Food Truck Swap Meet 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+
Food Truck Catering for Large-Scale Events in Santa Barbara
When Santa Barbara throws a party—whether it’s a packed concert at the Santa Barbara Bowl, a Gaucho game day at UCSB, or thousands gathering along Cabrillo Boulevard for the Summer Solstice Parade—locals expect two things: gorgeous views and unforgettable food. Traditional pop-up tents can’t keep up with that demand. They need extra permits, generators, and hours of set-up time on State Street that could be spent enjoying the Pacific breeze. Modern food trucks solve all of that with fully self-contained kitchens that roll in, serve fast, and roll out.
Best Food Trucks curates the best mobile kitchens on the Central Coast to create a food court on wheels for crowds of 500 or 50,000. From Mexican favorites at Tacos Pipeye and Taqueria Mena to the bold Latin flavors of Maravilla Latin Cuisine, we keep Fiesta vibes alive all year long. Craving crispy comfort food after a long day on East Beach? Yummy Bird has you covered. Need gourmet tacos for a film festival after-party in the Funk Zone? Gloria’s Gourmet Kitchen will roll up right on time.
Our team handles all logistics—permits with the City of Santa Barbara, health department coordination, parking diagrams for the County Courthouse Sunken Garden, and streamlined mobile ordering—so you can focus on your headline act or fundraising goal. Large-scale event catering in Santa Barbara has never been easier, tastier, or more Instagram-worthy than with Best Food Trucks.
Order from the Patio at the Presidio—Skip the Line and Savor the Event
Best Food Trucks brings Silicon Valley tech to the American Riviera. Our mobile ordering platform lets guests at Santa Barbara’s biggest happenings—Earth Day Festival in Alameda Park, Old Spanish Days along State Street, even a packed polo match in Carpinteria—browse menus, pay, and choose a pickup window right from their phones. No more weaving through crowds or standing in sun-baked lines; attendees simply tap, then get a text when their tri-tip torta or Baja black-cod taco is ready.
Planning a 10,000-person concert at the Bowl? Email a pre-order link with the ticket confirmation and fans can schedule dinner before Jack Johnson ever strums the first chord. Hosting a UCSB graduation bash? Our system throttles orders automatically, so multiple trucks can push out hundreds of plates per hour without a hitch. For food truck catering at large-scale events in Santa Barbara, online ordering from Best Food Trucks keeps the spotlight on your stage, your sponsors, and those legendary South Coast sunsets—while still delivering exceptional eats.
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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 (164,684 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.
Wendy G.
31 December 2025
. They are really good but I would suggest a better description of the size. We would have ordered a few more.
Tony F.
29 December 2025
Joann and her team with Senor Blues was a pleasure to work with for our company Xmas party. They showed up early and were ready to go when our party started and the food was delicious.
Gail M.
28 December 2025
Chris and his helper were fantastic!!! The food was delicious, hot and served with care!! I would definitely use them again and recommend them!!! Thank you Chris!!!!?
Jill Ann C.
22 December 2025
Candace was on time! food was great!
Laura F.
20 December 2025
The pizza taste great but the picture made them look bigger than the pie was and I didn't know I would have order a few more because they were small.
Nancy S.
18 December 2025
Nashville bourbon cheesesteak.. delicious only suggestion to put queso sauce in a separate container so the bread won't get soggy.
Alex F.
18 December 2025
. The boneless wings and fries were really good but the kids burger barely had a meat patty on it. It was almost eating just bread. I know it's a kids burger but it still costs like 9 dollars.
Alicia C.
18 December 2025
I made a review earlier about their sauces being a little amount, I’ve tried them since and they have made the portion of their sauces much better and the food was amazing again!
