Catering by Design

Catering By Design was by far the easiest, most accommodating vendor we had the pleasure of working with. We couldn't have been happier with the level of service and professionalism we experienced throughout the whole process. Our main contact, Jennifer Quam, was a delight to work with and walked us through every step, from deciding appetizers and main courses, to finalizing rental orders. She made everything seem effortless, leaving us at ease on the big day knowing that all the details would be taken care of. Our food was simply divine! The guests could not stop commenting on how delicious each dish was. We even had a plate of appetizers waiting for us at our table, since we missed the cocktail hour. A full plate of food was served to us at our seats, even though the dinner was buffet style. It really made us feel fantastic to have such great service.At the end of the night, I was worried about tear down, but when I returned to the reception room, everything was cleaned, wrapped up, and stored in it's appropriate place. The day-of contact was unbelievably friendly and made sure to ask us about any outstanding items we might want to take home. Overall, the attention to detail, food and flexibility were all spot on. We would GLADLY recommend CBD to any bride looking for the perfect caterer.

I absolutely loved working with Catering By Design. From the first contact with them i knew they were the perfect caterer for our event. Brandi worked with us to create the perfect menu for our event. They don't have pre-set wedding menus, but instead will design your event down to the details. Their presentation is awesome, we couldn't have asked for a prettier layout. Their staff was attentive and very much on top of everything! We couldn't have hoped for a better situation. All our guests loved the food so much, there weren't many leftovers at the end of the night. Try the sliders, yum, yum!

CBD was above and beyond what I could have ever expected for my wedding!! Nicole, my event coordinator, was friendly, creative, helpful, patient and responded to emails within 30 minutes every time!! She coordinated a 225 person wedding with flawless ease--everything from our linens, alcohol and set up of the reception was directed by her staff to have our wedding flow perfectly. CBD has endless small details to make your wedding "yours" and unlike any other wedding you've ever been to! They also have an amazing green policy to check out on their website. CBD is recommended highly by this bride!!

The food was delicious and blew all my guests away. My officiant even said it was the best food he'd ever eaten at any wedding!! We had a plated dinner, and the staff served everyone at the table the same time, and acted very professional. All my guests complimented us and were so impressed with the taste and presentation.

Jen Quam Howell was our caterer for our wedding day and she and the entire Catering by Design crew were absolutely fabulous. We did a "stations" wedding with heavy appetizers and a cocktail stlye reception. My guests had never been to a wedding like that and couldnt get over what a fun, party atmosphere that made the reception. Guests raved about the food. Many are still coming up to me saying "that was the best wedding food I have ever had-not your typical wedding sit down dinner and menu". We had lobster mac n' cheese, a fajitas station, a sliders stations, a martini glass salad station, and many pass arounds. Jen was beyond helpful throughout the entire wedding planning process. You truely do not need a wedding planner when you have Jen! She helped pick out the linens, matched color schemes, ordered the alcohol, arrranged the tent and seating situations (amongst many many other things!). We all know how chaotic wedding planning can be, but with Jen I always knew I had nothing to worry about. She went above and beyond to get the best deals and make the event work with my wants and budget. I highly reccoemend Catering by Design for any event as I know from experience what a creative, fun team of people this company is.

Catering by Design was fabulous. Our wedding was in a state park, a good 30 minutes outside of the city, with no kitchen facilities or even running water. Given the site, we wanted someone who could grill us up a delicious picnic, instead of warming up already-cooked food in chafing dishes. Catering by Design had a WONDERFUL selection of picnic options, from simple burgers and hot dogs to teriyaki chicken breasts with pineapple and lime-cilantro marinated ahi-ahi (those last 2 are what we had). They have since spun off their picnic catering into a sister company called Denver's Picnic Company. (you can go to their regular website and link through). Their service was fabulous and thoughtful---the captain made sure to make up a plate for me before letting the guests at the food. They brought their own grills on site, and were super flexible about mixing and matching a menu we wanted, sliced our cakes at no extra charge, and happily helped us put their beverages in our own apothecary jars (instead of igloo coolers). I can't say enough good things about this company....and oh yeah, the food was delicious!

Catering by Design was perfect!!!!!!!!! Tara and her staff were so helpful and accommodating!! They made no mistakes!! The food was amazing (everyone told us we had the best food they've ever had at any wedding), and they made the hall look so beautiful! They were a little pricey, but it was so worth it, definitely a great value for the price!! We would recommend them not only to brides but to anyone who needs a caterer!!!!!!!

Thank goodness we hired Catering by Design for my daughters wedding. We choose them because they took the time to talk to my daughter and find that perfect food for her reception. The final selling point was.. they cook the food at the venue and do not "hot box". Twenty-four hours before the wedding, our venue was closed by the fire department. The first person on the phone to me was Brandi of Catering by Design. She looked over her list of venues that she had used before and called to check availability. Within a couple of hours we had a new venue and a new plan. We felt like Catering by Design took the extra steps to make this day wonderful. We received so many compliments on the fabulous food and the excellent service. I am so thankful for Brani Lipe and Catering by Design.

Catering By Design was awesome. The service team was professional and made our evening run smoothly. The team of servers delivered dinner in a timely mannor and did so with great elegance. The portions were large for a plated dinner, and we have had many guest compliments on the delicious taste of our food. The plates were creatively arranged and made a statement. Overall, we would highly recommend Catering By Design!

Catering by Design provided an EXCELLENT brunch for my wedding in September. From the first meeting to the wedding day everything went smoothly and the staff was such a joy to work with. Their menu selection is fabulous and they were able to customize various items for us. From the very beginning I was very confident that Catering by Design would do a fantastic job and they certainly delivered. The day of the wedding everything tasted exactly like it did for our tastings. Several of our wedding guests commented that our food was the best they ever had at a wedding. I would HIGHLY recommend Catering by Design for any event.

I worked with designer Kim Nuss and she was phenomenal! I never realized my wedding reception would be so worry free. They took care of everything so I didn't have to worry. The food was incredible! Our guests were talking about the food for months following the wedding. It did not taste like "catered" food. It actually tasted like restaurant quality food. I can not recommend them highly enough!

Catering By Design was wonderful! They had great food for a great value. We were worried without a wedding planner the day wouldnt go as planned. But the Catering By Design staff made sure everything went off without a hitch. They were courteous to all our guests and made it a great experience. I would recommend them to anyone!

Our contact for our wedding was Jennifer, and she rocked! She was even 7 months pregnant during our event and was so full of energy, and made sure everything was perfect. My husband and I planning our wedding from Virginia so we didn't even taste their food before deciding but my mom and made of honor were our trusted stand-in's and did an amazing job in choosing them. Jennifer drove all around the metro area for us several different times to meet with us at the venue, choose linens, and do our walk through. We were allowed to do a separate, private tasting when we got into town 2 months before the wedding and make necessary changes. They even did a custom cake for us! I bought all the mixes and frosting and sprinkles and they made a cake and 100 cupcakes for us! I couldn't believe how amazing they looked and how extremely reasonable their price was for our cake and cupcakes. I didn't have a wedding planner and Jennifer and the CBD team really filled in some gaps, picked up slack in terms of the decorating and everything was pulled off without a hitch! My only complaint was that I felt like the head of their team (not jennifer) could have been a bit more responsive to my husband and my personal needs the day of the wedding. But that is probably a small detail. To this day our family and friends talk about how amazing our food was and how much fun they had and much of that was due to Jennifer and her team! We would recommend them to anyone!

Tara was our contact. She worked to ensure we were able to find solutions for varrious dietary restrictions and it came off beautifully. She was able to offer suggestions to us outside of catering (floor plan, seating options, etc) and was great at finding us the right answers to all of our requests.Everyone commented on the quality of the meal, and for being so competively priced, we were exstatic. The food was amazing.

Excellent food! And they let you personalize whatever you want!

Though our work with Catering By Design started out poorly, they were very committed to fixing the situation and did so very well. We got numerous compliments on the food and their professionalism.

The food was great and the staff was awesome. They really took care of us through out the night, making sure we stayed on "schedule" and were happy. We ended up having to add more people 2 weeks before the wedding and they made it work. We added appetizers the week of the wedding per their suggestion and they couldn't have been more right! They worked seamlessly with the photographer, DJ, floral designer, etc. One thing, the wedding party didn't get any appetizers. We wished that they would have taken some to us during pictures.

The food was great - especially when planning a wedding on budget. They worked with me to create a menu I could be proud of, but didn't break the bank. I also ended up getting some money back, after the final date, from guests that could not attend.The man managing our wedding was a little drunk or high towards the end of the reception, so that wasn't very professional, however, everyone got fed, had cake and always had a full drink, so I can't complain too much!

We were all full by the end of the wedding! The catering was great, but I wish they were just a little more flexible.

We met with several different caterers and finally decided to use Catering by Design. The tasting was amazing and we couldn't have been happier with the food. We were very happy with their responsiveness at the beginning but when we were ready to sign the contract, we couldn't reach our contact after numerous emails and phone calls. It turned out fine, so in the end we were very pleased. The food and service at the reception were great!