What is the minimum number of guests for home catering in Abu Dhabi?

Twenty guests, with a minimum order value of AED 2,500. Below twenty we can still cater, but the AED 2,500 minimum applies.

Do you cater on Saadiyat, Yas and Al Reem?

Yes, along with the rest of the emirate. Island and gated communities usually need vehicle access cleared with security beforehand, so tell us the community at booking and we will supply what the gate asks for.

Do you bring staff and crockery to a house party?

Yes. Service staff are AED 150 per waiter, with one waiter per 25 guests and a minimum of two. Crockery and cutlery hire is AED 9 per guest. Round tables, basic and premium chairs are available as rental items.

Can you set up a live station in a villa?

Yes. Live chaat, dosa, wok, grill and dessert counters all run at private homes and are priced from AED 20 to AED 30 per guest. Each station beyond the ones included in your package carries an AED 250 setup and chef fee. Gas cylinders are AED 80.

Can you do a pure-vegetarian or Jain menu?

Yes, and it is cooked on a separate line rather than adapted. Jain menus carry no onion, no garlic and no root. Fully vegan menus are available on the same basis.

How late can I change the guest count?

Up to 72 hours before the event. Increases inside that window are accommodated subject to kitchen availability and may carry a surcharge. Charges are based on the confirmed count or actual attendance, whichever is higher.

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Private & home catering · Abu Dhabi

Catering at home in Abu Dhabi.

Birthdays, Diwali, majlis dinners and the evening you would rather host than cook. From twenty guests upward.

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Our head office is in Abu Dhabi, at ADGM on Al Maryah Island, and the group has run hospitality in this city since 1985. Most of that work is large: hotels, embassies, institutions. Home catering runs on the same standard and the same published rates, with a floor of twenty guests rather than a minimum that quietly rules villas out.

What arrives is the whole evening, not a delivery. Service staff, chafing dishes, crockery hire, live counters and post-event cleanup are quotable line items, priced before you commit.

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Occasions

What Abu Dhabi hosts actually book.

Birthdays and milestone parties, indoors, in the garden or on a rooftop.
Majlis gatherings, with service paced for a long evening.
Diwali, Eid and festival dinners with full vegetarian or Jain menus.
Anniversaries and seated dinners for ten to fifty.
House-warmings with live chaat, dosa or grill counters.
Island and beach catering on Saadiyat, Yas and Al Reem, delivered and set up on site.

What it costs

A worked example, not a range.

Fifty guests on the Premium package at AED 150 per head is AED 7,500 of food. Two waiters at AED 150 is AED 300. Transport is AED 500. That is AED 8,300, plus 5% VAT, for a fully staffed party of fifty with a live station included in the package.

Add crockery and cutlery hire at AED 9 per guest if you would rather not use your own, soft drinks at AED 12 per guest, and a cleaning crew at AED 250 if you want the house back the way it was.

Line	Calculation	AED
Food	50 guests × AED 150	7,500
Service staff	2 waiters × AED 150	300
Transport	Flat	500
Subtotal		8,300
VAT	5%	415
Total		8,715

Fifty guests, Premium package, worked line by line

In your home

What we need from you.

Safe and timely access, parking, power and water, and a working area for the team. That is the whole list. Everything else, including gas for live counters, comes with us.

Villa compounds and island communities in Abu Dhabi often need vehicle access cleared with security in advance. Tell us the community when you book and we will send the details your gate needs rather than arriving to sort it out.

Food is prepared for a safe service window. We are happy to leave the spread out for the length of your party, but not for consumption after the agreed service period.

Common questions

Answers before you ask.

What is the minimum number of guests for home catering in Abu Dhabi?: Twenty guests, with a minimum order value of AED 2,500. Below twenty we can still cater, but the AED 2,500 minimum applies.
Do you cater on Saadiyat, Yas and Al Reem?: Yes, along with the rest of the emirate. Island and gated communities usually need vehicle access cleared with security beforehand, so tell us the community at booking and we will supply what the gate asks for.
Do you bring staff and crockery to a house party?: Yes. Service staff are AED 150 per waiter, with one waiter per 25 guests and a minimum of two. Crockery and cutlery hire is AED 9 per guest. Round tables, basic and premium chairs are available as rental items.
Can you set up a live station in a villa?: Yes. Live chaat, dosa, wok, grill and dessert counters all run at private homes and are priced from AED 20 to AED 30 per guest. Each station beyond the ones included in your package carries an AED 250 setup and chef fee. Gas cylinders are AED 80.
Can you do a pure-vegetarian or Jain menu?: Yes, and it is cooked on a separate line rather than adapted. Jain menus carry no onion, no garlic and no root. Fully vegan menus are available on the same basis.
How late can I change the guest count?: Up to 72 hours before the event. Increases inside that window are accommodated subject to kitchen availability and may carry a surcharge. Charges are based on the confirmed count or actual attendance, whichever is higher.

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