Server carrying a tray of passed appetizers at an evening reception
Santa Cruz County · UCSC

Catering for UCSC Departments and Events

Campus catering has its own rulebook: a gate to clear, a hill to climb, a room booked for exactly ninety minutes, and a department card that needs a clean invoice. We plan UCSC orders around the reservation, not the other way around — arrive early, set fast, label everything, and be out before the next group walks in.

Ways departments order from us

Getting up the hill on time

Colleges, Science Hill, the Quarry area, Kresge, and the Coastal Science Campus are all one flat rate. Send us the building, room, and any loading instructions and our driver handles the rest — including the walk from the closest legal parking to your table.

  • Flat delivery rate to every campus building
  • Long carries from lot to room are routine for us
  • Boxed individual meals for seminars and travel days
  • Itemized invoices that pass department review

Campus events we handle

  • Department seminars
  • Faculty retreats
  • Grad student receptions
  • Research symposia
  • Donor and alumni events
  • Staff appreciation lunches
  • Orientation meals
  • Thesis defenses
  • Advisory board meetings
  • Commencement gatherings
  • Lab celebrations
  • Guest-speaker dinners
Casual buffet line set along a wall inside a meeting room
Casual buffet in a meeting room
Boxed individual lunches packed for a campus seminar group
Boxed meals for a seminar
Pastries, cut fruit, and coffee service set for an early morning department meeting
Breakfast for a morning meeting
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Feedback from campus and nearby clients

A few comments from hosts we have cooked for close to campus.

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"The food and service were above and beyond our expectations. Our guests complimented the quality of the food, everything was delicious"
Dina Orellana
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"Easy to choose the food we wanted, the person was spot on time, set everything up, the food was delicious and just enough for all without too many leftovers. highly recommended!"
John Creature
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"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."
Kathy Keenan

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Last updated: May 2026