Italian Lunch Essentials
$13.95 / person
- One pasta, lasagna or other listed entrée
- Italian garden salad
- Garlic bread
Minimum 10 guests · Delivery and 13% HST are additional.
Occasion catering · Toronto & the GTA
Wedding and rehearsal dinner catering in Toronto
Little Italy Catering delivers Italian self-serve buffets for rehearsal dinners, smaller weddings, after-parties and next-day family gatherings across Toronto and the GTA. Italian Lunch Essentials starts at $13.95 per guest. Delivery and HST are additional.
Updated
- Typical size
- 20–100 guests
- From
- $13.95 / guest
- Notice
- 48 hours
- Delivery
- From $40 in Toronto
A clear total
What does a buffet for 30 guests cost?
Food, standard Toronto delivery and 13% HST. No optional add-ons are preselected.
| Menu | Food | Delivery | HST | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italian Lunch Essentials | $418.50 | $40 | $59.61 | $518.11 |
| Signature Italian Buffet | $538.50 | $40 | $75.21 | $653.71 |
| Italian Feast Buffet | $688.50 | $40 | $94.71 | $823.21 |
Your written quote confirms availability, delivery access, selected extras and the final total. Calculate your own headcount.
Planning
What should you confirm before booking wedding catering?
What we do, and what we don't
We deliver hot buffets in disposable trays with serving utensils and dish labels, set up for self-serve. We are not a full-service wedding caterer: plated dinners, a bar, staff who stay to serve and replenish, and teardown or cleanup aren't part of standard service. If you need any of them, raise it in your request and we'll tell you before booking what we can confirm.
Ask your venue first
Many banquet halls and event spaces only allow their own caterer or an approved list, and some ask outside caterers for paperwork. Before you request a quote, ask whether a delivered buffet fits the venue's rules, and confirm parking, elevators, loading time and where the buffet table will stand. Send us what the venue requires.
Rehearsal dinners
The night before is usually 20 to 40 people: wedding party, parents and out-of-town family, often at a home or a restaurant's private room.
After-parties and late gatherings
When the reception ends early or the families keep going at home, a pasta bar or a tray of Baked Rigatoni goes a long way. Late deliveries depend on availability, so give us the exact time and address and your written quote confirms the arrival window.
The morning-after family gathering
We don't have a breakfast menu, but a late-morning or midday meal for relatives who haven't flown home yet is a good fit.
Chafing, staff and setup
These are quoted separately and have no published price. A wedding buffet that stays out for an hour or more needs chafing equipment; a formal room may want more setup than a self-serve line. List what you need in the quote request, and get it confirmed in writing before you book.
Delivery areas
Weddings & rehearsal dinners across the GTA
Vaughan and Woodbridge, Mississauga and Markham are full of banquet halls and family homes that host wedding-weekend gatherings.
Questions
Wedding 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.
Are you a full-service wedding caterer?
No. We deliver hot self-serve Italian buffets. Serving staff, chafing equipment and requested setup are quoted separately and must be confirmed before booking; plated service and bar service aren't part of what we offer.
Can you cater at our wedding venue?
If the venue allows a delivered outside buffet, yes. Ask the venue about its outside-caterer rules first, then send us the address, loading and parking details, the buffet location and the meal time.
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 wedding, with food, delivery and HST shown separately.