Food Truck Photo Shoot Catering in Santa Barbara
Best Catering Expertise
By managing food truck daily life from event booking, to online ordering and catering we have cultivated an intimate relationship with great vendors throughout the country and know exactly which truck(s) will suit your needs, from a small neighborhood party to massive corporate events.
- Cities
- 1900+
- Caterings
- 2,000+
- Attendees
- 300,000+
- Cuisines
- 80+
Hot, Customizable Meals for Santa Barbara Studios—Ready When You Call “Lunch”!
From sound stages tucked behind the Riviera to commercial shoots overlooking the Pacific on Cabrillo Boulevard, Best Food Trucks keeps Santa Barbara film crews happy and on schedule. We know every minute on set matters, so our studio food truck catering service is built for speed, reliability, and serious flavor—perfect for productions filming anywhere from the Funk Zone to Goleta and UCSB.
We work hand-in-hand with production managers to craft rotating daily menus that excite even the pickiest eaters. Picture coastal Mexican plates from Tacos Pipeye, bold Latin favorites by Maravilla Latin Cuisine, crispy fried chicken sandwiches from Yummy Bird, or late-night street tacos courtesy of Gloria's Gourmet Kitchen and Taqueria Mena. With Best Food Trucks, your crew will never get menu fatigue.
Our all-in-one approach to studio food truck catering in Santa Barbara covers:
- Site walks to secure the best, safest truck parking on your lot or location
- Digital ordering & pickup windows that keep meal breaks within union rules
- Full permit and insurance vetting for every truck we send
- Transparent cost summaries that stay within your production budget
- Eco-friendly service that cuts down on food and packaging waste—perfect for the environmentally minded Central Coast
Let Best Food Trucks handle the logistics while you capture that golden Channel Islands sunset shot. With our Santa Barbara studio catering expertise, hot, fresh meals arrive exactly when the AD calls “Meal!”—and you get one less thing to worry about.
Supporting Santa Barbara’s Small Businesses
Booking studio food truck catering in Santa Barbara doesn’t just feed your cast and crew—it keeps our hometown economy humming. Nearly every truck we dispatch to your set is owned by a local family or solo entrepreneur who shops weekly at the Santa Barbara Certified Farmers Market and sources produce from Carpinteria and Goleta farms. Every burrito, bánh mì, or BBQ plate purchased on your lot circulates dollars back into State Street storefronts, Central Coast purveyors, and the greater 805 community.
Food trucks are also a low-impact, eco-smart alternative to traditional craft services tables. Modern rigs run high-efficiency equipment, produce minimal food waste, and eliminate the mountain of disposable chafing dishes you’d normally haul to the dump after a 12-hour shoot. Pair that with compostable serviceware—now required in many parts of Santa Barbara County—and your production can brag about leaving a lighter footprint than the footprints in the sand at Butterfly Beach.
The next time you Google “low-budget film catering in Santa Barbara,” remember that Best Food Trucks brings flavor, speed, and social responsibility to every call sheet. Choose a food truck, keep it local, and make mealtime the most sustainable scene of the day.
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Our features
Streamlined Requests
With our quick and simple online catering form, you can request food trucks for your next event in a matter of minutes, specifying your guest count, budget and dates.
Choose Your Favorites
After you submit a catering request to us, our team will check availability for you and send over a list of amazing food truck menus to browse through (try not to drool).
Simplified Payments
Once you've decided on which truck you'd like to book, confirming them is as easy as clicking a button. All payments are handled securely on our website for ease of booking.
Pre-Ordering
If your meal time is limited, our staff will work with you to coordinate an online pre-order system where meals are predetermined and handed out hot during service.
Support Team
Our dedicated support team will be with you every step of the way from planning to organizing to grubbing your little heart out. With every event you'll have a dedicated member of our team available in case anything should arise.
Corporate Portal
With customizable features, executives can set up their own account, add a credit card and let their employees order as they want from the food truck or set spending limits.
They talk about us
4.64 (164,789 reviews)
Karen M.
29 July 2024
Great communication, service and food!
Deanna K.
19 July 2023
Process was super easy with the website. The food truck crew was friendly and efficient and the food was amazing!!!!! Would recommend 10/10.
Allison S.
7 January 2026
Food is 10/10. I look forward to ordering every time it's by the office. The staff working the truck are so kind too.
Cathy M.
6 January 2026
The crispy crunchy bread. Also like that it doesn't come with a side because the sandwich is plenty by itself.
Kathleen M.
6 January 2026
When we ordered in September, it was awesome! This time, there were 4 misshapen ribs (one huge, 2 medium, one bite size). The sausage also tasted overcooked and was sliced into small pieces (nothing like the last time). The is was the first time that we had food requested at the start of the shift, and not at 7:00 PM, and it seemed as if this was leftover from a prior shift and 'dumped' on us. Was still tasty with the sauce, but disappointed in this trip (and we raved about Logan's to many friends.....)
Monica H.
6 January 2026
The staff running the truck was amazing.. We had a lot of people bombard the truck after my mother’s services and they got people food quickly. They had their serving down. We would definitely hire them again.
Emma T.
5 January 2026
The food was fantastic and exactly what we needed! Thanks so much
Danielle G.
5 January 2026
Food was great! It was made exactly how I wanted. I had loaded steak fries without lettuce. Food was nice and hot and flavorful. The staff was very nice thoughtful and attentive. I will definitely be ordering from this business again and leaving a nice tip . Thank you for the great food
Margie L.
2 January 2026
We ordered the Chili Chicken Pizza, Pepperoni Pizza, and an order of wings. Everything was delicious
Candice V.
1 January 2026
The Buffalo Chicken Pizza was perfect and the Pepperoni with Bell Pepper was good. I personally had a problem with my veggie pizza, but it is really my fault because I guess the veggie pizza comes with Truffle Oil on it and either I didn't see that or I don't like Truffle Oil. So really the truck gets a 5.
