Qfire Catering — Live-Fire BBQ & Steakhouse Catering in Phoenix, Scottsdale & San Diego County
Qfire Catering — Live-Fire BBQ & Steakhouse Catering in Phoenix, Scottsdale & San Diego County
Catering Buckeye, AZ — Qfire wood-fired BBQ and live-fire steakhouse platter served at a Buckeye event
Catering in Buckeye, AZ

Buckeye Catering.
Open land. Open flame. Food Network.

Buckeye has the one thing most Valley events don't — space. Room for a real fire line, long tables and a party that runs past sunset without anyone apologizing to a venue manager.

As seen on Food Network — Chef Terry Matthews of Qfire Catering, wood-fired BBQ & steakhouse caterer serving Phoenix, Scottsdale & San Diego
Trusted. Awarded. Proven.
Featured on Food Network
BBQ Brawl · Bobby Flay
Cutthroat Kitchen Champion
Camp Cutthroat finalist
2,500+ Events Catered
Weddings · Corporate · Private
4.9★ Client Rated
400+ reviews across multiple review platforms
Buckeye Catering — At A Glance

The premier catering company in Buckeye, AZ.

Qfire Catering is a full-service Buckeye, Arizona caterer serving weddings, backyard celebrations, corporate cookouts and community events from Verrado and Festival Ranch out to Tartesso and the Sundance area. Buckeye properties tend to be large and open, which is exactly the setting live-fire catering was built for: grills in view, brisket and ribeye cooked to order, long tables under string lights. Wood-Fired BBQ starts at $13.99 per guest, the Steakhouse Experience at $79, with quotes returned within 4 hours Mon–Fri.

Planning something specific? See Buckeye wedding catering, Buckeye corporate catering, or Buckeye private party catering. You can also browse our Phoenix Metro catering menus and the Steakhouse Experience menu.

Live Fire, On Site in Buckeye
Qfire Catering live-fire grilling and buffet service at a Buckeye, AZ event
Qfire Catering live-fire grilling and buffet service at a Buckeye, AZ event
Qfire Catering live-fire grilling and buffet service at a Buckeye, AZ event
Qfire Catering live-fire grilling and buffet service at a Buckeye, AZ event
Neighborhoods & Nearby Areas

Serving all of Buckeye.

Verrado
Festival Ranch
Sundance
Tartesso
Blue Horizons
Watson Estates
Downtown Buckeye
Sun City Festival
Popular Buckeye Venues We've Catered

Private acreage and desert-edge properties · Verrado-area residences and community spaces · Park ramadas and civic venues · Corporate yards and logistics facilities · Backyards with room for a full grill line

Catering Buckeye — Local Notes

What catering in Buckeye actually takes.

Weddings on property, not in a ballroom

The Buckeye weddings we cater usually happen on family land or in a neighborhood venue with a big outdoor footprint. We treat that as a build: fire line placement, prep and hot-holding, service flow across uneven ground, lighting-aware buffet positioning, and a breakdown crew that clears everything before the night is over.

Distance is a plan, not a problem

Being on the far west side means some caterers quote Buckeye like it's the moon. We schedule the drive into the cook, arrive early, and hold food at temperature with our own equipment — nothing about your timeline changes because the address is west of the 303.

Corporate, community and holiday cookouts

The distribution centers, energy and construction employers around Buckeye book us for safety-milestone lunches, shift cookouts and holiday parties. We can feed a full shift off live grills in a yard or drop trays and chafers to a break room, whichever the day allows.

What Buckeye Books Us For
  • Private-property and acreage wedding catering
  • Backyard celebrations and milestone parties
  • Corporate and shift-crew cookouts
  • Wood-fired BBQ: brisket, tri-tip, ribs, chicken
  • Steakhouse Experience dinners cooked over live fire
  • Full-service setup, staffing and breakdown
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4.9★ Client Rated

What our clients say

4.9 / 5 · 400+ reviews across multiple review platforms

"Terry and his crew helped to make our special day magical. We did a food tasting a few weeks prior to the ceremony, and we were instantly sold! The food portions were more than plentiful!! There was enough food left over from the food tasting to share with our friends. On the day of the ceremony, his staff arrived on time, and they were so professional and friendly. The food was amazing, we heard about it from our guests all night long."

Wedding · 8/20/2025

"These guys were absolute rock stars at our wedding! We had to reschedule our wedding due to COVID-19, and they were so compassionate and easy to work with when making plans to change. The day of, they showed up early, set up, and provided a meal that was better than we could have imagined. The baked potato bar was so impressive! They were such professionals. By the time my husband and I picked our heads up from grace, Terry was sliding our plates in front of us. The pulled chicken was so flavorful and juicy, and the brisket was a crowd favorite!"

Wedding · 7/23/2020

"Terry's BBQ is a crowd pleaser and the way to go! All of our wedding guests are still talking about the BBQ from the wedding and how to get it! Not to mention, Terry's provides a great personal presence and energy to events. People said he could have easily been the MC! Terry was so fun and flexible to work with. He truly cares about how to make the guests happy and holds his employees to high standards that he plans ahead to fulfill. We hope to have his bbq every year on our anniversary, it is so dang delicious!"

Wedding · 11/15/2021

"We had BBQ Daddy for an 85 person wedding shower that was a nice event. Terry BBQ'd tenderloin, rib eye steaks, and salmon along with 2 cold and 2 hot appys (the bacon wrapped scallops were to die for). It was really a great event. The food was awesome and so was the staff. Terry was SUPER easy to deal with and had great communication throughout."

Wedding Shower · 85 guests · 8/30/2023

"Best 50th Birthday Dinner EVER! HUGE shoutout to Chef Terry and his amazing assistant, Leslie! We hired them to cater my 50th birthday, and they literally brought the steakhouse to my backyard. Seriously, he brought his own grill! When Chef Terry says, 'We bring the steakhouse to you,' you better believe him. Every New York Strip, chicken, and salmon was grilled perfectly to temperature. What a FEAST!"

50th Birthday · 1/20/2026

"Terry cooked up a feast for my bachelor party and delivered it right to our backyard of the Airbnb. Food was amazing!!! We got the brisket, the BBQ chicken, mac n cheese, broccoli, and baked beans. The brisket was cooked perfectly and was more fatty pieces (which is great for me cuz that's my preference)."

Bachelor Party · 5/25/2022
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