Gastronaut

We hired Gastronaut for my mother’s surprise birthday party. Not only was the food wonderful and varied but the service which was offered was impeccable. The staff was flexible, professional and easy to work with on very short notice, and I love that my family was able to hire a local business to cater this special (for our family) event.
Thank you again Gastronaut for bringing wonderful food and great service to our event and I will happily recommend and use their services again.

It usually drives me cray cray when people say «nom, nom!»
I know I just probably offended a large percentage of the Unilocal community, but hold your horses. My whole point to this is that for the first time ever, upon reflecting on the deliciousness that I consumed over two days of Gastronaut catering … the Nom Nom Monster got me!
What the hell?
Never again shall I get got, but damnit that’s how I felt everyday at lunch. And breakfast for that matter, but more specifically lunch.
The first day, lunch consisted of a spread fit for Thanksgiving harvest. The only thing missing was a cornucopia. The second day, the lunch spread looked a bit more elementary consisting of a variety of sandwiches and salads. But man, these sandwiches were phenomenal. The bread tasted as if it was baked just a few hours prior and complimented the simple, meat and cheese layered sandwiches.
The sweet stuff was tasty as well. I never thought much of the idea of fresh baked cookies with lemonade, but as a mid day snack it may bring a little extra sparkle in your day.

I am loving meals at my office!

I am an event planner and have worked with Gastronaut on several occasions and every time has been great! They pay attention to detail, their food is delicious, they are nice to work with and just plain to a good job. I would definitely recommend them. Never had any problems with them whatsoever.

We hired Gastronaut for our wedding reception in Tiburon. My husband and I are pretty picky with food but I have to say their food was the BEST wedding food we’ve had. The food was absolutely fabulous. We ordered tons of food, but we barely had any left overs at all. According to our friends, all of them had 2^nd servings and several people had 3 or more. A lot of our friends are foodies as well and they all said the food was fantastic! One of our mostly vegetarian friends said that he could not help but having the chicken and shrimp skewers as they were so tasty.
We are also pleased with the service. The staff are responsible and professional. We would definitely use Gastronaut again

Ranges from 3 to 4.5 stars, and I think the dinners are generally better than their lunches, but it’s generally pretty good.

We used Gastronaut at my last company and just started getting lunch and dinner catered at my new company. What a difference this has made! We previously were getting ad hoc catering from different food places in SOMA, and let me tell you, Gastronaut has them all beat on variety and taste. A lot of my friends have complained «just wait 3 weeks» but we’ve not repeated a meal yet. And we get tasty and creative dishes!
I don’t know how cost compares to similar services, but if you’re an employer and you want to provide meals to your employees, this is the only option.

This is a great company. The staff from top to bottom are knowledgable, engaged, and passionate about their work. Events of any size are accommodated. I’ve attended multiple events and I’ve always been amazed. Food quality, service, and staff are all top notch. Use this crew for your wedding or just lunch for your small start-up.Worth every penny!

Context: Gastronaut always caters our Friday lunches — surprising us with different menu items (both meat lover and vegetarian). Sometimes it’s skirt steak w/​port sauce, spinach and goat cheese turnovers, other times it’s herbed pasta. This time around I was so blown away that I finally had to write a review.
Today they really over-​did it: Duck confit WITH MAC AND CHEES. Salad with HAM croutons. Sauteed asparagus with LEMON AIOLI. My mouth was going into shock, my taste buds in disbelief of what was going into my mouth. After I licked my plate clean, I went back and got seconds except the duck confit mac ‘n’ cheese was all gone (damn) but the vegetarian version was just as good.
Holy crap I can’t wait till next week.

Wowza… my wedding was the one written up below and I was the bride. (A side note, the wedding was at the Golden Gate Club, not the Officers Club).
Anyways, let me tell you one of the best parts about my wedding. It was actually two weeks later when my now father-​in-​law told me that the food at our wedding was unequivocally the best food he had ever had at a wedding. He has been to like 40 of them in San Francisco alone! And it takes a lot to impress the man.
From start to finish working with the Gastronaut team was so easy, they totally «got» what we wanted from the beginning. By the end, they had far, far exceeded any of our expectations on the delivery. It was seamless, perfect. Nevermind that in the time that we booked them they were written up in both the Wall Street Journal and the Chronicle and are now the hottest caterers in town. They even let me send in the final headcount a little late since it was hard to track some of my guests down. A flexible caterer is key for weddings. We couldn’t be happier and the only thing I really would like from them is to promise to do my wedding every year. Big love to Nate, Mirit, Jeanette and Wyatt at Gastronaut.

Wow, what a wedding!
After a lovely ceremony, we drove to The Officers Club in the Presido where we were greeted by a lovely staff (truly cute ladies and gents!) carrying more goodies than you can imagine. There were mushroom bruschetta bites topped with goat hard cheese — who knew that existed, let alone would taste so good? — and pork sliders made out of chicken!!! Frankly, I would’ve sworn it was the «other white meat» if the adorable lady serving me hadn’t given me a thorough explanation of the red wine braising…
But wait, what’s that crowd over by the door into the bar area? Oh, that’s the mac and cheese station where you add your own toppings! So rich and creamy, it was a a sensory overload. I added bacon, chorizo, and broccoli (had to have SOMETHING healthy in there). Whew. Everything was so good and plentiful, I thought maybe this amazing expanse of apps WAS dinner, but there was more.
We sat at the table where a fresh and organic salad (no wilted greens here) was awaiting us. Immediately, the staff was asking «red or white wine». The service was reminiscent of dinner at Danko. Seriously. Two servers at each table, there the moment your glass was empty or to take your empty plate.
On the invite, I had circled the cute picture of a cow knowing I was most likely going to be chewing on lukewarm jerky, but not only was my entrée hot, it was discernible as beef, all red and juicy. I was so full from the apps, but still ate almost my whole plate. I knew I would have to forgo the cake, but the beef was worth it.
I hate fish, but my table mates had rave reviews of the salmon, if you’re into that sort of thing.
Anyway, it was good times and I had more food than I should have. Truth be told, I actually busted the zipper on my vintage dress. Thank god for the safety pin in my purse!
I look forward to hiring Gastronaut for my wedding (whenever THAT happens) or perhaps a work function…

Gastronaut is a fantastic catering service. The ownership and staff are very proffessional and the presentation of the food is great. The choice of foods and variety of menu is outstanding.

(Disclosure: I have known Mirit and Nate since their Google café days)
I hired Mirit and Nate to cater my daughter’s 5^th birthday party back in April. In past birthday parties, I just bought some catering plates from Whole Foods and even though the food was prepared, I still spent a lot of time running around making sure people were taken care of. Not this time. Mirit and her crew took care of everything, I mean everything. From helping me plan the event to setting up tables and chairs to making sure everyone was well feed and finally to cleaning up. Customer service was top notch and the food was very good (boy, were those corn dogs and mac n cheese croquettes yummy). They definitely made my daughter’s birthday party memorable.
I’ve been to events hosted by friends who have called on Mirit and Nate and in all the events I’ve been to, no two menus were alike. Mirit and Nate take the time to customize the food according to the event and the hosts’ preferences. They are creative in their use of the freshest, locally grown/​made ingredients and their attention to detail is exemplary. I’d hire these guys again in a heartbeat.

If I was dying my last request would be their chocolate mousse.
Overall their food was wonderful from presentation to palate. Although I was attending an after work function in my office building their catering made me feel as though I was eating dessert at a 5 star restaurant.
YUM!

I came into a new position with NAI BT Commercial in Burlingame, and was called upon to plan an office event for roughly 75 commercial real estate brokers from all over the Bay Area. The caterers we had used in the passed were not up to par so I suggested Gastronaut.
My colleagues were skeptical to use someone new at first, but when the date of the event came around, they were all exceptionally pleased with not only Gastronaut’s performance but also their remarkable effort when it came to their food. Nate and Mirit made such an impression on the brokers that our company has already hired them for several future events.
Try the red devil mini cupcakes– they’re to die for!