We are so glad to have hired Toast for our wedding. The food was delicious and we received many compliments from our guests. Toast was easy to work with, which was super important because of all back and forth needed. They were responsive with our requests for our guests with dietary restrictions, and very helpful with changes up until the week of the wedding. A general note for couples planning their wedding, make sure you are specific in what you want for your wedding and don't be afraid to ask questions. The team at Toast was more than happy to make changes. My wife and I were so happy to have gone with Toast as our wedding caterer!

This team worked hard behind the scenes to bring all of us 150 people fresh dishes that were as authentic as you could get! We recruited Toast Catering to be a part of our wedding reception team, and they truly delivered. With additional investments, they were able to cater to our custom menu--literally bringing all sides of our cultures to the table.

For appetizers we had:
- pork tonkatsu lollipops (smoked Pork Belly, Tonkatsu Sauce, Sriracha Kewpie)
- ahi tuna tacos (tuna tartare, yuzu avocado puree, micro shiso)
- vegetarian egg rolls.

For main dishes we had:
- Chopped Asian Salad - Edamame, romaine lettuce, red cabbage, carrots, green onions, Mandarin oranges, crispy noodles, ginger dressing.
- Vegan chow fun
- Mongolian beef and vegetable stir-fry
- Butter garlic chicken wings
- Asian string beans
- and my favorite! Taiwanese braised pork over rice (滷肉飯). I requested that they print out a Chinese label for my side of the family, and they were able to do so. I appreciated that greatly.

For desserts we had:
- churros with chocolate sauce
- lemon bars, mini chocolate cupcakes, berry cheesecake cups, macarons

It was all a hit! The Taiwanese side of the family gave good credit to the chefs and the rest of the guests didn't leave any leftovers to take home. Toast was also able to provide coffee, tea, decaf, water and included rental services for glassware and linens. The staff were also very nice, including Luis and his teammates, who came over to bring us our own plate of appetizers while we got busy, refilling our signature drinks when we were socializing, and even saved a few churros at the end for us. I'd highly recommend Toast Catering to those who would like to have an all-inclusive setup with a trustworthy team!

The only thing you really need to know about Toast is this: multiple guests told us that their food was by far the best wedding food they’d ever had. And we completely agree!

Kim, Chef Sam & the entire team at Toast were wonderful every step of the way, even helping us seamlessly navigate multiple postponements forced by the COVID-19 pandemic – they were kind and easy to work with throughout that process and honored all original agreements. They coordinated our linen rentals and desserts with their partners and were a one-stop contact for us, and were very communicative throughout the process.

And of course, a caterer’s most important quality is their food, and Toast excelled tremendously on that front! Wedding food is so often “just OK” but as food-lovers it was important to us to have really good food at our wedding. We loved everything we tried at our tasting so much, and we were so excited when that translated to the larger quantities at the wedding itself: every single dish Toast made was superb! Our tray-passed appetizers included ahi tuna wontons, kobe beef sliders, and lumpia – the latter was a major highlight of the wedding as one of our families is Filipino, and it was such a fun (and delicious!) tribute to our culture. Toast generously agreed to make it for our wedding after we saw them post about it on Instagram after another event. It was such a hit! Every part of our buffet dinner was also excellent, from the salads, rolls, mac and cheese, and fingerling potatoes (seriously, even the basics were delicious!) all the way up to the main entrees in a slow-roasted tri-tip and pesto aioli salmon. We also loved the late night pizzas they made for us, and we sourced individual dessert shots, mini pies, and other treats from their partner, Sweet Cheeks.

We would recommend Toast in a heartbeat!

We were fortunate enough to have Toast cater our wedding this past summer. We knew from the tasting that Chef Sam was extremely talented. We were so happy with the entire process when working with Sam and Kim. Our guests from our wedding are still raving about how incredible the food was. Everything was well-seasoned and served warm. We had a plated dinner for 145 people. I'm still dreaming about the crispy eggplant appetizer and leek tarragon salmon!

We hired Toast for our wedding in August 2021. The food was nothing short of AMAZING, and we had multiple guests tell us it was the best wedding (buffet) food they had ever had. One guest doesn't even like steak, and she loved the tri-tip - that good! Also, I am gluten/dairy free with a list of different food allergies and they catered 90% of the menu to my restrictions without diminishing the quality or flavor of the food. I highly recommend hiring Toast.

We have very much enjoyed our experience with Toast Catering so far, and if you are a bride and groom who are looking for a unique, authentic, and DELICIOUS catering option, then look no further. We were matched with Jaclyn who has been nothing short of incredibly professional, thoughtful, and responsive. We were drawn to Toast's Persian menu because it is different from traditional wedding menus (I swear, if I eat another dry chicken breast at a wedding reception...) and suited our outdoor venue style (they cook everything on site!) Jaclyn helped to set up a tasting, and we showed up to a table with personalized menus, with a slideshow playing on a TV in the background that showed different menu options and table setups. Jaclyn and the head chef brought out each course, explained the food, and here's the best part - they retreated to let us enjoy our meal in peace. This might seem like a minute detail, but we had gone to other tastings where they sit there with you and it makes it challenging to have an honest conversation. At the end, Jaclyn and the chef sit down with you and go through your likes and dislikes, offer alternative options, and ensure that every detail related to food on your wedding day is thought through (Jaclyn even offered to bring utensils to cut the pie we're having instead of cake). Jaclyn is incredible to work with - I left our meeting feeling confident that she had everything under control.

But most importantly, how was the food? SO GOOD. If you are considering the Persian menu, I highly encourage you to try it! It is fresh, delicious, and has something for every palette and dietary need. Our wedding isn't for a few months, and we cannot WAIT for our family and friends to eat Toast's food.

My fiance and I have absolutely loved our experience with Toast Catering! Once we had our menu tasting with them, we cancelled the other tasting we had planned because we knew we were going to hire them! Their food is so delicious and they did an amazing job personalizing our menu. We are planning the small stations for our wedding!

As our May 30th, 2020 wedding gets closer and the COVID-19 situation begins to push us into potentially rescheduling, Jaclyn from Toast has been so supportive and helpful. We are so excited to have Toast cater our wedding whenever it happens!

Amazing food and service! Kim and Sam know how to run a great show. From the start they were professional, catered to our needs, and delivered what we had in mind to make our wedding top notch. Our guests are still raving about the food, the bar, and the wonderful staff that played a role in making our wedding run seamlessly. 5 stars all around and highly recommended for those in the market for an event caterer.

reliable, great food, friendly service, easy to work with, fair priced

In September Toast catered our wedding in La Jolla for ~132 people, including a great variety of really amazing passed appetizers, all with excellent presentation, and three perfect stations that really captured exactly the type of CA food we wanted to serve our guests, including numerous out of towners. We were able to have stations that really represented us: 1) an amazing Santa Maria style Tri-tip carving station 2) "make-your-own" ahi poke bowls 3) a tacos station with chicken, grilled local White Sea bass, and veggie options. A perfect coastal California combination. It really made our wedding dinner memorable and we got lots of compliments on the food choice. Everything was absolutely delicious and cooked/presented perfectly; I only wish we had more room to eat more! Special shoutout to their Sous Chef, Lloyd, who won us over at the tasting and really delivered on the tri-tip, which coming from the central coast was an important one for me! He really knows how to cook.
Early on during the tasting and selection of Toast we had worked with a event manager who was really fantastic, and so we were a bit concerned to find out a couple months before our event that she had left the company. But those worries soon went away when talking with Kim who stepped in, took over our event, and made sure everything went smoothly and all our original discussions and requests were captured and honored. The staff the day of were all also really great and we'd definitely recommend Toast as a great choice for your event.
-Hannah and Jarett
La Jolla, CA - September 2019