Find & Compare Caterers in Your Area!

Caterers prepare and deliver food for groups, from a tray of sandwiches dropped at an office to a plated five-course wedding dinner with servers, bartenders and rented china. Some run restaurants and cater on the side; others cater only, out of a commercial kitchen. People land on this page planning a wedding, a corporate lunch, a funeral reception, a graduation party or a holiday open house, and need someone who can feed a crowd without the host cooking.

Caterers operate under a health department permit for their kitchen, and in most states must hold a food manager certification; ask to see both. If alcohol is served, ask whether they hold a liquor license or use licensed bartenders, since an unlicensed pour can void the venue’s insurance. Ask whether the quote is per person or per item, what counts as staffing, rentals, service charge and gratuity, and when the final guest count locks. Ask about a tasting, about allergen handling, and about who clears up. For the setting itself, look at wedding venues; for chairs, tents and linens, party rental companies usually quote separately.

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