Zest Catering Company

5979 Mt Vernon Rd SE, Cedar Rapids
(319) 261-1032

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Hanna Zevenbergen

We couldn't have asked for a better catering experience on our wedding day! The food was absolutely delicious, beautifully presented, and received endless compliments from our guests. The team was professional, attentive, and made everything feel seamless. Highly recommend for anyone looking to make their special day unforgettable!

Shelby Kramer

The buffet for our wedding was a huge success. I heard so much positive feedback that the food was great, especially the mac and cheese. Thanks, Zest!

B Geraghty

Zest Catering is simply the best! We used them for a family reunion--evening dinner, lunch buffet outdoors, and apps to wrap up the event. The food was absolutely delicious, our family enjoyed the variety and quality of the offerings. Zest provides a very flexible menu for those with dietary restrictions with a wide variety of appropriate foods. We took home as many leftovers as people could carry, we loved the food.

Ann Roushar, REALTOR

We hosted an event last night and used Zest Catering as the caterer. They were super responsive, very helpful and extremely timely when arriving. the sweet employee even brought us to go containers for the leftovers, which was super thoughtful and helpful. Thank you, Zest for helping with our event!! CRAAR Scholarship Committee

Corinne Rahe

My organization used Zest Catering for a donor appreciation event in June 2025. The food was absolutely delicious and the service was outstanding. We received so many compliments from our guests and had many inquiries about who the caterer was because it was so good. Jen and Erika were so helpful and responsive when we were planning it. I highly recommend Zest and I will definitely use them again!

Kylee Finley

We loved the food, and the service was wonderful!

Taryn Hanson

Zest catered our wedding in June and we still hear compliments from our guests. Zest was great to work with and their food was absolutely delicious! Picking out food for our wedding was a bit overwhelming but zest was great with allowing multiple food tastings to help decide what we wanted on our food menu. They did everything we expected and more. We highly recommend Zest.

Darian Shada

When we first started looking for vendors for our wedding reception, Zest was recommended to us by SO MANY people. Everyone said they had the best tasting food around, and they were not lying! Zest was very communicative, they have a TON of options to accommodate anyone, and the food was BEYOND amazing!

We decided to go with a pasta buffet that included penne pasta, 3 different sauces, vegetarian lasagna for our vegetarian friends, salad, and breadsticks. The meatballs were to die for, the rosa sauce with sausage, onions and peppers were phenomenal, the chicken carbonara was so creamy and delicious, and the vegetarian lasagna impressed literally everyone! Everyone I talked to said they went up for seconds.

For dessert we went with their assorted bars and brownies, and all of them were DELICIOUS. The lemon bars were tart, the brownies were rich, and the banana bars had so much flavor and the creamiest, melt-in-your-mouth frosting I've ever had.

What really sealed the deal for me was the fact that they were SO willing to accomodate a vegan guest and created a chef's choice vegan meal at no extra cost. All he had to do was let the caterers know who he was and they brought it out to him. He had nothing but amazing things to say about it, and said it was very filling and flavorful.

The staff did such an incredible job clearing off tables (everyone barely even noticed they were there, they were that quick and efficient) and were so kind and professional. Before they left, they wished us a wonderful marriage and gave us a rundown on what we had for leftovers and where they were.

All in all, I would HIGHLY recommend zest for any and all of your catering needs!

Laura Mallicoat

Our service was top notch and the quality of the food was amazing!

penny sailer

We had an awesome experience with Zest Catering today for a business event! Wow! Great staff, excellent food and a fantastic customer experience for our group. I will definately be a repeat customer! Thanks Jennifer and the Team for making my event over the top! A+++

Jay Kambhu

Everyone loved the food. Loads of flavor! The severs were top notch. The house made desserts were incredible. Thank you for taking such good care of our party!

DJ Marty McFly

I had a chance to try their food last week, and the chicken and salmon were specially great! They had a variety of sides, and I enjoyed everything that I sampled.

Harry Apple

Great food, awesome help!

Sydney West

We used zest catering for our wedding. They supplied food for our cocktail hour, dinner, and dessert table. The food was a huge hit! We received many compliments from our guests! Zest has plenty of food options and customizations allowing you to get exactly what you want. They offer monthly tastings to help you choose from their expansive menu. They were very easy and fast with communication as well. Would recommend zest catering for any event!

Allison Traicoff

Working with Zest was one of our absolutely favorite vendor experiences for our wedding- leading up to the big day (once you've paid your deposit) you have an option to attend monthly tasting with other couples who have booked them. We felt like we got to try a little bit of everything before the big day. AND- we got to take leftovers home after the wedding (in the containers we provided) 10/10 experience!! Plus, the food is actually TRULY delicious :)

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