The Cypress Room

California Cuisine Catering was on the required list of caterers for our venue The Darlington House and I am so happy we chose them. It had been a restaurant for years in our neighborhood but it closed two years ago and focused solely on its catering business. Our contact was Dominic. He was hilarious - very attentive and so accommodating. Because they don't have offices, we had our first meeting at Starbucks where we came up with a mock menu that included tray passed hors d'oeuvres (crab cakes, carnitas quesadillas and thai salad rules). We planned for a buffet of endive and pecan salad, bread and cie rolls, vegetarian butternut squash pasta, carved tri-tip and marsala chicken. However, we had to make a deposit first and book them without a tasting. I was a little hesitant about that but Dominic was so charming and the price was amazing compared to other places we had been too. Plus Dominic was incredibly flexible with the payment plans and eventual menu changes.

Once we had our tasting, I was totally happy we had gone with them. Dominic came to our house and made us a delicious preview meal himself. He also handled all the rentals since the Darlington house has no chairs or tables of his own. Everything came out beautifully. No regrets!