Personal Touch Dining - Full Service Catering

as 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.

t 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!

ndors 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!

ly. 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.

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!

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!

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!

ng 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!

med 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!

e 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!!!

sy going. They also offer rentals through them. For example, I rented terracotta table runners.

ay 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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MAZING! 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!

g 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!

during the tasting - you'll love it all. We did the premium beverage package and it was worth every penny.

is 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.

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le 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!!

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.

he 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!

appetizers, tri tip, mahi, veggies, sides, vegetarian/vegan meals. We can’t recommend them enough definitely premium quality for an affordable price

o 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.

ed 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!