About this vendor
Trumpet Vine Catering has established a reputation for unique presentations, innovative menus, and exceptional service since 2000. Our seasonally-inspired fare emphasizes the use of organic and locally sourced products that we lovingly prepare to be both beautiful and flavorful.
We have evolved from startup-style beginnings to an award winning full-service operation with a passionate team of chefs, service staff, event managers, designers and executive leaders. After 20 years on the Central Coast, we continue to strive to bring an elevated catering experience to our clients from beginning to end.
How catering is meant to be. We start with your vision, then add our passion for food and design. Our menus are seasonally inspired and a reflection of your personal style.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Cuisine
- American
- BBQ
- French
- Fusion
- Greek
- Italian
Dietary Options
- Dairy Free
- Gluten Free
- Nut Free
- Organic
- Sugar Free
- Vegan
Food & Catering
- Buffet
- Catering Clean Up
- Catering Delivery & Setup
- Chef Stations
- Family Style
- Menu Tastings
Reviews
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4.9
out of 5.020 reviews
Trumpet Vine Catering was amazing to work with! Their food was truly next level. Erica was attentive to all of our requests and needs. We required a plated meal and wanted to reall...
y elevate the meal, and they absolutely delivered. It pains me not to give them a full 5 stars, but their bar service was not great. We had a full box of things for the bar that were ignored and not used (custom napkins, drink stirrers, and others). The bar was asked multiple times to use them and they ignored the box. Additionally, they pre-mixed the signature cocktails with the wrong alcohol, and they were not what was expected. We received a few complaints about the bartenders at the event. There was one thing I would've changed, and that was, I wish I outsourced the bartenders to another company. I would not change a thing about the catering, and as I mentioned before, I was conflicted on knocking them, because the food was so great, but if you are going to offer bar service, it should live up to the standards.
Simply amazing. We are so happy we went with Trumpet Vine for catering. Not only did they knock it out of the park for professionalism but you can’t beat the quality of the food. W...
e had family style Peruvian and Spanish cuisine that our guests said were the best food they have ever had at a wedding. If you are looking for stand out wedding food you have to go with Trumpet Vine!! Special shout out to Erica Nolan for her friendliness and accommodating our guests dietary needs.
14/10 would recommend
Kyle and Ivana 5.18.24
From the food to the communication to the team as a whole, and not to forget the help along the way, you can’t go wrong with Trumpet Vine! Our guests still talk about our breakfast...
tacos and the delicious salsa that accompanied them, and so do we!
Trumpet & Vine Catering did an amazing job for our wedding! We got married at Terra Mia on 9/17 and we're referred to Trumpet & Vine. They did an absolute wonderful job with all of...
the food, I had guests messaging me for days afterwards raving about it. Highly recommend the mac & cheese croquettes as an appetizer, it was our favorite. To say the least, the food was so tasty and good! The team at Trumpet & Vine were great with communication through out the process and made things so easy. We recommend them to anyone for catering! Thank you guys for all of your hard work at our wedding!
Trumpet Vine Catering is one of the BEST boutique catering companies out there! My wedding had 170 guests for a family style dinner in Santa Barbara and they truly went above and b...
eyond to make this day special and perfect. All of our guests raved about the food! Nick and Erica are some of the nicest people you will ever meet. I’ve already recommended them to anyone I know getting married in the area in the upcoming year! 11/10 would hire trumpet vine for any catering needs in the future! THANK YOU!
I cannot say enough good things about Trumpet Vine. I vetted numerous caterers before making our choice. Trumpet Vine (notably Sara) was the only caterer to be very responsive and ...
get us a reasonable proposal based on our personal tastes. Another top vendor didn’t even get back to us for 6 weeks. Food is important for a wedding that is across the country. I’ve been to weddings I traveled for and the food was bad enough to make a beautiful wedding seem blah. I did not want that to be our guests’ experience. Let me tell you, the food was 100% the best food we’ve had in Paso, period. It was sooooo good! I’m a pasta girl so one of our dishes was a chicken pasta that was to die for. We also had a salmon that was out of this world and everyone said the steak we had was so tender, it could be cut with a fork. We have 15 vendors or so and out of everyone, they were 100% our favorite. Thank you, Sara and TV. You helped make it the best day of our lives.
I could not have asked for a better experience working with this outstanding catering company, largely due to the can-do attitude and attention to detail shown by Sara Lloyd. From ...
the hors d'oeuvres to the plated dinners, the food was excellent, and the server staff were always on-hand with anything we needed. I see now why this company is on our venue's preferred list of vendors.
Erica and her team at Trumpet Vine were an absolute pleasure to work with. I will recommend them to anybody I know getting married in the SLO/Paso Robles area. They worked with us ...
to refine the menu, were always communicative, and did an incredible job executing everything that was planned. It really felt like fine dining at our wedding and we had so many guests tell us how much they enjoyed the food and dinner service. Working with Trumpet Vine was truly a highlight of our day and I cannot recommend them enough!
Where do I start? In short all the food provided by Trumpet Vine Catering was the best wedding food we've ever had. Many of our guests commented that it was the best meals they've ...
ever had period! From our first contact we knew Trumpet Vine Catering would be ideal for us. We wanted a company that would be creative but offer dishes individual to us. They helped us craft a menu with farm-to-table organic produce and were truly excited and enthusiastic while doing so.
During our tasting we fell in love with their attention to detail and together we adapted our ideas and added their expertise which took all the dishes to the next level.
The presentation of all our plates and hors d'oeuvres fit our theme perfectly and every member of their team was professional and polite. They were all seasoned and made the day run smoothly no guest ever wanted or waited for anything and they regularly brought us drinks and appetizers during our photo session which was a life saver and meant we didn't miss out on any of they yummy morsels.
The only thing I wish is that I would have frozen the food they prepared for our 1 year anniversary vs. our cake tier as I crave it still on a weekly basis! We (as well as our guests) are so happy we had Trumpet Vine Catering be part of our special day and we highly recommend them for any catering needs as they are truly the best!
Top Notch!! Gayle and Jennie with Trumpet Vine are spectacular! They are easy to work with and very responsive. Their food is not only amazing and unique, but the presentation is ...
beautiful....the attention to detail and courtesy of the staff were impeccable! We were blown away at the tasting and even more so on the day of the wedding. All our guests were very impressed with the food, the staff and the execution of the entire evening. Trumpet Vine is an A+ caterer and you will not go wrong with them. We had a lovely meet and greet, appetizers passed and stationary and a family style dinner with bar service. They also served the cake/dessert table and champagne toast...additionally they also served the gelato via the gelato cart that they arranged for us!! Again so impressive! The late night snack was great and best of all was the leftovers for lovers...how we appreciated the food they left in our bridal cottage. I highly recommend Trumpet Vine you can't get any better.
From the very beginning, Gayle and Jennie were so extremely helpful and responded to every inquiry and question we had. The tasting went also better than imagined, as we were able ...
to adjust little parts of each dish to be exactly as we wanted. The day of the wedding went amazing and everyone's plates were cleaned! The food was perfect. We also used Trumpet Vine for brunch the next morning and not only were they so prompt and professional with everything decorated and set up wonderfully, they brought us a donut wall as well! They were so thoughtful throughout the entire process and their food did not disappoint either.
Two weeks out from our wedding and all our friends and family are still raving about the food at our wedding, especially the potatoes! Jennie and Gayle provided us with superior se...
rvice both before and during our wedding. From the large scale issues (such as coordinating rental order) to the small details (providing display items that fit perfect with the rest of our vision) we could not have asked for a better catering company. I highly recommend Trumpet Vine Catering.
I absolutely LOVED working with Trumpet Vine! From the beginning, we did not consider any other caterer to create or wedding food vision in October 2015. It was clear that they wer...
e up for the job of working to create the specific wine and beer pairing stations dinner that we had in mind (even when we requested a most elaborate tasting prior to deposit). All of their staff were incredibly easy to work with, and professional throughout the planning process. They struck a very well balanced approach of making suggestions for our event, telling us what had worked for them in the past and what really fizzled, and not insisting that something be done differently than we wanted (even when we paired a different beer with a food than suggested, or chose a set up or staff design that was different from what might have been easier for them). When we requested changes to our contract or suggestions to food options that fit within a specific budget, they immediately downsized and made adjustments that were agreeable to us. When we were able to add a few things back in, there was nary a complaint about the previous budget work on the contract months prior (ah! Such was our planning process.).
Communicating with Jennie and Gayle prior to the event was flawless. Our emails were responded to incredibly promptly, and when changes were made to affect our contract it was updated and sent to us equally swiftly. The fact that we were planning our wedding from 400 miles away didn't even affect being able to plan with Trumpet Vine for our catering. I felt entirely confident turning over the set up work and rentals to Trumpet Vine, in collaboration with our venue and venue coordinator (Tiber Canyon), as well as the rental company (Got You Cover'd). Given our guest count and other details from us as the couple, they were able to communicate everything we needed (that I didn't even know how to dictate) to the rental company and venue. I am so thankful for their coordination! At our wedding all of the food was completely what we had decided upon, and delicious. There was plenty of food for people to feel like they had a full meal (our intention). It was beautifully set up, with eye catching signage and décor to match our theme and font (no detail overlooked!). But perhaps the most prominent and meaningful aspect of working with Trumpet Vine was the staff that they hired and trained for our wedding. Every person we interacted with seemed genuinely happy to be there, and attentive to each need. As the bride and groom, multiple staff, more than once, were directly attentive to us, and ensure that we had some of every food served. Our bartenders were friendly and relaxed. All staff were personable. I could not recommend Trumpet Vine more; they were outstanding in product, professionalism, staff, presentation, planning, and overall business.
When my husband and i had our tasting at Trumpet Vine, i knew i didn't have to search any further. The presentation was PHENOMENAL. I was very excited to have them as my cater, but...
the day of the wedding there was a few things that fell short. First off the appetizers & presentation were really fabulous. During dinner, was hit or miss if your food ended up being horrible or fantastic... and the thing that made me the most sad was that part of my favors (A cookie and milk bar) did not get used fully. Somehow only about 50 of the 150 glass milk jars were filled and put out despite my efforts during the wedding to tell the person to keep it full. After a couple weeks i made contact with the owner, and she really went out of her way to make things right. Despite my wedding going fairly opposite of how i expected (as far as catering) I think that Trumpet Vine is one of the best caters you can get in the area. Because of the way weddings work, there is only one chance to get it right. Not everything will go your way, but i truly appreciated everything that was done correctly (& fabulously) by Trumpet Vine, and Jennie's attempts to correct what didn't go so well. Despite the mishaps the pictures of the food look amazing, and the presentation of course still PHENOMENAL! Beautifully done on everything that went correctly, and as for the things that went wrong, i appreciate the professionalism in trying to make it right!
I have the most beautiful buffet I've ever seen at a wedding. Presentation was a BIG factor for me- and they did not disappoint. All of the elements fit into my overall decor seaml...
essly....oh and the food was fabulous as well!
From the start, Jennie and the gang at Trumpet Vine were SO professional and accomodating...and they built us the most insane menu! Nearly a month later and our guests are still r...
aving about how good the food was. They really listened to us regarding what was important to us and our concerns regarding typical wedding food snafus and made sure it was all a smooth and delectable event. Book early.....they're already booked up for all of 2011!
For our wedding, we chose to do food and wine pairings featuring the wines of our vineyard venue. Each item Jennie recommended was delicious and creative, and her presentation was ...
simply lovely and fit in well with our overall ambiance. Jennie's staff was very professional and helpful.
Trumpet Vine Catering was wonderful at my wedding! They not only had WONDERFUL food that all of my guest raved about, they also helped out a lot! I was asked several times if I n...
eeded any thing and when I did it was there in a flash. They not only made my wedding taste wonderful, they also made it look good. Everyone was dress in slick black and EVERYONE had a smile on their face. Could I ask for more, no! They were perfect!! Thank you for all of your hard work.
When we first met Jeanie in her kitchen, we could tell how connected she was to her work and to her business. Right away, we could tell that she was someone we wanted involved in o...
ur wedding. Our first meeting, we chatted over steak, chicken, cheese, appetizers, wine etc etc and left knowing that the meals at our wedding would not taste like "wedding food."
We loved how SHE is the chef but also deals with the business side of things, so she knew exactly what we wanted. And, her staff the day of the wedding was beyond professional and attentive! Everyone is still talking about the cheese spread during the cocktail hour ... sometimes it looks like people took more pictures of that than me in my dress ....
We love the food so much, we used her for box lunches for a wine tour with our bridal party the day before the wedding.
Again, YUM!!!
I chose Trumpet Vine Catering after reading wonderful online reviews of their food and service, and I couldn't have been happier with the result! They made extra effort to include ...
me in every aspect of decision making, from the decor/color scheme of the food set-up to exactly which types of cheeses I preferred. They set up a food tasting weeks before the wedding where I was able to sample every appetizer and a main course, and then make changes to these dishes as I saw fit.
On the day of the wedding everything ran smoothly. The servers approached my husband and I while we were away taking pictures to serve us appetizers that we would have missed during this time. During the dinner the food came out piping hot and cooked perfectly. (My guests STILL tell me how delicious the food was). The timing of service and the level of professionalism was excellent. If you choose this caterer you will not be disappointed!
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Paso Robles, CA
Trumpet Vine Catering