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El Rey Pizza Pop-up by Tender Fire
4.3 ★★★★☆ 38 Google reviews · Mobile pizza oven catering — Santa Fe, New Mexico
By appointment — contact to check your date
Casual pizzeria offering sourdough pies with inventive toppings, plus vegan and gluten-free options.
Plan your event
- Serves the Santa Fe, NM area — confirm your venue is inside their travel range when you inquire
- Wood-fired oven a real wood fire cooking on site — check that your venue allows open-flame cooking and has space for the oven or trailer to park
- Dietary options gluten-free or vegan options show up in their materials — give them your counts early so the right dough and toppings are on the truck
- Website tenderfirekitchen.com
Booking basics
Pizza caterers book by the date, not the walk-in — popular Saturdays (especially May–October) go months out, so inquire early with your date, venue, guest count, and whether you want full catering or an oven drop-off. Most will hold a date with a deposit and a signed agreement.
Events they cater
Menu add-ons they offer
“And there are even vegan and GF options.”
“Ohmygosh if you can find them at a pop-up somewhere, get a salad and a pizza.”
What hosts say again and again
“It's been a long time since I've enjoyed eating the crust ends as much as the topped pizza, but both were amazing.”
“Just be sure to get there early because they get busy fast and I don’t know whether they do online orders anymore.”
“Ohmygosh if you can find them at a pop-up somewhere, get a salad and a pizza.”
From the reviews
We have of course had Tender Fire’s delicious pizza out and about in town (we are debatably even more obsessed with their market salads than even the amazing pizza), but my husband and I were lucky enough to hire them to cater our wedding up at Hyde Park Lodge!
Tender Fire and baby’s first pizza. Tender Fire’s pizza is so incredible it’s the only one I considered. We no doubt have a winner! PS- While eating my husband said, “This is better than any pizza I could get in a fancy place in NYC.” Thank you Tender Fire for sharing your love in Santa Fe!
Absolutely delicious pizza. Most recently we had the kale pizza and the pepperoni date one. 15/10 would recommend. Just be sure to get there early because they get busy fast and I don’t know whether they do online orders anymore.
Good, but not great, pizza. Fresh ingredients were tasty. They should have left the pizza in the oven a few more minutes. Crust in the center could have been crisper.
Booking El Rey Pizza Pop-up by Tender Fire for a wedding
Weddings come up for El Rey Pizza Pop-up by Tender Fire — confirmed on their own site, so they'll know the rhythm of the day: everyone gets hungry at once after the ceremony, then the oven settles into a steady flow of pies until the dance floor takes over. Two numbers get your quote right. First, the pizza math: caterers typically plan on roughly one 12-inch pizza for every two to three adults, and per-person packages usually already bake that in — just be honest about your headcount, including kids and vendors. Second, the serving rate: a mobile oven cooks pies a couple at a time, so ask how many ovens and cooks they bring at your guest count and how long full service takes — that's the difference between a steady buffet and a hungry line during toasts. If anyone at the table is gluten-free or vegan, say so at the first email so the right dough travels with them.
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