Beorn Appetit

Wow! My 50^th Birthday was in July 2015. Just days before my big birthday party, I decided to hire a caterer. I live in Costa Mesa, which is about 50 – 70 minutes (without traffic) from Alhambra. I had a summer «hula and tiki luau» theme. Chef Beorn assembled and proposed his famous Kalua Pork, Island Style Pork Ribs, and at least 5 – 6 sides. Chef Beorn had a conflicting event that he personally had to attend; however, he promised to send one of his best chefs. Instead, he and his chef arrived early as promised, completely set-​up my party, and instead of leaving, they both stayed throughout the appetizers and actually helped hand-​pass their amazing creations. His tuna and kalua pork was amazing and I enjoyed the leftovers for a few days after! I HIGHLY recommend Chef Beorn. He is passionate and excited about his work, and he puts his heart, talent and quality into what he promises. He certainly delivered and help make my 50^th birthday party amazing. Thank you Chef Beorn!

EPIC FAIL. TOTALLY DISAPPOINTED IN BEORN.
We booked Beorn to do a breakfast event for our residents last month. We paid him close to $ 900 in advance. The first problem I have is that Beorn didn’t even bother to show up. He must have booked another event the same day and wanted make more money, so he sent us a friend of his to do the catering that he was supposed to do.
He sent us Chef Joseph. Although he was a nice guy, he was totally unprepared for the event. He was hinting to us before the event started that he may run out of fuel and eggs. How can you be low on fuel and food when the event hasn’t even started? Just to recap…
1. We were invoiced for 2 chefs, but only got 1.
2. He only used (2) of the (8) brand new omelet pans we were promised. There were only 2 portable stoves used instead of the 6.
3. Chef did not bring 2 cases of fuel. Ran out after one hour.
4. Only received 2 of the 3 sauces. Missed the pesto sauce.
5. We were invoiced for 10 gallons of champagne/​oj, which equals 160 cups. We did not get this. We were out of juice and champagne within 1.5 hours of the event.
Chef ran out of the following items:
* Fuel
* Forks
* Plates
* Egg Beaters
* Oil
* Butter
* Mushrooms
* Passion fruit juice — Did not get 12 gallons
6. The décor was subpar. It was nothing like the photos he sent to us.
When I first called him to discuss the issues, he assures me he will correct it. A few days later, he emails me saying we had more guests than expected and that they were over consuming the food bottomless mimosas. What?! We had a person at the front door checking off names on the rsvp list. We had 130 guests.
Then he says that he has «closed his business and relocated out of state.» Huh? This guy has no idea how to make customers happy. We would have booked his company numerous times if he would have provided what he promised and/​or corrected his mistakes.
I don’t know where these 5 star reviews are coming from, but my advice would be to not book him. Book another company. If you do go with him, pay with PayPal like we did. We got our half our money back which was fair. I will NEVER use his company again.

do not hire him!!!

Chef Beorn pours his heart to all the food that he creates. Amazing chef. Highly recommended! His personality is a great as his food. High energy, very inspiring, and full of life! He is one of a kind!

WOW Beorn is a serious master, I have enjoyed his corporate lunches AND his rare special events food. This guy is a true artist, he makes something gross like vegetables taste like bacon. I’m not even kidding.

I have been blessed to have Beorn cater my work for the past two weeks… and for the past 2 weeks I have always gone back for seconds! Full balanced meal with a hint of Hawaiian flavor! I never want to miss lunch at work! #Hungry

Beorn has been setting up my work’s lunches and it has been amazing. The flavors are as big as his personality.
The food at work used to be just take out and pizza, now they are healthy and full of culture. Everyone in our work place is grateful for the care he puts into his craft. Looking forward to lunch at work everyday now!

So we hired Beorn based on a referral and are pleasantly satisfied with his services. Each meal is announced with what I can only describe as a pre-​feast show that introduces the dishes about to be served. The meals are as delicious as they are unique. He mixes foods from different regions that for some reason pair up seamlessly. You’ll get more than just a catering service with Beorn, you’ll get an entire cultural immersion of tasty treats and eats!!!