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Provided us with great vegan/vegetarian options, always quick to respond and very professional.

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Our venue was at The Farm at South Mountain, so we automatically had to have Santa Barbara Catering for our wedding, but I am so glad we did! !! The food was absolutely amazing, along with the staff. We had a BBQ style selection that they kept hot and ready to go throughout the evening. The staff was professional and very kind. They are a little pricey, but worth every penny!!! More...

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We had to use Santa Barbara Catering based on our Venue. Although we did not have a choice, if I were to plan an event and have an option, I would choose them in a heart beat! The food is unlike any typical wedding/banquet food I've had at other events. They have SO MANY options to choose from and you can really customize as much or as little at you'd like (you get what you're willing to pay for). We were also offered a tasting which really helped us feel confident in our choices on the food. More...

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The food was to die for! I mean, far better than we even anticipated!! Our guests are still raving about the spinach stuffed chicken! Dinner service was splendid and the staff was so friendly and attentive! We couldn't have been happier! Santa Barbara did our food and drink service for 150 guests, including our open bar-this is why it was the most expensive part of our wedding! More...

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If you are looking for top notch cuisine and service, you need to use Santa Barbara!
Nicole Jorgensen is THE BEST! We went to one tasting, and it was with SB. We didn't need to go anywhere else.
We were so welcomed and pampered there, we made our decision on the spot! We made a decision for the venue early on in the planning process, but lost it due to code problems. Nicole met with me more than once to help resolve and show me other venues she thought could work for us. This was way beyond what you would expect from your caterer! She was such a pleasure to work with. We found a new venue and SB came through all the way! The food was delicious! The service from the Staff we requested( Nate and Evette) was awesome! All of our guests were amazed by the food and service. We had many commenting that when they would get up form their chair , they would come back to find their napkin, folded and draped over their chair back. Hire Santa Barbara Catering, and ask for Nicole Jorgensen! You'll be very happy you did! Thanks to all! Mark and Bob More...

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We are so glad that we went with Santa Barbara Catering!! Nicole was extremely helpful during the whole process. She had great suggestions and the presentation of all of our food was amazing. We decided to go with pies instead of cake as my now husband isn't a huge fan of cake. They were happy to do this for us, and even went out of their way to make us sample pies to try. The pies are hands down the BEST pies we have ever had. Our guests echoed this as well, and SBCC also provided individual to go boxes for pie leftovers, which a lot of people took advantage of! The tastings we attended were great as well, and Nicole was there for us to ask any questions we had. During the wedding the staff was very attentive and the food was delicious. All of the food was so fresh and locally sourced when possible. It definitely wasn't your typical buffet as everything was the appropriate temperature and high quality ingredients. We had plated meals for us so that we could eat while our guests went through the buffet, and they even put small plates of our cocktail hour food at the table for us so we could enjoy that too! They were also great about getting us beverages whether it was water or something from the bar. Our guests tables were also taken care of quickly and efficiently. Thank you so much for such a fantastic meal and experience!! More...

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So many amazing things to say about Santa Barbara! I suggest you should sign up to attend their occasional open house where you get to eat a meal from them -their food and display is amazing! ! Nicole was such a huge help with finding just the right menu that addressed all of our food allergy needs as well as our very limited budget but still making it look very elegant! We received so many compliments on the appetizers and food in general -and this is saying a lot considering we would not do alcohol at our wedding. The alcohol free drinks were great and they kept the refreshments around until the end of the reception as I requested! You would think this would be common sense, but after attending 4 weddings this past year -every one of them took away all the water by 7p.m. leaving us to go in search in the hotels for bottled water while we attended a wedding reception! Be sure to ask whatever caterer you use to let guests keep their water glasses until the event is over and express that you want water pitchers available until the end as well --I never knew this could happen if I hadn't experienced it several times this year! All of the staff for the evening was absolutely amazing and so friendly and professional! I couldn't have asked for a better evening! And the day before the wedding -I received a gift basket from SBC with all kinds of goodies in it with a note that said to enjoy the experience of my special day. I thought that was SUCH a sweet touch with a true focus on customer service -which is sometime hard to find these days! I would most definitely use SBC again. The only con I could mention would be the meat was a little dry -but it still tasted amazing and we then asked the server to include a spoon so we could spoon up sauce with the meat to help with the dryness and that did the trick. All of their food is honestly far above any others we had tried. More...

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I truly enjoyed working with Melissan at Santa Barbara Catering. She was so helpful in changing my contract as needed and nailing down the final menu selections. At my wedding people were raving about the food: Caesar Salad, Asparagus, Mozz Stuff Chicken wrapped in Proscuitto and Kilt Lifter Steak. It was amazing so I made sure to eat since most people say you don't get to eat at your actual wedding! I'd highly recommend them to anyone planning a party or getting married!! Well done!! More...

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I received so many wonderful comments about the food at our wedding! I was so impressed that they were able to take BBQ food (my husbands one request) and make it classy and tasty! I absolutely would reccomend santabarabra catering company for anyone's future events, the staff was pleasant and professional and the food was perfect! More...

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From start to finish, Santa Barbara was incredible. We worked with Lauren who was kind, responsive, helpful, and flexible. Just like Lauren, the entire staff at the wedding was professional and SO nice! Moreover, our guests were talking about the appetizers for days! We wouldn't have done it any other way. Santa Barbara was everything we had hoped! More...

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Working with Santa Barbara was great. Nikki was great and very good at communication. The only thing I was a bit disappointed about was when we did the taking and tasted the food we choose it was amazing. At the wedding the veggies I choose were not what was served and the stuffed chicken was not good and seemed like it was sitting for a long time or old. It was not fresh like at the tasting but the beef was to die for. More...

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Santa Barbara did an amazing job at our wedding! Nikki was super easy to work with during the planning, our tasting was awesome and we never had to worry about anything. The set up the day of was really cool and modern and people loved the food. They were flexible with food issues, offering veggie burgers with our slider bar and veggie trays for a couple individual guests. Everything was fresh and delicious, the service was great and I highly recommend them! More...

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Amazing, amazing, totally delicious food! Service was just as awesome! Santa Barbara is a little on the pricey side, but completely worth it! Guests still talk about how amazing the food was. From the appetizers all the way to the main meal, hands down, the best food! More...

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Santa Barbara Catering was exceptional. My husband and I had our wedding at the Farm at South Mountain, April, 2014. We had compliments all night from our guests and for weeks following the event. This is what we heard "best wedding food ever" and "the food was amazing." This wasn't from one or two people, it was all we heard all night! The top compliment was on the prosciutto wrapped chicken- it was fantastic. I highly recommend it.

Also, the catering staff and head server were very polite and really cared about their level of service. I had to move tables around last minute and the staff was very friendly and helpful about it. More...

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Everyone kept commenting how delicious all the food was at our daughter's wedding!!

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As The Farm at South Mountain and Santa Barbara Catering are a package deal, once we'd chosen our reception venue, our catering was chosen, too! Fine by us - we were thrilled to have such fresh, local food options for our wedding meal! They were flexible enough to allow us multiple tasting (I'm a vegetarian, so we wanted to try out more options for me), and customize a menu that was perfect for us and our guests. They were happy to have options for all of our guests needs - they even went above a beyond to have gluten-free appetizers made specially for the father of the bride!

We did have to ask our wedding coordinator to step in to help us resolve some pricing issues initially, and we did not end up with the catering team we requested, but in the end, the food was great, as was the service. More...

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I was just married at the Icehouse only a week ago and I could not wait to write a review about my experience. Originally I wanted a low key wedding. I was looking for a unique venue to just hold the ceremony in and then find a restaurant to host the brunch afterwards because I did not want to plan all the details that come with a reception (linens, centerpieces, etc.) However, after we toured the Icehouse I was willing to forgo that idea and really plan all the details because I loved the venue that much. I could not picture my wedding day in any other place. The one concern I had was I must choose one of their approved caterers. Once I contacted Lauren Leonard at Santa Barbara Catering I was put at ease and knew I had nothing to worry about. She worked within my budget and was always eager to suggest alternatives when something didn't work with my financial constraints. Even with a smaller budget, I feel I did not have to sacrifice quality of food with Santa Barbara Catering. It was an absolute pleasure to work with Lauren. I would absolutely recommend Santa Barbara Catering! I want to get married all over again just because everything went smoothly and according to plan. I don't think I would be saying this had it not been for Lauren. More...

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Santa Barbara cooked 80 duck breasts, all perfectly, and served them at a good temperature in a seated dinner. This is in addition to 50 tortellini dishes, and some special requests for people with dietary restrictions. They also provided passed hors d'oeuvres that were all delicious. Our guests loved all the food.

They accommodated us by making my mother's recipe for an hors d'oeuvre, and executed it perfectly. The staff was professional and courteous and made sure that the dinner and cocktail hour went off without a hitch. I could not have asked for a better caterer. More...

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Santa Barbara catering was great to work with in planning our wedding. We chose to do a food station service for our wedding and we really liked the selections available. The tasting went very well and we were very happy with choosing them for our wedding.
At the wedding we can say that we weren't overly impressed with the food and wished we would have had the opportunity to taste/see all of our selections because there were a few surprises. We expressed that we weren't that impressed and they were shocked and did what they could to try and make up for our experience. I will say that they are great to work with and I really feel that they cared about our big day. More...

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Santa Barbara was really the obvious choice of caterer for our 125p wedding at the Desert Botanical Gardens. They have very good quality food, fresh ingredients and we like that they source locally. Melissan was easy to work with and we had most our details hammered out after a short meeting one morning. They were flexible when we decided to change and add apps afterwards and helped us get the right table cloths after we told them the wrong ones a few days before the event.

At the wedding, the food was very good and we got nothing but compliments from our guests. One issue we had was that there was a delay (Turns out they had four separate events that night at our location) that pushed our entire timeline back about 20 or 30 minutes. Luckily we had a planner who took care of everything and we (and guests) hardly noticed, but we did have to pay the dj to extend playing by 30 minutes at the end since dinner took that much longer.

All in all we thought Santa Barbara was very good, but it would have been frustrating to work out the delay if we didn't have our planner do it for us. More...

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Having excellent food for wedding guests was a top priority for me. I am a foodie and I have a reputation to uphold! I had always been impressed with Santa Barbara catering but wasn't sure about it's affordability for a dinner with 200 guests. When our original "in-house" caterer completely bombed, we arranged with our venue to switch caterers and went straight to Santa Barbara. We met with Nikki DeHerrera, who impressed us right away with her professional demeanor and willingness to work with our food budget. We settled on a menu, and then attended a tasting. The food was delicious and the Santa Barbara staff answered all our questions and were just so patient with us in our menu finalizations. When the night of the wedding arrived, I had full confidence in the catering aspects of the wedding. I wanted hospitable service and hot, good food. It was exactly that. We had short ribs that were melt in your mouth delicious, wonderful hot, creamy mashed potatoes and perfectly cooked green beans. The salad was wonderful and people are still asking me if I can get the recipe for the chimichurri chicken. All night long, my friends were raving about the food, declaring "this is nothing like 'wedding food!'" Months later, people are still talking to me about how great and how hot the food was at the wedding. If you need a caterer that is service oriented, hard working, attentive to details, believes food should look good and taste good, then Santa Barbara is the caterer for you. More...

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Santa Barbara Catering was the exclusive caterer for our venue, so we didn’t have a choice in catering, but we are so happy we had Santa Barbara Catering! We worked with Lauren. She was so incredibly helpful every step of the way. We made several changes to our food throughout our engagement and Lauren was very accommodating and updated our proposals right away so we would know how much our changes were costing us. She was very responsive and answered most emails within a few hours of us sending it. She helped with some set up during our actual wedding and did a fantastic job! The waiters and the bartender was great as well!

Now, the food… The food was absolutely phenomenal!! All of our guests could not stop talking about how great the food was!! We had lobster mac and cheese, fried prosciutto and risotto balls, and chicken caesar skewers for cocktail hour. We had a spinach salad, short ribs, and halibut for dinner. We also had a dessert buffet. The dessert buffet was completely custom and included our favorite desserts. The desserts were heavenly. SO GOOD! A lot of our guests kept telling us that it was the best food they’ve ever had at a wedding! I highly, HIGHLY, recommend Santa Barbara Catering!!! More...

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THIS FOOD IS FABULOUS!

Our venue at The Farm at South Mountain locked us into Santa Barbara Catering, but as we soon learned, this was not something to fear, but rather, something to be madly excited about.

After weighing our options, we decided to go with a buffet. Although most would be worried that a buffet isn't as "classy" - our guests absolutely loved the quality of the food and staff which really knocked it out of the park. The staff was very attentive and made sure every guest had what they needed and our guests still talk about the chicken and orecchiette pasta to this day!

Thank you for making our wedding great! More...

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My husband and I were married on March 22nd, 2013 at The Farm at South Mountain and we loved working with Lindley and Nikki with Santa Barbara Catering. They allowed us to adjust items on the menu to suit our tastes as well working with our budget. The night flew by so fast that we weren't able to enjoy the food ourselves, but all of our friends and family have raved over how good everything tasted. Can't wait to attend an event that they're catering in the future! More...

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All of our guests said that our wedding food was the best they have ever tasted. It was incredible! Santa Barbara goes above and beyond, and they work really hard to make your event memorable. I highly recommend them!!!

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Santa Barbara Catering was the contracted caterer for our venue, but I would have picked them no matter what! Santa Barbara is the full package: incredible presentation, delicious food, and a friendly, yet professional staff. Even the most picky food critics from our wedding are still raving about the food!

Lauren Guthrie at Santa Barbara was one of my biggest assets during the planning process. She went above and beyond for me, from answering all my questions (even many non-catering ones), helping with last minute details, providing incredible recommendations, and being there every step of the way. She is a true asset for Santa Barbara.

I would recommend Santa Barbara Catering for any event! More...

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We worked with Lauren at SB and she is extremely good at what she does. She helped us tie all the details of the catering together impeccably. During the wedding, she would show up in perfect timing with a drink or a little bit of food from the cocktail hour. The staff was amazing and the food was very very delicious. Our guests wouldn't stop raving about how good the food was!! We highly recommend Santa Barbara! More...

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I highly recommend Santa Barbara Catering to anyone looking for food that has restaurant quality. They made the dishes in small batches so that it would not be overcooked and fresh the whole night as I did stations. Everyone raved about the food.

Lauren was amazing to work with. She was so quick to respond to any question and worked with my as my bridal party and family members have so many allergies. She even made a special salad just for my husband as he does not eat lettuce. More...

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Santa Barbara Catering was very flexible in making our brunch menu for our wedding. They worked with us to make sure all our dietary restrictions were met for some of our guests. Lauren was really wonderful, professional and attentive. All of the staff were very kind and friendly. More...

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Santa Barbara Catering provided amazing food for our wedding! Melissan, our coordinator, was always available to answer our questions and responded to our requests quickly. We had a friend with a severe allergy in attendance - Santa Barbara prepared her food in a separate kitchen and had many different things available for her to eat. All of our guests loved the food and even went back for seconds! More...

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I ENJOYED HAVING SANTA BARBARA CATER OUR WEDDING. THE FOOD WAS GREAT AND WORKING WITH THEM BEFOREHAND ON THE MENU PLANNING AND FOOD TASTING WAS EASY. THE ONLY DOWNFALL TO THE COMPANY IS THE COST. I COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW MUCH THEY CHARGE FOR VERY SIMPLE THINGS. I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO SAY THAT THE FOOD IS WORTH THE COST, BUT WHEN THE COST IS SO MUCH, IT'S HARD TO EVEN NOTICE THE TASTE OF THE FOOD. OVERALL, I WOULD RECOMMEND SBC BUT I WOULD MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO PAY THE PRICE. More...

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I can only echo all of the positive sentiments previously mentioned.

I too was at The Farm at South Mountain and had no choice of caterer, but with food this fabulous it made no difference. The food was the most commented upon aspect of the wedding by our guests, all of whom agreed it was easily the best wedding food they've ever had and was delicious wedding or not. And these are not easily pleased eaters! In fact, the food was even better than at the tasting! What more could I ask for?

We were undecided on a second entree choice after our initial tasting and SBC let us select 2-3 things to try at no additional cost at another tasting. They made the process painless. We even decided to go with their dessert bar options based on the tasting and forgo the cake - why have just one dessert when you can have 4?!

We had excellent service with fixed plates for myself and the groom (we got to eat first), were attended to all night by the staff in a ninja-like fashion.

You can't go wrong it seems with Santa Barbara Catering. More...

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Our friends and family are still RAVING about the food from Santa Barbara! For someone who cared greatly about the quality of the food for event, I was not disappointed. Melissan was fantastic to work with and she was so very prompt with responses to questions and changes. Although not the least expensive option out there, they are certainly worth the extra money! They are also very flexible with their options as we didn't want the traditional buffet or sit down dinner. They worked with us to create fun food stations that kept our guests moving around and interacting all night! Thank you Santa Barbara! More...

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Santa Barbara was AMAZING. The food was incredible! Every one loved our food at our wedding! We were accomodating a chinese and jewish crowd so I thought coming up with a Kosher Asian Fusion menu would be hard. NOT AT ALL. Santa Barbara customized a vegetarian menu that was OUT OF THIS WORLD. For cocktail hour guests ate hand passed mushu bundles, spring rolls and tuna cones. They self served at a Brushcetta and Mediteranian Station. Food presentation was truly artistic. For dinner we offered a buffet style 3 course meal. At one station perfectly seared salmon teriyaki was served with vegetables and jasmine rice. At another a real Chef Wok- cooked Lo Mein noodles with stir fry over an open flame. We also had a station rocking decadent Spinach filled ravioli and portabella steaks... As the bride I wanted to make sure to get enough to eat. I didnt have to. Santa Barbara's staff continuously came to my table and brought me anything i craved or needed. They even made runs to the bar to bring me and my groom the mango margeritas we provided. (They provided the bartender , we opted to supply the alcohol.) For desert we had fresh fruit, Mango Sorbet and "smores". Guests waited in line to have their marshmellows blow torch toasted!. What a great memory. We will use them again without a doubt and recommend them everywhere! Thanks so much! Everything was AMAZING!!!!! Hands down best caterer in AZ! More...

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Santa Barbara was great to work with! They took all of our ideas into consideration and came up with a great menu. We did various courses family style and they were able to accomodate. The food turned out amazing! They actually helped coordinate the wedding too. Everytime we made any type of change we received an updated proposal to review. They made it so easy to plan our day! So happy with our decision to go with Santa Barbara. More...

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Santa Barbara did an amazing job! Mellisan was so great to work with, she was always there to answer any questions and really helped us decide on the perfect menu that fit in our budget. We got so many compliments on the food and the bar service was exceptional as well. Their wait staff during the reception made sure the groom and I had anything we needed and went beyond the call of duty numerous times throughout the night.

I would definitely recommend Santa Barbara! More...

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Nicole was amazing! Her and the staff did an amazing job setting up and everyone raved about the food. It's exactly what I envisioned for my wedding day! One of the servers even stopped to ask me if I had eaten enough and made me something else to eat. Now that is amazing service! More...

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I cannot express how appreciative we were to have such fantastic food and service staff on our wedding day! We had only amazing compliments from all of our friends, family and guests. You also went out of your way to assist us by contacting BevMo to replace an incorrect keg tap that they provided to us - that was truly outstanding service. To anyone hosting a wedding or an event that needs catering, I will highly recommend Santa Barbara! Thank you for everything!!! More...

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Santa Barbara did the BEST job catering our wedding. Our guests continue to rave about the delicious food and presentation. They did such an amazing job finding flowers to decorate the service tables that matched the flowers of my centerpieces. I thought that was very thoughtful. Also, our event planner, Nikki DeHerrera, was incredible. She was so helpful and so positive and made the entire experience so pleasant. She was a true joy to work with. I would recommend Santa Barbara to anyone More...

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Santa Barbara managed my wedding/reception and catering at the Farm at South Mountain. They were very patient with all my questions leading up to the wedding but also provided low-key and professional assistance during the wedding and reception. Our guests seemed very happy with the meal, and I was pleased that we could use some eco-friendly options like the palm-leaf plates and cornstarch utensils. I had a worry-free wedding day thanks to their excellent management of the event details. More...

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Everyone loved the food we selected for dinner and appetizers! We got so many compliments and heard that many people went back for seconds! It was also really nice to have the staff serve my husband and I so we didn't have to go through the line. Nicole made sure we sat down and ate! The staff also made sure to bring us appetizers while we were taking pictures. Plenty of amazing food, professional service, and wonderful presentation made are special night that much more perfect. Thanks a million!!! More...

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I am thankful to Santa Barbara for their contribution to one of my most memorable days of my life. I was very comfortable letting them handle everything dealing with the food so I didn’t have to. Everything was so hassle-free and I was able to enjoy time with my guests. Not to mention the food was outstanding! More...

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Santa Barbara is amazing. Their food is all fresh and delicious. We got several comments from people at our wedding about how wonderful the food was. When people go to a wedding they expect dry food that is just ok, but Santa Barbara blew everyone out of the water with their flavorful, juicy, and delicious meals. I wish I was getting married again, just so that i could eat their food again. I will definitely recommend them to anyone who needs a caterer. More...

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I cannot express how appreciative we were to have such fantastic food and wonderful service staff on our wedding day! We had only amazing compliments from all of our friends, family and guests. SBC also went out of their way to assist us by driving to replace an incorrect keg tap that was provided to us where we purchased our beer - that was truly outstanding service. To anyone hosting a wedding (or any event that needs catering), I will highly recommend Santa Barbara Catering! More...

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Santa Barbara was wonderful! We worked with Melissan, who was fantastic. She was responsive, professional, and knowledgable about their menu and services. Melissan did a fabulous job of helping us customize an entire menu that fit with the theme and vision of our wedding. The food was delicious and presented beautifully. A bit pricey, but well worth it! More...

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