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2026 guide · Reviews and track records
Reviews tell you how a caterer did for other people. This guide pairs established Los Angeles caterers with facts from their own websites, such as how long they have been cooking and the events they handle, so you can read their reviews with context.
11 listings, updated October 26, 2026.
Best for: reading real reviews before you book
A Glendale caterer whose Google and Yelp ratings appear on this page with the month they were checked, so you can read every review yourself.
The rating cards below link straight to Marbled LA's Google and Yelp profiles, where every review is public. It caters events, offices, productions and holidays from its Glendale kitchen and can be reached at (323) 963-3475.
Best for: a chef-owned caterer with long LA roots
Has catered Los Angeles weddings, parties and corporate events for 19 years, and owner Amy Jurist trained in the Westlake Culinary Institute professional program.
Best for: a family-run, farm-supplied caterer
Chef Julie Coser is Cordon Bleu trained, and the produce and foliage used at its events come from the Coser family farm.
Best for: VIP and diplomatic events
Founded in 2015 by Founder and CEO Emanuele Ponzo, and lists government, diplomatic and healthcare VIP events among the work it caters.
Best for: scratch-made South Bay catering
A Gardena full-service caterer and event producer that cooks scratch-made menus with locally sourced ingredients and also runs the Palm Court Cafe.
Best for: an industry-recognized catering team
Its awards page lists an Event Solutions Hall of Fame induction for Pauline Parry and the International Caterers Association's John Mossman Award.
Best for: round-the-clock planning support
Led by President and CEO Barry Saven from its Kittyhawk Avenue office in Westchester, with its kitchen, chefs and planners working 24/7.
Best for: orders that support a social mission
A women-run social enterprise of the nonprofit Homeboy Industries, catering for over 10 years with a mission to help formerly incarcerated women rejoin the community.
Best for: large events with certified staff
Lists NFL Super Bowl LVI events among its past work, and says its chefs and staff are ServSafe certified and hold cooking degrees, with bilingual service.
Best for: weddings with a licensed bar
Holds a Type 83 liquor license, which it says only ten California companies have, and runs bar service at LA Rec and Parks venues such as Friendship Auditorium.
Best for: a women-owned family business
A family-owned, certified women-owned small business on West Pico Boulevard, founded by chefs Charlie and Kathleen Schaffer and operating since 2009.
Glowing office lunch reviews prove a caterer can deliver on time and label food well. They say less about a staffed dinner for 150. Search a caterer's reviews for words like wedding, office, birthday or shoot, and weigh the events that look like yours.
If the event is somewhere specific, put the place in the search box: a Pasadena estate, a downtown rooftop, a stage in Burbank. A caterer that has worked your venue already knows where the loading dock is, what the building wants on file and how long the walk is from the van to the kitchen.
Kitchens change chefs, owners and menus. Reviews from the last year or two describe the business you would actually hire. A long history helps, but check that recent reviews still describe the same food and service.
Every caterer has an off day eventually. What happened next is the useful part. A review that mentions a quick fix, a refund or a replacement dish tells you more than ten one-line compliments, and a calm, specific owner reply to a critical review is a good sign.
Ratings are a starting point. Pair them with what the caterer says about itself: how long it has operated, which events it lists, whether it carries the permits and insurance your venue needs, and whether it can share references. Where a caterer publishes those facts, the listings on this page include them.
Reviews mention price all the time and the details behind it almost never. Use these typical LA ranges to read a review that calls a caterer worth it, or a quote that looks high, in context.
| What | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Drop-off catering | $20 to $45 per guest |
| Staffed buffet | $45 to $90 per guest |
| Plated or full-service dinner | $90 to $200 per guest |
| Service charge | 18 to 22 percent |
| Delivery | $25 to $200 per order |
When a review calls a caterer expensive or a bargain, check what was included. A per-guest price with staff, rentals and the service charge built in looks higher than a food-only price that adds them later. Sales tax is 10.25 percent in the City of Los Angeles and 11 percent in Glendale as of October 2026.
To set beside other quotes: Marbled LA charges $24, $48 or $70 per guest depending on the menu and $22 for breakfast, plus $2.50 per guest for disposables, delivery from $150 per drop and 15 percent service.
These are typical Los Angeles market ranges drawn from public price lists and cost guides, not quotes. Every caterer prices its own menus, so ask each one for a written quote.
We only show a rating after checking the exact number and review count on a public Google or Yelp page that day, and we print the date beside it. For the other caterers, follow the link to their website and look them up on Google or Yelp for current reviews.
Google and Yelp carry the most reviews for LA caterers. Wedding caterers also collect them on wedding planning sites, and corporate caterers can often share client references. Two sources give a fuller picture than one.
There is no magic number. A few dozen recent, detailed reviews of events like yours beat hundreds of short ones from years ago.
Yes, especially for a wedding or a large company event. Ask for a recent client whose event was a similar size and style, then ask that client what they would do differently.