Mangia Bene Catering

Deb and her team catered my son's Bar Mitzvah. The food was incredible. She was incredibly easy to work with. Everything from the table set up to the meal was lovely.  I would highly recommend Mangia Bene for your event. More...

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Deb and her team were magnificent. She was thoughtful, creative hard working and professional. Without her it would have been far more complex and stressful. Thank you.

Reviewed on WeddingWire

This review is for catering for a wedding reception. Deb and her Mangia Bene Catering company was a joy to work with!

One of the things I was most looking for in a caterer (apart from the food), was that they were communicative. Deb was always very responsive to emails, and answered all of my questions - and made sure to tell me when she had questions that I could answer.

We scheduled a tasting about 6 months out and even when I (rudely, on my part!) brought an extra person, she accommodated them immediately, even going so far as to make us a little dessert for our tasting luncheon. PERK: The tasting was FREE!! Which, in all my caterer research, I had not yet experienced.

When she heard that my (now) husband and I weren't in for a fancy plated dinner, but instead wanted a heavy appetizer buffet, she was all for it! Her Greek, Italian, Mediterranean style absolutely knocked it out of the park.

She was organized, checked in frequently, and even came out to do a site visit a month before, all the way out in Snohomish! On the day of, her staff arrived on time and ready to go. The dinner was perfection, and the guests were raving about the variety and the quality. As the rare bride who actually got to eat at her wedding, I can fully agree.

We elected to bring out own dinnerware, cutlery and wine glasses - Deb and her staff took the time to scrape each plate, and as our venue didn't have a commercial dishwasher, they boxed them for us to take home and wash. All we had to do was put them back in the car and take them home. Saved us SO much time. Lastly, she was fully cooperative with my outside baker and cut the cakes at no extra charge. Truly wonderful. Catering is almost always pricey, but I never felt nickel and dimed. Deb threw in a lot of extra perks that made the cost completely worth every single dollar.

If you are looking for a skilled, organized, and friendly caterer with a wonderful attitude, Deb is your go to person! Highly recommend! More...

Reviewed on WeddingWire

This review is for catering for a family reception/party.  A friend of mine recommended Mangia Bene for my party when I stated I was looking for great food and low maintenance.  Deb and her team absolutely pulled through:-- Preparation: Deb worked with my partner and I on our "non-traditional" party timing and menu.  She was super flexible and gave us great options to create the experience we were looking for (heavy appetizers with a lot of variety - no food "theme").  She also worked through our stranger food restrictions (low purine foods to avoid gout) based on our guest list with creativity!  Deb and I mostly communicated through e-mail and phone, which was perfect considering our work schedule prior to the event.  Deb made it VERY easy to work with her in planning, which made our stress levels go down a lot.-- Staff: Deb's staff was professional, flexible, and had several ideas that made the party flow even easier.  She was able to have staff walk around during the "get to know you" phase of the reception, and create a buffet of food mid-way.  The staff was helpful and knowledgeable.-- Bar: The great thing about Mangia Bene is they also can provide staff to manage the bar.  This was a huge weight off our shoulders for planning as this became our "one stop shop". Deb also worked with us on planning the wine, beer, and mixers to provide for the bar and in what quantities.  Her recommendation was very accurate and we were able to keep everyone happy with her setup and her staff. -- Food: The food was great! The passed appetizers kept people going through the happy hour, and the variety and size were perfect for talking and munching.  The buffet had a lot of variety.  Deb made a wonderful (and beautiful!) cake of Chocolate and Vanilla layers that tasted rich and divine! Several of my guests asked for the information of the caterer throughout the event!Absolute recommend! More...

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My daughter and I attended knife skills tonight.  A terrific class with lots of information and excellent hands on.  It was fun to work in a professional kitchen.  As a class, we made a variety of Asian dishes.  We learned how to prep and cook.  It was not intimidating and the fellow students were fun.I'd do it again. More...

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I called them because they had catered a friends 60th birthday in August.  They set up nearly the same party, a surprise event with 30 people at my home.  not a lot of room to move around, but they did an outstanding job.  My guests were all very pleased.  I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Deb and her crew. More...

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Deb catered our wedding last weekend and she was awesome to work with throughout the entire planning process. She was always quick to respond and had great ideas. We had a big wedding (over 250 guests), but price was a big concern for us. Deb helped us reach our budget goal (no easy feat for that many people). She handled table settings, linens, bartenders, waitstaff, and of course, all the food, which was great (so I hear; apparently the rumors are true that you don't really get to eat on your wedding day). More...

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Best caterer in Seattle!! Hands down amazing! My wedding came together under her magic touch and EVERYONE was blown away by to food! If you actually want good wedding food or amazing food for any event deb is the way to go! She really is amazing and if you go with her you will be blown away!  very satisfied customer and so thankful we found her!! More...

Reviewed on Yelp

We used Mangia Bene for catering. They provided the food for both the luncheon and dinner for my son's Bar Mitzvah and the food received rave reviews from everyone. One of the best things about Deb is her flexibility. She will let you bring in your own food in addition to hers or even instead of hers. We supplied appetizers and dessert while she and her crew made the main meal. Her prices are also extremely reasonable. The servers were friendly and competent and did all of the set-up and clean up. It really made our lives easier. Stand out dishes were the Beet and Blood Orange Salad and Honey-lemon Glazed Salmon. More...

Reviewed on Yelp

Deb and her staff were friendly and professional from start to finish. The food was amazing and the service was just as good

Reviewed on WeddingWire

This is a wonderful cooking school. I have attended class at Mangia Bene 4 times and all of them were magnificent. The owner Deb is a wonderful, caring person and she makes the classes even better. . Highly recommend this cooking school. More...

Reviewed on Yelp

I called Mangia Bene with a weeks notice to see if they could accommodate us for a celebration for my 95 year old mother in law who is moving away to live in a care facility.  Deb, the owner was great and not only was able to fit us in but she cooked the most wonderful food, everyone was impressed with the presentation and the quality, it was amazing.  Furthermore she provided us with all the serving plates and utensils.  I would look no further than Mania Bene and I will go back again. More...

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I had a wonderful experience with Mangia Bene about 4 years ago with a work group and decided to schedule another team-building event with a different company.  The group is not particularly skilled in the kitchen, nor were they very excited to have to cook their own meal.  Deb had developed a great menu and within 15 minutes of arriving, we were drinking wine, chatting and cooking!  Everything was seamlessly organized and Deb somehow managed to not only create a fun. social, stress-free  learning/cooking environment but also got the food done at the same time (which, in my opinion, is the hardest thing to do when cooking for a large group).The food was incredible, the team had an absolute blast and we're hoping to return to Mangia Bene soon!  Any group will have a great time here! More...

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Tip; If you are debating taking a class here, do NOT hesitate!  Deb is the type of person that you meet that every now and then that really knocks your socks off, you can tell she has experienced so many great kitchens/interesting people and you cant help to be drawn to her warm nature. Also wanted to point out that this glowing review is very similar to NINETEEN 5-6 star reviews that yelp has withheld bc of their algorithms...  That is their right of course but maybe they should speak with a person because SOMETIMES people are that great.____We took a team building event and REALLY enjoyed it!  I have a few photos which I can post but the space is excellent and Deb was a terrific host!We had about 15 people and together cooked about 6 courses which were all off the charts and from scratch, AND all finished at relatively the same time!  very impressive for a 90% group of men with average culinary experience... I made the risotta milanese, we also had pan roasted spare ribs, minestrone alla milanee, patate mesce (basil and onion mashed potats), chicken with sage and olive truffles, insalata di prosciutto e aceto balsamico, and topped it off with Tiramisu!We brought our own beverages and they provided some big time spreads to snack on... Olive, hummus, salmon that were all very flavorful, it was tough to stop eating because we had such a serious meal on the way!Excited to return! More...

Reviewed on Yelp

Although I have not taken a class at Mangia Bene, I'm sure I will.  I met Deb the owner and she is very personable and very focused on her work.  She gave me a tour of the kitchen which was very well laid out and very clean.  There were people in there finishing up on projects and they seemed to be at ease and confident.  There is every piece of equipment one could hope for in a commercial kitchen.  The location is handy and parking was easy.  Just talking to Deb you know she knows her stuff.  She started cooking at eight. She told me she had her first restaurant job at 16 and continued working in restaurants all through college. I could tell she knows all aspects of the food industry; cooking, baking, managing, front of the house (service). She has even trained outside the U.S., something I'd love to do.   Deb opened her kitchen three years ago from which she runs Mangia Bene Catering and Kitchen Coach Cooking School. It was hard for me to not be distracted by the yummy smelling baking that was going on while I spoke to Deb.  I believe I will be taking some cooking classes with her, perhaps for the holiday! More...

Reviewed on Yelp

My sister and I took a baking class there and it was a great experience. Deb is awesome.  The class was very hands on.  She does a talk, she shows you how to make something, everyone picks one or two recipes and you make it.  She walks around helping people, and at the end every sits down and you have a meal.  The class was over 4 hours long and it whizzed by so fast. We had a lot of fun and I felt that we learned quite a bit by forging through the recipe ourselves rather than watching someone do it. More...

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I just came from the knife skills class. I found the class to be fabulously informative and a really money saver in the long term since I won't need to pay someone to sharpen my knives or buy new ones thinking the dull ones are too old to be fixed. Also a finger saver, since dull knives lead to accidents!I had always wondered what it meant to "julienne" something, and more so how those chefs on TV slice things so thin! (Turns out it's cause they have sharp knives! seriously, the only trick! ...we were slicing tomatoes paper thin with no pressure applied to the knife after a half hour of practicing how to sharpen our knives.) The class was all hands-on, and we got to eat at the end too! (I'd expect eating at most cooking classes, but not one where one of the major goals is sharpening knives.) Plus the dishes we prepared were fabulous; not anything run of the mill. It was almost like taking a class in asian cuisine and knife skills all at the same time!Deb is a wonderful heart-centered person. You can tell she really loves to cook and loves to share that (the how and the results) with other people. I really value a teacher who loves what they teach and who, through that passion, can inspire their students. More...

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