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Duane's Catering and Confections
- Burbank, CA
- Caterer
- Travels up to 120 miles
- $400-$20,000
Overview
We’re a small catering and baking company based out of the east bay area serving the greater bay area, California, and other regions upon request. We offer full service catering for events ranging and not limited to weddings, baby showers, corporate events, home based events, children's birthdays, personal chef services, wait staff, and much more. We pride ourselves on being the "Best and most affordable catering in the Bay Area", we do not compromise quality or customer service. We do not charge many useless fees other caterers charge and this makes it so we only cost a fraction of the market rate.
12 Reviews
I recently had the pleasure of working with Duanes Catering for a Greek-themed dinner party, and I couldn’t be happier with the experience. From start to finish, the service was impeccable, and the food was absolutely delicious.
Brenda, our event coordinator, was a joy to work with. She was attentive to every detail and ensured that all our preferences were met. The menu she helped us select was perfect, featuring a variety of authentic Greek dishes that delighted all our guests. The moussaka, souvlaki, and baklava were particular highlights, each bursting with flavor and beautifully presented.
The catering team arrived on time and set everything up seamlessly. They were professional, friendly, and went above and beyond to make sure everything ran smoothly. The presentation of the food was stunning, and it was clear that a lot of care and effort went into every dish.
Our guests couldn’t stop raving about the food and the overall experience. Many of them asked for the catering company’s contact information, which I was more than happy to provide. If you’re looking for top-notch catering services for your next event, I highly recommend Duane catering will ensure your event is a memorable one!
Caterer
Duanes Catering saved my bacon. I had agreed to host a baby shower brunch for forty people and the closer it got, the more panicked I became about feeding that crowd. A friend recommended Duane Catering and it was worth every time - and much less expensive than I feared. They showed up at exactly the time I requested, with delicious food exactly as agreed, and the guests scarfed it up. There were a few leftovers that happy guests took home with them.
These people are GOOD, and I will skip all the worrying and just call them next time.
Personal Chef, Caterer
My family reached out to the Duanes Catering for a family outing. I have to say, these guys were fantastic. Extremely responsive, professional, and very friendly. They provided us with a large tent enough for a party of 50+ people, tables, chairs, linens, etc. The food was outstanding and would absolutely recommend them again and again. Great job. Great company. Thank you for making our party exactly what we were looking for!
Caterer
I was able to book them in our last few days and I was under so much pressure for this to work out. I was able to connect , have a full explanation of the process and during the whole process I had questions and I was answered and it was all explained in a way I was able to understand. These food things have always been foreign land to me so I didn't know how to go about this. When Duane's Catering came through with service it was all I hoped for and more I want to give the biggest thank you!
Personal Chef
We want to say a massive thank you to you for catering this week of our short film shoot in Pencombe.
The catering was absolutely fantastic! From the quality of the meals, service, and your professionalism, it really was absolutely superb and we had huge amounts of positive feedback from the cast and crew on how wonderful the catering/ food was. Really appreciate you going the extra mile and making sandwiches brown/ whole meal options for everyone, honestly, we are so incredibly happy and we will of course highly recommend you going forward to anyone looking for catering services.
Thank you so much again for your superb work with the catering, we are truly grateful to you."
Very best wishes
Personal Chef, Caterer
Super easy and efficient and the food was all absolutely delicious! Would 10/10 recommend it to anyone looking for catering for parties or events! Great communication as well! Thank you!!
Caterer
First of all I have to say thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!! Duane's Catering came through super clutch and I can't thank you enough. Our caterer we hired many months ago back out last second due to what she claimed was an emergency. I was assigned this event and was terrified because we had VIPS coming to the event. I contacted Duane , he gave me a reasonable quote worked with my budget and was very reassuring. He worked with the menu we already had and added some really cool tweaks, staff was on time , and very professional. The food was EXCELLENT! My company has added his company to our preferred caterers list. I highly recommend.
Caterer
I was charged 8k for food that looked like a bunch of leftovers. Never again. No one would eat it. I want half of my money back. I would have posted this earlier but my dog died. So suddenly. Last Sunday. Now I am dealing with over 8k of charges billed on my Visa.
Caterer
Duane's Catering and Confections to the rescue! I needed a professional caterer who could execute a special menu for 125 with several dishes, all very personal to me, for a birthday celebration. Duane worked with me to figure out how to budget, time, cost out, and plan the event. And even when I made a serious misjudgment on something, Duane and his team rolled with it and got food out and served on time and in abundance. All of our guests said that the food was delicious and the caterers were warm and wonderful. I look forward to working with them again, and promise to be a better client! :)
Personal Chef, Caterer
I hired them pretty last minute, I got a lot of no's from many other vendors, but Duane's catering came through in a major way. Made me a nice menu we were excited for and delivered in a major way we were so pleased, hiring again for holidays!
Personal Chef, Caterer
I was planning my friend’s birthday, and our caterer had to cancel last minute. I found Duane’s Catering and asked if it was possible for him to do this. He very kindly took on my last minute request and delivered exactly on time, set-up everything perfectly while navigating a house of full of people. We ordered the salmon, bbq chicken, chicken satay, asparagus, vegetables, pear salad, macaroni cheese, stuffed mushrooms (I think that’s all!) everything was fantastic and he sets the platters up over a flame, so everything stayed hot as we made our plates throughout the evening. I would definitely recommend Duane if you are looking for a really great meal that is very reasonably priced.
Caterer
I have used Duane's catering before and I must say they will far exceed your expectations. Finding sensible catering in the bay is a problem to say the least then you add in the pandemic and that stacks your problems. Working with Duane's catering they made it easy for me when I booked them and was patient ( I know I asked many questions) . Gave me a fair price and went above and beyond for food and service, I highly recommend!
Caterer
Booking Info
Price Range: $400-$20,000
Languages: English, Spanish
Insurance: $2,000,000 - Wide range
What to Expect
We here at Duane's Catering and confections make it very easy for you as we know not all have experience with catering and hired food services in general. We take our time and communicate with you through your preferred medium whether it is phone call, text, email or other and we have a in depth conversation about your needs and what it is you hope to achieve. Once we have this understanding we submit a quote, you accept and make a deposit to hold your date on calender.
We take care of everything from this point we make everything seamless and streamlined. Your worry dissipates as we take care of everything from beginning to end.
About
We’re a small catering and baking company based out of the east bay area serving the greater bay area, California, and other regions upon request. We were established in 2009 led by our CEO/Founder/Operator/Head Chef Duane Smith. Chef Duane Smith went to school for culinary arts in San Francisco then began his career as a chef in the bay area food scene.
He began working at the award-winning Jun noon’s restaurant based in Palo Alto, California where he and his team were featured in esquire magazine, the local paper, and several bay area news publications’. He and that team won 2006 best new restaurant, he then worked his way to sous chef at the prestigious Luna lounge based in San Francisco. He worked as a chef at various tech companies throughout the bay area such as Facebook, Google, apple, etc.
At this point he decided to open Duane’s Catering and Confections where he employs a full staff that can service your every need. We have master bakers, classically trained chefs, excellent, wait staff, and all personal are serve safe certified. We have catered for local police departments, fire departments, all the way up to city officials and corporate events just to name a few of our most proud successes.
We source locally, support local businesses, we are a practitioner of organic ingredients/foods, and we are an equal opportunity employer.
Additional Booking Notes
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Services Offered
Influences & Inspiration
Iron Chef Cat Cora
Setup Requirements
Chaffing dishes
Utensils
sternos
tables or flat space