we used joshua charles catering for a small high school prom event, and though their response and overall service was good, the food served at the tasting was NOTHING like the food served at the event. though i understand the limitations of serving large quantities of food to teenagers, i expect some caliber of authenticity to the quality food that they served us at the tasting! additionally, their location is deceiving, and if you want to taste test the menu, you have to drive all the way out to Berkeley!
Nicole Moayeri
Joshua catered for us multiple times and it was always memorable. The food is amazing, he is funny and kind and the service was smooth. We recommend his catering highly and have had multiple people ask us “who was your caterer?” because the food is that good!
Nan M.
First of all, they are located in the East Bay, not in Redwood City, so their location is deceiving. When we wanted to taste test the menu, it would require an hour drive to get to Berkeley, where they are located. Two out of the 5 servers didn't show up for our daughters wedding. They did credit us the money we paid for these servers, but I am wondering if it was the hour long drive from where they are really located that deterred them from coming. Appetizers were excellent, food was good, although it came out slow (cold) and the bar tender didn't show up. The staff that did show up was excellent and friendly and tried their best.
Olaf Egeberg
Joshua,I hope you can pass on my compliments to the people who catered a party on Tennison Ave. in Palo Alto last weekend. What an amazing job they did. How they set up for the celebration and carried it off step by step was very professional and problem free. And the meal they prepared was extraordinary even down to the artful presentation. There were 30 people and each and everyone of them was impressed and very, very happy with the experience.Your people did a remarkable job.Many thanks to each of them for the tip-top event they created.Olaf Egeberg
Lori C.
I did not end up working with Joshua Catering on my most recent event, but I reached out to them (via yelp) and got a response right away. Blown away by the response time. They are definitely on my list for my next event.
m l.
I called Joshua Charles on a Tuesday for a last minute small outdoor dinner party on Saturday. I wasn't optimistic. Though it was never mentioned, we think we were the beneficiaries of a cancellation (or just Covid). Our experience blew any expectations through the roof! The preplanning was effortless, professional and smooth. Our chef Carina was beyond what words can describe. She delivered a multi course meal extravaganza that none of us will soon forget. Douglas the server was stellar and read the crowd brilliantly. This review can't do justice to our experience. It was an important and nostalgic evening for us. And thanks to Joshua Charles Catering, it was unforgettable!
Tammy T.
1. Josh was hard to contact and communicate with. Very difficult to reach and talk to. However I still went with his catering services. Bad Choice.2. Day of the event: A different caterer arrived the day of. Not exactly her fault but she arrived half an hour late and this added some stress for me (since the event would start 30 minutes after). In addition, a couple of the dishes that were put in the stove to be reheated were burnt and caused the fire alarm in our home to go off. When I saw the trays pulled out of the stove (I didn't look too closely) I noticed that half of each tray was charred/burned. I didn't talk about it with them that night due to wanting to just try to enjoy the evening as best as possible but this made me worried that there wasn't enough food to eat. Honestly, I ended up just not eating much and telling my husband to do the same.3. The items that the caterers brought had to be carried in and out by my husband and our friends.4. The caterer and the server met for the first time the day of our event. 5. I've since sent in my concerns to Josh but have not heard back. I've followed up 5 times. No response. No idea how this is a 5 star reviewed service.
Omar V
Good people
Riley Rice
Our 50th reunion committee did an extensive search in the Bay Area for a good caterer. One member has an event-related business and gave us several names she recommended. Among these was Joshua Charles Catering.As committee chairman, I worked directly with Joshua, who was very responsive to our needs, and proactive in staying in contact as we negotiated. The food he offered looked exquisite and varied, and his services generous. I was pretty much sold. Our committee did find one other caterer who, surprisingly, was able to beat Joshua Charles’ very low price points. No one else came close, all but the one being almost double their price.Although we did decide on another, I would highly recommend others give Joshua Charles Catering a very close look. I would certainly do so again.
Misha Kestler
Super easy to work with, highly communicative, and flexible for the kids’ bar mitzvah food! Absolutely would use again!
we used joshua charles catering for a small high school prom event, and though their response and overall service was good, the food served at the tasting was NOTHING like the food served at the event. though i understand the limitations of serving large quantities of food to teenagers, i expect some caliber of authenticity to the quality food that they served us at the tasting! additionally, their location is deceiving, and if you want to taste test the menu, you have to drive all the way out to Berkeley!
Joshua catered for us multiple times and it was always memorable. The food is amazing, he is funny and kind and the service was smooth. We recommend his catering highly and have had multiple people ask us “who was your caterer?” because the food is that good!
First of all, they are located in the East Bay, not in Redwood City, so their location is deceiving. When we wanted to taste test the menu, it would require an hour drive to get to Berkeley, where they are located. Two out of the 5 servers didn't show up for our daughters wedding. They did credit us the money we paid for these servers, but I am wondering if it was the hour long drive from where they are really located that deterred them from coming. Appetizers were excellent, food was good, although it came out slow (cold) and the bar tender didn't show up. The staff that did show up was excellent and friendly and tried their best.
Joshua,I hope you can pass on my compliments to the people who catered a party on Tennison Ave. in Palo Alto last weekend. What an amazing job they did. How they set up for the celebration and carried it off step by step was very professional and problem free. And the meal they prepared was extraordinary even down to the artful presentation. There were 30 people and each and everyone of them was impressed and very, very happy with the experience.Your people did a remarkable job.Many thanks to each of them for the tip-top event they created.Olaf Egeberg
I did not end up working with Joshua Catering on my most recent event, but I reached out to them (via yelp) and got a response right away. Blown away by the response time. They are definitely on my list for my next event.
I called Joshua Charles on a Tuesday for a last minute small outdoor dinner party on Saturday. I wasn't optimistic. Though it was never mentioned, we think we were the beneficiaries of a cancellation (or just Covid). Our experience blew any expectations through the roof! The preplanning was effortless, professional and smooth. Our chef Carina was beyond what words can describe. She delivered a multi course meal extravaganza that none of us will soon forget. Douglas the server was stellar and read the crowd brilliantly. This review can't do justice to our experience. It was an important and nostalgic evening for us. And thanks to Joshua Charles Catering, it was unforgettable!
1. Josh was hard to contact and communicate with. Very difficult to reach and talk to. However I still went with his catering services. Bad Choice.2. Day of the event: A different caterer arrived the day of. Not exactly her fault but she arrived half an hour late and this added some stress for me (since the event would start 30 minutes after). In addition, a couple of the dishes that were put in the stove to be reheated were burnt and caused the fire alarm in our home to go off. When I saw the trays pulled out of the stove (I didn't look too closely) I noticed that half of each tray was charred/burned. I didn't talk about it with them that night due to wanting to just try to enjoy the evening as best as possible but this made me worried that there wasn't enough food to eat. Honestly, I ended up just not eating much and telling my husband to do the same.3. The items that the caterers brought had to be carried in and out by my husband and our friends.4. The caterer and the server met for the first time the day of our event. 5. I've since sent in my concerns to Josh but have not heard back. I've followed up 5 times. No response. No idea how this is a 5 star reviewed service.
Good people
Our 50th reunion committee did an extensive search in the Bay Area for a good caterer. One member has an event-related business and gave us several names she recommended. Among these was Joshua Charles Catering.As committee chairman, I worked directly with Joshua, who was very responsive to our needs, and proactive in staying in contact as we negotiated. The food he offered looked exquisite and varied, and his services generous. I was pretty much sold. Our committee did find one other caterer who, surprisingly, was able to beat Joshua Charles’ very low price points. No one else came close, all but the one being almost double their price.Although we did decide on another, I would highly recommend others give Joshua Charles Catering a very close look. I would certainly do so again.
Super easy to work with, highly communicative, and flexible for the kids’ bar mitzvah food! Absolutely would use again!
Restaurantji Recommends
These guys are really cool people and I definitely recommend it to anybody looking to get catering services