Bon Appetit Catering

Bön Appetit Catering was who we used for our 20-​person wedding at Riverside Art Museum. With their help we were able to have the perfect smooth sailing and stress free wedding planning and actual wedding day we could hoped for.
They have a wide selection of delicious dishes to choose from and their staff were amazingly helpful and extremely nice and fun to work with. Jessica was very helpful from the beginning to the end and she took us step by step all throughout our wedding planning process. She helped us solidify our plan and carried out our vision for wedding on the actual day. She had a good relationship with Riverside Art Museum and Party Plus Rental which helped greatly for the successful outcome of our wedding.
The food was very delicious and is a great deal. Everyone enjoyed the food. We absolutely LOVED our red velvet wedding cake. We highly recommend this as a wedding caterer and planner.

Love, love, love this catering company. My daughter recently got married at my parents house. From the bartenders to the caterer and the awesome servers to the FABULOUS food, they were SOOO awesome! Tiffany was our coordinator and was fantastic. She was so patient and efficient, we loved her. I will definitely use them again and have recommended them to everyone I know.

Planning a wedding is not the easiest thing to do, especially since you’re often hiring people to do work with zero knowledge of how they’ll perform. But I can tell you that hiring Bön Appetit was absolutely the best decision my wife and I made.
They were one of the recommended vendors given to us by our venue (the Riverside Art Museum), and after contacting them we attended a couple of their tasting events. After tasting their food and checking out their setup we decided to go with them. The staff was professional and easy to work with on each and every step along the way, which is huge when you deal with something this stressful.
But it was the day of the wedding where they really shined. Our coordinator from Bön Appetit was Nicole, and she was amazing. She dealt with each and every issue calmly and coolly, which helped keep my wife and I from feeling stressed or worried about anything. Her focus kept us moving forward and helped to make sure we got the wedding we wanted. We cannot imagine our wedding being what it was without her and everyone at Bön Appetit.

I had a great experience with Bön Appetit Catering, which recently catered the celebration of life luncheon following my mother’s funeral and cemetery service in Riverside, California.
Director of Catering Jessica Arthur-​Goolsby was very easy to work with in planning the luncheon, and everything went smoothly, timely, and as promised. I was even invited to test various breads before types of sandwiches were selected. Special requests for Chopped Chicken Liver, non-​marble Rye Bread, and Kosher Dill Pickles sliced lengthwise were all accommodated. And a variety of food for 100 anticipated guests, including Egg Salad Sandwiches, Roast Turkey Sandwiches, Tuna Salad Sandwiches, Traditional Potato Salad, Tortellini and Spring Vegetable Salad, Strawberry Spinach Salad with goat cheese and candied nuts, and a Seasonal Fruit Salad, was nicely laid out in clusters on a double-​sided buffet table, along with an assortment of delicious cookies. In fact it was hard to say whether the Red Velvet, Double Chocolate Walnut, Macadamia Nut, Chocolate Chip, or Cherry Chip Bars were the best, all washed down with a refreshing, specially prepared Citrus Punch.
There was plenty of food to go around, and despite the somber occasion, guests noticeably brightened and clearly enjoyed the very tasty edible offerings that were regularly replenished by attentive staffers. Fine china, real silverware, and alternating white, gold, and blue linens added an aura of refinement to the event.
Although prices quoted could not qualify as being inexpensive, they were fair for the amount of food and services provided. And, the high quality of prepared food and professionalism displayed were worth every penny expended. I will not hesitate to utilize the services of this fine catering company again for any event that I may host in the Inland Empire.

My family booked this catering company for my grandparents 50^th anniversary. We were pretty disappointed.
Our appetizers-​the avocado egg rolls, asiago chicken skewers and pork sliders– were actually very good and got a good response from our guests, but the avocado egg roll I tried was very cold. The servers were very attentive before dinner and we were certain everything would turn out fine.
Then we get to dinner. We requested that the servers would constantly refill empty water and wine glasses. Instead we were given large pitchers of water. We also asked for 6 or 7 servers and we only received 4. The server on my side of the venue was very rude and constantly flustered. She rolled her eyes at some guests at my table twice.
Now for the exciting part… THE FOOD! How was it you ask? One entrée was delicious and one was very yucky! We got the filet medallions with scalloped potatoes and vegetables and the salmon with Thai rice and vegetables. The filet, I heard, was absolutely delicious. Everyone was devouring their dish and boasting about how well the meat was cooked. For the unfortunate people who ordered the salmon, we had a different opinion on the dinner. The salmon was dry, and the Thai rice literally had no flavor at all. The salmon still had the skin on it too! Disgusting. Also, bread was provided at the table and it was very cold and unappetizing.
Now for the cake delivery. We ordered a cake through Baker’s Oven in Riverside and that was ab-​so-​lu-​te-​ly deeeelicious. We ordered three layers of cake, and personally I wish they would have asked if I wanted the vanilla or raspberry swirl. I fortunately received the vanilla, but I’m sure others would have liked to try the raspberry. They cut generous portions of cake and we were pleased about that.
Now for the part that really pissed us off. I kindly asked the servers in the back room if they would wrap up the leftover cake for some of the guests who wanted to take some home. They thought I asked just for the top of the cake, the 3^rd flavor, for my grandparents. I cleared things up for them and asked for the leftover raspberry cake that I was pointing to right in front of me. Apparently they still didn’t understand because we only received 2 pieces of cake from this huge mound in the back. They emailed us back and said it wouldn’t have kept the consistency and it wouldn’t have been good. Whatever. Another thing is, my mom spent $ 40 on a cake topper and asked to keep it and give it to my grandparents. They frickin tossed it away! And they lied to us and said they gave it to them in their gift basket. No, you didn’t!
In all honesty, I would not recommend this catering company to anyone who is interested. Please take this review into consideration when booking a caterer. Unilocal don’t lie.

Bön Appetit Catering was awesome. From the time we first sat down with them to go over every detail to the end of the wedding night when they effortlessly made sure that everything we brought was accounted for and in our cars. Our wedding day coordinator was great. She made sure my wife was taken care of and stress free. The ceremony and reception site were both put together exactly how we pictured it, if not better. The food had everyone telling us how much they enjoyed it (not always the case at weddings). Not to mention they had a good amount of meat AND vegetarian options to choose from, which is great since my wife and some of our close family are vegetarians. All in all, we couldn’t have asked for a better wedding coordinator AND caterer.

Wow U of R is catered by Bön Appetit! Not to shabby for a school cafeteria. Although I think the food prices are kind of expensive for these poor college students.

Very unhappy with the Seder that Bön Appetite did for us. They were out on the floor when the speakers were conducting the service. The soup was cool and the food was really bland. They were very expensive.
It was a poor experience all around.

I love Bön Apetit! These guys are the best for your wedding or other event! Great staff and very reasonably priced! They did my friends wedding and it was the best wedding and reception I had been too! Food was great, decorations and DJ were awesome!

Couldn’t be anymore thrilled with Bön apetit for our wedding day caterer, back in summer 2011! They were by far the most affordable in the area for what you get (and trust me, we looked everywhere!) Jessica, was BY FAR a god send– I mean really. Like when it came down to it she bustled my freaking wedding dress for me! She’s amazing! & We were so lucky to have her there on our big day! We STILL to this day get compliments on the food at our wedding! If your on the fence or unsure about Bön apetit– go with them! You will not be disappointed at all!

I am SO glad we went with Bön Appetit for our 9÷2÷2012 wedding. They are a great value. They set up and tore down our whole reception area, which was so helpful. Jessica, the director, is amazing. She really went above and beyond her duties. She was there the whole time, giving us tips like, «The key is, when people come to congratulate you, don’t stand up» so we actually got to eat our meals, and helping make sure the reception stayed on schedule. They also created a custom and delicious vegan menu for us that even our meat-​eating friends and family enjoyed! Highly recommended!