The Wild Thyme Company

Wild Thyme was incredible! They did the catering and helped coordinate rentals for our San Diego Botanic Garden wedding. The food was fabulous and the event was beautiful. Most importantly it was super easy to work with the team leading up to the big day and them helped us make so many decisions and adjustments to our contract. Will definitely be working with them again!

My husband and I used Wild Thyme as our caterer in August 2023. They were really professional, so easy to communicate with, and incredibly flexible with us. Plus, it was awesome to support a woman-owned business. So we actually forgot to make our 2nd payment (OOPS!) because we completely failed to write down any dates that payments were due, but they were so understanding and flexible with us. They gave us a grace period and even pushed out our 3rd payment so we didn't have to make both payments at the same time. They were also incredibly flexible with us when we had last-minute cancellations after the cut-off date. They let us reduce the plate count for those cancellations and saved us some money, which was awesome. They certainly didn't have to and the cut-off dates were very clear, so we were really thankful for their grace. In addition to being so easy to work with, their food was so delicious. We honestly didn't love everything we tried at the tasting but they were really receptive to our feedback and offered up really good alternatives to the things we didn't like. We ended up loving everything we served at the wedding and were genuinely impressed that everything tasted so good. Usually you can't expect much from wedding food since it's difficult to make everything taste amazing when you're catering to so many people, but they definitely pulled it off and we got a lot of compliments from our guests about the food. They were also so flexible in customizing things for us. We really wanted a boba bar to surprise our guests and they ended up making their own boba and serving it!! We loved all the flavors we tried at the tasting (ube milk tea, passion fruit tea, and mango tea), especially the ube milk tea. They made all of it fresh that morning and again, it was all very impressive. The boba bar was an absolute hit! We also wanted an instant ramen bar as well and they totally ran with that--also a huge hit :) We ended up having a medical emergency right when the reception started and the caterers were so kind and understanding. They offered to box up the meals of people that had to leave for the ER so we could drop their meals off for them at the hospital after the reception. Those guests were so grateful that their meals were saved and they had no idea how hungry they were when we dropped off their food. It was honestly such a pleasure working with everyone at Wild Thyme and we genuinely loved their food so much. You won't regret going with Wild Thyme!

Wild Thyme Co. catered our wedding and our guests kept saying it was the best food they've ever had at a wedding. The service was outstanding and they even served separate plates to our guests with specific dietary restrictions so they wouldn't have to worry about what they could/couldn't eat. The staff were all very professional and friendly and it was truly worth every penny.

Wild Thyme catered our wedding and they were amazing!! People will not stop talking about how good the food was. The staff was so kind and lovely to work with. The food was amazing and I'm so glad we hired them for our day.

Wedding food is usually hit or miss. Not so with Wild Thyme! From the drinks, to the appetizers, to the selection of desserts, every single part of the experience was consistently better than most other wedding food we've had in the past. The results spoke for themselves. People could not stop talking about how good the food was at our wedding. It’s clear that the culinary professionals at Wild Thyme care about what they do. They were willing to go back and forth with us on all of the little details until everything was just right. They take great pride in ensuring their menus are not boring and that you really have options to fit anyone’s taste while still feeling unique to your style. The service was great, all of the staff were lovely, and we really enjoyed the whole experience from the tasting day to the wedding day. We would recommend Wild Thyme to anyone looking to impress with their reception food in the San Diego area.

In looking for a caterer for our wedding day, The Wild Thyme came highly recommended by our wedding coordinator, Julie Scrivener, and our wedding venue, The Japanese Friendship Garden. Myra, Dawn and The Wild Thyme team were so kind and patient through multiple postponements from the start of planning our wedding in early 2019 to finally celebrating July 3, 2022. In fact, Dawn & the team were kind enough to allow a second tasting after said multiple postponements to include my out of town immediate family, which was incredibly special & the meal blew us all away. As expected, our foodie guests were equally ecstatic with The Wild Thyme offerings on our wedding day. A highlight of the evening for everyone was undoubtedly the raw bar - that will easily be one of the things our day is remembered for. Thank you to Myra, Dawn and The Wild Thyme team for being a part of our special once in a lifetime day!

Dawn was absolutely amazing to work with! We recognize that it was a bumpy time trying to manage wedding planning during the pandemic and prompt communication, but Dawn and her team did a fantastic job throughout. TWTC was on a short list of catering companies at the San Diego Central Library (which has special rules about how open flames to protect the books housed there). What blew us away entirely was the sincere attention to detail given in crafting our entirely custom menu, which was a place we wanted to showcase our two cultures to our guests. Dawn encouraged us to send over any family recipes her team could try out and even went so far as to try and grow a particular plant whose leaves were hard to get for one of the dishes. We came away wowed after every interaction we had and were very fortunate to have found The Wild Thyme Company! Being huge foodies, all of our guests who know this came with high expectations of our wedding day food. TWTC knocked it out of the park, and all of our guests raved about the braised short rib and seabass entree and the cocktail appetizers that reflected our Vietnamese and Egyptian cultures. If you want a badass catering company, look no further. Hire TWTC for your next event now!

The Wild Thyme Company created the best wedding meal we could imagine. Alongside their fantastic team, my fiance and I were able to make a custom vegetarian/vegan South Indian meal. Working with them on finalizing our menu was a really easy process, and they were familiar with the cuisine and were able to offer suggestions/alternatives that were authentic. Multiple guests told us it was the best food they have had at a wedding. Additionally, their presentation of the food is really beautiful and artistic, and all of the staff they provided at our event were so kind and helpful. My fiance and I, as well as our guests, were truly taken care of by their team. The only reason we gave 4 stars was because we did have a few challenges communicating with their staff before the event. In the end, although they had to make some last minute changes to our menu we were able to get everything figured out - it just took a little more effort on our part. We would still highly recommend them for catering needs, especially if you are looking to do something very unique!

We had a great experience with Wild Thyme catering! We received many compliments especially with the braised short-rib. Easy to communicate with and accommodated our requests after the tasting.

Perfection. Wild Thyme catered part of my May 2022 wedding and I'm still thinking about their food. My fiancé and I decided before we were even actually engaged that the food was the wedding item we cared about most. We had multiple culinary vendors to have all of our favorites covered, but Wild Thyme really knocked it out the park. They catered our cocktail hour and the selection of mouthwatering hors d'oeuvres had our guest swooning. The poke was amazing, the fresh spring rolls were just ridiculous - SO good, the fig + ricotta crostini was a delightful hit, the ahi taco was addicting (major thank you to the server who so dutifully came to me first every time he refilled a tray and stood there patiently as I cleaned half the tray out saying "I'm not saying no to the bride" when I thanked him profusely, lauding the food), and the chicken bao buns they created for us were excellent. We had multiple guests tell us that it was the best food they'd ever had at a wedding and others asking us for the "name of the restaurant" so they could visit! Apart from the excellent, creative, and upscale quality of the food (seriously I cannot get our apps out of my head and after writing this review I'm looking into if they offer tiny catering orders/takeout!!), Dawn and team were super easy to work with! The original person handling our contract left the company between the time we booked and when it came closer to our wedding, and she had communicated some things incorrectly, but Dawn and Myra got everything on track and were so accommodating in squeezing us in for a tasting. We had a fantastic experience with Wild Thyme and I hope I get another chance/have another excuse to book them for another event, because once was NOT enough!!! Thank you WT Team!!!

A sublime catering experience. The food at our wedding was unreal. Many members of my wedding party mentioned how they wanted to get TWTC to cater their wedding. Normally, brides and grooms don't get to eat at their own wedding, but TWTC staff made sure that we were taken care of! Staff members got food from the buffet and cocktail hours for us, which we so appreciated. Ryan was our catering manager and came to check on us and our wedding party throughout the night. We got a cheese board service for cocktail hour, tray passed apps, and a buffet dinner. The cheese board was so beautiful and beyond what I imagined: They had several rounds of baked brie! I still can't get over how good the pork-belly deviled eggs were. How could I forget! We did a late-night slack with TWTC! We had a delicious pretzel bar, and it was amazing! They were really responsive to our notes from our tasting, and catered our dinner to our exact tastes. It definitely is a catering company that loves what they do, and loves to nerd out about food. We appreciated that they were able to adjust any recipe to serve the dietary restrictions for our guests. For example, it was easy to make the gnocchi vegan, and other dishes gluten free. We also liked how much we could mix and match dishes from several pre-set menus. Communicating with TWTC was excellent. Their prices were comparable to other catering services we looked into. They were responsive to our last-minute adjustments – we added a coffee service three weeks before our wedding. I would have TWTC cater my next big event in a heartbeat!

Stay away!! Used for our wedding Oct 2021, most importantly they royally screwed up our cake and refunded us (completely different cake than what we ordered - 1 tier when we wanted 3), but the apology was lacking for such a huge screw up and sad we will never be able to have the cake of our dreams. In addition, lack of attention to detail and communication with all things. Understand everyone is trying their best when coming out of pandemic but even when I wrote to management to express how disappointed we were, I did not get a response. Not a way to run a business IMO. The food was ok, presentation was nice. Was much better in the tasting than real life but I guess that is expected. Wish we went with someone else :(.

Really really loved these guys and were so thrilled to have booked them. The food at our tasting was incredible and they were very accommodating. We ended up doing the two performance stations (one was tacos the other was surf and turf). The food quality was incredible! Our only issue was that we somehow ran out of food the night of our wedding, some of our friends and family had relayed to us that they were turned away or told they were only allowed one taco each. Some of our guests (my father included) ended up leaving to get food. We reached out to our rep in hopes they had some more insight into how this happened but they never got back to us.

The Wild Thyme Company catered plated meals for our wedding at Scripps Seaside Forum. They were amazing to work with from the very beginning to the end. During planning, the tasting process was easy and our sales consultant was patient at helping us dial in our menu preferences. During venue walk through, the event coordinator from Wild Thyme was on point and had everything planned down to the minute. On our wedding day, The Wild Thyme Company delivered amazing food and service for our guests. We received a lot of compliments on the food from our guests during and after the wedding. The captain also took care of us all night, making sure we were well fed and the food was prepared fresh for us when we had the best chance to eat in between being shuttled around through festivities. I would choose them again to cater other events big and small.

Wow, Dawn and her team are so very talented and if you are looking for a wedding meal like none other, you’ll find that with Wild Thyme! Not only was our menu unique but the presentation, taste and flavors were truly fantastic. They even brought my vision to life of having a soft pretzel bar! Our guests raved about the food, from the appetizers to the last bite. Thank you Dawn and the Wild Thyme team!

Dawn the owner of wild thyme went above and beyond to make our menu, signature cocktails and decor for our wedding turn out absolutely perfect. We even got to sit down and do our mock menu with her personally. From the over commutation to the fine details, they were there every step of the way. Gina helped shape our vision to begin with, Dawn finalized our vision and Myra executed are stunning wedding. I can’t thank this team enough and would hire them over and over again. Thank you for jumping on calls for small questions we had. You guys are still amazing. Keep doing what you so. Outstanding customer service is few and far between, but you guys surpassed everything that we could’ve wanted with customer service. thank you from the bottom to the top of our hearts!

The food, service, and presentation at our wedding was impeccable. Every guest commented on how amazing the food was, from the grazing table to the short ribs and the squash boats. Even the parsnips and spiced carrots got rave reviews! Ryan was our captain, and the entire crew was incredible. Ryan personally attended to us and made sure we had everything we wanted without going through the line. Our 25 year old nephew even commented, "Usually wedding food kinda sucks, but this was so good!" That made us all smile.

If you're looking for incredible food and incredible service, Wild Thyme is your company. We hired Wild Thyme roughly a month prior to our wedding and had the pleasure of working with Gina and her crew. Prior to Gina, we had a crazy amount of concern regarding how our food would turn out. Gina and her crew put our minds at ease and did more than just deliver on their promise. Our guests raved about the food and we couldn't be happier with our decision to hire Wild Thyme. I'd recommend Gina and her team for any occasion and you can expect great things out of this company. 10/10.

I will be forever grateful for Wild Thyme Company for going above and beyond to make my son's wedding a beautiful night to remember! The original wedding plans were for a large event to be held in New Orleans in May 2020, postponed to October 2020, and then postponed indefinitely due to the pandemic. My son is serving in the US Navy, stationed in San Diego. Military travel restrictions prevented him from domestic travel. So, immediate family & bridal party came to them in San Diego for a smaller ceremony until we can safely celebrate in New Orleans one day. With only about a month lead time to make plans from long distance, my challenge was to choose a caterer. Several were recommended to me and four provided proposals. I poured over reviews & each of their websites. Going with Wild Thyme was one of the best decisions I've ever made! Gina was incredibly patient and supportive as we adjusted her original proposal to fit our budget. She walked me through choosing a menu & services that were appropriate for the vineyard setting of the venue & number of guests. Her assistant, Myra, was available to me the day before & the day of with her resources & support when we were faced with a weather forecast that delivered rare storms to the San Diego area during our outdoor event. This was an event that could not be moved indoors due to COVID restrictions imposed by the local authorities. She located the only available tent in the area, not already rented by restaurants to function during COVID restrictions. Despite the rain & hassle of restrictions, the on-site chef & servers provided a fantastic dinner with high class professionalism. The tables were set beautifully and the food presentation, delivery and quality were impeccable!! Yes, it really does rain in southern California!! But it was all good with smiles all around as we witnessed the union of this sweet couple. Amid all of the chaos in our world and the unprecedented weather, we were blessed to hold this event safely and in beautiful style. Thank you Wild Thyme from the bottom of my heart!!

Wild Thyme delivered the most exceptional food and service. We worked with Carrie the event and sales manger and her team who provided 5 star service all the way from the initial quote to the wedding dinner service. Carrie was so responsive, accommodating, had some great suggestions/advice and provided us with an attentive personalized experience. Wild Thyme’s food was the best wedding food we’ve ever had and even are foodie friends were and still talk about how good it was. The service staff was amazing as well and were just so incredibly nice and a pleasure to work with. I would hire Wild Thyme with Carrie and her team again in heart beat. Such a wonderful catering company, you really can’t go wrong!

Wild Thyme is an amazing catering company, and I would recommend them to anyone getting married in the SD area! My husband and I are total foodies, and wanted something delicious and unique at our wedding. Wild Thyme was recommended by our venue, and we could not have been happier! We worked with Jeanna and Esther to make a custom menu for our big day, and they were amazing to work with. They had great ideas, and helped ours come to life! Our guests are still raving about the food! The big favorites of the night were the Mac n Cheese and Cookie Dough bars. Thank you for helping us make our wedding day amazing!

Where do I begin?! From the phenomenal food, to the wonderful staff and exceptional customer service, you cannot go wrong with TWTC. My (now) husband and I are both vegan, Carrie worked with us to find a menu that catered exactly to our needs, as well as to our guests. Carrie made us feel so important and prioritized with every single question we had. On the big day, everything was amazing. The presentation was gorgeous. We are still talking about how good it all was! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for working up close and personal with us to make this day unforgettable, and delicious :)

The food and the food options are amazing. Hands down, they are awesome. The only issue we had was that no one introduced themselves to us at the wedding as a point of contact. It would have been nice if some dessert got saved for us for example.

The Wild Thyme Company has to be the BEST catering company in the San Diego area. We booked them for our wedding in La Jolla at the Martin Johnson House in early December 2018. We chose the WTC after many weeks of reading reviews on all of the major sites. Being from the SF Bay area, we weren't sure what to expect. After we communicated several times in early January 2018 with Jeana, one of the event managers, we knew we had the perfect match!! We knew that the food would be spectacular after we drove down to San Diego for our tasting in August at their business site but we were completely blown away that they could re-create the exact same incredible and sophisticated flavors on-site!!!! The FOOD IS AMAZING!!!! Many of our wedding guests are in the high end food industry and EVERYONE cannot stop talking about how great the food was! Their servers and bartender were just GREAT!! We had the meat and cheese displays to start during the sunset cocktail hour as well as tray passed hors d'oeuvres which included grilled lamp chop lollipop, mini chicken and waffles, grilled beef medallions, ahi poki tostadas, and strawberry burrata crostinis. These were ALL incredible!!! Next, we had a plated meal with either cabernet braised beef short ribs (to DIE for), lemon and herb roasted salmon (so delicate and cooked perfectly), or butternut squash risotto (creamy and delicious). Every single bite was delectable!!! I worked closely with Esther, another WTC event manager who was just amazing to work with!! She was able to meet every one of our asks, and find us the best vendors for rentals that she arranged directly with the WTC so we didn't have to hassle with multiple deliveries and contracts. Esther was able to find everything we needed, down to the vintage dining wear to the dance floor to the light up cubes to the market lighting to the edible flowers for our signature cocktail!! This woman was FANTASTIC!! Communication was free flowing and on time. I seriously can't say enough great things about her and about the WTC. If you want the best, this is the team for you!!!! We are forever grateful to the WTC for making our dreams come true on our special wedding day!! Thank you, Jeana and Esther from the bottom of our hearts!!

Wild Thyme is simple THE BEST CATERING GROUP EVER. It’s been weeks and I am still getting messages from guests singing their praises saying just how amazing the food was and how wonderful the staff was. From the bride’s perspective, they were beyond easy to work with, very professional, paid attention to all the details and went above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect. I had guests from the luxury hotel industry attend the wedding and all of them are still impressed with Wild Thyme. Obviously, my husband and I were blown away by the food and just how awesome the staff was (from the account managers, to the chefs, bartenders, servers and everyone in between)! We highly recommend Wild Thyme – you will not be disappointed.

TWTC did an amazing job on our wedding day. We worked with Vanna and Matthew during the planning and everything turned out perfectly. After tasting quite a few catering companies on our venue's approved list (the Darlington House), we chose TWTC because food was delicious and they have a wide variety of options on the menu with very reasonable prices. Vanna was super thorough and responsive on finalizing all the details with us before the wedding (timeline, layout, rental, etc.) and things went exactly as we planned. They are so professional! Mostly importantly, food was absolutely delicious. Our guests kept saying how good the food was after the wedding. They event set up the raw bar with beautiful decors and it was just impressive! We are so happy that we chose TWTC and was able to work with Vanna and Matthew. Thank you for all your hard work!

This food is amazing! I was also able to rent napkins and tablecloths that I loved. We had the Hawaiian BBQ style and it was to die for. My favorite appetizer was the chicken and waffles.

Jeanna and her team at Wild Thyme were a dream to work with. I knew that having them as my catering company, I would not have to stress about a thing. My wedding guests gave me so many compliments on how fantastic the food was and friendly and helpful the staff was. My day of coordinator was blown away by the level of attention they gave to my wedding. Thank you, Wild Thyme!

Everything was amazing - food, service and presentation. Our wedding guest are still talking about the food weeks later!

Simply amazing! Jeanna and her team at the Wild Thyme we fantastic to work with and served fantastic food for our wedding at the Darlington House. They are extremely accommodating and easy to work with. We had sangria at our cocktail hour which they were willing to mix a few days before and bring over for us and were also able to drop our off alcohol with them beforehand which they then brought over - so helpful! The food is delicious and unique, definitely not your typical wedding food. All of our guests were highly complimentary. Finally, the crew on site of waiters, bar tenders and cooks was extremely professional and helpful. They accommodated changes throughout the evening with grace and a smile. We couldn't have been more happy with Wild Thyme!

We used Wild Thyme for our wedding and had a great experience! Jeanna was really helpful throughout the planning process, working with us on food stations that would fit our tastes and budget. On the day of, the serving staff was amazing, making sure that my husband and I had plenty of food and drink! The food was delicious and our guests loved it!

We LOVED working with Wild Thyme Company! The food was AMAZING, the service was professional and they were so accommodating! I worked directly with Jeanna and she was AWESOME! She was so helpful throughout the planning process and gave me great suggestions on how to make the food for our wedding perfect. She helped me put together a perfect menu within our budget and I would recommend Wild Thyme Catering to anyone and everyone! Usually, wedding food os forgettable, but the food from Wild Thyme was seriously so good! We had many people come up to us and tell us that the food was delish! Success! We had a macaroni and cheese bar and it was such a hit along with everything else!

TWTC was our June 2014 wedding caterer. They were flexible with their prices to fit our budget, and offered great food. Before our wedding, they gave us two tastings and a site visit. The presentation and taste of the food was exceptional. We had some concerns about service on the day of our wedding -- the food came out slowly and we had to restructure some of our reception timeline -- but the company was very apologetic, and we appreciated their professionalism on this issue. I have attended another event that they have catered, and the service was fine at that event. On the whole, we were pleased that we chose them to be our wedding day caterers.

I have nothing but good things to say about The Wild Thyme Company. Rebecca was there to answer all of my strangest questions (our wedding was not entirely traditional), and went above and beyond to find specialty desserts for us. The food was great, the service was friendly and polite, and they set up and took down quickly. The cost of the rentals was pretty steep, but otherwise absolutely worth it.

I used Wild Thyme for my wedding because my husband's company uses them for their holiday parties, so we were already familiar with them. My biggest concern about my wedding was the food. We've all been there, the standard meat and potatoes sit down dinner at weddings. We had stations instead of a sit down due to our venue and it was perfect. We changed the menu at least 4 or 5 times and had maybe 3 tastings total. Everything was perfect and so tasty! Jeanna, the main contact, was so nice and helpful throughout the whole process. Everyone was raving about how delicious the food was! I would use Wild Thyme again for my catering needs.

It was a pleasure working with Stacy! She was able to be flexible and work with our budget, and she included everything we asked for! The different stations made the wedding fun and exciting, and we enjoyed going in for our tasting after designing the menu options for the night. She was quick to respond and was flexible with any changes we decided to make later on. The lobster macaroni and cheese balls were one of our favorites and we definitely recommend them to all of our friends!