Nopalito catered our wedding in Mill Valley this November, bringing a taco bar to our wedding venue. We chose Nopalito as our wedding caterer because it's one of our favorite restaurants; the taco bar was absolutely delicious, as were the appetizers and the salad catered by Nopalito (people really raved about the guacamole and the crispy chickpeas). Our guests loved the food, and the taco bar made it easy to accommodate various dietary restrictions or preferences. The Nopalito team was easy to work with and super communicative throughout, and pricing was very fair. We are so happy we went with Nopalito for our wedding!

Nopalito Catering was all around the best vendor we hired for our wedding.

I knew I wanted delicious Mexican food and cocktails for our Mendocino wedding, served family style. The cookbook initially pointed us their way, but after a few rounds of family taste testing from Sonoma to San Francisco and some communication online, Nopalito was the clear choice.

Kyra was an absolute star to work with, walking through the options of food and service to meet our desires and budget. She really helped us think through the schedule of events, food and service related rentals, incorprorated our DIY flourishes, accommodated our guests with dietary restrictions, coordinated with other vendors, and handled our COVID reschedule seamlessly. On the day, she and her team were super professional and friendly in our very rustic setting, and OMG was the food worth every penny.

We did an informal taste test of some of the menu and drinks in their SF restaurant and I think the food was even better at our wedding. Highlights for me were the paloma cocktails (we added rosemary sprigs), vibrant aguafrescas (perfect non-alcoholic fun drink), homemade paleta popsicles for our cocktail hour (the berry habanero one was SPICY), succulent chicken mole and carnitas for DIY tacos, world's most tender tamales and bright esquite salad for vegetarians, and delicious cups of spiced mexican hot chocolate for our dessert bar.

If I had any critique, it would be that the appetizers could be a bit more refined for a wedding setting (we had some quesadilla drips on fancy clothes) and the local beer and wine options expanded. But honestly, everything was excellent, I literally had a chef-guest shout at me during dinner that the food was Amazing.

Do not hesitate to hire this team!

Nopalito beautifully catered our wedding for 150 people in the Santa Cruz area. They really know what they’re doing. Every bite was delicious and served professionally. It is nice that the people who staff their catered events are the same folks who work at their restaurants. It means they know the food and have the same standard for professionalism. Guests raved about their meals. Their staff invited tables of guests up to walk through the buffet. It took exactly how much time they told us it would. In the lead up, Blanca and Alexis were incredibly communicative—responding to emails at all hours and answering any questions we had. They helped us choose items for the food and drink menu that would be hits with our guests (some of whom were kids) as well as items that satisfied our more foodie preferences. Given the quality of service and food, we felt the quote was very reasonable. This was money very well spent.