"The City in the Country" earns the name — horse property, wide backyards, and events that run long. Poway is built for wood-fired catering, and we bring the whole fire line to you.
Qfire Catering serves Poway, California — the City in the Country — with wedding, private party and corporate catering designed for ranch and horse-property events. Old Poway barn weddings, Green Valley backyard graduations, Bridlewood anniversary parties and Poway Business Park company cookouts all get the live-fire kitchen brought to the property. Wood-Fired BBQ catering starts at $16.99 per guest and the Steakhouse Experience starts at $84, with quotes returned within 4 hours Mon–Fri.
Planning something specific? See Poway wedding catering, Poway corporate catering, or Poway private party catering. You can also browse our San Diego County catering menus and the Steakhouse Experience menu.
Wood-fired reception dinners for Poway weddings, 50–400 guests.
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Office lunches & executive dinners across Poway.
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Backyard, poolside & birthday catering in Poway.
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Brisket, tri-tip, ribs — from $16.99/person.
Learn moreLive-fire ribeye & filet, from $84/person.
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Old Poway Park · The Barn at Poway private estates · Maderas Golf Club area residences · Poway Community Park · Poway Business Park corporate campuses
Poway's rural-residential zoning means most weddings here happen on land the family already owns — dirt drives, no commercial kitchen, power that wasn't planned for catering. We handle it end to end: generator-independent equipment, grills staged upwind of the seating, a service plan for uneven ground, and a breakdown that leaves no trace on the pasture.
Graduations, retirements, birthday parties and neighborhood block events in Green Valley and Garden Road tend to run five hours, not two. We plan for that with staggered cooking, replenished buffet lines and staff who stay through cleanup, so the host actually eats at their own party.
The defense, biotech and manufacturing employers off Scripps Poway Parkway book us for team lunches, safety-milestone cookouts and holiday parties. Drop-off is available for smaller counts; anything over 75 guests we recommend full service with onsite grilling in the lot — it turns a company lunch into an event people talk about.
"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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