Jeff the Silent Chef

San Clemente, United States

5

13 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 949-218-2320
Website:
www.silentchefjeff.com
Address:
806 East Avenida Pico Suite I 268, San Clemente, CA, 92673
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
1.1 mi22nd Street/Marina
1.3 miSamson Way/Ports O' Call
1.7 mi6th Street/Downtown San Pedro
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Today

Today 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Local time (San Clemente) –

Business hours

Monday 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Sunday 9:00 am – 9:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Our food speaks for itself!

Chef Jeff Johnson’s passion is providing special event catering to those who share his excitement for food. Jeff enhances wedding receptions, corporate events or social occasions with the freshest ingredients, his vast culinary experience and an eye for beauty in presentation. Experienced in many forms of traditional and fusion cuisine, Chef Jeff will delight and impress you and your distinguished guests with a memorable evening of food.

Our gourmet Orange County catering service provides wedding and event catering in the OC including but not limited to these locations: Irvine, San Clemente, Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Dana Point, Mission Viejo, San Juan Capistrano, Seal Beach, Long Beach, Laguna and Anaheim. Contact us to find out if we cater in your area.

History

Established in 2007.

Jeff Johnson (Silent Chef Jeff) grew up around food. Born and raised in the beach cities of Orange County, childhood was spent at the knee of his grandfather, a master pastry chef and baker. Watching grandfather in the kitchen, Jeff was privy to all aspects of the culinary arts at a young age. The family was always about — happy, laughing, sharing, eating. Later it was groups of family and friends. Big parties, casual bbqs, special occasion dinners. Great food and happy people-​all touchstones to a magical time in his life and the groundwork of Jeff’s future. From this foundation came his greatest passion– a desire to share his experience, abilities and love of food with others.

After graduating San Clemente High School Jeff received a Degree in Nutrition from Saddleback College. He went on to study and train at one of the top culinary schools in the world, California Culinary Academy (CCA) in San Francisco, CA. Upon graduating CCA he moved back to his much loved and much missed home

Meet the Business Owner

Jeff J.

Business Owner

Jeff Johnson is a Certified Chef and Member of the American Culinary Federation of United States. In 2011, Jeff was voted into the top 5 caterers in Orange County by Hot List out of over 700 different competitors. He was recently named the best caterer in San Clemente in 2015.

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13 reviews of Jeff the Silent Chef

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Place rating: 5
Ladera Ranch, CA
I can’t rave enough about Jeff and his fabulous team! We had Jeff the Silent Chef cater our holiday party last night and I have been fielding calls all day from my guests who were so impressed the SERVICE as well as the delicious food. I’ve given Jeff’s name and number to several of my friends just today! His Chef Jay and team made our party seamless and delicious — real professionals and no mess at the end of the evening! I LOVE these people!
Place rating: 5
San Clemente, CA
Incredible service and team. Attention to detail, highly professional. Flexible with your budget. Outstanding presentation.
Place rating: 5
Foothill Ranch, CA
The best decision I’ve made in a long time was to hire Jeff to cater my mom’s 75th birthday party.
Let’s start with the food. Weeks before the party, Jeff came over to my house, and he developed a menu that I knew my guests would love. He had great ideas for mixing and matching foods, where to place the buffet and how to arrange for comfortable seating for all. All the while, he was mindful of my budget and even came in under budget for me.
On to the night of the party: Jeff and his server extraordinaire Shannon were right on time. They helped me set up the bar, arranged everything on the buffet, helped me move my dogs’ kiddie pool-​sized water bowl and repaired the cake I managed to smush on the way home from the bakery.
Speaking of the food; everyone LOVED it. I don’t know what got more compliments; the food or the service. Come to think of it, I didn’t have to lift a finger the entire party. Jeff and Shannon did it all, and I could just enjoy my guests’ company.
And finally, and of great importance to me, Jeff’s just a nice guy.
Very flexible. Very pleasant. Fun to be around.
Jeff loves what he does, and it clearly shows in his commitment to excellence.
Hire this guy. You won’t regret it.
And invite me to your event. I’d love to be at another Jeff the Silent Chef party!
Place rating: 5
San Clemente, CA
I found out about Jeff through another family who had their wedding at the same venue I booked for mine. Working with Jeff from start to finish was INCREDIBLE. He is so vibrant, friendly, excited, and genuinely cares about your event. He has such a passion for what he does and it shows. His tasting was so much fun. His servers on the day were professional, friendly, hard working individuals. Not only did Jeff cook us an amazing wedding dinner but my guests went back for seconds! The ones who did not know they could go back for seconds expressed that they wish they had known. I was told my wedding had the BEST food out of any other wedding by several guests. As the bride, I feared I would not have time to eat but Jeff’s staff made sure of it! At the end of the night I visited Jeff in the kitchen and thanked him and he had sliced me some cake which I enjoyed on the spot. (I was so busy I only had one bite earlier in the night). I highly recommend working with chef Jeff. His experience with other local vendors and having done so many events really made me feel secure and I had not a single worry the entire night. We LOVE this guy!
Place rating: 5
Laguna Niguel, CA
WOW– We received rave reviews for the service and food at our event — and it was not an easy venue — sailing on the ocean!
Jeff Johnson of Jeff the Silent Chef was a pleasure to work with — so professional and creative!
The catering staff at the event were equally great — very helpful and adaptable!
I highly recommend Jeff the Silent Chef — you will be so pleased!!!
Place rating: 5
Mission Viejo, CA
We have used Jeff on two different occasions and could not be any happier with both Jeff and his amazing staff. He is a pleasure to work with, very organized, professional and most important, his food is amazing! He developed different menus for our two events and they were both delicious, unique and fresh. All of our guests raved about both parties and one good friend booked him for her daughter’s wedding reception. They were just as pleased as we were!
We have another family event coming up and we didn’t even think about calling anyone else, he has truly become a family favorite in just the few short months since we discovered Jeff.
Place rating: 5
San Clemente, CA
Jeff the Silent Chef is the absolute best! Jeff and his staff are professional and spot on and always a pleasure to work with! Not only do I use Jeff’s company for my clients events, but I also use him for my own personal events. Jeff is creative, innovative and talented! And his food is always fresh, amazing and delicious!
Place rating: 5
San Clemente, CA
Jeff was a pleasure to work with from the start. He took time to get to know my vision and work with my budget. On the day of my event, Chef Tayla and staff were right on time and knew exactly what to do. They even helped with the party favors! Everyone raved about the food. Especially the tower of sashimi, tower of shrimp ceviche, pulled pork empanadas, tri-​tip kabobs (very tender) and sliders. They are a friendly and professional staff with amazing food and a great value. Your guests will be impressed!
Place rating: 5
Buena Park, CA
I am a mobile DJ and I eat a lot of banquet food at events. Jeff’s food is AWESOME and his presentation is phenomenal! His staff is friendly and courteous. I recommend Jeff to Everyone .
DJ Bill Lovelace
Place rating: 5
Long Beach, CA
We can’t say enough good things about Chef Jeff. He catered both our wedding for 85 at our home in Long Beach and the brunch the following morning. He did a wonderful, wonderful job.
We’re an older couple, Italian heritage, both good cooks and foodies. So, the food part of the wedding was VERY important to us. I interviewed a dozen caterers, we went to a few tastings and even tried a few local restaurants in the initial planning stages. I was beginning to get worried that we would have to settle for less than we wanted until we met with Jeff. His professionalism and his food put both of our minds at ease and we knew that we had found the person who would cater our wedding to our standards.
The food that we got was all delicious and beautifully presented — crab stuffed fish, pork loin (to die for!), brie and apple stuffed chicken, garlic mashed potatoes, asparagus with red peppers and onions, salad, cheesecake, chocolate cups and apple tart. He even provided a kid’s menu for the little ones (and the big ones who couldn’t pass up chicken fingers and mac and cheese). The brunch the next morning was wonderful as well. Many of the guests raved about the food! And, his wait staff was perfect. Clean, professional and helpful.
Early on, Jeff came to our home to help us decide where to have the dinner, arranged for the tables, chairs, linens, etc. all with no hard sell, just helpful suggestions. And, all of his suggestions were spot-​on. It couldn’t have gone better! With all of the stresses that a wedding entails, Jeff definitely wasn’t one of them. He was responsive, flexible with our many changes and positive and upbeat. He even scrambled some emergency eggs when we had more guests than we expected for the brunch!
Finally, Jeff’s price was very reasonable. He is the real deal. We’d use him again in a heartbeat!
Place rating: 5
San Clemente, CA
Words cannot express our gratitude for Jeff the Silent Chef. With six weeks to plan our intimate wedding ceremony and formal dinner reception we presented Jeff with a date and a vision, throughout the entire process he was wonderful to work with. His skillful presentation, attention to detail and delishes food menu wowed our guests throughout the evening. Jeff worked without our budget and made our wedding day so special, from the cocktail reception with butler service to wine paired five course meal to our late-​night nightcap service our guests enjoyed every bite. His staff of servers was friendly and professional. Since we enjoyed our wedding dinner so much we decided will have an anniversay dinner every year prepared by Jeff to celebrate our love of food wine and each other.
Place rating: 5
Irvine, CA
A wonderful wedding supplemented by great food from Jeff the Silent Chef! The wedding was a very intimate experience and warmed up the heart, while the food warmed up my stomach.
The appetizers or hors d’œuvre was filled with delicious items such as Tuna Sashimi with Cilantro Corn Salad, Smoked Salmon Mousse with Caviar, Crab Cakes, and Beef Satay with Plum Sauce. Each item has its unique flavors, but my favorite has to be the smoked salmon mousse. The balance between the smoked salmon and the cucumber was just awesome.
The soup was a Wild Mushroom Cream Soup. One of the best mushroom soup I’ve tasted. My wife laughed at me as I finished the piping hot soup when others are only 1⁄3 way done with theirs. Others at my table even tried to ask for seconds!
The entrée has three parts: Apple Stuff Chicken, Rolled Sole with Lobster Crab Cake Stuffing, and Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes. When my friend told me that the entrée would be surf and turf months before the wedding, I was expecting the usual steak and lobster, but this is way better. The portion of each item was perfect. The Mashed Potatoes were as any great mashed potatoes would taste like, creamy and tasty without any clumps. My favorite is the chicken. Many catered chicken or even restaurant chicken would be dried or without flavor, not this one. This chicken is filled with flavor and surprises. The cream sauce inside the chicken was spectacular. (Note: I didn’t mention the surf or seafood side of the entrée because I gave it to my wife, who is a pescatarian. She did say that it was delicious.)
Now the Trio of Desserts: Crème Brulee, Cheese Cake, and Dark Chocolate Pyramid. YUM. I usually don’t eat desserts, but when I had one spoonful of my wife’s Crème Brulee I had to get one of each for myself. The Cheese Cake and the Chocolate Pyramid has the perfect blend of flavor and sweetness. If they open up a dessert shop, I think my wife would definitely visit every week.
If I ever got an event to set up and needs to cater, Jeff the Silent Chef would be my first choice. If someone asked me for any recommendation, Jeff and Silent Chef would be on that list. Wild Mushroom Soup!
Place rating: 5
Orange, CA
Last night we had a wonderful catered dinner by Jeff from Jeff the Silent Chef. The food was delicious and the service was awesome! He came to the residence that the event was at and prepared several fantastic appetizers (Bruchetta, Chicken Stuffed Mushrooms, and a Caprese-​like skewer with mozarella, artichoke, sundried tomatoes, olives and a wonderful sauce drizzled on top). Dinner was incredible, I had the Crem Brie and Apple Stuffed Chicken, but the two other dishes (Mahi Mahi and Manicotti) also got rave reviews. Awesome desserts with a great wine selection made the evening a hit.
We had a great time and the food was fantastic! It was perfect for our event, the entire group loved it! We had a blast!