Indian catering · Abu Dhabi
Indian catering, from the city where we started.
Dum biryani, tandoor, slow-cooked curries and plated modern Indian, at any scale from twenty to three thousand five hundred.
The Royal Orchid Group began in Abu Dhabi in 1985 with Kwality, the city's veteran Indian restaurant. Forty years later the group runs fourteen restaurants and nine brands out of this city, and Indian food is still the kitchen everything else grew out of, not a menu section added on.
Our head office sits at ADGM on Al Maryah Island, which is why Abu Dhabi Indian catering is run directly rather than handed off: Gaurav Varma, our Chief Executive Officer, looks after Abu Dhabi enquiries himself.
The range
Classic, regional and modern.
- Dum biryanis, cooked sealed and opened at the counter.
- Slow-cooked curries across North Indian, Mughlai and regional styles.
- Tandoor and charcoal barbecue, fired live at the event.
- Plated modern Indian for sit-down dinners and tasting menus.
- Street food and chaat counters, assembled fresh in front of guests.
- Mithai and plated desserts from Chhappan Bhog.
Credentials
Where this catalogue has already cooked.
Group references in Abu Dhabi include Emirates Palace, Fairmont Bab Al Bahr, W Abu Dhabi on Yas Island, Rixos Saadiyat Island, Zaya Nurai Island and the Embassy of India. Cater Inc. was chosen for the RuPay card launch by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Emirates Palace, served from the same Indian catalogue described on this page.
Dietary
Pure-veg, Jain and vegan on a separate line.
Jain menus carry no onion, no garlic and no root. Pure-vegetarian and fully plant-based vegan menus are cooked on a separate line rather than adapted from the main service, and dietary marking on the buffet uses text labels alongside colour dots.
Our kitchen does handle nuts, dairy, gluten and shellfish elsewhere in the facility, so we note allergen requests and prepare them with care but cannot guarantee the absence of traces.
Occasions
Where the Indian menus go, in this city.
Weddings across the whole week, Diwali and festival dinners, corporate lunches for ADGM and mainland offices, embassy functions and private dinners at home. The same catalogue serves all of them; what changes is the package, the service style and the number of live counters.
Common questions
Answers before you ask.
- How much is Indian catering per person in Abu Dhabi?
- From AED 125 per head on the Classic package, AED 150 on Premium and AED 180 on Luxury, the same rates as everywhere else we serve. Add AED 500 transport, AED 150 per waiter and 5% VAT. Minimum 20 guests and AED 2,500 order value.
- Do you cater Indian menus at Emirates Palace and other Abu Dhabi hotels?
- Yes. Group references in the emirate include Emirates Palace, Fairmont Bab Al Bahr, W Abu Dhabi on Yas Island, Rixos Saadiyat Island and Zaya Nurai Island. Venue rules on outside catering vary, so confirm with your venue first.
- Do you cook biryani on dum?
- Yes. Dum biryani is a catalogue staple, cooked sealed rather than mixed after the fact, whichever emirate the event is in.
- Can you do a pure-vegetarian Indian wedding in Abu Dhabi?
- Yes, including full Jain menus with no onion, garlic or root, cooked on a separate line.
- Who handles Indian catering enquiries in Abu Dhabi?
- Gaurav Varma, our Chief Executive Officer, looks after Abu Dhabi directly from the head office at ADGM on Al Maryah Island.
- Who cooks the sweets?
- Chhappan Bhog, one of the group's own brands, which holds the 2019 Guinness World Record for the largest display of sweets and supplied the box presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Emirates Palace.
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