The Best Italian Wedding Catering in Santa Barbara, CA

The Best Italian Wedding Catering in Santa Barbara, CA

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15 Wedding Caterers in Santa Barbara, CA

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homegrown kitchen 

5.0

  • Serves Santa Barbara, CA

We offer full-scale event production and catering services in Southern California region. We aim to use local ingredients to highlight regional cuisines from around the world. We handle parties for families of 10, small weddings, up to large scale corporate events for 400 guests.

Homegrown Kitchen really knocked our party hors d’oeuvres & dinner out of the park! She took the time to understand our tastes and provided selection of tasty options to choose between. The actual day of-guests and family RAVED about how delicious the food was from start to finish, and the potions were more than generous. Be sure to verify needs for plating/dinnerware and any kitchen requirements per your venue. Highly Recommend Homegrown Kitchen!
Ellen and R., 2 years ago
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Martino'S Catering 
  • Starts at $1,000
  • Serves Santa Barbara, CA

Martino's Catering is a female-led & family-owned business sprouted from the love of home-cooked meals that have brought and continue to bring families together for memorable gatherings. We are a full-service Caterer serving the beautiful areas surrounding Santa Barbara, Ventura, & Los Angeles specializing in weddings, corporate events, galas, holiday parties, Bat Mitzvahs, and much more. We will bring with us our innate sense of sophistication & elegance. With fundamentals in traditional Italian & Mexican cooking, we customize every menu for each occasion & ensure that you receive the finest service

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Late to the Lake 

4.8

  • Starts at $450
  • Serves Santa Barbara, CA for additional fees

Great taste is the name of the game and we're committed to stepping up to the plate. Our goal is provide unforgettable, delicious, and eye catching options. That's why we prepare all of our boards and graze displays to your style, with the highest quality products. Whether it is an intimate dinner or an event for up to 800 guests, we do it all! If you are considering a Graze table for your wedding or next event, reach out and we'd be delighted to create something beautiful for you!

Awarded Best of Zola
From the start, communication with Late to the Lake was a breeze. We coordinated all the details through Facebook messenger and they were always quick to respond and available to answer any questions we had. On the day of the event, their team delivered fresh, beautifully presented, and incredibly tasty catering that wowed all of our guests. We used Late to the Lake for both of my sons' graduation open houses, and they helped make those celebrations extra special with their delicious food and attentive service. I wouldn't hesitate to use them again for any future events!
Susan L., a month ago
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Americano 

5.0

  • Starts at $90
  • Serves Santa Barbara, CA for additional fees
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Americano 🇮🇹 is a Best of Zola 2025 and Mercury News 'Bay Area Best', family-run catering service bringing authentic Italian heritage to your wedding. We use fresh ingredients from our family farm, growing 100% organic veggies with care. From our famous sauces to seasonal offerings, every dish is crafted with love. We make your guests feel like part of our famiglia with comforting classics, elegant entrées, and family-style platters. Let us create an unforgettable feast filled with warmth, joy, and tradition.

Awarded Best of Zola
Americano catered our wedding, and we couldn't have been more impressed! From start to finish, they delivered an unforgettable dining experience. The food was absolutely delicious—our guests are still raving about the Chicken Marsala and garlic bread! The team was professional, friendly, and went above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect. Their attention to detail and use of fresh, high-quality ingredients really stood out. If you're looking for top-notch catering with authentic Italian flavors, Americano is the way to go. Highly recommend!
Beni, 6 months ago
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Chef John's Events & Catering 

5.0

  • Serves Santa Barbara, CA for additional fees

Chef John's Events & Catering serves weddings throughout the Phoenix area and beyond. Led by Chef Jeannette, this team has created cuisines of all kinds for celebrations both intimate and grand. Our creativity is constrained only by the availability of fresh and seasonal ingredients, which help us craft the most delicious dishes possible. Chef John's Events & Catering is inspired by culinary traditions all over the world. For your wedding, we invite you to choose one global cuisine, or your favorite dishes from several. Whichever you decide upon, we will wow you and your guests with mouth-watering flavors and beautiful presentations.

Awarded Best of Zola
We've worked with Chef John's for over a decade on all sorts of events....weddings, corporate, residential.....you name it. Real pros!
Hey, Bartender!, 2 years ago
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Fire & Wood Catering 

5.0

  • Starts at $2,000
  • Serves Santa Barbara, CA for additional fees

Welcome. We are Southern California’s most unique Wood-Fired Pizza Catering Company. We bring an exceptional outdoor food experience, with our wood fired oven and our 100% wood-fired menu. All of our food offerings, curated by Chef Thomas, are cooked in our customized mobile wood-fired oven. All of our ingredients are locally sourced from California, as we pride ourselves on taking the time necessary to find the best possible ingredients, and close to home.

Awarded Best of Zola
My husband and I cant recommend Thomas enough! When we started wedding planning , on our top 5 priority was food! We didn’t want your standard chicken, salmon or steak you often get at weddings. We wanted something that fit our personality. When we found Thomas we went to a pop up to sample and he took over an hour while he was working to engage with us , let us taste and quite frankly blew us away! Thomas and his team were very professional , had a nice classy set up and most of all the quality of the food was amazing! Anything you ate at my wedding was tasty. I’m so glad we went with Thomas it was unique and everyone loved it! We received so many compliments from our guests regarding cocktail hour apps to the dinner! There was plenty of food and everyone’s food came out hot, no long lines! If you are thinking of catering fire and wood for your event don’t think twice! You will not regret it!
Cesily S., 2 years ago
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Charcu To You Catering & Event Planning 
  • Serves Santa Barbara, CA for additional fees

Elegant rustic grazing is a new and beautiful way to engage your guests with each other and bring love and family together. Grazing through the elegant and styled charcuterie grazing tables or the rustic styled buffet grazing tables together makes everyone feel comfortable and connected. I provide customized grazing for all stages of your exciting time, from engagement parties, photo shoot sessions, rehearsals, to day of brunch/lunch, appetizers and a gorgeous styled and layered buffet dinner after the ceremony.

Mangia and Enjoy! 
  • Starts at $25,000
  • Serves Santa Barbara, CA for additional fees

Chef Sarah Chianese is an accomplished, award-winning chef & Wedding Industry Professional creating unique & memorable boutique wedding experiences for over a decade. She & her exceptional team at Mangia and Enjoy! provide the most flavorful, heart-warming, healthy and beautifully presented meals for you & your loved ones using local, organic & seasonal ingredients in a creative way - your experience, your palette's pleasure, and alway made with love! Local, organic, seasonal, farm fresh and full of Flavor! Mangia and Enjoy! has been featured in: Bridal Guide, Wedding Chicks, She Finds, Catersource, Dances With Her & more. WIPA, ICA & NACE.

krafted culture catering 

5.0

  • Serves Santa Barbara, CA

Based in Upland, CA, Krafted Culture provides expert culinary services for weddings and special events. This kitchen crew specializes in global cuisine and plant-based dishes, serving up a fresh alternative to standard catering companies. Contact us by phone or email. We can make your wedding menu one-of-a-kind. Krafted Culture is focused on delivering a highly personalized experience to each couple that they work with. They are excited to collaborate with you and find out more about your unique tastes and vision for your wedding banquet. We work with all budgets.

I photographed a wedding that Krafted Culture catered in the Lake Arrowhead area. Not only was he and his staff so friendly and amazing...the food was EXCELLENT. As a wedding photographer, I eat A LOT of wedding food and let me tell you that this wasn't like the normal dinner every other weekend. The best part of all of this? The dinner was plant based. Everyone raved about it all night (even the die hard meat lovers). I wish they catered all the weddings I photograph!
Wild Irish Rose Photo, 3 years ago
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GourMel Catering 

5.0

  • Starts at $9,000
  • Serves Santa Barbara, CA for additional fees

GourMel Catering has earned a steady and loyal following of corporate and private clients, integrating a fine dining experience with a one-of-a-kind nature that is unique to each special event. Intriguing menus with an emphasis on fresh, seasonal ingredients, kind, professional service and creative presentations make GourMel an excellent choice for your wedding needs. We'll make your event memorable for all of the right reasons. Each affair begins with a consultation wherein food and wine are paired, décor and presentation are attended to and rentals are ordered.

Awarded Best of Zola
Dream caterer! From start to finish, it was a delicious and unique dining experience that would not have been possible without Mel Walker's flexibility during the planning process. GourMel seamlessly integrated family-style dinner service at our request, plus custom cocktails, mocktails and non-traditional desserts. Mel shaped our dinner into something people raved about for the next year. With a deep bench of menu options, we appreciated how Mel talked us through how dishes could work together or be approached differently. Mel's team was amazing and checked on us throughout the wedding. We wanted for nothing! Her service staff is the best in town. Mel choreographed our entire day, facilitated rentals, entertainment and kept up right on schedule. She and her staff sent us off with a surprise picnic dinner with plates, forks, napkins and wine since they knew we didn't eat much due to socializing so much. GourMel goes above and beyond in every way.
Lee and J., 2 years ago
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Via Private Dining 

5.0

  • Starts at $330
  • Serves Santa Barbara, CA for additional fees

My name is Drake Tillman. In late 2021 I accepted an offer from some close friends to move from Springfield, Missouri to the Temecula area to start this exciting new venture. Over the past 16 years I've worked in restaurants from fast-casual to fine-dining as well as my own pop-up projects. I've also been fortunate enough to spend some time in Italy spread out over the past few years. A lot of my inspiration comes from Italian traditions, but my cooking draws on different cuisines and life experiences to create exciting seasonal dishes. I look forward to cooking for you.

Chef Drake and his team were absolutely amazing! They took food to a whole new level. We were at a venue and the flavors were so fun and new. Chef Drake Tillman is definitely a limit pusher and we loved every bite. I highly recommend him for your next dinner party, event or wedding.
Paul Allen, 3 years ago

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About wedding caterers in Santa Barbara, CA

How much do catering services usually cost in Santa Barbara, CA?

Full service catering packages range from $500 to $8,500 and average around $1,500.

Which are the most popular caterers in Santa Barbara, CA?

Some of the most popular caterers in this area include Martino'S Catering, Simply Appetizing and Fire & Wood Catering.

Do catering packages include serving staff?

Yes! 37% of packages in Santa Barbara, CA include serving staff, such as servers and bussers. Many others also include rental coordination, just ask before you book!

Can caterers in Santa Barbara, CA accommodate specialized diets?

They can! 11 offer kosher services and 21 offer vegetarian packages. You can search on Zola for caterers who can accommodate nut-free, dairy-free, gluten-free, halal and vegan diets as well!

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