I had the pleasure of working with CBD for a client event this week and they did a fantastic job! The food was delicious, the passed app and display services were high quality and the staff both on-site and in the weeks leading up to the event were a delight to work with. Thank you, Ching and Rachel for all of your help!
Kadija Werkenthin
The best part about Catering By Design is the group of people you get to work with. We worked with them to cater our wedding, and rehearsal dinner and from day 1 it was clear that they cared as much about this even being a success with tons of yummy food as we did. Our initial call with Amara was not what I was expecting because she doesn't ask questions like "whats your favorite food, what do you want at the wedding" she asks questions about YOU and your vision for the wedding and your relationship and what memories you have tied to food. She took the time to get to know my husband and I on a personal level so that she could understand why food was important to us or what we wanted to see. She crafted the most perfect custom menu for both our rehearsal dinner and our reception that I never could even have fathomed. We had a wall of soup for our winter wedding, I mean who thinks of that?!? We had Chicken Nuggets in the shape of Texas, a pre-ceremony Hot Chocolate bar, and ANY guest with even the slightest dietary restriction was taken care of. The tasting was so much fun and SO MUCH FOOD. It was stellar, top notch, all the rave reviews.
As we got closer to our date we got to know more of the team, and started to work more closely with Caleigh our even coordinator. She was so patient and detail oriented. I didn't have to worry about anything. It was so great.
On the actual days of our events Liz ensured that as the Bride and Groom both nights we took the time to sit and eat and actually enjoy the food. She prepped plates of the appetizers and plates from the Buffet for both my husband and I. I appreciated so much the attention to us and ensuring we had food in our system. You hear so frequently that as the bride and room you don't get to eat, with Catering By Design that simply is not the case.
This team, and this company takes care of you and your family as if you were there family and it resonates. You can taste the care they put in to every dish, and I cannot thank them enough for how much of a joy they were to work with.
Amanda Quinnan
I loved working with CBD for my companies holiday party - they were on top of it through the entire event from planning phase to execution and end. The food was amazing - the buffet we picked was above and beyond and everyone complimented how delicious the food was. The staff was friendly, helpful and professional. Myself and our company for sure recommends this catering company for your future events!
Iver Marjerison
As a wedding planner, officiant, and guest I've been to hundreds of weddings over the years... Needless to say, I've eaten a lot of dry wedding beef.
When it came to plan my own, my fiancé and I decided the food was important to us. We booked Catering by Design (one of the top rated and most expensive caterers in the state) and opted for the braised short rib (a dish we believed to be foolproof).
Prior to the day, the service was pretty good. They did over charge my credit card $15,000, and were pretty spacey to get it corrected - I had to pester them for a week, and spent the whole time certain I had been scammed (I've seen it many times in the wedding industry, right before a business goes under, they start over charging and not communicating). They did eventually correct this though.
The on-site staff day of was great, the appetizers and dessert were great. But the main dish (short rib) was rough.
It wasn't until we were making our rounds after dinner that we noticed most of the beef hadn't been eaten. We came to realize the juice/sauce was forgotten. They served chunks of braised short rib bone dry. Most of it ended up in the garbage.
They apologized and offered like a 3% refund to make up for it.
I understand mistakes happen. But a blunder like this, at a price point like this, felt very strange.
- - -
*Update: after leaving a 3 star review the CEO emailed me a long winded apology, claiming to want to discuss the situation further, and do anything in her power to "make this right".
(In hindsight, it was just a rhetorical boilerplate-style "we're sorry" meant to convince me the situation was being taken "very seriously").
I fell for it though, and took the time to once again explain my feelings on the situation.
She promptly responded with a back pedal, first dismissing the severity of the $15k overcharge with: "I'm sorry if our communication during this brief period felt insufficient", and then saying she thought the 3% refund was a fair remedy for the blundered entrees.
Anyway... I originally assumed these were isolated incidents for them, but with the CEO giving a patronizing apology, and then doubling down, I guess this is just business as usual.
Janani Krishnan
We had the absolute most incredible experience working with Chelsea and Rachel at CBD! From the first moment of designing our menu to executing on our dream for our Indian buffet dinner, cocktail hour, and late night snacks with our favorite childhood foods, the CBD team exceeded our wildest dreams every step of the planning process. Our favorite parts of working with CBD and why we think they’re a step above other caterers: 1. Their attention to detail - Chelsea & Rachel helped us customize everything from the table scape set up to the # of ounces of our favorite entree dish we wanted to have available on the buffet. 2. Their collaborative approach to event design - leading up to our tasting, Rachel & Chelsea helped us ideas on exactly what we wanted our menu to include. During the tasting, they took specific feedback like making our curries more creamy and adding more cashews to some. A few months before our wedding, we decided to add an extra dish. All of this was no problem for the CBD team and they handled our specific preference requests with ease. 3. Their “yes, and” approach - we had a specific vision for how we wanted to represent Indian food at our Colorado fusion wedding. Chelsea and Rachel were amazing thought partners towards making this dream a reality, and more!
Chelsea, Rachel, and the CBD team are a joy to work with and were one of our most reliable and most impressive wedding vendors! We always knew we were in good hands and were never worried that there would be an emergency that they couldn’t handle. Hope to attend more CBD events in the future!
Billy Pinti
CBD did an amazing job in catering our wedding!! We interviewed several caterers, and CBD's proposal was by far the best - and their execution on it was as promised. The food was incredible, and their staff was very helpful, courteous, and professional. Highly recommend!
Hayley Patterson
Everyone remembers the food at a wedding, whether the food is good or not. We had tables getting in line for seconds with Catering By Design! The staff was professional and attentive. The food was delicious and still warm even for 200+ people! We had plenty of guests comment on how pleased they were with the food. The bacon wrapped bacon appetizer is one we will never forget!
Pamela Martis
There are not enough words to describe how amazing and impactful Catering by Design was at our daughter's recent wedding. Their execution and performance was beyond exceptional, leaving every guest with memories that will never be forgotten. Outside of wanting to provide our daughter and son-in law with a wedding celebration that will be talked about forever, we wanted to deliver our guests a delicious, savory, and unique dining experience. Catering by Design delivered this and much more. I cannot speak enough praise to this group of talented chefs, servers and managing staff. Catering by Design blew through every expectation that my wife and I had from the planning stage through the execution of truly the most memorable wedding meal of my life.
Olivia Polger
CBD did a fantastic job catering our wedding party. The food was amazing and the service was incredibly professional. Rachel & her team did such a lovely job helping us plan our menu, and accommodated all of our allergy requests. Rachel was super responsive and always willing to help. We highly recommend working with CBD!
We used CBD for our wedding in June and they were great to work with. We wanted to have a big party so we skipped the sit down dinner and opted for mostly passing heavy apps and a few buffet style tables. Although we wanted casual style we didn’t want to skimp on quality. We also had so much fun during our tasting. Wouldn’t highly recommend using CBD for any event.
Emma Osman
Catering By Design was absolutely AMAZING!!! Our food turned out absolutely perfect. The chicken/beef was juicy, vegetables were fresh and the focaccia was mouthwatering. All of our guests shared how delicious the food was and it was some of the best wedding food they have ever had. My husband and I couldn't agree more!
Aside from the food being so delicious, the staff is incredible to work with! Rachel and Chelsea were so easy and fun to plan with. The day of the wedding, the staff working the event left such an impression by going up to each table to share they were servicing each table. It made it so personable. Also, when my husband and I were making rounds to talk to guests, our food had been sitting out so Rachel made sure to replace our plates so we had fresh, warm food. Thank you, Rachel, for watching, being so intentional and mindful.
Overall, thank you, CBD & Staff of our event, for making our day so special and filled with great food. We will be referring to anyone and everyone.
LG
We had the best experience with catering by design for our June 2024 wedding. They were recommended to us by our wedding planner (who had done a bit of a pre-introduction) so I was impressed by how prepared they came to our intro meeting with ideas/suggestions. They took the time to listen to our preferences and asked about our food memories to help design the initial menu design (we did stations). They were super responsive during the menu editing process, taking our feedback and ideas and giving suggestions based on their experience. It was truly an excellent collaborative experience. I was so impressed by the breadth of food and experiences they can offer! It felt like the choices were endless but they guided us through. The tasting made us feel so special and I loved having them dine with us, taking notes along the way as we tasted and listening to our comments to make sure our menu was perfect! When I tell you our guests raved about the food I am not kidding. I was still hearing about it weeks later when we met up with some of our friends at another wedding. It was truly more than I could have imagined. Thank you so much CBD for making our day epic!
Tara Jones
First off, I cannot tell you how invaluable Catering By Design was for me during our conference. Our venue was spectacular, and CBD enhanced our experience and venue by 100% more. The staff was very thoughtful and thorough with me during the planning of our event. It was one-stop shopping, if you will, as everyone took care of me in one fell swoop. I did not have any worries at our event, and I actually was able to join into the fun as everyone was on point. AND the food.... what can I say - it was a veritable feast, and all of our members enjoyed the whole experience.
I would say that if you have that one event every year that you dread to plan - just contact Catering By Design and let them handle your experience for you; they will take very good care of you and make sure that everything is done to perfection.
Steven Schumacher
We used Catering by Design for our intimate wedding and they did a fantastic job. Even though our wedding was smaller compared to typical weddings, Catering by Design accommodated our needs and ensured everything was perfect. They were easy to work with and extremely professional! We had a five-course plated dinner for our wedding for our nine guests plus a mocktail bar! The presentation was perfect, service was amazing, and their food was outstanding. Our family couldn’t stop raving about how great the food was! We would highly recommend their catering services to anyone!
I had the pleasure of working with CBD for a client event this week and they did a fantastic job! The food was delicious, the passed app and display services were high quality and the staff both on-site and in the weeks leading up to the event were a delight to work with. Thank you, Ching and Rachel for all of your help!
The best part about Catering By Design is the group of people you get to work with. We worked with them to cater our wedding, and rehearsal dinner and from day 1 it was clear that they cared as much about this even being a success with tons of yummy food as we did. Our initial call with Amara was not what I was expecting because she doesn't ask questions like "whats your favorite food, what do you want at the wedding" she asks questions about YOU and your vision for the wedding and your relationship and what memories you have tied to food. She took the time to get to know my husband and I on a personal level so that she could understand why food was important to us or what we wanted to see. She crafted the most perfect custom menu for both our rehearsal dinner and our reception that I never could even have fathomed. We had a wall of soup for our winter wedding, I mean who thinks of that?!? We had Chicken Nuggets in the shape of Texas, a pre-ceremony Hot Chocolate bar, and ANY guest with even the slightest dietary restriction was taken care of. The tasting was so much fun and SO MUCH FOOD. It was stellar, top notch, all the rave reviews.
As we got closer to our date we got to know more of the team, and started to work more closely with Caleigh our even coordinator. She was so patient and detail oriented. I didn't have to worry about anything. It was so great.
On the actual days of our events Liz ensured that as the Bride and Groom both nights we took the time to sit and eat and actually enjoy the food. She prepped plates of the appetizers and plates from the Buffet for both my husband and I. I appreciated so much the attention to us and ensuring we had food in our system. You hear so frequently that as the bride and room you don't get to eat, with Catering By Design that simply is not the case.
This team, and this company takes care of you and your family as if you were there family and it resonates. You can taste the care they put in to every dish, and I cannot thank them enough for how much of a joy they were to work with.
I loved working with CBD for my companies holiday party - they were on top of it through the entire event from planning phase to execution and end. The food was amazing - the buffet we picked was above and beyond and everyone complimented how delicious the food was. The staff was friendly, helpful and professional. Myself and our company for sure recommends this catering company for your future events!
As a wedding planner, officiant, and guest I've been to hundreds of weddings over the years... Needless to say, I've eaten a lot of dry wedding beef.
When it came to plan my own, my fiancé and I decided the food was important to us. We booked Catering by Design (one of the top rated and most expensive caterers in the state) and opted for the braised short rib (a dish we believed to be foolproof).
Prior to the day, the service was pretty good. They did over charge my credit card $15,000, and were pretty spacey to get it corrected - I had to pester them for a week, and spent the whole time certain I had been scammed (I've seen it many times in the wedding industry, right before a business goes under, they start over charging and not communicating). They did eventually correct this though.
The on-site staff day of was great, the appetizers and dessert were great. But the main dish (short rib) was rough.
It wasn't until we were making our rounds after dinner that we noticed most of the beef hadn't been eaten. We came to realize the juice/sauce was forgotten. They served chunks of braised short rib bone dry. Most of it ended up in the garbage.
They apologized and offered like a 3% refund to make up for it.
I understand mistakes happen. But a blunder like this, at a price point like this, felt very strange.
- - -
*Update: after leaving a 3 star review the CEO emailed me a long winded apology, claiming to want to discuss the situation further, and do anything in her power to "make this right".
(In hindsight, it was just a rhetorical boilerplate-style "we're sorry" meant to convince me the situation was being taken "very seriously").
I fell for it though, and took the time to once again explain my feelings on the situation.
She promptly responded with a back pedal, first dismissing the severity of the $15k overcharge with: "I'm sorry if our communication during this brief period felt insufficient", and then saying she thought the 3% refund was a fair remedy for the blundered entrees.
Anyway... I originally assumed these were isolated incidents for them, but with the CEO giving a patronizing apology, and then doubling down, I guess this is just business as usual.
We had the absolute most incredible experience working with Chelsea and Rachel at CBD! From the first moment of designing our menu to executing on our dream for our Indian buffet dinner, cocktail hour, and late night snacks with our favorite childhood foods, the CBD team exceeded our wildest dreams every step of the planning process. Our favorite parts of working with CBD and why we think they’re a step above other caterers:
1. Their attention to detail - Chelsea & Rachel helped us customize everything from the table scape set up to the # of ounces of our favorite entree dish we wanted to have available on the buffet.
2. Their collaborative approach to event design - leading up to our tasting, Rachel & Chelsea helped us ideas on exactly what we wanted our menu to include. During the tasting, they took specific feedback like making our curries more creamy and adding more cashews to some. A few months before our wedding, we decided to add an extra dish. All of this was no problem for the CBD team and they handled our specific preference requests with ease.
3. Their “yes, and” approach - we had a specific vision for how we wanted to represent Indian food at our Colorado fusion wedding. Chelsea and Rachel were amazing thought partners towards making this dream a reality, and more!
Chelsea, Rachel, and the CBD team are a joy to work with and were one of our most reliable and most impressive wedding vendors! We always knew we were in good hands and were never worried that there would be an emergency that they couldn’t handle. Hope to attend more CBD events in the future!
CBD did an amazing job in catering our wedding!! We interviewed several caterers, and CBD's proposal was by far the best - and their execution on it was as promised. The food was incredible, and their staff was very helpful, courteous, and professional. Highly recommend!
Everyone remembers the food at a wedding, whether the food is good or not. We had tables getting in line for seconds with Catering By Design! The staff was professional and attentive. The food was delicious and still warm even for 200+ people! We had plenty of guests comment on how pleased they were with the food. The bacon wrapped bacon appetizer is one we will never forget!
There are not enough words to describe how amazing and impactful Catering by Design was at our daughter's recent wedding. Their execution and performance was beyond exceptional, leaving every guest with memories that will never be forgotten. Outside of wanting to provide our daughter and son-in law with a wedding celebration that will be talked about forever, we wanted to deliver our guests a delicious, savory, and unique dining experience. Catering by Design delivered this and much more. I cannot speak enough praise to this group of talented chefs, servers and managing staff. Catering by Design blew through every expectation that my wife and I had from the planning stage through the execution of truly the most memorable wedding meal of my life.
CBD did a fantastic job catering our wedding party. The food was amazing and the service was incredibly professional. Rachel & her team did such a lovely job helping us plan our menu, and accommodated all of our allergy requests. Rachel was super responsive and always willing to help. We highly recommend working with CBD!
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We used CBD for our wedding in June and they were great to work with. We wanted to have a big party so we skipped the sit down dinner and opted for mostly passing heavy apps and a few buffet style tables. Although we wanted casual style we didn’t want to skimp on quality. We also had so much fun during our tasting. Wouldn’t highly recommend using CBD for any event.
Catering By Design was absolutely AMAZING!!! Our food turned out absolutely perfect. The chicken/beef was juicy, vegetables were fresh and the focaccia was mouthwatering. All of our guests shared how delicious the food was and it was some of the best wedding food they have ever had. My husband and I couldn't agree more!
Aside from the food being so delicious, the staff is incredible to work with! Rachel and Chelsea were so easy and fun to plan with. The day of the wedding, the staff working the event left such an impression by going up to each table to share they were servicing each table. It made it so personable. Also, when my husband and I were making rounds to talk to guests, our food had been sitting out so Rachel made sure to replace our plates so we had fresh, warm food. Thank you, Rachel, for watching, being so intentional and mindful.
Overall, thank you, CBD & Staff of our event, for making our day so special and filled with great food. We will be referring to anyone and everyone.
We had the best experience with catering by design for our June 2024 wedding. They were recommended to us by our wedding planner (who had done a bit of a pre-introduction) so I was impressed by how prepared they came to our intro meeting with ideas/suggestions. They took the time to listen to our preferences and asked about our food memories to help design the initial menu design (we did stations). They were super responsive during the menu editing process, taking our feedback and ideas and giving suggestions based on their experience. It was truly an excellent collaborative experience. I was so impressed by the breadth of food and experiences they can offer! It felt like the choices were endless but they guided us through. The tasting made us feel so special and I loved having them dine with us, taking notes along the way as we tasted and listening to our comments to make sure our menu was perfect! When I tell you our guests raved about the food I am not kidding. I was still hearing about it weeks later when we met up with some of our friends at another wedding. It was truly more than I could have imagined. Thank you so much CBD for making our day epic!
First off, I cannot tell you how invaluable Catering By Design was for me during our conference. Our venue was spectacular, and CBD enhanced our experience and venue by 100% more. The staff was very thoughtful and thorough with me during the planning of our event. It was one-stop shopping, if you will, as everyone took care of me in one fell swoop. I did not have any worries at our event, and I actually was able to join into the fun as everyone was on point. AND the food.... what can I say - it was a veritable feast, and all of our members enjoyed the whole experience.
I would say that if you have that one event every year that you dread to plan - just contact Catering By Design and let them handle your experience for you; they will take very good care of you and make sure that everything is done to perfection.
We used Catering by Design for our intimate wedding and they did a fantastic job. Even though our wedding was smaller compared to typical weddings, Catering by Design accommodated our needs and ensured everything was perfect. They were easy to work with and extremely professional! We had a five-course plated dinner for our wedding for our nine guests plus a mocktail bar! The presentation was perfect, service was amazing, and their food was outstanding. Our family couldn’t stop raving about how great the food was! We would highly recommend their catering services to anyone!
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