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Smokey Mountain Catering

Smokey Mountain Catering

Temecula, CA
4.8 out of 5 rating, 7 Reviews
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7 Reviews
97% recommend it
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    Classa Sent on 09/02/2017
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    Jennifer was amazing! The food was great and she was ao helpful with our guest's. She had a lot of great helpful tips and suggestions for our wedding. Our guest's and ourselves included loved everything about Smokey Mountain Catering!
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    Jessica Sent on 04/15/2014
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    Smokey Mountain catered our wedding this past Saturday for around 165 guests. They were recommended by our venue coordinator and we are very happy that we chose to go with them as our caterer. Jennifer has been extremely wonderful throughout our wedding planning. Communication was great since I like to email and ask questions often. Any questions I had, I would get a fast response. Jennifer has been kind and professional throughout the entire process. We did a tasting with another group and was able to try out food that we had requested and also what was requested by the other party. We ended up choosing for our wedding: the southern style pulled pork, grilled chicken breast, roasted corn and green pepper salad, italian pasta salad, roasted red potatoes, and gourmet mac n cheese. All of our guests were extremely happy with the food. Not one negative comment was shared. Food was cooked on site and served buffet style. I definitely recommend Smokey Mountain Catering.
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    Mallory Sent on 07/22/2013
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    If you want wedding food that will be talked about with much enthusiasm after the big day then Smokey Mountain is the place to go. My guests raved about their food calling it "the best food they have ever had at a wedding." Their prices are great and realistic and their food is phenomenal. Our guests were salivating as they walked into our venue as the BBQ was being freshly smoked right on site. The servers were great. I would recommend Smokey Mountain to anyone who wants their wedding food to be remembered.
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    Stesha Sent on 06/13/2013
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    The food was delicious - everyone was raving! My fiance and I were also 2 hours late to our tasting (took the I-5 instead of I-15... and don't have smartphones...oops), but they still accommodated us and were more than helpful with our specific tastes. Keep in mind they are very busy and occupied with weddings, school lunches, etc, so don't be shy to contact them more than once if necessary. The food is definitely worth it - and not that expensive comparatively!
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    Renee Sent on 05/24/2017
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    We hired Jen and her team to cater our wedding and they did a great job! She was very patient as we asked a ton of questions during the planning process and even made some changes close to our wedding date. Jen also accommodated our last minute requests and headcount changes without any complaints. We opted for the tri-tip and salmon and both were delicious (the tri-tip was grilled on-site as we did an outdoor wedding). We also ordered cupcakes and ice cream sandwiches for dessert, both of which were delicious. However, if you want to have any kind of special display for dessert or want it presented in a certain way, like on nice platters, make sure you bring it yourself otherwise. Also, make sure to check if they bring additional signage to your event as they did at mine - it was a lovely nice gesture but did not go with the overall decor of the wedding that I planned and looked out of place. I wasn't aware of it until after I saw wedding photos. Otherwise, food was great!
  • User2375666 Sent on 10/19/2015
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    Prior to booking:
    We chose Smokey Mountain Catering for our wedding. They were recommended to us by our wedding coordinator so we thought we'd give them a try, and we're very happy we did! After a few emails back and forth, Jennifer invited us for a free tasting prior to booking. My fiancé, my mom, and I chose a couple options for salad, meat, and sides from their barbecue menu. Not only were the three of us able to try different options of the delicious food for free, but Jennifer also offered us lots of advice for the event from wine choices to how to cut costs in between serving us the food.

    After booking, before the wedding:
    This is the area where the four stars, rather than five come in. We booked Smokey Mountain about 10 months prior to our event. Whenever my fiancé or I tried to email/call with questions, it was often difficult to receive a response. It often took days to weeks to hear a response. Not a big deal being that we booked so far in advance, but at times a little frustrating during the planning process. (This was also something that our wedding coordinator had warned us about). However, when we did get a response, Jennifer was always very apologetic for the wait and very helpful in answering all of our questions! She was very flexible and always had options for questions we had.

    Day of the wedding:
    Everything went perfectly! Set up and take down flowed smoothly. The food was hot and delicious! They bring all their own equipment and cook it right on site! We had the caesar salad, grilled chicken, tri-tip, bbq baked beans, mashed potatoes, and mac n cheese. My least favorite was probably the mac n cheese. It was different from the mac n cheese they served us at the tasting, and was not as good. Overall though, it was a great meal and all the servers were very friendly/helpful to us and our guests!

    I would definitely recommend Smokey Mountain Catering!
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    Amber Sent on 11/19/2013
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    Excellent taste and quality! The service was quick and on time. We all enjoyed our meals to the fullest!