Cater2.me

is amazing! I am the office manager for a company of 20 people and we have lunch catered weekly.
takes all the stress out of ordering, budgeting, and most importantly meets everyones dietary needs! This was a huge headache for me every week, and now I just email Matt Kabrel and he sends me tons of options within our budget. Team members can subscribe to get the menu sent to them, and the food is delivered promptly and set up with everything we need (even labels!).
Matt has gone above and beyond for our team, even specializing our menus to 3 people who are doing the Whole30 (paleo, no sugar additives, no MSG, etc) diet for January. I tell everyone about this service, because its a win for local restaurants and companies!
Highly Recommend

These folks… I tell you what. I cannot say enough about how easy they are to work with. Becca Kavich is prompt to respond to my emailed questions, always sends me plenty of options for my events based on my budget, and even helps me with the little details when necessary.
For example, I needed someone to help set-​up and break-​down at a corporate lunch we were having at our office. She immediately sent me 3 options of meals from restaurants who would send someone out for 2 hours with the meal to assist. She doesn’t NOT have answers, she has solutions to anything you can throw at her.
Another example — we used them for our Holiday party at the boss’s house. They had 4 servers come out and stay for 3 hours and make sure our food was hot and delicious as well as clean up after the event. They packaged everything in tupperware and put it in the fridge! The chicken was delicious, not dry at all. The salmon at the event was amazing and the pork chops had people going back for THIRDS!
Like I said, I cannot say enough about how great this company is. They will work with you for any event, casual or formal, small or large.
I would recommend them for absolutely any event you have.

I needed to book a caterer for a corporate party (very) last minute for about 50 – 60 people.
was able to accommodate my request, sent me the menu for confirmation, delivered on time, included labels for everything, and was so unbelievably easy to work with. I will use them for every party! Thank you!

I own Gregorio’s NY Style Italian, a catering company in Austin, TX and I’ve been working with
for over a year.
In that year, they’ve had a huge impact on my business. Their constant encouragement to accommodate various dietary restrictions has enabled me to develop a menu that can feed just about anyone, and makes us very attractive when looking for our own catering prospects.
(I mean, gluten free and vegan Italian? Yea, we got that, and it’s excellent! :D)
I love working with the Austin
staff. They’re all very competent, thorough, and in constant communication to make sure that our customers are happy and that we’re happy with the work they pass our way.
I would recommend them to anyone looking to grow their business.

I had the pleasure of working with
from very early on and while they started with only two lunches a week they quickly earned all our business and delivered 3 vendors for lunch and one for dinner five days a week. Their service, professionalism, and passion for delivering exceptional value were first rate. I was amazed at how many new or over-​looked vendors they were able to find and always blown away by the quality. If there was ever a problem, it was always fixed the next time.
In addition to fantastic quality and service, Cater2/​me was very flexible, able to modify our menu rotation to be more exotic (Burmese, African), or more mainstream American, more variety or more of our company favorites (Burger Bar, Breakfast for lunch). They also did a great job bringing in what our employees called «live food shows» where lunches were made to order. If you really want to make food a winning perk at your office, there’s only one choice:
.

I own a dessert business and have worked with
to feature my product to their clients. They are easy to work with, and kind. The dashboard is organized well and the notifications and layout make it easy to never miss an order!
I’m able to reach a broader spectrum of customers and increase my catering business.
They are quick to call with questions or to clarify client concerns allowing me to be sure the client is getting exactly what they want.
I always have clear instructions and ample follow through.
The most important part is that
takes care of their clients and their vendors! I like working with them very much!

As a vendor, not a whole lot of downside. Very easy to work with and provide supplemental catering to us. They send us 2 – 5 orders per month and take a commission. However, 80% is still better than 0%. Also, their orders are usually larger and they allow the customer to tip — which is a feature that other catering companies don’t do. They customer service in their Chicago office is very nice too and always a pleasure to work with.

I’m a vendor and I’ve been working with Cater2me for about 6 months. The process has been very easy and it has allowed us to grow our catering business. All the sales reps are very responsive whenever we have any inquiries and the online dashboard is great. Overall very happy with the relationship.

They are so awesome. They make everything as far as company lunches and breakfasts goes soooo effortless.
I wish I could hire them for everything. Our representative is always available to answer questions. She never gets frazzled and is always so pleasant. I have no idea how she does it.
I highly, highly recommend

Our company has been using
for over a year now in both our Boston and San Francisco Locations: and we just LOVE THEM. Their staff is always super friendly and easy to work with. They never cease to amaze me with their continual sourcing of local favorites and creative menu options (making sure to meet every dietary need represented in our office). As an office manager they really help to release me to focus more on my role; knowing with out a doubt our catering for the week will always be handled with excellence.

As a local food vendor, I’ve been working with
since the beginning of the year. It helped grow the catering section of our business tremendously. My experience with all the reps has been fantastic. I am proud and honor to be working with this company since they are truly dedicated in serving our community with meals to all which are Convenient, Delicious & Healthy.

So I am a business owner at Gyro City in Boston. I found
through Google when I was looking for ways to increase my catering revenue. I have to say that they are one of the greatest companies that I have had the pleasure of working with. Besides the business they bring in for me, everyone at the Boston office is an absolute pleasure to work with. Most of the reviews I see here are from the other end and felt I should tell about my experience from the business owners side.
I read in a review earlier that the percentage they take is too much and they could not sustain doing business with them. Well I can say from my experience, you get what you pay for. These guys get me a MINIMUM of 2 – 3 catering orders per week and sometimes 2 – 3 orders in one day. I don’t have to worry about going around dropping menus meeting with HR people. They do all of that for you. The only thing I have to worry about is the customers getting great food and service on time, so they will order again. And Boom my foot is in the door now with so many different companies thanks to
. So as far as the percentage they get, in my opinion is well worth it because it comes with all of their staff as well.
Now about the staff there. They go above and beyond to make sure the client gets what they ordered on time and to the clients satisfaction. I think my favorite part of dealing with them is when I make a mistake. As most of my fellow restaurant owners know, accidents happen. Things get forgotten occasionally. You don’t get a scolding you get a «ok so what can we do to fix this», which is how I approach things myself. Everyone over there is super nice. It’s nice to see they take their customer service so seriously. I’ve been dealing with them for over a year now and can honestly say I have never had a bad experience with anyone there.
rocks and if you are a business owner reading this I strongly recommend using them, and if you are on the other side of things, who wants to worry about ordering lunch every day for the office? Leave it to
!

Extraordinarily poor logistical management. We have an office with 40 people and ordered for 60, just to be sure.
I have no idea what the onboarding and estimated quantities process is, but we had three weeks of failures where there wasn’t enough food. It was laughable. And each time it was photo documented and reported.
Again:
40 people in office.
Ordered for 60 just in case.
Not enough for even 40.
Repeatedly.
After reporting.
We thought Zerocater was bad, which is why we tried
for our Wednesday’s. We’re thanking our lucky stars we didn’t switch over more broadly. Never again.

Here’s a review from the other side, the side that has been missing – the small businesses and «local vendors» that make the food being ordered. A local restaurant owner I am close to signed up with them soon after he opened, as a way to supplement revenue. After awhile he realized the arrangement was unsustainable, considering that
took up to 22% of each order. This was before sales tax and credit card fees. The larger the order, the higher their cut, which did not make sense (since their overhead is the same for small orders as for large), except that it does fill their coffers faster. The relationship quickly felt exploitative, so he terminated it.
Personally, I like to know the businesses who are making my food and directly support local and small businesses. And I don’t like to support companies who make their fortunes at the expense of anyone else, especially their own vendors. It especially feels wrong to me, knowing that the salaries paid by the middle man (eg, to that clerk who puts a check in the ‘gluten-​free’ box) are many times higher than the wages earned by the people who actually made the food.

Some people in your life just make everything easier for you: a nanny, a chauffeur, a sugar daddy… okay I don’t have a privilege of any of those, but Cater2me, makes my life so much easier at work! I am in charge of HR and office management at work, and they make our catering so effortless on my part. I love my rep Erin! I’ve even requested a catering order with a day or so notice and she is always so responsive. You create your profile and note any dietary restrictions or preferences. Sometimes, I’ll need to order more veggie options and request a certain cuisine and Erin has always been able to accommodate. You don’t get to pick what meal or restaurant you want per say since they do all that for you and have such a wide selection of vendors. But there’s been times where I’ve requested catering that isn’t part of our weekly catering, and Erin’s sent over a couple proposals for me to choose from.
Cater2me also gets in contact with the drivers to ensure timely/​complete deliveries. For the most part the meals we’ve gotten were well received by the team; there are some that weren’t very satisfying, but again, that’s more on the individual vendor’s part and not Cater2me’s. Favorites so far have been: Alicia’s Tamales, La Fromagerie, Slider Shack. There are so many catering options out there for companies, and some send me so much spam emails, but we definitely love Cater2me, and I think we’ll stay with them for quite some time. Thank you for making my life so much easier; but seriously can you help out with a sugar daddy?

I love these guys!
We have been using them for over a year now, we have lunch catered in the office every Tuesday plus all the times I call for breakfast meetings, even without a lot of notice, they are on it!
I have used Cater2me for cocktail hour, Halloween events, etc. They are awesome. Always willing to help. I coordinate with them, pick out a few things, give them an idea of what I need and bam! done! taken care of.
Nick and the crew are amazing!

I’ll keep this short and very sweet: I’m in the Austin Cater2me market so this is in reference to the gems here — Becca is incredibly accommodating of our varied (and somewhat crazy) dietary restrictions, picky preferences, and wonky schedule. the foods are varied and yummy (and Becca is super sweet when my feedback is a bit harsh, which has happened all of one time).
one might think that catering for an office of 30 would break the bank, but prices are totally reasonable — and the vendors that Cater2me contracts with are so NICE. just so nice!
thanks to Cater2me, those two days a week are (relatively) stress free!

Cater2me is the most brilliant service ever created!
I have worked with Cater2me and the lovely Tina Do for about 2 years now and I absolutely loved every second of it. This service exposes you to so many different cuisines that I honestly never knew existed. Everything you can think they offer. Jamaican, Mediterranean, Italian, Thai, Indian, American, German, French the list goes on.
I think my all time favorite is Crêpe-​Madame where these lovely french women come onsite and make sweet and savory crepes right in front of you! You pick your own ingredients to fill which can be scary, or ooooh so good! :)
The best part of Cater2me is their service. They send you an email to let you know when the food has arrived onsite, they call if the caterer is going to be late, and send evals for feedback! They also pair you with a wonderful rep who handles all of your needs. They find out your allergies, cuisine preferences, and budget then pick meals that cater to those needs. I don’t know if you can make special requests but… Tina is the best!!!
Whenever we had a problem with the caterers or the lunch menu itself I always told Tina and she made sure we never had to deal with it again. She was also so wonderful with our last minute demands to feed 150 people the very next day with no complaints!
Overall my absolute favorite part of the day was lunch! :) Cater2me is the way to go.

Have you ever spent hours placing lunch orders trying to please a group of picky eaters, all with their own special needs and wants? If you have — you’ll know the pain — writing all of those details, endless calls to a restaurant, making changes and making sure… Stressing out like crazy… Will they be here on time? Praying to God to make them not mess this order AGAIN… please…
And only to hear from your boss, to «never use so and so restaurant again».
«Well, of course! no big deal! «- you say.
I only spent 3 hours of my day dealing with them. And will take another 5 tomorrow, scanning Unilocal listings, making calls, all to make sure they can accommodate both peanut and sesame seed allergy and vegetarian lactose intolerant clients…
Did I go to school for THAT?
And this is where Cater 2 me will save you!!!
It will be SO EASY, SO NICE, SO TASTY, different and fresh EVERY time!!! you will not have to play the waiter any more!
You will have your sanity back.
The only thing you’ll have to do is listen to praises of how amazing the food was…

We started working with
several months ago after the logistics of providing lunch everyday to our small (but growing team) became too time consuming. Since then we’ve enjoyed a high level of service from
. Sometimes the companies have not followed dietary restrictions super closely, creating a bit of a headache for me, but
always took the necessary actions to stop it from happening again.
Mohit and the rest of the staff do a great job at being very responsive and getting creative on how to keep the food coming day after day while satisfying our team’s needs. They are also always willing to help us co-​ordinate extra meals or change head counts.
has become an indispensable service to our operations and I would highly recommend using them to anybody. We’ve had a really good run with them. Considering their very affordable meal prices and service it was a no-​brainer to choose
, and I’m super glad we did. We used to Caviar but it was WAY too pricey.