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    Hire Them!

    Highly recommend Continental Catering! They were the best price and SOO flexible. Christie went above and beyond as a catering service offering their expertise and solutions outside of catering, and so flexible with all the changes they have. We couldn't find a time that worked for a second tastings and Christie personally delivered the food to my house! Their food was amazing as well, and our guests even went out of their way to let us know.
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    Mindy J. Sent on 08/27/2021
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    Amazing caterer!

    Continental is wonderful! Their food is delicious, and they were able to incorporate Chinese, Australian, and Californian dishes into the menu in a way that was both authentic and had a bit of a twist. For the one item they didn't quite nail the first time, they went out of their way to find a baker in San Diego who could make Australian desserts. They're super easy to work with, and matched the food stations to our decor perfectly. We'd absolutely use them again if we ever have another big event.
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    Ashley Sent on 11/29/2019
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    Delicious and affordable

    Food was delicious. Martha was helpful and accommodating. Coming from a foodie family, everyone enjoyed the food
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    Maggie T. Sent on 03/08/2019
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    Amazing!!!

    Yolanda was great during our entire wedding planning process. She is very professional and always responds to questions and emails promptly (which was great!)

    Her entire team was absolutely amazing on the day of the wedding. We received TONS of compliments about the food and a few people have asked for our caterer information. One person said "Best food at a wedding EVER". Highly recommended!!!
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    Monique Sent on 03/22/2019
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    Amazingly Delicious

    Christie was absolutely amazing during our wedding planning process. She was professional and personable. In fact, every time we spoke with her it was like speaking with a close friend. She understood our vision and worked with us to make our wedding everything we wanted and more, while being mindful of our budget of course.

    The day of our wedding (02/16/19), Christie and her team were on top of everything and went above and beyond their respective role. The presentation of the food and dessert was gorgeous and was equally delicious. We received raving reviews from family and friends about how yummy the food and desserts were.

    Continental Catering is by far a company you can trust and want for your catering needs.
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    Emelyn Sent on 10/10/2018
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    Continental Catering helped make our wedding a complete dream. My husband and I married at the El Cortez this past weekend (10/6/18) and we couldn't be happier with the food service we received from Christie and her team. Our venue coordinator recommended Continental from the start and we are so grateful she did!
    First off - the tastings with Christie in the beginning were so fun. Her & her team are so accommodating, we made 2 trips to their facility and decided on a menu with ease (the chicken & grits and boozy donut holes are DYNAMITE!).
    They executed the day-of food service flawlessly. We received so many compliments from our 190 guests, they absolutely LOVED the food & service. Continental helped us breeze through our wedding with no stress.
    THANK YOU Continental Team! We 105% recommend this company to anyone seeking an affordable, responsive, extremely experienced catering company!
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    Sarah Sent on 08/11/2018
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    We had the pleasure of working with Christie from Continental catering for our wedding this summer. I planned our wedding from out of state and Christie always made sure to accommodate a meeting with us while I was in town. We had multiple tastings at her suggestion to ensure we got the menu just right. She had helpful suggestions throughout the process and worked within our budget. We got so many compliments on the food in the weeks after our wedding. Christie and her team truly made our wedding come to life and we could not recommend Continental more highly!
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    Jessica Sent on 06/21/2018
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    Continental Catering and Yolanda, who we communicated with directly , were such a pleasure to work with! We really couldn't have chosen a better catering team because of the patience, flexibility, understanding, and knowledge of Yolanda and her team. Everything came together perfectly. The food, the presentation, the staff professionalism, and concern of excellence by the team were all top notch. Additionally, while planning, Continental offered complimentary tastings to ensure we got the perfect meal instead of us worrying about the costs before making a decision. This is smart, and was a big sell for us going with them because they made it easy and weren't trying to price you out off the bat like other catering companies. We're so grateful we chose them. They care deeply about your wedding, us, and their product. Go with Continental, and you won't be disappointed.
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    Morgan Sent on 03/06/2018
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    I have been to many weddings and have always found the food pretty underwhelming. So when it came to planning my own wedding I didn't have high expectations. I contacted all five catering companies on the preferred vendors list provided by my reception venue and Christie from Continental Catering was the only one that actually called and asked us about ourselves, our favorite cuisines, and vision for the wedding. She then created a menu just for us... one that perfectly captured our tastes. When we did the tasting, the food was incredible and we were excited for the wedding, but still didn't expect the food to be as good when cooked in mass quantity. Needless to say (from our rating), the food was AMAZING on the big day. Every single guest I talked too that evening brought up the food, saying that they'd never had such delicious wedding food. Days later and we're still eating the leftovers and loving them. Beyond the food, Christie at Continental Catering made the planning process feel stress free and the staff that worked our event were fantastic and made everyone feel completely taken care of. I cannot say enough wonderful things about CC and would use them again in an instant if I ever needed catering!
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    Caitlin Sent on 11/20/2017
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    Continental killed it. I was so so impressed with the quality of their presentation during our wedding, the professionalism of their staff, and the tastiness of their food. ( Brownie sundae bar? DO IT). We served tacos for 120 people and everything was warm and delicious. Yolanda is a total professional.
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    Kanani Sent on 08/09/2017
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    Continental Catering (especially Yolanda Meza) did a fantastic job catering our 122 person wedding at the Martin Johnson House. Everyone at our wedding raved about the food, including the cheese table, pineapple-coconut shrimp appetizer, seared ahi appetizer, ginger soy glazed salmon, shortribs, garlic mashed potatoes, and balsamic grilled veggies! We decided to do a duet with half a portion of salmon and half a portion of shortribs, to avoid having to ask people for their preference and the portions provided by Continental were huge! All of their staff is friendly and very professional. Our wedding color was rose gold and Yolanda went out of her way to buy a few rose gold decorations for our donut bar and the cheese table. That was very sweet of her. The only thing that we had an issue with was my parent's table was not served until later in the dinner service, which was a minor oversight, but other than that I highly recommend Continental Catering. They did an excellent job communicating with us before the wedding and making sure we were happy with every detail (think napkin colors and folds). And the day of our wedding they delivered the quality food and service that they promised!

    +1 - Friendly staff (Yolanda M)
    +1 - Delicious food (better than Buckboard or French Gourmet)
    +1 - Very organized and responsive to clients
    +1 - Willing to go above & beyond!
    +1 - Fairly priced
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    Stephanie Sent on 08/11/2017
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    This was the first place we tasted at and we didn't have to search much further to see that this was the best value for the quality. Yolanda was a dream to work with! She was very responsive and changed our quote many times to customize it to our needs. The tasting was delicious and we had a hard time choosing, but we loved the food we picked and so did our guests!! I heard many times "this is not standard wedding food!" and "Food was so good!!"... so we are very happy with the services we had through continental! They provided our linens and they were perfect. The decor they provided for the food stations was a little much for my taste (& I even suggested keeping it simple lol) but it was all still so beautifully done! The only drawback that comes to mind is a small miscommunication the week of the wedding, where it was suggested that we hire MORE staff because of the locations we were having cocktail hour and dinner ($250 each staff member). This was at the San Diego Botanic Gardens. Considering this company was on my venues "preferred vendors" list and they had worked here many times in the past, I would've thought they knew how many people they'd need for the event prior to the week of! We didn't change our guest count drastically, the excuse was the location for cocktail hour was in the Herb garden instead of the Walled garden. They are literally right next to each other.It had been the same location since we booked with them 6 months prior, so to let me know the week of the wedding that we need to come up with $500 more AT LEAST was kind of hard to swallow. I stood firm and we survived with the 6 originally hired... & at one point I looked over and saw them all chillin off to the side lol whatever, I get it, it was during dinner and they were probably done with the hardest parts of the evening, but still! The whole thing didn't sit well with me. I'm just glad I didn't let them upsell me at the last second, when so many brides would just panic and agree to it.
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    Keiko Sent on 04/12/2017
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    Yolanda is seriously amazing to work with! She is patient and very accommodating. Our guests enjoyed the buffet and especially the cocktail hour appetizers. Can't say enough good things about working with Continental while planing our wedding. Thank you!
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    Shirin Sent on 06/19/2017
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    Your caterer will be the most important vendor at your wedding. I chose Continental Catering for three reasons. 1) They were very responsive 2) Their pricing was very competitive 3) Yolanda is an absolute professional. I got married at Scripps Seaside Forum Feb 2017. There is a designated list of caterers from which you can choose. I decided to compare a few caterers before committing to them and let me save you lots of time and tell you to just choose Continental.
    Other caterers were not as responsive and made it difficult to schedule tastings. Many of the caterers asked if I had a wedding planner like that should matter. For one, Yolanda responds to emails, texts and calls within a day or so and made it extremely easy to schedule a tasting.
    Second, I tried to get a tasting scheduled with UCSD (they charge for tastings) and they gave me only 2 options in an entire month of December and when I agreed to one of them, 4 days before they canceled on me and wanted to reschedule in the new year.
    Third, Yolanda has done SO MANY weddings at Scripps that when we did the walk through she gave so many good suggestions and recommendations that I gave her a huge hug afterwards.
    Fourth, Guisseppe bar service is VERY expensive but you have no choice. I asked Yolanda to do the bar set up. She charged me a reasonable fee for the bar set up and saved me a ton of $$$.
    Lastly, I got so many compliments about the food from my guests. I really cannot say enough good things about Continental and Yolanda. I would not have had as wonderful of a wedding if it wasn't for Yolanda and her team.
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    Nicolette Sent on 12/26/2016
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    My venue required us to pick a caterer from their list and I am SO glad we chose Continental. They were affordable and very professional. I worked with Yolanda throughout the whole process and she took care of every need/concern we had. She is very sweet and made everything so easy. My husband and I went with a Mexican taco buffet with a side of chile relleno casserole, rice and beans, guacamole, chips, etc. We received SO many compliments - so much so that my boss asked me for the chile relleno casserole recipe! They also provide a coffee bar with extras like chocolate shavings, etc. On top of that, we also booked them for lighting, heat lamps, tables, and a few extras. We loved that we could get this all in one package rather than hiring several other vendors. It just made everything so efficient and low-stress. They also have great reviews on Yelp ;) Thank you Continental!! ♥
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    Kaela Sent on 06/23/2016
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    Continental Catering is the whole package, lights out, the real deal!!! They were suggested by our venue and now, reccomended by me! From the beginning, Christie and the rest of the staff were extremely helpful. We were allowed to view the menu and have a tasting at their kitchen/office location and from then on, my husband and I were in love! Great food, amazing service, and wonderful people! Continental provided not only the food at our wedding (we decided buffet style) but also infused water, a coffee station, tray passed hors d'oeuvres, linens, place settings, etc., and they even made our wedding cake!!! (Which turned into multiple cakes because we chose tres leches!).
    The food speaks for itself. After our wedding, guests have contacted me for the name of our caterer! And people were blown away by the cake.
    I highly recommend continental for any size wedding or any other event for that matter!
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    Jillian Sent on 06/22/2016
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    We had our wedding at the Martin Johnson house in La Jolla, and were forced to choose from their list of approved vendors. Upon contacting the first few vendors, we were blown away by how expensive they were. We looked at Continental Catering next because their website was fun and funky and we were told their prices would be more reasonable. We had a tasting with Continental and all of the food was great. In addition, their prices were very reasonable, especially for the quality and presentation of the different menu options. We chose a buffet dinner with 2 entrees, 2 salads, and 2 sides. Overall, our guests were very happy with the food. I have a few dietary restrictions and the team was very willing to make my meal separately within the required specifications.

    Our event manager was Yolanda and she was extremely responsive to any questions or communications leading up to the event and is very professional, patient and friendly. We met with her at the venue and she provided us with a lot of good feedback. The day of, her and the rest of the Continental staff were very nice and helpful. The presentation of all of the food tables looked great. They provide all of the decorations on the buffet table and also the dessert table, even though we provided our own dessert. Their décor coordinated very well with the theme of our wedding and our other decorations.

    If you are looking for a caterer for your event, I would highly suggest Yolanda and Continental Catering. I don’t think you will be disappointed.
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    Rochele Sent on 11/24/2015
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    Christie and the team at Continental Catering did an amazing job at our wedding this past Sunday. The food was so delicious our guests couldn't stop talking about it! We would definitely recommend Continental Catering to anyone!
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    DELICIOUS! All my guests couldn't stop raving about how yummy the appetizers were! Chelsea was incredible kind and very flexible answering all my mundane questions and went above and beyond to help create a table setting that was simple yet elegant! LOVE LOVE LOVE~
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    Continental Catering did such a fantastic job with our wedding. We had a small wedding of 25 people that started at 10:30 AM. It was held at Leo Carrillo Ranch. Because we were having a destination wedding, it was important to us to trust our vendors completely. We trusted Kristie from the first day. We never got the chance to do a tasting because of the distance, but I didn’t even sweat it! Our food was great. Continental Catering handled the food and furniture and staff! They had our site set up in plenty of time for a morning wedding and far exceeded my expectations! Kristie Emmons was SO responsive! She answered every question I had, and every question I never thought of! Continental Catering even added decor to the site and tables (a travel theme). She worked with us to get the perfect brunch menu. We had so many options for food. I had special requests when it came to what was being served as far as drinks (specialty tea and spa water stations) and bar options. They went above and beyond at our coffee station and had specialty mix-ins (cinnamon, chocolate, etc). We didn’t have a wedding cake out our reception, but instead Continental Catering had a live donut station with ice cream! It was a hit! We loved our beautiful food! Kristie even helped with logistics, since our ceremony and reception were in the exact same location. I wasn’t sure how to transition between the two (since the chairs used for the ceremony were also for the reception), and she had great ideas. I cannot thank Kristie and the Continental Catering team enough. They were so professional.

    I am so lucky to have found continental catering!
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    Joy Sent on 01/16/2015
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    When my husband and I were looking for a wedding caterer we knew one thing above all else, it HAD to be delicious and it had to be filling. We had been to too many weddings were the food was forgettable, bland and we were always seeking a California burrito afterwards. We were also on a budget (who isn’t) and we could only use a set of pre-approved caterers for our venue. I’m so happy that Continental Catering was available for our wedding. The minute I met with Christie R. I knew we didn’t have to look any further. We chose to use food stations for our wedding. We brought my parents and sister to the tasting, and let’s just say my Filipino dad wasn’t all boned up for an all food station wedding since he had only done buffets or sit down (he’s old school). By our second food item, my dad was stuffed and he said if we didn’t choose continental, we’d make a mistake. On the day of the wedding we had a cheese and fruit appetizer set-up. Our stations were a slider station with pulled pork, shredded chicken, and Portobello; a pasta station with a choice of macaroni or penne pasta with vodka sauce and shrimp; and lastly the most amazing short ribs with mashed potatoes. Everything was fantastic! Like others say, our guests couldn’t stop talking about our food (even two months later!). Continental even set-up a dessert bar and a mimosa bar for us even if though we didn’t use their food items. They are sincerely the best caterers I have ever worked with. I can’t wait to throw another party and use them again!
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    We worked with Maria at Continental more than a year before our wedding as we were planning from overseas. I cannot even explain how incredibly professional, flexible, and accommodating this team was. We had a tight budget but Maria worked meticulously with us to ensure we had everything we wanted. She gave us an package price we could not ignore. We thought this might mean we would be sacrificing service or quality of food, but boy were we wrong! we have been getting non stop comments about how delicious the food was, and how lovely all of the staff was. Everything ran on time and they were prepared each step of the way (moving chairs and tables, etc). Our main concern was that our bar would have a line around the corner and we wanted to ensure guests had access to wine and beer as part of the package, Maria noted that as a priority and this was never an issue. She listened to us, and went far above and beyond what I imagined for the day. The wedding was absolutely flawless and I completely owe this to Maria and her team at continental.
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    Continental Catering catered our August wedding and they were amazing. I had the pleasure of working with Kristie from the initial phone conversation to the wedding day. Kristie was extremely helpful and really took the time to answer any questions that we had throughout the process. The food on our wedding day was amazing and our guests loved it! All of the appetizers and main entrees were delicious. The staff was great with our guests and having Kristie there really put me at ease. Not only is the food and service amazing, they are fairly priced compared to many other catering companies in the area. I would highly recommend them for your event!
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    Diana Sent on 08/20/2014
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    I would like to first start off with how amazing Christie R. was with helping us plan for our big day! She went above and beyond on our wedding day. Thank you, Christie! The food was incredible, exactly how I remember it tasting when I had the tasting appt. with them! We knew food would be one of our biggest expense and we wanted to have great food but also we couldn't afford to break the bank, Continental was both affordable and great tasting. All of our guest talked about how good the food was. The staff was great and very attentive to our guest needs. The appetizers were beyond this world delicious! So grateful we chose Continental Catering.
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