Lisa Dupar Catering

Our wedding planner suggested Lisa Dupar for our wedding dinner and we could not have made a better choice. Lisa Dupar is not inexpensive, but if you are looking for a meal to wow, do not look any further.
The Food:
Lisa Dupar created a custom 3-​course, family style dinner that was out of this world. I cannot count how many people told us that this was one of the best meals they had ever eaten. It was much more like a meal in a nice restaurant than a «wedding» dinner. We even have friends who have since recreate some of the amazing dishes at home!
After dinner they provided coffee, and a cake bar. We feel that traditional wedding cakes are often expensive and bland, but Lisa Dupar allowed us to go in a different direction. They baked us 5 delicious and unique cakes and set up a desert buffet that was a huge hit with our guests.
If that wasn’t enough, they also provided adorable sliders and delicious little cones of truffle fries late in the evening to help soak up some of the alcohol before the night ended.
The Planning Process:
From the beginning Lisa Dupar was extremely flexible and their event planner, Amaryah was wonderful. They didn’t provide a traditional menu of options to choose from, but rather talked to us to figure out what we liked and created a custom menu from there. They even went as far as recreating a favorite dish from a neighborhood restaurant. We went though many rounds of menu revisions and they were professional and patient with us the whole time. They worked closely with our wedding planner to make sure we had all the correct dishes, glassware, cake stands, etc. We never once had to worry about/​get involved in the details, but everything came together more beautifully than we could have anticipated.
The Staff:
The staff was outstanding. Our wedding was held at a private property and the Lisa Dupar team came in set up, cooked, served, and broke down everything in a way that felt seamless and unobtrusive. The staff was helpful, polite, and professional throughout the evening.
We also tapped into the Lisa Dupar team to be our bartenders. We provided all alcohol and they provided all mixers. They mixed up amazing signature cocktails that were served in beautiful glasses (and copper mugs for the Kentucky Mules!) and staffed two bars all night.
Five Stars.

Update 11÷12÷15: After I wrote my review, Lisa Dupar and the event planner reached out to my wife and apologized. They gave us a full refund of the cost. We appreciate their apologies and desire to make things right. I’m upgrading my review to 3 stars.
Original review: For my birthday, my wife ordered a strawberry cake with strawberry frosting from Lisa Dupar/​Pomegranate. She ordered the cake a few weeks before my birthday to give them plenty of time to make it. She paid for it in full at the time the order was placed. The exterior of the cake was beautiful, but the taste was awful. It did not taste like strawberry at all and had no taste. My wife and I took a couple of bites and could not eat any more. It was like eating soft cardboard. We threw the rest of the cake in the trash, something we have never done before. We both love cake and sweets — no matter if it was bought from a cheap grocery store or a fancy restaurant. This is the first time we have ever thrown away a cake. But, we could not force ourselves to eat any more of this cake or serve it to anyone else. It was a waste of money and food, and we were extremely disappointed.
What was most disappointing, though, was the lack of customer service afterwards. My wife emailed the event planner about the cake, and she never received a reply. The event planner is the same person who corresponded with my wife when she ordered the cake. My wife was polite and fair in her email. She gave positive feedback (cake was beautiful, staff member who gave us the cake was nice) and negative feedback (tasted awful, no strawberry flavor). She never received a reply.
We have been frequent customers of Lisa Dupar/​Pomegranate. But, after this experience and their total lack of response, we will never eat at or order food from Lisa Dupar/​Pomegranate again.

How I heard of this place: I first heard about Lisa Dupar through a mutual friend, Pasha. It wasn’t until I made it to Pomegranate Bistro that I realized that the two were related!
Type of cuisine: It’s a catering company with tasteful presentations of modern/​nouveau Northwest cuisine. We all have been accused of being obsessed with our work. This obsession has driven us to seek out the freshest local and seasonal products. We have a tremendous respect for our environment and support our amazing local purveyors of food and drink. We feel so fortunate in Washington to have access to incredible artisan cheese makers, vintners, cattlemen and chocolatiers. It is with their partnership that we are able to provide our customers with fresh, local and sustainable products that are tasty and nourishing. We hope our food tickles your palate and nurtures your soul.
Ambiance: Lisa Dupar Catering lies adjacent to Pomegranate Bistro and utilizes the same large kitchen space. While I have yet to enter the Catering doors, the culinary director, Grover Ramsey graced the reception with his presence and impeccable skill at plating the two, pre-​ordered dinner options.
What I ordered: Everyone at the table was offered fresh baked artisan breads with herbed butter and a mixed green salad with caramelized red onions, candied walnuts and shaved Parmesan. The two options available to wedding guests were: «Plated» Crisp Heirloom Tomato Pomodoro — quinoa stuffed heirloom tomatoes wrapped in Parmesan phyllo served with shaved cucumber cured olive slaw & tomato mint drizzle, or «Plated» Oven Roasted Chayote Squash filled with black quinoa & roasted peppers with roasted cipollini onions, spring asparagus & petite French ficelle. Seeing as how I couldn’t make a decision, I had to go with the one that offered asparagus (one of my favorite vegetables)! Lucky me had the opportunity to sample the tomato pomodoro, as a friend had to leave the reception early for another engagement. Desserts were an assortment of Cupcake Royale cupcakes, moonpies, molasses cookies with cream in the middle, gluten free chocolate cakes, Frans salted caramel truffles, coconut balls, etc.
What I loved: The flavors of the two dishes for dinner were quite similar with the black quinoa. The chayote squash added the heartiness and grounding energy to the dish, while the yellow heirloom tomato gave a sweet and light feel of summer to the palate. The presentation and the small portions were favorites as they allowed for appreciation of beauty and more sampling of desserts!
Why I loved it: Lisa Dupar never ceases to amaze! The food is always good, always artfully presented and always working off of local, seasonal foods. Delicious.
Cost: Part of the catering contract signed by the bride and groom, to which none of the guests were privy. But I’d venture to gues that each bite was well worth the cost!

So the bf and I tend to be a little critical of weddings, usually because the food is just average (at best). While I hate going to weddings, the bf has more friends that are taking the plunge than I can keep track of. The pack of babies can’t be far behind!
So needless to say I attended our friends wedding at The Fremont Foundry (review to follow) with lowered expectations and regret that I did not stop at a burger joint on the way.
HOLY SMOKES AND MIRRORS!!! The food that they put out was not just good. .. . it was AMAZING!!! The food stations throughout the venue kept the lines short and each one was better than the next. At one station the highlight was Halibut on top of a polenta cake with a sauce that I can say without shame was licked off my fingers. The bf shook his head and pointed out that there were more available. Whatever.
Shrimp and grits were the highlight of the next station. Seriously! Shrimp and Grits?!! Perfect temperature and texture made it hard to slow down but the small platted format was the perfect amount of food. The third station highlight was the cooked to order gnocchi. .. . I was in heaven. Well actually I was in the bar line but it felt like heaven. I reluctantly washed the wonderful taste down with a peach old fashioned. The bf is usually a little more of a bourbon forward drinker, but he had to stand in line and get his own. .…I was not sharing! Who knew that since my unfortunate Southern Comfort incident (don’t ask) that I would actually enjoy the flavors of peach and bourbon again.
All in all I ate too much and by the time the dancing rolled around I too was rolling around. I could not fit another bite in my swollen belly. .. .. until they brought out the mini ice cream sandwiches at the dessert station. I cried a little but I was a trooper. I finished off my share (don’t judge) and then had a few of the ginger molasses cookies to complete the experience.
So Lisa Dupar Catering. .. . you have raised my expectations for other weddings — I have 3 more to attend before the end of the year. My pre wedding burger joint visiting days might just be over.

Lisa Dupar Catering did our wedding cakes and we were BLOWN AWAY by the objects of beauty presented to us. We ordered carrot cake, lemon chiffon and red velvet and the guests were in awe of them! The carrot cake was rich and spiced to perfection, the lemon light and super-​lemony and the red velvet was moist and just bloody delicious! Corresponding with the company was easy and we were able to have the cakes delivered to our location with disposable cake cutters and plates for a really reasonable fee, which made clear up super easy for our picnic style wedding. The cakes probably served more people than we had anticipated… which just means cake everyday for breakfast… I can deal with that!

My husband and I threw our first catered party this past Christmas with Lisa Dupar Catering. Lubo headed up the team with Anita, Stacy and Andrea at the bar. I had so many compliments on the food but also on how gracious and friendly guest found the staff. The servers are obviously pros and made everything flow seamlessly. They exceeded my expectations by far and allowed us to thoroughly enjoy the party and our guests. We will definitely use Lisa Dupar in the future!

This review is for the «Thanksgiving Feast» that Lisa Dupar Catering pre-​cooks.
We have previously both made ourselves and ordered pre-​cooked. This was easily the best, for all items.
— Turkey: 5.0. we decided to receive ours sliced. Excellent seasoning, with both white and dark meat having perfect moisture.
— Vegetables: 4.5. Carrots, green beans, and onions. Tasted fresh and clean.
— Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes: 4.0. Excellent, but we actually prefer our own.
— Gravy: 5.0. Outstanding. Herbs were perfectly done.
— Romaine, watercress, & endive salad, with maple dressing: 5.0. Dressing was simply great. Came with cranberries and candied hazelnuts.
— NW fall mushroom & house sausage stuffing: 4.0. Though we don’t particularly like stuffing, this was very, very good.
— Pecan soufflé: 5.0. outstanding.
— Pumpkin Pie: 4.5. The cream was a 5.0.
We ate this 4 days straight and (a first for us) didn’t tire of it.
Service: 4.5. Pick-​up was fast and efficient, and they brought it out to your car for you.

Wow! Last night we hosted a very elegant dinner for thirty at a private home. The service, attention to detail and food was off the charts. I have hired caterers in the past and this team exceeded all my expectations. They were there when you needed them, disappeared when you didn’t and seamlessly moved us along to keep to my schedule. And the food was fabulous. I didn’t this you could get that level of quality at a home event for 30. But they did it. I don’t plan to ever use another caterer again. They are now the only ones I will hire.

We just had our wedding reception catered by Lisa Dupar and it was absolutely amazing! We worked with Keysha as our coordinator. She was awesome and all of our guests could not say enough about how good the food was!
We had a buffet of Mexican style food and it was the best Mexican food we have had! Not to mention that everything was fresh and hot!
The servers were professional and very nice.
We highly recommend Lisa Dupar!

Phenomenal does not even say how wonderful Lisa Dupar Catering is.
My Mom had a party hosted last night that was catered by Lisa Dupar and everything from start to finish was fantastic. The servers and those tending the bar were extremeley courteous, funny and a delight to share an evening with. Especially knowing that they were going to be spending an evening toasting a woman well known within her company as talking others into having Patron Tequila and Chocolate Cake Shots.
A party is not a party without 20 shots of tequila for several on the grass!
The menu served for the festivities were quite flavorful and the transition from the delectable appetizers to the entrée was easy as a cool night breeze. The appetizers were eye pleasers in their appearance and the flavor stole the show, just as were the entrees so don’t feel like they aren’t getting any attention because every ounce that was introduced to the group was aromatic and taunting to any foodie.
Our evening of treats included:
Carmelized Onions w/​Sweet Peach
*This is heaven in a tiny bite. The peach and the onions bring such a rich combination of flavor, it sets your mouth back for just a second.
Savory Chevre Danish w/​Greek olive tapenade & crisp pancetta
*The tapenade was delicious with a piece of pancetta as a garnish.
Fresh Heirloom Tomato Caprese salad w/​Arugula Salad
*The Arugula was downright delicious, a salad jam packed with flavor from the oakiness of the leaf to the basic vinaigarette.
Full Circle Farms Vegetable Medley Sauté
*My favorite, a straightforward dish that brought out all of the naturally gorgeous flavors of summer vegetables like bell peppers, mushrooms and baby heirloom tomatoes.
There was also some kind of beef filled crêpe that looked devilishly scrumptious and from what I gather tasted out of this world.
There was also a dessert tray which I overindulged with the Molasses sandwich cookie that had a creamy and smooth vanilla enhanced center. After 3 my stomach stopped saying Moo and was saying ZZZ.
Many many thanks for providing such cared for service at the party. The food and service were everything and more.