Monrose Catering

The owners of Monrose make all the difference. Donna and Richard are ever-present, from the first tasting until the day of the event. This is not a company that is going to lure you in then become absent for your event. Monrose catered our wedding at a private home in Malibu. Our budget was no problem at all. They used a home oven to reduce costs and Donna guided me through lots of other places to "cut corners." They are not looking to scam clients with quick upcharges and confusing budgets.Let's talk about the food! We skipped a sit-down dinner and instead opted for heavy passed appetizers. Our guests could not stop raving about the food. We had 6 offered and they were so delicious and filling. We also had a steak sandwich station and cheese plates. At one point in the night, Monrose also came around with cookies and milkshake shooters - free of charge! Another nice thing was also the design of the food. Our look was minimal so Monrose presented all the food in a minimal, white, streamlined way. We loved it! We had two hosted bars with some of the friendliest bar tenders I have dealt with in LA. If you have an event and are looking for service that feels like a member of your family is helping you put it on, choose Monrose. From the food to the design to the staff, they are excellent!

Donna is great, food was fantastic and presentation was perfect! Handled the mixer bar and ice for the bar. Very accomodating and easy to work with.

My cousin used them at her wedding and the food was AMAZING! They cooked everything on site.

I don’t know if I can find the words to speak highly enough of Monrose or the owners, Donna and Richard. First of all, they offered an amazing menu full of delicious food at the most reasonable prices I found after having tastings at three other caterers.... and they happily accomodated my wish for a martini bar, including whatever martini ingredients I requested (I had pomegranate martinis as one choice to give a sense of how accomodating they were). Each time I spoke with Donna, she was friendly and on top of things - I relied on her for everything and knew that she would execute everything flawlessly. The bonus for Monrose is that Donna truly did act as a coordinator for me. That day, if anything needed to be taken care of with any of the vendors, she was in charge - and she went way above and beyond the call of duty. We brought her back a beautiful gift from our honeymoon just to show her how much we appreciated her that evening. I had no worries with her next to me all night. Also, the food they served was so delicious that the poor wait staff couldn’t even get in the entrance way with more appetizers during the cocktail hour because people were devouring them. The food was unbelievably great, the selection was fresh and of the highest quality, and the portions were enormous. I heard more compliments on the food and saw more empty plates than I’ve ever seen at a wedding. People are still talking about it, and I observed (and heard) that the wait staff provided impeccable service. They were everywhere at once, very professional and friendly, and provided for every guests’ needs. All I can say is that I wish I had more parties like this just so that I could hire them again. It was an enormous pleasure to work with them and have them cater our event. Wow.