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About

Herbs & Spices Catering is a catering company based in Orinda, California. Owner Chef Wendy Shay grew up enjoying a wide variety of culturally diverse foods in the Bay Area, which inspired her zest for cooking. After becoming a professional chef, she founded Herbs & Spices Catering in 2001, comprised of a dedicated team of catering experts.

Cuisine

This catering company’s cuisine is prepared with only the freshest local ingredients and is made to order. The team offers a wide variety of dishes to accommodate all kinds of tastes and dietary needs, like gluten free, lactose free, vegan, vegetarian, and more. Herbs & Spices Catering provides delicious creations involving many different types of cuisine, including the following:

  • American
  • BBQ
  • Caribbean
  • French
  • Greek
  • Italian
  • Local
  • Mexican
  • Seafood
  • Southwestern

Services Offered

To ensure your special day is as seamless as possible, these caterers offer delivery, setup, and cleanup for events. Couples working with Herbs & Spices Catering for their wedding will also have access to the following catering services:

  • Breakfast/brunch
  • Cake cutting
  • Cocktail reception
  • Dessert
  • Hors d’oeuvres
  • Lunch
  • Tapas
  • Tastings
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Frequently asked questions

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

$100

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

$95

What is the average catering price per person for stations?

$84

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

$52

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

Delivery
Set Up
Clean Up
Cake Cutting
Dessert
Cocktail Reception
Server(s)
Tastings
Chairs
Tables
China
Linens
Flatware
Glassware

What is the starting price per person for bar service?

$6

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

Bartender(s)

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?

American
BBQ
Caribbean
French
Greek
Italian
Local
Mediterranean
Mexican
Seafood

What dietary needs can you accommodate?

Gluten Free
Lactose Free
Nut Free
Organic
Vegan
Vegetarian

Which of the following items can you provide?

Chairs
Tables

Which of the following items can you provide?

Barware
China
Flatware
Glassware
Linens

Reviews of Herbs & Spices Catering

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Joel Sent on 01/26/2015
5 out of 5 rating
Wendy catered our Stinson Beach Community Center wedding reception in October 2014 and the food and service were incredible. Throughout the planning process, Wendy was fun and easy to work. We really appreciated her ability to match our budget with a wide array of choices as well as organic and local options. The appetizers, dinner, berry cobbler, and late night cheese burgers were all a huge success. Our guests still talk about the high quality of the food and how exceptional the staff treated everyone. I should also note that Wendy was able to easily cater to the bride and guest's food sensitivities. Overall, our wedding night went as smooth as we could have imagined due to all the behind-the-scenes hard work of Wendy and her staff. We highly recommend Herbs and Spices catering for weddings and special events.
K
Krisitne Sent on 03/13/2010
5 out of 5 rating
It is difficult to find enough glowing and marvelous words to describe the experience that we recently had with Herbs and Spices.

I asked Wendy to cater our wedding which grew from 80 to 140 guests over the course of a few months. Wendy did not bat an eye at any of the many changes or tiny details that I needed to review with her, over and over again.

We had a great deal of diversity in the guests. The guests included some of our parents society friends who are used to nothing but the best and do not like to stray too far from their comfort zone. We also had our friends in their mid 40's and 50's, many from the creative industries, who liked to try new and fun things with an emphasis on fresh and healthy. We wanted all the guests to feel comfortable, included and feel as if they belonged.

Wendy was able to come up with some food stations for the reception that accomplished this objective; and she and her team prepared the most delicious food our family and friends have ever eaten at a wedding. (Really! This is what so many of the guests said to us after the wedding).

The service and the presentation of the food was excellent, and we could not have asked for anything better nor wanted anything different.

And to top it off, Wendy accomplished this feat at a price point that no other caterer was able to even come close to. Truly amazing.

I would use Wendy and Herbs and Spices again in a heart beat.
In fact, I couldn't imagine ever not using her. I would schedule my next event around her availability; and that is saying quite a lot.
J
Julie Sent on 04/29/2008
5 out of 5 rating
Wendy and her staff were AMAZING. The menu was superb and people are still raving about some of the dishes a year later. Despite pouring rain, the meal was BBQ'd to perfection (getting one staff member extremely wet). She was able to work with me and provide any food item I wanted.

The team also dealt with a pain-in-the-neck venue who told them they had to clean the bathrooms (which was no in our contract) but they did it anyhow without complaint.

This was instrumental in the success of the day.
J
Julie Sent on 11/19/2007
5 out of 5 rating
Herbs & Spices is a fantastic caterer. Not only is the food delightful, it's also elegantly presented. Moreover, Wendy does a great job at walking a nervous bride through all the ropes of getting hitched and goes the extra mile to make sure you have all the rentals and other little items in place for the big day. She's very calm, which helps enormously when everyone else is stressed out of their minds.
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Herbs & Spices Catering frequently asked questions

At Herbs & Spices Catering, the cost of the full wedding catering service includes:
  • Delivery
  • Set Up
  • Clean Up
  • Cake Cutting
  • Dessert
  • Cocktail Reception
  • Server(s)
  • Tastings
  • Chairs
  • Tables
  • China
  • Linens
  • Flatware
  • Glassware
The bar service starting price at Herbs & Spices Catering includes:
  • Bartender(s)
Herbs & Spices Catering offers the following event services for weddings:
  • Delivery
  • Set Up
  • Clean Up
Herbs & Spices 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 Herbs & Spices Catering, you can find the following types of cuisine:
  • American
  • BBQ
  • Caribbean
  • French
  • Greek
  • Italian
  • Local
  • Mediterranean
  • Mexican
  • Seafood
At Herbs & Spices Catering, the following dietary needs can be accomodated:
  • Gluten Free
  • Lactose Free
  • Nut Free
  • Organic
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
To cater to all tastes, Herbs & Spices Catering offers the following food and beverage items:
  • Barware
  • China
  • Flatware
  • Glassware
  • Linens
Herbs & Spices Catering is recommended by 100% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 5.0, with the same score awarded for quality of service, flexibility, value, professionalism and average response time.
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