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Frequently asked questions

What is the average catering price per person for plated service?

$60

What is the average catering price per person for buffet service?

$30

What is the average catering price per person for stations?

$50

What is the average catering price per person for hors d'oeuvres?

$25

Which of the following are included in the cost of your full service wedding catering?

Delivery
Set Up
Clean Up
Cake Cutting
Cocktail Reception
Tastings
Tables
China
Linens
Flatware
Glassware

What is the starting price per person for bar service?

$16

Which of the following are included in the starting price for bar service?

Bartender(s)
Open Bar
House Beer
Specialty Beer
House Wine
Specialty Wine
Champagne Toast
House Liquor
Signature Drink

What event services do you provide?

Delivery
Set Up
Clean Up

What catering services do you provide?

Breakfast / Brunch
Buffet
Cake Cutting
Cocktail Reception
Custom Menu
Hors d'oeuvres
Plated
Server(s)
Stations
Tastings

What types of cuisine do you cater?

African
American
Asian
BBQ
Caribbean
French
German
Greek
Indian
Italian
Latin American
Local
Mediterranean
Mexican
Middle Eastern
Seafood
Southern
Spanish

What dietary needs can you accommodate?

Gluten Free
Lactose Free
Halal
Kosher
Nut Free
Organic
Vegan
Vegetarian

What bar services do you provide?

Bartender(s)
Open Bar
Champagne Toast
Signature Drink

Which of the following items can you provide?

Chairs
Tables

Which of the following items can you provide?

Barware
China
Chocolate Fountain
Flatware
Glassware
Linens

Reviews of ArtQuest Catering

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ArtQuest Catering receives glowing reviews for their exceptional service and delicious food at weddings. Reviewers praise Kathy and Victor for their warmth, professionalism, and flexibility throughout the planning process. Guests raved about the quality and taste of the appetizers, buffet, and plated dinner options, such as lobster empanadas, coconut shrimp, bacon-wrapped scallops, champagne chicken, and mixed vegetables. The staff, including servers and bartenders, are described as friendly, respectful, and attentive. ArtQuest's affordable pricing, accommodating nature, and beautiful linens are highly recommended for creating a wonderful wedding experience.

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This AI-generated summary gives you a snapshot of the overall ratings and feedback from the reviews this vendor has received.

ArtQuest Catering receives glowing reviews for their exceptional service and delicious food at weddings. Reviewers praise Kathy and Victor for their warmth, professionalism, and flexibility throughout the planning process. Guests raved about the quality and taste of the appetizers, buffet, and plated dinner options, such as lobster empanadas, coconut shrimp, bacon-wrapped scallops, champagne chicken, and mixed vegetables. The staff, including servers and bartenders, are described as friendly, respectful, and attentive. ArtQuest's affordable pricing, accommodating nature, and beautiful linens are highly recommended for creating a wonderful wedding experience.

Hayley
Hayley Sent on 10/24/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing experience!!!

Artquest did our catering, linens and bar service. From the beginning of working with Kathy and Victor, we experienced the warmth of their support and care and genuine desire for our wedding to go well! It brought us a lot of peace knowing that
we could trust them to follow through and know that all of the details
would be perfect. Our guests were raving about how delicious the
appetizers and buffet was, and we could not have agreed more.
Furthermore, we received many compliments on the wonderful staff of
servers and bartenders that were friendly, warm, respectful and attentive to our needs as bride and groom, and that of the guests. The
linens were beautiful! We are so pleased with artquest and so glad we chose them to make our wedding a wonderful experience!
Allie
Allie Sent on 08/04/2024
5 out of 5 rating

High quality food!

Our guests raved about the food at our backyard wedding. We chose the lobster empanadas, coconut shrimp, and bacon wrapped scallops as our appetizers, and they were gone just as soon as the trays came out! We also had multiple complements on the champagne chicken, and my personal favorite was their mixed vegetables. The food was quality, simply delicious, and perfect for our wedding.

We’ve always heard about brides and grooms who don’t have a chance to enjoy the food at their own wedding, but Kathy brought a whole tray of appetizers for just the two of us during cocktail hour. She created a special moment for us to enjoy the food together amidst all the blissful wedding chaos, and we will always remember that.

Kathy and her husband were professional and easy to communicate with throughout the entire planning process. During cocktail hour their staff worked with our wedding planner’s team to flip the ceremony into the reception. They worked quickly and efficiently to set up all the tables, chairs, and reception décor, and it was beautiful. Throughout our event, ArtQuest’s bar, serving, and kitchen staff were professional, reliable, and friendly.

Additionally, ArtQuest offers a very reasonably priced 2-tiered cake which they allowed us to pick up from their kitchen the day before our event to decorate.

ArtQuest offers quality food and exceptional service, which would be enjoyed by many at your next event!
Victoria
Victoria Sent on 12/31/2023
5 out of 5 rating

BEST Catering Company!!

There is so much to say about ArtQuest Catering! Kathy & Victor are seriously the best! I hired them as the caterers for our wedding and their team did not disappoint. We received many compliments from our guests talking about how delicious the food was and how amazing the staff was. Everything was perfect and I would recommend them to anyone and everyone who is looking for a caterer for their next event!! :-)
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Eva S. Sent on 09/24/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Incredible Food and Friendly Staff

I am so glad that we chose ArtQuest to cater our wedding! The food was incredible and we received so many complements from our guests. Not only was the food delicious, but they were so easy to work with throughout the wedding planning process. The owners are the sweetest people ever - they were accommodating to our needs and such a pleasure to work with. Last but not least, the wait staff working on our wedding day were the sweetest and most helpful people ever and I can’t thank them enough for making our wedding dinner so perfect.
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Lura Sent on 09/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

10/10 Recommend!

It was an absolute pleasure working closely with Kathy on my wedding catering. Kathy was so incredibly organized, responsive and flexible! I made a few alterations to the salad and entrée options and she was happy to adjust! She was also very helpful with the linen choices. When we arrived at our reception venue, it was all taken care of. The passed appetizers were absolutely amazing and Kathy even brought over a plate with some for my husband and I to eat before joining cocktail hour. She was just so accommodating. I am so thankful to have gotten to work with her and the ArtQuest team!
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Eli S. Sent on 06/24/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Artquest Catering is outstanding!

We are so glad that we chose Artquest Catering as the caterers for our wedding! Although we were based outside San Diego, Kathy was exceptional in accommodating us. She scheduled a tasting for our parents and joined us for our event walkthrough the one weekend we came to San Diego before the wedding. She was also extremely responsive to all of our questions and changes leading up to the event, including switching the appetizer and our table layout. At the event, we LOVED the appetizers and the plated dinner, especially the bacon wrapped dates and the salmon, and were amazed at how affordable they were relative to other vendors we considered. We strongly recommend Artquest Catering!
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Emily Sent on 10/24/2022
5 out of 5 rating

10/10 Experience

We used ArtQuest Catering for our wedding and could not be happier with our decision. Victor and Kathy were nothing but kind and accommodating along the way, no matter how big an ask was. I got compliments from so many guests telling me that out of all the weddings they’ve been to, our food was the best — and I have to agree. The pasta station was also a huge success. I highly recommend going with them for catering, you won’t be disappointed!
R
Rhontelle Sent on 08/30/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Record timing for buffet-style wedding for 180+ guests!

We were introduced to Kathy and Victor through our wedding planner and coordinator Karen of Aficial Events. From our first meeting during our tasting all the way through to our wedding day, Kathy and Victor were so much fun to work with! It felt like we were talking to family whenever we met.

We had almost 200 guests at our wedding and opted for a buffet-style dinner, and they DELIVERED, in record time! They were very familiar with our venue (Building 177 in Liberty Station) and knew how to get the food out so efficiently.

The food was AMAZING! We had guests tell us they went back for seconds because it was so good. They were quick with suggestions and alternatives for our guests with dietary restrictions and allergies, and just made the whole process so easy for us.

ArtQuest also provided the linens for our tables! They worked with our planner and coordinator to fit our vision, and it looked so good 🔥their food quality and price point are so good, we were so happy with them and can't recommend them enough!
M
Meghan Sent on 08/14/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing experience with Artquest!

Artquest did an incredible job catering our wedding! Kathy and Victor were great to work with. They provided dinner for about 175 guests with 3 different stations, and they did that during a venue flip in a short amount of time. We loved our tasting with them, and they made it so easy to customize our menu. They had so many options to choose from, and worked with us to make sure it was exactly what we wanted. We had many people tell us it was the best wedding food they ever had - the mac n cheese, carving and taco stations were a hit! The passed appetizers were also amazing! And everything was presented so beautifully. The tables also looked great, and Kathy had a lot of linens to choose from. I would highly recommend Artquest, thank you so much for making our day so great!
K
Katie Sent on 05/01/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Food and Customer Service!

We truly had a wonderful experience working with Kathy, Victor, and the ArtQuest team for our wedding and wouldn’t hesitate to book with them again! We were immediately impressed with their impeccable customer service and were just as impressed with their food during our tasting. Their pricing is very reasonable (especially in comparison to other San Diego catering companies) and they helped us coordinate/provide guidance on many other details, including linens. They were prompt to answer all our questions, were very flexible when we decided to postpone in 2020, and are wedding experts. We always felt we were good hands with ArtQuest, and everything went smoothly the day-of. Thank you again, ArtQuest!
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2023 Winner
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ArtQuest Catering frequently asked questions

At ArtQuest Catering, the cost of the full wedding catering service includes:
  • Delivery
  • Set Up
  • Clean Up
  • Cake Cutting
  • Cocktail Reception
  • Tastings
  • Tables
  • China
  • Linens
  • Flatware
  • Glassware
The bar service starting price at ArtQuest Catering includes:
  • Bartender(s)
  • Open Bar
  • House Beer
  • Specialty Beer
  • House Wine
  • Specialty Wine
  • Champagne Toast
  • House Liquor
  • Signature Drink
ArtQuest Catering offers the following event services for weddings:
  • Delivery
  • Set Up
  • Clean Up
ArtQuest Catering offers the following catering services for weddings:
  • Breakfast / Brunch
  • Buffet
  • Cake Cutting
  • Cocktail Reception
  • Custom Menu
  • Hors d'oeuvres
  • Plated
  • Server(s)
  • Stations
  • Tastings
At ArtQuest Catering, you can find the following types of cuisine:
  • African
  • American
  • Asian
  • BBQ
  • Caribbean
  • French
  • German
  • Greek
  • Indian
  • Italian
  • Latin American
  • Local
  • Mediterranean
  • Mexican
  • Middle Eastern
  • Seafood
  • Southern
  • Spanish
At ArtQuest Catering, the following dietary needs can be accomodated:
  • Gluten Free
  • Lactose Free
  • Halal
  • Kosher
  • Nut Free
  • Organic
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
ArtQuest Catering provides the following bar and beverage services for wedding events:
  • Bartender(s)
  • Open Bar
  • Champagne Toast
  • Signature Drink
To cater to all tastes, ArtQuest Catering offers the following food and beverage items:
  • Barware
  • China
  • Chocolate Fountain
  • Flatware
  • Glassware
  • Linens
ArtQuest Catering is recommended by 98% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 4.9 out of 5 with the following breakdown: 5 in average response time, 4.9 in quality of service, 4.9 in flexibility, 4.9 in professionalism and 4.9 in value.
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