Julia
Wedding: 11/13/2009
Reviews:
1
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Food was one place my husband and I weren?t willing to skip. Our ceremony took place in Santa Barbara and I did my due diligence and researched the local wedding blogs and websites and came up with three potential catering companies: one low priced, one mid-priced and one high-priced. One activity you don't want to skip is food tasting. Pure Joy, the high priced vendor was very pulled together, but their food was was horrible. It was very bland and completely disappointing. The mid-priced vendor, Lorraine Lim, was unprepared for our meeting. They were completely over-booked and my ?tasting? was a sit-down conversation with a part-time assistant, who happened to have all three of her kids in-tow.
After tasting at the to catering companies in Santa Barbara, we ventured to Ventura to sit down with Doug Biggs of DJ's Catering. Located about 45 minutes South of Santa Barbara, DJ?s Catering is a bit off the beaten path, but delivered exactly what we were looking for- an AMAZING meal that left people wanting to lick their plates clean at an incredible price. What?s more is that they automatically included gratuity and offered a 10% military discount (my husband is active duty) off the total cost of the catering- including dance floor, speaker rental, and set up. The food was literally some of the best food I have ever tasted. We actually requested the recipe for the Pasta Porcini because we loved it so much and I had 12 separate guests ask if I could get the recipe.
Again, my husband and I are completely foodies and we were more than willing to shell out big-bucks for a great meal. For those of you thinking about destination weddings think big, in terms of radius for your vendors. Had I limited my search to Santa Barbara caterers, I would have paid at least 25% more and sacrificed verifiable quality. Instead, I found an amazing caterer at an amazing price.
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Reviewed On:
11/25/2009
Services Used:
Catering, Event Rentals
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Heidi
Wedding: 06/13/2009
Reviews:
3
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Our graduation day from UCSB was perfect. Everything looked exactly how I imagined it and I owe it all to Doug and his wonderful staff. Martine and his staff were amazing! I don't think things would have went as smoothly without him.
I received so many complements about how beautiful everything looked and tasted. Some people even said they think it was the best event they have been to!!!
I would recommend this DJ'S California to anyone...they are truly AMAZING!!! Thank you so much for everything...
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Reviewed On:
06/15/2009
Services Used:
Catering, DJ, Invitations
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Adrianna
Wedding: 06/06/2009
Reviews:
4
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AWESOME! We saw them in action at one of our groomsmans weddings...did get a quote from another caterer- and it was twice the amount of DJs. My mother in law- who did not want to have to do any work, was utterly amazed at the professionalism and attention to detail that DJs provided the day of the wedding.
Needless to say- everyone loved our food. My husband is a big guy, and not a fan of plated meals..we had a buffet and guests were able to go for seconds. We were also able to have an open bar( we provided our booze) and DJ provided a great bartender! Seriously...look no further then DJs catering!
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Reviewed On:
10/09/2009
Services Used:
Catering
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Mary
Wedding: 05/02/2009
Reviews:
2
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DJ's California Catering is an excellent vendor! Doug helped us prepare everything from the menu to the type of rentals we needed. He was able to deliver on everything we asked for and was very flexible anytime we had changes to the menu/rentals. We even had to change our reception location just a couple months before the wedding, and it was no problem for them. John met with us at the reception location to plan out where everything would go and all his suggestions were very helpful. Although my husband I didn't get to interact with the staff much during the reception, we knew they did an excellent job... when we walked in for the grand entrance, everything was PERFECT (they also helped with the setup of some of the decorations)! And everyone that I spoke with said the food was excellent. We did it buffet style and almost everyone went back for seconds! I highly recommend using DJ's. We live in San Diego, but if we lived in the Santa Barbara/Ventura area, I would use DJ's over and over again for any event! Thank you, DJ's for a wonderful reception!
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Reviewed On:
05/13/2009
Services Used:
Catering, Event Rentals
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Catlin
Wedding: 04/25/2009
Reviews:
2
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OMG! DJ's Catering was so good, the food was out of this world. My family and guest loved it! The helped me plan everything. Even things they don't do. They referred me to the best vendors in Ventura County. John was amazingly helpful in planning the menu and table dressing! They had everything including a dance floor! I can't say enough positive things about my experience with Doug & John ant DJ's Catering!
Caitlin
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Reviewed On:
05/21/2009
Services Used:
Catering
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200yearoldveil and Dave
Wedding: 09/22/2007
Reviews:
1
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These people are amazing. The helped me with the planning in the months leading up to the wedding, and then the night of the wedding we barely saw them, but everything got done without ever bothering the wedding party. Absolutely the best, pricing was great, everyone LOVED them!
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Reviewed On:
11/07/2007
Services Used:
Catering
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Sheila
Wedding: 12/03/2006
Reviews:
3
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I had a great experience with DJs Catering and highly recommend them. We had about 90 guests at our wedding and didn't have much to spend on catering. We were highly let down with most caterers that charged ridiculous prices for food especially alcohol and bar service. I wanted my guests to be well fed and have a great time so it really helped having a caterer that was able to provide us with what we needed:
1. Food tasted great!
2. We were able to supply our guests with a full bar by bringing our own alcohol
3. We were able to complement the menu by bringing our own desserts (my husband is a pastry chef)
4. Friendly, efficient staff
5. And of course - they were affordable and will work with you to create a menu that would fit your budget
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Reviewed On:
11/08/2007
Services Used:
Catering
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EPicks
Wedding: 12/06/2008
Reviews:
4
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Yummy
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Reviewed On:
03/12/2009
Services Used:
Catering
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JennaFante
Wedding: 07/19/2008
Reviews:
5
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DJ's had great food and service day of the wedding. They are a little bit difficult to get a hold of and are not completely flexible when asked to change some elements of the catering package. On the whole they provided great service.
DJ's California Catering responded with the following comments:
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Reviewed On:
10/27/2008
Services Used:
Catering, Event Rentals
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4.9/5.0
