A Matter of Taste Catering

Chef Services & Catering in Los Cabos

A Matter of Taste provides private in-villa chef services, gourmet catering and full special event coordination designed exclusively for each client. No guest list is too large or too small.

chef services

Whether your event is a casual get-together with family at your villa, a business luncheon or a black tie gala, we will take care of all your dining needs. Each and every occasion created by A Matter of Taste is tailored to your personal style, preferences and budget. Our passion for artful presentation will dazzle and delight you. Whether your tastes run to big & bold or light & delicate, we can personalize a perfect menu for your needs. Outstanding service and innovative cuisine will make your in-villa dining experience one to remember.

We look forward to helping you plan a perfect menu for your event, destination wedding or villa vacation. Contact our team at to get started.

Allergy-free menus available, contact us for more information!

Planning a dinner party? Check out optional Party & Event Décor Options...

A Matter of Taste Catering has earned the Punto Limpio designation for enhanced cleaning & hygiene.

Special: Free 1 hour margarita bar with the purchase of the Taco Bar dinner.
Contact us for more details.

Breakfast # 1

$10.50*
  • Homemade ginger-mango yogurt
  • Tropical fresh fruit salad
  • Assorted homemade muffins

Breakfast # 2

$13.50*
  • Mexican breakfast burritos served with a "ranchera" salsa
  • Tropical fresh fruit salad
  • Assorted homemade muffins

Breakfast # 3

$15.00*
  • Smoked salmon, bagels, cream cheese, red onion and capers
  • Tropical fresh fruit salad
  • Homemade cinnamon buns

Full Service Mexican Breakfasts

$20.00*

Choose ONE entrée:

  1. Chilaquiles with green salsa and grilled Chicken breast
  2. Chilaquiles with red salsa and eggs any style
  3. Mexican omelet (tomato, onion, peppers and cheese)
  4. Eggs Ranchero style
  5. Mexican molletes (grilled baguette with beans and cheese)
  6. Machaca burritos (shredded beef)
  7. Mexican frittata (chorizo, tomato, onion, peppers)
  8. Divorced eggs (sunny side up with red and green salsas)
  9. Mexican Burritos (chorizo, eggs, beans, cheese, onion, tomato, peppers)
  10. Eggs any style

Above Mexican Breakfast served with:

  • Refried Beans
  • Salsa Mexicana
  • Fruit Salad
  • Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice
  • Coffee

Continental Breakfast

$25.00*
  • Fresh assortment of homemade muffins & pastries
  • Preserves, butters and spreads
  • Fresh tropical fruit salad
  • Mango-ginger yogurt
  • Granola
  • Smoked salmon with dill cream cheese, capers and red onion and bagels
  • Freshly squeezed orange or grapefruit juice
  • Coffee and tea

Mexican Burrito

$21.00*
  • Fresh tropical fruit salad
  • Mexican breakfast burritos
  • Choice of ham, sausage or bacon
  • Herbed breakfast potatoes
  • Refried beans
  • Fresh flour and/or corn tortillas
  • Salsa ranchera, fresh pico de gallo and queso cotija
  • Freshly squeezed orange or grapefruit juice
  • Coffee and tea

Frittata

$21.00*
  • Fresh tropical fruit salad
  • Italian frittata with basil, tomato, onion and parmesan
  • Breakfast potatoes
  • Choice of bacon, ham or sausage
  • Homemade multigrain bread
  • Preserves, butters and spreads
  • Freshly squeezed orange or grapefruit juice
  • Coffee and tea

Quiche

$25.00*
  • Fresh tropical fruit salad
  • Shrimp quiche with a Mediterranean salsa
  • Breakfast potatoes
  • Preserves, butters and spreads
  • Freshly squeezed orange or grapefruit juice
  • Coffee and tea

Pancakes/French Toast

$25.00*

Choice of:

  • Traditional and/or blueberry-banana pancakes topped with bourbon-scented whipped cream and maple syrup
    OR
  • Sourdough French toast with a mango-pistachio salsa topped with vanilla-bean cream and maple syrup

    • PLUS
  • Fresh tropical fruit salad
  • Choice of bacon, ham or sausage
  • Breakfast potatoes
  • Freshly squeezed orange or grapefruit juice
  • Coffee and tea

Eggs Benedict

$30.00*
  • Fresh tropical fruit salad
  • Lobster Benedict with grilled asparagus or Shrimp Benedict with garlic fried spinach
  • Choice of Bacon, ham or sausage
  • Breakfast potatoes
  • Freshly squeezed orange or grapefruit juice
  • Coffee and tea

Buffet-style Champagne Brunch

$99.00*
  • Assortment of danish, croissants, muffins and cinnamon buns
  • Preserves, flavored butters and spreads
  • Fresh Fruit plate, Fruit compote and whole fruits
  • Fruit crepes with honey, nuts and cream
  • Herbed frittatas (one vegetarian, one Italian)
  • Assortment of cheeses, spiced nuts and crudités
  • Antipasto platter
  • Roasted beef, turkey and lamb
  • Smoked fish pâté
  • Iced shrimp with varied accompaniments
  • Beggars' purses with caviar
  • Assortment of salads
  • Pavlovas, fruit trifle cakes and other sweets
  • Freshly squeezed orange, carrot and grapefruit juices
  • Coffee, tea, iced tea
  • Mimosas and sangria
The Appetizer Tables below are all drop-offs with no staffing included, please let us know if you require staff (Prices per person, minimum order of four)

Traditional Cheese Table

$22.00*
  • Brie with caramelized pears & apples topped with a strawberry-balsamic reduction
  • Herbed & spiced goat cheese balls, gorgonzola with honey, smoked gouda, provolone, sharp cheddar, marinated panela & roquefort cheeses
  • Homemade assortment of crackers, bread twists & fresh bread roasted garlic heads, mango chutney, homemade jalapeño jelly & caramelized onion-thyme preserve, herbed & spiced pecans and almonds, roasted tomatoes
  • Marinated olives, assortment of homemade cookies and snaps

Asian Style Appetizer Table

$22.00*
  • Ginger-serrano cream cheese
  • Smoked fish pâté
  • Marinated jasmine rice balls with wasabi and salmon
  • Fish Tartare
  • Asian sesame snaps, hoisin crackers and wasabi crostini
  • Thai peanut chicken skewers
  • Herbed & spiced pecans and almonds
  • Orange chili sauce
  • Hoisin-mushroom glaze
  • Sake marinated cucumber and avocado skewers
  • Chocolate-coconut won-tons with a cardamom coulis

Italian Appetizer Table

$22.00*
  • Buffalo mozzarella, basil & tomato skewers
  • Herbed & spiced goat cheese balls
  • Parmesan curls with balsamic, lemon and olive oil
  • Dry Italian salami
  • Proscuitto-wrapped fresh bread twists
  • Homemade assortment of crackers & herbed foccacia bread
  • Roasted garlic heads
  • Black olive tapenade
  • Roasted red pepper bruchetta
  • Herbed & spiced pecans and almonds
  • Roasted tomatoes
  • Marinated Italian olives
  • Savory biscotti

Mexican Style Appetizer Table

$22.00*
  • Ceviche
  • Salsa and Guacamole
  • Spicy crab cakes
  • Smoked tuna
  • Poblano aioli
  • Chipotle cream
  • Totopos, chalupitas
  • Homemade bolillos
  • Shrimp stuffed with jalapeño cream cheese and a tequila glaze
  • Honey-grilled tortillas
  • Marinated panela
  • Chorizo mixed cream cheese
  • Herbed & spiced pecans and almonds
  • Seasonal fruit skewers with chile and lime

Fish

  • Seared tuna on ginger shortbread with a lemon-chive infused oil (cold) $4.00
  • Smoked salmon atop a homemade dill-citrus cracker with lemon and crème fraiche (cold) $3.50
  • Fresh ceviche in tortilla cones with avocado puree (cold) $3.00
  • Smoked fish pâté served on crispy Asian-sesame snaps (cold) $3.50
  • Smoked tuna with Serrano-cream cheese and cilantro cream atop herbed crostini (cold) $4.00

Vegetarian

  • Brie on foccacia bits with caramelized onion and cranberry-wine coulis (hot) $3.50
  • Roasted red and yellow pepper bruschetta atop foccacia crostini (cold) $3.00
  • Brie cheese and wild mushrooms in puff pastry with a balsamic-strawberry reduction (hot) $3.50
  • Basil, cherry tomato and marinated panela skewers (cold) $3.00
  • Phyllo cups filled with a red grape, walnut and gorgonzola cheese salsa (cold) $3.00

Chicken

  • Spicy chicken satays with a chile-peanut sauce (hot or cold) $3.00
  • Thai chicken tortitas with lime-coconut aioli and flash fried leek (hot) $3.50
  • Chicken and shitake won ton wraps served with a hoisin-mushroom and spicy Thai sauces for dipping (hot) $4.00
  • Pâté on pepper crostini with black currant compote (cold) $3.00

Beef & Lamb

  • Cinnamon-chili rubbed filet atop savory crackers topped with a maple-chipotle glaze (cold) $4.00
  • Thinly sliced beef filet atop blue cheese shortbread with a Dijon-cognac mustard sauce (cold) $3.50
  • Crêpe cones filled with grilled lamb, cucumber and mint yogurt (cold) $3.50
  • Roasted lamb with artichokes and lemon served in homemade mini gougers topped with mint (cold) $3.50
  • Pork and lemongrass won tons flash fried and served with a garlic-Thai dipping sauce (hot or cold) $3.50

Seafood

  • Scallop tartar with capers, scallions and lime atop Asian sesame snaps (cold) $4.00
  • Shrimp canapés with Asian coleslaw on wonton chips (cold) $4.00
  • Ginger glazed shrimp stuffed with herbed cream cheese and cilantro (cold) $4.00
  • Seared moon scallops tossed in olive oil, capers and chives atop sesame crisps (hot or cold) $4.00
  • Spicy crab cakes served with an orange-garlic sauce and cilantro sauces for dipping (hot) $4.00
  • Mini Lobster cheesecakes topped with a cilantro chive infusion (cold) $4.00
  • Shrimp and crab purses flash fried and served with a plum wine sauce and a spicy fire sauce for dipping (hot) $4.00

Drop Off Lunch Options

Drop-off Lunch 1

$14.00*
  • Honey roasted ham & swiss cheese OR Smoked turkey breast with Monterey jack cheese on fresh baguette
  • Traditional potato salad
  • Homemade double chocolate-chip cookies

Drop-off Lunch 2

$17.00*
  • Grilled chicken breast sandwiches on homemade foccacia bread with roasted red peppers and pesto-mayo
  • Gorgonzola-proscuitto baby potato salad
  • Homemade triple-fudge brownies

Drop-off Lunch 3

$17.00*
  • Latino shrimp wraps with julienne of mixed vegetables, cilantro and sesame-marinated soba noodles with a spicy chipotle cream
  • Tri-colored rotini pasta with roasted tomatoes, onion, black olives and basil tossed in a light garlic-citrus vinaigrette
  • Homemade lime tartlets topped with an amaretto cream

Box Lunch Options

$19.00*

Choice of/on Fresh Baguettes. Includes choice of one meat and one accompaniment.

  • Cajun chiicken breast
  • Smoked turkey and Monterey Jack cheese
  • Honey roasted ham and swiss cheese

Accompaniments

  • Traditional potato salad
  • Spiced almonds and pecans
  • Homemade granola bars
  • Seasonal fruit
  • Homemade chocolate chip cookie

Full-Service Lunch Options

Mexican Lunch Options

$43.00*

Choose one entrée:

  1. Grilled arrachera with green enchiladas filled with asadero cheese
  2. Chicken quesadillas
  3. Beef taquitos with lettuce, cream
  4. Chiles rellenos (stuffed with cheese)
  5. Red enchiladas filled with chicken
  6. Seafood chile relleno
  7. Pork carnitas

Lunch Served with:

  • Green salad
  • Mexican rice
  • Refried beans
  • Sautéed or grilled vegetables
  • Tortillas
  • Assorted salsas

Dessert options:

  • Traditional Mexican Flan
  • Rice Pudding
  • Chocolate Cake
  • Ice Cream
  • Fruit Salad

Full-Service Lunch 1

$32.00*
  • Grilled chicken foccacia sandwiches with brie cheese, roasted red peppers and garlic aioli
  • Pasta salad with tri-colored rotini noodles tossed with green olives, onion and oven roasted cherry tomatoes in a balsamic cream dressing
  • Homemade mango sorbet topped with a lime coulis, served with sugared buñuelos

Full-Service Lunch 2

$32.00*
  • Latino shrimp wraps with Monterey jack cheese, julienne of mixed vegetables, bean sprouts, sesame noodles, cilantro and chipotle cream wrapped in a flour tortilla
  • Gourmet mixed green salad, oven-roasted tomatoes, red onion, cilantro and avocado in a light tequila-lime vinaigrette
  • Coconut cardamom pudding served with a lime coulis and homemade pineapple sorbet

Full-Service Lunch 3

$32.00*
  • Pita pockets with roast beef or lamb, horseradish mayo and julienne of fresh seasonal vegetables
  • Roasted baby potato salad with gorgonzola and proscuitto
  • Chocolate pâté with a vanilla-bean cream and a balsamic-strawberry coulis

Full-Service Lunch 4

$62.00*
  • Chilled cucumber-mint soup with brandied shrimp and a roasted red-pepper aioli
  • Ginger-chipotle marinated duck with sesame
  • Goat cheese over a bed of organic mixed greens tossed in a light Asian ponzu dressing
  • Homemade sesame flatbread
  • Individual pavlovas with amaretto cream, fresh strawberries, balsamic vinegar and cracked black pepper drizzled with a chocolate-mint reduction

Asian-style Full Service Buffet Luncheon Menu

$138.00*
  • Enoki mushroom and fresh vegetable spring rolls with soba noodles marinated in sesame oil and chile
  • Fresh endive filled with smoked salmon mousse and topped with caviar and crème fraiche
  • Smoked Fish paté with crispy Asian sesame snaps
  • Thai Peanut chicken skewers
  • Thai beef salad in miniature cucumber cups
  • Miniature samosas with spicy mango-mint chutney
  • Jumbo shrimp stuffed with serrano-herbed cream cheese and drizzled with a ginger glaze
  • Herbed & spiced pecans and almonds
  • Sake-marinated cucumber and avocado skewers
  • Active sushi station serving sashimi and assorted sushi rolls
  • Coconut-cardamom pudding with homemade sweet ginger sorbet
  • Homemade fortune cookies

Mexican Dinner

Entrée (choose one) $66.00*
If the entire party does not wish to select the same menu please add $7.00 per person

  1. Chicken breast with poblano pepper sauce
  2. Beef tips with chile pasilla sauce
  3. Fish filet Veracruz style
  4. Chicken breast with traditional mole sauce
  5. Chiles rellenos stuffed with picadillo
  6. Taco bar (Arachera chicken and fish, assorted salsas, flour and corn tortillas, refried beans, grilled serrano chiles, guacamole, sour cream, limes) Free 1-Hour Margarita Bar
  7. Shrimp Fajitas
  8. Beef Fajitas
  9. Chicken Fajitas

Accompaniments (choose two, except for menu #6)

  • Garlic mashed potatoes
  • Chipotle scented mashed potatoes
  • Scalloped potatoes
  • Grilled mixed season vegetables
  • Sautéed seasonal vegetables
  • Asparagus tips
  • Mexican Fiesta rice
  • Cilantro scented rice
  • Poblano rice
  • White rice

Soup or Salad (choose one, except for menu #6)

  • Onion soup
  • Black bean soup
  • Cream of zucchini
  • Cream of zucchini flower
  • Chicken and vegetable soup
  • Garlic cream soup
  • Vegetable soup
  • Caesar salad
  • Green salad
  • Spinach salad
  • Jicama salad

Dessert (choose one)

  • Traditional Mexican flan
  • Rice pudding
  • Chocolate cake
  • Ice cream
  • Fruit salad

International Dinner Menus

Grilled Beef Filet Medallions & Shrimp

$91.00*
  • Soup - Creamy garlic & sage bisque topped with an amaretto cream and chive Infusion served with homemade cracked pepper bread twists
  • Salad - Gourmet mixed greens served with honey roasted garlic, sun dried tomatoes, pine nuts and shaved reggiano parmesan in a light citrus vinaigrette
  • Entrée - Grilled beef filet medallions topped with a cabernet glaze grilled jumbo shrimp marinated in lemon, thyme and olive oil accompanied by a wild mushroom and black olive hash and grilled asparagus tips
  • Dessert - Rich chocolate pâté served with a raspberry coulis & vanilla bean cream
  • Coffee service

Mexican with a Twist

$107.00*
  • Soup - Creamy roasted beet soup topped with tortilla ribbons, avocado puree, fresh cotija cheese and a cilantro infusion served with homemade sun-dried tomato and black-pepper bread twists
  • Salad - Gourmet mixed green salad, oven-roasted tomatoes, red onion, cilantro and avocado in a light tequila-lime dressing
  • Entrée - Beef filet medallions topped with a chipotle-maple glaze & lobster tails served with a blue-corn butter and cilantro oil, accompanied by a wild mushroom-asiago risotto served in roasted tamale husks, with caramelized onion and fresh thyme on a bed of beet-carrot spaghettini
  • Dessert - Cinnamon-sugared buñelos topped with white chocolate mousse and a strawberry-mint-damiana salsa
  • Coffee service

Asian with a Twist

$91.00*
  • Soup - Creamy, tomato-ginger bisque topped with a sage infusion and served with homemade cracked black-pepper bread twists
  • Salad - Gourmet mixed greens with a frisée of wonton, herbed mushrooms, toasted sesame seeds and julienne of cucumber and red beet tossed in a light soy-lime vinaigrette
  • Entrée - Beef filet medallions rubbed with a sweet sake glaze, accompanied by grilled serrano jumbo-shrimp brochettes, ginger mashed potatoes drizzled with a cilantro-chive infusion and a beet-carrot spaghettini
  • Dessert - Chocolate pâté with a cranberry coulis & vanilla bean-bourbon cream
  • Coffee and tea service

Pork Loin Medallions

$87.00*
  • Appetizer - Shrimp egg rolls served with a cilantro sauce and a spicy chipotle cream
  • Salad - Spinach salad with fresh strawberries and roasted almonds tossed in a light mint-yogurt dressing served with grilled focaccia bread
  • Entrée - Pork loin medallions drizzled with a thyme-port reduction served with Spanish rice and seasonal vegetables tossed in fresh basil pesto
  • Dessert - Pecan-encrusted chocolate pâté with a kiwi coulis and vanilla-bean cream

Grilled Filet of Beef

$88.00*
  • Appetizer - Nut-encrusted brie baked to melted perfection, accompanied by grilled foccacia bread, honey-roasted garlic and sweet tomato confit
  • Salad - Exotic mixed greens with roasted tomatoes, spiced pine nuts and gorgonzola cheese served with a lemon-basil vinaigrette
  • Entrée - Grilled filet of beef in a Cabernet glaze served over wild mushroom, potato and black olive hash accompanied by grilled asparagus tips
  • Dessert - Chocolate pâté with a vanilla-bean cream and a balsamic-cranberry coulis

Seared Tuna

$85.00*
  • Appetizer - Shrimp eggrolls served with a spicy orange-garlic sauce and a sweet miso sauce for dipping
  • Salad - Mixed green salad with toasted sesame seeds, julienne of cucumber and beet, avocado and cilantro tossed in a light Asian ponsu dressing
  • Entrée - Seared tuna served with ginger mashed potatoes, spicy Asian string beans accompanied by a cilantro sauce and chive-infused oil
  • Dessert - Coconut-cardamom pudding served with a lime coulis and homemade pineapple sorbet

Seared Moon Scallops

$83.00*
  • Appetizer - Tequila-glazed shrimp stuffed with cilantro cream cheese
  • Salad - Gourmet mixed greens tossed with squash blossoms, jicama and fresh cheese marinated in chile de arbol in a light citrus vinaigrette
  • Entrée - Seared moon scallops with a mushroom-tomatillo salsa and fresh corn cakes topped with black bean, poblano chile and tomato salad
  • Dessert - Tequila cheesecake topped with a lime coulis

Boneless Breast of Chicken

$83.00*
  • Appetizer - Spicy crab cakes served with an orange-garlic sauce and a hoisin-mushroom sauce for dipping
  • Salad - Exotic mixed greens, green papaya mint and candied garlic served with a light Thai vinaigrette
  • Entrée - Boneless breast of chicken in a light coconut-curry sauce served with jasmine rice and a sautéed julienne of vegetables
  • Dessert - Homemade vanilla-bean ice cream wrapped in a light, airy dessert crepe served with a banana-pistachio-chocolate compote

Mix and match options are available to create your own specialized menu! Contact us to get started!

Kids' Menu

Kids under 11 yrs: FREE†

  • Quesadillas
  • Spaghetti Pomodoro
  • Ham and Cheese Pizza

† Select one. Free with purchase of minimum full-priced order

Kids under 11 from Adult Menus

  • 50% Off Adult Menu Price

Kids 12 and Over

  • Full Price from Adult Menu

Wedding Menus

Contact us to discuss customized wedding catering packages.

Holiday Menus

Enjoy a beautiful holiday dinner with family and friends. Packages include dinner only or dinner plus the added option of a custom table setting for your Los Cabos Villa rental!

Traditional Holiday Menu

$385 (1-6)
$495 (7-12)
  • Delivery Only
  • For larger groups, please request quote
  • Roasted Turkey rubbed with fresh rosemary and sage
  • Traditional herbed stuffing
  • Fresh cranberry sauce with cinnamon and cloves in a red wine reduction
  • Mashed potatoes
  • Gravy
  • Savory green beans with garlic and basil
  • Baked-candied sweet potatoes
  • Homemade pie

Thanksgiving with a Twist

$72 - $95 / person*
  • *$72/person (delivery only); $95/person (full-service)
  • Cornish game hens with fresh orange and candied ginger
  • Baked oyster stuffing
  • Grilled spaghetti squash tossed with garlic, sage and olive oil
  • Ginger-mashed potatoes drizzled with a chive infusion
  • Asian string beans tossed with toasted black sesame seeds and spicy chili flakes
  • Cinnamon-pumpkin flan with a pumpkin seed praline and fresh bourbon cream
Staff Member Hourly Rate Holiday Rate (hr)
Chef $50 $99
Chef's Assistant $31 $62
Bartender $31 $62
Wait Staff $31 $62
Tequila Expert $50
Sommelier $50
Mixologist $50
Event Coordinator $50
Butler $50
Margarita Bar $28/person, per hour (max 3 margaritas per person; contact us for details)

Holiday Dinner Party Décor

Make your holiday villa dining experience even more special and memorable with seasonal table scape packages offering a variety of designer accents for your celebration. Whether you are looking for a warm autumn color palette and pumpkin accents for Thanksgiving dinner, or sparkling decorative touches for your Christmas or New Year's Eve gathering, we can create the perfect ambiance for you. Dinner Party Decor Packages...

* All prices are per person, 4 person minimum (An 18% Administration fee will be added to all packages. 16% IVA taxes & gratuities not included). Pricing for all passed hors d’oeuvres are based on two pieces per person per appetizer. Additional $50 service fee for East Cape/San José villas will apply. Drop off service only for Christmas Eve/Day. Customized menus are available. Contact your Cabo specialist for options and pricing. Allergy-free menus available, contact us for more information! Staff normally arrives 30-45 minutes prior to scheduled service time.