Bloom Catering

Unreliable. Flaky. Tried to book a party with them 21 days in advance of event. Spoke with them 4 times about menu, prices, times, etc. After 10 days, they advised they had made a mistake, and were fully booked for the date of my event. They said they had been very busy, and had not had time to check the schedule previously. No recommendations of other caterers, no help, out of luck. Apparently not the first time. I would not recommend depending on these guys.

This company is delicious! We hired them for my grandpas 70^th birthday party and we got about a million compliments on the food! I was worried that my grandpa wouldn’t like the food since it was not traditional Vietnamese food. However I was wrong, we all loved the food, especially my grandpa!

I’ve been meaning to write this review. Tiffany and her staff were very helpful to me when I needed to cater for a big party of 100 for my company. They were flexible and very friendly. Food was good and everyone was happy. Also I know that Tiffany does a lot of non-​profit work so I always feel good supporting a business that does good deeds for others. Thanks Tiffany!

I Jst experience some of the yummy foods Frm bloom and is very satisfied. Not only their foods taste good, bloom always have it so appealing and oh so tasty. I was surprise to find out that all this awesome people got together and create something so amazing. Cooking/​catering for charity, nonprofit to raise money to help kids! These people are so amazing. Keep up the good works guys. Oh and I LOVE UR FOODS!!!

What’s better than to support a great non profit organization and be served with delicious food.?! Bloom catering is a branch of ACWP (aid to children without parents) a non profit organization that helps raise money to help rescue children who are affected by human trafficking. By booking bloom catering, you are helping a child out! Aside from that, bloom catering serves the best and most delicious Asian fusion food! Hung is the main chef and he makes awesome food, I promise you won’t go wrong with booking him as your caterer!

My wife and I chose this catering company to provide food for our annual Super Bowl party at our estate. It was a recommendation from one of Martell Cognac company’s representatives. We couldn’t have been more pleased. Since then we have worked with them on various events including a charity event held at the Gucci Store on Santana Row this past June. The Gucci store manager considers my wife as one of their top clients, thus allowing her to use their store as the venue for a charity function. As a result of the food and service provided at that event, Gucci Santana Row will be using Bloom Catering again for their grand re-​opening in December 2013!
We have also used their catering services for our son’s (very extravagant) Vegas-​themed birthday party and other holiday parties. BC went out of their way to create an entire acrylic/​crystal-​like display for the appetizer area with color, fiber optic lighting. We were impressed! Please see pictures.
Food is exceptional. You need to let them know what you want and your price points. I know there are people out there who want a buffet fit for a king, but would only pay $ 30 per person for it. Be reasonable people! After all, any profits they make go towards supporting and sustaining their charity organization — ACWP (Aid to Children without Parents).
All of our parties to date, our guests have only wonderful things to say about the food, service and entertainment.
Also, if you like their food (when tasting) and prices, book them immediately. That was what we did. Do not hesitate. Sometimes you snooze, you loose. And they get booked up by another client on your date. In which case, they won’t be able to help you for your event. Then you might end up posting something negative about their company, which doesn’t even reflect on their foods or service on your event date. It only reflects on your mistake, not theirs. If they received someone else’s deposit before yours, then you have effectively snoozed.

BLOOM=“Because Love Overcomes One’s Misfortune”
I attended a wedding reception that was catered by Bloom. There were some hits and there were some misses.
Crab asparagus soup– The white asparagus threw me off a bit because I didn’t know what it was until someone told me.
Hoisin glazed baby back ribs– They fell off the bone, but I prefer smoky ribs.
Thai crystal seaweed prawns salad– I’ve never heard of crystal seaweed before. I thought they were glass noodles at first that weren’t cooked properly. The seaweed’s texture was weird. The salad was also too tangy.
Chicken stuff with sticky rice– The chicken was moist. I liked this dish as a whole.
Bloom’s lobsters with garlic noodles– The lobsters were humungous and had lots of meat to them. They were my favorite thing to eat at the reception. The noodles were lacking in garlic though.
Chilean Sea bass with oyster mushrooms wrapped in banana leaf– The fish was moist.
Mushroom flavored rice– No flavor rice is more like it.
Profits fund vocational training and other programs for disadvantaged children in Vietnam, Cambodia and USA. Their mission statement is admirable. While the food was creative, some were lacking.

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Day 1: Speak to them in person, referred us to go to their website for menu items and send them an e-​mail.
Day 2: E-​Mail sent to Bloom of the menu items we would like to taste/​order for our event.
Day 7: No response to the e-​mail, re-​send e-​mail/​phone call
Day 8: They finally respond, follow up e-​mail the same day for price estimates for items and to see how we can do a taste test.
Day 14: No response to the e-​mail, resend again.
Day 16: Finally respond via e-​mail and a phone call and they tell us they will contact us soon about a possible taste test of these items soon.
Day 33: No response so I send an e-​mail.
Day 40: They respond back by saying they will have a food truck tasting at their office location and they will have all of our items available for taste testing.
Day 50: Go to the taste test and they did not have all the items we requested but a majority of them, we didn’t really care to waste more time, we picked our items from what they had and e-​mailed them that same day of what we wanted for our event.
Day 53: No response, follow up e-​mail.
Day 54: They respond back to us and give us a total, and I MAIL OUT THE DEPOSIT CHECK the following day.
Day 65: Get a phone call from them stating that THEY CAN’T DO OUR EVENT anymore as they have another event that day, why did you waste almost 2 month of our precious time?!?
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I am not going to call out any names, curse, or anything else of such sorts… I will leave you with these kind words about BIoom Catering:
«STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE!!!»

UPDATE!!!
A month before my friends’s wedding they get a phone call from Bloom cancelling their order with hardly any explanation. I would not trust these people to cater any event of mine. Very unprofessional.

I cannot begin to tell you all how unprofessional Bloom Catering has been. For a non-​profit you’d think they would be thankful to their customers who contribute to a good cause since apparently their profits go to an orphanage in Asia. But NOPE! They could care less. My fiancé and I have been in communication with them for about 2 months. We were planning on having them cater the appetizers for our wedding. A friend of ours recommended them so we decided to give them a shot.
FIRST of all, they take forever to respond to emails and phone calls (about 1 – 2 weeks to hear back) so if you have questions, make sure you get it all out at once. Be prepared continuously follow up with them, because they certainly will not take the initiative.
SECONDLY, when we were finally able to set up a time with them for taste testing, they were not able to prepare all of the appetizers we chose since they have to make foods in bulk. All food tasting is done during their food truck events on Fridays. I guess this is understandable, but still disappointing. But the food was decent, and Tiffany promised that she would give us exactly what we wanted and that they had a good reputation in the community. Also, since profits go to a good cause, my fiancé and I chose our appetizers and put in a deposit.
FINALLY, we get a call a few weeks later from Bloom that they are cancelling the orders for our wedding!!! WHATTTTTTTTTTTTT??? Planning a wedding is stressful enough, so when something that is suppose to be a sure thing falls through the cracks, you can imagine our dismay… We were told that they emailed us a few days ago (BIG FAT LIE!!!) letting us know that they would be unable to cater our event. First of all, if you were cancelling an event as important as someone’s wedding, you would think they would have the courtesy of calling us first before even trying to emails us. But like I said, all they care about is money, not their customers. They told us that they had received someone else’s deposit before ours… doubt it because they should of told us they were booked that day before we sent in our deposit.
I WOULD DEFINITELY NOT RECOMMEND THIS CATERING COMPANY TO ANYONE… ESPECIALLY FUTURE BRIDES!!! If you do decide to use them, however, you better pray that another customer droppin more money doesn’t push you outta the way.

The food is delicious! Flavorful & fresh. Excellent service with a smile. Use them for all your catering events.

I booked Bloom Catering for my wedding in May. It was difficult coordinating things via phone but when we met in person Tiffany was really nice and helpful. They are very accommodating in term of budget and food selection. I even rent my chairs and tables from them. At first I was kind of hesitated because sometimes it is really hard to get a hold of her and she seems short when it comes to email, but after the food sampling, I was totally sold. Food was really good, not at all Chinese restaurant banquet menu, it is more fusion Asian-​French cuisine. I came with a friend to the tasting (at some event they were catering) and even though we insisted that we only needed one serving for each dish, she served us two servings each for the price of one. So yummy, even people at the event complimented on their food and services. I can’t wait to have more of their salmon and fillet!!! Minus one star cause it was difficult to get a hold of her at first. But food is def. 5 stars.

Good food and great customer service.

The food and service are great. Highly recommended. You will not be disappointed.

Great food and service highly recommended

The food is fresh with wonderful flavor!!! The best for all of your catering events!
Thanks Tiffani