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Wedding catering needs to support the whole celebration, from cocktail hour and dinner timing to late-night food, guest allergies and venue rules. Ottawa Catering helps couples describe those details clearly so local caterers can respond with menus and service plans that fit the day.

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Planner note

Confirm tastings, vendor meals, bar coordination and final guest-count deadlines before comparing wedding proposals.

Planning guide

What to compare before you book

Planning your budget? Read our Ottawa catering costs guide for service-style estimates, guest-count budgets and published local menus.

What Ottawa wedding catering costs

For a full meal, many Ottawa wedding proposals land in a broad per-person range once food, labour, delivery, rentals, HST and gratuity are included. Drop-off or casual buffet service can sit lower, while plated dinners, late-night food, bar service, rentals and premium staffing push totals higher. Compare quotes by total scope, not just menu price.

When you should book

For May through October Saturdays, start looking once your venue, approximate guest count and service style are known. Twelve months is comfortable for popular caterers and venues; six to nine months can still work for many dates. Shorter timelines are possible, but you may need to be flexible on menu style and staffing.

What most venues require

Ask the venue about approved caterer rules, insurance certificates, kitchen access, loading windows, alcohol policies, garbage removal, rental pickup and the deadline for final guest counts. Museum, hotel, golf club, barn and community-hall weddings can all have different requirements.

Questions to ask

Ask how the caterer handles tastings, menu revisions, allergy notes, halal or gluten-free requests, vendor meals, cake cutting, bar coordination, setup timing, teardown and communication with the planner or venue coordinator.

What staffing generally costs

Staffing is usually quoted separately or built into the package. Servers, chefs, bartenders, captains and dish support may be billed hourly with minimum shifts, and formal plated dinners need more people than buffets or drop-off service. Confirm who handles setup, clearing, water service, rentals and end-of-night cleanup.

Local planning tips

Local weddings may involve downtown hotels, museum venues, golf clubs, community halls, rural barns near Carp or Manotick, backyard tents, or cross-river celebrations with guests staying in both Ottawa and Gatineau. Winter weddings may need extra timing buffers, while summer tented weddings need cold holding and weather plans.

Build the meal around your wedding day

Leave room between the ceremony and dinner

Think through what guests will do while you take photographs. If the ceremony and reception are at different Ottawa venues, allow for the trip, parking and a little time to settle in. Tell your caterer when guests arrive, when drinks begin and when you want everyone seated. That gives the kitchen a service plan it can actually work from.

A late ceremony can shift the whole evening. Ask which parts of dinner can move and which need a firm start time, especially when speeches, a room change or a shuttle departure are involved.

Keep one final meal list

Use one guest list for the seating plan, meal choices and dietary notes so the planner and catering captain are working from the same information.

  • Count meals for photographers, musicians and other vendors separately.
  • Identify children's meals and where they will be served.
  • Agree on who can approve changes on the day while you are with your guests.

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Catered Affairs

Kemptville, ON

Catered Affairs serves Greater Ottawa and Eastern Ontario with wedding, corporate and private-event catering. Menus include canapés, platters, plated dinners and buffets; its Heritage Hall venue is on Kemptville Campus.

Local cuisineChina rentalsLinen rentals
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InHaus Cooking

Kanata, Ottawa, ON

Founded by chef Michael Hauschild, InHaus Cooking brings seasonal, customized menus to private dinners, weddings and business events in Ottawa. The Kanata team offers in-home chef service, staffed receptions, family-style and buffet meals, plus office lunch delivery. Wedding options include oyster bars, grazing boards, brunch and late-night snacks. Its lunch bistro also serves casual daytime meals.

Seasonal private diningMulti-course menusGrazing boards and canapes
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Aquatopia Casual Catering

Ottawa area

Aquatopia's own culinary team provides catering for corporate meetings, office lunches and social gatherings. Its catering service offers pickup, delivery and staffed service at your venue, separately from the conservatory's wedding packages.

Custom menusCasual catering
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FoodWorks Ottawa

Ottawa, ON

FoodWorks Ottawa is a social enterprise supporting Operation Come Home through catering and youth employment and mentorship. Menus cover boxed lunches, salads, sharing platters and reception bites for business and private events.

Boxed lunchesBuffetsHors d'oeuvres
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Grenfell Catering

Nepean, Ottawa, ON

Grenfell Catering provides off-site catering and event production from Nepean. Menus include plated, buffet and family-style meals, corporate breakfasts and lunches, Caribbean dishes and cocktail-party appetizers.

Full-service cateringBuffetPlated dinner
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Host India

Ottawa, ON

Host India provides Indian catering with custom menus for networking events, birthdays, house parties and wedding receptions. Delivery and setup are offered, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.

Indian cateringCustom menusDelivery and setup
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NeXT Catering

Stittsville, ON

NeXT provides off-site catering as well as restaurant dining, private events and weddings in Stittsville. Its food reflects Canadian, Asian and European influences, with separate arrangements for events at the restaurant and catering elsewhere.

Off-site cateringRestaurant event menusWedding catering
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Off the Hook Catering

Ottawa, ON

Off the Hook brings oyster shucking and seafood raw bars to events across the Ottawa region. Its catering menu includes oysters, shrimp cocktail, tuna dishes and cured salmon, with setup and service for receptions and private celebrations.

Oyster shuckingRaw bar cateringSeafood appetizers
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Traiteur la Bonne Bouffe | TBB Catering

Casselman, ON

Traiteur la Bonne Bouffe offers catering for weddings, galas and family celebrations, with hot and cold buffets, table service, family-style meals, barbecue, roasts and bar service. Prepared meals and school meals are also available.

Custom menusElegant presentationOccasion catering
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Tulips & Maple Incorporated

Nepean, ON

Tulips & Maple offers Ottawa wedding, corporate and home-event catering, with buffets, plated menus, canapés and interactive food service. Gourmet to Go provides ready-to-serve meals and platters, with bar service and rentals also available.

BuffetsPlated menusCanapés
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Around the Block Butcher & Market

Centrepointe, Ottawa, ON

Centrepointe butcher and market offering chef-prepared catering for meetings, family gatherings, small weddings and celebrations of life. Its menu includes sandwiches, charcuterie, pastry bites and hot mains, with vegetarian and gluten-free choices.

Charcuterie boxesSausage roll plattersOffice lunches
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Berry & Brine Ottawa

Ottawa, ON

Berry & Brine creates grazing tables, charcuterie boards and brunch spreads featuring its house-made jams, jellies and pickles. It caters private gatherings, weddings and corporate events in Ottawa and surrounding communities.

Grazing tablesCharcuterie boardsSmall-batch preserves
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Bytown Catering

Ottawa, ON

Bytown Catering serves Ottawa and Gatineau with corporate, wedding and special-event catering. The company also operates cafeterias, daycare meal programs and mobile kitchen services.

Corporate cateringWedding cateringSpecial event catering
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Chef Ric's

Ottawa, ON

Chef Ric's caters corporate events, weddings, galas and smaller gatherings with breakfast menus, platters, appetizers and themed buffets. Part of The Ottawa Mission, its catering supports a food services training program.

Breakfast cateringSandwich plattersThemed buffets
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ChewyPuff Cookie

Ottawa, ON

ChewyPuff Cookie makes cookies in Ottawa for office orders, events, weddings and gifting. Event orders arrive individually wrapped, with delivery arranged for the event date and optional logo stickers.

Handmade cookiesIndividually wrapped cookiesCorporate gifting
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Cookies by Kat

Orleans, Ottawa, ON

Cookies by Kat is an Orleans bakery making gourmet stuffed cookies, with bulk orders for weddings and events. Customers can order cookies for pickup or local delivery and contact the bakery about custom requests.

Stuffed cookiesBulk cookie ordersEvent desserts
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Creative Culinary Delights by Chef Ralph

Ottawa, ON

Creative Culinary Delights by Chef Ralph offers wedding catering, private and personal chef services, cooking classes and pre-ordered takeout or drop-off platters. The business serves Ottawa, Prince Edward County, Belleville and Kingston.

Wedding cateringPrivate chefDrop-off platters
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Culinary Conspiracy

Ottawa, ON

Culinary Conspiracy provides custom catering and beverage service for Ottawa corporate events, weddings and home celebrations. Its event team can coordinate furnishings, tableware, linens and bar service.

Full-service cateringCustom menusBar service
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Essence Catering

Ottawa, ON

Essence Catering offers full-service catering for intimate dinners and larger receptions in Ottawa. Its event support includes staffing, rentals, florals and entertainment coordination.

Full-service cateringCustom menusEvent coordination
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Good Grazes

Ottawa, ON

Good Grazes creates charcuterie boxes, cheese boards, platters and small bites for Ottawa gatherings. Its current catering model is drop-off, with custom orders for weddings, showers, business events and memorials.

Grazing boxesCheese boardsCanapes
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Lolacher's Catering

Ottawa, ON

Lolacher's provides off-premises catering across Ontario-Outaouais, with customized menu planning and uniformed serving staff. Menus cover corporate events, weddings, galas, small gatherings and memorials.

Event catering
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Meatings BBQ Catering

Ottawa, ON

Meatings Barbecue offers hot party platters, drop-off catering and on-site barbecue cooking. Its menu focuses on smoked meats and sides.

BBQSmoked meatsParty platters
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My Catering Group

Ottawa, ON

My Catering Group provides full-service catering for weddings, corporate gatherings, private parties and parliamentary or diplomatic events in Ottawa and Gatineau. Its team coordinates food, staffing, bar service and venue arrangements.

Custom menusFull-service cateringBar service
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Qahwa Bar

Ottawa, ON

A coffee shop, wherever you're hosting. Qahwa Bar started with a simple idea: bring the ritual of a proper coffee shop (the espresso, the care, the conversation) directly to the events people are already hosting. Since 2024, we've set up our mobile bar at weddings, corporate launches, and private celebrations across Ottawa and Montreal, pouring specialty espresso and matcha for guests who remember it long after the event ends. Every booking is built around your event: your branding, your guest count, your vibe.

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Thyme & Again

Ottawa, ON

Thyme & Again combines Ottawa food shops with event catering through Events by Thyme. Its team offers menu planning, logistics, staffing, bar service, rentals and linens. Take-home catering provides prepared platters for pickup or delivery, while the shops offer fresh meals, freezer selections and desserts.

Menu planningTake-home cateringCharcuterie
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FAQ

How early should I request Ottawa wedding catering quotes?

For peak spring, summer and fall dates, start as soon as your venue and approximate guest count are known. Smaller or off-season weddings may have more flexibility, but popular caterers can book far ahead.

Can wedding caterers handle dietary restrictions?

Many can accommodate common dietary needs, but you should share allergy, vegetarian, vegan, halal, gluten-aware and cultural menu notes early so each caterer can explain what they can safely provide.