Crystal Springs Catering - Redwood City

Trust me Dennis, you start with the food. said my experienced meeting planner fifteen years ago when I was leading my first conference. The Wife was about to cross her half century milestone birthday during a global pandemic. How the hell can you have a party worthy of that event when you don 't even know if anything will be open? You start with the food. I found Crystal Springs Catering on Yelp a couple of months ago. The search on its own was a challenge because I had very specific requirements. I wanted an English Tea for my Anglophile wife, and as we had the authentic version at The Dorchester Hotel in London, the standards were rather high. There were a few places that had the tea, but not the capacity. Other services couldn 't do the tea with the tiers and sandwiches. I called Bob and in the first five minutes of the conversation he had discussed the tiers, sandwiches, petit fours, scones, lemon curd, and in my head I let out a big 'Whew! ' because I knew I just got this ball rolling. A few more discussions about how to serve without infecting the guests, at a price that was within industry norms, and I let him know that no matter what, I had found the food. The venue search was a journey. Bob had a lot of ideas and experiences in the region. He did site visits while I wasn 't able to attend because I was stuck on teleconferences all day. When it looked like we were getting nothing, we had a solid plan of how to set up in my backyard. Throughout the whole process I knew that show would go on. Finally, the venues opened up and we scored a jackpot. From there, it was a breeze (for me, at least). We had one more site visit, some brief planning and great coordination with the venue host to set up the plan. I had a dynamic headcount (odd that some people would read about new COVID variants and worry about a superspreader event), but the team rolled with it and the way things were set up I had no concerns because we took every precaution. The day of the event was perfect. Tables were set up according to plan, the food delicious and presented beautifully, and everyone was raving about the quality of the set up and service. Servers were very nice and accommodating to guest needs. After a long and winding road, The Wife got her celebration of a lifetime, and I set high bar for all of our friends who also have spouses near this milestone. All because I listened to the expert and started with the food.

Bob and his sons did an excellent job providing great tasting food and top notch service for our family get together. Great job guys!

Bob and his crew (His sons Chris and Andrew) were AWESOME! It was a last minute catering request and I was first time customer. The end result of AMAZING. They were very professional and helpful and sooo very reasonably priced. The meals were wonderful and yummy! THey provided the kind of service and peace of mind needed when hosting a small gathering during these unprecedented times. They took every precaution to provide safe Covid services ie masks and even provided hand sanitizers for our guests. I highly recommend Crystal Springs Catering and no doubt will look to using them again in the very near future.

Bob and his team helped cater an event we had for our friends birthday. From start to finish, Bob was attentive and easy to work with. He made all my catering dreams come true. If I knew catering was this easy, I would have had more parties. The food was delicious and we had such a large variety of foods to choose from. Bob also made everything COVID safe by allowing food set up and drop off with little to know interaction and he did not need to use my kitchen. He also included a sneeze guard to protect the food. For a little extra charge he also provides linens, China, glasses...anything you need. Thank you again Bob for your wonderful service! Highly recommended!

Crystal Springs Catering is outstanding! The range of options for the party we hosted last weekend was not only delicious but also beautifully presented. They really went above and beyond! We celebrated a birthday for about 70 guests, and they took care of the setup, managed the hot food stations, and ensured we had plenty of refills throughout the evening. If you're organizing an event and need catering, I highly recommend reaching out to CSC!