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Employee appreciation catering in Toronto

Original buffets start at 15 guests and boxes at 10 per selection, with 48 hours' notice. Delivery, add-ons and 13% HST are shown separately in your quote. Italian Lunch Essentials starts at $13.95 per guest. Delivery and HST are additional.

Updated

An overhead spread of lasagna, tortellini, ravioli and ribbon pasta in catering trays.
Serving reference. Included dishes and portions follow your selected menu and written quote.
Minimum order
15+ buffet · 10+ boxes
From
$13.95 / guest
Notice
48 hours
Delivery
From $40 in Toronto

Your occasion

Which staff appreciation occasion are you planning?

Employee and staff appreciation days

Choose a lunch people can eat together, with a headcount that includes organisers and the staff covering reception or operations. If the thank-you speech comes first, tell us when the meal will actually be served.

Department and project thank-you lunches

Mark a busy period, completed project or team achievement with a meal in the lunchroom. Send the department's headcount and budget; a shared buffet and individually packed boxes suit different breaks.

Recognition weeks and shift teams

Send the dates and meal times for each group rather than treating one hot delivery as food for an entire day. We confirm each order's menu, availability and delivery arrangements in writing.

Volunteer and administrative team appreciation

The same menus work for a volunteer thank-you or an Administrative Professionals Day lunch. Check who is attending and where they will eat before choosing the format; no special seasonal package is required.

A clear total

What does a buffet for 25 guests cost?

Food, standard Toronto delivery and 13% HST. No optional add-ons are preselected.
25-guest planning examples in CAD
MenuFoodDeliveryHSTTotal
Italian Lunch Essentials$348.75$40$50.54$439.29
Signature Italian Buffet$448.75$40$63.54$552.29
Italian Feast Buffet$573.75$40$79.79$693.54

Your written quote confirms availability, delivery access, selected extras and the final total. Calculate your own headcount.

Your quote checklist

What should you send for an appreciation lunch quote?

Start with the basics. We can help compare the menu options before you settle on the extras.
  1. Date and the time each team will eat
  2. Headcount by department or shift
  3. Buffet or individual boxes, and a target food budget
  4. Any dessert, drink or place-setting add-ons
  5. Delivery address, access notes and an on-site contact
  6. Dietary counts and specific ingredient requirements to discuss

Planning

How do you plan an appreciation lunch everyone can join?

Count the whole team

Include part-time staff, organisers and people whose break is later. For several departments, send a count for each group so the quote can reflect the actual number of meals rather than a rough company-wide total.

Give the meal a serving window

Share the meal time as well as the event start. For a short thank-you speech, plan when people will begin eating and who will receive the delivery while the organiser is speaking.

Plan separate shifts explicitly

Boxes simplify distribution, but individual packaging is not a promise that a hot meal can sit out until the next shift. Tell us every serving time and discuss separate deliveries or suitable holding arrangements before approving the order.

Choose dessert without paying twice

Collect dietary requests privately

Send meal counts and the specific ingredients or handling needs to confirm, rather than a list of employees' medical details. Ingredients and preparation must be reviewed before we accept a dietary request; labels do not replace that conversation.

Name the person receiving lunch

Include the room or department, floor, parking or loading instructions and a contact who can answer at delivery time. Standard buffet service is a hot drop-off with basic self-serve setup, not staff staying to run the lunch.

Delivery areas

Employee appreciation across the GTA

Request delivery to a Toronto workplace or a GTA office. The address, guest count and access arrangements determine the final quoted delivery fee.

See every delivery area and fee

Useful references

Resources for your event planning

Questions

Employee appreciation catering questions

How much does Italian catering cost?

Italian Lunch Essentials $13.95/person; Signature Italian Buffet $17.95/person; Italian Feast Buffet $22.95/person. Delivery and 13% HST are additional. Optional extras are charged separately.

What comes with the Essentials package?

Italian Lunch Essentials is $13.95/person, minimum 10 guests. It includes one pasta, lasagna or other listed entrée, italian garden salad, garlic bread. Cookies, desserts, drinks and additional proteins are not included.

Does the Essentials package include a cookie or dessert?

No. Essentials includes its approved entrée selection, Italian garden salad and garlic bread. Desserts, drinks and additional proteins are optional paid extras. A separately priced cookie add-on is unavailable until its price is confirmed.

What are the package minimums?

Italian Lunch Essentials: minimum 10 guests; Signature Italian Buffet: minimum 10 guests; Italian Feast Buffet: minimum 15 guests.

Are optional extras included in the package price?

No. Choose optional extras separately. Items already included in the selected package are not charged again. If you want additional servings of an included dish, describe that request in your notes so the quote can distinguish extra portions from the included food.

Can you cater for employees on different shifts?

Send the headcount and serving time for each shift. We discuss the delivery and holding arrangements and confirm availability per order; one delivery is not automatically suitable for several widely separated breaks.

Can we request meat-free meals or allergy accommodations?

Send the counts and specific requirements before booking. There are menu choices to discuss, including roasted chickpeas with vegetables, but ingredients and preparation need confirmation. We do not promise a blanket allergen-free, halal or gluten-free service.

How far ahead should we order a staff appreciation lunch?

Allow at least 48 hours' notice. For several dates or teams, include all of them in your enquiry. Availability, menu, delivery windows and final prices are confirmed in your written quote.

All catering questions

More ways to gather

Corporate lunches, Italian buffets and trays

Shared-tray lunches, individual pasta boxes and pasta-bar menus, with published prices and a written quote for every order.

Corporate lunch and buffet packages

From $13.95 / person

Three buffet menus. Lunch Essentials and Signature start at 10 guests; Feast starts at 15.

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Individual pasta boxes

From $17.95 / person

Tuscan Chicken, Mediterranean Garden or Italian Meatball, with salad, focaccia and a cookie. Minimum 10 guests.

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Build your own pasta bar

$19.95–$29.95 / guest

Classic, Signature and Premium tiers with different numbers of pastas, sauces, toppings and accompaniments.

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Let's bring everyone to the table

Tell us the date, the headcount and the occasion.

We'll put together a written quote for an employee appreciation lunch, with food, delivery and HST shown separately.

Request a quote

Food, delivery & HST shown separately.

Or call (647) 557-8661