Dim sum · Dubai
Dim sum, steamed at your party.
Har gow, siu mai, gyoza and bao from a live counter, the way the group's Chinese restaurants serve them.
Dim sum suffers more than any other Asian dish from sitting in a chafing dish: the wrappers dry and toughen within the hour. So ours are steamed at a live counter, a basket at a time, and go out hot.
The recipes come from the group's Chinese restaurant kitchens, which have won What's On Best Chinese Restaurant more than once.
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 Dubai and the Northern Emirates.
- 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 Dubai 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 baskets
The dim sum we steam.
| Filling | Dim sum |
|---|---|
| Prawn | Prawn har gow, prawn siu mai, chicken and prawn siu mai, chicken and prawn dim sums |
| Chicken | Chicken siu mai, chicken dim sums, chicken kothey, pan-fried chicken gyoza, mini Taiwanese fried chicken dumplings |
| Vegetarian | Veg siu mai, mixed veg, spinach and mushroom, water chestnut and mushroom, broccoli and almond dim sums, crispy veg wonton bites |
| Bao | Chicken bao, filled at the bao counter |
Live counters
Steamed and filled to order.
The dim sum counter steams baskets to order through the evening with soy, chilli oil and ginger on the side. The bao counter fills soft steamed buns at the counter. Either one can run alone at a cocktail party or beside a live wok and a sushi counter at a dinner.
Each package includes live counters: one on Classic, two on Premium, three on Luxury. Dim sum fills the starter slots of the package. A counter beyond the package is AED 250 to cook live, and when the starters are already full it is an extra counter at AED 20 to 35 a guest with the food. Each counter has one chef for every 50 guests.
Where it works
Parties that suit dim sum.
- A cocktail party: dim sum passed on trays with the canapés, with one waiter for every ten guests.
- An office event or product launch, where guests eat standing and talking.
- An Asian dinner: the dim sum counter at our Palm Jumeirah dinner in October steamed chicken gyoza, vegetable dim sum and prawn har gow.
- An Indian party with friends who want something else: a dim sum counter beside the chaat.
Common questions
Answers before you ask.
- Do you cater dim sum in Dubai?
- Yes. Har gow, siu mai, gyoza and dumplings steamed at a live counter, and bao filled at a bao counter, for parties at home, offices and venues across Dubai.
- How much does dim sum catering cost in Dubai?
- Dim sum sits inside the package rate, AED 140 to AED 210 a guest, and fills its starter slots. A counter beyond the package is AED 250 to cook live, or AED 20 to 35 a guest with the food when the starters are full. One AED 500 catering setup and 5% VAT go on top.
- Is there vegetarian dim sum?
- Yes, six kinds: veg siu mai, mixed veg, spinach and mushroom, water chestnut and mushroom, broccoli and almond, and crispy veg wontons.
- Can dim sum be passed around at a cocktail party?
- Yes. Passed food needs waiters, one for every 10 guests at AED 150 each, and the dim sum comes from the counter hot.
- Do you do bao?
- Yes. The bao counter fills steamed buns to order, and chicken bao can also be passed as a starter.
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Ready when you are
Compose your menu, course by course.
No commitment and no phone call. Choose every course yourself in about two minutes, then send it over and we'll take it from there.