Catering · offices, weddings, parties
Catering for 15 to 200 guests
The same kitchen, packed for the road: focaccia from the wood oven, handmade pasta, porchetta and olive oil cake. Price your event below in a minute, send the date, and approve the quote in your guest portal.
Price your event
Pick the guest count, a menu and how it's served. The total updates as you go; confirm it and our booking system rechecks every line before you request the date.
The menus
Three menus, priced per guest
Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free swaps cost nothing extra: give us the counts when you book and every tray is labeled.
Pranzolunch spread
$24per guest
Market salad, farro salad with roasted vegetables, focaccia, baked rigatoni or a vegetable lasagna, olive oil cookies.
Drop-off, buffet or family style
Tavolafamily classics
$38per guest
Antipasti board, little gem salad, two pastas (cacio e pepe and ragù), wood-oven half chickens or porchetta, crispy potatoes, broccolini, tiramisu.
Any style, plated from 20 guests
Festacelebration menu
$56per guest
Passed arancini and crostini, burrata, three pastas, short rib brasato or whole branzino, two contorni, olive oil cake and cannoli.
Any style, plated from 20 guests
Service styles
From drop-off trays to a plated dinner
Staffed styles include servers at $45 an hour each: one for every 25 guests at a buffet, one for every 15 family style and one for every 12 plated.
- Drop-offNo service charge
- Hot food in labeled trays with serving utensils.
- Staffed buffetNo service charge
- We set up, keep it full and clear. Staff for 4 hours.
- Family style at the tables+$9 per guest
- Platters at each table; plates, flatware and linens included. Staff for 5 hours.
- Plated dinner+$16 per guest
- Three courses to each seat, rentals included. Tavola or Festa only, 20 guests or more. Staff for 5 hours.
Extras
- Antipasti grazing board$9 per guest
- Cured meats, cheeses, marinated vegetables, olives and focaccia as guests arrive.
- Dessert table$8 per guest
- Cannoli, tiramisu cups and olive oil cake.
- Espresso bar with a barista$450
- Espresso, cappuccino and decaf for 3 hours.
- Plates, glassware and linens$7 per guest
- Real plates, glasses, flatware and linens. Included with family style and plated service.
- Bartender$240
- A bartender for 4 hours; you supply the drinks or add wine from our list.
Delivery
| Distance | Fee |
|---|---|
| Pick up at the restaurantCollect from the Tanner Street courtyard gate. Drop-off orders without a bartender or barista only. | Free |
| Within 5 milesDelivery, setup and pickup of equipment. | $35 |
| 5 to 15 milesDelivery, setup and pickup of equipment. | $65 |
| 15 to 30 milesDelivery, setup and pickup of equipment. | $110 |
From the 100th guest on, each guest's food is 5% off. Meals tax (8%) is added to the total, and a 25% deposit books the date.
From our catering clients
Hot, labeled and on time
Sample reviews of a fictional restaurant
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“Hana handled catering for our office lunch for 45. Everything arrived hot and labeled, the vegetarian lasagna disappeared first, and the quote matched the invoice to the penny.”
Nate O.Google - Catering
“Family-style catering for our backyard wedding, 80 guests. The staff set everything up, kept the platters full and cleaned up before the dancing started.”
Marisol G.Guest survey - Catering
“Osteria Lume catered our foundation's donor evening. Plated for 90, three courses, flawless timing.”
Ruth A.Google
Do you cater?
Yes, for 15 to 200 guests: drop-off, a staffed buffet, family style at the tables or a plated dinner. Price it yourself on our Catering page, then send the request; a 25% deposit books the date.
How is the catering price worked out?
The menu is priced per guest, family style and plated add a per-guest service charge that includes plates and linens, and staffed styles add servers at $45 an hour. Add-ons and delivery come next, every guest from the 100th on takes 5% off their food, and meals tax (8%) is added to the total.
When do you need the final guest count?
Seven days before your event. The 25% deposit books the date and the balance is due three days before, so a change in numbers a week out is simply reflected on the balance invoice.
Can you cater for dietary needs?
Yes. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free swaps cost nothing extra; give us the counts when you book and each tray is labeled. Our kitchen handles wheat, nuts, shellfish, eggs and dairy, so we can't promise any dish is free of traces.
Do you provide drinks?
We can send a bartender for four hours ($240); you supply the drinks or add wine from our list. The espresso bar with a barista runs three hours for $450.
How far do you deliver?
Up to 30 miles from Ropewalk Lane: $35 within 5 miles, $65 from 5 to 15 and $110 from 15 to 30, including collecting our equipment afterward. Drop-off orders can also be picked up at the courtyard gate for free.