Affordable Chef Services LLC

Catering services pricing

Food starts at $26 per person.

About Affordable Chef Services LLC

Chef Mark Gallagher

Chef owner

Whether you're searching for a caterer for a dinner party, birthday, anniversary, wedding reception, holiday, company picnic, or other event, personal Chef Mark Gallagher of Affordable Chef Services of Santa Cruz can custom cater a menu just for you. Our highly trained professional staff have the experience and passion to cater your special event.

Affordable Chef Services uses the highest quality meats, fish and local Santa Cruz County Our highly trained professional staff have the experience and passion to cater your special event. Multi-course plated wine pairing dinners or buffet-style meals are available; Affordable Chef Services is also available for cooking classes and team building .

Sample catered weddings

(Passed and stationary apps) Pastry wrapped Brie with baguettes-Cajun meatballs-Artichoke and pepper crisps-Black olive tapenade with balsamic reduction-lobster bisque shooters-Ceviche. ADD on - Large 12 ft Grazing table with assorted fruits veg meats cheeses breads dips and crackers. Lemon aid and iced tea station (Buffett style event) Organic field greens salad with tomatoes ,cucumbers ,Sesame ginger vin and feta - Over baked chicken breast with a tart on cream sauce - Roasted organic veggie lasagna with bechemel- Wild rice pilaf with roasted veg - Marinated asparagus spread - Dinner rolls and butter.

Guest Count

120

Total Catering Cost

$7,714

Menu Highlights

  • Buffet
  • Passed appetizers
  • Stationary appetizers
  • Wedding cake service
  • Dessert service
  • Cocktail hour apps then a Double sided buffet meal .

Services Included

  • Gratuity
  • Chef(s)
  • Service Captain(s)
  • Service Staff
  • Setup / Breakdown
Set up almost completed
Grazing
Ceviche spoons
Down the street - Felton guild

Services

Services

  • Bartenders
  • Cleanup and breakdown
  • Consultations and tastings - for a fee
  • Delivery and setup
  • Rental coordination - directly invoice couple
  • Rental coordination - does not invoice couple
  • Serving staff

Cuisines

  • American
  • BBQ
  • Farm-to-table
  • French
  • Italian
  • Mexican
  • Seafood

Dietary accommodations

  • Dairy-free
  • Gluten-free
  • Halal
  • Kosher
  • Nut-free
  • Organic
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian

Meal types

  • Breakfast/brunch
  • Buffet
  • Dessert service
  • Family-style meal
  • Food stations
  • Passed appetizers
  • Seated meal
  • Stationary appetizers
  • Wedding cake service

Beverage services

  • Bartending
  • Beverage servingware rentals
  • Provides liquor license

Drink types

  • Coffee service
  • Non-alcoholic

Reviews

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  • Great Service

    •Verified review
    •Shirley•Dec 18, 2024

    Everything went as planned, without a glitch. Professional team!

    Response from vendor•Dec 19, 2024
    Thank you for the kind words

  • Breakfast for Dinner

    •Verified review
    •Ane L.•Dec 17, 2024

    We hired Mark to cater brunch for our wedding, and we were very impressed! He replies in a timely manner to questions, requests, and concerns. From the moment he reached out in response to my project on Thumbtack, Mark worked hard to accommodate our needs. He made sure that we felt good about the menu before we booked with them. Many of our guests made comments to us about how much they enjoyed the food, and everyone (about 130 people) had as much to eat as they wanted with food left over. My only regret was that as the bride I didn't have the chance to eat as much of that AMAZING French toast as I wanted!

    Response from vendor•Dec 19, 2024
    Thank you for the kind works - I was our pleasure

  • Wonderful Services from Chef Mark and His Team!

    •Verified review
    •Sarah B.•Oct 24, 2023

    Mark and his team were wonderful from the start. He was always prompt to respond, kind, and quickly provided any updates to the menu/guest count/linen color change/ etc. We felt so comfortable working with Chef Mark right from the start and that was even more confirmed when we were able to finally meet him on our special day. Mark was adaptable to our decision to move where we were hosting dinner with such a supportive response "It is your day, we are serving dinner where you would like to" with no complaint at all. He arrived a few minutes early to make sure he and his team knew the venue layout and quickly got to work! He was personable making many guests laugh and smile (and even gave them sneak peak tastes into dinner and dessert!). Chef Mark also came down while we were eating to make sure that all guests were satisfied and boy were their smiles on everyones faces! We started with an array of appetizers from olive tapenade to turkey meatballs (my fav!) to ceviche. Our dinner was delicious- chicken, salmon, rice, asparagus, salad, and for dessert, chocolate cake and cheesecake (we ate it all!). All of the food was so good that we were getting texts the next day about all the specifics to our menu from our guests. I would HIGHLY recommend booking with Chef Mark if you want comfortable, reliable, and good vibes on your wedding day!

    Response from vendor•Dec 19, 2024
    Thank you for the kind words

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