El Cajon celebrations are built for family, faith, teams and whole neighborhoods. We bring the staffing, equipment and menu planning to feed a crowd without losing the chef-led detail.
Qfire Catering serves El Cajon, California — Downtown El Cajon, Fletcher Hills, Granite Hills, Rancho San Diego border and the Grossmont area — with wedding, private party and corporate catering designed for generous guest lists. Wood-Fired BBQ catering starts at $16.99 per guest, the Steakhouse Experience starts at $84, and quotes come back within 4 hours Mon–Fri.
Planning something specific? See El Cajon wedding catering, El Cajon corporate catering, or El Cajon private party catering. You can also browse our San Diego County catering menus and the Steakhouse Experience menu.
Wood-fired reception dinners for El Cajon weddings, 50–400 guests.
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Office lunches & executive dinners across El Cajon.
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Backyard, poolside & birthday catering in El Cajon.
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Brisket, tri-tip, ribs — from $16.99/person.
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Private homes and large backyards · Community halls and event centers · Faith and family celebration venues · Park pavilions and outdoor spaces · Industrial, office and business parks
El Cajon parties often cross 100 guests quickly. We build the menu around actual serving math, add enough staff to keep the line moving, and make sure dietary guests have real options instead of an afterthought plate.
Whether the party is at home or in a rented hall, we bring the service equipment, hot holding and staff the venue does not provide. Setup, replenishment and cleanup stay on our side of the table.
Manufacturing, logistics, medical and office teams across El Cajon book employee lunches, safety milestones and holiday parties. We can deliver a polished lunch or bring the full live-fire setup for a company event.
"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."
"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!"
"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!"
"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."
"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!"
"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)."
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