5 Star Catering: Wedding, Event, and Corporate Catering That Feels Effortless 

5 Star Catering: Wedding, Event, and Corporate Catering That Feels Effortless

5 Star Catering Ltd. in Surrey, BC is the kind of full‑service caterer people recommend quietly but enthusiastically after a wedding, memorial, or corporate event where the food was unforgettable and the day felt surprisingly stress‑free. From classic roast beef and salmon to full Indian buffets and late‑night snacks, their team blends generous, flavour‑packed menus with calm, hands‑on support that lets hosts actually enjoy their own event. You can explore their menus and venues on the 5 Star Catering website.

A Surrey catering company built on real life moments

5 Star Catering operates from 188 Street in Surrey, serving weddings, celebrations of life, birthdays, community events, and corporate functions across Vancouver’s Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley. Manager Gloria Iuliano describes their work as less about “just food” and more about helping people mark important life moments without worrying whether guests are fed, accommodated, and comfortable.

Many of those events are deeply emotional—memorials, milestone birthdays, and once‑in‑a‑lifetime wedding days—so the team sees themselves as quiet partners in the background. They handle room rentals at their Sunrise Banquet & Conference Centre halls as 

well as full off‑site catering, so clients can either come to them or have the kitchen, equipment, and service team come to a church, rented hall, warehouse, office, or backyard.

Over more than 20 years in business, they’ve become known for generous buffets, warm service, and events where “people are still talking about the food weeks later,” as one review puts it.

From small café owner to five‑star catering leader

Before stepping into her role at 5 Star Catering, Gloria owned Gossip Corner Café in Langley, a small independent café that taught her how hard local businesses have to work to earn trust in a world of chain restaurants. She remembers people driving past the café for years because they didn’t recognize the name, only to finally come in and say, “We didn’t know what you were.”

That experience shaped how she sees hospitality today. For Gloria, a great food business isn’t about ticking boxes on a menu; it’s about personality, story, and the way people feel when they walk in. “Everyone has coffee and sandwiches,” she explains in the interview. “What matters is what’s different about you, and how you make people feel when they take a chance on you.”

At 5 Star Catering, she has brought that mindset into a larger, more complex operation that covers weddings, memorials, and city‑level events like Mayor’s dinners and New Westminster Navy gatherings. The through‑line is the same: show up with heart, listen carefully, and then deliver food and service that make people say, “You have to use them, they really looked after us.”

What 5 Star Catering really does for its clients

On paper, 5 Star Catering is a catering company offering wedding catering, corporate catering, celebration of life catering, barbecues, and banquet hall rentals. In practice, their team is in the business of making big, sometimes overwhelming events feel organized, welcoming, and delicious from the first planning call to the last plate cleared.

Gloria often tells couples and planners, “I’m here to make this easier for you.” Because they are full‑service caterers, their staff handle setup, buffet management or plated service, and cleanup—especially at off‑site venues where hosts don’t have extra hands. They also help clients think through details they might not know to ask about, from dietary restrictions and late‑night snacks to flow between ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception.

One of Gloria’s favourite parts of the job is guiding stressed first‑time planners through that process. She asks simple but revealing questions—who’s coming, what kind of atmosphere they want, what cultural traditions or menu “must‑haves” matter most—and then builds a menu and service plan that fits the budget while still feeling abundant. “You shouldn’t have to carry everything in your head,” she suggests. “We do this all the time. Let us carry some of that for you.”

Key services at a glance

Menus that move from classic Canadian to full Indian buffets

One of 5 Star Catering’s biggest strengths is menu range. They can deliver a traditional “West Coast” wedding buffet—think carved Certified Angus roast beef with natural jus, salmon medallions with lemon beurre blanc, pastas, salads, and classic desserts—or a full Indian or Indo‑Pak buffet with tandoori roti, butter chicken, curries, paneer dishes, and Indian sweets.

That flexibility matters in Metro Vancouver, where many weddings and corporate events bring multiple cultures and generations together. Couples might want an Indo‑Western fusion menu that honours an Indian family feast alongside roast beef and potatoes for older Canadian relatives, while a corporate client may choose lighter continental lunches with vegetarian and gluten‑free options.

Gloria and her kitchen team approach menu design as a conversation rather than a template. They start from proven combinations that work well for different group sizes, then adjust for dietary needs, spice comfort levels, and cultural expectations. “At the end of the day, you don’t want anyone leaving hungry or feeling like there was nothing for them,” Gloria notes. “That’s where we work a little harder behind the scenes.”

Their menus also extend into canapés and hors d’oeuvres for cocktail‑style receptions, barbecue buffets for summer events, and lighter platters for boardroom meetings or open houses.

Behind the scenes: calm problem‑solvers on event day

Many of 5 Star Catering’s most enthusiastic reviews talk less about specific dishes and more about how the staff behave when something unexpected happens. Guests remember servers quietly handling spills, re‑setting buffet timing when speeches run long, or helping adjust room layouts when extra guests arrive.

Gloria is candid that no caterer is perfect—there are occasional “bad apple” experiences or days where something doesn’t go exactly as planned. Her approach is to own those moments, communicate clearly, and make things right when possible, rather than pretend nothing went wrong. That honesty shows up in how she talks to prospective clients: she points to their many 5‑star reviews but acknowledges that hospitality is still a human business.

Internally, staffing is one of her biggest ongoing challenges. Like many catering companies, 5 Star relies on casual event staff whose availability can be tight around peak seasons such as Christmas. Maintaining a core team that understands their standards, while having enough trained people to cover multiple events, is part of the invisible work that keeps their “five‑star” promise possible.

Despite these pressures, the company’s long‑term reputation in Surrey and the Fraser Valley is strong, with repeat clients and word‑of‑mouth referrals forming a big part of their calendar.

Stories that show what “five star” really feels like

Gloria’s favourite stories tend to be the ones where 5 Star Catering made an event feel a little more personal than the client expected. She recalls planning a sweet‑16 celebration where the guest of honour loved pink and candy. Instead of simply putting out a standard buffet, Gloria and her team leaned into the theme with pink décor touches and a playful candy station that became the talk of the night.

Those are the moments, she says, where catering becomes more than just trays of food. “We’re part of these big milestones—weddings, memorials, birthdays,” she reflects. “If we can add even one detail that makes someone feel seen, that’s what sticks with them.”

Another recurring pattern is how often their team gets asked for help beyond the initial catering scope—re‑setting chairs, calming a nervous bride or groom, helping family members with mobility issues get settled, or quietly fixing issues with venue layouts. Gloria doesn’t see these as extras; to her, they are part of what it means to be a full‑service partner.

That “backstage hero” role is one reason event planners and families recommend them. They might not always be in the photos, but they’re often the reason everything in the background feels under control.

Looking ahead: more weekday corporate lunches and community events

While weddings and weekend celebrations remain a core part of 5 Star Catering’s work, Gloria is excited about expanding their weekday room rentals and corporate catering. The Sunrise halls are well‑suited for training days, conferences, and staff appreciation lunches, and the kitchen is already equipped to serve large groups efficiently.

She also cares deeply about community and not‑for‑profit events. In the interview, Gloria talks about wanting to support local organizations more, whether that’s through discounted services, sponsorship‑style contributions, or simply making their spaces available when budgets are tight. For her, success means being able to say yes to more of those opportunities over the next few years.

At the same time, she knows that many people still find 5 Star Catering through word‑of‑mouth or wedding directories, not story‑driven features. Sharing more of the company’s personality—the “why” behind their buffets and banquet halls—is one way she hopes to reach couples and planners who are looking for more than a generic catering quote.

Learn more and plan your next event

If you’re planning a wedding, memorial, corporate event, or milestone celebration in Surrey or the Fraser Valley and want a caterer who will help you think through the details—not just drop off food—5 Star Catering is worth a closer look. Their blend of classic and multicultural menus, on‑site halls, off‑site flexibility, and calm, practical support is designed for real families and real businesses navigating real‑life events.

To explore sample menus, see photos of past events, or inquire about wedding and corporate catering packages, visit the 5 Star Catering home page.