Recently came from a multi day event. Absolutely amazing. At no point was the vegetarian/Vegan fare made to feel an after thought.
Alexis K.
This business is extremely unprofessional and difficult to work with. We spoke to them about doing a tasting, and they offered us to come to someone else's wedding to taste some of their appetizers. We thought it was odd, but because it was a good price and they have good reviews we thought we would try to see the event and setup and go from there. I e confirmed 5 days before the event that we could stop by and they have us a time to come. An hour and 15 minutes before we were to arrive we texted to confirm, but did not get a response. When we arrived they informed us that our wedding date (1 year out) was booked. They then blamed us for driving the hour distance to try the tasting and not confirm 1-2 days ahead (again, we had confirmed 5 days ahead of time).
Nikki B.
Wedding was 7/6/22 at Kehlet Mansion in Meeks Bay and food was buffet style. We are so pleased with our experience with Mountain Magic Catering. They were our biggest question mark for the wedding since we do not live in the area and were not able to taste the food ahead of time, but it was absolutely amazing. They responded promptly to emails, helped us pick a fully gluten-free menu (even the cupcakes!), were on time with the food, had a beautiful set-up, delicious food, were great with guests, and even saved us a couple hor-dourves so we could try them after photos. We had multiple guests with Celiac and they were wonderful about our concerns. One of our guests is very sensitive to cross contamination, and they (and everyone else) felt great afterwards. They packaged the leftovers for us and when we brought them out a couple nights later, our family was lining up to have some more of the tri-tip and the sauteed mushrooms (my personal favorite was the eggplant lasagna, but there weren't any leftovers of that). My only note is they did put a 20% gratuity onto the final bill, but I had seen another review mention that, so we were already budgeting for it. They did such an amazing job we would have tipped the same regardless. My family that normally takes photos of everything did not actually take any photos of the main food, but we have a shot of our menu, partial set-up, and dessert (note the wooden M+N pieces were bought on Etsy)
Meg A.
Mountain Magic catered our wedding at Mitchell's Meadows and did a fantastic job. They have a large menu to pick from and we found selections we were excited about. We asked for family-style presentation instead of a buffet or plated and they executed this well. We had about 130 guests and the passed apps + dinner food was amazing with plenty to go around.
Liane McCombs Wedding Planning M.
Peter, Martha and their catering team are always outstanding, providing the finest quality of catering options and efficient staffing. We are pleased to refer Mountain Magic Catering to all of our clients, and look forward to working with them in the years ahead. Liane McCombs Wedding and Event Planning
Janelle P.
Mountain Magic catered our small wedding reception in Tahoe in October. Due to COVID we had them just drop off the food and we served it ourselves. They were very flexible and the food was fantastic. I'd definitely recommend Mountain Magic Catering.
Janice O.
I'll start out by saying we never actually tried any food from Mountain Magic and from other reviews it would probably be great. Our wedding plans, like many couples, were turned upside down from the coronavirus and our original wedding venue closed down and canceled our date. After an extensive search to find other venues that were available we ultimately decided to change plans and have a small wedding in our backyard. Their policy was a nonrefundable deposit so we tried to work with them see if they would move locations to cater the backyard wedding. First they said they did not have a kitchen so could not support the event (and would still not agree to refund the deposit), then they said our guest count was too small, then they said they didn't have a license in Nevada. When they finally agreed to cater (and suddenly required a minimum fee that was never disclosed before) and we went to confirm with them, they said they had already booked our wedding date with someone else because we had discussions of possibly changing our date when our original venue closed. This was a month before our wedding after we had the date booked for a year, and we were left without a caterer, our deposit, and the reality is they seemed to make up excuse after excuse to get out of doing it. Bottom line - make sure you ask for and sign a contract with clear terms and dates. We never did and definitely regret it.
Gretchen E.
We had a "forest party" rehearsal dinner in Homewood, CA with eats supplied by Mountain Magic. The food was excellent - trip tip, chicken with mole sauce, salads (green salad dressing got raves!) for the first 20 family members and then appetizers (small turkey sandwiches - raves) and deserts (everyone raved about the lemon squares!) for the 60 attending after the initial dinner. It was a convoluted request of menus that they followed to a tea! All pluses here! +excellent food! -Sauces were so good! +Friendly and helpful correspondence - Martha and Peter -thumbs up! +Prompt and on time +Helpful with our budget +Loaned us serving equipment They were so nice, we would have loved for them to stay for a beer or two!
Kendell B.
We just had Mountain Magic Catering (MMC) cater our wedding at The Gatekeeper's Museum this past Sunday. While we did have an issue arise, Peter and Martha quickly made it right again which is why I decided to give a 5 star review regardless of the oversight. Searching for a caterer for my wedding was a difficult feat because I have so many food allergies and intolerances that it makes it a little more difficult to cook for me. I really wanted to have a meal that I would be able to enjoy, and MMC was able to make that happen. So, if you have food allergies or concerns, I would 100% recommend them since they are so accommodating in this sense. The initial email I received from them explaining everything they do for a wedding was a little overbearing and confusing, but eventually I made sense of it all. Martha is a funny character and always made me smile after talking on the phone, mostly due to her very random tangents. They sent us a menu to choose options from, and there was a fair amount of different options to select. We were nervous about the fact that they don't offer tastings, but we did end up walking by another event of theirs before our wedding and the food smelled great so we were relieved. All of the food we had at the wedding was great! It wasn't your typical boring wedding food. Peter really knows what he is doing flavor- wise, and I was so happy that he was able to cook everything in a manner that I could still enjoy. We ended up getting our desserts catered by them too, we had lemon bars, chocolate dipped strawberries, and puff pastry with peach. All of these were a hit and ended up working out so that we didn't end up with a bunch of cake left over at the end of the night like people usually do. Martha made the lemon bars with white rice flour so I could have them and they were so yummy. In the end, everyone really enjoyed the food we had at our wedding. I do think it would be smart for them to add gratuity into their contract that way it is clear to couples what MMC is expecting. We were following the tipping guide from our wedding coordinator for tips, but they wanted more which caused a bit of an upset with my dad. A wedding is not the place to be discussing tip amounts, especially with the father of the bride. Regardless, things were made right and I appreciate that. I am glad we chose MMC. Choose them if you want fresh, delicious and allergy friendly food for your event.
Ben F.
Peter and Martha catered our wedding in June and everyone raved about the food and said it was the best food they've had at a wedding. Peter was very helpful in finding menu options for vegetarians as well. The tri-tip was the big hit as were the appetizers and the menu options are not just extensive but also interesting, exciting, and flavorful. They were extremely helpful, professional, and communicative. Definitely the best bang for your buck! Thanks again!
Peter, Martha and staff are friendly and easy to work with on all levels: menus, pricing and location. My wife and I had our wedding reception at the Tahoe Yacht Club in Tahoe City last weekend and despite the drizzly and chilly weather, they were able to present a fantastic spread for around 60 people that was a visual delight and incredibly tasty! The appetizer table started things off with a variety of hard and soft cheeses, dips and crackers, roasted garlic bulbs, cured meats and sausages and fresh fruit served on rustic granite slabs. Next up were the main courses with marinated and grilled Tri-Tip steaks, Tuscan chicken breasts, eggplant lasagna (for the veges), roasted potatoes with garlic and rosemary, pasta with artichoke hearts, baby spinach, feta and herbs and a colorful mixed baby greens salad with balsamic vinaigrette. Dessert topped the dining experience off with an assortment of small raspberry cheese cakes, Meyers Lemon bars and the "best ever" caramel, chocolate and toasted pecan tart triangles that were "out of this world" good! Our guests loved our party but I think they raved about how good the food was all night! I would highly recommend Mt. Magic Catering for any special occasion because they will seduce your taste buds with their savory menu selections.
Samantha S.
Hiring Mountain Magic was hands down one of the best things I did for my wedding. Peter and Martha are a dream to work with. I am really particular about food and wanted to have beautiful local, seasonal and delicious food and they beyond delivered. My guests are still complimenting the food and I watched nearly everyone at my wedding go back for heaping plates of seconds and thirds. Martha was truly a godsend for my wedding. She was so sweet and helpful and I really looked forward to every time we needed to talk. I felt like I was talking to an old friend even though we had never met. Peter is so organized and creative and his menus are unreal. They really make an incredible team and you can tell that they really love what they do. When they first sent us the menu selections we honestly didn't know how we were gonna choose. Everything looked SO good!! The day of the wedding the Mountain Magic team was so helpful and polite and professional. As I mentioned before the food exceeded my expectations the plating and set up was stunning and everything tasted amazing! I can't recommend Mountain Magic enough, I couldn't wait to give Martha a huge hug on the day of my wedding for all of her hard work. We love them and are so grateful to Peter and Martha, I highly recommend them for any wedding or event if you want beautiful fresh local food and incredible service.
Ashley Sands
We really enjoyed working with MMC! From planning to execution, everything was perfect! From the beginning, Peter worked to help us plan a fully balanced meal. And the price was definitely manageable; it tasted as if it cost 5x more! We were a little apprehensive planning a destination wedding and not being able to taste anything before the wedding, but our worries were completely unnecessary! Everything we had was delicious and beautiful! The servers and bartenders were fantastic, even making sure my husband and my drinks were never empty. Peter and MMC were the perfect choice for the Gatekeeper's Museum, having worked there many times. Even working in an outdoor venue, everything was cooked to perfection!
annie robillard (annie X)
Mountain Magic catering goes above and beyond for the clients. I love the food with international flavors and creative presentations. Always a pleasure to work with Martha and Peter. Truly professional
Ashley F.
Mountain Magic Catering was so easy to work with and made all of our wedding weekend wishes come true. I'm so thankful we were able to book them for both our Welcome BBQ and Wedding. It was so nice to work with Peter to organize both events, and he took such good care of us! Loaning us items for the BBQ buffet on Friday and taking care of absolutely everything on our wedding day from set-up to clean-up. Our Welcome BBQ was delivered and set-up in a timely manner and was delicious. They took care of our few vegan guests by including a whole extra dish for us all to enjoy! And we're all still trying to recreate their delicious brownies! On Saturday, they took care of the complete table set-up including place-cards and favors! Everything looked beautiful when I arrived to walk down the aisle. Even better than I had imagined! The food was incredible! And I loved the servers who continued to go out of their way to find me and make sure I was able to sample all the yummy apps. They continued to amaze me, as they monitored our family style dinner service making sure everyone had access to all the delicious food! I really can't recommend Mountain Magic Catering strongly enough. Let them take care of everything!
Recently came from a multi day event. Absolutely amazing. At no point was the vegetarian/Vegan fare made to feel an after thought.
This business is extremely unprofessional and difficult to work with. We spoke to them about doing a tasting, and they offered us to come to someone else's wedding to taste some of their appetizers. We thought it was odd, but because it was a good price and they have good reviews we thought we would try to see the event and setup and go from there. I e confirmed 5 days before the event that we could stop by and they have us a time to come. An hour and 15 minutes before we were to arrive we texted to confirm, but did not get a response. When we arrived they informed us that our wedding date (1 year out) was booked. They then blamed us for driving the hour distance to try the tasting and not confirm 1-2 days ahead (again, we had confirmed 5 days ahead of time).
Wedding was 7/6/22 at Kehlet Mansion in Meeks Bay and food was buffet style. We are so pleased with our experience with Mountain Magic Catering. They were our biggest question mark for the wedding since we do not live in the area and were not able to taste the food ahead of time, but it was absolutely amazing. They responded promptly to emails, helped us pick a fully gluten-free menu (even the cupcakes!), were on time with the food, had a beautiful set-up, delicious food, were great with guests, and even saved us a couple hor-dourves so we could try them after photos. We had multiple guests with Celiac and they were wonderful about our concerns. One of our guests is very sensitive to cross contamination, and they (and everyone else) felt great afterwards. They packaged the leftovers for us and when we brought them out a couple nights later, our family was lining up to have some more of the tri-tip and the sauteed mushrooms (my personal favorite was the eggplant lasagna, but there weren't any leftovers of that). My only note is they did put a 20% gratuity onto the final bill, but I had seen another review mention that, so we were already budgeting for it. They did such an amazing job we would have tipped the same regardless. My family that normally takes photos of everything did not actually take any photos of the main food, but we have a shot of our menu, partial set-up, and dessert (note the wooden M+N pieces were bought on Etsy)
Mountain Magic catered our wedding at Mitchell's Meadows and did a fantastic job. They have a large menu to pick from and we found selections we were excited about. We asked for family-style presentation instead of a buffet or plated and they executed this well. We had about 130 guests and the passed apps + dinner food was amazing with plenty to go around.
Peter, Martha and their catering team are always outstanding, providing the finest quality of catering options and efficient staffing. We are pleased to refer Mountain Magic Catering to all of our clients, and look forward to working with them in the years ahead. Liane McCombs Wedding and Event Planning
Mountain Magic catered our small wedding reception in Tahoe in October. Due to COVID we had them just drop off the food and we served it ourselves. They were very flexible and the food was fantastic. I'd definitely recommend Mountain Magic Catering.
I'll start out by saying we never actually tried any food from Mountain Magic and from other reviews it would probably be great. Our wedding plans, like many couples, were turned upside down from the coronavirus and our original wedding venue closed down and canceled our date. After an extensive search to find other venues that were available we ultimately decided to change plans and have a small wedding in our backyard. Their policy was a nonrefundable deposit so we tried to work with them see if they would move locations to cater the backyard wedding. First they said they did not have a kitchen so could not support the event (and would still not agree to refund the deposit), then they said our guest count was too small, then they said they didn't have a license in Nevada. When they finally agreed to cater (and suddenly required a minimum fee that was never disclosed before) and we went to confirm with them, they said they had already booked our wedding date with someone else because we had discussions of possibly changing our date when our original venue closed. This was a month before our wedding after we had the date booked for a year, and we were left without a caterer, our deposit, and the reality is they seemed to make up excuse after excuse to get out of doing it. Bottom line - make sure you ask for and sign a contract with clear terms and dates. We never did and definitely regret it.
We had a "forest party" rehearsal dinner in Homewood, CA with eats supplied by Mountain Magic. The food was excellent - trip tip, chicken with mole sauce, salads (green salad dressing got raves!) for the first 20 family members and then appetizers (small turkey sandwiches - raves) and deserts (everyone raved about the lemon squares!) for the 60 attending after the initial dinner. It was a convoluted request of menus that they followed to a tea! All pluses here! +excellent food! -Sauces were so good! +Friendly and helpful correspondence - Martha and Peter -thumbs up! +Prompt and on time +Helpful with our budget +Loaned us serving equipment They were so nice, we would have loved for them to stay for a beer or two!
We just had Mountain Magic Catering (MMC) cater our wedding at The Gatekeeper's Museum this past Sunday. While we did have an issue arise, Peter and Martha quickly made it right again which is why I decided to give a 5 star review regardless of the oversight. Searching for a caterer for my wedding was a difficult feat because I have so many food allergies and intolerances that it makes it a little more difficult to cook for me. I really wanted to have a meal that I would be able to enjoy, and MMC was able to make that happen. So, if you have food allergies or concerns, I would 100% recommend them since they are so accommodating in this sense. The initial email I received from them explaining everything they do for a wedding was a little overbearing and confusing, but eventually I made sense of it all. Martha is a funny character and always made me smile after talking on the phone, mostly due to her very random tangents. They sent us a menu to choose options from, and there was a fair amount of different options to select. We were nervous about the fact that they don't offer tastings, but we did end up walking by another event of theirs before our wedding and the food smelled great so we were relieved. All of the food we had at the wedding was great! It wasn't your typical boring wedding food. Peter really knows what he is doing flavor- wise, and I was so happy that he was able to cook everything in a manner that I could still enjoy. We ended up getting our desserts catered by them too, we had lemon bars, chocolate dipped strawberries, and puff pastry with peach. All of these were a hit and ended up working out so that we didn't end up with a bunch of cake left over at the end of the night like people usually do. Martha made the lemon bars with white rice flour so I could have them and they were so yummy. In the end, everyone really enjoyed the food we had at our wedding. I do think it would be smart for them to add gratuity into their contract that way it is clear to couples what MMC is expecting. We were following the tipping guide from our wedding coordinator for tips, but they wanted more which caused a bit of an upset with my dad. A wedding is not the place to be discussing tip amounts, especially with the father of the bride. Regardless, things were made right and I appreciate that. I am glad we chose MMC. Choose them if you want fresh, delicious and allergy friendly food for your event.
Peter and Martha catered our wedding in June and everyone raved about the food and said it was the best food they've had at a wedding. Peter was very helpful in finding menu options for vegetarians as well. The tri-tip was the big hit as were the appetizers and the menu options are not just extensive but also interesting, exciting, and flavorful. They were extremely helpful, professional, and communicative. Definitely the best bang for your buck! Thanks again!
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Peter, Martha and staff are friendly and easy to work with on all levels: menus, pricing and location. My wife and I had our wedding reception at the Tahoe Yacht Club in Tahoe City last weekend and despite the drizzly and chilly weather, they were able to present a fantastic spread for around 60 people that was a visual delight and incredibly tasty! The appetizer table started things off with a variety of hard and soft cheeses, dips and crackers, roasted garlic bulbs, cured meats and sausages and fresh fruit served on rustic granite slabs. Next up were the main courses with marinated and grilled Tri-Tip steaks, Tuscan chicken breasts, eggplant lasagna (for the veges), roasted potatoes with garlic and rosemary, pasta with artichoke hearts, baby spinach, feta and herbs and a colorful mixed baby greens salad with balsamic vinaigrette. Dessert topped the dining experience off with an assortment of small raspberry cheese cakes, Meyers Lemon bars and the "best ever" caramel, chocolate and toasted pecan tart triangles that were "out of this world" good! Our guests loved our party but I think they raved about how good the food was all night! I would highly recommend Mt. Magic Catering for any special occasion because they will seduce your taste buds with their savory menu selections.
Hiring Mountain Magic was hands down one of the best things I did for my wedding. Peter and Martha are a dream to work with. I am really particular about food and wanted to have beautiful local, seasonal and delicious food and they beyond delivered. My guests are still complimenting the food and I watched nearly everyone at my wedding go back for heaping plates of seconds and thirds. Martha was truly a godsend for my wedding. She was so sweet and helpful and I really looked forward to every time we needed to talk. I felt like I was talking to an old friend even though we had never met. Peter is so organized and creative and his menus are unreal. They really make an incredible team and you can tell that they really love what they do. When they first sent us the menu selections we honestly didn't know how we were gonna choose. Everything looked SO good!! The day of the wedding the Mountain Magic team was so helpful and polite and professional. As I mentioned before the food exceeded my expectations the plating and set up was stunning and everything tasted amazing! I can't recommend Mountain Magic enough, I couldn't wait to give Martha a huge hug on the day of my wedding for all of her hard work. We love them and are so grateful to Peter and Martha, I highly recommend them for any wedding or event if you want beautiful fresh local food and incredible service.
We really enjoyed working with MMC! From planning to execution, everything was perfect! From the beginning, Peter worked to help us plan a fully balanced meal. And the price was definitely manageable; it tasted as if it cost 5x more! We were a little apprehensive planning a destination wedding and not being able to taste anything before the wedding, but our worries were completely unnecessary! Everything we had was delicious and beautiful! The servers and bartenders were fantastic, even making sure my husband and my drinks were never empty. Peter and MMC were the perfect choice for the Gatekeeper's Museum, having worked there many times. Even working in an outdoor venue, everything was cooked to perfection!
Mountain Magic catering goes above and beyond for the clients. I love the food with international flavors and creative presentations. Always a pleasure to work with Martha and Peter. Truly professional
Mountain Magic Catering was so easy to work with and made all of our wedding weekend wishes come true. I'm so thankful we were able to book them for both our Welcome BBQ and Wedding. It was so nice to work with Peter to organize both events, and he took such good care of us! Loaning us items for the BBQ buffet on Friday and taking care of absolutely everything on our wedding day from set-up to clean-up. Our Welcome BBQ was delivered and set-up in a timely manner and was delicious. They took care of our few vegan guests by including a whole extra dish for us all to enjoy! And we're all still trying to recreate their delicious brownies! On Saturday, they took care of the complete table set-up including place-cards and favors! Everything looked beautiful when I arrived to walk down the aisle. Even better than I had imagined! The food was incredible! And I loved the servers who continued to go out of their way to find me and make sure I was able to sample all the yummy apps. They continued to amaze me, as they monitored our family style dinner service making sure everyone had access to all the delicious food! I really can't recommend Mountain Magic Catering strongly enough. Let them take care of everything!