Cosmopolitan Catering

They used to cater lunches and dinners at a startup company I worked at, back in 2013. The food then wasn’t great: the meat tended to be overcooked and the vegetables were always some variation on zucchini, squash, and eggplant. Their salad bar was pretty good though. Then we switched to Zero Cater and then a subsequent other caterer.
Zip forward 2 years to 2015, and my new company recently swapped from getting restaurant catering delivered by Zero Cater and At Work Services to catering exclusively by Cosmopolitan Catering. I’m happy to say that their food quality has GREATLY improved! In fact, I would venture to say that this food is cafeteria quality, which is a compliment since they make it in such large batches. They have a really good chicken tinga and their pork chile verde is SO tasty. I like the fact that their chefs aren’t afraid to use spices to add flavor, rather than just fat. And the selection of dishes available for vegetarians has really expanded past just the usual «polenta stack with zucchini, squash, and eggplant.» Some dishes are still a bit hit or miss, like their «Chinese» dishes, but most of the food is really good. And their salad bar is top notch, with yummy toppings that rotate in and out like sliced hardboiled eggs, heirloom tomatoes, avocado chunks, and candied walnuts. Also, their quantity is always sufficient to feed the whole company (with leftovers!), which was always a problem we often had with Zero Cater, both at my old company and my current company.
I highly recommend that any company give Cosmopolitan Catering a chance if they are looking to feed a large group of people. Their food quality, quantity, pricing and variety is very good.

Fantastic company!!! I use them for our office parties and Friday Family Breakfasts. Today we kicked it up a notch with an omelette bar at work! Everyone is loving it!

I hired Cosmopolitan Catering for a corporate event I was organizing. They provided breakfast four of the days and lunch for one of the days.
I wish I had used their catering for breakfast AND lunch! So very professional.
One issue was the hash browns from this morning’s breakfast were cold and tough to cut, but their breakfast burritos brought the biggest amount of compliment from my staff.
Always on time with great offerings. Highly recommend!

Our office gets our lunches catered by Cosmo, and I’m always really excited to see them in our office!
The staff are really friendly and the food is always well-​prepared. I’m only comment is about the beef/​steak they they serve… it’s always well-done…which makes the meat very tough. However, I understand that for the sake of food safety, they might as well make it well-​done. Other than that, the food is good. :)
I recommend anyone in the Peninsula area looking for a very good catering company – whether it be for a Company lunch or event – get in touch with Cosmo Catering!

I hate when catered food tasted like canned food. My office has tried this place multiple times and it has always disappointed me.
Recently we had one order of Mexican food and one order of Italian. Both tasted bad and it was bland.

AH-​mazing! I am the office manager for a start up that offers lunch for employees. It is my job to make sure that we are getting the best options possible for our budget. We use cater2me most of the time but have a more traditional caterer 2 days a week. When I first started in this position we had lunches catered by a different company and it was very meh. Towards the end of their run with us they started showing up late, picking up the trays way late, and the two days that we got food from them was everyone’s least favorite, a few times, they seriously brought a tray of straight canned corn, and you could tell they just opened some cans and threw it in there. So I embarked on a mission to find a better lunch option for our company. I went through 2 more catering companies in about 4 months and consistently found that even when the food was good the service was not. By the time I gave cosmopolitan a try, I was really starting to believe that no caterer is going to live up to my expectations. I was wrong. Enter cosmopolitan catering. They are easy to deal with, their prices are reasonable and unlike Kai G., I’ve never found their meat to be dry. I’ve heard nothing but great feedback about the food and they make my life easy, which makes me happy. Keep doing what you are doing, Cosmopolitan!

I just booked Cosmopolitan Catering for an event on ¹⁰⁄₄ and it was absolutely spectacular!!! I will make this a long spiraling review if I don’t organize, so here goes:
Quote
The quote process was a little tricky at first because my quote was given to a senior associate who had zero interest in taking care of the event if the price was not at a certain level (she also tried to blame the person who initially took my information, telling me she was a new hire and thus was mistaken in that they’d be able to quote me). I balked at this and then received help from Christie T and her manager, who were ridiculously amazing! Christie was with me every step of the way, suggesting great food combinations, offering advice and working with me on the price. I’ll have more events in the future and I’m soooo relieved to have a partner in crime to help!
Setup
The setup was easy and perfect. Two servers attended, Arturo and I can’t remember the other person’s name, but they were both incredibly professional and just wonderful. They worked with the club owner to set up the food in the best place possible!
Food
Oh man, I can’t even. .. thinking about it is actually making me hungry. I’m a foodie, so I’m not even going to attempt to minimize the feedback:
Sausage and Peppers — Sooooo amazing, super tender diagonally cut sausage and peppers, the whole group loved them. I don’t know where they get their meats from, but they need to keep it up!
Mini Mushrooms — I didn’t really try these, but others did and seemed to enjoy
Artichoke & bacon dip — AMAZING! An absolute must have. I saw people piling HUGE amounts of the dip on their bread slices and going back over and over.
Cosmo skirt steak — I don’t know what incredible thing they did to this beef, but instead of skirt steak it tasted like filet mignon (and SEVERAL people told me that). The flavor was incredible, and so tender, it melted from the skewer. They also had these perfect heirloom tomatoes on it, oh man, geez
Thai chicken satay — I know what you’re going to say, people always have these and they are dry and stringy and awful. Not these, they were incredible. Super tender and when I asked what people preferred, the steak or chicken, no one had a clear answer. They just turned around and went back for more (instead of answering me!)
Thai Noodle salad — Soooo good and the crowd loved them. Noodle salad in small takeout cups with chop sticks coming out of them (that were tied at the top with a red ribbon). I saw many people walking around with them! This was an item I was going to omit, as I thought it was too casual for my semi-​formal event. Christie T suggested I keep it and man was she right. They were yummy and added a «center piece» feel to the food
Garden Fresh Crudite & Chocolate Fondue — I’ll put these together and just say they were awesome. Beautifully presented with lots of options (lots of veggies and tons of stuff for the fondue), just awesome.
Take down
This was easy! The servers let me know when they were going to take it down and then did so efficiently and without mess. I would also like to say that they re-​filled the food without me even noticing! Not sure how, but they were wonderful.
So I wish I could find something lukewarm to say, just so others won’t think it’s a fake review, but I just don’t have anything bad to say! The food and service was just incredible (and I was serving this to people who eat 5-​star food every day for their breakfast, lunch and dinner at work!)
So happy to work with Cosmo on this and I truly cannot wait to book them again!
jaz

This company caters for our company. I usually eat more asian food than american or non asian food.
I would definitely say what they offer definitely do not cater to asians. the company i work at probably pays a subsidy for the employees’ lunches and in turn they collect a reduced fee from the employees. Our company probably also tells them what to feed us. They are on site for daily lunches and dinners. Their food is usually dry. Chicken breast, salmon. I“m not sure why, but probably has to do w our company selecting what to feed us for dinner (company pays the dinner tab) the Veggie ONLY option always outweighs the meat. come on when you have 4 – 5 options and the only one is a pure non veggie, are we really catering to the general population or the veggie crowd.
no way i’d pay them to feed me or any event
they told Unilocal to review my review cuz it wasn’t a direct experience
um they feeding me crap that i dont want to eat. how is that not a direct experience

I recently hired Cosmopolitan Caterers to cater lunches and dinners for our company 5 days per week. Not only is their food exactly what we need to accommodate the different diets and eaters we have, but their service is awesome too! I toured their new facilities, including the kitchen (where the magic happens). They run their operation very efficiently and have their processes so finely tuned that taking on new clients is no sweat for them. Their delivery folks are super cordial and professional. Hiring them has made me look great to my CEO’s and has made our entire company (~50 people) completely satisfied with our meals for once. This is the best decision I’ve made in a while. I couldn’t say enough about them, they are phenomenal caterers.

Cosmopolitan Catering is fantastic! We use them to cater lunches at our office in Mountain View. The food is very tasty and healthy and their employees are professional and friendly.

We are on the rotational lunch menu and loving it. We have never had as many praises on the quality and taste of the food since we started serving lunch over a year ago.
The food is an excellent balance of health, cost and taste! They are also very friendly and efficient every day.
If you are looking for a better lunch menu we emphatically recommend Cosmopolitan Catering.

Are you kidding, or what!
We had Cosmo cater a large corporate event, and people are sick! Really!
Some kind of chicken, and all of it raw and bloody.
Company wide email saying «Danger– Do not eat the chicken».
We took pictures, and I tried to post on Unilocal,but I guess that’s not an option.
On a smaller note, the steamed broccoli was cooked for 5 seconds, hard as a rock.
This stuff is stinking up waste cans all over the company!!!
Salmonella, here we come!!!

This company deserves at least 10 stars! EVERYTHING was perfect for us!
Ted and his team at Cosmopolitan Catering were INCREDIBLE at our son’s wedding last Saturday — the FOOD was spectacular and much complimented, but the SERVICE was unbelievable! Everyone serving looked amazingly professional, but their style of serving our plated dinner was wonderful. Everyone said it was 5-​star service. Each table was served individually with a crew, all at the same time, with precision. This flourish amazed our guests!
We served Kobe beef, and we had so many guests ask how in the world their beef was served by a caterer perfectly rare or medium rare… the salmon was spectacular as well, and the plate presentation was definitely 5-​star.
The bride and groom were busy, so their food was kept warm and served fresh the second they sat down to eat. They thought they were returning to cold plates. They were so happy! Such attention to detail, I’ve never experienced from a caterer, and I’ve hired many, as an event planner.
Ted is able to coordinate with each other with the wireless microphones they use. I had never heard of a «high-​tech» caterer. Ted said they invest in technology, which really pays off! My husband also witnessed the «team meeting» prior to the start of the event, in which all servers/​staff were trained and encouraged with positive directions about what they were about to do. My husband was so impressed with that extra effort. They are truly top-​notch professionals at catering and serving. Everyone really seemed to enjoy what they were doing, and each took pride in their job. I totally did not expect the catering crew and manager to help us clear our boxes of stuff from the winery, but that really was the extra step that made our night fantastic.
I highly recommend Cosmopolitan Catering for a 5-​star experience at a very reasonable price. We had many quotes and tastings, and many were more expensive, but Cosmopolitan was the perfect choice.
Among our guests were several event planners, some from LA, and they gushed with compliments about Cosmopolitan’s service, as well as the food. Choose Cosmopolitan, and you will definitely be amazed!
Thank you all so much for making the wedding PERFECT in so many ways!

I have to say that Cosmo Catering is by far a diamond in the rough. They offer AMAZING food with great service that fits anyone’s budget. I actually interviewed with the company for a position and when I was given a tour of the kitchen and offices I noticed how clean everything was. The kitchen was HUGE and well put together. I also really enjoyed how everyone got along so well. I ended up getting a job at a different company, and it was one of my duties to plan an event. My boss told me that she wanted to look into getting the event catered. Right away, I knew who to call.
With the experience that I received just with interviewing with the company I knew that Cosmo catering was going to provide my current employer with amazing service. My boss and I dealt with Nancy over the phone. She was able to listen to all of our needs/​wants and come up with a great menu/​plan.
When the food arrived they set up everything so nicely and it was very presentable. But the food… Oh Em Gee! AMAZING! I constantly received compliments on how this company was a great find and the food was superb! I am happy to say that we will definitely use Cosmo Catering for our future events if we have more. I highly suggest them to my friends/​family/​contacts.
If I ever need them for a personal need as well they are the first that I will turn to without a doubt.
Thanks again Cosmo Catering! You did and awesome job!

Cosmopolitan catering recently did an event for us in our offices for 140 people. We did a finger food/​appetizer spread and it was great. The set up team was very professional and did all the work. I loved how they coordinated the linens with the colors in our new office.
The only issue we had was the clean up crew arriving an hour late. I had to call them to find out what was going on. The clean up crew was apologetic and obviously felt bad about the situation. She hurried and got out as fast as she could.
Overall I great experience!

I have been planning events for my Business for the past several years. This past Friday Cosmopolitan cater our 1^st event of the season, all I can say is «Where have these people been » The Food was OUTSTANDING! The service was INCREDIBLE! If you are planning any event, you would be hard pressed to find a better caterer ANYWHERE IN THE BAY. Flavor, service, price point, quality, all on point. If I could give them 10 stars that would still underrate them. This is MY catering company FOREVER MORE!
Rich, and Ted are AMAZING!

Dependable, helpful, delicious and aesthetically pleasing. Rick and the Cosmopolitan Catering team are wonderful! We use them on a weekly basis for our company’s lunch catering, and they set up a delightful buffet spread within a half hour.
They are very flexible to changes (even last-​minute), very friendly, the food is consistently good and the menu choices are a great range of ethnic foods from around the world that also please the pickiest of palates. They display the food in a way that is user-​friendly and attractive. We will be loyal customers for good!

Cosmo catering’s food is FANTASTIC, their service is impeccable, and everything is always clean, tidy and professional. If I could give 10 stars, I would!

Sorry to say that Cheryl is no longer with Cosmo Catering however Rick is great.
Im usually great about taking pictures, I blame my dressy pants they have no pockets.
I ordered meals to serve 35:
Cosmo Grilled Chicken Breast — really tender and juicy
Pesto Vegetable Lasagna — big hit next time I’ll double the order
Roasted Potatoes
Roasted veggies– mushrooms, squash, green peeepers, red onions.
Salad with yummy basalmic vinegar
Assortment of bread rolls & butter
I ordered this great meal to compliment the Sexual Harrasment Seminar that I scheduled for the supervisors and managers today. Gotta keep employee morale up! Everyone enjoyed their meals. I enjoyed two great servings of the pesto veggie lasagna and roasted goodness. yum… its was fantastic.
Oh they arrived 15 min prior to scheduled delivery time — I loved that.

We had Cosmo Catering for our wedding. As other reviewers have said, almost all of our guests really enjoyed the food — especially the beef brisket. That was a crowd favorite, for sure!
The tasting in the beginning of the process was really fun — they set you up at a table and serve the food to you, as if you are in a restaurant. We got to bring a few people from our wedding party, to get their opinion on the food as well. All of the staff was really nice and professional. The food we got on that day was the same as we got at the wedding, and it was just as good as we remembered.
We had passed appetizers, and I can’t say enough good things about the chain tacos… super delish.
They were very helpful and flexible throughout the process, and made sure the event was smooth and what we wanted. The only reason we didn’t give them the full five stars was because, we bought our own alcohol (which they served). The count at the end seemed to be a bit off — not sure where some of the excess went…
But, overall, great food, great service, a strong recommendation.