A candlelit long-table dinner set in a lush garden venue, styled by Cater Inc.

Pioneers in catering & hospitality since 1985

Stellar food.
Seamless service.

Four decades of weddings, state dinners and private tables across the UAE from the kitchens of The Royal Orchid Group.

HACCP certified kitchensGuinness World Record holder, 2019Chosen for PM Narendra Modi at Emirates Palace4.5★ average guest rating

The house of Cater Inc.

A family kitchen that set the table for the UAE.

The Royal Orchid Group began in 1985, when Vinay Varma opened Kwality, one of the UAE’s first great Indian restaurants. The catering division grew alongside it, feeding weddings, corporates and celebrations from Abu Dhabi to Dubai and across the Emirates.

Forty years and a second generation later, Cater Inc. is the name families, embassies and palaces across the Emirates call first, with fourteen restaurants and nine homegrown brands behind every event we run.

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A Cater Inc. chef at the live chaat station, Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi
Since 1985
Four decades of hospitality
125+
Years of combined experience
14
Restaurants across the group
9+
Homegrown F&B brands
250+
Chefs, planners & service team
3,500
Guests served at a single event

What we cater

From a table of ten to a hall of three thousand.

One kitchen, one standard, whatever the scale. Pick the format that fits your occasion.

01

Classic & Luxury Catering

Full-service banqueting for two hundred to three thousand five hundred guests, plated or buffet, with the kitchen brigade and front-of-house to match.

02

Weddings

Mehndi, sangeet, the nikah, the reception. We build the menu around your families and run every counter so the day belongs to you, not the logistics.

03

Office & Corporate Catering

Board lunches, launches, conferences and recurring office meals, delivered on a schedule your facilities team can rely on.

04

Intimate Sit-Down Dinners

A private chef's table at home for ten, or a curated tasting menu for fifty. The same standard as the ballroom, at the scale of a dinner party.

05

Heads of State, Embassies & Palaces

Protocol-aware catering for diplomatic missions, royal households and visiting dignitaries, held to the discretion the occasion demands.

06

Industrial Catering

High-volume daily meals for workforces and institutions, produced in our 6,500 sq ft HACCP facility with full traceability.

A modern Indian beetroot tikki plated on a brass thali at a live station

Live display & show

Theatre at the counter.

Chefs working the wok, the tandoor and the tak-a-tak in front of your guests. A few of the stations we set up.

  • Live Wok
  • Live Tandoor & BBQ
  • Tak-a-Tak (Veg & Mutton)
  • Live Chaat
  • Curry Noodle Station — Khao Suey, Laksa, Thai Curry
  • South Indian — Dosa, Uttapam, Appam with Stew
  • Eggs & Paratha
  • Pasta & Salad
  • Breakfast Station
  • Live Jalebi & Dessert

Trusted at the highest table

Heads of state, royalty and a Guinness record.

We have catered for prime ministers, embassies and palaces, and hold a Guinness World Record for the largest display of sweets.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi receiving a box of handcrafted Chhappan Bhog sweets at Emirates Palace
At the RuPay card launch by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Emirates Palace, who marked the moment with a box of handcrafted sweets from our Chhappan Bhog.
Founder Vinay Varma with HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and HH Mohammed bin Salman
Founder Vinay Varma with HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and HH Mohammed bin Salman.
Nira Varma receiving the Women Business Achiever Award 2023
Co-Founder Nira Varma receiving the Women Business Achiever Award 2023 from the Indian Business & Professional Group.

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