S+S Gastro Grub Catering

This is a long overdue review! We have hired S+S Gastro Grub Catering for my work several times for about a year and a half. Their attention to details are unmatched. The quality of their food, taste and creativity are impeccable. The cocktails by their bartenders are well balanced. The entire S+S team are always happy, friendly and professional! Our guests always enjoyed their food and services. They still talk about it even months after!! It can be slow on the communication which can be understandable since the owners, Simone & Sebastian are completely hands-on for every aspect of the planning and execution as well as physical being at all of their events. No matter how long in between our communications, they never missed any details and they go above and beyond on additional details that I didn't think of! I can't wait to plan my birthday celebration with them!!

NOT recommended to anyone who is looking for a cater.This is my first time in writing a negative review. I am very disappointed about this cater, as they have been the most challenging vendor to work with.We tried to work with this cater since early March and we have told them about our timeline. It has been a few month, they have shown zero progress in their work over the past few months, significantly impacting our wedding planning process.Their level of irresponsibility and inefficiency is astounding, and they consistently fail to fulfill their promises.If you don't want to work with someone you can't reach out to them by phone, someone who reply your email in weeks or months and someone who always fail to meet their promises, DON'T pick them as your cater!We have made the decision to move on and search for another caterer for our wedding.

Emails, emails, emails, following all requests in order to spend our hard-earned money on a caterer that we wholeheartedly wanted to be that special menu provider for our wedding. A wedding. Something that means everything to us and our families.Dead-end phone calls to a dead phone number, excuses about their phone service being 'resolved', then more emails and voicemails sent to them, all sent to the ether.No customer, no wedding couple deserves to be shunned. Ever. Especially when we've abided by every line-item rule this caterer requires to be met.Absolute disappointing and somewhat of a blessing in disguise. Who'd ever want their dream-wedding to be neglected in any element of a service? ... raise your hand. Yeah, that's what I thought.There's absolutely no excuse period, to be so negligent.

We used S&S Gastrogrub for a family member's 100th birthday party in 2013. We were amazed by the quality and quantity of the food and Simone and Sebastian's attention to every element of the party. Everyone had nothing but praise for the party. Fast forward to June, 2023 when we decided to host another milestone birthday at our home for 35 guests.It was the best decision we could have made to reach out again the S&S Gastrogrub.I really appreciated the ability to communicate by emails and by Simone's warmth and responsiveness. We were able to choose the menu based of the descriptions of the dishes and to choose the serving items, tables and chairs. On the day of the party, Simone and Angela arrived and began setting up quickly and efficiently. Once the tables and chairs were out, the kitchen filled with the most wonderful aromas. It is really a gift to have Simone prepare a meal for you. Once again, everything was delicious, in more than ample quantities, and served quickly. Once the meal service concluded and while we were enjoying dessert, Simone and Angela quietly cleaned everything up and left the kitchen in perfect condition.After the party, had leftover Parker house rolls which are buttery, large and warm, made from a brioche dough. The next morning, we sliced them and made French toast which instantly transported me to my Louisiana childhood when my mom served us " pain perdu", made from her brioche. All in all, a more than 5 star experience.

I had been drooling over delicious postings from S+S on Facebook for a while after seeing them suggested on a community page so when it was clear we were going to have a different type of Christmas this COVID season, I jumped on the chance to order their Christmas dinner to treat myself...and to save time and energy, super important with a toddler and newborn! I was concerned about our reheating the goodies as our oven was out, but they responded promptly with thorough suggestions so I felt comfortable giving it a go. Thank goodness!We started with the octopus terrine and dramatic squid ink sauce, which was a nice light appetizer. The prime rib was seasoned and cooked perfectly, their garlic confit yukon gold mashed potatoes were lick the spoon delightful, the Mac and cheese was a perfect balance of sharp cheese and crab. We also ordered some horseradish cream that I gobbled up with the prime rib, and I generally do not like horseradish. The buche de noel was a showstopper and worth the money! My husband kept nodding his head throughout the meal, acknowledging how legit it was. Merry Christmas to us!

I had their food years ago and it was so good. Had always wanted to get it again but how often can one fake his/her own wedding or funeral just to hire a fantastic catering service?!?Thank god they are now offering weekly home delivery to the Bay Area, and curbside pick-up at their Oakland site, during this ongoing and necessary Covid-19 Shelter-In-Place!!! Their weekly offering changes (yay I love variety!) with a rotation of marinated meats and fish (cooked or uncooked versions), delicious sides of vegetables and carbs, and even nutritious options for cats and dogs!For the April 16 delivery to my SoMa home, I got uncooked version of the following: Wagyu Beef Sirloin Bulgogi, Jerk Duroc Pork Loin, Jerk Heirloom Chicken Wings, Brazilian Spice Chicken Wings, and Miso Cod. All so delicious and the cooking instructions they provided are super easy to follow. The delivery was on time, contact-less, and free for me since I live within 15-mile radius from their shop.For the upcoming April 23 delivery, I ordered the following: Organic Chicken Recado Rojo, Grass Fed Beef Picadillo, "Beyond" Picadillo, Southern Style Pulled Duroc Pork, Blood Orange Aperol Marmalade. Check out their weekly offering here:https://www.ssgastrogrub.com/so/92N6Bb5qQ#/mainSubscribe to their emailing list for future offerings:https://www.ssgastrogrub.com/

S+S Gastro Grub catered my husband's 50th "Speakeasy" birthday party and I wish I could give them more than 5 stars! Simone's attention to detail from start to finish was outstanding. Simone handled all of the rentals, food and drinks. The food was delicious - we still have friends talking about the tomato soup shots and grilled cheese - and the staff was so friendly and professional. The bartender, Will, was a BIG hit, he made a great cocktail and was super fun! The party was so good that no one wanted to leave at the end and Simone and her staff graciously extended the party by an hour. Everything ran like clockwork and the kitchen was cleaner when they left than when they arrived. I can't recommend S+S Gastro Grub enough.

I met them at an open house at the Brazilian room in February and loved their food! My fiancee and I really wanted to have them as our caterer for our wedding, but after sending our proposed menu in March and was told we'd recieve the proposal soon, I still didn't hear from them by the end of April. I had to reach out to them from their website contact form after not hearing back from an email. I heard back right away on 4/28 and was told I'd receive the proposal the next day. Didn't hear back of course, so I heard from them again on 5/2 saying the proposal would be finished then or the next day 5/3... I ended up giving up and moved on to another caterer. I understand it gets busy and things come up, but do not tell a potential client you'll get back to them (multiple times) and not.

Great food and service . They catered my work retreat and all the meals, drinks and desserts were phenomenal! I would highly recommend their services.

S+S did an amazing job for our wedding at the Berkeley Botanical Garden. The food was just as good at the event as it was during our tasting. Simone made sure we were fed and well taken care of during the wedding. Her staff were super friendly and professional. Good food and drink was a high priority for us. Highly recommend.