Board meetings and client lunches
Individual boxes keep the meeting table free of shared trays. Send the number of attendees, meal time and any ingredient requests; meeting-room access and the quoted delivery window still need a named contact.
Occasion catering · Toronto & the GTA
Meeting and training-day catering in Toronto
Boxes start at 10 per selection, buffets at 15 guests, and every order needs 48 hours' notice. Italian Lunch Essentials starts at $13.95 per guest. Delivery and HST are additional.
Updated
- Minimum order
- 15+ buffet · 10+ boxes
- From
- $13.95 / guest
- Notice
- 48 hours
- Delivery
- From $40 in Toronto
Your occasion
What kind of meeting are you feeding?
Training, onboarding and workshops
For a lunch break between sessions, a self-serve buffet gives everyone the same menu. For a multi-day course, include every date and daily count in one enquiry so each lunch can be confirmed separately.
Lunch and learns
Choose boxes when the presentation continues through lunch, or a buffet when people can step away. Include the speaker and organiser in the headcount, and tell us when you need the room ready.
Town halls and planning days
All-hands, sales meetings and strategy days may have several departments sharing one break. Confirm the serving space and whether a single meal time works before choosing a buffet over boxes.
A clear total
What does a buffet for 25 guests cost?
Food, standard Toronto delivery and 13% HST. No optional add-ons are preselected.
| Menu | Food | Delivery | HST | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 go in a meeting catering request?
You do not need a final agenda to ask for a quote. These details help us plan the lunch around it.
- Meeting date and the time people will eat
- Guest count, including organisers and presenters
- Working lunch or a separate meal break
- Box selection counts or preferred buffet package
- Room, floor, loading/security instructions and an on-site contact
- Allergies and ingredient requests to confirm before booking
Planning
How do you plan catering around a meeting agenda?
Let the agenda pick the format
If lunch happens while the slides keep moving, boxes let people eat at the table without a buffet line. Original buffets start at 15 guests; boxes at 10 per selection. A group below the box minimum can request options, but the published minimum still applies.
Book the meal time, not the meeting start
Tell us when people will actually eat. A 9 a.m. training day that breaks at 12:15 needs food on the table at 12:15, not 9. Your written quote confirms the arrival window, so leave yourself a few minutes to move trays or boxes into the room before the break starts.
Plan the boardroom set-up
A buffet arrives hot in disposable trays with serving utensils and dish labels, set up for self-serve. Keep it off the meeting table: a credenza, side table or the kitchenette counter keeps cables and laptops clear of the pasta. Plates, cutlery and napkins for a buffet are an add-on; boxes already include them.
Collect the label counts early
Lunch boxes come packed per person, so send the split with your order: how many tomato basil and how many rosé, how many with meatballs and how many with roasted chickpeas and vegetables. The 10-box minimum applies per box selection, and your quote confirms how the choices inside each selection are divided.
Give us the building details
Office towers slow deliveries down more than traffic does. Send the full address and floor, the loading dock or parking instructions, any security or concierge check-in, and a name and number for the person meeting the driver. That keeps food from waiting in a lobby while the meeting starts without it.
Multi-day training and repeat sessions
For a three-day course or a monthly session, send all the dates in one request. Each date's availability, menu and price is confirmed per order, and there is no standing discount unless your approved quote says so. Rotating the pasta and main between days keeps the third lunch from feeling like the first.
Delivery areas
Meetings & training days across the GTA
Meeting catering fits naturally around the office districts: Yonge-Sheppard and Don Mills in North York, the Highway 7 corridor in Markham and the business parks of Mississauga.
Useful references
Resources for your event planning
- Health Canada: food allergies and intolerances
A reference for gathering attendee requirements. Send the specific ingredients and handling needs to discuss; a dish name alone does not confirm suitability.
Keep planning
Guides and related pages
Boxed lunches vs buffet for the office
Office lunch catering ideas for Toronto teams
Office & corporate catering
Recurring team lunches, office accounts and downtown delivery.
Conference and seminar lunches
Venue permission, break schedules and attendee distribution.
Employee appreciation catering
A thank-you meal for the team beyond the meeting agenda.
Questions
Meeting 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 deliver to a boardroom in an office tower?
Yes. Send the address and floor, loading or parking instructions, security or concierge notes and an on-site contact. The arrival window is confirmed in your written quote.
Can we get one invoice for a multi-day training course?
Send every date in one request and we quote them together. Each date's availability, menu and price is still confirmed per order, and payment is due on the event date unless the quote or invoice states otherwise.
Do you offer breakfast for morning training sessions?
The current menu is for lunches and meals, not breakfast or a coffee service. For an all-day session, request a lunch quote and arrange the morning refreshments separately.
Let's bring everyone to the table
Tell us the date, the headcount and the occasion.
We'll put together a written quote for a meeting, with food, delivery and HST shown separately.