vendors to work with to food recommendations) - we...
couldn't imagine a better partner!! They were extremely responsive and helpful every step of the way. We had enough confidence in them that we never actually did a tasting and on the day, boy, the food was PHENOMENAL. We wanted the food to be a focal point of our wedding and we've heard many comments of "this is the best meal, let alone wedding dinner, I've ever had." Canyon also managed our rentals which proved to be an excellent idea and absolutely worth the effort. Our only regret was that we couldn't eat more!!! Thank you Lin and everyone at Canyon!!
The food was delicious and the service was impeccable! On time, smooth and do professional!
Canyon Catering was great!! They were so easy and everyone at our wedding LOVED the food! Will definitely be using them again in the future for other events!!
Our contact was Christina, who worked our wedding from the beginning of the tasting process before we had decided to use Canyon, our site walkthrough, telephone calls and text messages, and the actual execution of the wedding. It was a joy to w...
ork with her every single time. In contrast to other vendors we considered, Christina did not employ the sickly-sweet wedding-industrial-complex sales approach. Instead, Christina was straightforward, practical, friendly, funny, and extremely competent.
Canyon’s team was great the day of our wedding. They had worked our venue before, but they were fully prepared in advance through walkthroughs and conversations with our planner. Our venue had extremely finicky requirements of all the vendors, but Canyon had no problem satisfying those and keeping them happy. Food was great, the service was wonderful, and I felt like they were the most comprehensive set of food and service for our price point. I heard from guests that they were extremely good about bringing by hors d'oeurves and wine. Absolutely great and worth every penny.
They were also very nice and attentive in general. We had a different vendor show up late because of traffic, and the man was sweating incredibly profusely because he began running around setting things up when he arrived. Canyon has such attentive people that one of their servers came by with a stack of napkins so he could dry himself off. It was a really nice and thoughtful thing to do for a man in dire need.
I would use them again, no question, for any kind of event. We used Canyon for plated dinner, hors d'oeurves, after-dinner coffee station with real cinnamon sticks, and late night pizza.
Christina even wrote us a thank you note after thanking us for the gratuity we left, every cent of which was well deserved. Highly, highly recommended.
Canyon Catering did an excellent job serving the 200 guests at our wedding. Lynn, our contact, was so professional and responsive. She worked hard to ensure that our menu was exactly the way we wanted it, including adding delicious vegan entree...
s & desserts after we already 'set' the menu. She changed the menu several times for us and allowed multiple tastings to ensure we loved everything that they would served at the wedding. Of course, things were busy the day of the wedding but things went very smoothly from my perspective and I am fairly certain all guests enjoyed the food.
I cannot gush enough about my love of Canyon Catering. They catered our wedding in October and were absolutely AMAZING! The food was extraordinary and they tailored the menu to our very specific requests. They even contacted the restaurant for ...
my favorite dish so that they could perfectly recreate it for miniature appetizers. You know how people always tell you that you won't get to eat at your wedding? Not with Canyon Catering. They had plates for us right away and saved us a tray of appetizers so we didn't have to miss out on them! The food was phenomenal, their service staff was exceptional, and the price could not be beat! (And trust me, we looked around a lot!) The fact that they were able to craft a menu perfectly for us was so important and really just made the whole experience a dream. These guys delivered fantastic passed hors d'oeuvres and a flawless dinner with perfectly timed service. I highly recommend them!!
Response from the Vendor on 12/14/2017
Hi Jade and Nick,
Thank you for that awesome review. We loved being a part of your wedding. It was so eclectic and fun.
We know your pictures must be amazing, if possible please share the link.
Wishing you lifetime of love, happiness and ad...
venture!
Canyon Catering is the best! Christina went above and beyond what was in our contract. She is so great and easy to work with. The food was delicious and the presentation was amazing. Our wedding guests were very pleased with everything and rave...
d about the food. Already booked Canyon Catering for another event!
Canyon Catering was an excellent venue to work with. Christina was extremely helpful and was very accommodating of all our preferences and last-minute requests. The event went smoothly (save for a minor incident with wait staff that we didn't h...
ear about until much later), and we got many compliments about the quality of the food. Highly recommended!
Canyon Catering was the best! The food was beyond amazing, the chef was so attentive to my husband and I at our wedding, they packaged all of the food for us to take at the end of the night (and there was a lot of it!), but the service that stu...
ck out the most was that they allowed me to pick up a few of the linens early so I was able to set up a few surprise decorations myself. Aside from being called Samantha by my event coordinator (who just so happens to have the same name as myself), I had nothing but a perfect experience with them and I would recommend their services to anyone I know.
Before our wedding, my experience with wedding food was that it was not that great. Definitely NOT the case with Canyon Catering. We had a large-er guest count at 220, so it was recommended that we serve the food Buffet Style. People went back ...
for seconds and thirds!
We opted for the country style BBQ with tri-tip/pulled pork/chicken with baked beans, mac n cheese, creamed corn, corn bread and southwest caesar salad. All leftovers were sent home with us, and anything that was leftover was gone by the end of the night at our after party! So many guests complimented on how great the food was.
Christina Cooper is an angel and so amazing to work with! She was always very helpful in answering our questions and so responsive to make any changes we needed.
Thank you Canyon Catering for helping make our day so amazing!
The team at Canyon Catering did a fabulous job for our wedding. Food was absolutely excellent, and our coordinators/leads - what have you - Steven and Christina, were absolutely phenomenal in helping me plan every aspect of the day to the last ...
detail. Christina put up with last minute head count changes, sudden changes to food quantities, etc. and never made me feel like I was being difficult. A few weeks before the wedding she and Steven came out to see the venue and walk me through exactly where everything would go. So helpful.
Food was excellent, service professional - couldn't have asked for more.
Thanks so much for being a part of our big day!
Diane "Marcus" Giulioni
Recent Bride, Happy Customer
Sofia and the Canyon Catering team are the best of the best! We used Canyon Catering for our wedding at Retro Ranch in Temecula and we are so glad we did. Everyone is still talking about the food. From the very first email Sofia was professiona...
l, kind, informative and helpful. She helped us plan the perfect meal from appetizers through late night munchies. I can't say enough nice things about Sofia, Nick, their team and every ounce of food at our wedding. We were worried that the delicious food we tried at our tasting would not be as good at the wedding but that's was far from the truth. Do yourself a favor a get the mini chicken and waffles! I'm still craving them a month later. Thank you Canyon Catering for being the best part of our wedding! Xoxo
The experience started out on such a positive note: great meetings, tastings and relationships. We were having a "food-truck" themed wedding and so it was to be a bunch of small plates (sliders, tacos, sirloin, soup, grilled cheese, chicken and...
waffles), and also a french fry and salad station. For a late night snack, we ordered flat-bread pizzas. We were stoked.
Unbeknownst to us until after the wedding:
1) Many tables did not receive more than one of the multiple pass-tray items. For example, some only received one slider, and some only received tacos, etc. The staff would come out, and only pass food to the same tables. Sadly, many people missed out on a lot of food, and many guests left the wedding really hungry.
2) People waited in line upwards of 40 minutes for the french fry station. Come to find out, they were using a tiny single fryer to make the french fries for 200 guests.
3) We left the venue at 10:30. The flatbread pizza did not come out until 11:00. The only people that were left at the venue were about 15 people (out of 200 guests), and they were busy cleaning up. So, practically nobody (including us) got to have this.
4) Guests had to ask for plates, and many were told that they had either run out, or that it was not part of the package that we paid for (obviously, not true).
When I provided professional and constructive feedback, the response was to say that they got behind schedule and that we should "do it again next year and they will be more prepared". I then followed up with the general manager, who seemed to want to help. After looking into it, the next response I got was to confirm what I already knew: that they did get behind, they are not sure why things didn't work.
Bottom line, many people did not get much food at all and we did not even receive one of the items we paid for. While the events and communications leading up to the wedding were very positive- the day of and the days after fell significantly short of what I would expect from any professional catering service in which I have paid over $11,000. The quality of food can only go so far, if the professionalism and customer service is lacking as much as it is.
Pretty disappointed.
Response from the Vendor on 01/05/2016
Tracy,
Thank you for taking the time to express how you feel. Let me assure you that we at Canyon strive to exceed expectations on every event no matter how big or small! For your event in particular, you had requested a dessert to be recreat...
ed from your favorite restaurant. We wanted to make your wedding day a truly special, so we sent our Culinary Team to that favorite restaurant to ensure your “butter cake” would be over the top!
I would like to respond to each issue:
1)Many tables did not receive food
-The staff did all they could to flow through the whole area to serve all your guests. Making it difficult was guests leaving their tables to go to the app station, as well as the bar, so they were not always at the tables as our staff came with food. After speaking to the Chef’s onsite, I confirmed that over 2000 portions of food were served, which is an average of 10 pieces per guest!!
2)French Fry Station Issue
-This was definitely an issue. In hindsight, probably not the right menu item for a party your size (200+). We did not have access to the kitchen onsite so we brought and assembled our own kitchen on site, the fryers were small, but we did have 2. Definitely a problem, we should have a chosen a different menu item.
3)Pizza Issue
-As the time line was being pushed back during the evening, the main food items were served later than originally scheduled, which caused the pizza’s to also be affected.
4)Plate Issue
-I cannot comment on this as all the tray-passed items were plated & served on short plates. There may have been a moment on the French Fry Bar when the plates needed to be restocked, but at no time did we run out of plates.
5)Constructive feedback
-I definitely agree that could have handled your post event concerns more promptly and professionally. We are only as good as our last event, so we spend a lot of time reviewing our previous events to continue to improve. As a company, Canyon takes pride on the quality of the total experience our customer receives, and we are very sorry that you feel the way you do. I can definitely see that was an unfortunate choice of words by your coordinator, and can be interpreted as unprofessional. And I apologize for that.
Thank you for letting us be a part of your special day and we wish you and Matt a long & wonderful life together.
-Steve Cooper
Owner Canyon Catering
AMAZING!!! I really can't say enough great things about Canyon Catering. From my first conversation with Nick over the phone to email communications with Sofia to our in home tasting and of course, the big event--our wedding, Canyon Catering ...
was truly the best. Professional, friendly, fantastic quality of food, and affordable! Working with Sofia was easy and stress free. She went above and beyond in all areas to ensure our wedding was exactly what we wanted and then some. Not only was the food at our wedding great tasting, Canyon Catering took time to focus on personal details that were important to us and make them happen. All of the guests I spoke to mentioned how great the food was! On top of the food being personal and tasty, Sofia made sure all the details that needed to be taken care of were including linens, china wear, and full service staffing. We elected to bring our own alcohol to our wedding, but Canyon took care of the bartender and the bar set up which included ice and cups for all of our guests. I could go on and on about how great our experience with Sofia and Nick from Canyon Catering was, but bottomline is they are the BEST!
Canyon Catering was one of the best company's we worked with throughout on wedding planning. Nick and Sofia were professional and on top of everything...despite our crazy venue requests these two created a wonderful experience. Our friends and ...
family raved about the food and service. I would recommend Canyon Catering to anyone looking for delicious food, outstanding service and great customer service.
Contact Info for Canyon Catering
540 W Freedom Ave, Orange, CA
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