Personal Touch Dining - Full Service Catering

We couldn't be happier with our experience! PTD were always professional, courteous, and friendly throughout the entire process. Their service made our wedding day stress-free. The food was fantastic, and the decor was high quality. All at a reasonable price point compared to other vendors. Everything was perfect—highly recommend! Thanks PTD

The Personal Touch team was so great to work with! From Derek showing us the property last year, to the day-of wedding coordinator, Sam, and all staff, we could not have asked for a better experience. The venue was absolutely beautiful and all team members were so helpful throughout the process. The food was so delicious too!! We got so many compliments about the day and venue and it wouldn't have happened without the PTD team - I would recommend them to anyone looking!!

Personal Touch catering was on the preferred vendor list of our venue, Scripps Seaside Forum. After reaching out to five vendors and having two tastings, Personal Touch shined as the obvious winner. During our planning journey with Personal Touch, they made it easy to customize our meal selection, plan for allergies, and stick by our sustainable values. We had a cocktail hour and sit down dinner, which was delicious from start to finish. They even went the extra mile to create a tray for the bride and groom to privately snack on. During our sit down dinner, the guests raved about the food, and the bride was particuarly happy that it came out hot. They were very professional, well-dressed, and efficient. They even were accomodating to help serve wedding cake after the dinner service at no extra cost! Our one small complaint is that the wait staff was a little too efficient at bussing the cake from tables during the dancing hour; many guests were unable to enjoy desert. Otherwise, we would use them again and again!

Hire Personal Touch Dining as your wedding caterer! Working with them was an absolute joy and they made the experience so easy when in an otherwise stressful and overwhelming planning environment. Derek was so amazing to collaborate with, responsive to my emails and questions, and really listened to what we wanted. The staff and venue coordinator Kylee on our wedding day were so helpful and made the day run smoothly. My bustle broke on my wedding dress and Kylee jumped right in to help sew in a new loop so my dress could be bustled properly. Thank you to everyone who made our day so special and the PTD crew for your kind professionalism and good nature.

Outstanding caterer with great food, great service and great presentation. They were our caterer through our venue The Old Rancho, and can’t imagine hiring anyone better. We had a wedding coordinator as one of our wedding guests and they said it was the best wedding food they’ve had, and that they were sad our caterer wasn’t in Portland to cater their own wedding. Recommend 10/10

We had a wedding at the Old Rancho at the beginning of this summer. It is a beautiful adobe estate, with multiple levels of yard/garden used for weddings. PTD did a wonderful job coordinating and catering our wedding at the location. I didn't hire a planner and depended on their month and day of coordination. I did a lot of the planning and then handed over the details to them. They are an efficient and capable team! We are thankful for Kendra who went through the original contracting process and tasting, Caitlin who took over the month of coordinating, and Sam who was our day-of-coordinator. Our wedding turned out beautiful and we had a lot of compliments from guests that are due to the PTD team. The food and service was excellent. Sam kept the vendors to the timeline and kept the micro-events moving. She brought my husband and I drinks right after the ceremony, and our food first during dinner so we actually had a chance to eat. For the venue and service PTD provides, the cost of the venue rental and catering is really reasonable. HIGHLY recommended!

PTD, especially Annalisa, Jaycee, and Jesse, stood out as some of the most admirable individuals we encountered during the preparation and execution of our wedding. Their sincere commitment to ensuring our night was exceptional shone through at every stage of the process. The quality and flavor of the food were outstanding. Additionally, on the wedding day, their swift and impressive setup, seamlessly transitioning chairs from outside to inside the venue, left a lasting impression. Not only did they surpass our expectations, but they also felt like an integral part of our family during the wedding. We would gladly recommend PTD to any friends or family in the San Diego area seeking outstanding catering services. If we could change anything, it would be ordering three times the amount of queso, as it was the best we've ever had! Numerous families who attended also raved about it, so kudos to the exceptional culinary specialists. PTD exceeded the expected requirements and truly lived up to their reputation. It's no surprise they were at the top of our list during the planning process. A heartfelt thank you to the staff for making our evening absolutely perfect!

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Amazing company and got because went through the venue and was very happy and surprised with how great they were. Because heard horror stories about some places catering through the venue and they are good too. I would say the only down fall was they only do tastings so often and may not give you tons of time to find another caterer. Was amazing that they made sure that the bride and groom got to be able to get appetizers after not having time with photos and videos. Would suggest ANYONE look into this fine company.

My now-husband and I cannot say enough great things about our experience working with Personal Touch Dining as our wedding caterer!! Personal Touch Dining was one of around 8 - 10 approved caterers for our venue (La Jolla Woman's Club). We had done two tastings with other caterers but weren't feeling confident about either. When I reached out to PTD, I received a timely and informative response from Annalisa. We worked through a tentative menu plan, which wasn't the easiest ask as we wanted to cater to a variety of diets (I'm vegan, we have a decent amount of family and friends who were gluten-free and/or didn't eat red meat). The team was SO accommodating. We scheduled our tasting and had a truly exceptional experience with Annalisa and team. The ambiance in the tasting room was inviting and romantic. They offered us complimentary sparkling wine and the food absolutely blew us away. We were also able to look at china, linens, and other upgrades - which was so helpful to feel and see in person! Staying within budget was important to us and we were able to find a great selection within range. The cost was very reasonable for the quality of food and service. Communication with Annalisa and the PTD team was a dream. Many questions and tweaks came up on my end in the months leading up to our wedding day; I felt very taken care of through the entire process. We had so many guests compliment how good the food was - several said it was the best food they ever had at a wedding. I'd have to agree! The Teriyaki Salmon and Baked Eggplant Stacks specifically were major hits. The catering staff provided top-notch service. Everyone was professional and warm. One wonderful staff member went out of her way to bring me our vegan appetizers after I had been taking photos for what felt like several hours. You won't be disappointed if you consider Personal Touch Dining for your wedding! Big thank you to Annalisa and the rest of the PTD team for being such an amazing part our special day!

The staff at Personal Touch were not only professional but also highly responsive and knowledgeable. They promptly addressed all our questions and concerns, making the entire planning process a breeze. Their deep knowledge of their craft and the wedding industry as a whole was evident throughout our interactions, which gave us confidence and peace of mind. In conclusion, Personal Touch delivered a culinary masterpiece that elevated our wedding to a whole new level. Their culinary expertise, customization, exceptional service, and knowledgeable staff left a lasting impression on us and our guests. If you're searching for a wedding caterer that will turn your special day into a culinary delight, look no further than Personal Touch. We couldn't be happier with our choice, and we wholeheartedly recommend them to anyone seeking a top-notch wedding catering experience.

10 star experience from start to finish! Annalisa and Jaycee were incredibly accommodating and so easy to work with throughout the entire process. They anticipated and took care of every single detail, we didn't have to worry or stress about anything! Our guests raved about the food, as it was absolutely delicious and presented beautifully! We had a wonderful experience working with Personal Touch Dining. Thanks so much for all of your help!

Personal Touch Dining had the perfect menu and price point for our post-COVID wedding celebration! They fit my maid of honor and bridesman (we live abroad) in for a tasting right before Christmas and even were willing to trial a new requested appetizer my husband requested. They also provided us with all the rentals we needed (basic options for our budget, meticulously itemized). We had a taco bar and they provided a portion of the vegetarian protein for our vegetarian guests along with the non-vegetarian options we selected, which was a wonderful surprise to me. Also the spinach and artichoke grilled cheese appetizer and the grazing table were huge hits! It's hard to find a caterer that provides enough tasty food at the right moments without blowing the budget so if that's your vision, Personal Touch is the way to go!

Loved working with Annalisa and her team. We felt truly cared for every step of the way from the moment we reached out to the wrap up of the event. Everything looked so wonderful for our wedding, we were so happy with how it all turned out! The food was excellent which is always something that’s hit or miss at weddings and ours was a hit! Guests were ravinggggg about the churros and late night root beer floats too! Wonderful experience overall and priced competitively too.

I had a wonderful experience with Personal Touch Dining for my wedding catering— at an affordable price point too! From the very beginning, their communication was always timely (shoutout to Annalisa and Jaycee). They went above and beyond by assisting me in coordinating rentals, which was one less thing to worry about during the wedding planning process. The food was not only delicious but beautifully presented, and the service on the day of the event was top-notch. They also allowed me to use their water boiler for my DIY ramen bar which was an appreciated perk. Personal Touch Dining truly added that special touch to my wedding, making it an unforgettable day. Thank you, Personal Touch Dining, for making our day perfect!

Personal Touch catered our wedding in July of 2023 and did a fantastic job. They made sure to take care of every small detail in advance and day of. The service and food all was well deserving of a five star review.

Personal Touch Dining did an amazing job with catering our wedding! We served our dinner family style and everyone loved how the service matched with the amazing food set the vibe for our al fresco dinner. The PTD staff was extremely responsive through the entire planning process and helped make our wedding day perfect.

Wow, just wow! Our wedding was made incredibly special by the fantastic team at Personal Touch. Their food was an absolute hit, especially the mouthwatering carne asada fries bar that had everyone talking! What really impressed us was how flexible and accommodating they were. We brought our own drinks and some food, and they seamlessly worked it all in. No stress, just smiles! They made sure we and our guests were taken care of, allowing us to soak in every moment. The attention to detail was on point, and the decor they provided transformed the venue into a luxurious space. It was like a dream come true. And the communication? Flawless. They made planning easy and actually enjoyable! A massive shoutout to Annalisa and Jaycee for making our day magical. If you're after a catering crew that goes the extra mile to make your event unforgettable, you've found them. Thanks a bunch, Personal Touch!

Annalisa at Personal Touch was so communicative and helpful throughout our entire wedding planning process! She accommodated adjustments and special requests without hesitation. The staff on-site day of the wedding were all professional and kind. We couldn't recommend Personal Touch more!!

We hired Personal Touch for our wedding at the Martin Johnson House in February and were pleased with their service! After contacting a few other vendors from our venue's preferred caterers list, PTD seemed very reasonably priced and offered a wide range of menu options. They even coordinated our rentals (tables, chairs, lighting, space heaters, etc.) and cake (from Flour Power bakery) so that we did everything through them, which was very convenient. They were very communicative throughout the planning process, which was helpful as we were planning from across the country. Everything went relatively smoothly on the big day, the set-up was beautiful and food was good! We were pleased and would hire them again

We hired Personal Touch for our wedding and they were fantastic from start to finish! The food was delicious and memorable, and they provided an all-in-one service by renting, setting up, and breaking down our tables, chairs, linens, silverware, glassware, etc. Everything went perfectly on our special day, and their servers were very friendly as well! Leading up, Annalisa and Jaycee were a dynamic duo who gave us their full menu and upfront pricing right away with no hidden fees, tricks, missing services, etc. that we saw from some other caterers. They were super responsive and very patient with us throughout the planning and logistics process and communicated very clearly. They were a pleasure to talk with and always helped us feel excited about the wedding! The pricing was very competitive and a good value given all the services they provided and how amazing the food was. Highly recommend doing a food tasting in their office once you book with them - it was a phenomenal experience!

Personal Touch Dining provided catering and day-of coordination for our wedding at the gorgeous Mt. Woodson Castle. We met with Peyton to tour the venue, and she was professional, thorough, and kind. During the planning process, Peyton answered all our questions, and always kept us updated on next steps. Personal Touch provided an elegant tasting for us at their main offices in Scripps Ranch. For the rehearsal and day of the event, we worked with Kelsey who was fun, vibrant and professional. The day of the event went off without a hitch! Personal Touch provides all the set-up and tear-down of the venue. Kelsey kept us on schedule and helped us to keep the event moving smoothly. Personal Touch Dining is a 5-star catering company - the food is wonderful. Our guests were very happy with the food and bar service. Also, their coordination services gave us piece of mind and allowed us to truly make our wedding day the BEST DAY of our lives.

PTD was amazing! We had a great experience with our tasting and the food was soooo good on the wedding day. The staff was super friendly and were great to work with. Now I just hope to go to another wedding where PTD is the caterer so I can enjoy the food again!

Personal Touch Dining was the best. When we looked at wedding venues we hadn't planned on getting an all inclusive type of venue but I'm so glad we did. I have to say specifically Katie Vieira made our wedding day absolutely perfect. She kept everything in line, made sure everyone was where they were supposed to be at important moments. She gave us space but also was close enough to help with anything we needed throughout the entire day (and night before). I loved working with her! The food was 2355/10. SO delicious. Not only that but there were so many different food options to choose from. On the day of our wedding they made our plates for us and introduced the Chef to us!! It was so cute and made us feel very welcomed. They took all the decor I gave them day of and set it up for me, cleaned it, made it perfect. My dreams truly came to life due to this exceptional team. ALSO I forgot multiple tools for the easels and the team without question found exactly what I needed and helped me with it. There wasn't a moment where I didn't feel like I had full support. Thank you SO MUCH PTD. I hope we get to use you again + I plan on recommending you to everyone we know!

My husband and I really enjoyed working with Personal Touch Dining and everyone from their staff! They made the whole process super easy and enjoyable for us. Our favorite part was doing the tasting menu and getting to try all of the amazing cuisine. And not to mention our guests absolutely loved everything they served! We were so thankful to have them apart of our special day :)

My husband and I are very pleased with our experience with PTD. We had our wedding at the Japanese Friendship Garden and they provided their catering service, rentals with set up and break down, and bar service. Annalisa made the planning process for our event simple. She kept an open line of communication and all of the information they provided was very clear and detailed. If Annalisa was not available, Sam was able to answer our questions in a very timely matter. When we scheduled our taste testing, we were able to make our meal choices for our wedding there as well as the rentals. It was hard to pick our menu because everything tasted so wonderful! PTD’s staff went above and beyond to take care of us and our guests. While I was occupied during cocktail hour bustling my dress, they came to the bridal room and provided an appetizer plate for me and my bridal party to make sure we would not go hungry. They also left one for my husband and I at our sweetheart table. Some of our guests arrived after the dinner service and the buffet was already cleared. The staff went out of their way to still serve them a warm dinner. Not only did they pack all of the leftover food, they also packed mine and labelled it because I did not have a chance to finish my dinner. All of our guests had nothing but great things to say about the food and drinks! They also enjoyed having the ice cream bar during our summer wedding. We truly appreciate PTD’s service and are so very thankful for making our wedding celebration a wonderful one!

Phenomenal catering company! They were very responsive and on top of it from start to finish. Food was amazing, we got a lot of good feedback from our guests at our wedding. The staff on our wedding day were polite and everything ran smooth allowing us to have a stress free day. Annalisa and her team at the office were super easy to work with and answered all of my questions. Highly recommend!

Their food was amazing, multiple guests said it was the best food they have ever had at a wedding! Thank you so much for the help and organization of a wonderful day!

Personal Touch Dining did an incredible job with our wedding! All of the staff were so friendly and the food turned out amazing. Annalisa was so easy to work with and went above and beyond to make sure everything was covered. They provided additional rentals that we requested, and they took care of everything with ease. We couldn't have been happier we chose them for our special day!

Personal Touch was amazing in all aspects! All of the pre-planning with details was easy to keep track of as Sam and Annalisa were quick with their response times. They helped plan menu options and have all of our dreams for catering work out so easily! It was also great food, as many of our guests who have been to many weddings said it was some of the best wedding food! They were super accommodating when our guest count changed from the original number. During the day, they were always checking in with us to see if we needed anything and making sure they were going with the timeline. Highly recommend them catering your wedding!

We had our wedding at Mount Woodson Castle. All of the catering is done by personal touch dining. The food was great! Everyone loved their meals. They were very accommodating with special meals as well. We had a pie bar for dessert and that was super delicious too! Great service.

Of all the components that go into a wedding, I thought catering and event rentals would be the most stressful. However, PTD's team was incredibly responsive and easy to work with. Lauren, Annalisa, and Sam were amazing! Our original headcount was 110 but came down to 65 due to pandemic reasons, so we did become subject to food minimums. But it was an excuse to add another appetizer and choose great entrees :) The food was really good (probably the best wedding food I've had!), and the service was excellent. I forgot to take a picture of the appetizers, but the waiters brought us a flight during dinner, in case we hadn't had a chance to try them all during cocktail hour. I thought that was super thoughtful. We got to take home around 5 extra entrees, which ended up being really handy easy meals as we recovered from the wedding weekend! We also did an open bar and event rentals through PTD. Since our ceremony and reception were at the same venue, PTD also did the flip service free of charge. All in all, we had a great experience with PTD and highly recommend them!

Personal Touch truly brought my wedding dreams to reality. From the delicious food & appetizers, to the rentals & linens, to handling day-of problems with ease, Personal Touch was amazing. I was a COVID bride and through several rescheduled dates, Personal Touch was so accommodating and flexible. The day of I forgot to bring the garnishes and the wine I had bought expired. Personal Touch filled in with garnishes and went out and bought new wine- my guests loved the new wine they chose. They really went above and beyond. I specifically want to thank Annalise and Sam, Tracy, Lauren. Everyone was so incredibly patient and flexible and truly caring. I would recommend them to anyone and hope to use them again in the future.

PTD overall was fabulous for our wedding at Sacred Mountain Julian. Special shoutout to Annalisa and Sam that assisted me all the way from the Proposal to the wedding week. They were wonderful to work with. I'll start with the pros: (1) The food was outstanding as noted in so many of the reviews. We opted for buffet style and selected (1) bartender for our (68) guests. We really wanted to have our local wine supplied and beer/champagne was easy enough to get on our own. However, I highly recommend selecting PTD's bartender, he provided amazing service to our guests. So the food, it was just as good on the tasting day, as the day of the wedding. From the grazing table, apps to main entree + sides, they knocked it out the park! (2) The wedding day staff was amazing. They were all kind, super friendly and professional. We even had one gentlemen come out with a golf cart with apps for my bridal party while we were taking photos before cocktail hour (love that and major kudos!). Not to mention, my husband and I were provided the best service at our sweetheart table too. (3) Annalisa and Sam are the best at responding. That is my number #1 need from a vendor. They provided super quick support either via email or phone call that is second to none. Now the cons: (1) I had a total of (68) total guests, food order could have accommodated for (100). Totally understandable PTD makes/preps food for (68), but it would have been so nice to have had at least some leftovers (or 2 total) - for the bride and groom since we technically paid for all the food, regardless of final count. (2) My wedding was at SMJ, where PTD has a lot of experience catering at. 2 weeks before the wedding I was a little caught off guard. I was planning on utilizing the entire space of my venue (who wouldn't) including a 'courtyard area' for cocktail hour. It's about 25' down this beautiful staircase on the ground floor from the reception area where dinner would be held. I was notified that if I wanted to use that space (15 sec walk from dinner area), then I would need to pay for an additional set of staff to pass apps and serve wine at that area because it was 'too far' from where dinner was being served and would require remobilization and a new bar set up. It would have been a nice note from a very experienced caterer of the venue to have let me know or discuss it at least 1-2 mos prior to the wedding day and not 1-2 weeks prior when finalizing my floor-plan/layout/seating chart to call that out. All the final details matter when you're planning. It can be very stressful the final few days and would have been nice to know much sooner or red flagged for anyone looking at SMJ as a venue.

PTD was an absolute joy to work with for our wedding! We got married at Scripps Seaside Forum and they were on a list of about 20 other caterers to pick from. We chose them for a few reasons: 1) All inclusive packages where they also provide not only the food, but dessert, and all the rentals. 2) How quick they were to respond via email and so easy and kind to work with. 3)The menu selection, price point, and presentation. We were so excited to work with them! They made our wedding planning experience easy and fun. I worked closely with Annalisa. Sam also assisted. We had a delicious tasting and decided on the grilled cheese, bacon wrapped dates, ahi poke tacos, and grilled shrimp for our appetizers. The were also running a special for the 4 appetizer to be complimentary! The only reason I am giving 4 stars is because we were really disappointed after our wedding and hearing from too many guests that did not get to see or taste any or all 4 of the appetizers. Personally I feel like food is one of the most important aspects to a wedding. We were so confident with the quality of our menu choice. I never thought I needed to stress and worry about the quantity. However, now when I think about other weddings, it's very common to only see 1-2 types of appetizers and get some or none at all. I wish I would have stressed the importance to us that we want guest at the point of turning servers away if they feel too full. We just fell in love so much with the food that we really wish our guests got to enjoy it too. They definitely made sure to cater to my husband and I for our private moment where they provided us a full plate of appetizers which were absolutely delicious. For dinner, we wanted to mix it up and do stations. We went with their short rib and potatoes and let me tell you guests are still raving about this dish. This was on their original menu, and for our other two stations, they were great at being flexible and letting us create a taco station and a flatbread and salad station. Both good, but nothing as great as their menu selection of the short rib. Take our advice, don't customize the menu and stick to what they make best! Another suggestion is if you do stations and want the tables to look complete with chargers, just be aware guests will have to juggle 3 different plates and figure out where to put it at the table. Some guests I think found it a little funny trying to make a square plate, bowl and round plate all work with the charger. They managed. We are so grateful for the staff providing my husband and I personally more than enough appetizers for our private moment after the ceremony, and again at our dinner table, and they were kind enough to already bring us our dinner. We also asked for meals to go. I can't express enough how absolutely beautiful the venue looked and it mainly all had to do with PTD. All the tables, chairs, vintage furniture, bar, drapery, lighting, etc, was all provided by them. Without them and their staff, there would have been no wedding. PTD is not just a fabulous catering company, but a one stop shop! I wish for everyone to discover them and use them for their special occasion!

We had a great experience with Personal Touch Dining! Annalisa helped us through the entire planning process and we couldn’t have been happier with her service! She really made our experience fantastic. The quotes we received when evaluating vendors actually already had everything we needed, unlike other companies who add items as once you mention them (we certainly forgot details at the beginning). Everyone at our wedding raved about how delicious the food was too! The only things I would have changed were to ensure I requested a full glass of champagne to be poured for toasts (the glasses were only about a third full) and made sure to order extra cake as I think the slices were cut too big since some guests didn’t get any. Still had a great experience and their team was wonderful!

If you’re reading this review, then you’re looking for a budget-friendly, all-in-one venue and event coordinator package. You might be wondering what tradeoffs you’ll have to make to save on costs, while also ensuring your big day goes perfectly. Hopefully this review will help you make that decision. Most importantly, our big day went as expected, was beautiful, and our guests all enjoyed themselves. The food and drinks were good, and we didn’t have to worry about much. The leadup to the event, however, did not go as smooth and had its share of stressful moments. Kendra and her team are very busy, a point which she’ll make clear when details are missed or forgotten. At no point will you feel like there is any investment by her or her team in your big day, it’s a business transaction (not necessarily a bad thing, but something to be aware of). Despite my wife taking copious notes at every meeting, we were told that we were mistaken in our recollection whenever there was a discrepancy of any kind. The contract you sign will not always be followed and you’ll be asked for things prior to the agreed upon dates. You’ll also be asked to resubmit information and details multiple times (again, they’re busy…). Details will change last minute, your final invoice will be incorrect, and at no point will you receive any sort of apology from your event coordinator. Our biggest issue was regarding the final payment date. Our contract stated that it was due at the end of June, so we planned our finances for that. We received an email EOD Thursday, the week before our event, stating that our final payment would be due the following Monday via cashier’s check, two business days. At no time did we receive a phone call to review our final payment and the additional costs that were added. A sentiment we would have appreciated. We would have also appreciated receiving this final number more than a week before our event. When we brought up that this Monday due date did not match our contract, we were told that it was a simple typo and that we’d be given an additional two days to make the payment. To her credit, the CFO, Tracy, was very apologetic and willing to work with us to get a resolution. Still, not the kind of mistake you want to deal with the week before your big day as you’re juggling everything else. A two-month typo in the final payment date is a big deal. In a nutshell, you’ll get a good, budget-friendly event but at the cost of additional stress. You’ll have to actively manage your event leading up to the big day and double/triple check all your documents and details. Our advice is to make sure that you get everything in writing— email was helpful for us. We were able to refer to previous emails we had sent that contained the information they were requesting again, and agreed upon event details that we discussed early in the planning process. Hopefully this review helps you in your decision making.

Personal Touch was incredible. They easily handled our wedding of ~120 guests. Annalisa was amazing and made all of our wishes come true. During our tasting, we were able to sample the wide array of salads, mains, and sides offered. The food was so delicious and were able to serve all our guests with varying dietary restrictions. They also provided tables, chairs, linens, and everything else we needed as well as handled set up and break down. Would recommend them to anyone.

I loved working with Personal Touch for our Wedding! Annalisa made sure that our day was perfect with every detail. The food was also so delicious and the staff was great to work with!

Personal touch dining was an overall great team to work with. Katie and Alice really helped my wedding run smooth and made sure my husband and I ate and had a great time. They were hiding in the background when they weren’t needed and came and got us when we needed. Absolute perfect team! For the food; amazing! So flavorful and many options to choose from. Boxing up our leftovers at the end of the night was so sweet. We are still enjoying our wedding food. This team did and amazing job!

Amazing group that we cannot recommend enough! We looked at so many different vendors, comparing costs and quality and PTD really stood out! We were able to rent all of our tables, chairs (flipped them from ceremony to reception!), dining sets, drapes, and outdoor lighting from PTD along with having their DELICIOUS food at our reception! They really can do it all. They have so many customizations and can even get you a tent if needed. The price really feels like a steal for the absolute high quality. All of the servers were so kind and professional on the day. Our guests LOVED the food and were so impressed with the presentation. Look no further than PTD!

Personal Touch was such a breeze to work with! Annalisa was the best! Our tasting was one of the best parts of wedding planning! We felt so special and it was hard to choose with everything being so delicious! Annalisa was super responsive and quick to answer questions. The day of everyone loved the food!! We received so many compliments! They helped with our ceremony to reception flip as well in our venue. Such a great team! Highly recommend!

Personal Touch Dining went above and beyond with providing our catering and rentals for our wedding. We booked them in 2019 for our August 2020 wedding which unfortunately had to get postponed twice. We were finally able to have our dream wedding in September 2021 and it was everything we hoped it would be. Throughout those two years I exchanged COUNTLESS emails with Lauren, Alle, and Annalisa and they were all so helpful with answering all the questions I had and providing us with exactly what we wanted. The rentals were great quality and the food was amazing. The appetizers were all so good and I crave the mahi with the coconut curry. All the staff was very friendly and attentive and there’s not a single thing I would change. Thank you for helping our wedding be so memorable! PS say yes to the upgrades! You only get to do this once!

Our experience with Personal Touch Dining was great! They provided our wedding reception with the cocktail hour appetizer spread, dinner entrees and bar package. The menu tasting experience was awesome. Annalisa and Darcie made us feel so welcomed in their space and provided us with all the details we needed to make informed decisions about our special day. The food was great both at the tasting and on the night of. My husband and I were able to scarf down some food at the reception and we are so glad we did!

Harbor View Loft was the perfect choice venue for our wedding. It met and exceeded our expectations. The food was all delicious and the staff were on top of everything 120%. It did get toasty inside at the reception (summer wedding), but all the outside space/tables/games meant our guests could walk outside to cool off and look at the view. Overall, we are SO glad we chose this amazing venue for our special day that we will remember for a lifetime. Our guests raved about the food and the views, and I can't wait to see all of our amazing pictures with the water and downtown at sunset as the backdrop. Thank you so much!!!

Personal Touch Dining is hands down the best catering company in San Diego. Annalisa was AMAZING to work with. They catered our DIY wedding at the San Diego Botanic Garden and it was perfect. The food was delicious and the staff was kind and easy going. They also offer rentals through them. For example, I rented terracotta table runners.

I am so pleased I went with personal touch dining for my catering and venue for my wedding at the end of July. My guests still say that it was the BEST food they have ever had at a wedding before!

My Wife and I had this venue scheduled for our wedding 3/2020 when the Pandemic hit we did not know what to expected. This company was able to not only work with us on changing the day of our wedding but provide top notch customer service the day of. It feels great when guest still keep talking about how great the food was and location and the views. if you want a company that puts you first and is a easy one stop shop for Catering and Venue services. our Venue was Harborview loft you won’t be disappointed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Personal Touch Dining made wedding planning a breeze! The venue was beautiful, the catering was delicious and they handled all the rentals. all we had to do is tell them what we liked/ wanted and they brought it all to life! The staff is also AMAZING! No matter how unorganized I was, or how many questions, I asked they were always on top of things, kind, patient and so helpful! Thank you Annalisa, Darcie, Danielle and the entire Personal Touch Dining Team!

Personal Touch is the way to go! Worked with Personal Touch through COVID and rescheduling our wedding three times. They were so helpful and understanding. Annalisa worked with us through the final details of our wedding and made sure everything was just how we planned. Food was fantastic, rentals were great, and Personal Touch helped to put on a seamlessly beautiful event. Could not recommend them more!

This company was an absolute delight to work with! It was as simple as us coming in to taste and build a menu. The food was delicious and we got many compliments after the wedding. We actually had a difficult time narrowing down what we wanted during the tasting - you'll love it all. We did the premium beverage package and it was worth every penny.

Everyone at my wedding raved about the food. We opted for a basic menu as we did not want to over spend. Regardless, the options are plenty. Had people say to me "This is the best food I've had a wedding in my all the weddings I've been to". This is a huge compliment to the caterer. I loved that the flavors are there and while the portions may seem small, they are very filling. It's affordable and the team working at Personal Touch Dining have made my wedding feast a breeze.

Personal Touch was a wonderful caterer for our wedding! We customized the taco buffet menu to include build your own carne asada fries, which was a huge hit! They were responsive in the planning stage, and everything was delicious the day of the event

I cannot say enough wonderful things about Annalisa and Personal Touch Dining! Harbor View Loft is only a few years old and is absolutely stunning from every angle. If you are looking for an all-inclusive venue – this is it! From cake to table linens to chairs, portable heaters and a gorgeous bar – Harbor View Loft has so much to offer their clients. The HVL coordinator, Annalisa, was incredibly communicative, proactive and accommodating to every single one of my (crazy!) requests and questions. She is an absolute dream to work with and kept me calm as I navigated planning a wedding during a pandemic. We had so much fun doing the food tasting and discussing all of the options (including the tablescapes). Every item on the menu is delicious – we had quite a though time narrowing down our final selections. The Personal Touch Dining staff was super attentive to our guests and made the entire evening go off without a hitch. Thank you for everything!!

This is a difficult review to write, knowing that a bad review can be truly impactful to small businesses that already have so much to deal with right now. But my wife and I needed to be honest for the good of other couples around San Diego. On our wedding day, PTD was excellent in every way. The food was delicious, the service excellent, and more. They kindly provided us a take-home bag, and the servers and managers were brilliant. However, leading up to our wedding day, PTD did a number of things that made our wedding incredibly challenging. This included micromanaging our wedding planner, who is a veteran in San Diego and didn't deserve such treatment. They frequently re-negotiated price points constantly in between our signing them, the COVID pandemic beginning, and then closer to our wedding date (which we expected, but felt was handled unprofessionally). And finally (and most harmfully), we expressed our belief to PTD that they price gouged us for certain services, in excess of $500. When we approached them with this concern, and our wedding planner attested to it, PTD's managers shrugged. It was their way or the highway. So if couples are looking for a caterer that truly does it all with little room for compromise leading up, PTD does a wonderful job with the final product.

It was a pleasure working with them! After contacting four different caterers, my wife and I decided to go with Personal Touch Dining. We are very excited and grateful we chose this route. They were easy to work with and their pricing fair. The quality of the food was outstanding and our guests could not stop talking about how much they enjoyed the food. We are very grateful that we decided to move forward with this vendor and our day was as special as it was thanks to the amazing cuisine!

Lauren and her team did an amazing job coordinating our food and rentals for our wedding! We did not have to worry about a thing. Our tasting was an amazing experience and it was hard to narrow down our selections. Our wedding guests loved the appetizers, tri tip, mahi, veggies, sides, vegetarian/vegan meals. We can’t recommend them enough definitely premium quality for an affordable price

PTD catered our wedding at The New Children's Museum. We actually booked them WAY in advance and they made the process so seamless and easy. Lauren, Annalise, and Brittany were a pleasure to work with throughout the months and days leading up to the event. Shout out to Brittany for getting all the fine details squared away before our wedding! The staff during our wedding was super attentive, no empty glasses! They even put some appetizers aside for us to try since cocktail hour was busy. At the end of the night they were kind enough to pack up the left overs for us (perfect for a late night dinner after the wedding) The food was absolutely delicious and just as good as the tasting. Our guests RAVED about how good the food was. They are super flexible to work with and pricing was super fair. Would definitely recommend them to any one planning an event and especially for weddings.

Personal Touch provided absolutely exceptional service for our wedding reception! They have a wide variety of options to choose from which makes it so easy to find choices that you like. We had tray passed hors deouvres and a seated dinner served for our guests. The servers were great and scheduled around our preferred times for serving each course. Lauren Navalle and Brittany Lenderman were wonderful throughout the process of booking, tasting, and sending reminders for due dates. I highly recommend choosing Personal Touch Dining for your event!

As a wedding planner (Forever Enchanted Events), I was absolutely BLOWN AWAY by the incredible service Personal Touch Dining provided at our last wedding. They sky-rocketed to the top of my preferred vendor list. Each of their staff members truly went above and beyond to ensure the success of the event, all while having great attitudes and working very quickly and efficiently. Starting from the beginning of booking, their communication was fantastic. Brittany, our first point of contact was very thorough and even checked in a week prior to the wedding to make sure we had a back up plan for rain when she saw the possibility in the weather forecast and provided recommendations for tents as well. Melissa, our Catering Manager, was phenomenal and notably friendly, organized, and calm while managing a very large team. I would whole-heartedly trust her and her team with any event. Everything ran smoothly, and she personally checked in with me several times to see if they could offer my own team any additional assistance if they had staff members available. I was truly amazed at the quality of service and the friendliness of EVERY member of their team (especially Evan, Matt, Izzy, Lauren, Melissa, and Brittany) and look forward to working together again soon!

Personal Touch Dining was in charge of coordinating and catering my wedding at Leo Carrillo Ranch in Carlsbad. They were all inclusive and provided everything for my wedding, even the table numbers, gift card box and lawn games! Kendra was the one who was my venue manager and she truly made planning a breeze. I would email her with the contact info as I booked my florist, photographer and DJ and she took care of the rest. I highly recommed inquiring with them and SO happy they were there with me on my wedding day.

Personal Touch Dining was a pleasure to work with for our wedding from beginning to end. They were very communicative with all our questions in the beginning, and they graciously accommodated a few personal requests for the big event. Many of my guests said the food was one of their favorite parts of the wedding!

I had SO many compliments on the food at our wedding!!! They really go above and beyond with flavors here!

PTD is simply the best. Creme de la creme in terms of service, quality, flexibility, and integrity. We hired PTD for our wedding and they did not disappoint. I am a vegetarian but none of our weddings guests were and rather than force me to get the fish meal, PTD made a custom veggie dish just for me. They also were extremely open to customizing meals for a few of our guests who had food sensitivities and/or allergies. They really offered it all and we were so impressed by the end of the night. I will absolutely plan on using PTD for any future events we may have!!!

Personal Touch Dining did a wonderful job with our wedding catering from start to finish. We requested proposals from 3-5 companies during our initial search and Personal Touch first impressed us with their affordability which was very important to us. Sometimes affordability can translate into lower quality for service/taste/etc. but such is NOT the case with PTD. From my initial email their sales representative was extremely responsive, curteous, and helpful. She tweaked our proposal multiple times so I could get a feel for the costs and what to expect before our tasting which I really appreciated. Our tasting went beautifully and everything tasted great! As we got closer to our day we worked with another staff member named Brittany and she was an absolute joy. So sweet, very responsive as well, and had great energy when we met in person. Everything tasted and looked great on the day of our wedding. At the end of the night we were ready to leave and one of their staff asked if we'd like to go boxes of the dinner food. I responded that we were leaving on our Honeymoon, but to give it to my parents, which they did. However, the server then asked about us taking some dessert back with us and we didn't even realize that we never got to eat our own desserts due to being so busy the whole night! I emphatically replied YES and really appreciated that person going above and beyond to make sure we got what we needed, and things we didn't even think about. My husband and I were able to enjoy the delicious cookies and chocolate covered strawberries provided by PTD in our wedding night suite along with our cake which they boxed up for us as well. Really really appreciated that extra effort to track us down and ask. There were a couple minor things we addressed after the fact when asked about our experience and Lauren was very quick to remedy these details which was also very impressive to me. Highly recommend this company.

PTD was amazing! Leading up to the wedding they were super organized and extremely responsive which was so helpful. They were on top of it when it came to all of our equipment rentals and made sure everything ran smoothly for our big day. The food was great and presentation was AWESOME. I definitely recommend PTD for any SD brides :)

Personal Touch Dining was amazing! From the beginning the staff was wonderful to work with and answered all of our questions regarding their menu and service. They had so many options to choose from and when it came down to the delicious food our mouths just exploded from the yummy goodness. Our menu tasting was professional and presented to us just as it would be presented to our guests. They were even accommodating to me and a few guests who had food allergies. They made sure we had the proper table set up for our guests & our venue and even helped make a few changes when our guest count changed. It was amazing having a caterer who also provided tables, chairs and linens as that was one less thing I had to do and worry about. It was a one stop shop and every bride can appreciate that. For our food we had a sit down dinner and our horderves were crab cakes, bbq pizza, and beef wellington. For our dinner we had roasted beet & mandarin salad and then filet mignon or white sea bass pan seared with mediterranean spices. All of the food was very fresh and delicious. It didn’t taste like your typical catering food. During our wedding the staff was very attentive to our guests and making sure everyone had everything they needed. There was a little mishap during our toasts and not having champagne flutes on the table but that was so minor no one even noticed. Overall we are so happy that we