Suzanne’s Catering & Event Planning

Suzanne and her staff catered and organized our daughter’s wedding at Dax Museum in Costa Mesa. The event went perfectly, the food was fantastic, and the service outstanding. It couldn’t have gone better! It was a one of a kind event, executed to perfection by Suzanne and her staff. Over the years I’ve attended numerous events coordinated by Suzanne, and have always been impressed. It was a perfect day and thanks to Suzanne.

Suzanne did our recent wedding and she and her team made it everything we had hoped for. The food was delicious and the décor was stunning. Everyone there was talking about how wonderful it was and we are so grateful. I have been working with her on business events for a long time and she always does a great job.

Suzanne and her staff catered our wedding and did a phenomenal job. No detail was too small, unimportant or missed! Their presentation of the food was gorgeous not to mention it tasted fabulous too. Suzanne did (3) pre-​wedding walk thrus with us because I am an anal freak about things and she did it all with a smile and asked what else they could do! My family has been using Suzanne’s for their business events for many years and now I am a believer of her expertise and will never use another caterer again. Thank you for making our day so truly memorable!

Where do I begin… Suzanne was amazing she and her staff made my daughter’s wedding the most magical day we could have ever imagined. The food was fantastic, everyone commented on how good it was, and we had some pretty major foodies there. Suzanne listened to what my daughter wanted, and delivered even more. She helped with all the decisions and directed us where it was necessary. I would recommend Suzanne and her staff to anyone who wants a perfect event. Thank you so much Suzanne, I feel I made a life long friend through this process and will never need to interview another caterer for any of our parties in the future. I will up load the photos when we get them so all can see what an event this was.

Suzanne and her crew were professional, flexible, and fantastic in every facet. She catered my wedding 2 weeks ago, and I am still receiving comments on how great the food was. The food looked as good as it tasted, and the table setups were simply stunning. I couldn’t be happier with her service.

We were impressed with art direction. Suzanne provided a golf themed environment near the golf club. Loved the ample shish ka bob’s and lemonade.

Used Suzanne’s Catering and Event planning for my Wedding last year. Was under the impression that she was kind of a whole in one package providing food, and helping with designing the wedding. My experience was so so, I think you should rely on them more as a caterer/​table/​dishware provider and less of the other stuff that goes into events.
I’ll start with the Pros:
*Guests enjoyed the food served, awesome! There was also enough to go back for seconds.
*Has permit to operate in OC parks
*Has connections to 3^rd party vendors such as furniture rental, bartenders, floral ect. We let her source our bartenders and rental company. We did floral on our own and sourced our own DJ
*Responsive to phone calls or emails.
Cons:
*From the very first meeting I told her what my plan was to serve sangria and lynchberg lemonade at the bar. I reiterated this several times in the months leading up to the wedding. We bought and provided the alcohol to the bartenders on the day of the event. Well they failed to get the memo, non of my guests knew lynchberg lemonade was an option, they lost some of the ingredients we provided, and towards the end of the evening the whiskey was rediscovered and people were getting toasted fast doing shots of whiskey which was all good and fun but I would of preferred if people knew about the Lynchberg lemonade since that drink kind of had a special meaning with my friend circle. A chalkboard with our simple drink menu would of helped.
*Ran out of appetizers quick! Guests were lucky to get one piece of coconut shrimp. Maybe we didn’t order enough? I think this is something an event planner should bring up to us.
*Table settings, my best friend dropped off our homemade tablecloths for 11 tables. Only 10 tables recieved them. The 11^th mysteriously ended up cutely draped/​decorating her splash table showcasing her spread. Perfect photo for her portfolio, but not where it belonged… My best bud said he pointed it out early in the morning to staffers, and they had plenty of time to fix this before the event, but choose not to.
*lemonade was unappetizing, it was virtually untouched on a hot summer day and the herbal water couldn’t be replenished fast enough.
*no knife for cake cutting. She had a schedule, the same one our awesome DJ had. When it came to cake cutting no knife was to be found. This might be nit picking, but details like this are important.
*Decorations, my friends had to do the set up, like arrange our flowers and string up the bunting. They were just good for setting up the dishes, silverware, ect.
Final thoughts:
Over all I had a great wedding. None of these cons got me down. I left that first meeting feeling l was promised the world, and need only to rely on this company but such is not the case. If I could go back in time, I would of hired a Day-​of-​event planner to keep on top of all the vendors and make sure everything was running smoothly. I asked Suzzane if she thought this would be beneficial but she said not to worry she would be on top of it. Bless my best friend, he really was a huge help on this special day and I don’t think things would of run as smoothly if it weren’t for his watchful eye. If you rely on them for just food, you will be ok!

My wonderful parents hosted my wedding in their backyard and, exactly one year later, my baby shower! After the AMAZING job Suzanne and her team did for my wedding (you can read my Dad’s review of that event below), I just knew we had to have her back for the babyshower and I was not disappointed at all. As a hostess, the thing I love most about having Suzanne and her team is that they know what needs to be done in order to make things run smoothly and really add to the ambiance of the party. At the shower, one of the catering staff circulated to make sure champagne glasses stayed full (which was an important part of making it an awesome party) — which was above and beyond. Not only do they bring beautiful servingware, the floral arrangements they provided for the food tables really stepped up the décor for the party. And, most importantly, the food was out of this world — I would host another event just so I could dig into that Mac’n’Cheese bar again. I feel so lucky to have found her and her team — I still have a few months to go before I give birth, but I’m already thinking about what we’ll serve at this kid’s 1^st birthday party next summer! THANKS SUZANNE & TEAM!!!

It’s been three years since my wedding and at least once a month (to this day) a friend or family member brings up «the most amazing food» in reference to Suzanne’s Catering at my reception. Her and her staff are so helpful and professional. I plan events and am extremely picky and a pain to work with since I’m so used to handling everything and a perfectionist to a fault, but I was able to actually hand over responsibilities to them with confidence and they exceeded my expectations. I’ve used them for about 5 events so far ranging from just 10 people to 230 and was impressed by it all. She thinks of everything! You will be blown away by how relaxed you are knowing that Suzanne has everything handled and not to mention some of the best food you will ever experience. Also, I live in LA and am surrounded by so many catering companies yet I continue to use Suzanne even though she’s based out of Orange County. I seriously can not say enough positive things about this amazing woman and her company. Do yourself a favor and let her take care of your event so that you too can see why I love her so much!

I can’t say enough good things about Suzanne’s Catering! Six weeks before our reunion we found out our catering company was no longer in business. A friend recommended Suzanne’s and she worked with us to replicate the same type of food for the same price that we had with the other caterer (this was a big thing since we had already set the price for the reunion and we were on a pretty tight budget).
I found out the morning of the reunion that someone was planning on coming and had an allergy to pepper. Suzanne was able to make a special pepper-​free meal for her at the last minute.
The food was wonderful and the service was amazing. I have had nothing but compliments from everyone that attended the reunion!
I look forward to working with Suzanne again in the future!

Suzanne and her team are the best, absolute professionals.
I have had the pleasure of being their client as well as at several events they catered. Their food and service are always a huge success and I am very impressed with how well their team performs in all kinds of environments and events.
From the tiny office environment to the large corporate or social events– Suzanne’s Catering will knock it out of the park.
P. S. Make sure to get the water… seriously, even the water is fantastic.

Suzanne and her staff are the best. While we’ve attended many home catered functions, we had never hired a caterer until my daughter informed us she wanted to be married at … HOME. We were panicked until friends in the know led us to Suzanne. She said, «No problem.» And true to her word, she was. We put together a fantastic (no epic) event.
It was not without its challenges. Guest arrived too early and departed too late. But Suzanne and her event supervisor, Shelly, and staff handled everything with the greatest of ease and confidence.
We were allowed to enjoy the event to the fullest — and who could ask for anything more?

There are not enough superlatives to describe how IMMENSELY happy we are with Suzanne’s Catering and the outstanding job they did for our daughter and son-in-law’s wedding. Suzanne and her incredible staff did a stellar job. Our guests raved about the food and our kids gave us the highest compliment by saying they had a wonderful time at their own wedding. Additionally, Suzanne made sure the bride and groom had a ‘to go’ bag so they could have a snack later. We also had Suzanne cater the get together for my mother-in-law’s memorial. Again, Suzanne and her staff went above and beyond making a sad and somber occasion one that was a proper tribute to a very wonderful person. I would not hesitate one moment to have Suzanne cater any future events. She is our ‘go to’ caterer!

We used Suzanne’s Catering for a couple «new» home development grand opening VIP Parties. Suzanne and her team put on an exceptional event for us. The food was fantastic and the professionalism of staff couldn’t have been better. I highly recommend Suzanne’s Catering for your next event!

We used Suzanne’s catering for my daughter’s graduation party. The food was AMAZING! Suzanne’s people showed up on time, were very cordial, spoke English (not sure about the other review stating they didn’t) and cleaned up beautifully. We had pork sliders, lobster mac and cheese and a beautiful array of cheeses and salads. We will work with Suzanne’s again!

The short of it:
— caters for Orange County Medical Association venue
— great food
— great table setting, lay out
— Favs: quiche with bacon, veggie quiche
The long of it:
Suzanne’s catered breakfast for a work meeting that took place at OCMA. The layout of the breakfast spread was really great and it made the food look even more appetizing. They had fruit laid out, pastries, scrambled eggs, quiche, and homestyle potatoes. My fav was the quiche, very fluffy and cheesy. The homestyle potatoes were a little on the bland side though, could have used more seasoning. They provided coffee, water, and even had different flavors you could add to your coffee (that was a nice touch). They also came around and clean up our plates during the meeting. Overall, great service!

Suzanne’s catering is the best. Our cousin throws an and end of year beach party every year and has her cater. She and her staff are truly amazing. We had tables, chairs, beach charis with towels if you cared to go swimming, umbrellas for shade, wonderful food. I mean who gets fancy cupcakes and ice cream sundaes at the beach when it’s 85? Her food and her staff are great, friendly and helpful. Call Suzanne, they are full service and super.

Suzanne is the most professional cater I ever dealt with. Suzanne and her staff makes every event special, her food is amazing.
She is a perfectionist and I truly believe she is the best in OC.

Suzanne’s Catering is the best in southern Cal. Suzanne is a one stop shop for all of your events. The food is out of this world!!! Suzanne provides the personal service, caters to make your event that very special event. Suzanne’s Catering is the only true and best cater!!!

Suzanne’s catering was highly recommended to us. We used them during a very busy week in June and I think she was overbooked. After a signed contract, we tried contacting her the week of the event to make sure all was well. She returned no calls or emails. Set up people arrived and needed to use my kitchen, which she had not prepared me for, they had limited English. This was when I was expecting 50 people in about 45 minutes. She arrived (again, I had no idea she was coming) and had some details messed up (like who was providing the glassware!) Some of the foods were good, some dry and awful – like tasteless chicken and broccoli. (it was a buffet)
The set up was pretty, but she was abrasive to deal with. If you want to book, make sure it is not a busy week and you MAY get the full attention you deserve, as a client