BBQ & tandoor · Abu Dhabi
Barbecue catering in Abu Dhabi, with a chef at the grill.
Tikkas, seekh kebabs and lamb chops off the coals at your villa, terrace or garden.
Our head office is at ADGM on Al Maryah Island, and the cool months are when Abu Dhabi hosts outdoors: a garden dinner on Saadiyat, a terrace on Yas, a family gathering in Khalifa City. A grill in the corner with someone else's chef behind it lets the host sit down.
The grill arrives with a chef behind it, cooking in small batches all evening: kebabs and tikkas from the coals or the tandoor onto the plate, while the curries, biryani, breads and dessert wait on the buffet next to him.
At a glance
- Caterer
- Cater Inc., cooking for UAE events since 1985 in its own HACCP-certified kitchens and serving the food at your venue.
- Where
- Homes, villas, offices and venues across Abu Dhabi.
- Guests
- From 20 guests at home to banquets of 3,500.
- Food
- Indian from every region and pan-Asian, with live counters cooked in front of guests, and Jain, vegetarian and vegan menus cooked on a separate line.
- Menus
- Classic at AED 140, Premium at AED 180 and Luxury at AED 210 a guest, or a menu built dish by dish. Minimum 20 guests and AED 2,500.
- On top
- One AED 500 catering setup covers transport, setting up, clearing, chafing dishes, plates and cutlery. Waiters come only when food is passed around or served at the table, one for every 10 guests. 5% VAT goes on the total.
- To book
- Compose the menu at caterinc.ae/book and see the itemised total, or message the Abu Dhabi team on WhatsApp. A 50% booking amount confirms the date.
Prices and policies on this page are the ones our booking engine uses. Page last updated .
The counters
The grills we can bring.
- Tandoor and charcoal sigdi, the Indian way: chicken tikka, malai boti, tangdi and seekh kebabs, lamb chops, kakori, and fish, prawn or salmon tikka.
- For vegetarian guests: paneer tikka with a choice of marinades, stuffed tandoori mushrooms, tandoori broccoli, soya chaap and vegetable seekh.
- A western barbecue grill, with chicken, mutton or vegetable skewers, glazed or brushed with herb butter as they come off.
- Tofu skewers on their own grill, for anyone eating vegan.
Where it works
Anywhere with open air.
Villas on Saadiyat, Yas, Al Raha, Khalifa City, Mohammed Bin Zayed City and Al Bateen, and the terraces and roofs of buildings that allow it. Island and gated communities clear our vehicle with security before the day, so tell us the community when you book.
Coals and a tandoor have to be outside. If the party is in an apartment, a tawa, tak-a-tak or wok counter cooks on butane and is safe indoors, so you can still have food cooked in front of the guests.
One evening, start to finish
Forty guests in the garden.
Classic comes with one live station, Premium with two and Luxury with three, so the grill can be one of them. On Classic with the tandoor as its station, forty guests are AED 6,405 including VAT and the AED 500 catering setup; no waiters are needed for a buffet with a counter.
A counter beyond your package is AED 250 to cook live, and its dishes fill the slots of their course. When those slots are already full it is an extra counter, charged a guest with the food: AED 20 for veg, AED 25 for chicken or egg, AED 35 for fish or mutton. Each counter has one chef for every 50 guests; above 50, each further chef is AED 250.
| Line | Calculation | AED |
|---|---|---|
| Food | 40 guests × AED 140 | 5,600 |
| Catering setup (transport, setup, chafing dishes, plates, cutlery) | Flat | 500 |
| Subtotal | 6,100 | |
| VAT | 5% | 305 |
| Total | 6,405 |
Before the evening
How booking works.
- Twenty guests is the floor, with a minimum order of AED 2,500.
- Half the total confirms the date. The balance is due before the event.
- Final numbers are due 72 hours before the party.
- Tell us the garden, terrace or roof when you book, so we can plan where the grill stands and where the smoke goes.
Across Abu Dhabi
Where we cater in Abu Dhabi.
We cater across the emirate: villas on Saadiyat, Yas, Al Raha, Khalifa City, Mohammed Bin Zayed City and Al Bateen; towers on Al Reem, Al Maryah and the Corniche; and offices from ADGM to Mussafah. Our head office is at ADGM on Al Maryah Island.
Island and gated communities clear our vehicle with security before the day, and towers usually book the service lift for us. Tell us the community or building when you book and we send what security asks for.
Parties we have catered in Abu Dhabi this year include a dinner for twenty at a villa in Al Seef.
Common questions
Answers before you ask.
- How much does BBQ catering cost in Abu Dhabi?
- A barbecue can be one of the live stations a package already includes: Classic one, Premium two, Luxury three. Forty guests on Classic with the tandoor counter come to AED 6,405 with VAT and the catering setup. A counter beyond the package is AED 20 a guest for veg, AED 25 for chicken and AED 35 for fish or mutton when it is extra, with the chef and the food included.
- Is the equipment included?
- Yes. We bring the tandoor or grill, the fuel and the chef. All you need is somewhere outside for it to stand.
- Will a barbecue work on a balcony or indoors?
- A charcoal grill and a tandoor need open air, so a large terrace, garden or roof. Indoors, a tawa, tak-a-tak or wok counter on butane gives you food cooked in front of the guests safely.
- Is there a vegetarian barbecue?
- Yes: paneer tikka, stuffed mushrooms, tandoori broccoli, soya chaap and vegetable seekh from the tandoor, and a tofu skewer grill for vegans.
- What else goes on the menu with the barbecue?
- The rest of the package: mains, rice, dal, tandoor breads, salads and desserts, laid out on the buffet. Every dish is your choice in the menu builder.
- What is the minimum for a barbecue?
- Twenty guests, with a minimum order of AED 2,500.
- Do you charge more for Saadiyat, Yas or Al Reem?
- No. The AED 500 catering setup is the same across the emirate, islands included. Gated island communities need our vehicle cleared with security, so tell us the community when you book.
- Can you cater in an Abu Dhabi apartment or tower?
- Yes. A dinner for thirty in a tower apartment is one of our recent parties. Live counters run on butane indoors, and tandoor and charcoal need a garden or terrace.
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