The most important thing for us at our wedding was to make sure we had GOOD FOOD! Actual good food, not just "wedding-level" good (if you know, you know).

From the moment we met Rachael and Chef Chad, we had a great feeling about working with them. And frankly, we were blown away by our entire experience. If you are booking a caterer for a wedding, or any event, we could not recommend Classic Culinaire more highly. It is the RIGHT decision.

We knew the food was super good, and it was a bigger testament when our guests came up to us for weeks after the wedding commenting on how good the food was. We had guests going up for seconds and thirds! We had several guests ask us to ask the chef what the recipe was for certain dishes at dinner!

To rewind, we went in for our tasting, Rachael graciously explained the process to us. Chef Chad came out at the end of our dishes, and asked for feedback on each dish. More seasoning? Less garlic? More lemon? What Chef does that?! Most chefs we've interacted with have their way of preparing each dish, because they're professional and do their dishes for a living. Chef Chad had enough confidence in how good his dishes tasted, and he really cared to make the food taste exactly to our liking. We even wanted to do a Philly Cheesesteak as a late night meal at our wedding, and he created one even though it was not on his normal menu. It was delicious.

Rachael is such a pleasure to work with. She is beyond helpful at every juncture in the planning process and even helped with our many questions around staffing, rentals, table arrangements and beyond. She was a source of peace and a calming presence during the whole planning process and especially on the day of the wedding.

All this to say, I could not recommend this team of all-stars enough!

Classic Culinaire did a wonderful job at my 200 person wedding. When planning our wedding we reached out to 20 different vendors and found this gem. They fit our budget and provided high quality service and food. Even our wedding planner was very impressed. We upgraded to the filet mignon and the halibut and glad that we did. During dinner, guests went for seconds, even thirds. 🤯 We we’re very surprised that everyone enjoyed themselves, especially the Vietnamese side who don’t usually eat American foods. I highly recommend this place to anyone who is planning a wedding. The quality of service and food was incredible.

Classic Culinaire was on the list of approved caterers for our wedding venue, the Brazilian Room in Berkeley. We emailed back and forth with them and discussed menus. Having good food at our wedding was one of our top priorities. My husband and quite a few of our guests have dietary restrictions, and we wanted to make sure everyone felt taken care of. Rachael and the whole team were all so incredibly thoughtful and accommodating for us. We did a tasting before we signed our contract with them - the service was impeccable and the food was amazing. The food on the day of the wedding was absolutely amazing, and so many of our guests said as much. We loved working with Rachael and the whole team!