Patina Catering

I have had the pleasure of working with Patina Catering at a number of our events at Honey Bear Events. From weddings, to galas to small private dinners in our client's homes and they are always extremely professional, talented and fun to work with. Their attention to detail makes sure the vision comes to life beautifully! I am looking forward to our next event together! I would highly recommend Patina Restaurant Group for your next event!

We just went to a show at the Samueli center and the pre show brunch was catered by Patina Catering. All four us were blown away by the delicious food we ate I.e., quiches, bacon, roasted potatoes, croissants, scones, juices, tea, coffee, etc. I just wish they had a local cafe where we could continue our noshing!!

I just want to take the time to personally thank Chef Ed, with whom I had the pleasure of assisting at the Formula 1 race, Las Vegas, this past weekend. This man has high values & knows how to hold the kitchen down thru excellent leadership & high work ethic. Nowadays this combination is a rare commodity as most only do enough to get by without caring about the next person's feelings. He was also humble which I hope rubs off on those higher up on the chain of command as they could stand a lesson on appreciation & cordiality. You can tell his parents raised him right.. or, someone did. I wish nothing but success & growth throughout the rest of his career. He deserves nothing but the best.. bcuz that's what he offers from his menu. Thank u, Chef Ed. -Air Force Chic/chicken station

Heidi at Patina helped coordinate a great meal for me! She explored and presented a number of options for a custom, special request suckling pig for an event I hosted. The food was delicious and beautifully presented, it all exceeded my expectations. I will definitely turn to them for my future catering needs.

The people working for this company should treat everyone with respect. Whether in traffic or catering an event. Recently, one of Patina’s truck driver forced me into oncoming traffic. When I asked the driver the reason for his behavior, he rolled his eyes, shrugged his shoulder, and said, “I don’t care!” The insensitivity was appalling. The driver had no remorse for nearly causing a deadly collision. I contacted the company about this matter and got no response. I hope that doesn’t mean that Patina supports this type of behavior.

The food is subpar for the price. I have been to many catered events, but this by far is the worst. The service was fine, though the poor waitstaff are clearly miserable. Presentation is plain with little attention to detail.

Excellent! Will certainly be coming back once more. The area is actually good for me.

Its near to my place so i always come here. to chill!

Our 50 yr. high school reunion was recently held at Descanso Gardens in La Canada. An absolutely perfect late summer evening in the Rose Garden Pavilion. Patina did a stellar job catering our event, from the very first phone call, menu planning, follow-up calls and emails, to the presentation of a delicious meal! Gina and Karen were a delight to work with during the planning stages. Eric, the maitre d', was so attentive and charming, making sure everything was done to our satisfaction throughout the evening. The waitstaff were top notch; efficient, fun and pleasant to work with as well. A month later, and we are all still remarking about our memorable evening. Thank you, Patina!

We had the pleasure of working with Patina catering for the first time on Sunday 6-16-19 not just a wedding at Desconso gardens but also Father's Day. Being an entertainment company and a mobile DJ, we work at many venues with tons of different caterers. From the first hello, Francisco offered a firm handshake with a friendly smile and and respect that does not often come with working for first time with a caterer at a venue. Thank you for that but it's not even the best part. They treated us like royalty, fed us amazingly great food and even offered to help move OUR eq. If needed. The service and food from this company is second to none and we know the difference. We look forward to our next opportunity to work together with them, and we would highly recommend anyone looking for amazing catering with great staff to contact them immediately!

Patina did such an amazing job on our wedding. Their waitstaff was super attentive and very friendly, Mary Dix was the best, even lending a hand to pin boutineers, and they brought hors d'oeuvres and drinks to us during our family photos. The food was spectacular, especially the mac and cheese pops. For dinner I had the vegetarian option of butternut squash ravioli and my husband had filet mignon with potato purée and red carrots. We tasted a few bites of each other's plates and both dishes were absolutely delicious. Our rehearsal dinner was at Morton's, but the wedding steak was much better. We had an outside pastry chef make our dessert bar and three cakes, but Patina plated all of his creations at no charge, and did a beautiful job. When we got home the next day and started unloading all of our decorations, we discovered that the Patina staff had boxed up 6 bottles of sparkling wine for us to take home, plus all of the leftover desserts, which we used at an Oscar party the following night. I can't recommend them enough, and only wish we could have a second wedding just so we could work with them again.

This is a review for their Descanso Gardens event catering... Had them do "mini tea sandwiches" and beverages for a Memorial service I held at Descanso. It was an afternoon event so all I really needed was something simple but good. I hate to say, but the food did NOT live up to standards. I have used a lot of great catering companies for events, and this was the worst food I've tasted and a VERY high price. The sandwiches were underwhelming. Only 1 flavor of the 3 was being eaten by the guests... The Curry Chicken. The other 2 were barely touched. Also, of the cookies, only 1 flavor of the 3 was liked. I know this because I heard all the guests saying, "only eat that kind." I was honestly pretty embarrassed about it. Thank God I had catered food waiting at my house after to make up for it. I expected some sort of follow up from their catering manager (who had been great leading up to the event), but I received nothing. I guess they didn't want to hear how my experience was? I am used to a lot more and for the hefty price, this didn't cut it. Sorry, Patina.

I recently had my 18th Birthday Debut at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion's Grand Hall, and Patina Catering was the contracted caterer for the venue. I was honestly so sad about not being able to choose my own caterers for my debut at first, but Patina made that frown turn upside down with their outstanding service and magnificent food. I was first assigned with Heather Knox as my coordinator, but she sadly had to move to the Hollywood Bowl during the duration of planning my debut and couldn't be my coordinator anymore. Although, Heather entrusted Jo Ann Gonzalez with being my new coordinator and I had no problem with it at all. Jo Ann did such a lovely job coordinating my whole debut, making sure I knew every single detail, and tending to my needs. Since it is THE Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (home of the LA Opera), I was required by the Music Center to have a Union crew. (TIP - If you ever plan to have your event here, make sure you tell your coordinator every detail of your event due to the union fees you must pay). The Union are the people who assist with sound, video, lighting, staging, and etc on the day of your event. Two weeks before my debut, I had a walk through meeting with the Union, a member of the Music Center Production department, and vendors that the Union requires to be present. The Union fees are such a bummer (since it is pricy) and probably one of the few cons of having your event here, but they truly did help, got things done efficiently on the day of, and made sure they reached their goal of having a successful event for me. My food tasting was held at the 5th Floor Ballroom (Salon A) of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. You get to choose 3 dishes for each entrée from their exquisite menu for your tasting. For our appetizer we had ... 1) Tuna tartar with avocado, soy lime vinaigrette, & crispy wonton 2) House cured Anis salmon with green asparagus, crispy potatoes, salmon caviar, & creme fraiche 3) Roasted shrimp with caramelized endive salad, and orange vanilla Main Entree 1) Mary's organic chicken supreme with contrast of carrots & creamy chicken sauce 2) Forrest mushroom stuffed chicken breast with creamy Roquefort grits, braised mustard greens and Escarole, & caramelized cipollini jus 3) Poached chicken with cheddar mashed potatoes, braised kale, & creamy mustard seed sauce. Dessert 1) Campfire S'Mores - Milk chocolate Chantilly, torched marshmallow fluff, graham crumble, & chocolate pop rocks 2) Strawberries & Crem - Vanilla mousse, strawberry paper, rose water meringue, & strawberry yogurt 3) Budino - Chicory pudding, brownie & chocolate cake powder, malted banana nuggets, & creme fraiche They also had all the different cupcakes that were served on the day of my debut for us to taste too. All the dishes were presented in the middle of the table of how it would be served on the day of, while each person had a beautiful presented small serving to themselves. In the end, I decided to have roasted shrimp for appetizer, poached chicken for main entree, and strawberries & cream for dessert. Although, being the pickiest eater in the world, Jo Ann was able to tell the chef to tweak the roasted shrimp a bit since I wasn't much of a fan of the caramelized endive salad and orange vanilla. So on the day of my debut, the roasted shrimp was served with green asparagus & citrus vinaigrette. I also had my main entree altered just for my plate to the creamy chicken sauce instead of the creamy mustard seed sauce. This just shows that Patina went far and beyond to make sure I was happy with what they served. Days before my debut, my parents decided to add even more food that would be served after the program as a late night snack. Even though it was so last minute, Patina fulfilled our needs. They served 3 different late night snacks: 1) Caprese grilled cheese with Di Stefano mozzarella basil & Japanese tomato 2) BBQ pulled pork sliders with coleslaw & house relish 3) Chicken & Serrano croquettes. On the day of my debut, the service and food was phenomenal. Everyone kept on telling my parents and I that the food was so delicious and none of my guests left the party hungry (which was my family's ultimate goal). I also had The Fifth Floor Ballroom (Salon B) used as a "hideout room" for my family, court, and vendors which really helped keep all the behind the scenes stuff hidden. My staff members (ushers, security, & servers) were honestly the best and even told me they had a blast working for my debut. I loved how my server made sure I ate my food hot and even kept my plates in the kitchen until I had time to finally eat my food. Patina does come with a price, but worth every cent!! It was honestly such a pleasure working with them for my debut and I would totally hire them again! Shout out to Jo Ann for being one awesome coordinator and dealing with me!!

Patina has the catering contract for the Ahmanson Theatre. I just find their service to ALWAYS be understaffed, the prices VERY HIGH for what you get, absolutly no flair or feeling of getting what you paid for. I also find it SHOCKING that they leave so much money on the "table". The bars are so understaffed (1500 people trying to get a drink at 3 bars in 15 min that are staffed with only ONE person). They could make so much more money if they lowered prices and moved the staffing from the (empty during shows) restaurants to the theatre bars for intermission. I would think this would be the advantage to running all of the restaurants in the music center.

My second event here went smothly. I requested the same event planner, Jill Halferty, and she made everything easy. It was a all day seminar for my business team. The space on the 5th Floor was perfect and the catering and meeting en

Planning a ten year reunion for your high school class is not the easiest thing to do. When my friend I was planning with found the 5th floor room we went to check it out and we were excited to work with this venue. Jill Halferty was great to work with, even though she was not our original "coordinator" she was thrown our contract very late in the planning. After recapping with her all that was set up and discussed with the previous coordinator she promised to execute our party as planned. She worked hard on helping me get through the anxiety of our party by being a great support and insuring that our event would be great. I was originally very concerned about if we would have enough food but I assure you we had a TON and it was delicious. Jill and her staff made everything perfect, we had technical difficulties with light etc... but they found ways to make it work and to create a comfortable environment. We realized a few things we had perhaps not worked out from our original contract that she was not aware of and we brought it to her attention and immediately it was taken care of. So my overall rating is 5 stars. The location was beautiful, my guests were happy (although if you are planning here I suggest more details on telling guests how to find the room as well as signage outside, we had people lost for awhile), the parking was horrible with all I needed to carry up but I double parked and made it work then went across the street to the Disney center to park. The staff was friendly, helpful and on top of everything. The food was AMAZING! I know at least one of our guests will be using this location in the future and I would hope to also. Especially for the food and the view! THANK YOU JILL FOR EVERYTHING!

Heidi at Patina helped coordinate a great meal for me! She explored and presented a number of options for a custom, special request suckling pig for an event I hosted. The food was delicious and beautifully presented, it all exceeded my expectations. I will definitely turn to them for my future catering needs.

My wife Cecilia and I recently got married at the Disney Concert Hall and Patina is the set vendor for catering. Even though we didn't have a choice in vendors, they never made us feel that way. The paid attention to every detail and Jessica from Patina treated the wedding like it was her own. Not that my wife and I had time to eat during the wedding but our guests said they loved the food. We know from the tasting that it was really good. Service was excellent. All the servers and bartenders were friendly and efficient. As the bride and groom we had people shadow us the whole night making sure everything was ok and getting us food and drink. We paid set price for the bar per person which was reasonably priced. It's nice not to have to worry about how big a bar tab you are running up. Even with a setup price, drinks were always ready fast, including our tray passed Moscow Mules at the cocktail hour and reception -- food and drink was never in short supply. Hopefully a friend or family member can have an event there because I had such a good time and want to do it all over again!

I LOVE working with Patina! As a wedding planner, I work with tons of catering teams, and Patina executes perfect events every time. Their staff the day of is always professional and knowledgeable. They follow our timelines to a T which I love, and the food is absolutely delicious. The communication with their team prior to the event is always fast and efficient and they really to to accommodate every wish of the couple. Highly recommend!

After a really poor review on the Patina Hot Dogs at the Hollywood Bowl....I was shocked to see the awesome dogs we had last night at the LA Music Center Plaza were Patina's as well! They were called the LA Street Dog....$6.00 each. I always plan on spending too much money for a hot dog...even though these were really good hot dogs, the price was still pretty hefty. Description: LA Street Dogs - $6 Baconwrapped all beef hot dogs served with caramelized onions, grilled jalapeños, ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise (also available without bacon). This was the description on the menu...however, what we got was this: Baconwrapped all beef hot dogs served with caramelized onions, grilled jalapeños, red peppers....add your own condiments. Still, a delicious, fat, beef hot dog on an a delicious sour dough, slightly crusted bun. Super good...I highly recommend it!

My sister and I used them for a company event a few weeks ago. The presentation was beautiful the service was good but the flavors or the food were very blah. Plain and flavorless. The desserts were the only thing the guests really enjoyed. The main entrees and appetizers were lacking flavor all around. For the price payed I would not use them again.

The food is mediocre for the price. I have been to many catered events but this was the least impressive. The presentation lacked attention to detail and the servers lacked proper uniforms. I saw one server wearing heels and capris, I mean come on...get a grip Patina.

I am a wedding coordinator for Pursue Love Design Company and I was able to work with Jo Ann and her team for a wedding on October 2015 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. From the first venue walkthrough to the wedding day, Jo Ann and the Patina Catering team did an excellent job with customer service and communication and every detail was executed perfectly on the wedding reception day. Jo Ann and the Patina catering team did an amazing job in assisting us with all our questions, making sure the wedding day ran smoothly, executing every detail perfectly from cocktail and reception setup to catering questions. I would highly recommend Jo Ann and the Patina catering staff to my future wedding and event clients!

I normally dont write on these on-line forums, but yelp has become a tool for evaluation of these caterers. I give my highest possible recommendation to the outstanding service provided by Patina. Jill Halferty has been just a pleasure to work with. She has been wonderful and extremely erudite and helpful. Rob Carson as the director of sales likewise has been very gracious in working with us and the organizations we are trying to help. Finally Chef Flores knows his food and is at the top of his game. My praise for this all star team can not be magnanimous enough.

OMG !! I love love love them!!!! The food is the best. They did such a great job at my wedding 8/27/16. Alicia and Ben are one of the few incredible people we had the pleasure to work with during the whole planning process. They executed everything perfectly. Our guest loved the food. I must say I loved the food more at my wedding than at the tasting . I'm am beyond happy with how everything turned out. I would definitely recommend them to everyone that needs catering. Sure it's a little pricey but worth every penny... if you want great food and great customer service and to be stress free. Hire them .

We had our first date at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. The day after we got engaged we started researching venues, when we saw that it was possible to have a wedding at this beautiful place we had our hearts set on it. It was a little confusing at first, knowing who to contact and why, but the websites and brochures really helped. I didn't understand that Patina was the exclusive caterer for the venue and all booking was done through them. In hindsight that worked out very well because it meant dealing with one less vendor. Venue and catering in the same vendor was an unexpected win. I was a little leery of Patina at first. I had seen their super fancy restaurant at the Disney Concert hall and worried it would only be dishes like liver pate being passed around. However the tasting eased all of those worries. The menu we could choose from was very diverse and had something for everyone. I went into the tasting hoping I would "tolerate" the food (that's on me, I am just a picky eater!), however I ended up loving everything. My wife never doubted Patina, she is an admirer of good food, so it was fantastic that we both ended up loving the food. We worked closely with Jo Ann at Patina for about 9 months. It was a little difficult to secure a date, but that was because we were at the mercy of the LA Phil not yet nailing down their schedule. We had a fantastic wedding planner (A Signature Wedding) who worked very closely with Jo Ann and together we were able to lock down a date that worked for all of us. This was our dream venue, but to be responsible we did research 10 other venues to get competitive rates. We felt we needed to have something in our back pocket in the event that the Disney Hall was out of reach. We were pleasantly surprised that Disney Hall/Patina was competitively priced against other similar venues. The day of, the staff was fantastic, very friendly and eager to please. They had a rundown of the day's events and knew exactly where to be. The day went swimmingly well and we didn't have any problems with the venue, or the food and beverage. Thank you so much for making our wedding day so memorable!

Pricey, but very nice place with excellent food. Great place to go for a meal while visiting Disney Hall if you can afford it.

One of the whack managers of this garbage company called me back to "rectify" my horrible experience that we had on my sons 1st thanksgiving. Next day I left a voicemail as well, to return my call .. it's February at this point... no calls since... you see this company on a flyer as the caterer , think twice , shit.. think 3 times before dropping the astronomical price it costs to eat at one of their catered events.. biggest disappointment of '17 hands down.. before you click "like," or "useful," on this review , read all my reviews so far.. I only usually write about places I LOVE.. the places that I slam definitely went through great lengths to rub me the wrong way and piss me off.. I own a business myself. I know how important it is to please my customers not to mention myself managing 13/14 people at a time making sure our customers are happy. Sometimes some fall through the cracks in my experiences, however it's not without myself exhausting every option imaginable to rectify someone being upset.. don't waste your hard earned $$ w/ these fools. Do your research before dropping the amount of $$$ they're asking for...

My engagement party was an incredibly important event for me and my fiance. Putting our trust in Patina and specifically the Senior Catering Salesperson Jill Halferty was a big decision. I cannot begin to describe the attention and care they put into planning our special event. Jill's enthusiasm and expertise, plus delicious food and breathtaking decor made for the perfect evening.

*NOTE: THIS IS FOR THEIR THANKSGIVING EVENT ONLY* While the food was ok the entire event and dinner was a disappointment and misrepresented on their web site. The dining hall was sparsely decorated and dingy, while the pic on the web site made it seem more like we would be dining with the gardens around us. The buffet style was set up without salad our bread service, so you end up in a line forever; our seating was at 2, we did not eat until after 3. The whole vibe was depressing and the cost was exorbitant -- $73 per person! Avoid.

I used to have big dreams about having my wedding at the Music Center. To me it was THE venue. But Jill Halferty, the coordinator, crushed all my hopes. She's horrible at communicating and is not professional. She doesn't return phone calls and hardly responds to emails. She would confirm one thing one day, and take it all back the next week. Imagine how stressful that was! Her excuse all the time - "I have no control over it". That obviously wasn't acceptable to me. If I did not call the Director of Catering to report her, she wouldn't have stepped up to the plate. Finally, I decided to cancel my reservation with them. It was getting too stressful for me and I knew I wasn't going to be able to deal with it for 9 more months. I knew it was for the best.

Patina caters events at Descanso Gardens. I requested cucumber iced water and regular iced water for my wedding. The display was AWFUL! The water dispensers looked cheap, they were set up in a fashion where is was not easy on the eyes, and there was a BIG GRAY trash can set up right next to it!!!! It was awful!

YOU ARE ALLOWED TO BRING YOUR OWN ALCOHOL AND FOOD ONTO THE PLAZA AT THE MUSIC CENTER. Patina sadness.I went to see a production and was very disappointed with the staff.I purchased a few items inside the Spotlight Cafe.They were very expensive but I was hoping for amazing experience.The sandwich I purchased was very old.The brownie at the Music Center used to be made on site but this one tasted like a cheap store bought pastry.The server was very rude to me and when I told her I was disappointed with my purchase.She was very rude to me.I didn't want this to ruin my night so I let it go.Boy,did I needed a drink at this point.I picked my ticket up from the box office and went inside the theater.I went to the nearest bar.There was an older man with a big grin on his face.I ordered my drink for myself and my partner.He did not know how to make my drink.There was a language problem.He smiled and started to pour the wrong liquor.Finally after telling him how to make our drinks,he started making them.The drink was REALLY strong.It must have been a triple! Two drinks,candy and cookie was around $32 dollars.Typical for Patina.The strange part is when the bartender rang up my order,he only pushed one button for four items.Weird...and when I asked him for a receipt,he said the register was not working correctly and he could not print the receipt for me.This seems rather shady to me.By then I was going to get sick on my triple and see my show.I don't remember the first 30 min. but I came to by intermission.I went out for coffee,line was long of course.They need at least one more server for intermission.I got my cup,and this time this bartender printed my receipt.I then went for some decaf.No half and half,just cheap creamers.The coffee was mislabeled.The decaf was REGULAR for sure.I was up till 4 a.m. that next morning.As I left,I spoke to an usher and he told me you can BYOB at the Music Center.You are allowed to drink your own alcohol anywhere on the plaza and you can bring your own food.I will pack a dinner with my own booze next time for sure.It is a lot less expensive to bring your own goods and you know what you are going to get.Please do not waste your money.

We were in love we the idea of having our wedding at the LA Music Center.. From the website, we were pretty impressed. The 5th floor on the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion (DCP) looked amazing and the price was pretty reasonable (not as many fees associated with it as Walt Disney Concert Hall). We booked our tour to see what our options were and if we truly wanted this to be our wedding site. We had a 4pm appointment with Jill Halferty to meet at the DCP box office. We were there about 15 minutes early, and we were there at 4pm because we heard the chimes from the LA Cathedral. At about 4:15 we started asking at the box office if Jill was around, they said that we would have to call her ourself, since the box office was not associated with Patina. With a call to her office, her assitant insisted that she was down there waiting for us. After another 15 minutes we called back and the assitant said that Jill had returned to her office, and would now be coming back to meet us. At 4:45 we were about to just leave (having been waiting an hour for her) and we saw Jill come out of the DCP. Her first statement to us was of sarcasm and annoyance that she was definetly there at 4:00 and we were not. She ACTUALLY started arguing with us. Why in the world would a catering manger argue with a client who is about to spend tens of thousands of dollars is beyond me. She instantly realized that she was being unprofessional and stopped and apologized. But we should have known and gone on our first instinct and left. Touring the DCP was a nightmare. The place was was built in the 1960's and I dont think they have updated it since (or cleaned the carpets). If you want to have a wedding in a garrish and gaudy hall way this is the place to do it. They try and sell you on the foyer as a great place to have the ceremony but peeling gold lame and chandeliers with missing jewels is not my idea of and elegant wedding (needless to say we were not looking for elegant anyways). A short elevator ride to the 5th floor room in an elevator that has seen better days and carpet that I swear was 40 years old, we arrived at their "wonderful" hall. The view is stunning, I have to give them that, but that's where it ends. The airwalls that divide the 5th floor room into smaller banquet halls are straight out of some bad hotel ballroom and again the carpet and walls are in need of a good steam cleaning. Jill then insisted that we see the Walt Disney Concert Hall. We did like the hall, the various locations to host a wedding as well as the founders room. We were excited and ready to drop the required $20,000 to $30,000 that a small wedding would have cost . We gave Jill some dates that would work and left it at that. We got a return phone call that one of our dates would work, unfortunatly it would no longer work for us. We gave her another date. That date was only avaliable from 11am-3pm, but of course we would still be charged the full price of having the venue all day. We told her this would not work, gave her more dates, and that was the last comunication that we had with her. We were deeply disapointed that she seemed so apathetic to her job and the whole process of booking a wedding for us. She was so eager to sell us on the Disney Concert Hall as the venue of choice (primarily becasue it was 50% more expensive than DCP). Every communication was "well I have to check with the music center" and blamed any and all delays on them. When wanting to give a business this kind of money, you want a feeling of being thanked for your business. Her lack of profesionalism and just general dislike of her job or ability to do it made us wish that we had gone with our gut instinct at 4:45 and just walked away and find a new place. Luckily I think we have.