Santa Cruz Catering, From Trays to a Full Crew
Our kitchen is here in town, so a weekday lunch on the Westside and a Saturday reception above the harbor are both short drives. Some clients want the food dropped, set, and left alone. Others want an attendant watching the line, or a full team cooking, pouring, and breaking down after the last toast. All three run out of the same kitchen.
Three ways to order in Santa Cruz
Drop-off catering in Santa Cruz
Hot and cold platters, breakfast, lunch, dinner, appetizers, and desserts delivered to your event in Santa Cruz.
Drop-off catering in Santa CruzFull-service catering in Santa Cruz
Chefs, servers, and attendants on-site in Santa Cruz for a turnkey event experience.
Full-service catering in Santa CruzWedding catering in Santa Cruz
Plated dinners, buffets, and passed appetizers tailored to your Santa Cruz wedding.
Wedding catering in Santa CruzBoxed meals in Santa Cruz
Individually packaged boxed meals for offices, conferences, and group events in Santa Cruz.
Boxed meals in Santa CruzHoliday catering in Santa Cruz
Seasonal menus for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, and corporate parties in Santa Cruz.
Holiday catering in Santa CruzRentals & florals in Santa Cruz
Linens, glassware, chairs, tables, and event florals delivered to your Santa Cruz event.
Rentals & florals in Santa CruzHow we get food to your address
Downtown, the Westside, Seabright, Live Oak, and the campus side of town all share one flat delivery rate. We already know which alleys behind Pacific Avenue a van can actually use, where the parking meters end, and which beach lots need a permit copy in the windshield — so the arrival window we quote is the one you get.
- • One flat delivery rate across every Santa Cruz address
- • Downtown alley, meter, and beach-lot access sorted in advance
- • Counts from a dozen boxed lunches to a 250-guest buffet
- • Add an attendant or a full staffed team to any menu
What we cook for around town
- • Weekday office lunches
- • Board and donor meetings
- • Wedding receptions
- • Rehearsal dinners
- • Graduation parties
- • Baby showers
- • Celebrations of life
- • Nonprofit fundraisers
- • Surf club banquets
- • Birthday dinners
- • Company holiday parties
- • Beach-house family weekends
ReviewsWhat hosts here say afterward
Recent notes from clients around town and across the county.
"The food was uniformly excellent and beautifully displayed. The person who delivered it was very nice, and came back to drop off tongs for us. Best catering experience I have ever had."
"I ordered food for my birthday weekend. The food was delicious. Everything arrived on-time, hot and ready to go. I would definitely recommend Santa Cruz Catering Company for your next event!"
"The food and service were above and beyond our expectations. Our guests complimented the quality of the food, everything was delicious"
Other Santa Cruz County towns we cover
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