David’s BBQ & Catering

Catering services pricing

Food starts at $30 per person and bar services at $450 per person.

Minimum spend

$5,000 total

About David’s BBQ & Catering

David’s BBQ & Catering

Bobby

We have provided wedding catering services to the North Central Florida area including North Orlando, Jacksonville & St. Augustine for nearly 30 years, let our experience work for you! Many of you may have known us for our BBQ over the years but our catering department has grown exponentially since 2012 when we dedicated a full-time team to it. Everything from prime rib to vegan weddings. We are so confident that you will love what we have to offer that we provide FREE wedding tastings to anyone who lets us prepare a quote for their wedding!

We are a full menu and full production catering company who are able to make just about anything you request as well as decorate your entire venue, a “one stop shop”. I get a lot of questions about this part because, YES, it is unusual that your caterer has a warehouse of decorations and can decorate your wedding. And also that it is free. Let me repeat that. All of our decorations are free. With the full production option you get access to all of our wonderful toys! And to top it off, under our Decorations Assistance Program, I can also purchase items for you, for free, for your wedding. Check out our Insta Davidsbbq

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Services

Services

  • Bartenders
  • Cleanup and breakdown
  • Consultations and tastings - complimentary
  • Delivery and setup
  • Rental coordination - directly invoice couple
  • Serving staff

Cuisines

  • American
  • BBQ

Dietary accommodations

  • Dairy-free
  • Gluten-free
  • Halal
  • Kosher
  • Nut-free
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian

Meal types

  • Breakfast/brunch
  • Buffet
  • Food stations
  • Passed appetizers
  • Stationary appetizers

Beverage services

  • Bartending
  • Beverage servingware rentals
  • Mixers/non-alcoholic options

Drink types

  • Beer
  • Coffee service
  • Liquor
  • Mobile bar
  • Non-alcoholic
  • Signature cocktails
  • Wine

Extra costs

  • Bartender services
  • Rentals - beverage ware
  • Rentals - dining ware
  • Rentals - linens
  • Service Fee

Reviews

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  • KC

    Kristina C.

    Rating: 5
    •Oct 19, 2025

    Amazing Food and Service

    We had David's BBQ cater our wedding, and they absolutely knocked it out of the park. Bobby was such a pleasure to work with-great communication, super friendly, and made everything so easy. The food and service were incredible. Our guests are still raving about how delicious everything was and how beautiful the setup looked. We couldn't have asked for a better experience. Highly recommend.

  • TR

    Tori R.

    Rating: 5
    •Mar 7, 2025

    David’s BBQ & Catering for Our Wedding

    David's BBQ & Catering was an exceptional choice for our wedding catering. From the start, their communication was punctual, thoughtful and excellent - Bobby was extremely thorough in planning the event flow and even contributed creative ideas for the decor. On the day of, they immediately greeted us after the ceremony with our favorite drinks and provided a private meal, ensuring we were well-fed and taken care of. The food itself was absolutely delicious and they were incredibly detail-oriented, even packing us meals labeled for our honeymoon. We felt so pampered and would highly recommend David's BBQ & Catering to any couple looking for an excellent catering experience that will make their special day even more memorable.

  • LL

    LaRaven Temoney L.

    Rating: 5
    •Sep 26, 2023

    Look no further for your next event catering team!

    I cannot recommend David’s BBQ and Catering enough! If you’re looking for a great company to cater your next event, you don’t have to look any further. Their customer service, pricing, quality and taste of food items and drinks, bartending service & complimentary decor service are unmatched in the North Central Florida area. Bobby, Alicia and their amazing team impressed us from our initial tasting, various meetings/workshop, day of service & correspondence afterwards. My husband and I had nearly 300 attendees at our wedding and this staff was more than ready to take great care of us. They accommodated all of our changes and we’re flexible throughout the year and a half we worked together. I will continue to sing their praises to everyone I know and look forward to frequenting their restaurants anytime I’m in Gainesville.

  • H

    Hunter

    Rating: 5
    •Jun 4, 2023

    Best catering service in the business

    “Best Caterer in the business! We just had our wedding last Friday and I had to write a review for couples looking for an amazing caterer! Bobby is who runs this business and he is a wedding genius! he lives for creating the best atmosphere and food for your special day. We had a personal server that waited on us hand and foot, made sure we had drinks and food all day and night. This guy really has it figured out! They offer many food options, (shrimp and grit shooters were the bomb!) Entrees, sides, salad! everyone of our guest complimented the food and service that he provided. He made the process effortless and answered every question I had leading up to our big day. Bobby and David's BBQ is top tier in every way! He also has an entire warehouse with decor options, plate ware, signs, literally everything! Can't express how great this choice was for our special day!”

  • S

    Sierra

    Rating: 5
    •Jun 3, 2023

    No one else compares

    Bobby from David’s BBQ is the secret weapon for your wedding. His knowledge and flexibility makes him a tier above and you will never be disappointed. Our other vendors got so excited to here we had Davids BBQ catering our event because his reputation is THAT GOOD! Not only is the food amazing, but his decor selection and staff are top notch. We cannot thank him and his team for putting together our perfect day!

Yes, we offer tastings for our Full Service couples free of charge! For our Dinner Only couples we offer paid tastings, which is applied to your balance when you book with us!
Yes, for our full service couples, we have a minimum of 50 guests. For our dinner only couples the minimum is 25.
Yes, we charge a standard fee for delivery within Gainesville and a by the mile fee for outside of Gainesville. We service most of North Florida.
For the menu we offer our tasting meeting. You can of course change anything you want at any point in time. If you upgrade to a wedding planning service or day of coordination service we offer as many meetings as you need to ensure a perfect day!
Yes! We are full service and have many options for place settings and linen rentals. We will take you on a walk-through of available rentals and work with you to find options within your budget.
We average about 60 weddings a year and of course, the most popular months of October, November, March and April tend to book up the fastest. I usually see couples booking between five and nine months out. But when you know you know, and when you’re ready, you’re ready!
Most of North Florida. It does depend on the time of year. During the summer when it’s a little bit slower I’m usually willing to go a little bit further. Last weekend we were in North Orlando and earlier this year in Tampa. But usually it is about an hour and 45 minutes around Gainesville.
Absolutely! I would say about 90% of our weddings have a guest or more with some type of food restriction or preference. A special meal is not something I charge more for. It just goes in the notes with your menu. Unless their preference is filet mignon and lobster then I have to charge a little bit.
Absolutely. We do it all. For our full service couples we usually arrive 3 to 4 hours before go time to set up your entire venue. From linens and centerpieces to ceremony site and welcome stations. After 16 years of doing weddings, we have added on to our service and at this point it’s hard to say what we don’t do. As a one stop shop we try to do as much as we can to make it as easy as possible for our couples. I ain’t baking cakes and I ain’t Dj’ing though.

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